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Special Events CineMental Presents: Bears at 9:30pm Tickets available soon! Please join us for an evening of big bad Bears! We will be bringing you a gaggle of short bear films (or bear short films). Directors will be present. Among the films screening are: BEAR RUN by Dan Hunt (2008, 52 min), THE BACK ROOM by Greg Ivan Smith (2008, 18 min) and A BEAR, WHERE? by Jeremy Stewart (2007, Australia, animated, 3 min). This screening is being co-presented by the Alley Bar, where the bears are! James Nadeau and Aliza Shapiro, who have been involved with programming for the Boston Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival for the past 6 years, along with other local programmers, have created a series that will explore the fringes of queer film, video and groundbreaking performative work with a decidedly alternative perspective. Welcome the birth of CineMental! CineMental will showcase the best of independent queer media in a way never before seen in Boston. CineMental will be a convergence of film, video, performance a one day only

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Excalibur at 2:00 (1981) dir John Boorman w/ Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicolas Clay [140 min] *Director John Boorman will appear schedule permitting. Possibly the pinnacle of the "King Arthur" genre, EXCALIBUR follows its namesake, the sword Excalibur, through its many lives in Arthurian myth. It serves as almost a narrator through the rise and fall of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - bearing witness to love, lust, adultery, battle, triumph, and defeat. Generally agreed to be among Boorman's finest films, EXCALIBUR succeeds in being both epic and romantic, earning its place at the head of the medieval pack. final showing

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Excalibur at 2:00 (1981) dir John Boorman w/ Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicolas Clay [140 min] *Director John Boorman will appear schedule permitting. Possibly the pinnacle of the "King Arthur" genre, EXCALIBUR follows its namesake, the sword Excalibur, through its many lives in Arthurian myth. It serves as almost a narrator through the rise and fall of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - bearing witness to love, lust, adultery, battle, triumph, and defeat. Generally agreed to be among Boorman's finest films, EXCALIBUR succeeds in being both epic and romantic, earning its place at the head of the medieval pack. showing through friday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Point Blank at 12:00 noon (1967) dir John Boorman w/ Lee Marvin, Andie Dickenson, Keenan Wynn [92 min] *Director John Boorman will appear schedule permitting. Lee Marvin is Walker, a traditional gunman figure living in the untraditional world of 1967 Los Angeles. Walker is double crossed not once, but twice, by his partner Reese (Vernon), who both tries to kill him AND steals his wife all in one fell swoop. Unfortunately for Reese, Walker does not die, and sets out to reclaim his rightful piece of the monetary pie. He must find a way to make it past his biggest adversary, the spread of the corporate dogma over a Los Angeles whose underbelly was once governed by might and brawn instead of fine print and red tape. final showing

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Zardoz at 9:30 (1974) dir John Boorman w/ Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman [105 min] I'm not sure that even John Boorman would be able to tell you what ZARDOZ is about. And you know what? It doesn't matter, this movie rules! Zed (Connery) is some sort of maverick/renegade/warrior who sneaks into another dimension through the mouth of a giant floating stone head, and does so while looking mildly embarrassed and mostly nude. This stone head is Zardoz, a god who promises immortality for all who believe in him. When Zed crosses into this other dimension things go awry and suddenly there are angry septuagenarians, a whole bunch of brief nudity, and a lot of Sean Connery riding a horse while wearing a sarong made of bullets and the gnarliest mustache-ponytail combo you have ever seen. final showing

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Exorcist 2 at 9:30 (1977) dir John Boorman w/ Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Max Von Sydow [118 min] This sequel to the wildly popular The Exorcist attempts to answer many of the questions left from the first installment of what was to become a multi-sequeled phenomenon. Four years after the events of the first film, Father Philip Lamont (Burton) has been summoned by the church to investigate the exorcism of Regan (Blair). Father Lamont finds himself entangled with Regan's memories and the demon itself, and must travel to Africa to uncover how to banish the demon once and for all. The plot is at times convoluted, but Boorman's baroque imagery, a score by Ennio Morricone (most famous for the spaghetti westerns of the 1960's), and tinges of religious rebellion, help to make EXORCIST II an underrated cult classic. one day only

