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JUN - SEP 2018 amherst cinema 28 Amity St. Amherst, MA 01002 • www.amherstcinema.org • 413.253.2547 See something different! In addion to the special events in this newsleer, Amherst Cinema shows current-release film on four screens every day. Visit amherstcinema.org and join our weekly e-newsleer for the latest offerings. SOUND & VISION music in film series Wednesday nights this summer, our hit music series returns with concert films, biographies, and documentaries. Tune in, turn on and get down with these arsts - loud and larger than life! YELLOW SUBMARINE Dir. George Dunning, 1968, PG, 85 min WED JUL 11, 7PM This 4k restoraon on the big screen is a rare opportunity to fully submerge yourself in The Beatles’ meless musical and visual delights. GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT & BAMI Dir. Sophie Fiennes, 2018, NR, 115 min WED JUL 18, 7PM This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with inmate personal footage. MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBA Dir. Mika Kaurismäki, 2011, NR, 90 min WED JUL 25, 7PM Through interviews and rare archival performance footage, MAMA AFRICA introduces the music, life, and legacy of South African singer Miriam Makeba to a new generaon. RUBÉN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME Dir. Abner Benaim, 2018, NR, 85 min, Spanish w/subtitles WED AUG 1, 7PM This doc celebrates living legend Rubén Blades, a Lan American icon at the center of the New York Salsa revoluon in the 1970’s. Introducon by Pablo Yglesias. Aſter-party with Peace & Rhythm DJs spinning vinyl. CONCERT FOR GEORGE Dir. David Leland, 2003, PG-13, 146 min WED AUG 8, 7PM This concert film features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Tom Pey, Ravi Shankar, Monty Python, and more paying tribute to George Harrison. HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS Dir. William E. Badgley, 2018, NR, 86 min WED AUG 15, 7PM HERE TO BE HEARD is a film about the world’s first all-girl punk band who formed in London in 1976. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA Dir. Stephen Schible, 2018, NR, 100 min, Japanese w/subtitles WED AUG 22, 7PM An inmate portrait of Ryuichi Sakamoto, spanning his early days in Yellow Magic Orchestra, his film scores, his cancer diagnosis, and his acvism work. BETTY: THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT Dir. Phil Cox, 2018, NR, 60 min WED AUG 29, 7PM The story of the elusive Bey Davis, from the young girl growing up on a North Carolina farm, to the leg- endary funk pioneer and wife of Miles Davis, to the startling mystery of Bey’s 30 year disappearance. LINEFORK Dir. Vic Rawlings and Jeff Silva, 2016, NR, 96 min WED SEP 5, 7PM An immersive view of the daily rituals of Lee Sexton, rered coal miner and revered banjo legend, and his wife Opal. Directors Vic Rawlings and Jeff Silva in person. HIT SO HARD Dir. P. David Ebersole, 2012, NR, 103 min WED SEP 12, 7PM A documentary that follows Hole drummer Pay Schemel as she struggles with fame and addicon. Pay Schemel in person. Presented in collabora- on with Women of Rock Oral History Project. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba Yellow Submarine Betty: They Say I’m Different Rubén Blades Is Not My Name June - September 2018 28 Amity Street • Amherst, MA 01002 • amherstcinema.org • 413.253.2547 Page 1
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2018amherstcinema28 Amity St. Amherst, MA 01002 • www.amherstcinema.org • 413.253.2547
See something different!
In addition to the special events in this newsletter, Amherst Cinema shows current-release film on four screens every day.Visit amherstcinema.org and join our weekly e-newsletter for the latest offerings.
SOUND & VISIONmusic in film series
SOUND & VISION music in film series
SOUND & VISION music in film series
Wednesday nights this summer, our hit music series returns with concert films, biographies, and documentaries. Tune in, turn on and get down with these artists - loud and larger than life!
YELLOW SUBMARINEDir. George Dunning, 1968, PG, 85 min
WED JUL 11, 7pmThis 4k restoration on the big screen is a rare opportunity to fully submerge yourself in The Beatles’ timeless musical and visual delights.
GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT & BAMIDir. Sophie Fiennes, 2018, NR, 115 min
WED JUL 18, 7pmThis electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage.
MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBADir. Mika Kaurismäki, 2011, NR, 90 min
WED JUL 25, 7pmThrough interviews and rare archival performance footage, MAMA AFRICA introduces the music, life, and legacy of South African singer Miriam Makeba to a new generation.
RUBÉN BLADES IS NOT MY NAMEDir. Abner Benaim, 2018, NR, 85 min, Spanish w/subtitles
WED AUG 1, 7pmThis doc celebrates living legend Rubén Blades, a Latin American icon at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970’s. Introduction by Pablo Yglesias. After-party with Peace & Rhythm DJs spinning vinyl.
CONCERT FOR GEORGEDir. David Leland, 2003, PG-13, 146 min
WED AUG 8, 7pmThis concert film features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, Monty Python, and more paying tribute to George Harrison.
HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITSDir. William E. Badgley, 2018, NR, 86 min
WED AUG 15, 7pmHERE TO BE HEARD is a film about the world’s first all-girl punk band who formed in London in 1976.
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODADir. Stephen Schible, 2018, NR, 100 min, Japanese w/subtitles
WED AUG 22, 7pmAn intimate portrait of Ryuichi Sakamoto, spanning his early days in Yellow Magic Orchestra, his film scores, his cancer diagnosis, and his activism work.
BETTY: THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENTDir. Phil Cox, 2018, NR, 60 min
WED AUG 29, 7pmThe story of the elusive Betty Davis, from the young girl growing up on a North Carolina farm, to the leg-endary funk pioneer and wife of Miles Davis, to the startling mystery of Betty’s 30 year disappearance.
LINEFORKDir. Vic Rawlings and Jeff Silva, 2016, NR, 96 min
WED SEp 5, 7pmAn immersive view of the daily rituals of Lee Sexton, retired coal miner and revered banjo legend, and his wife Opal. Directors Vic Rawlings and Jeff Silva in person.
HIT SO HARDDir. P. David Ebersole, 2012, NR, 103 min
WED SEp 12, 7pmA documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction. Patty Schemel in person. Presented in collabora-tion with Women of Rock Oral History Project.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CodaMama Africa: Miriam Makeba Yellow Submarine
Betty: They Say I’m DifferentRubén Blades Is Not My Name
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BOLSHOI BALLET: THE FLAMES OF PARISMusic by Boris Asafiev and choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, after Vasily Vainonen, 135 min
SUN JUN 3, 12:55pmIn the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave Marseille for Paris, and both encounter love along the way.
NT LIVE: MACBETHDir. Rufus Norris, 210 min
TUE JUN 5, 7pm & SAT JUN 16, 12:30pmRory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s most terrifying tragedy.
BOLSHOI BALLET: COPPÉLIAMusic by Léo Delibes and choreography by Sergei Vikharev after Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti, 165 min
SUN JUL 8, 12:55pmThe Bolshoi’s unique version of COPPÉLIA exhibits a fascinating reconstruction of the original 19th century choreography of this ebullient comedy
NT LIVE: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (ENCORE)Dir. Marianne Elliott, 2012, 170 min
SAT JUL 14, 12:30pm & TUE JUL 17, 7pmThis acclaimed production has astonished audiences worldwide and received 7 Olivier and 5 Tony Awards.
NT LIVE: FOLLIES (ENCORE)Dir. Dominic Cooke, 2017, 150 min
SAT SEp 8, 12:30pmDon’t miss this dazzling production of Stephen Sond-heim’s legendary musical, starring Imelda Staunton.
THE ROYAL BALLET: BERNSTEIN CENTENARYMusic by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett, and Christopher Wheeldon, 180 min
SUN SEp 16, 12:30pmThe Royal Ballet of London celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein dance program.
WEST END THEATER: AN AMERICAN IN PARISDir. Christopher Wheeldon, 160 min
THU SEp 20, 7pm & SAT SEp 29, 12:30pmThis Tony Award-winning musical features the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KINDDir. Steven Spielberg, 1977, PG, 138 min
FRI JUN 1, 9:45pmAn ordinary man follows a series of psychic clues to the first scheduled meeting between representatives of Earth and visitors from the cosmos.
