Brattle News

BARBARELLA Cancellations Fri 7/25 & Sat 7/26
We regret that we must cancel 9:45 screenings of BARBARELLA on Fri 7/25 and Sat 7/26. Please join us at one of our other weekend screenings. [posted 6/30/08]

Share Your Plans!
Our calendar detail pages now include a Share feature you can use to let your friends know when a particular movie or event looks interesting to you. This new feature allows you to send an email to a friend or post the event to your social networking or bookmarking account using services such as Facebook, Reddit, Delicious, etc. Look for the Share button and let your friends know what you're up to! [posted 6/20/08]

Summer Calendar Now Available!
Our summer film calendar is now available at the box office and will be available in its entirety on BrattleFilm.org very soon! Can't wait? Download the PDF. [posted 6/17/08]

Accessibility Update
Wheelchair access to the Brattle lobby will be effected in the near future by sidewalk reconstruction adjacent to the theatre. The theatre and the lobby will remain accessible, however access will only be available by going around the rear of the building from the walkway between Brattle Hall and the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Please contact the box office manager at 617 876-6838 if you have any questions or need additional assistance. [posted 6/9/08]

Announcing Trailer Smackdown 2008!
Do you have what it takes to direct the next trailer to screen at the Brattle? We challenge YOU to come up with the best trailer of the year in the Brattle's TRAILER SMACKDOWN contest! Click here for complete rules and registration form. [Posted 6/6/08]

Monday 6/2: Web Server Issues
Our web host is currently experiencing issues with our server but expects to have them resolved this afternoon. We apologize for any service outages you may experience. [Posted 6/2/08]

Program Change: Harvard Book Store Reading (5/29)
Please Note: Howard Zinn will not be present for this event. [posted 5/28/08]

Updated Member Discounts
We've updated the list of businesses where you can receive discounts just by presenting your Brattle Member card - see what's new! [posted 5/19/08]

Schedule Change: UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (5/27)
Screening times for UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG on Tue 5/27 have changed - new times are 8:00 and 10:00 only. We regret any inconvenience. [posted 5/12/08]

Cancellation: BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ
We regret that due to a shipping issue BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ will not screen as originally scheduled for Fri 5/9 at 7:00. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE will screen in its place. We regret any inconvenience. [posted 5/9/08]

Boston Independent Cinemas on Antiplex
Add programs from Boston's independent cinemas to your personal calendar with Antiplex! Antiplex allows you to integrate film listings for Boston independent cinemas using Outlook or Google calendar, or Apple iCal, or any other calendar program that accepts iCal feeds. Information is provided for films at the Brattle, Coolidge, MFA, and HFA. Visit Antiplex.org for more information. [posted 5/7/08]

May-June Calendar Now Available
The new May-June film calendar is now available at the Brattle Theatre box office, with complete details, tickets, and more available soon on BrattleFilm.org! [posted 4/18/08]

Congratulations Mark Feeney
We wish to congratulate Mark Feeney of the Boston Globe on winning the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Among the pieces submitted for consideration was an article on Barbara Stanwyck written in connection with the Brattle's Stanwyck repertory series in 2007. [posted 4/9/08]

Vote For Us!
Vote for the Brattle in the Boston Phoenix Readers' Poll 2008! The Brattle Theatre has been nominated in the category for Boston's Best Art/Repertory Film House - click below to cast your vote:

[posted 3/28/08]

POLIS IS THIS Tickets Now On Sale
Join us April 10 as we present a special screening and poetry event to benefit the Brattle Film Foundation! Filmmakers Henry Ferrini & Ken Riaf will present POLIS IS THIS, their new documentary on poet Charles Olson. We'll also feature readings from poets William Corbett, Gerrit Lansing, Maureen McLane, Michael Pinto-Franco, Joseph Torra, Willie Alexander & other special guests. See the Brattle Calendar for tickets and additional information. [posted 3/21/08]

Just Added! Gus Van Sant's PARANOID PARK
This week's edition of the Brattle Theatre's Sunday Eye Opener is a special free preview screening of Gus Van Sant's latest film, PARANOID PARK. Join us Sunday at 11:00 AM for an eye-opening experience. (Don't forget to "spring forward" - set your clocks an hour later before bed on Sat night!). [posted 3/5/08]

Sarah Boxer Reading: Venue Change
The Harvard Book Store Reading with Sarah Boxer originally scheduled for Thu 3/6 has been moved and will now take place at Harvard Book Store. LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD will screen in its place at 6:00. [posted 3/5/08]

Just Added: Baldwin School K104 Benefit
A benefit screening and bake sale for Baldwin School K104 will take place at the Brattle on Sat 3/1 at 11:00. See the Calendar for details. [posted 2/29/08]

Oscar Congratulations!
The Brattle Congratulates Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on their Academy Award for Best Original Song! Little did we know that their sold-out concert at the Brattle last fall would lead to such great things! Other former Brattle guests who were nominated for, but sadly, did not win Oscars include Ellen Page, Sarah Polley and Tamara Jenkins! [posted2/26/08 ]

Brattle Oscar Party Photos On Boston.com
Boston.com correspondent Meghan Colloton visited the 2008 Brattle Oscar Party to take photos and chat with guests. Check out the photo gallery on Boston.com! [posted 2/25/08]

Just Added!
We've just added some special events for the week of 2/24:
Rescheduled Screening of SYNDROMES & A CENTURY
Daft Punk's ELECTROMA
Harvard Book Store Presents ADRIAN TOMINE
Charles Burnett's KILLER OF SHEEP
[posted 2/6/08]

Schedule Change for Sun 2/10
We regret that we will be unable to screen BRINGING UP BABY as originally scheduled for Sun 2/10 at 1:30, 5:30, 9:30 - HIS GIRL FRIDAY will show in its place. [posted 2/6/08]

Schedule Change for Tue 1/29
The screenings of LET'S GET LOST originally scheduled for Tue 1/29 at 4:45, 7:15 have been canceled in order to accommodate a special event. Additionally, due to a schedule conflict, Director Martin McDonagh will not be in attendance for Q+A following the screening of IN BRUGES. [posted 1/28/08]

Schedule Changes for Tue 1/29 & Wed 2/6
The screenings of LET'S GET LOST originally scheduled for Tue 1/29 at 4:45, 7:15 have been canceled in order to accommodate a special event. Likewise, the screenings of LET'S GET LOST originally scheduled for Wed 2/6 at 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 have been changed to a single screening at 8:00 in order to accommodate a special event. We regret any inconvenience. [posted 1/18/08]

Schedule Change for Thu 1/17
Due to print availability issues, SYNDROMES & A CENTURY will not be screening on Thu, Jan 17. We will be rescheduling this film on a date to be announced shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience. [posted 1/11/08]

Sunday Eye Opener Returns In February
Our Sunday morning series featuring new independent and undistributed films returns February 10! More Info [posted 1/9/08]