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LADY BIRD

Watch Trailer Director: Greta Gerwig
Writer(s): Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Kathryn Newton
Awards: GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - Best Picture (Comedy), Best Actress (Comedy)

In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, amidst a rapidly shifting American economic landscape, Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.

This film is nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including

  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • Best Achievement in Directing (Greta Gerwig)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Saoirse Ronan)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Laurie Metcalf)
  • Best Original Screenplay

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Running Time: 93 minutes93 MIN
R Rated
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There are no fireworks or twists or unnecessary frills here, nor should there be - this is simply perfect filmmaking from a voice that demands to be heard.

Barry Hertz
Globe and Mail
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THE DISASTER ARTIST

Watch Trailer Director: James Franco
Writer(s): Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen

With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable—into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. Based on Greg Sestero’s best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy’s cult-classic disasterpiece The Room (“The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”), The Disaster Artist is a hilarious and welcome reminder that there is more than one way to become a legend—and no limit to what you can achieve when you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing.

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Running Time: 104 minutes104 MIN
R Rated
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Fans of The Room will find much to love here, but even if you've never heard of it, The Disaster Artist should delight.

David Sims
The Atlantic
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FACES PLACES

Watch Trailer Director: JR, Agnès Varda
Language: French

89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. Faces Places documents these heart-warming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way.

This film is partially in French and features English subtitles on all showings.

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Running Time: 90 minutes90 MIN
PG Rated
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There's a chemistry and respect between the two of them, palpable in the film's first moments, that is inspiring. And when the credits roll 89 minutes later, you realize that this is one journey where you never once crankily asked, "Are we there yet?

Cary Darling
Houston Chronicle
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Sustainability Series: THE ANTHROPOLOGIST

Watch Trailer Director: Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger, Seth Kramer
Writer(s): Daniel A. Miller
Cast: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate, Mary Catherine Bateson, Margaret Mead

THE ANTHROPOLOGIST examines climate change like no other film before. The fate of the planet is considered from the perspective of American teenager Katie Crate. Over the course of five years, she travels alongside her mother Susie, an anthropologist studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities. Their journey parallels that of renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead, who for decades sought to understand how global change affects remote cultures.

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Running Time: 78 minutes78 MIN
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At this point no documentarian can possibly have a fresh take on climate change, right? Wrong.

Neil Genzlinger
New York Times
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Sustainability Series: NOT WITHOUT US

Watch Trailer Director: Mark Decena
Writer(s): Mark Decena
Cast: Nnimmo Bassey, Alix Mazounie, Pat Mooney

At the U.N. Climate talks in Paris, two weeks after terrorists attacks created a state of emergency that outlawed all “unofficial” political gatherings, follow seven global grassroots activists as they attempt to unleash the only force that can prevent catastrophic climate change: the will of the people. Not Without Us documents a crucial moment in history, framing the root causes of the global climate crisis and the greatest inequality in the history of mankind, as one and the same. Seen from the perspective of frontline communities, the film interweaves the personal stories and motivations of the activists portrayed, conveying to a broader audience why the call for deeper and far reaching change is not only necessary, but also humane.

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Running Time: 72 minutes72 MIN
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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: Last Day Thursday, January 4th

Watch Trailer Director: Michael Gracey
Writer(s): Jenny Bicks, Bill Condon
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya

“The Greatest Showman” is a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, “The Greatest Showman” tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. “The Greatest Showman” is directed by exciting new filmmaker, Michael Gracey, with songs by Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land”) and starring Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman. Jackman is joined by Zac Efron, Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya.

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BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

Watch Trailer Director: James Whale
Writer(s): William Hurlbut
Cast: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive

In honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the Technology and Society Certificate Program presents James Whale’s 1935 masterpiece. The event includes a panel discussion of Frankenstein and its importance to science and culture in the 21st century.

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Running Time: 75 min75 MIN
Not Rated
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Whale's most perfectly realised movie, a delight from start to finish.

Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Mix Tape: SIDEMEN: LONG ROAD TO GLORY

Watch Trailer Director: Scott D. Rosenbaum

Narrated by Marc Maron and directed by Scott Rosenbaum, this documentary explores the legacy of blues musicians Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, and Hubert Sumlin, best known for their work as sidemen for Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. The film includes their last concerts and interviews before they passed away, and also celebrates their lives via accounts from the next generation of musicians who were inspired by the trio.

Admission $5. Part of our Masters Mix Tape Series.

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Running Time: 77 min77 MIN
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'Sidemen' is an exceptionally entertaining and captivating tribute to the men and their music - and there's more than enough of said music here to please blues aficionados and recruit converts.

Joe Leydon
Variety
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Sustainability Series: THE BORNEO CASE

Watch Trailer Director: Erik Pauser, Dylan Williams
Cast: MUTANG URUD, CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN, PETER JOHN JABAN, LUKAS STRAUMANN

Filmmakers Erik Pauser and Dylan Williams spend five years intimately following the trail of an unlikely group of activists whose aim is to investigate how profits from the illegal logging that has annihilated more than 90% of the Malaysian Borneo Rainforest, have been money laundered into property portfolios all around the world.

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Running Time: 90 minutes90 MIN
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Mix Tape: WILCO: I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART

Watch Trailer Director: Sam Jones

Before Wilco was considered a “marketable” band, their fourth album faced heavy scrutiny from their record label before its release. When they were told to make wholesale changes or else they would be dropped from Reprise Records, Wilco faced a life-changing and potentially career-ending decision: stand by their work or make compromise? I Am Trying to Break Your Heart captures the decision and the aftermath for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which Rolling Stone now calls a classic rock album.

Admission $5. Part of our Masters Mix Tape Series.

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Running Time: 92 min92 MIN
Not Rated
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A cohesive demonstration of why Wilco, as a whole, is one of the most compelling musical entities working today.

Wendy Case
Detroit News
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