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Masters Mix Tape: THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

“See it in a theater… where you can’t get hurt,” The Decline of Western Civilization provides a no-holds barred look at the underground punk scene in the late 70s/early 80s. After its midnight release in 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police wrote a letter to director Penelope Spheeris, (who went on to direct two sequels as well as the cult classic […]

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Universal Premiere: HAPPY DEATH DAY

Blumhouse (Split, Get Out, Whiplash) produces an original and inventive rewinding thriller in Happy Death Day, in which a college student (Jessica Rothe, La La Land) relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity. Happy Death Day is directed by Christopher Landon (Paranormal […]

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Sustainability Series: TIDEWATER, RAINMAKERS OF NGANYI, & THE CALL FROM THE SEA

Tidewater Tidewater explores the challenge of sea level rise in Virginia and North Carolina, encompassing Hampton Roads, arguably the region whose vulnerability most affects our overall national security. An area rich in diversity and historical significance, it is the second most vulnerable community in the U.S. to sea level rise, after New Orleans. Tidewater will […]

WIND RIVER

Wind River is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past (Jeremy Renner) to investigate the murder of a local girl on a remote Native American Reservation in the hopes of solving her mysterious death. Written and […]

Food on Film: BUGS

  Series Description: What’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner are universal questions, and what’s on your plate reveals much about your culture and society. The Food on Film series serves up films that highlight not only the cuisines of different countries but also ways in which the food we eat tells the stories of our […]

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Art House Theater Day

Art House Theater Day celebrates the legacy of independent theaters as advocates for cinema arts. In an age where media has become more digital than tangible, more solitary than social, art house theaters remain the physical spaces where film lovers congregate and connect with intrepid, creative filmmaking. They are the beating heart for new and […]

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Masters Mix Tape: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Celebrated director Wim Wenders travels through the beautiful tropic of Cuba with guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim to gather the country’s finest but sadly forgotten aging musicians to band together and create the ultimate album. The culmination is a once-in-a-lifetime performance unlike anything seen or heard before in this Oscar nominated documentary. Feat. Buena Vista Social Club BIG SCREEN. BIG SOUND. NOT […]

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Food on Film: KING CORN

  Series Description: What’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner are universal questions, and what’s on your plate reveals much about your culture and society. The Food on Film series serves up films that highlight not only the cuisines of different countries but also ways in which the food we eat tells the stories of our […]

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Masters Mix Tape: DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY

From director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and comedian Dave Chappelle comes a doc about the party of a decade, inspired by the 70s’ legendary concert/documentary Wattstax. Following the hilarious road trip from Chappelle’s hometown in Ohio to Brooklyn, the comedian surprises and invites strangers from all walks of life to a festival featuring some of the biggest and baddest artists in […]

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African & African Diaspora Series: CROWN HEIGHTS

This true story, adapted from an acclaimed segment of NPR’s ‘This American Life,” is a story of fighting for freedom. In 1980, an innocent teenager is gunned down on the streets of Brooklyn. After pressuring a child to identify a witness, innocent 18-year-old Colin Warner is arrested and sentenced to life in prison for the murder. In […]