Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “2015”
"Wild" - Jan 4th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 4th at 7:10p for Wild 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.
A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
"Selma" - Jan 11th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 11th at 6:55p for Selma 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 chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
"American Sniper" - Jan 18th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 18th at 6:30p for American Sniper at the AMC Boston Common 19 . 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.
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.
"A Most Violent Year" - Jan 25th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 25th at 6:30p for A Most Violent Year 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.
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city’s history.
"The Duke of Burgundy" - Feb 1st
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Feb 1st at 7:15p for The Duke of Burgundy 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.
A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lover.
"Actress" - Feb 8th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Feb 8th at 7pm for Actress 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.
Brandy Burre had a recurring role on HBOs The Wire when she gave up her career to start a family. When she decides to reclaim her life as an actor, the domestic world shes carefully created crumbles around her. Using elements of melodrama and cinema verite, ACTRESS is both a present tense portrait of a dying relationship and an exploration of a complicated woman, performing the role of herself, in a complex-yet-familiar story.
Artfully combining fly-on-the-wall moments with confessional interview footage and gorgeously composed shots that evoke a Douglas Sirk film, director Robert Greene has created a disarmingly complex documentary. ACTRESS is about more than just its subject though she is a compelling one and what it means to be a middle-aged, working actress today. It also invites us to question the way we create our own narratives and how we are all really actors and actresses in our own daily lives. Its a film about starring in the movie of your life.
No Movie This Weekend - February 15th
Due to the threat of more Blizzard-like/Blizzard conditions Saturday into Sunday and the likelyhood that transit and parking will be on a limited-at-best basis, the Boston Sunday Night Film Club is going to take this week off.
No Movie This (Oscar) Sunday - January 22nd
As is customary, the Boston Sunday Night Film Club will be taking this Sunday, January 22nd off, so members can watch the Academy Awards.
No Movie This Sunday - March 1st
Due to a lack of available hosts, the Boston Sunday Night Film Club will be taking this Sunday, March 1st off.  We should be able to return to our regular schedule next week (weather permitting, of course).
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" - Mar 8th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 8th at 6:45p for Kingsman: The Secret Service at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13 . 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.
A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
"'71" - Mar 15th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 15th at 7:15p for ‘71 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.
A young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
"Wild Tales" - Mar 22nd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 22nd at 4:45p for Wild Tales at the Kendall Square Cinema . 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.
"Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter" - Mar 29th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 29th at 4:30p for Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter 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.
Obsessed with a battered VHS tape of Fargo, Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) leaves Tokyo for the frozen landscape of North Dakota.
"Furious 7" - Apr 5th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 5th at 6:30p for Furious 7 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.
Cars go fast.
"Ned Rifle" - Apr 12th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club  this Sunday, Apr 12th at 7:30p for Ned Rifle  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.
“In the closing chapter of director Hal Hartleys trilogy about the fractured Grim family, young son Ned (Liam Aiken) embarks on a quest to kill his father for wrecking his mom’s life. But a winsome graduate student (Aubrey Plaza) interferes with his plan.”
Note: The Brattle Theatre will be showing the previous two films of the Henry Fool series this weekend, so check their schedule if you want to catch up (or revisit them).
Another note: IFFBoston 2015 is just around the corner! Tickets are on sale now, and the SNFC film on 4/26 will be THE LOOK OF SILENCE (the follow up to the amazing THE ACT OF KILLING). Buy your tickets now!
"Ex Machina" - Apr 19th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 19th at 5p for Ex Machina 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.
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with this stylish and cerebral thriller.
Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company.
But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
Note: IFFBoston 2015 is just around the corner! Tickets are on sale now, and the SNFC film on 4/26 will be THE LOOK OF SILENCE (the follow up to the amazing THE ACT OF KILLING). Buy your tickets now!
"The Look of Silence (IFFBoston)" - Apr 26th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 26th at 6p for The Look of Silence (IFFBoston) 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.
Joshua Oppenheimers powerful companion piece to the Oscar-nominated THE ACT OF KILLING (IFFBoston 2013).
