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| | New Japanese Cinema Big Man Japan is a "bizarre send-up of classic monster movies" (Sacha Howells, film.com), as cameras follow Daisato, a hero who grows to the size of a skyscraper after he is blasted with volts of electricity. | |
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This Week's Films
Wed, Nov 18
5:10 pm Classic LGBT Cinema Word is Out by Rob Epstein
8 pm New Japanese Cinema Big Man Japan by Hitoshi Matsumoto
Thu, Nov 19
No Films Today
Fri, Nov 20
5:10 pm New Japanese Cinema Big Man Japan by Hitoshi Matsumoto
7:30 pm Classic LGBT Cinema Word is Out by Rob Epstein
Sat, Nov 21
10:30 am Family Film Little Fugitive by Morris Engel and Ray Ashley
12:30 pm New Japanese Cinema Big Man Japan by Hitoshi Matsumoto
3 pm New Japanese Cinema Crime or Punishment by Kera
Sun, Nov 22
No Films Today
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November Highlights
Nov 18-29 New Japanese Cinema
Nov 18-29 Word Is Out The first feature-length documentary about lesbian and gay identity startled audiences across the country when it appeared in movie theaters and on TV in 1978. The film brought mainstream attention to gay rights issues and became an icon of the emerging movement of the 1970s. |
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Coming Soon
Dec 2-5 John Cassavetes and Peter Falk John Cassavetes and Peter Falk worked together on numerous films, and every time they collaborated, Cassavetes directed and acted in his finest films, and Falk produced his best performances. This series celebrates their illustrious partnership.
Special Guests:
Professor Ray Carney on Fri, Dec 4, at 8 pm. Prof. Carney is an expert on the life and work of John Cassavetes. His books about Cassavetes include American Dreaming: The Films of John Cassavetes and the American Experience, The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies, John Cassavetes: The Adventure of Insecurity, and Cassavetes on Cassavetes.
Dec 4, 5 Boston Turkish Festival Film Competition at the MFA
The 14th Boston Turkish Film Festival Competition (December 4-9) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Boston University includes 54 films from countries including Armenia, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Iran, Turkey, the UK, and US. In addition to “Best Documentary" and "Best Short Film" as selected by the jury, the "Audience Awards" will be announced on December 9 at Boston University. An opening night reception follows the December 4 screening. Location TBA.
For more information on the 14th Boston Turkish Film Festival Competition (December 4-9), please visit www.bostonturkishfestival.org.
Sun, Dec 6 MFA for the Holidays Ring in the season by watching Scandinavia's recent box-office hit Christmas Story and the classic Miracle on 34th Street. Free admission!
Dec 9-13 Julia Tilda Swinton plays Julia, an unemployed alcoholic with a manipulative and erratic personality. Desperate for money, Julia gets an offer she can’t refuse.
Dec 9-13 Z When a liberal politician is murdered in an attack during a peace demonstration, the police and right-wing military figures not only try to hide their involvement it, but also attempt to cover up the murder. Winner of both the Cannes Jury Prize (awarded unanimously) and a Best Foreign Film Oscar, the film is “A brilliant suspense thriller. It will make you weep and will make you angry. It will tear your guts out.” (Roger Ebert).
Dec 9-16 Strongman Described as "a strange and strangely beautiful movie" by Variety's John Anderson, Strongman is story of Stanley “Stanless Steel” Pleskun, who can lift dump trucks and bend pennies with his bare hands, but struggles to transcend a chaotic home life and his advancing age. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Slamdance Festival, the film also played at the 2009 South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival.
Special Guests:
Director Zach Levy on Dec 10
Dec 23-Jan 3 The Costumes of Edith Head Edith Head (1897-1981), one of Hollywood's most influential costume designers, worked on more than 400 films, but her work with Paramount Studios is the most famous. This series celebrates the storyboards and sketches she brought to life to create some of Hollywood's most memorable moments.
