The Dryden will screen Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (Swept Away, Lina Wertmüller, Italy 1974, 114 min., 35mm, Italian w/subtitles). The story in Swept Away is as simple as a folktale and vivid as an epic. Cruising … Continue reading
At Orange Glory Cafe is a Photography Show titled A Clear Midnight featuring works by Gerry Szymanski.
The Cinema will screen The Big Short (Adam McKay, U.S. 2015, 130 min.) "Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their … Continue reading
Paolo Vitti will discuss The Mausoleum of Hadrian Rediscovered: Architecture, Function, Symbolism at the MAG The lecture presents a new architectural analysis on the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome, whose internal distribution and exterior appearance has remained an enigma for … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Nikita (La Femme Nikita, Luc Besson, France/Italy 1990, 117 min., 35mm, French w/subtitles). Convicted for killing a cop, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is given a choice between a death sentence and a contract with the government as … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Room (Lenny Abrahamson, Ireland / Canada 2015, 118 min.) "A kidnapped mother and son make a daring escape, and experience a dramatic homecoming provoking a look into the power of imagination and the unstoppable force of … Continue reading
Recently Elizabeth McGriff and another home defender, Barbara Horton, met with the the chief of the Civil Bureau in the Monroe Co Sheriff's office in search of security where they rest their heads at night. The chief offered a brief … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Brooklyn (John Crowley, Ireland / U.K. / Canada, 2015, 111 min.) "An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, … Continue reading
The UofR Cinema Group will screen Batman V. Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody (Axel Braun, 2015, 117 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium on the UofR Campus It's the comic book porn showdown of the century! Legendary Director Axel Braun puts … Continue reading
A new multi-media live performance event, featuring vvwdance and music by the Andrew Alden Ensemble. An evocative site specific experience interweaving dance, music, and film, exploring notions of how we preserve memory.
Oresteiaa daring new play is performed on the shore of a lake. Its idealistic young author is devastated when his work is mocked by family and friends. Passions and jealousies surge as his beloved gives her heart away to his … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Jag är Ingrid (Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words, Stig Björkman, Sweden 2015, 114 min., DCP, English and Swedish w/subtitles). In spring 2011, director Stig Björkman met Ingrid Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini, and she suggested they … Continue reading