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Repertory Series: John Boorman's Primeval Screen Zardoz at 9:30 (1974) dir John Boorman w/ Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman [105 min] I'm not sure that even John Boorman would be able to tell you what ZARDOZ is about. And you know what? It doesn't matter, this movie rules! Zed (Connery) is some sort of maverick/renegade/warrior who sneaks into another dimension through the mouth of a giant floating stone head, and does so while looking mildly embarrassed and mostly nude. This stone head is Zardoz, a god who promises immortality for all who believe in him. When Zed crosses into this other dimension things go awry and suddenly there are angry septuagenarians, a whole bunch of brief nudity, and a lot of Sean Connery riding a horse while wearing a sarong made of bullets and the gnarliest mustache-ponytail combo you have ever seen. showing through sunday

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Special Engagements Exclusive Area Premiere! Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 (2008) dir dir Kevin Rafferty [105 min] Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are both undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip. Harvard's lineman is Tommy Lee Jones - Al Gore's roommate. Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Cafe) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football's most famous games. - Notes from the Film Forum, NYC We're thrilled to be hosting this engaging new documentary on the eve of the 40th Anniversary of this famous game! Please join us for an illuminating walk down memory lane that, not only opens up the details of this momentous match-up, but also touches on politics, sex, ethics, war, and class. showing through wednesday

Special Engagement New 35mm Print! The 39 Steps at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 (1935) dir Alfred Hitchcock Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim [86 min] This fast paced adventure/espionage film was the great Alfred Hitchcock's first big international hit and it is, in fact, one of his most purely enjoyable films. The charming Donat is approached by a woman who insists she is being chased and, after helping her, is told about a plot to smuggle vital information out of the country. Of course he thinks she's totally bonkers but, when she shows up at his hotel room the next morning with a knife in her back, a mysterious map in her hand, and "39 steps" on her lips, he discovers that she really was telling the truth. With the woman dead, and himself the prime suspect, he sets out to uncover the spy ring and prove his innocence in this prototypical thriller. Recently adapted as a stage play, THE 39 STEPS has become a hit again - this time on Broadway - don't miss this chance to see a new print of this final showing

Special Engagement New 35mm Print! The 39 Steps at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 (1935) dir Alfred Hitchcock Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim [86 min] This fast paced adventure/espionage film was the great Alfred Hitchcock's first big international hit and it is, in fact, one of his most purely enjoyable films. The charming Donat is approached by a woman who insists she is being chased and, after helping her, is told about a plot to smuggle vital information out of the country. Of course he thinks she's totally bonkers but, when she shows up at his hotel room the next morning with a knife in her back, a mysterious map in her hand, and "39 steps" on her lips, he discovers that she really was telling the truth. With the woman dead, and himself the prime suspect, he sets out to uncover the spy ring and prove his innocence in this prototypical thriller. Recently adapted as a stage play, THE 39 STEPS has become a hit again - this time on Broadway - don't miss this chance to see a new print of this showing through nov 28

Special Engagement New 35mm Print! The 39 Steps at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 (1935) dir Alfred Hitchcock Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim [86 min] This fast paced adventure/espionage film was the great Alfred Hitchcock's first big international hit and it is, in fact, one of his most purely enjoyable films. The charming Donat is approached by a woman who insists she is being chased and, after helping her, is told about a plot to smuggle vital information out of the country. Of course he thinks she's totally bonkers but, when she shows up at his hotel room the next morning with a knife in her back, a mysterious map in her hand, and "39 steps" on her lips, he discovers that she really was telling the truth. With the woman dead, and himself the prime suspect, he sets out to uncover the spy ring and prove his innocence in this prototypical thriller. Recently adapted as a stage play, THE 39 STEPS has become a hit again - this time on Broadway - don't miss this chance to see a new print of this showing through nov 28

