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Boston on Film, Part 1
BOSTON ON FILM, PART 1
VIRTUAL REPERTORY SERIES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 – TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020
Prior to the arrival of the current health crisis, The Brattle had been in discussion with the Massachusetts Historical Society about a summer program focusing on the dichotomy of Boston’s image in Hollywood films. What was originally envisioned as a series of in-person conversations and a repertory series at The Brattle has now, of course, moved online. The thesis behind the project is that Boston is presented as two different cities in popular culture – particularly Hollywood films – on the one hand, a working-class city where crime is commonplace and on the other a city of the upper crust and effete higher learning.
Join us this week as we explore the way Greater Boston has developed a reputation for being a dark and sinister location with a seething criminal underbelly thanks in large part to the legacy of cult crime drama THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE and the success of films like MYSTIC RIVER and THE DEPARTED.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 PM
Massachusetts Historical Society will host an online conversation between the Boston Globe’s Ty Burr, Suffolk University’s Robert Allison, and author Chuck Hogan to further discuss this subject. Click here to register →
Wednesday, July 9 • Double Feature
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
Streaming on Kanopy; for rent elsewhere
1973 • dir Peter Yates w/Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan • 102 min
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THE TOWN
Streaming on Netflix; for rent elsewhere
2010 • dir Ben Affleck w/Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm • 125 min
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Thursday, July 9
BLOWN AWAY
Streaming on Starz; for rent elsewhere
1994 • dir Stephen Hopkins w/Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis • 121 min
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Friday, July 10
LIFT
Streaming on AmazonPrime; for rent elsewhere
2001 • dir DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter w/Kerry Washington, Lonette McKee, Eugene Byrd • 85 min
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Saturday, July 11
THE DEPARTED
For rent only
2006 • dir Martin Scorsese w/Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson • 151 min
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Sunday, July 12 • Double Feature
GONE BABY GONE
Streaming on Starz; for rent elsewhere
2007 • dir Ben Affleck w/Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck • 104 min
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MYSTIC RIVER
Streaming on HBO Max; for rent elsewhere
2003 • dir Clint Eastwood w/Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney • 138 min
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Monday, July 13
KNIVES OUT
Streaming on AmazonPrime; for rent elsewhere
2019 • dir Rian Johnson w/Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas 130 min
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Tuesday, July 14 • Double Feature
GOOD WILL HUNTING
Streaming on HBO Max; for rent elsewhere
1997 • dir Gus Van Sant w/Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck • 126 min
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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Streaming on Prime; free on IMDBTV; for rent elsewhere
2016 • dir Ben Affleck w/Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges • min
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Wednesday, July 15
LOVE STORY
Streaming on Cinemax; for rent elsewhere
1970 • dir Arther Hiller w/Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal, John Marley • 100 min
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THE PAPER CHASE
For rent only
1973 • dir James Bridges w/Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman • 113 min
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Thursday, July 16
LEGALLY BLONDE
Streaming on Hoopla; for rent elsewhere
2001 • dir Robert Luketic w/Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair • 96 min
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Friday, July 17
NOW, VOYAGER
Streaming on HBO Max; for rent elsewhere
1942 • dir Irving Rapper w/Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains • 117 min
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Saturday, July 18 • Double Feature
ALTERED STATES
For rent only
1980 • dir Ken Russell w/William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban • 102 min
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KNOWING
Streaming on AmazonPrime; for rent
2009 • dir Alex Proyas w/Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne • 121 min
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Sunday, July 19
THE BOSTONIANS
Streaming on Kanopy; for rent elsewhere
1984 • dir James Ivory w/Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy • 122 min
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LITTLE WOMEN
For rent only
2019 • dir Greta Gerwig w/Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh • 135 min
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Monday, July 20 • Double Feature
SPOTLIGHT
Streaming on IMDBTV for free; for rent elsewhere
2015 • dir Tom McCarthy w/Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams • 129 min
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BETWEEN THE LINES
Streaming on Criterion, Kanopy; for rent elsewhere
1977 • Dir Joan Micklin Silver w/John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum • 101 min
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Tuesday, July 21
NEXT STOP WONDERLAND
For rent only
1998 • dir Brad Anderson w/Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman • 104 min
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Wednesday, July 22 • Double Feature
FUNNY HA HA/h3>
Streaming on Prime, Kanopy; for rent elsewhere
2002 • dir Andrew Bujalski w/Kate Dollenmayer, Mark Herlehy, Christian Rudder • 89 min
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Screens with…
HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAR?
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2005 • dir Josh Safdie & Mickey Sumner • 6 min
GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH
For rent only
2009 • dir Damien Chazelle w/Jason Palmer, Desiree Garcia, Sandha Khin • 82 min
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Thursday, July 23
CHILDREN OF INVENTION
Free on Tubi, IMDB; for rent
2010 • dir Tze Chun w/Cindy Cheung, Michael Chen, Crystal Chiu • 86 min
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Friday, July 24 • Double Feature
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY
Streaming on Shudder; for rent
1981 • dir Lucio Fulci w/Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni • 86 min
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SESSION 9
Streaming on Netflix; for rent elsewhere
2001 • dir Brad Anderson w/David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Paul Guilfoyle • 97 min
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