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Thursday, April 9

Y’Know, for the Kids: The Freshman

Virtual Vacation USA: Lady Bird

Virtual Vacation USA: Desperately Seeking Susan

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  • Apr 9

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #20: THE FRESHMAN (1925) Silent comedies are almost always a hit with kids of all ages (and the young at heart) and today we shine the spotlight on the third great silent clown. Alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd created some of the most hilarious characters during the golden age of silent comedy. In THE FRESHMAN, Harold stars as a hapless college newcomer who desperately wants to become popular and well-respected. Unfortunately, most of his efforts backfire spectacularly. He does make it onto the football team but only as a stand-in for the tackling dummy. Until the Big Game, that is, when Harold gets his chance to be a hero. Streaming on Criterion and Kanopy; for rent elsewhere. Trailer, info & streaming links at brattlefilm.org/kids (link in profile) #TheFreshman #HaroldLloyd #FredNewmeyer #SamTaylor #silentfilm #comedy

    Apr 8

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    Born Today: Renowned Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao Born Today: Renowned Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien (The Assassin, Flight of the Red Balloon) was born April 8, 1947. #borntoday #HouHsiaoHsien #侯孝賢

    Apr 8

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    #VirtualBrattle #BreakYourAlgorithm DON (1978) Thi #VirtualBrattle #BreakYourAlgorithm DON (1978) This stone-cold classic of Bollywood cinema is just waiting for discovery on your streaming services. A suave but ruthless gangster named Don (Amitabh Bachchan) is finally captured by the police but is killed during an escape attempt. It just so happens that the chief inspector knows of a man named Vijay (also Bachchan) who looks identical to Don and enlists his aid to infiltrate the gang. Of course, Vijay comes up against obstacles – including the beautiful but dangerous Roma (Zeenat Aman) who is looking to bring vengeance upon Don. This is a ridiculously entertaining movie with a mix of 70s action, gangster epic, romantic comedy, and insane coincidences – not to mention the requisite musical numbers that pepper most Bollywood films. There is also a 2006 remake streaming so keep your eyes open for the original! … Now streaming on Prime and Netflix; for rent elsewhere … #Don #Don1978 #Bollywood #AmitabhBachchan #ZeenatAman #ClassicBollywood #KillerSoundtrack

    Apr 8

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    Wednesday, April 8 Virtual Vacation USA COLUMBUS P Wednesday, April 8 Virtual Vacation USA COLUMBUS PATERSON Today's double feature brings us to Indiana and New Jersey for a pair of quiet, emotionally rich films from Kogonada and Jim Jarmusch. Visit brattlefilm.org/vacationusa for info, trailers & streaming links (link in profile) #VirtualBrattle #Columbus #ColumbusIndiana #Kogonada #JohnCho #HaleyLuRichardson #ParkerPosey #architecture #Paterson #PatersonNJ #JimJarmusch #AdamDriver #GolshiftehFarahani

    Apr 8

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #19: TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) • It’s a gloomy morning here in Cambridge so perhaps it’s a good time to introduce your kids to the films of Alfred Hitchcock by whisking them to the sunny and glamorous French Riviera. In TO CATCH A THIEF, the always charming Cary Grant stars as a retired cat burglar who is implicated in a new string of thefts and must catch the culprit to prove his innocence. Along the way he meets a glamorous socialite (Grace Kelly) and the sparks (and fireworks) fly. Next to North By Northwest (sadly not streaming right now), this is one of the best entry points to Hitchcock for a younger audience. Sure it can be a little talky but it’s also colorful and fun. The many thrilling moments are relatively low-stakes for Hitchcock and it’s mostly bloodless with only one on-screen death from a fall. … Streaming on Prime; for rent elsewhere. Visit brattlefilm.org for trailer & streaming link (link in profile) #ToCatchAThief #Hitchcock #AlfredHitchcock #CaryGrant #GraceKelly

    Apr 8

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    Born Today: Cinema pioneer Mary Pickford was born Born Today: Cinema pioneer Mary Pickford was born April 8, 1892 in Toronto, Canada. After early success as an actor, Pickford went on to co-found United Artists with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith, and was one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. @theacademy #borntoday #MaryPickford

    Apr 7

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    Born Today: British costume designer Sandy Powell Born Today: British costume designer Sandy Powell was born April 7, 1960. Powell has been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, winning Oscars for her work on Shakespeare in Love, The Aviator, and The Young Victoria. Her most recent nomination was shared with costume designer Christopher Peterson for their contributions to Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Follow Sandy Powell on Instagram: @thesandypowell. #borntoday #SandyPowell #costumedesign @theacademy