Special Engagement New 35mm Print! The 39 Steps at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 (1935) dir Alfred Hitchcock Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim [86 min] This fast paced adventure/espionage film was the great Alfred Hitchcock's first big international hit and it is, in fact, one of his most purely enjoyable films. The charming Donat is approached by a woman who insists she is being chased and, after helping her, is told about a plot to smuggle vital information out of the country. Of course he thinks she's totally bonkers but, when she shows up at his hotel room the next morning with a knife in her back, a mysterious map in her hand, and "39 steps" on her lips, he discovers that she really was telling the truth. With the woman dead, and himself the prime suspect, he sets out to uncover the spy ring and prove his innocence in this prototypical thriller. Recently adapted as a stage play, THE 39 STEPS has become a hit again - this time on Broadway - don't miss this chance to see a new print of this showing through nov 28

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! The Hustler at 4:30, 9:30 (1961) dir Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie [134 min] Newman is "Fast Eddie", a small time hustler whose bravado forces him into a high stakes game with the reigning pool hall champion, "Minnesota Fats" (Gleason). Eddie is out of his league, and eventually loses everything except his initial bet. Broke and broken, Eddie agrees to join up with the untrustworthy manager Bert Gordon (Scott), who promises to teach him what he needs to know to beat Fats and win his money back (albeit at a steep commission). But Eddie quickly learns that victory may come at a price he was not prepared to pay. showing through dec 5

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid at 2:15, 7:15 (1969) dir George Roy Howard Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross [110 min] Arguably one of Paul Newman's greatest and most beloved roles, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID tells the kind-of true story of the legendary bank robbers and the mutiny that forces them into a life on the lam, an exodus from the states, and a futile attempt at going straight, all of which ends, not surprisingly, in an epic gun battle worthy of such larger than life men. Newman and Redford are spot-on as Cassidy and Sundance, and masterfully portray the Western rogues that our mothers warned us not to love. final showing find/upload a trailer

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! The Hustler at 4:30, 9:30 (1961) dir Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie [134 min] Newman is "Fast Eddie", a small time hustler whose bravado forces him into a high stakes game with the reigning pool hall champion, "Minnesota Fats" (Gleason). Eddie is out of his league, and eventually loses everything except his initial bet. Broke and broken, Eddie agrees to join up with the untrustworthy manager Bert Gordon (Scott), who promises to teach him what he needs to know to beat Fats and win his money back (albeit at a steep commission). But Eddie quickly learns that victory may come at a price he was not prepared to pay. showing through dec 5

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! The Hustler at 4:30, 9:30 (1961) dir Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie [134 min] Newman is "Fast Eddie", a small time hustler whose bravado forces him into a high stakes game with the reigning pool hall champion, "Minnesota Fats" (Gleason). Eddie is out of his league, and eventually loses everything except his initial bet. Broke and broken, Eddie agrees to join up with the untrustworthy manager Bert Gordon (Scott), who promises to teach him what he needs to know to beat Fats and win his money back (albeit at a steep commission). But Eddie quickly learns that victory may come at a price he was not prepared to pay. final showing

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid at 2:15, 7:15 (1969) dir George Roy Howard Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross [110 min] Arguably one of Paul Newman's greatest and most beloved roles, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID tells the kind-of true story of the legendary bank robbers and the mutiny that forces them into a life on the lam, an exodus from the states, and a futile attempt at going straight, all of which ends, not surprisingly, in an epic gun battle worthy of such larger than life men. Newman and Redford are spot-on as Cassidy and Sundance, and masterfully portray the Western rogues that our mothers warned us not to love. showing through dec 4 find/upload a trailer

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! The Hustler at 4:30, 9:30 (1961) dir Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie [134 min] Newman is "Fast Eddie", a small time hustler whose bravado forces him into a high stakes game with the reigning pool hall champion, "Minnesota Fats" (Gleason). Eddie is out of his league, and eventually loses everything except his initial bet. Broke and broken, Eddie agrees to join up with the untrustworthy manager Bert Gordon (Scott), who promises to teach him what he needs to know to beat Fats and win his money back (albeit at a steep commission). But Eddie quickly learns that victory may come at a price he was not prepared to pay. showing through dec 5

Special Events 5 Rights, Inc. Presents State Radio Acoustic at 8:00 Tickets available soon STATE RADIO's "Take The Country Back" 2008 Fall Tour Presents: An evening to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For more information, please visit http://www.stateradio.com or http://www.5rightsinc.org. final showing