THE LOST BOYSDir. Joel Schumacher, 1987, R, 97 min
FRI JUN 8, 9:45pmAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires in this 80’s classic.
CARRIEDir. Brian De Palma, 1976, R, 98 min
FRI JUN 15, 9:45pmCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenager, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
LIFE OF BRIANDir. Terry Jones, 1979, R, 94 min
FRI JUN 22, 9:45pmMonty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic, hilarious satire of both religion and Hollywood’s depiction of all things biblical with their second film.
THE SHININGDir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980, R, 146 min
FRI JUN 29, 9:45pm“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” - or, rather, a homicidal boy in Stanley Kubrick’s eerie adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel.
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LATE NIGHTSFridays at 9:45, join us for the best cult, genre, and other outré film. Late Nights goes on break for July and August, but will return in September.
The Shining
Theater and dance productions from around the globe shine on the Amherst Cinema big screen.
WORLD STAGE ON SCREEN
DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTSDir. Phil Grabsky, 2018, NR, 85 min
SUN JUN 10, 1pmFeaturing intimate and in-depth interviews with pro-lific British painter David Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
BRITISH MUSEUM PRESENTS: HOKUSAIDir. Patricia Wheatley, 2017, NR, 87 min
SAT JUN 23, 12:30pmThis documentary illustrates the great Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s influence and legacy, and presents an exclusive private view of the British Mu-seum exhibition “Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave.”
VINCENT VAN GOGH: A NEW WAY OF SEEINGDir. David Bickerstaff, 2015, NR, 90 min
SAT JUL 21, 12:30pm & TUE JUL 24, 7pmThis documentary showcases Van Gogh’s iconic works like never before and features exclusive interviews with the curatorial team at the Van Gogh Museum.
CANALETTO AND THE ART OF VENICEDir. David Bickerstaff, 2017, NR, 85 min
SAT AUG 4, 12:30pmTake a journey into the life and art of Venice’s famous view-painter. No artist better captures the essence and allure of Venice than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto.
I, CLAUDE MONETDir. Phil Grabsky, 2017, NR, 87 min
SAT AUG 18, 12:30pmTold through Monet’s own words and shot on loca-tion at the very spots he painted, the film features his most loved paintings in an immersive art experience.
THE CURIOUS WORLD OF HIERONYMUS BOSCHDir. David Bickerstaff, 2016, NR, 87 min
SAT AUG 25, 12:30pmWho was Hieronymus Bosch? Why, after 500 years, do his strange and fantastical paintings resonate with people now more than ever? Delve into the vivid imagination of this true visionary.
Art on Screen takes you into the lives of history’s best-loved artists, and behind the scenes of the world’s most in-demand exhibitions.
Macbeth
David Hockney At The Royal Academy Of Arts
amherstcinemaLUCY WILSON BENSONchair emerita
BOARD OF DIRECTORSDEBORAH CHRISTAKOS chair and president
BARBARA J. LUCEYvice president and treasurer
BARTON BYGvice president
SALMAN HAMEEDELEANOR S. LASHJOANNE MARQUSEESAMUEL MASINTER
STAFFDAN BIEGNERtechnology manager
HOLLY GREELEYbusiness manager
RACHEL HARToutreach manager
ALEX HORNBECKcreative manager
CAROL M. JOHNSONexecutive director
BOX OFFICECLAIRE CREWSMALIK FORDLUCA FONTANETTAFINLEY JANESVERONICA LAVIAJEREMY PISANILILY SAROSILILLIAN SICKLERLEA SORANNONICK VERDI
FILM PROGRAMMINGCONNIE WHITECAROL M. JOHNSON
FILM BOOKINGCONNIE WHITE
The Goethe-Institut Boston co-presents New Films From Germany, playing once a month. The series breaks for July and August, but returns on September 23 (title TBA).
new films from germany
CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREESDir. Jeffrey McKay, 2016, NR, 82 min
THU JUL 5, 7pmCALL OF THE FOREST investigates our profound biological and spiritual connection to forests. This film sold out in April - reserve your tickets now!
THE JUDGEDir. Erika Cohn, 2017, NR, 76 min, Arabic w/subtitles
THU AUG 9, 7pmA verité legal drama about Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first woman appointed to a Shari’a court in the Middle East, whose career provides rare insights into both Islamic law and gendered justice.
