Hearing from silent with Buster Keaton’s ‘Ages,’ plus ‘Shutter Island’ and new ‘Megalomaniac’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include the chilling new “Megalomaniac” from Belgium and thought-provoking “The Hole in the Fence” from Mexico, as well as repertory fare that includes Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” and silent films such as Buster Keaton’s “Three Ages.”
Brattle goes ‘Walken on Sunshine’ in ’80s series, Somerville drives Ford, says ‘Stop Making Sense’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Christopher Walken greats from the 1980s and Jeanet/Caro’s “City of Lost Children” as well as the 50-year rerelease run of Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense,” Ford’s “Fugitive” and new works: “Dumb Money” and the smart, scary “It Lives Inside.”
‘Scrapper’ premiere and plenty of Soderbergh, ‘Cassandro’ and ‘Charlie Trotter’ go to the mats
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Brattle premieres of “Scrapper” and “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.,” lesser-known Steven Soderbergh and one his greats, works from Japan and Chile and new fare from the great “Cassandro” to the tale of a cook’s rise and fall.
Get experimental with Jean Eustache at Brattle and Azevedo Gomes at the Harvard Film Archive
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include a “Dirty Stories of Jean Eustache” series out of France at The Brattle and fascinating Portuguese, Chilean and Japanese works at the HFA. And don’t miss the doc about the UFO sighting in Zimbabwe.
Brattle digs deep into the roots of the hit ‘Barbie,’ HFA has retro psych schlock and crime all night
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include the films that influenced the runaway hit “Barbie,” David Lynch works such as “Blue Velvet,” Bruce Lee’s own “Way of the Dragon” and gems at the Harvard Film Archive that will bring you back to the classroom or keep you up all night.
Big-screen ‘Tokyo Pop’ is the only size offered, and it’s at The Brattle with dark ‘Werckmeister’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the unstreamable gems “Werckmeister Harmonies” and “Tokyo Pop,” briefly back at The Brattle, as well as more from the Sight and Sound critics poll at the Somerville Theatre, “Sierra Madre” and more.
Paul Reuben’s Pee-Wee, ‘Princess Bride,’ ‘Rope’ are in repertory, but ‘Passages’ is one for theaters
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a bit of “Tequila” to celebrate Pee-wee Herman, giving Hitchcock a bit more “Rope” and more solid repertory classics, as well as the four-star “Passages” – while there’s a few new works that might be skipped.
Few ‘Shortcomings’ in Park’s directorial debut, lots of Hitches in spy thrillers on local screens
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the new “Shortcomings,” directed by Randall Park; plenty of Hitchcock in time for the master of suspense’s birthday; a “Stay With Us” screening, capping a film festival; the silly “Bubba Ho-Tep”; and much more.
‘War Pony’ is an accomplished feature arrival, joining ‘Once Upon a Time’ and ‘Rear Window’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include The Brattle’s Rick Dalton Memorial Screenings kick off with “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”; more repertory returns of “Rear Window” and “Road House”; and the reservation drama “War Pony.”
Meet ‘The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future,’ re-see ‘The Outsiders’ and hand it to ‘Talk to Me’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a Brattle area premiere of the surreal Chilean film “The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future,” meet Claire Simon, the filmmaker behind “Our Body,” remember “The Outsiders” from 1983 and much more.
