Hosted and curated by local comedian Woody Battaglia and Rochester's Brunch Town Comedy Collective, this program presents a variety of short films and stand-up comedy performances that add up to more than the sum of their punchlines.
The Dryden will screen Play Misty for Me (Clint Eastwood, U.S. 1971, 102 min., 35mm) as part of the Eastwood as Director series. Eastwood's first directorial effort is a thriller that puts him in a more vulnerable position than his … Continue reading
"I am still beyond aroused to continue to get back out on the road to keep on bringing my very special, artisanal small batch hand crafted, 100% organic jokes and jibberings to a venue near you," Cross stated some more. … Continue reading
The Rita Collective, known for their creative jazz approach to world music, will be joined by Melissa Gardiner, an emerging jazz trombonist from Syracuse, NY that has been heralded by Curtis Fuller as "...creative and emotionally powerful." The program for … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Love, Gilda (Lisa Dapolito, U.S. 2018, 88 min.) "In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career. Weaving together recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with her friends, rare home movies … Continue reading
Being deeply, empathically listened to can be a revelation and gift for both speaker and listener. Even though it isn't widely known in our general culture, deep listening gives the speaker a space to see all around something that has … Continue reading
The Printmaking Studio of the Flower City Arts Center will host a Reception for Mudbooks, on display through December 20.
The Photography Gallery of the Flower City Arts Center will host a Reception for Family Photographs, on display through December 15. From the daguerreotype of the 1850's, to Kodak's snapshot craze a hundred years later, to the countless photos currently … Continue reading
The Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery will host a Reception for Good Things...come in small packages, on display through December 20.
The Cinema will screen Bad Times at the El Royale (Drew Goddard, U.S. 2018, 141 min.) "Circa 1968, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark … Continue reading
The Little will screen Kamerdyner (The Butler, Filip Bajon, Poland 1975, 150 min.) as part of the Polish Film Festival. This historical drama, which spans four decades, from 1900 to 1945, is a truth-based story of tangled fates of Poles, … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen House of Stronzo (Matthew White, U.S. 2018, 56 min., DCP) followed by a Q&A with both the director Matthew White, and the scoring musician on the film as part of the Rochester Premiere series. Pete Cecere … Continue reading