Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
Jan 18 TONIGHT’S SCREENING IS ON AS SCHEDULED . . . From Michel Gondry, the innovative director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, comes this unique animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky.
Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 TONIGHT’S SCREENING IS ON AS SCHEDULED . . . Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
TONIGHT’S SCREENING IS ON AS SCHEDULED . . . The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 Comic, cosmic, painterly and stunningly beautiful scenes abound as the Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey.
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. The explicit sex scenes are getting much of the attention but this new French film is one of the best of the year.
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
What hidden Catholic teachings lurk at the heart of The Sound of Music? What are the fascist political dimensions of Jaws…?
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
What hidden Catholic teachings lurk at the heart of The Sound of Music? What are the fascist political dimensions of Jaws…?
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
Can You Rewire Your Brain by Taking a Breath . . . ? By studying the practices of Tibetan monks and other meditative techniques, Richard J. Davidson found that it is actually possible to rewire the brain through meditation and mental training exercises, and he has dedicated himself to applying this discovery to improve the lives of people throughout the world. Dr. Davidson, who was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2006, did just that, and the results of his studies at Madison, Wisconsin’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds are portrayed in this fascinating new doc. “Grips your heart from the first moment. — Film Comment
It’s no accident that Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek & Bettie Page appear on our film calendar the same week. Academics drool over the cult philosopher in the same way that lonely guys in the 1950s got excited over the iconic pinup. It’s an example of exceptionally creative programming on our part. Someone once called Žižek “an academic’s wet dream” and (ok, we called him that) . . . . Here’s the important thing. Both are on the Big Screen this week at The Ryder.
In 2013, in the Western world, at least, it’s not such a big deal to own your sexuality. In the 1950s, when Bettie Page’s career was flowering — and before she mysteriously walked away from that career in 1957 — owning your sexuality could get you arrested.
Can You Rewire Your Brain by Taking a Breath . . . ? By studying the practices of Tibetan monks and other meditative techniques, Richard J. Davidson found that it is actually possible to rewire the brain through meditation and mental training exercises, and he has dedicated himself to applying this discovery to improve the lives of people throughout the world. Dr. Davidson, who was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2006, did just that, and the results of his studies at Madison, Wisconsin’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds are portrayed in this fascinating new doc. “Grips your heart from the first moment. — Film Comment