Previous Guests

Whether we’re welcoming an accomplished director to our stage or hosting one of our famous Oscar parties, there’s always something happening at the Brattle! Visit the Events page to see recent happenings at the Brattle. You can also check out some of the Brattle’s signature repertory programming on the Series Archive page. Want to delve a little deeper into the past? Have a look at the Timeline of Brattle History, covering the period 1890–1990.

2011–Present

2010

  • Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy and Kathryn Altman – with Brewster McCloud and The Long Goodbye, January 23
  • Jeremy Renner – with The Hurt Locker, BSFC award recipient
  • Beth Grant – Chlotrudis
  • Steve Almond – reading
  • Geoff Edgars – with premiere of Do It Again
  • Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan – discussion and intro of The Devil’s Backbone
  • Barry Gifford – reading and intro of Wild at Heart
  • Christopher Morris – sneak preview of Four Lions
  • Joanne Chang – Sugar & Cinema
  • Tze Chun – with premiere of Children of Invention
  • James Ivory – guest of honor for Oscar weekend
  • Walter Mosley
  • Peter Carey
  • E.O. Wilson
  • Daniel Clowes – reading and intro of Ghost World
  • Mark Griffin – with Vincent Minnelli series
  • Josh and Ben Safdie – with premiere of Daddy Long Legs
  • Sebasitan Junger – reading
  • Bret Easton Ellis – reading and intro of American Psycho
  • Jeff Reichert – with premiere of Gerrymandering
  • Edgar Wright – with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
  • Damien Chazelle, Jason Palmer – with premiere of Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
  • Frederick Wiseman – with premiere of Boxing Gym
  • Claudia Gonson – with premiere of Strange Powers: Stephen Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
  • The Harvard Film Archive’s Liz Coffey discusses THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, January 9

2009

  • Director Frederick Wiseman introduces his film, LA DANSE, December 11 & 16
  • Director Murray Lerner introduces his film, FESTIVAL, November 22
  • Author Michael Sragow discusses Victor Fleming’s BOMBSHELL, October 18
  • Author James Ellroy introduces L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, September 23
  • Improv Boston Festival presents director Alex Karpovsky, September 11
  • Direcetor Ondi Timoner presents WE LIVE IN PUBLIC, September 5

2008

  • Director Kevin Rafferty, Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau, Yale captain Brian Dowling, Harvard captain Vic Gatto, and Yale defensive tackle Mick Kleber dicuss HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29, November 22
  • Willem Dafoe discusses GO GO TALES, November 15
  • Director Caroline Suh discusses FRONTRUNNERS, October 24
  • Directors Robb Moss and Peter Gallison present SECRECY, September 19
  • Philosopher Slavoj Zizek discusses PSYCHO, September 15
  • Harvard Film Archive programmer David Pendleton discusses TABU, September 13
  • An Evening With Keir Dullea, June 12
  • Andre Dubus III introduces HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, June 9
  • Harvard Professor JD Connor discusses JAWS, June 7
  • Paul Sherman & director Jan Egleson discuss BILLY IN THE LOWLANDS, May 1
  • Paul Sherman & Subject ‘Martha’ discuss GIRL TALK, April 30
  • Documentary filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain discusses HARLAN COUNTY, USA, March 8
  • Adrian Tomine, February 28
  • Frank Langella, January 20

2007

2006

2005

2004

  • Colm Meaney, March 8
  • Greg Pak, February 27
  • Peter Bisking, February 24
  • Quincy Jones, February 18
  • Brian Green, February 11

2003

2002

  • Chuck Palahniuk, October 4
  • Anthony Lane, September 25
  • Ken Burns, September 20
  • Ethan Hawke, August 8
  • James Toback, May 17
  • Debra Winger and Howard Arliss, March 3
  • Sarah Polley, January 28

2001

  • Bruce Campbell, October 16