Films
Now Playing
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Ratatouille
Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava
(USA, 2007, 111 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mmPresented by Chris Shepherd, chef and restaurateur
In one of Paris’s finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events, turning the City of Lights upside down.- Saturday, October 12, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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The Red Shoes
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
(UK, 1948, 135 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalThis iconic melodrama, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen tale, focuses on a young ballerina cast by an obsessive Russian impresario to star in his ballet The Red Shoes.
- Sunday, October 13, 2024
- 5 p.m.
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The Small Back Room
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
(UK, 1949, 107 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 4K digital restorationThis gripping character study tells of a neurotic and alcoholic munitions expert during World War II. The story’s climax—a long, tense scene of bomb disposal—is a virtuoso suspense sequence.
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Directed by David Hinton
(UK, 2024, 131 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater and Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalIn this new documentary, director Martin Scorsese celebrates his lifelong love affair with legendary filmmaking team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Scorsese explores their collaboration and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work.
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
- 3 p.m.
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Brewster McCloud
Directed by Robert Altman
(USA, 1970, 105 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mmIn her first feature film, Shelley Duvall is “unlike anyone seen onscreen before.” Bud Cort plays Brewster, an intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter within the Astrodome.
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- 5 p.m.
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3 Women
Directed by Robert Altman
(USA, 1977, 124 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalShelley Duvall won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role of Millie, the vain chatterbox roommate to naive teenage coworker Pinky (Sissy Spacek), with whom she appears to exchange identities. Janice Rule also stars.
- Saturday, October 26, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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The Shining
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
(UK/USA, 1980, 144 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalIn Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado. He settles in along with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and his psychic son (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by horrific premonitions.
- Sunday, October 27, 2024
- 5 p.m.
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Exhuma (Pamyo)
Directed by Jang Jae-hyun
(South Korea, 2024, 134 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalA wealthy family hires a renowned shaman and her protégé to investigate the disturbing supernatural illness affecting only the firstborn of each generation. They soon trace the affliction to a long-hidden family grave on sacred ground. This K-horror film is perfect for Halloween!
- Thursday, October 31, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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Black Gospel
Directed by Hismt Ministry
(South Korea, 2013, 93 minutes, in English and Korean with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalPost-film Q&A with actor Yang Dong-geun. Actors and real-life friends Yang Dong Geun, Jung Joon, and Kim Yoo Mi join members of Heritage, a musical ensemble whose members co-founded the Heritage Mass Choir on a trip to Harlem in New York City.
- Friday, November 1, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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Fighter in the Wind (Baramui paiteo)
Directed by Yun-ho Yang
(South Korea, 2004, 120 minutes, in Japanese, English, and Korean with English subtitles)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalPost-film Q&A with actor Yang Dong-geun. Yang Dong-geun stars as real-life Korean-born Choi Yeong-eui as he arrives in 1938 Japan, hoping to become a fighter pilot, but ending up on a different path.
- Saturday, November 2, 2024
- 1 p.m.
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Handsome Guys (Haenseomgaijeu)
Directed by Nam Dong-hyup
(South Korea, 2024, 101 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalMisunderstood friends Jae-pil and Sang-gu appear to be tough guys, but are more often clueless. When they achieve their dream of buying a fixer-upper and living in the country, they come to the aid of a drowning girl yet are mistaken for kidnappers. The town is searching for the girl, police get involved, and a dark, ancient spirit is awakened in the men’s basement!
- Saturday, November 2, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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By the Stream (Suyoocheon)
Directed by Hong Sangsoo
(South Korea, 2024, 111 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalJeonim, an artist teaching at a Seoul university, invites her uncle—a former actor with a controversial past—to direct a student play. He becomes involved with an academic administrator who is improbably a super-fan, causing drama for everyone around them.
- Sunday, November 3, 2024
- 2 p.m.
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Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul jikyeora!)
Directed by Joon-Hwan Jang
(South Korea, 2003, 118 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalAhead of its time in 2003, Save the Green Planet! is now a cult favorite thanks to the popularity of the Korean New Wave. Byeong-gu (Shin Ha-kyun) believes the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and he sets out to save planet Earth.
- Sunday, November 3, 2024
- 5:30 p.m.
Coming Soon
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All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
(Spain/France, 1999, 101 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalCelebrating its 25th anniversary, All About My Mother tells the story of Manuela (Cecilia Roth) coping with a tragic loss that leads her back to a home she left.
- Friday, November 22, 2024
- 7 p.m.
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La cocina
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
(Mexico/USA, 2024, 139 minutes, in English and Spanish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalMexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios sets his first American film in the heart of a bustling restaurant in New York's Times Square. Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones lead a large ensemble cast of kitchen workers chasing the elusive American dream.
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Mr. Klein
Directed by Joseph Losey
(France/Italy, 1976, 123 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalRobert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.
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2024 British Arrows
Directed by Various Directors
(UK, 2024, 75 minutes)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalThe British Arrows presentation highlights award-winning advertisements from the UK. Be prepared for a roller coaster of emotions during this rapid-fire compilation through three award levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold in numerous categories—many with celebrity cameo appearances.
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All We Imagine as Light
Directed by Payal Kapadia
(France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Italy, 2024, 110 minutes, in Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi with English subtitles)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalAn illuminating portrait of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, All We Imagine as Light focuses on three women whose lives overlap in the vast metropolis that is Mumbai. This sensitive drama won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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