The Dryden will screen Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 1997, 155 min., 35mm). Reliably Tarantino, Jackie Brown is an homage to genre cinema, featuring a diverse cast of charmingly off-kilter characters and a fantastic soundtrack but, as his only adapted … Continue reading
Take swordplay, anime and true love and you get something like Virginia Monte's production of Romeo and Juliet playing in Highland Park July 15 to 30, 2016.
The Cinema will screen The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece / Ireland / Netherlands / U.K. / France 2015, 119 min.) "In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where … Continue reading
The Little will screen Predator (John McTiernan, U.S. 1987, 107 min.) as part of the Saturday Night Rewind series. Predator is an 80s action classic — we all know this — but here's a little plot description to serve as … Continue reading
The Bug Jar will host great dual-minded hip-hop-and-bass from Hank and Cupcakes, Sirens and Stilettos Cabaret, KOMRADS, and KYOSi.
The Cinema will not be hosting a special David Bowie-inspired screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, U.K. / U.S. 1975, 100 min.) but just a regular screening. "A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Free State of Jones (Gary Ross, U.S. 2016, 139 min.) "A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Law and Order (Edward L. Cahn, U.S. 1932, 73 min., 35mm), and The Whole Town's Talking (John Ford, U.S. 1935, 93 min., 35mm) as The Toronto Film Society Weekend Double Feature. On the former: Frame Johnson, … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece / Ireland / Netherlands / U.K. / France 2015, 119 min.) "In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Free State of Jones (Gary Ross, U.S. 2016, 139 min.) "A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece / Ireland / Netherlands / U.K. / France 2015, 119 min.) "In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Free State of Jones (Gary Ross, U.S. 2016, 139 min.) "A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen His New Job (Charles Chaplin, U.S. 1915, 31 min., 16mm), and The Lamb (Christy Cabanne, U.S. 1915, 56 min., 35mm). Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin had one of the greatest friendships in Hollywood history. For this … Continue reading