“A Sister’s Call” @ The Cinema Theatre, June 25

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 / eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

6/12 Flash Gordon
6/13 They Might Be Giants
6/14 & 16 Monsieur Lazhar (Fri. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm) *French, English & Arabic w/ subtitles
6/15 Night Across the Street *Spanish & French w/subtitles
6/18 Written On The Wind
6/20 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
6/21 & 23 The Loneliest Planet (Fri. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
6/22 The Right Stuff
6/25 Imitation of Life
6/26 Galaxy Quest

Italian American Community Center

150 Frank DiMino Way, Off Manitou; 585-594-8882 www.iacc.org

6/20 Italian Cinema Night: Salvatore Giuliano 7 pm

The Little Theatre

240 East Ave.; 258-0444 www.thelittle.org

6/14-16 One Take: Stories Through the Lens Series:
6/14 Don’t Look Back / Daybreak Express / Ziggy Stardust 6:30 pm
* Guest appearance by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
6/15 Monterey Pop / Dave Lambert (1 pm) / Don’t Look Back (9:30 pm)
6/16 Ziggy Stardust 9:30 pm

Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium

500 University Ave.; 742-1690 ganondagan.org/events

6/27 Friends of Ganondagan present: Bury My Heart with Tonawanda 7-9 pm

Reel Mind Film Series Screening

Cinema Theatre
957 S. Clinton Ave.; 325-3145 x100 reelmindfilmfest.org

6/25 A Sister’s Call 7 pm

D. A. Pennebaker @ Little Theatre

The Little Theatre at 240 East Avenue brings documentarian D. A. Pennebaker to town for a weekend music film series.  Pennebaker will introduce several of his works including Don’t Look Back, hailed as one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time. He will also introduce his 1973 film, Ziggy Stardust, which captures David Bowie’s last concert with the Ziggy persona and the Spiders from Mars.  Call (585) 258-0400.

Alternative Music Film Fest

The Memorial Art Gallery will screen The Joy Division Documentary (2007) on June 15 as part of their Alternative Music Film Festival.  The piece tells the story of a British post-punk band of the late 1970s through TV clips, newsreel, and interviews with surviving band members.  The MAG is located at 500 University Avenue.  Call (585) 276-8900.

Comfort Zone

In celebration of its 20th anniversary year, Rochester Community TV is hosting a Film Forum and Speaker Series.  Next up is Comfort Zone which takes a thought-provoking look at what impact climate change will have on upstate NY.  The screening will be on June 24 at the Cinema Theater, 957 S. Clinton Avenue; and will be followed by a Q & A session with the filmmakers.  Visit www.rctv15.org.

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 / eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

5/29 The Rules of the Game
5/30 The Tree of Life
5/31 & 6/2 Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Fri. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
6/1 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters *with Director Ben Shapiro
6/4 Magnificent Obsession
6/5 Silent Running
6/6 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
6/7 & 6/9 Wuthering Heights (Fri. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
6/8 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
6/11 All That Heaven Allows
6/12 Flash Gordon

“Different Is The New Normal” @ The Cinema Theatre, June 11

Reel Mind Film Series Screening

Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave.
325-3145 x100 reelmindfilmfest.org

6/11 Different Is The New Normal 7 pm

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” @ The Dryden Theatre, May 17

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House,

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 / eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

5/15 Ruggles of Red Gap
5/16 The Thin Red Line
5/17 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5/18 To the Wonder (7 pm & 9:30 pm)
5/19 To the Wonder (2 pm & 5 pm)
5/21 Confidentially Yours *French w/ subtitles
5/22 If You Could Only Cook
5/23 The New World
5/24 Bowfinger
5/25 & 26 Hendrix 70: Live at Woodstock (Sat. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
5/28 Il Sorpasso *Italian/Latin/German w/ subtitles
5/29 The Rules of the Game

Reel Mind Film Series Screening,

Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave.; 325-3145 x100
www.reelmindfilmfest.org

5/28 Praying With Lior 7 pm

“In A Dream” Part of “The Reel Mind” Film Series, Screening may 14 @ The Memorial Art Gallery

Reel Mind Film Series Screening

Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave.; 325-3145 x100 reelmindfilmfest.org

Now in its fifth year, The Reel Mind film series, which addresses the social stigma of mental illness and provides a message of hope that recovery is possible, opens this season with the screening of In A Dream on May 14 at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue.  The film is an award-winning documentary chronicling the work of artist Isaiah Zagar along with his mental health struggles.  Other screenings include Praying With Lior on May 28; Different Is The New Normal on June 11; and A Sister’s Call on June 25, each presented at the Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Avenue.  Call (585) 325-3145.

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 / eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

5/1 Reds
5/2 Badlands
5/3 & 5 The Jerk (Fri. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
5/4 Joel Hodgson: Riffing Myself *Appearance by Joel Hodgson
5/7 The Conformist
5/8 The Fallen Idol
5/9 Days of Heaven
5/10 Roxanne
5/11 & 12 Band of Sisters (Sat. @ 8 pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
5/14 The Outside Man
5/15 Ruggles of Red Gap

The High Falls Film Festival, April 18-20

High Falls Film Festival

The 11th season of Rochester’s High Falls Film Festival, celebrating women in film,  is scheduled for April 18, 19 & 20 this year with screenings at the Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue; the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue, and the Cinema Theatre, 957 Clinton Avenue South.

