Sunday Night Film Club – Boston

A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert.

Note: This is a reserved seat screening, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row F.

When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Note: This is a reserved-seat theatre, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row G

Note: This film is part of the IFFBoston Fall Focus. It’s highly recommended that you not only get tickets for this film in advance, but that you check out the rest of the films showing all weekend as part of the Fall Focus!

“While jumping from job to job to support himself, Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) runs into Hae-mi (Jun Jong-seo), a childhood friend from his hometown. The two start to grow fond of each other, and Jong-su wonders if he has found someone he can maybe one day fall in love with. Hae-mi asks Jong-su to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa, but when he goes to pick her up at the airport in his run-down truck, Jong-su is surprised to see her with another man. Ben (Steven Yeun) claims he “plays” for a living, drives a Porsche, and lives in a fancy apartment. He invites Jong-su and Hae-mi to his posh gatherings, where Jong-su feels out of place but Hae-mi doesn’t seem uncomfortable at all. As Jong-su’s feelings for Hae-mi grow bigger, he feels threatened by Ben and starts to get suspicious about his rival’s motive towards Hae-mi. Then one day, Hae-mi vanishes, her cellphone disconnected, her messy apartment cleaned up, the cat nowhere in sight. Based on the short story Barn Burning by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, BURNING is lyrical, poetic, and mysterious.”

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

“A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.”

Note: This is opening weekend as well as reserved seating – tickets are already selling fast. The host, Sean, will be sitting in Row G.

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner — the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on “Saturday Night Live.”

“Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.”

Note: This is part of the Somerville’s annual 70mm and Widescreen Festival. Be sure to check out the rest of the films in the series!

Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life.

Note: This is going to be in the Screening Room at the Coolidge, which has a small number of seats. Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly advised.

After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.

Note: This is a reserved-seat screening, so you may wish to buy tickets in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row G