HFA series on Iranian film master Kiarostami sees simple themes blossom in sophistication
An opportunity to catch the sketches and building blocks leading to such acclaimed films as “Taste of Cherry” (1997) and “Certified Copy” with Juliette Binoche (2010).
In repertory, ‘Reefer Madness’ is at The Brattle; ‘Good Boss,’ ‘Funny Pages,’ ‘Me Time’ reviews
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include repertory films including “Refer Madness” from 1936, Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” as well as the comedy “Me Time” on Netflix, “Funny Pages” and “The Good Boss.”
‘Bound’ crosses Pride Month with noir flicks; HFA has all of Fellini; Somerville goes bigger
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include “The Pop-Art Cinema of the Wachowski Sisters” and “Noir City” offerings (with “Bound” being a great crossover); “The Complete Federico Fellini” at the Harvard Film Archive; and the Somerville Theater bringing back some classics in 70 mm glory. We review the new “Benediction” too.
Brattle revives David Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’; HFA goes new wave; Somerville’s ‘Hard Boiled’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include “May the Fourth Be with You!” screenings of the first “Star Wars” trilogy, a restoration of David Lynch’s underappeciated “Inland Empire,” “Forgotten Films of the French New Wave” at the HFA, the end of Nic Cage-John Travolta pairings at the Somerville Theatre and start of a “Hard Boiled” series.