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MFA Annual Film Festivals
Boston Festival of Films from Iran, Jan 8-17, 2010
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Jan 20-23, 2010
Boston Turkish Film Festival, Mar 2010
Boston LGBT Film Festival, May 2010
Boston French Film Festival, Jul 2010
Roxbury Film Festival, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2010
Boston Palestine Film Festival, Oct 2010
The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov 2010
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Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at the MFA
Learn more about the MFA Film Program
Join the Friends of Film and receive free admission to sneak previews throughout the year, plus other benefits, while providing essential support for the MFA's Film Program.
For all after hours programs, please use The State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance.
Museum Hours:
Monday and Tuesday 10 am-4:45 pm
Wednesday-Friday: 10 am- 9:45 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am- 4:45 pm
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| Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:30 am Film
Little Fugitive
A family friendly film that follows seven-year-old Joey as he runs away from home and goes to Coney Island for the day....
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| | Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:30 pm Film
Big Man Japan
An homage to Japanese monster movies, the film follows Daisato, a hero who is viewed as more of a hindrance than a help....
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| | Saturday, November 21, 2009, 3 pm Film
Crime or Punishment
A fashion model is forced to pay for her crime by becoming police chief for a day....
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| | | | Friday, November 27, 2009, 7:30 pm Film
Cyborg She
In the year 2070, a man builds a Cyborg to help take care of him, then and sends her back to the past to prevent his life altering accident....
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| | | | Saturday, November 28, 2009, 1 pm Film
Vacation
A prison guard and death row inmate form an unlikely bond....
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| | Saturday, November 28, 2009, 3:20 pm Film
The Magic Hour
Bingo desperately searches for a notorious hit man after telling a ruthless gang boss that he knows the man’s whereabouts....
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| | | | Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:40 pm Film
Cyborg She
In the year 2070, a man builds a Cyborg to help take care of him, then and sends her back to the past to prevent his life altering accident....
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| | Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 4 pm Film
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky, a gangster is serious trouble, calls on friend, Mickey, to help him plan his escape....
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| | Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7 pm Film
Opening Night
Gena Rowlands plays an actress on the verge of collapse, whose very life is a performance.... |
| | Thursday, December 3, 2009, 2 pm Film
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky, a gangster is serious trouble, calls on friend, Mickey, to help him plan his escape....
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| | Thursday, December 3, 2009, 4:30 pm Film
Big Trouble
In Cassavetes’s Big Trouble--a modern version of Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity-- a woman tries to cash in on her husband’s life in...
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| | Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7 pm Film
A Woman Under the Influence
After Nick commits his wife to a mental institution, he discovers that he is the one who really needs the treatment....
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| | Friday, December 4, 2009, 2:30 pm Film
A Woman Under the Influence
After Nick commits his wife to a mental institution, he discovers that he is the one who really needs the treatment....
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| | | | Friday, December 4, 2009, 8 pm Film
Husbands
Three best friends are confronted with midlife crises after their friend dies suddenly from heart attack....
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| | Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:30 am Film
Husbands
Three best friends are confronted with midlife crises after their friend dies suddenly from heart attack....
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| | | | | | Sunday, December 6, 2009, 1 pm Film
Christmas Story
An audience favorite, this Scandinavian film tells the story of Nikolas, the man who became Santa Claus....
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| | Sunday, December 6, 2009, 3 pm Film
Miracle on 34th Street
When a kind old man claiming to be Santa Claus is institutionalized, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he truly who he say...
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| | Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 3 pm Film
Z
Greece’s political history plays out on screen in Z, a movie about the Gregoris Lambrakis murder and the right-wing plot to cover it up....
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| | Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 5:40 pm Film
Strongman
A man with unusual strength searches for deep spiritual connections by bending pieces of metal, but his high expectations and turbulent personal live ...
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| | Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 8:20 pm Film
Julia
Tilda Swinton plays a troubled woman who kidnaps a child and takes him to Mexico in order to receive ransom money....
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| | Thursday, December 10, 2009, 2 pm Film
Julia
Tilda Swinton plays a troubled woman who kidnaps a child and takes him to Mexico in order to receive ransom money....
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| | Thursday, December 10, 2009, 5 pm Film
Z
Greece’s political history plays out on screen in Z, a movie about the Gregoris Lambrakis murder and the right-wing plot to cover it up....