The event offers 25 screenings of international films, documentaries and shorts as well as question and answer sessions with filmmakers.  There are also Gala Opening and Closing Night Celebrations scheduled along with the awarding of the Susan B. Anthony “Failure is Impossible” Award.  Visit www.highfallsfilmfestival.com for full details.

Rochester International Film Festival

Produced by Movies on a Shoestring Inc. since 1959, the Rochester International Film Festival is the longest-running, continuously held festival of short films in the world.  This year, screenings will include narratives, animations, and documentaries; with award-winning filmmakers from all over the world in attendance to discuss their work.  The Rochester International Film Festival will run April 25 thru 27 in the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue. Visit www.rochesterfilmfest.org and call (585) 271-3361.

A Night @ The Movies

The Brockport Symphony Orchestra will present “A Night at the Movies” on April 18 in Seymour Union Ballroom on the SUNY College at Brockport campus.  The concert is actually a collaboration between the Dept. of Theatre and Music and the Film Studies program.  It will feature films and film music – from the silent era to the present – with Dr. Sidney Rosenweig introducing the film pieces.  Harold Lloyd’s “Ask Father” will be shown as well as scenes from “The Andy Griffith show,” “Around the World in Eighty Days,” and ”Calamity Jane.”  Visit www.brockportsymphony.org.

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 / eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

4/17 Maurice
4/18 & 21 Room 237 (Thurs. @ 8pm; Sun. @ 2pm)
4/19 2001: A Space Odyssey
4/20 High Falls Film Festival (Details @ highfallsfilmfestival.com)
4/23 Le Grand Amour *French w/ subtitles
4/24 The Householder
4/25-27 Rochester International Film Festival (Details @ rochesterfilmfest.org)
4/28 Sunset (2 pm)
4/30 Land of Milk and Honey *French w/ subtitles

“Sorry, Wrong Number” @ The Dryden Theatre, April 11

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 www.eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

4/3 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
4/4 The Vanishing *French & Dutch w/ subtitles
4/5 & 7 Ben-Hur (Fri. @ 7pm; Sun. @ 2pm)
4/6  *English & French w/ subtitles, featuring appearance by James Ivory
4/9 Yoyo *French w/ subtitles
4/10 Roseland
4/11 Sorry, Wrong Number
4/12 Marina Abramovi’c: The Artist is Present
4/13 Magic Lantern Show! Message in a Bottle: Drink, Temperance, and the Delights of Visual Storytelling *Appearances by David Francis and Joss Marsh; Dr. Philip C. Carli on piano
4/14 Somewhere in Between (2 pm)
4/16 As Long As You’re Healthy *French w/ subtitles
4/17 Maurice

“Wild World of Looney Tunes” @ The Dryden Theatre, March 23 & 24

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House,

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 www.eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

3/20 Neighboring Sounds *Portuguese, English & Mandarin w/ subtitles
3/21 High and Low *Japanese w/ subtitles
3/22 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
3/23 & 24 Wild World of Looney Tunes (Sat. @ 8pm; Sun. @ 2 pm)
3/26 Fat City
3/27 Planet of Snail *Korean w/ subtitles
3/28 Secret Beyond the Door
3/29 Nashville
3/30 & 31 Holy Motors (Sat. @ 8pm; Sun. @ 2pm) *French w/ subtitles
4/2 The Suitor *French w/ subtitles
4/3 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

The Little Theatre

240 East Ave.; 258-0400 / thelittle.org / interactive.wxxi.org/wh

3/22-28: A film series sponsored by WXXI, the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies, and the Little Theatre is being conducted at the Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, thru March 28.  The program, “Women & Power:  Women’s History Film Series,” features a variety of works honoring Women’s History Month.  Call (585) 232-4699.

“Il Posto” @ The Dryden Theatre, March 19

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 www.eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

3/6 Leviathan
3/7 Touch of Evil
3/8 Lady and the Tramp
3/9 Rear Window
3/10 Lady and the Tramp (2 pm)
3/12 The Sound of Fury aka Try and Get Me!
3/13 The Last Time I Saw Macao *Portuguese w/ subtitles
3/14 Misery
3/15 East of Eden
3/16 & 17 The Sound of Music (Sat. @ 8pm; Sun. @ 2pm)
3/19 Il Posto *Italian w/ subtitles
3/20 Neighboring Sounds *Portuguese, English & Mandarin w/ subtitles

Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne @ The Dryden Theatre’s Reopening Celebration, March 2

Dryden Theatre Reopens

The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue, reopens on Saturday, March 2nd after a two month closure to allow for extensive renovations and enhancements to both the auditorium and the projection booth.

Visitors will find new seats, new carpeting, enhanced ceiling and aisle lighting, more legroom, a new screen and digital projection. There will be a “Grand Reopening” dinner; and Oscar-winning director/writer Alexander Payne will be on hand to screen his 2004 feature, Sideways.  Call (585) 271-3361.

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House

900 East Ave.; 271-4090 www.eastmanhouse.org
(All films shown at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.)

3/2 Sideways *Dryden Theatre Re-Opening Celebration with Visiting Filmmaker Alexander Payne
See eastmanhouse.org/dryden2013 for details
3/5 Babette’s Feast *Danish, Swedish & French w/ subtitles
3/6 Leviathan

The Memorial Art Gallery at 500 University Avenue will host a short film and video fest featuring works by ten selected artists who work in experimental traditions while examining the past.  The event begins at 7 p.m., and if you arrive early, you can enjoy small plates, wine and beer at Max at the Gallery.  Call (585) 276-8900.