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid at 2:15, 7:15 (1969) dir George Roy Howard Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross [110 min] Arguably one of Paul Newman's greatest and most beloved roles, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID tells the kind-of true story of the legendary bank robbers and the mutiny that forces them into a life on the lam, an exodus from the states, and a futile attempt at going straight, all of which ends, not surprisingly, in an epic gun battle worthy of such larger than life men. Newman and Redford are spot-on as Cassidy and Sundance, and masterfully portray the Western rogues that our mothers warned us not to love. showing through dec 4 find/upload a trailer

Special Engagement A Tribute To Paul Newman New 35mm Print! The Hustler at 4:30, 9:30 (1961) dir Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie [134 min] Newman is "Fast Eddie", a small time hustler whose bravado forces him into a high stakes game with the reigning pool hall champion, "Minnesota Fats" (Gleason). Eddie is out of his league, and eventually loses everything except his initial bet. Broke and broken, Eddie agrees to join up with the untrustworthy manager Bert Gordon (Scott), who promises to teach him what he needs to know to beat Fats and win his money back (albeit at a steep commission). But Eddie quickly learns that victory may come at a price he was not prepared to pay. showing through dec 5

Special Events 5 Rights, Inc. Presents State Radio Acoustic at 8:00 Tickets available soon STATE RADIO's "Take The Country Back" 2008 Fall Tour Presents: An evening to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For more information, please visit http://www.stateradio.com or http://www.5rightsinc.org. showing through dec 7

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Raiders Of The Lost Ark at 5:15 (1981) dir Steven Spieberg w/ Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman [115 min] When RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK debuted, it reacquainted the world with the magic of the swashbuckling cinematic hero. With Harrison Ford in one of his most definitive roles, Jonathan Rhys-Davies in his most iconic (prior to Lord Of The Rings that is), Karen Allen at her feistiest, and Alfred Molina in his first major part ("Throw me the idol, I give you the whip!"), not to mention Nazis, pirates, booby trapped temples, that damn catchy theme, and lots and lots of snakes, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is as much fun today as it was the first time it appeared on screen. showing through dec 11

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade at 7:00 (1989) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott [127 min] The third Indiana Jones film gets back to what Indy does best - kicking Nazi tail! Sir Sean Connery plays Indy's father, who is kidnapped so that he can help the Nazis locate the Holy Grail for the war effort. Denholm Elliot plays elder sidekick Dr. Marcus Brody, and Alison Doody plays Indy's love interest. Great chase scenes, fistfights, gun battles, immersion in burning, drowning rats, and the great banter between Indy and his dad, make THE LAST CRUSADE the favorite of many Indiana Jones fans. final showing

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Raiders Of The Lost Ark at 5:15 (1981) dir Steven Spieberg w/ Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman [115 min] When RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK debuted, it reacquainted the world with the magic of the swashbuckling cinematic hero. With Harrison Ford in one of his most definitive roles, Jonathan Rhys-Davies in his most iconic (prior to Lord Of The Rings that is), Karen Allen at her feistiest, and Alfred Molina in his first major part ("Throw me the idol, I give you the whip!"), not to mention Nazis, pirates, booby trapped temples, that damn catchy theme, and lots and lots of snakes, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is as much fun today as it was the first time it appeared on screen. final showing

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade at 7:00 (1989) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott [127 min] The third Indiana Jones film gets back to what Indy does best - kicking Nazi tail! Sir Sean Connery plays Indy's father, who is kidnapped so that he can help the Nazis locate the Holy Grail for the war effort. Denholm Elliot plays elder sidekick Dr. Marcus Brody, and Alison Doody plays Indy's love interest. Great chase scenes, fistfights, gun battles, immersion in burning, drowning rats, and the great banter between Indy and his dad, make THE LAST CRUSADE the favorite of many Indiana Jones fans. showing through dec 11

