"Hidden Figures" - Jan 8th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 8th at 7:15p for Hidden Figures 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.
Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.
Note: This is a reserved seating showing, the host will be sitting in Row F.
"Duck Soup" - Jan 1st
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 1st at 7:15p for Duck Soup at the Brattle 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.
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
No Film This Sunday - Happy Holidays!
The Boston Sunday Night Film Club will not be meeting this Sunday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas holiday.
Whether we meet the following Sunday, January 1st has yet to be determined.
"La La Land" - Dec 18th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 18th at 6p for La La Land 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.
Written and directed by Academy Award(r) nominee Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts.
Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.
"Jackie" - Dec 11th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 11th at 7p for Jackie at the Coolidge Corner 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.
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.
"Evolution" - Dec 4th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 4th at 5:30p for Evolution at the Brattle 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.
This eerily seductive mind-bender is a dark, dreamlike descent into the depths of the unknown. Ten-year-old Nicolas (Brebant) lives in a remote seaside village populated only by boys his age and adult women. But when he makes a disturbing discovery beneath the ocean waves a dead boy with a red starfish on his stomach Nicolas begins to question everything about his existence. What are the half-remembered images he recalls, as if from another life? If the woman he lives with is not his mother, then who is she? And what awaits the boys when they are all suddenly confined to a hospital? The long-awaited new film from the acclaimed director of Innocence is awash in the haunting, otherworldly images of a nightmare.
"Manchester by the Sea" - Nov 27th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 27th at 7p for Manchester by the Sea at the Coolidge Corner 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.
Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck), is the resident handyman for a small apartment complex in a Boston suburb. He spends his days shoveling snow, fixing leaks, and doing his best to ignore the tenants’ small talk. He spends his evenings either alone in his basement apartment or nursing a beer at his local, where he’ll pick a fight with anyone who throws a glance his way.
When he receives the news that his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) has died of a congenital heart condition and that, to his unpleasant surprise, he’s been appointed legal guardian of Joe’s teenage son, Patrick (Lucas Hedges), Lee returns to his nearby seaside hometown, a place of both cherished and painful memories. Despite the sudden loss of his father, and in stark contrast to his uncle, Patrick is full of life. A popular student, he juggles hockey, band practice, and two girlfriends. As this mismatched pair stumbles through the mundane details of estate planning and the awkward strain of adolescence, Lee is forced to confront his past, revealed seamlessly through flashbacks, and the realities of his present.
"The Edge of Seventeen" - Nov 20th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 20th at 7p for The Edge of Seventeen 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.
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Note: This is a reserved-seating showing, the host will be sitting in Row F.
"Arrival" - Nov 13th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 13th at 7:15p for Arrival 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.
Denis Villeneuve directed this science-fiction suspense film about Earth’s response to a possible alien invasion. After extraterrestrial spacecraft plant themselves at various locations around the globe, a linguist (Amy Adams) and a theoretical physicist (Jeremy Renner) must find a way to communicate with the mysterious visitors in order to learn what they want and whether they pose a threat to humanity. Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg co-star.
"Doctor Strange" - Nov 6th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 6th at 6:15p for Doctor Strange 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.
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Note: This is opening weekend and reserved seating, you should probably purchase tickets in advance. Sean, the host, will be sitting in Row F. Also, Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am on Sunday, so make sure to double check your clocks.