    Apr 7

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    Tuesday, April 7 Virtual Vacation USA FERRIS BUELL Tuesday, April 7 Virtual Vacation USA FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF SINGLES How can you possibly be expected to WFH on a day like this? Today's double feature brings us to Chicago for John Hughes' love letter to the spirit, architecture, and landscape of the city he grew up in, while Cameron Crowe's SINGLES follows a group of 20-something friends living in Seattle at the height of the grunge era. Visit brattlefilm.org/vacationusa for trailers & streaming links. #VirtualBrattle #FerrisBueller #FerrisBuellersDayOff #JohnHughes #MatthewBroderick #Alan Ruck #MiaSara #JeffreyJones #JenniferGrey #EdieMcClurg #Chicago #SaveFerris #Singles #CameronCrowe #BridgetFonda #CampbellScott #KyraSedgwick #MattDillon #SheilaKelley #JimTrueFrost #BillPullman #ChrisCornell #Seattle #grungeera

    Apr 7

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #18: BLACKBEARD’S GHOST (1968) For this week’s Disney+ deep cut, we heartily recommend this madcap piratical adventure. As he did in so many Disney live-action films of the period, Dean Jones stars as a square but lovable guy who gets into outrageous trouble. Here he plays a track coach for a small New England college who unwittingly summons the ghost of Blackbeard (played with scenery-chewing aplomb by Peter Ustinov). The only way to get rid of the highly annoying but mostly harmless ghost is to help him out of limbo by getting him to do just one selfless good deed – a pretty tall order for one of the most infamous pirates of all-time! There’s also a two-bit mobster who wants to take over the local inn run by a cavalcade of batty old ladies and a budding romance with a beautiful professor (Pleshette) to contend with. Bring on the hijinks! As a Disney film of the era, the film has nothing really objectionable in it except for cartoon violence. … Stream on Disney+; For rent elsewhere. Visit brattlefilm.org/kids for trailer & streaming links. #BlackbeardsGhost #RobertStevenson #DeanJones #PeterUstinov #SuzannePleshette #ElsaLanchester #RichardDeacon #JodyBaker

    Apr 6

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #17: APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD (2015) I know we seem to be a little stuck on French titles for this program but this one is hard to resist and is streaming in a good English dubbed version. On a steampunk alternate Earth that runs on coal, a young inventor gets caught up in a grand adventure that reveals the secret history of the world when she goes on a quest to find her missing parents. Gorgeously designed and animated, APRIL is a real treat with its tough female protagonist and focus on science as a world-changing force – for both good and ill. This thrilling film is rated PG and is probably best for tweens and teens since it contains a fair amount of intense action and some frightening situations including a few onscreen deaths. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/kids (link in profile) … Streaming on Netflix; for rent elsewhere #AprilAndTheExtraordinaryWorld #ChristianDesmares #FranckEkinci #Avriletlemondetruqué

    Apr 6

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    Repost from @marqueetrivia • Marquee Trivia is g Repost from @marqueetrivia • Marquee Trivia is going online! 💻 We’ve been working to figure out how we can keep trivia going during this unprecedented time—so join us on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30pm as we experiment with our first ever Marquee Trivia: Online! To join this first edition, we’re asking for a suggested donation of $6 (or more!), and we’ll be donating all of the net proceeds to help support our friends @BrattleTheatre while they’re closed down. To register, and for more information about how this will all work, head to the link in our bio. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #FilmTrivia #BostonTrivia #MovieTrivia #TriviaNight

    Apr 5

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    "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy n "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!" Bette Davis (All About Eve) was born April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts. #borntoday #BetteDavis #AllAboutEve #MargoChanning

    Apr 5

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    #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #3: #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #3: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY We return to the City by the Bay with Joe Talbot's stunningly gorgeous elegy for a San Francisco that is rapidly disappearing, alongside Moonlight director Barry Jenkins' poignant 2008 debut feature. … Streaming info: brattlefilm.org/vacationusa (link in profile) #LastBlackManInSanFrancisco #JoeTalbot #JimmieFails #JonathanMajors #DannyGlover #MikeEpps #RobMorgan #MedicineForMelancholy #BarryJenkins #WyattCenac #TraceyHeggins #SanFrancisco #VirtualVacation #VirtualVacationUSA

