Coming Soon
May
The Screening Room Speaker Series: THE TREE OF LIFE (2011) + A TALK BY TIM VICKERY
Wednesday May 22 @ 7pm
Part of the May Terrence Malick Selectrospective.
The story of a family in Waco Texas in 1956: the eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting philosophies. Accompanied by a guest talk by Tim Vickery, rector of St. James' Anglican Church.
USA / Drama / More info (IMDb)
Advance tickets go on sale May 10
NO
Opens May 24
An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.
Chile / Historical Drama / More info (IMDb)
THE THIN RED LINE (1998)
Wednesday May 29 @ 7pm
Part of the May Terrence Malick Selectrospective. A dreamlike adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
USA / War Drama / More info (IMDb)
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Opens May 31
A wanted man and former member of the revolutionary militant group the Weather Underground goes on the run after a journalist (Shia LaBeouf) discovers his identity.
USA / Political Thriller / More info (IMDb)
June
Film Society Double Feature: THE SHINING (1980) + ROOM 237 PREMIER
Saturday June 1: The Shining @ 6:30pm / Room 237 @ 9:10pm
A "Members Only" Event: admission restricted to members of The Screening Room Film Society / Admission $10
Many movies lend themselves to dramatic interpretations, but none as rich and far ranging as Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. In the new documentary ROOM 237, we hear from people who have developed far-reaching theories and believe they have decoded the hidden symbols and messages buried in the late director's film.
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (2003)
Sunday June 2 @ 4pm
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
A 2013 Cycle Week event.
France / Animated Family Comedy / More info (IMDb)
General Admission only $6!
ROOM 237
Wednesday June 5 @ 7pm & Thursday June 6 @ 9:30pm
Many movies lend themselves to dramatic interpretations, but none as rich and far ranging as Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. In LA filmmaker Rodney Ascher's ROOM 237, we hear from people who have developed far-reaching theories and believe they have decoded the hidden symbols and messages buried in the late director's film.
USA / Documentary / More info (IMDb)
TO THE WONDER
Opens June 7
The highly-anticipated new film by Terrence Malick. After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile, who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend.
USA / Drama / More info (IMDb)
Fundraiser: A PLACE AT THE TABLE
Sunday June 9 @ 6:30pm
Community Foundation for Kingston & Area presents a benefit in support of the Regina Rosen Food First Fund: the Kingston Premier of the important new documentary A PLACE AT THE TABLE. Tickets $100 per person (applicable charitable tax receipt). More information about the event.
USA / Documentary / Film info (IMDb)
BEYOND THE HILLS
Opens June 14
From Cannes Golden Palm winner Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days). The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
Romania / Drama / More info (IMDb)
THE GREAT GATSBY
Opens June TBA
Would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton).
USA / Drama / More info (IMDb)
KON TIKI
Opens June 24
The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Norway / Adventure / More info (IMDb)
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
Opens June TBA
A hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
Denmark / Comedy Romance / More info (IMDb)
MUD
Opens June TBA
Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
USA / Drama / More info (IMDb)
FRANCES HA
Opens June TBA
A story that follows a New York woman (who doesn't really have an apartment), apprentices for a dance company (though she's not really a dancer), and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles.
USA / Comedy Drama / More info (IMDb)
Unibrow: LEVIATHAN
Wednesday June 26 @ 7pm
Unibrow Art House Film Series
A visceral feature-length film about men at sea and fish on boats, offering an appreciation for the sensory experience, labor, and political and ecological stakes of one of the oldest human endeavors.
France/UK/USA / Documentary / More info
July
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Opens July TBA
The third in the Richard Linklater series of romantic dramas, "Before Midnight" takes place in Greece nine years after the end of "Before Sunset."
USA / Romantic Drama / More info (IMDb)
August
Unibrow: THE ACT OF KILLING
Wednesday August 7 @ 7pm
Unibrow Art House Film Series
A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. Produced by Errol Morris and Werner Herzog.
Denmark/Norway/UK / Documentary / More info
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