Events for May 13th, 2012
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Directed by Ronald Neame. UK. 1969. NR. 116 min. Fox. 35mm.
- Sun, May 13, 2:00 pm
Maggie Smith also won an Oscar for playing a charismatic educator, but one of a very different ilk than the gentle, unassuming Mr. Chips. As the title character in this fascinating film (based upon the stage-play of the novel by Muriel Sparks), Smith portrays an eccentric, inspiring teacher at an exclusive girls’ school in Edinburgh in the late 1930s, a woman with decidedly controversial leanings. More»
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
Directed by Paul Sen. US. 2011. NR. 70 min. Magnolia. Blu ray.
Sat, May 12 thru Thu, May 17 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the personal computer, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in October, 2011. The film was shot 10 years after Jobs had left Apple following a bruising struggle with John Sculley, the CEO he brought into Apple. At the time of the interview Jobs was running Next, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving Apple and would later sell to his old company, enabling Jobs return to his Apple roots. More»