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  • The Red Shoes Film Poster
    The Red Shoes
    Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
    (UK, 1948, 135 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    This 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.

    Friday, October 11, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Sunday, October 13, 2024
    5 p.m.
  • Ratatouille Film Image
    Ratatouille
    Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava
    (USA, 2007, 111 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mm

    Presented 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.
  • The Small Back Room Film Poster
    The Small Back Room
    Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
    (UK, 1949, 107 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, 4K digital restoration

    This 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.

    Friday, October 18, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Saturday, October 19, 2024
    7 p.m.
  • Made In England Film Poster
    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, digital

    In 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.
  • Brewster McCloud Film Poster
    Brewster McCloud
    Directed by Robert Altman
    (USA, 1970, 105 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mm

    In 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.
  • 3 Women Film Poster
    3 Women
    Directed by Robert Altman
    (USA, 1977, 124 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Shelley 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.
  • The Shining Film Poster
    The Shining
    Directed by Stanley Kubrick
    (UK/USA, 1980, 144 minutes, in English)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    In 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.
  • Exhuma Film Poster
    Exhuma (Pamyo)
    Directed by Jang Jae-hyun
    (South Korea, 2024, 134 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    A 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.
  • Black Gospel Film Poster
    Black Gospel
    Directed by Hismt Ministry
    (South Korea, 2013, 93 minutes, in English and Korean with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Post-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.
  • Fighter in the Wind Film Poster
    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, digital

    Post-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.
  • Handsome Guys Film Poster
    Handsome Guys (Haenseomgaijeu)
    Directed by Nam Dong-hyup
    (South Korea, 2024, 101 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Misunderstood 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.
  • By the Stream Film Poster
    By the Stream (Suyoocheon)
    Directed by Hong Sangsoo
    (South Korea, 2024, 111 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Jeonim, 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.
  • Save the Green Planet Film Poster
    Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul jikyeora!)
    Directed by Joon-Hwan Jang
    (South Korea, 2003, 118 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Ahead 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

  • All About My Mother Film Poster
    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, digital

    Celebrating 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.
  • La Cocina Film Poster
    La cocina
    Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
    (Mexico/USA, 2024, 139 minutes, in English and Spanish with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Mexican 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.

    Saturday, November 23, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Sunday, November 24, 2024
    5 p.m.
  • Mr Klein Film Poster
    Mr. Klein
    Directed by Joseph Losey
    (France/Italy, 1976, 123 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
    Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

    Robert 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.

    Friday, November 29, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Saturday, November 30, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Sunday, December 1, 2024
    5 p.m.
  • British Arrows 2024
    2024 British Arrows
    Directed by Various Directors
    (UK, 2024, 75 minutes)
    Lynn Wyatt Theater, digital

    The 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.

    Friday, December 6, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Saturday, December 7, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Thursday, December 12, 2024
    7 p.m.
  • All We Imagine As Light Film Poster
    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, digital

    An 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.

    Friday, December 13, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Saturday, December 14, 2024
    7 p.m.
    Sunday, December 15, 2024
    5 p.m.
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