Star Wars (Special Edition)
Few films have had more of an impact on popular culture than this box office juggernaut, which cannily stirred together elements of early cinema serials, westerns, sci-fi epics, mythological quest narratives, and more.
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Few films have had more of an impact on popular culture than this box office juggernaut, which cannily stirred together elements of early cinema serials, westerns, sci-fi epics, mythological quest narratives, and more.
This is arguably the best film in the entire ongoing Star Wars franchise, and its success suggested that summer blockbusters needn’t offer happy endings to win over audiences
Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson earned an Oscar nomination for writing this brilliantly self-contained comedy-drama about three gifted siblings and their relationship with their absent, selfish father. Screening 7/2, 7/8, and 7/9.
Puppet master George Lucas rejoined the writing team to engineer a more colorful, cuddlier affair, complete with swashbuckling set pieces, slapstick comedy, and a tribe of small, adorably furry woodland go-getters called Ewoks
The debut feature from writer-director Sadiq, screening 7/14–7/23, explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society.
ne of the films that helped set the template for eighties stylistic excess, Purple Rain is a wonderfully bombastic big-screen experience that was a massive hit in summer of 1984.
Serving up one delirious delight after another, Tim Burton’s film took everyone by pleasant surprise when it became a sleeper smash in summer ’85.
The debut feature from writer-director Sadiq, screening 7/14–7/23, explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society.
Romantic, funny, and occasionally shocking, it is as honest, fresh, and funny today as it was 40 years ago.
ne of the films that helped set the template for eighties stylistic excess, Purple Rain is a wonderfully bombastic big-screen experience that was a massive hit in summer of 1984.
Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson earned an Oscar nomination for writing this brilliantly self-contained comedy-drama about three gifted siblings and their relationship with their absent, selfish father. Screening 7/2, 7/8, and 7/9.
Serving up one delirious delight after another, Tim Burton’s film took everyone by pleasant surprise when it became a sleeper smash in summer ’85.