Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'theharvardfilmarchive'
January 11, 2008
Movies --Normally, Bostonist commends the Brattle for its impeccable taste in movies, but they are boldly venturing into stinker territory with the Lindsay Lohan polefest I Know Who Killed Me. It's listed as part of the Brattle's Best of 2007 series. The inclusion of La Lohan means we've entered an alternate universe. Midnight, tonight and tomorrow night. More info on this shlocker. --The Harvard Film Archive is back open again and starting off with an......
Continue Reading "Happening Tonight: Rival to Troll 2, Celtic Music Fest"December 5, 2007
A Tribute to Ingmar Bergman Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge Friday, December 7-Wednesday, December 12 Tickets and more information Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died in July, made too many movies to fit neatly into a polite retrospective. With that in mind, be grateful that the Brattle Theatre has arranged its Bergman tribute around a tidy theme -- films starring Liv Ullmann -- that demonstrates the broad range of Bergman's mastery. (The Harvard Film......
Continue Reading "Reel Hub: A Quick Guide to the Brattle's Bergman Retrospective"November 3, 2007
Southland Tales Directed by Richard Kelly With Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott Tonight, 9:15 p.m. Harvard Film Archives, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge Tickets $8 for general public More information Tricky, Harvard, tricky! We've had Richard Kelly on the brain this week, thanks to A.R.T.'s world premiere of the stage adaptation of Kelly's 2001 flick "Donnie Darko." The Harvard Film Archive is ready to provide even more of the director's work......
Continue Reading "Sneak Preview: "Southland Tales" Screens Tonight"July 16, 2007
Prix de beaute shows at the Harvard Film Archive tonight at 7:00 pm. Smile will follow at 9:00 pm. What with all the hurrah about those pictures of Miss New Jersey horsin' around, it's time to turn a jaundiced eye to the world of the beauty pageant. The Harvard Film Archive proves that sticking it to the beauty pageant has been an honorable enterprise throughout the history of film. The first movie, 1930's Prix de......
Continue Reading "Beauty Pageant Nite at the HFA"May 27, 2007
The Comfort of Strangers screens at the Harvard Film Archive on Tuesday, May 29, at 9:00 pm and on Wednesday, May 30, at 7:00 pm. The festival ends on May 30, but several other Pinter movies are still showing between now and then. Check their calendar. Note: The Harvard Film Archive will be closed for construction in June. We were so preoccupied with the Brattle Grindhouse that we almost missed the Harvard Film Archive's Pinterfest,......
Continue Reading "Pinterfest Winds Down at the Harvard Film Archive"April 5, 2007
The Harvard Film Archive will screen The Pervert's Guide to Cinema at 7:00 pm tomorrow, Friday, April 6, and at 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 8. Admission is $8. Sometimes, we think he's just saying the first thing that pops in his head, but philosopher/psychoanalyst/theorist/film critic Slavoj Zizek is a joy to behold. The burly, bearded fellow roams around like a grizzly bear spewing this thoughts about this, that, and the other thing. Watching Zizek......
Continue Reading "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema – Not What You Think"April 19, 2006
Bostonist's going to see the movies about four-letter words and zombies, but we urge you to check out the rest of Boston International Film Festival, which offers samurai, crossword puzzles, giant Buddhas, and Pixies. Wednesday 4/19 Lost in Translation The Harvard Film Archive follows up Maggie Chung & Tony Leung's gorgeous, heartbreaking non-affair in Hong Kong with Scarlett Johansen & Bill Murray's equally beautiful, equally heartbreaking non-affair in Tokyo. But we might just stay home......
Continue Reading "Weekly Film Agenda: Now On Wednesdays"April 11, 2006
In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. This week, through Thursday 4/13 48 Hour Film Project New films every night this week, freshly made over the weekend. Kendall Square Cinema 48 Hour Film Project: web site 7 pm & 9:30 pm, $9.25 The Devil & Daniel Johnston Jeff Feuerzeig's hilarious and moving......
Continue Reading "Weekly Film Agenda: Home Opener Edition"February 14, 2005
The Museum of Fine Arts and The Harvard Film Archive understand what you need in this season of love: showings of Wong Kar Wai’s Days Of Being Wild and In The Mood For Love on the big screen. Days Of Being Wild is showing at the MFA starting this Thursday, check the website for more details. In The Mood For Love is at the Harvard Film Archive this Tuesday, the 15, and next Tuesday. Now......
Continue Reading "Oh, Romance: Wong Kar Wai Films on the Big Screen"