May
11 Tuesday 7 pm
FILM FORUM: CHINATOWN This classic film from 1973 that revisited
and revised the private eye genre of a generation before is still the king of
all the “neo-noir” films that followed it.
With an Oscar-winning screenplay, ingenious direction, atmospheric
cinematography, and riveting performances by stars Faye Dunaway and Jack
Nicholson. You can stream on Kanopy, Amazon Prime, Paramount +, Crackle, and others.
May 17 Monday 7 pm ARETHA ARRIVES: THE CLASSIC SOUL YEARS She began as a gospel child prodigy and was later signed to a prestigious contract as a jazz and pop crooner. But she truly came into her own in the late 60s when she recorded for Atlantic records. Relive the moment when Sister Re became the Queen soul.
May 19 Wednesday 7 pm POETRY: RITA DOVE’S “THOMAS AND BEULAH” We’ll discuss a number of poems from the Pulitzer-Prize-winning volume that tells the story of the marriage of Dove’s grandparents, first from the husband’s point of view, and then from the wife’s.
May
23 Sunday 2 pm
FILM FORUM: UGETSU Transposing
many traditional Japanese arts (scroll painting, noh theater, ghost stories,
and biwa lute music) to the modern medium of movies, master director Kenji
Mizoguchi tells a tale of love and war.
This blend of clear-eyed realism and otherworldly beauty captivated
European and American audiences, and was one of the first films to alert the
Western world of the riches of Japanese cinema. You can stream the movie on Kanopy, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, Apple TV, and iTunes.
May 28 Friday 7pm A HEART NEEDS A HOME: THE MUSIC OF RICHARD THOMPSON Explore the songs of the veteran singer/songwriter and world class guitarist, founder of the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention in the 60s, a beloved performer with his then-wife Linda in the 70s, and then a prolific recording artist and soundtrack composer in the ensuing decades. We’ll hear haunting melodies and rocking solos, witty rhymes and probing spiritual lyrics.
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