Sunday Night Film Club – Boston

LOCKE is a feat of bold, dynamic storytelling from Oscar nominated writer-director Steven Knight (EASTERN PROMISES, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS), anchored by a tour-de-force central performance from Tom Hardy. Ivan Locke (Hardy) is a man at the top of his game. A dedicated husband, a star employee at a high-powered construction firm, he’s the model of cool professionalism with a talent for managing complex situations. Driving home on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Locke makes a sudden choice to go confront the only situation in his life that can’t be neatly handled. He quickly learns that the cost of becoming a better man is high. All unfurling in real time on one absolutely riveting car ride, LOCKE is a unique cinematic experience and gripping story of choices, consequences, and a man who risks everything he holds dear in order to do the right thing.

Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston star in director Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Ghost Dog) wry, tender take on the vampire genre.

Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician (Hiddleston), deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover (Swinton).

Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister (Mia Wasikowska). Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

(Note: This screening is part of IFFBoston 2014 so you are strongly encourage to purchase your tickets in advance. There will be a Q&A session after the film with some of the creators.)

A comedy about Allie and Harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach.

Fort Tilden: New York Citys secluded seaside nirvana where, like flies to honey, Brooklyns hip millennial set flocks on sweltering weekend afternoons for unbridled summertime indulgence. Amidst the vexing stagnation of quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliott) awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of good-looking guys invites them along for a carefree Fort Tilden afternoon. As the two young women board their fixed-gear bicycles and embark on a lengthy journey to the beach, they quickly realize that, akin to their confusing, transitioning lives, they neither know where theyre going nor how they plan to get there.

The debut feature film of directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogersand showcasing the comedic versatility of McNulty and ElliottFORT TILDEN is a hilariously insightful and recognizable look at the consequences of extended adolescence.

A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

(Shown on 35mm in the big theatre!)

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.

Physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time — or perhaps their greatest failure.

In The Wind Rises, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japans plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer/director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.