Events for November 20th, 2011
The Killing
Directed by Stanley Kubrick. US. 1956. NR. 85 min. MGM. 35mm.
- Sun, Nov 20, 2:00 pm
Stanley Kubrick, like John Huston, is considered to have been one of Americaʼs greatest directors. And, like Huston, he has created one of the greatest caper/crime dramas of all time. Though similar in mood and theme to Asphalt Jungle, and though they share the same lead actor (Sterling Hayden), The Killing is a much grittier and much more cinematically complex film. More»
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Directed by Constance Marks. US. 2011. NR. 80 min. Submarine Entertainment. blu ray.
- Sun, Nov 20, 4:30 pm
The Muppet Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet – the heart and soul of Elmo – Kevin Clash. More»
The Mill and the Cross
Directed by Lech Majewski. Poland. 2011. 92 min. Kino Lorber. 35mm.
Fri, Nov 11 thru Wed, Nov 23 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
“Here is a film before which words fall silent. “The Mill & the Cross” contains little dialogue, and that simple enough. It enters into the world of a painting, and the man who painted it. If you see no more than the opening shots, you will never forget them. It opens on a famous painting, and within the painting, a few figures move and walk. We will meet some of those people in more detail. The painting is “The Way to Calvary” (1564), by the Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder. We might easily miss the figure of Christ among the 500 in the vast landscape. Others are going about their everyday lives. That’s a reminder of Bruegel’s famous painting “Landscape With the Fall of Icarus,” about which Auden wrote of a passing ship “that must have seen something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky, had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.” Extraordinary events take place surrounded by ordinary ones. More»