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NO PRYOR KNOWLEDGE SERIES

Celebrating the career of one of the funniest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor.

 

 

 

 

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wattstax 1WATTSTAX | Oct. 25 & 26

The climactic concert of the seventh annual Watts Summer Festival, commemorating the 1965 riots, and featuring performances by Isaac Hayes, Luther Ingram, Richard Pryor, and many more.

BLUE COLLAR| Nov. 1 & 2blue collar 1

Three guys work on the production line in a Detroit automobile factory, and they are fed-up with the conditions. It dawns on them that their workers’ union is doing them no greater good than their screwed-up bosses. So the trio pulls off a clumsy robbery at union HQ, in which they only gain access to some suspicious documents that point to union links with organized crime.

stir crazy 1STIR CRAZY | Nov. 6 – 9

Two good-hearted but bumbling souls are mistakenly arrested for a robbery they didn’t commit in this comedy, the second of several teamings of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Seeking to clear their name, the two eventually plan to escape from prison and try to track down the real thieves.

LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP | Nov. 15 & 16sunset 2

Just recovered from his notorious free-basing accident, Richard Pryor made a notable return in the much-acclaimed Live on the Sunset Strip. His comments on that event, as well as his notorious comments on sex, politics and race, pepper the 82-minute concert film.

 

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Spotlight on Documentary: A JIHAD FOR LOVE

Watch Trailer Director: Parvez Sharma
Writer(s): Parvez Sharma
Cast: Muhsin Hendricks, A.K. Hoosen, Mazen
Language: English

A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.

The Spotlight on Documentary Series will be focusing on Parvez Sharma, an award-winning writer and filmmaker. This series is brought to us by the E.W Scripps School of Journalism, the College of Arts and Sciences “Love and Hate” Theme, and the Center for Law, Justice, and Culture.

“Mr. Sharma’s film emphasizes testimony over context to such a degree that it feels at first of little use to anyone except gay Muslims who might take comfort in knowing they’re not alone. But the documentary gains depth of feeling as it goes and even develops something of a nail-biting narrative.” – Nathan Lee, The New York Times

“Even though the message that people should have the right to love whomever they want is hardly groundbreaking, Parvez captures some interesting conversations about what it means to be gay and Muslim.” – Noel Murray, The A.V. Club

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Running Time: 81 minutes81 MIN
Not Rated
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Spotlight on Documentary: A SINNER IN MECCA

Watch Trailer Director: Parvez Sharma
Language: English

For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. For filmmaker Parvez Sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his Hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within Islam, his religion. On his journey Parvez aims to look beyond 21st-century Islam’s crises of religious extremism, commercialism and sectarian battles. He brings back the story of the religion like it has never been told before, having endured the biggest jihad there is: the struggle with the self.

The Spotlight on Documentary Series will be focusing on Parvez Sharma, an award-winning writer and filmmaker. This series is brought to us by the E.W Scripps School of Journalism, the College of Arts and Sciences “Love and Hate” Theme, and the Center for Law, Justice, and Culture.

“Mr. Sharma has created a swirling, fascinating travelogue and a stirring celebration of devotion.” – Andy Webster, The New York Times

“A Sinner in Mecca is a suitably messy mix of the gritty and the surreal, the wrenching and the transcendent, from the midst of the trek to Islam’s holiest site.” – Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

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Running Time: 79 minutes79 MIN
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The Apu Trilogy

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pather 1PATHER PANCHALI (SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD) | Oct. 8

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray (Kanu Bannerjee),dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

 

aparajito 2APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED) | Oct. 15

A boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

apur 1APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU) | Oct. 22

This final installment in Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, follows Apu’s life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer as he lives through poverty, and the unforeseen turn of events.

