This off-kilter comedy was enormously popular in the late-60s and is still one of the era’s most fondly remembered cult classics. A satirical look at the absurdities of war, fifty years after its original release it has been re-issued in a gorgeous new 4K restoration.
Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). “IRRESISTIBLE! I keep finding myself wanting to compare it to 1964’s “Dr. Strangelove,” which, as any movie buff will tell you, is exceptionally high praise. In this case, it’s also warranted.” -The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Heart of a Dog is multimedia performance artist Laurie Anderson’s brave and stirring tribute to her dog, Lolabelle. It’s a deeply personal, transfixing film. One of the most moving and provocative films you’ll see this year. -New York Magazine
Juliette Binoche stars in the new film by French filmmaker Claire Denis about a Parisian painter and the men who drift into and out of her life. “Claire Denis and her writing partner, the novelist and playwright Christine Angot, have woven A SUBLIME COMEDY of sexual indecision.” –The Wrap
A German baker and an Israeli widow share loss and pastries in The Cakemaker. “Critics Pick! Sad and sweet, and with a rare lyricism, The Cakemaker believes in a love that neither nationality, sexual orientation nor religious belief can deter.” -The NY Times
Ethan Hawke stars in Paul Schrader’s extraordinary examination of faith. Reverend Ernst Toller is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction
An impressionable, shaggy-haired young cinephile moves to Paris and immerses himself in a bohemian world of artists and intellectuals — a bittersweet ode to the heady days of student life that evokes the films of the French New Wave.
Friday, Sept 14 at dusk at Twin Lakes Sports Park Our summer series of free outdoor movie screenings continues with The Natural. Robert Redford stars as the iconic baseball player, […]
The 1st Annual NY Cat Film Festival™ at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater is made up of two different programs that are a mix of short films that honor the mysterious felines who have enchanted us for centuries.
A quiet young man mysteriously disappears soon after starting a new life in Brooklyn’s artistic circles.
The true story of three identical triplets who are separated at birth, each adopted by a different family, each unaware of the existence of the others. Then as college students they are reunited. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret – a secret with radical repercussions for us all.
Single Tickets $6 Semester Passes $35 Where Are Films Shown? Where Can I Park for free on Campus? WATCH THE TRAILER Madeline has become an […]
It’s 1944 Nazi-occupied France, and Marguerite (Mélanie Thierry) is an active Resistance member along with husband Robert Antelme and a band of fellow subversives. Memoir of War is adapted from the 1985 autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras.
Recommended ages: 3-7 in English, No dialogue BUY TICKETS (one ticket admits you into both programs) Kid Flicks One gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively […]
Program 2 Shorts | 79 min.Recommended ages: 8-80 in English, No dialogue, with English subtitles BUY TICKETS (one ticket admits you into both programs) With a compelling range of styles […]
DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections. Everyone should see this before Election Day.
She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. But the real life story of Mary Shelley—and the creation of her immortal monster—is nearly as fantastical as her fiction.
England, 1959. A free-spirited widow risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative seaside English village. Based on the beloved novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.
Welcome to Monrovia, Indiana. With a dwindling population of 1,083, the small town, first founded in 1834 as one of many farming communities that served as the backbone of early America. Acclaimed non-fiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s newest film explores the conflicting stereotypes and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity are formed, experienced and lived.
Single Tickets $6 Semester Passes $35 Where Are Films Shown? Where Can I Park for free on Campus? WATCH THE TRAILER It may not receive much […]
We are screening four films at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Sunday, Nov 18th. EATING ANIMALS (2pm) How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Produced and […]
trail-blazing comedienne Gilda Radner reflects on her life and career. Weaving together her recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with friends (Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer and Martin Short), rare home movies and diaries read by modern-day comedians
What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable Oscars, Tonys, Emmys, and BAFTAs between them. They are also longtime friends who hereby invite you to join them for a weekend in the country
How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer and narrated by co-producer Natalie Portman, Eating Animals is an eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost
Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry—a housewife and a golf pro—in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job—and his sense of purpose—he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.