Heads Up! IFFBoston Screening for 4/27 – FORT TILDEN

The Independent Film Festival of Boston starts this coming Wednesday, 4/23 at the Somerville Theater and quickly spreads to the Brattle, Coolidge and UMass Boston.

I (Sean) highly recommend you see as many movies as you can during the festival…   It is rare that a film festival of this quality and size is still so accessible by the average movie fan as opposed to industry insiders.  I wrote this blog post a few years ago (and have updated it since) about my tips on best enjoying IFFBoston.

The SNFC always chooses on of the Sunday screenings during the festival as its film, and this year is no exception. This year we will be seeing FORT TILDEN at the Somerville Theatre.  It is highly recommended that you purchase tickets in advance as the festival can get quite popular.

“The Princess Bride” – Apr 20th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 20th at 7pm for The Princess Bride at the Somerville Theatre . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

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!)

“Jodorowsky’s Dune” – Apr 13th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 13th at 6:55p for Jodorowsky’s Dune at the Kendall Square Cinema . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

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

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” – Apr 6th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 6th at 6:40p for Captain America: The Winter Soldier at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13 . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

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.

“Particle Fever” – Mar 30th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 30th at 6:40p for Particle Fever at the Kendall Square Cinema . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

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

“(UPDATED) The Wind Rises” – Mar 23rd

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 23rd at 7:20p for (UPDATED) The Wind Rises at the Somerville Theatre . Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirt in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

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.

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Mar 16th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 16th at 6pm for The Grand Budapest Hotel at the Coolidge Corner Theatre . Look for Howard wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.   Wes Anderson’s new film recounts the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

“Sunset Blvd.” – Mar 9th

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 9th at 4:30p for Sunset Blvd. at the Somerville Theatre . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

“Tim’s Vermeer” – Feb 23rd

Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Feb 23rd at 7:30p for Tim’s Vermeer at the Coolidge Corner Theatre . Look for Sean wearing a nametag in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer (“Girl with a Pearl Earring”) manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography?

A Penn & Teller Film.