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| | Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:50 pm Film
Strongman
A man with unusual strength searches for deep spiritual connections by bending pieces of metal, but his high expectations and turbulent personal live ...
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| | Friday, December 11, 2009, 2 pm Film
Strongman
A man with unusual strength searches for deep spiritual connections by bending pieces of metal, but his high expectations and turbulent personal live ...
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| | Friday, December 11, 2009, 4:30 pm Film
Julia
Tilda Swinton plays a troubled woman who kidnaps a child and takes him to Mexico in order to receive ransom money....
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| | Friday, December 11, 2009, 7:30 pm Film
Z
Greece’s political history plays out on screen in Z, a movie about the Gregoris Lambrakis murder and the right-wing plot to cover it up....
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| | Saturday, December 12, 2009, 10:15 am Film
Julia
Tilda Swinton plays a troubled woman who kidnaps a child and takes him to Mexico in order to receive ransom money....
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| | Saturday, December 12, 2009, 1:15 pm Film
Z
Greece’s political history plays out on screen in Z, a movie about the Gregoris Lambrakis murder and the right-wing plot to cover it up....
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| | Saturday, December 12, 2009, 3:50 pm Film
Strongman
A man with unusual strength searches for deep spiritual connections by bending pieces of metal, but his high expectations and turbulent personal live ...
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| | Sunday, December 13, 2009, 10:30 am Film
Z
Greece’s political history plays out on screen in Z, a movie about the Gregoris Lambrakis murder and the right-wing plot to cover it up....
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| | Sunday, December 13, 2009, 1:15 pm Film
Julia
Tilda Swinton plays a troubled woman who kidnaps a child and takes him to Mexico in order to receive ransom money....
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| | Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 3:30 pm Film
Strongman
A man with unusual strength searches for deep spiritual connections by bending pieces of metal, but his high expectations and turbulent personal live ...
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| | Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 6:10 pm Film
Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
An experimental documentary that examines how people from different walks of life deal with boredom....
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| | Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 8 pm Film
Araya
A newly restored 35 mm print, the lives of Venezuelan salt collectors and their harsh reality are captured with striking black-and-white images...
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| | Thursday, December 17, 2009, 3:30 pm Film
Araya
A newly restored 35 mm print, the lives of Venezuelan salt collectors and their harsh reality are captured with striking black-and-white images...
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| | Thursday, December 17, 2009, 5:30 pm Film
Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
An experimental documentary that examines how people from different walks of life deal with boredom....
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| | Thursday, December 17, 2009, 7:15 pm Film
To the Stars by Hard Ways
A restored print faithfully brings to life Nikolai Vikorov’s vision of the Starship Pushkin and it’s mission to restore the planet ...
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| | Friday, December 18, 2009, 4:45 pm Film
Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
An experimental documentary that examines how people from different walks of life deal with boredom....
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| | Friday, December 18, 2009, 6:30 pm Film
Araya
A newly restored 35 mm print, the lives of Venezuelan salt collectors and their harsh reality are captured with striking black-and-white images...
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| | Friday, December 18, 2009, 8:30 pm Film
First on the Moon
A mockumentary about space travel, First on the Moon recounts the story of a Russian moon landing in 1938....
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| | Saturday, December 19, 2009, 11 am Film
Araya
A newly restored 35 mm print, the lives of Venezuelan salt collectors and their harsh reality are captured with striking black-and-white images...
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| | Saturday, December 19, 2009, 1 pm Film
First on the Moon
A mockumentary about space travel, First on the Moon recounts the story of a Russian moon landing in 1938....
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| | Saturday, December 19, 2009, 3 pm Film
Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
An experimental documentary that examines how people from different walks of life deal with boredom....
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| | Sunday, December 20, 2009, 10:30 am Film
Araya
A newly restored 35 mm print, the lives of Venezuelan salt collectors and their harsh reality are captured with striking black-and-white images...
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| | Sunday, December 20, 2009, 12:30 pm Film
Bloody Mondays and Strawberry Pies
An experimental documentary that examines how people from different walks of life deal with boredom....
