Staff Picks for Our May-June Schedule

We’re back with staff picks for the May and June schedule – check out the complete list after the jump…

Pressed for time? See the complete list on our schedule page →

Alissa:

• I AM NOT A WITCH
• THE GLASS KEY
• DAVID LYNCH WEEKEND – I know this is a yearly staple at the Brattle, but since this is my first year experiencing it, I’m excited to finally see a lot of these on the big screen, especially BLUE VELVET and ERASERHEAD

Alissa Darsa is the Brattle’s Development Associate.

Moussou:

• THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
• BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM

Moussou N’Diaye is a member of the Brattle concessions staff.

Kim:

• 24 FRAMES
• BELLE DE JOUR
• I AM NOT A WITCH
• NOIR CITY: BOSTON
• BLUE VELVET

Kim Baillargeon is the Brattle’s Operations Manager.

Yangqiao:

• MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS (all Takahata film actually)
• 24 FRAMES
• JEANNE DIELMAN
• BELLE DE JOUR

Yangqiao Lu is the Brattle’s Associate Director.

Erica:

• ONLY YESTERDAY
• MENACE II SOCIETY
• THE EXORCIST

Erica Hill is a member of the Brattle concessions staff.

Dave:

• Looking forward to Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s last film 24 FRAMES as well as a revisit to that rediscovered great Spaghetti Western THE GREAT SILENCE with Klaus Kinski and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
• Our staple of the past, Film Noir, is included on this schedule with some old friends like THE KILLERS and MURDER, MY SWEET plus a few I don’t believe we’ve shown before (how is that possible hehehe), some of the films from the UCLA Archives, such a treat.
• A handful of David Lynch with my favorites BLUE VELVET and LOST HIGHWAY.
• TRASH NIGHT, need I say more…
• And finally at the beginning of my show biz career, when I started working at the ol’ Central Sq. Cinema, KING OF HEARTS had just finished a 5 year run there, to return a few weeks later for another few months, a must see for the whimsical in us all.

Dave Leamon is a member of the Brattle projection staff.

Damon:

• Ones I have seen:
  1. MENACE II SOCIETY
  2. THE DEAD ZONE
  3. LOST HIGHWAY
  4. IN THE BEDROOM
• Ones I want to see:
  1. WILD IN THE STREETS
  2. ANNIHILATION
  3. THE ENDLESS

Damon Bishop is a member of the Brattle concessions staff.

Jessie:

• BLUE VELVET
• ERASERHEAD
• THE ENDLESS
• M. HULOT’S HOLIDAY

Jessie Schanzle is the Brattle’s associate director.