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom at 4:30, 9:30 (1984) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan [118 min] This second installment of the Indiana Jones franchise hits the ground running, throwing Jones (Ford), kid sidekick Shortround (Quan), and torch singer Wilhemina Scott (Capshaw) into the wilds of India. Although contoversial in its depictions of Indians, the scenes of human sacrifice (pulling beating hearts out of men's chests) are so over the top, the dialogue between Willie and Indy so classically campy, the scene with the bugs so creepy, and the action sequences so fun, that TEMPLE OF DOOM stands solidly alongside the other adventures of Indiana Jones. final showing

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade at 7:00 (1989) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott [127 min] The third Indiana Jones film gets back to what Indy does best - kicking Nazi tail! Sir Sean Connery plays Indy's father, who is kidnapped so that he can help the Nazis locate the Holy Grail for the war effort. Denholm Elliot plays elder sidekick Dr. Marcus Brody, and Alison Doody plays Indy's love interest. Great chase scenes, fistfights, gun battles, immersion in burning, drowning rats, and the great banter between Indy and his dad, make THE LAST CRUSADE the favorite of many Indiana Jones fans. showing through dec 11

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom at 4:30, 9:30 (1984) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan [118 min] This second installment of the Indiana Jones franchise hits the ground running, throwing Jones (Ford), kid sidekick Shortround (Quan), and torch singer Wilhemina Scott (Capshaw) into the wilds of India. Although contoversial in its depictions of Indians, the scenes of human sacrifice (pulling beating hearts out of men's chests) are so over the top, the dialogue between Willie and Indy so classically campy, the scene with the bugs so creepy, and the action sequences so fun, that TEMPLE OF DOOM stands solidly alongside the other adventures of Indiana Jones. showing through dec 12

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Indiana Jones Scavenger Hunt at 2:00 Fancy yourself a bit of a treasure hunter? Always wanted to dip your toe into the waters of Indiana Jones style archeology? Well, now's your chance! While we can't promise any deadly booby traps or Biblical artifacts, we will promise an afternoon of fun and adventure around Cambridge. Starting time and location will be announced in early November. You can pre-register by emailing Indy@brattlefilm.org! A small registration fee will apply. one day only

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull at 2:45, 7:30 (2008) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt [122 min] We'll be the first to admit that it doesn't live up to the first three films, but CRYSTAL SKULL is still, at its heart, a great adventure story - with perhaps a few too many knowing asides thrown in. Despite the bad reviews, the swashbuckling set-pieces are suitably over-the-top, the performances have heart (if not always brains), and Ford still looks good in that hat. In CRYSTAL SKULL, Indy is pitted against the great Cold War enemy - Soviet Russia - in an all out race to uncover the origins and locations of a set of mysterious crystal skulls that look suspiciously non-human. final showing

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Raiders Of The Lost Ark at 5:15 (1981) dir Steven Spieberg w/ Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman [115 min] When RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK debuted, it reacquainted the world with the magic of the swashbuckling cinematic hero. With Harrison Ford in one of his most definitive roles, Jonathan Rhys-Davies in his most iconic (prior to Lord Of The Rings that is), Karen Allen at her feistiest, and Alfred Molina in his first major part ("Throw me the idol, I give you the whip!"), not to mention Nazis, pirates, booby trapped temples, that damn catchy theme, and lots and lots of snakes, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is as much fun today as it was the first time it appeared on screen. showing through dec 11

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull at 2:45, 7:30 (2008) dir Steven Spielberg w/ Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt [122 min] We'll be the first to admit that it doesn't live up to the first three films, but CRYSTAL SKULL is still, at its heart, a great adventure story - with perhaps a few too many knowing asides thrown in. Despite the bad reviews, the swashbuckling set-pieces are suitably over-the-top, the performances have heart (if not always brains), and Ford still looks good in that hat. In CRYSTAL SKULL, Indy is pitted against the great Cold War enemy - Soviet Russia - in an all out race to uncover the origins and locations of a set of mysterious crystal skulls that look suspiciously non-human. showing through dec 13

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Secret Of The Incas at 1:15, 5:15 (1954) dir Jerry Hopper w/ Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Thomas Mitchell, Nicole Maurey, Yma Sumac [100 min] This rare, 1950s jungle adventure is clearly another influence on the Indiana Jones character - in fact, when Spielberg and Lucas wanted to set the right tone for their cast 16mm print courtesy of UCLA. final showing

