The Dryden will screen Kreuzweg (Stations of the Cross, Dietrich Brüggemann, Germany/France 2014, 107 min., DCP, German w/subtitles). Told in fourteen fixed-angle, single shot tableaux that parallel Christ's journey to his crucifixion, Stations of the Cross is both an indictment … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Learning to Drive (Isabel Coixet, U.K. / U.S. 2014, 90 min.) "As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they … Continue reading
The Bug Jar will host The Branch Davidians, and Cavalcade.
The Cinema will screen Black Mass (Scott Cooper, U.S. / U.K. 2015, 122 min.) "The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became … Continue reading
The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players presents Henry V at the MuCCC. "Henry V concludes the "Henriad" Cycle that began in Spring with Richard II. Young King Henry V takes the throne in a most contentious atmosphere … Continue reading
He was one of the great twentieth century American playwrights, and Tennessee Williams' private persona is shown to have been just as fascinating as his plays in this delightful, moving, and incisive ninety minute drama. The play is structured as … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man with a Movie Camera, Dziga Vertov, Soviet Union 1929, 80 min., 35mm) with live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra. In the original city symphony and quintessential experimental essay, Soviet master Dziga Vertov … Continue reading
Jonathan Richman has been writing music, recording and touring for most of his life, gathering the loyalty of fans and fellow artists with his warmth, humor and insightful lyrics. In the early 1970s he formed the Modern Lovers, a major … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the imperfect but quite good drama 99 Homes (Ramin Bahrani, U.S. 2014, 112 min.) "A father struggles to get back the home that his family was evicted from by working for the greedy real estate broker … Continue reading
The Little will screen Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 1997, 154 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series. A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost … Continue reading
Desmadrados Soldados De Ventura, and something like semi-melodic fast-paced noise from Pengo perform at Monty's Krown.
In Awakening the Dreamer, you'll look squarely at the state of the world—where we are and how we got here—and then explore what role you can play in bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on … Continue reading
The Gandhi Institute will screen I'm Not Racist...Am I? (Catherine Wigginton Greene, U.S. 2014, 93 min.) "followed by a facilitated discussion of the film" with the Shades of Sisterhood, "a multiracial women's organization".