Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Sing Street from filmmaker John Carney (Power Ballad, Once) remains as charming and relevant as ever as a coming-of-age tale about escape, imagination, and young love. Set in 1980s Dublin, this semi-autobiographical story is told through the eyes of 14-year-old Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), who seeks refuge from family tension as he struggles to fit in at a tough public school. Enter über-cool aspiring model Raphina (Lucy Boynton). Completely smitten, Conor aims to win her heart by inviting her to star in his band’s music video – with one small problem: there is no band. With the help of a few new lads, they pour themselves into writing songs and shooting videos, along the way discovering the power of music to uplift, empower, and create. Part of our Listen to the Movie series, the screening will be followed by a Q&A with local musician Rob Cavenagh, exploring the film’s legendary soundtrack.
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Adolescence brings significant emotional and social changes, and it’s often when mental health concerns first emerge. This talk explores typical teen development, how to recognize when a young person may need support, and how family communication can encourage help-seeking. Following the discussion, we’ll screen The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a moving portrait of anxiety, trauma, friendship, and the search for belonging.
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Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, Ex Machina. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined. Part of our Cult Classic series—introduced by Programming Associate, Eliana Choi.
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The night after another unsatisfactory New Year’s party, Tim’s (Domhnall Gleeson) father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can’t change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make the world a better place…by getting a girlfriend (Rachel McAdams). But as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds out that his unique gift can’t save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that affect all families, everywhere. From filmmaker Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral), About Time is a comedy about love and time travel, which discovers that, in the end, making the most of life may not need time travel at all. Part of our Cult Classic series—introduced by Programming Associate, Eliana Choi.
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Where to find your favorite fast-food hamburger in Paris? How many laundry-soap pockets does a trip to Atlanta require? Ask Macon Leary, whose guidebooks are revered by home-loving business travelers who loathe being in transit. About matters of the heart, don’t ask Macon. He doesn’t have a clue. At least, not yet. This funny, tender film of Anne Tyler’s best seller reteams director Lawrence Kasdan with his Body Heat stars William Hurt and Kathleen Turner as misfiring Macon and wife Sarah, and showcases Geena Davis in her Best Supporting Actress Academy Award-winning role of romantically inclined dog trainer Muriel. Chosen as the year’s best movie by the New York Film Critics Circle and a nominee for three other Oscars, including Best Picture, The Accidental Tourist will leave you glowing. Part of our Classic Tuesday series, introduced by Artistic Director, Dan Friedman.
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Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, The Defiant Ones broke new ground by delivering its message of racial tolerance through a fast-moving blend of action and suspense. It remains “a raw, powerful film that is as exciting as it is real, moving and literate” (Variety). Joker Jackson (Tony Curtis) and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) are two convicts on the run. Escaping from a Southern work gang, the two men are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by an unbridled hatred towards each other. Relentlessly pursued by a posse and bloodhounds, they put aside their differences to survive. But when a lonely woman (Cara Williams) breaks their chain and deliberately sends Cullen to certain death, Jackson must decide what’s more important: saving Cullen…or saving himself. Part of our Classic Tuesday series, introduced by Artistic Director, Dan Friedman.
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They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way (Mark Ruffalo) takes action. Bringing rebellion in all its forms to the hallowed halls, a movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find their path forward where none has ever been paved for them. Directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder (“CODA”) and based on true events, “Being Heumann” is the revolutionary, irreverent and deeply human story of the least likely people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions. This screening was made possible in part by board member, producer and friend Kevin Walsh.
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Russia, 2022. Corporate executive Gleb finds himself under siege on all fronts: haunted by suspicions that his wife is unfaithful and facing a demand to draft a quota of employees for war. Though desperate to keep his hands clean, his struggle to reassert control accelerates toward violence. Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
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Join us for our monthly Senior Lunch & Movie series. Enjoy a buffet lunch in our cafe and then a screening in one of our state of the art theaters. Doors open at 11:30am, film begins at 12:15pm. It’s a home run with this hilarious and beloved comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. With baseball lineups and locker rooms left empty during World War II, the newly founded All-American Girls Baseball League brought talented women to the big leagues – and brought fans to the stands. The indomitable Dottie Hinson (Davis) finds herself leading a ragtag group of players who end up winning over the heart of their has-been coach, Jimmy Dugan (Hanks). Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell and Jon Lovitz round out the all-star roster. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail for generations of athletes. Directed by Penny Marshall.
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See an early preview of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with your best friends and sisters at a special EARLY ACCESS MOVIE PARTY screening event. Come dressed in your comfiest pajamas and settle in for a timeless story of romance, friendship, and sisterhood. Your ticket includes a welcome drink and a sweet dessert treat to enjoy before the film. From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.
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