In Laura Piani’s charming and witty debut, an aspiring author and clerk at a Parisian bookshop snags an invite to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in rural England — and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of an Austen novel.
When her Mother Superior sends her to serve as governess for the Von Trapp family, Maria’s love of life, music and dance binds her to the naval officer and his seven children. Their delicate happiness is threatened, however, by a burgeoning romance between Maria and the soon-to-be married captain — and the rise of the Third Reich in Austria.
The dearly departed Val Kilmer sank himself entirely into the role of late ‘60s rock icon Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s portrait of The Doors frontman, a powerful musical portrait of his band, his muse and his experimentations — musical or otherwise. 4K DCP Restoration
Trapped in a generational war against an evil Satanist and his violent cult, brothers Mark (William Shatner) and Tom (Tom Skerritt) head out to defeat the forces that have hunted their family in an epic battle culminating in a literally face-melting finale that must be seen to be believed.
With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
At an opulent hotel, the concierge (Ralph Fiennes) and his young protégé (Tony Revolori) forge a steadfast bond as they are swept up in a scheme involving the theft of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune. Wes Anderson’s star-studded film is a poignant paean to friendship and the grandeur of a vanished world.
Director Alex Ross Perry constructs a kaleidoscopic impression of the band Pavement by mounting scripted scenes with actors in a fake biopic, a musical stage play based on their songs, and an exhibition of questionable ephemera, blending it all together with archival footage.
Director Alex Ross Perry constructs a kaleidoscopic impression of the band Pavement by mounting scripted scenes with actors in a fake biopic, a musical stage play based on their songs, an exhibition of questionable ephemera, and blends it all together with archival footage.
The tumultuous journey of beloved singer-songwriter Janis Ian – who found fame as a teenager with her boundary-breaking song “Society’s Child” – unfolds in this saga of an artist who triumphed over homophobia, a misogynistic music industry, debilitating health issues, and a gun-toting lover.
Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Carly, who says: “ALMOST FAMOUS is one of my top three films of all time. Growing up in a house that listened to jazz, classical, world, and ‘80s pop, this film opened my eyes up to the greatness that is ‘70s rock. This stellar coming-of-age story is exactly what you want from a Cameron Crowe film: incredible music, quote-worthy dialogue, and the ungettable love interest.”