Brattle Theatre
Graham Greene honors and mid-century sci-fi continue, retro series kicks off
Starting Friday, local moviegoers will have their pick of two brand new restorations of occasionally overlooked classics. Jane Campion’s Palme d’Or-winning “The Piano” (1993), which screens Friday through Monday at the Brattle Theatre, is a landmark of ’90s arthouse cinema, featuring timeless performances by Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin (both of whom took home Oscars) […]
Harvard Film Archive re-opens
The students aren’t the only ones returning to Harvard this week. Following a three-month closure for much-needed restorations, the Harvard Film Archive reopens its doors Friday for a brand-new season of rare screenings and expert curation. The first series out of the gate is the wonderfully titled “The Cold Heart Is More Precious than Diamonds: […]
Flying turtles, ‘Broadcast News’ and pulp fusion
This weekend, the Brattle Theatre presents new restorations of two films about one of the most fascinating art scenes of the 20th century. Mary Harron’s “I Shot Andy Warhol” (1996), which screens Friday through Monday, stars Lili Taylor as Valerie Solanas, the militant feminist who gained notoriety both for her radical “SCUM Manifesto” (which called […]
Brattle Theatre will take a seat (all of them) in July
Toward the end of next month, the Brattle Theatre will go dark for 10 days so the venerable repertory house can complete its latest round of capital improvements. The primary focus of the renovation will be replacing the seats, and it will also put in new carpeting, refurbish the flooring and install new aisle lights. […]
Marilyn Monroe centennial, dance horror classics, Demme on (Laser)Disc
This week marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Norma Jeane Mortenson, better known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. More than 60 years after her death, Monroe remains one of the most famous people in the world, her name, face and iconography even more inescapable than during her too-short lifetime. Often overlooked […]
Reunite with some classic films
Schools may be letting out, but it’s Reunion Week at the Brattle Theatre, a reliably eclectic annual series of films celebrating their 25th, 50th, or 75th anniversary. The series kicks off Friday with two very different New York classics hitting the big 5-0 this year: Chantal Akerman’s winsome essay film “News from Home” (1976), in […]