The Dryden will screen Diamonds Are Forever (Guy Hamilton, U.K. / U.S. 120 min., 35mm). Having temporarily retired from the role after You Only Live Twice, Sean Connery returns for the sixth and final time as James Bond 007. The … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Lady in the Van (Nicholas Hytner, U.K. 2015, 104 min.) "A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway."
Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, then with Grendel's avenging mother, … Continue reading
The Little will screen يمنيات (Yemeniettes, Shawn David Thompson, U.S. / Yemen 2014, 60 min.) as part of the Best of the Fests series. Three Yemeni teenage girls enter an entrepreneurship competition but along the way encounter the hardships of … Continue reading
A regular meeting for discussion of reading materials and strategy, administrative and maintenance issues for the burgeoning Rochester chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
"A discussion on housing as a human right, zombie properties, and community land trusts."
The Cinema will screen Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée, U.S. 2015, 101 min.) "As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of … Continue reading
The Dryden Theatre will screen a program titled The L. Jeffrey Selznick School at 20 with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli. The films are: Les Fromages automobiles (Georges Méliès, France 1907, 5 min. 35mm) by Catherine Cormon (1998, … Continue reading
The Little will screen Dough (John Goldschmidt, U.K. / Hungary 2015, 94 min.) as part of the Best of the Fests series. An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Lady in the Van (Nicholas Hytner, U.K. 2015, 104 min.) "A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway."
Rediscovering Frederick Douglas (William Schwappacher, U.S. 2016) will be shown in the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Bausch and Lomb Library Building. "Discussion to follow on Douglass' family life and his use of photography."