The Dryden will screen Mutant Aliens (Bill Plympton, U.S. 2001, 81 min., 35mm). This animated cult classic follows an American astronaut stranded in space who returns to Earth with his alien army for revenge.
The Cinema will screen Race (Stephen Hopkins, France / Germany / Canada 2016, 134 min.) "Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he … Continue reading
The UofR will host a screening of Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin, U.S. 2012, 93 min.) as part of the Frederick Douglass Institute Film Series in Morey Hall 321.
The Cinema will screen Son of Saul (László Nemes, Hungary 2015, 107 min.) "In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Trois couleurs: Rouge (Three Colors: Red, Krzysztof Kieslowski, France/Poland/Switzerland 1994, 99 min., 35mm, French w/subtitles). A triumphant finale to both the trilogy and an illustrious career, Red not only connects the glowing signposts of Kieslowski's work … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Race (Stephen Hopkins, France / Germany / Canada 2016, 134 min.) "Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he … Continue reading
Great blues from the man from Down Under. Harper has been playing the Syracuse Dinosaur for many years and is a Dino favorite. He tore the place up when he was here in May. Not only does he play a … Continue reading
Join us for a facilitated conversation about race and its impact on all of us. Each two-hour conversation is unique, and everyone can participate in discussing questions including how segregated is my life?; in what surroundings am I most aware … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Son of Saul (László Nemes, Hungary 2015, 107 min.) "In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames … Continue reading
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90's he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90's he … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. 1974, 112 min., 35mm). The quintessential study of Watergate-era paranoia, Coppola's small-scale follow-up to his Godfather triumphs is one of his tightest and most effective films. Gene Hackman gives a … Continue reading
Sharky has been away a long time, and he says he's come home to take care of his newly blind brother. It's Christmas Eve so naturally there's a card game on — but for Sharky, the stakes are really, really … Continue reading