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| | Sunday, December 20, 2009, 2:20 pm Film
To the Stars by Hard Ways
A restored print faithfully brings to life Nikolai Vikorov’s vision of the Starship Pushkin and it’s mission to restore the planet ...
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| | Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 2 pm Film
This Gun for Hire
Veronica Lake befriends a killer in order to form an alliance against a corrupt nightclub owner....
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| | Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 4 pm Film
To Each His Own
Jody gives her baby up for adoption, but an accidental meeting years later has her wondering if she should reveal her identity to her grown-up son.... |
| | Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 7 pm Film
The Heiress
As soon as Catherine’s receives her father’s entire estate, her former fiance suddenly reappears, but she refuses to fall in love with him... |
| | Saturday, December 26, 2009, 10:30 am Film
The Heiress
As soon as Catherine’s receives her father’s entire estate, her former fiance suddenly reappears, but she refuses to fall in love with him...
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| | Saturday, December 26, 2009, 1 pm Film
Sunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent picture star, hires Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter to help her back into the spotlight.... |
| | Saturday, December 26, 2009, 3:20 pm Film
The Lady Eve
The rich but naive Charlie Pike meets con artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad term...
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| | Sunday, December 27, 2009, 11 am Film
A Place in the Sun
George works obsessively to get ahead, and when he starts dating Angela, a beautiful socialite, he notices his professional status rise. But the press...
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| | Sunday, December 27, 2009, 1:30 pm Film
Vertigo
In this Hitchcock classic, Jimmy Stewart plays a detective who becomes dangerously obsessed with his latest case....
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| | Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 2 pm Film
To Catch a Thief
A former cat burglar is wanted in a recent string of robberies along the French Riviera, so he decides to go after the real culprit to prove his innoc...
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| | Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 4:30 pm Film
Rear Window
Jeff passes time by watching the actions of the residents in an apartment across the street, but his hobby takes a dangerous turn when he claims to ha...
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| | Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 7 pm Film
Vertigo
In this Hitchcock classic, Jimmy Stewart plays a detective who becomes dangerously obsessed with his latest case....
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| | Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:30 am Film
A Place in the Sun
George works obsessively to get ahead, and when he starts dating Angela, a beautiful socialite, he notices his professional status rise. But the press...
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| | Saturday, January 2, 2010, 1 pm Film
Sunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent picture star, hires Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter to help her back into the spotlight....
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| | Saturday, January 2, 2010, 3:20 pm Film
The Lady Eve
The rich but naive Charlie Pike meets con artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad term...
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| | Sunday, January 3, 2010, 10:30 am Film
Rear Window
Jeff passes time by watching the actions of the residents in an apartment across the street, but his hobby takes a dangerous turn when he claims to ha...
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| | Sunday, January 3, 2010, 12:50 pm Film
To Catch a Thief
A former cat burglar is wanted in a recent string of robberies along the French Riviera, so he decides to go after the real culprit to prove his innoc...
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| | Sunday, January 3, 2010, 3:10 pm Film
This Gun for Hire
Veronica Lake befriends a killer in order to form an alliance against a corrupt nightclub owner....
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| | Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 5:10 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 8 pm Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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| | Thursday, January 7, 2010, 5:20 pm Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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| | Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:30 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Friday, January 8, 2010, 3 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Friday, January 8, 2010, 5:45 pm Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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| | Saturday, January 9, 2010, 10:30 am Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 3:05 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Thursday, January 14, 2010, 5:10 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Friday, January 15, 2010, 3:15 pm Film
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven sheds a new light on the Beethoven man and myth....
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| | Friday, January 15, 2010, 6 pm Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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| | Saturday, January 16, 2010, 11 am Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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| | Saturday, January 16, 2010, 1:20 pm Film
Town Called Panic
This stop-motion animation film follows three friends through their bizarre and absurdist adventures....
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| | Sunday, January 17, 2010, 1:20 pm Film
I’m Gonna Explode
A Mexican version of Bonnie & Clyde, Roman and Maru run away together after their high school talent show....
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