 

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The Apu Trilogy: Aparajito (The Unvanquished)

Watch Trailer Director: Satyajit Ray
Writer(s): Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel), Satyajit Ray (script by: in subtitles)
Cast: Smaran Ghosal, Kamala Adhikari, Lalchand Banerjee
Language: Bengali

Following his father’s death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

“It’s a masterpiece for which terms like ‘simplicity’ and ‘profundity’ seem inadequate.” – Jonathon Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“Standing above fashion, it creates a world so convincing that it becomes, for a time, another life we might have lived.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“It is done with such rare feeling and skill at pictorial imagery, and with such sympathetic understanding of Indian character on the part of Mr. Ray, that it develops a sort of hypnotism for the serene and tolerant viewer.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Running Time: 110 minutes110 MIN
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The Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road)

Watch Trailer Director: Satyajit Ray
Writer(s): Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel), Satyajit Ray (screenplay)
Cast: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee
Language: Bengali

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray (Kanu Bannerjee),dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

“Beautiful, sometimes funny, and full of love, it brought a new vision of India to the screen.” – Pauline Kael, New Yorker

“Film justly won the ‘most human document award’ at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray” – Variety Staff, Variety

“There are lovely little threads in the strange fabric. It’s a film that takes patience to be enjoyed.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Running Time: 118 minutes118 MIN
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Forgotten Man – Gregory La Cava: My Man Godfrey

Watch Trailer Director: Gregory La Cava
Writer(s): Morrie Ryskind (screenplay), Eric Hatch (screenplay)
Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
Language: English

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler…but there’s more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

“Gregory La Cava’s improvisational style received its highest critical acclaim for this 1936 film, a marginally Marxist exercise in class confusion during the Depression.” – Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

“William Powell and Carole Lombard are pleasantly teamed in this splendidly produced comedy.” – Variety Staff, Variety

“God, but this film is beautiful.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Running Time: 94 minutes94 MIN
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Forgotten Man – George La Cava: Stage Door

Watch Trailer Director: George La Cava
Writer(s): Morrie Ryskind (screenplay), Anthony Veiller (screenplay)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou
Language: English

A boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses and their ambitions, dreams and disappointments.

“The entire cast is stellar, including little knowns Lucille Ball — “my big break”– Eve Arden, “real discovery” Andrea Leeds, Jack Carson, and a 14-year-old Ann Miller who lied about her age.” – Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

“La Cava keeps it always fascinating, the pace lively, the dialogue sharp and the ensemble cast all chip in with first-class performances.” – Dennis Schwartz, Ozus’ World Movie Reviews

“Second only to the incomparable All About Eve as the best movie ever made about the theater.” – Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

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Running Time: 92 minutes92 MIN
Rating: Approved

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Learning to Drive: Leaving the Athena Thursday, October 1st

Watch Trailer Director: Isabel Coixet
Writer(s): Sarah Kernochan
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer

Isabel Coixet’s slice-of-life comedy/drama Learning to Drive stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a middle-ages book critic who is shattered when her husband Ted (Jake Weber) leaves her. In order to visit her daughter (Grace Gummer), who lives upstate, Wendy begins taking driving lessons from Darwan (Ben Kingsley) an American citizen originally from India who makes a living as a cabbie and giving driving lessons. The two strike-up a friendship that helps her learn to take control of her life, and him adjust to his new life after an arranged marriage. Learning to Drive screened at the 2014 (Toronto International Film Festival.

“Learning to Drive is precisely the sort of adult-themed, intelligent and heartfelt film it wants to be, with Clarkson and Kingsley wonderfully on point.” -Tom Long, Detroit News

“Learning to Drive is a story of companionship, loneliness, resilience. It’s a small, artfully crafted thing, but it resonates in big ways.” -Steven Rea, Philidelphia Inquirer

“It’s a beautifully acted tale of friendship, and about how sometimes, you just need to move forward – in a car, or otherwise.” -Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

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Running Time: 90 minutes90 MIN
R Rated

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SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE: Last Day Thursday, October 22nd

Watch Trailer Director: Leslye Headland
Writer(s): Leslye Headland
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jordan Carlos

Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star as two romantic failures whose years of serial infidelity and self-sabotage have led them to swear that their relationship will remain strictly platonic. But can love still bloom while you’re sleeping with other people? Writer/director Leslye Headland’s (Bachelorette) sexy romantic comedy co-stars Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, and Natasha Lyonne.

“As we watch changes of conscience emerge and moral comeuppance arrive, this freewheeling alternative to the standard date movie emerges as one of the year’s best surprises.” -Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Sudeikis is terrific. And Brie can break you up or just plain break your heart.” -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“Rom-coms died because they weren’t very rom and didn’t have enough com. But Sleeping With Other People, which is both hilarious and emotionally alive, is as delightful as a first date that crackles with possibility.” -Kyle Smith, New York Post

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Running Time: 101 minutes101 MIN
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