Olivia Arnone will present a Focus 45 lecture titled Persuasion: The Photograph as a Medium of Influence.
What is hate? How does it shape our thoughts, identities, and communities? What can we do about it? Join Gandhi Institute director Kit Miller for an afternoon dedicated to exploring this seldom discussed topic through a variety of perspectives and … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, U.S. 1983, 82 min., 35mm). Revolutionary in documenting an emerging subculture, Charlie Ahearn's seminal exploration of New York City's underground hip-hop and street art scenes casts pioneering DJs, MCs, graffiti artists, breakdancers, … Continue reading
The Cinemark Tinseltown USA will screen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, U.S. 1971, 100 min.)
The Dryden will screen Kumonosu-jô (Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa, Japan 1957, 110 min., 35mm, Japanese w/subtitles). Throne of Blood draws on key philosophical and psychological arguments from Shakespeare's Macbeth to present an ambitious synthesis of diverse cultural, aesthetic, and … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform, Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich, Germany 1931, 85 min., 35mm, German w/subtitles) as part of the Summer of Solidarity series. All of the girls in an oppressive boarding school for daughters … Continue reading
The Cinemark Tinseltown USA will screen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, U.S. 1971, 100 min.)
In the Dorris Carlson Reading Garden at the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a concert with the Mel Henderson Trio.
The Dryden will screen Too Late Blues (John Cassavetes, U.S. 1961, 101 min., 16mm). John Cassavetes's first studio-produced effort is still a very personal film set in the world of jazz. A young pianist (Bobby Darin) fights valiantly against selling … Continue reading
In the Dorris Carlson Reading Garden at the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a concert with Karl Stabnau.
The Cinema will screen Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw (Rick Goldsmith, U.S. 2015, 56 min.) as part of the Reel Mind Film Festival, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Rick Goldsmith, Dr. Larry Guttmacher, and Patricia Sine. From … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Julius Caesar (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, U.S. 1953, 120 min., 35mm). Put on the screen by Mankiewicz and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, this adaptation presents a shift from the density of Shakespeare's verse to a more intimate tale of point … Continue reading