Film Series
Lovecraftian
3 Films on Screen H.P. Lovecraft was one of the most influential authors of horror in history, to the point that works have been eponymously referred to as “Lovecraftian.” But his works have often proven difficult to adapt into film.
Polish Film Festival
2 Films on Screen Nearly thirty years ago, the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies began the Polish Film Festival here in Rochester, and for more than a decade, the Dryden has paired those newer films with classics of Polish Cinema.
Filmi Fest 2000
4 Films on Screen The museum’s South Asian collection is composed largely of films from the first decade of the century, a time when the Indian film industry was seeing a large expansion to other countries.
Distaff Noir
4 Films on Screen Inspired by the new book Hollywood Noir’s Women Performers, co-authored by R. Barton Palmer and LeMoyne College’s own Julie Grossman, this series looks at classic crime films and melodramas through their female stars.
Latin Cinematic Heritage
5 Films on Screen For the second year in a row, The Dryden Theatre is partnering with the ¡Presente! Film Series to highlight the often-overlooked contributions Latin-Americans have made to cinema worldwide.
Silent Tuesdays
Ongoing Series An autumn tradition at the Dryden, silent films with live accompaniment return on Tuesdays to explore the first thirty-five years of cinema. Comedies, epics, westerns, horror films, and the avant-garde were all part of that early cinema, and are all represented in our series this fall.
Labor Film Series
9 Films on Screen A partnership between the Dryden Theatre and the Rochester Labor Council since 1989, the Labor Film Series, the oldest in the United States, brings together classic films and new releases in an exploration of work, workers, and labor issues from across the world.
The Art of Music in the Movies
9 Films on Screen For the fourth year in a row, experience films through their musical scores—and their composers.
The Sight and Sound Club
Ongoing Series For the last seventy years, the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine has published a list of the one hundred “The Greatest Films of All Time,” compiled by critics. The poll is conducted once every ten years.
Michael Douglas's Bad Day
3 Films on Screen Michael Douglas has won Academy Awards for both producing (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and acting (Wall Street). He also received the George Eastman Award for his career achievements in 2015. But in the 1980s and ‘90s, he was known almost exclusively for his characters’ bad decisions.