Amherst Cinema Members get in free to these great summer screenings! Not a Member? Our Summer Membership Drive is a great time to join or renew.
FREE MEMBER SCREENINGS!
The Judge
BENDING THE ARCDir. Kief Davidson & Pedro Kos, 2017, NR, 102 min
TUE SEp 25, 7pmThe extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. Presented in collaboration with Cooley Dickinson Health Care. Speakers TBA.
WHEN PAUL CAME OVER THE SEADir. Jakob Preuss, 2018, NR, 97 min, German, French, and Spanish w/subtitles
SUN JUN 17, 10:30AmDocumentarian Jakob Preuss follows one migrant’s passionate and inexhaustible flight to freedom as he makes the journey from Cameroon to Berlin.
MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTISDir. Jake Meginsky, co-director Neil Young, 2018, NR, 91 min
FRI SEp 21, 7pmAward-winning MILFORD GRAVES FULL MAN-TIS is the first ever feature-length portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves, exploring his kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curios-ity. Director Jake Meginsky and co-director Neil Young in person.
In addition to this special opening night screen-ing, MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS will play for a full run starting Friday September 21 (times TBA).
This series is part of an extensive public film and lecture program accompanying an NEH Sum-mer Institute at UMass Amherst. Presented by the DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst and the National Endowment for the Humanities. All screenings are free and open to the public.
CULTURE IN THE COLD WAR:EAST GERMAN ART, MUSIC & FILM
MARRIAGE IN THE SHADOWSDir. Kurt Maetzig, 1947, NR, 104 min, German w/subtitles
TUE JUN 19, 7pmThe first German feature to address the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany calls on Germans to accept collective responsibility for the crimes of the Third Reich. Introduction by Barton Byg, UMass Amherst.
MIDNIGHT REVUEDir. Gottfried Kolditz, 1962, NR, 104 min, German w/subtitles
THU JUN 28, 7pmAn inexperienced producer tries create a musical revue film in this comedy that exemplifies the East German push to compete with the West’s biggest studio. Introduction by Johanna Yunker, UMass Amherst. North American premiere!
THE NAKED MAN ON THE SPORTS FIELDDir. Konrad Wolf, 1973, NR, 99 min, German w/subtitles
TUE JUL 3, 7pmThis tongue-in-cheek, episodic film about a conflict-ed sculptor is based on the life of Werner Stötzer, one of East Germany’s most important visual artists. Introduction by Seán Allan, University of St Andrews. North American premiere!
WHISPER & SHOUTDir. Dieter Schumann, 1988, NR, 115 min, German w/subtitles
TUE JUL 10, 7pmThis documentary surveys the East German rock music scene in the late-1980s, and gives an in-depth look at the last years of East German society and culture. Introduction by Skyler Arndt-Briggs, UMass Amherst.
JAKE MEGINSKYeducation specialist
GEORGE MYERSgeneral manager
NOELLE SERAFINOmarketing & communications coordinator
DIANA WALDONadministrative coordinator
EMILY WARDhouse manager
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From Behind The ScreenCAROL M. JOHNSON Executive Director
Friends –
When I’m asked how Amherst Cinema is doing, I take the question as an expression of love and hope for our cherished theater: love for what we do and hope that we will continue to “be there” for our community.
The answer (so far!) has been, “YES, AND. . . !” Meaning, “Yes,” we are stable and we are excited about what’s ahead. . . . and we need YOU to help us keep the magic pouring out of our proverbial hats.
As an independent non-profit theater, we’ve made our own programming decisions since the very beginning, free from the influence of a corporate office, investors or institutions. Ours is indeed a double-edged sword: no programmatic shackles, but no financial safety net, either.
That’s why your Memberships and tax-deductible gifts are so important – grass roots sup-port translates into artistic freedom! With your financial help (and yes, love), we have “been there” for nearly 12 years – and will continue using the immense, magical power of cinema so that everyone in our big, wide wonderful community can enter new worlds.
Carol M. [email protected]
P.S. Join or renew as a Member this summer: 275 superb programs a year in 20+ languages. Your Membership makes all we do possible – you are truly our other half.
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