$10 advance / $12 at the door Round up your posse and join us for what's sure to be the best weekend in the 'verse this summer! The New England Browncoats are hosting the 3rd annual special charity screenings of Joss Whedon's Sci-Fi epic SERENITY to benefit Equality Now. Cult hero Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) seemed to do the impossible when he turned his brilliant-but-cancelled television show Firefly into 2005's SERENITY, a full-on big screen adaptation that rivals all of Lucas' prequels combined with its explosive battles, gripping special effects fantastic new worlds, and memorable characters. With similar screenings are happening all around the globe each year, all told this worldwide event one day only

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Zorro Rides Again at 3:30, 7:30 (1937) dir John English, William Whitney w/ John Carroll, Helen Christian, Reed Howes, Duncan Renaldo, Noah Beery [75 min] Among the primary influences for the action in the Indiana Jones series are the classic Republic serials of the 1930s. ZORRO RIDES AGAIN is a prime example of these amazing yarns that cut right to the chase and leave very little room for anything other than breathless action. This modern day version of Zorro features the original swashbuckler's grandson donning the mask and sword to protect his beloved Mexico when a railroad construction project is sabotaged by terrorists - or are they agents of a sinister businessman? We will screen the condensed, feature length version of the original 12-part serial. one day only

Repertory Series: Roots Of The Whip: Indiana Jones And His Influences Hellboy at 9:30 (2004) dir Guillermo del Toro w/ Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Rupert Evans, Jeffrey Tambor [122 min] Mike Mignola's great comic book character Hellboy definitely shows some similarities to Indy - both are artifact hunting (granted Hellboy's are more occult than Biblical), Nazi battling, wisecracking loudmouths, helpless with the ladies, and lovably fallible. In Guillermo del Toro's action-packed film, HELLBOY, a demon raised by humans to help protect them from the things that go bump in the night, must battle a certain immortal Russian and foil his terrifying plan to destroy the Earth. All the while Hellboy (or "Red" to his friends) must keep a government-mandated low profile - which is hard when you're 7-feet-tall and bright red with a tail. one day only

Special Engagements New 35mm Print! Shoot The Piano Player at 5:30, 7:30 (1962) dir Francois Truffaut Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger [92 min] This films shows as a Single Feature. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER relates the adventures of mild-mannered Charlie Koller (Aznavour), a former concert pianist reduced to playing honky-tonk rags in a side street bar. When his past catches up with him in the form of his wayward brother Chico (Rémy), Charlie stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair with admiring waitress Léna (Dubois). Both a sly tribute to American film noir and a moving rethinking of its key tropes, Truffaut's second feature is pure nouvelle vague. final showing

Special Events CineMental Presents: The Godfather Of Disco at 9:30 Tickets $10; No Passes. We will be celebrating THE GODFATHER OF DISCO, the music of the era, pioneer/activist/survivor Mel Cheren (who passed in December 2007), and the house scene in Boston. Mel Cheren is the guy who first put an instrumental on the b-side of a 45 so DJs could mix with it. He's the guy who pressed the first 12" single. Cheren had his finger on the pulse of a burgeoning generation that crossed cultures and sexual orientations - and changed music forever. Today's hip hop and electronic music would not be the same without Cheren and his colleagues. The Screening will be followed by a live DJ demonstration of mixing techniques used in the dance clubs featuring music from the West End Records catalog. James Nadeau and Aliza Shapiro, who have been involved with programming for the Boston Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival for the past 6 years, along with other local programmers, have created a series that will explore the fr one day only

Special Engagements New 35mm Print! Shoot The Piano Player at 5:30, 7:30 (1962) dir Francois Truffaut Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger [92 min] This films shows as a Single Feature. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER relates the adventures of mild-mannered Charlie Koller (Aznavour), a former concert pianist reduced to playing honky-tonk rags in a side street bar. When his past catches up with him in the form of his wayward brother Chico (Rémy), Charlie stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair with admiring waitress Léna (Dubois). Both a sly tribute to American film noir and a moving rethinking of its key tropes, Truffaut's second feature is pure nouvelle vague. showing through dec 17