Silent Tuesdays Robert Strickland (Sydney Ainsworth), the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney cross-examines Strickland's wife and questions his daughter Doris, exposing evidence sufficient to call for a verdict of not guilty from eleven of the jury—but one juror is still holding out. Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
Curator's Choice | MEMBER MOVIE NIGHT Not only is The Life of Death of Colonel Blimp sometimes considered the greatest British film ever made, but it is also among the most loved ones – the two characteristics that do not often coincide. A blend of war epic, romance, and satire, it is, among other things, a strong social and political statement.
Labor Film Series In a small town in Serbia, day laborer Nikola is ordered to give up his two children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Introduction by Vincent Serravallo, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Dryden University Jóhann Jóhannsson’s musical score for Arrival is integral to the film’s theme of communication and transports the audience with otherworldly, atmospheric sensations. He layered multiple tracks of piano drones with human voices to produce eerie, unsettling pieces of music.
Eastman School of Music student Meihui An will perform an hour-long music program in the historic Living Room.
Silent Tuesdays Cinema’s first matinee idol Francis X. Bushman plays Miles Anstruther, a colonel in the British Imperial Army who has fallen in love with Muriel Mannering (Marguerite Snow). But Mannering has been promised to his close friend and fellow soldier Christopher Bingham (William Clifford). When both men are assigned to serve in South Africa, they must survive the battle to determine who wins the hand of Muriel. Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
Make Mine Musicals The last in a loose series bearing the Broadway Melody title, this film once again finds artists striving for success on the Great White Way. Featuring songs by the unparalleled Cole Porter, the film follows Johnny Brett (Fred Astaire) and King Shaw (George Murphy) as an aspiring dance team that is separated when Murphy is mistakenly given the starring role in a Broadway show. Post-screening discussion with Michael Lasser.
Wish You Were Here Anastasia Samoylova and curator Jamie Allen for a conversation about Samoylova's body of work FloodZone, which is a poetic observation of everyday life in a community impacted by rising waters and recent hurricanes.
Eco-Anxiety Honored with three awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Take Shelter follows Curtis (Michael Shannon), who works for a drilling operation in Northern Ohio. The job brings him not only income for his family, but also the medical benefits to support a cochlear implant for his daughter.
Labor Film Series This compelling documentary of the Industrial Workers of the World (or “The Wobblies” as they were known) tells the story of workers on the docks and in factories, sawmills, wheat fields, forests, mines as they organize and demand better wages, healthcare, overtime pay, and safer working conditions. Introduction and post-screening discussion led by Jon Garlock, labor historian.