    Apr 5

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #16: A LITTLE PRINCESS (1995) Before Gravity and Roma, before even Y Tu Mama Tambien, Alfonso Cuaron was hired to direct this charming, fairy-tale-like adaptation of the classic family novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Sara Crewe, a young British girl, is sent to a New York boarding school while her father fights in WWI. When he is misidentified as having died in combat, Sara comes under the thumb of the cruel headmistress Miss Minchin but finds solidarity and friendship with both students and servants. A visually stunning and enchanting story to whisk your family away to another time and place. The film is rated G and there is little in the way of extreme content but there are some scenes of war and the girls (especially the African American maid Becky) are treated cruelly. Additionally, the narrative is forced to dance around the issues involved with British colonial rule in India. However, the film’s message that “all girls are princesses,” and the ultimately happy ending, does a lot to outweigh these negatives. Now streaming on Prime and Netflix; free w/ads on Tubi; for rent elsewhere. Get streaming links & additional info at brattlefilm.org/kids (link in profile) … #ALittlePrincess #AlfonsoCuaron

    Apr 5

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    “Mama has two phone numbers. We do not talk abou “Mama has two phone numbers. We do not talk about immigration on her Obama phone. For that we use the other number with no data plan.” – Filmmaker Miko Revereza . All proceeds benefit The Brattle! Final day to see The DocYard's streaming presentation of NO DATA PLAN – watch now: https://www.sentientartfilm.com/product-page/no-data-plan-virtual-screening-ticket

    Apr 4

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    Born Today: The great Soviet director Andrei Tarko Born Today: The great Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris, Andrei Rublev, Stalker) was born April 4, 1932. #borntoday #AndreiTarkovsky #АндрейТарковский

    Apr 4

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    #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #2: #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #2: The Late Show! TANGERINE This psuedo-screwball dramedy follows the wonderfully outrageous Sin-Dee and Alexandra as they embark on a Christmas Eve odyssey in search of Sin-Dee’s cheating boyfriend/pimp. … Streaming info: brattlefilm.org/vacationusa (link in profile) #Tangerine #SeanBaker #KitanaKikiRodriguez #MyaTaylor #KarrenKaragulian #MickeyOHagan #JamesRansome #LosAngeles

    Apr 4

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    #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #2: #VirtualBrattle Virtual Vacation USA – Entry #2: LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF THE GREEN FOG Today's double feature takes us on a virtual journey to Los Angeles with film essayist Thom Anderson, then to San Francisco w/Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson. (Later today we'll bounce back to L.A. with Sean Baker and friends!) … Streaming info: brattlefilm.org/vacationusa (link in profile) #LosAngelesPlaysItself #ThomAndersen #LosAngeles #TheGreenFog #GuyMaddin #EvanJohnson #GalenJohnson #SanFrancisco #Vertigo #Hitchcock @guy.maddin @galenjohnsonca @evanmjohnson #development.ltd

    Apr 4

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    Episode 2 of The Brattle Film Podcast is now avail Episode 2 of The Brattle Film Podcast is now available! In this installment, we hear from listeners and discuss our first virtual series. Listen now at brattlefilm.org/podcast or tune in with your favorite podcast app.

    Apr 4

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    #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry # #VirtualBrattle – "Y'Know for the Kids!" Entry #15: #CreatureDoubleFeature DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968) SUPER INFRAMAN (1975) From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, WLVI Channel 56 in Boston used to air a double feature of (mostly) schlocky horror films on Saturday afternoons under the title “Creature Double Feature.” This program inspired a generation of Boston-area ‘monster kids’ with its seemingly endless rotation of Godzilla films, atomic age giant bugs, and giant robots. For today’s double feature we recreate one of these great programs with the classic 1968 kaiju battle film, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, and the goofball 1975 Shaw Brothers kung-fu/superhero/giant monster movie SUPER INFRAMAN. Both movies have copious cartoon violence but almost everything is so absurdly mounted (though charming) that it shouldn’t be too distressing to most kids. Bonus: Visit brattlefilm.org/kids to see one of the original Creature Double Feature promos! (link in profile) … DESTROY ALL MONSTERS is now streaming on Criterion; free on Tubi; for rent elsewhere SUPER INFRAMAN is now streaming on Prime; for rent elsewhere ... #DestroyAllMonsters #Godzilla #Mothra #Rodan #KingGhidorah #Inframan
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