Note: This screening is part of IFFBoston 2015, which starts this Wednesday! It’s strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance
"Avengers: Age of Ultron (3D)" - May 3rd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, May 3rd at 7pm for Avengers: Age of Ultron (3D) at the AMC Assembly Row 12 . 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.
Note: Assembly Row has assigned seating, and this is going to be a popular movie, so you should buy tickets ASAP.
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
"Far from the Madding Crowd" - May 10th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, May 10th at 4:45p for Far from the Madding Crowd 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.
Independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan) attracts three very different suitors. Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy.
"Mad Max: Fury Road 3D" - May 17th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, May 17th at 6:50p for Mad Max: Fury Road 3D 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.
In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her childhood homeland.
p.s. This movie could prove to be popular so you may want to preorder tickets or show up earlier than usual.
p.p.s. I’m not pumped about 3D either, but the showtimes were uncooperative.
"I'll See You In my Dreams" - May 24th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, May 24th at 5pm for I’ll See You In my Dreams at the Kendall Square Cinema . 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.
A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
"Slow West" - May 31st
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, May 31st at 7:30p for Slow West 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.
“At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay (Smit-McPhee), a naive young Scotsman, travels to the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is soon joined by Silas (Fassbender), a mysterious loner who saves his life. Silas becomes Jays guide and companion but he harbors his own private agenda for travelling with the young man.”
No Movie This Weekend - June 7th
The Boston Sunday Night Film Club will not be meeting this Sunday, June 7th.
We will resume our normal schedule the following Sunday, June 14th.
Have a great weekend!
"Jurassic World" - Jun 14th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jun 14th at 7:15p for Jurassic World 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.
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor’s interest, which backfires horribly.
"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" - Jun 21st
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jun 21st at 7pm for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl at the Kendall Square Cinema . 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 this critically-acclaimed sleeper-hit of the summer, high schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
"Inside Out" - Jun 28th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jun 28th at 6p for Inside Out at the AMC Assembly Row 12 . 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.
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
"Underworld U.S.A." - Jul 5th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jul 5th at 7p for Underworld U.S.A. at the Harvard Film Archive . 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.
Underworld U.S.A. is among the fiercest, starkest and most unsparing of the many studio films made about organized crime, a popular and perennial topic in Hollywood since the mid-1940s. Like Joseph H. Lewis’ The Undercover Man (1949) or Phil Karlson’s The Brothers Rico (1957) before it, Fuller’s film turns away from the expressionist noir vision of crime long favored in Hollywood and towards a bleaker, barer and menacingly abstract portrayal of criminality. Fuller goes even further, however, by stripping his film of almost any sentimentality and by making even his protagonist deeply unsympathetic and possibly psychopathic. A revenge saga starring a remarkably sinister Cliff Robertson as a failed burglar determined to track down the killers of his criminal father, Underworld U.S.A. follows the young man’s violent path up the crooked ladder of the syndicate that holds a stern grip over vice. For his unsparing depiction of brutal violence and his reduction of character to vicious and brilliantly efficient caricaturessuch as Richard Rust’s ruthless hit manFuller’s hard-hitting film anticipates the blood-soaked yakuza masterpieces of Kinji Fukasaku.
"Cartel Land" - Jul 12th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jul 12th at 7:10p for Cartel Land 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.
A harrowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemythe murderous Mexican drug cartels.
"Ant-Man" - Jul 19th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jul 19th at 6p for Ant-Man at the AMC Boston Common 19 . 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.
Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Note: Probably a good idea to buy tickets in advance.
"Trainwreck" - Jul 26th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jul 26th at 4:30p for Trainwreck 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.
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" - Aug 2nd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 2nd at 5:10p for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation at the AMC Assembly Row 12 . 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.
Note: Assembly Row has reserved seating, so buy your tickets in advance to ensure you A) get a seat and 2) get a seat you want.
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
"Mr. Holmes" - Aug 9th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 9th at 6:50p for Mr. Holmes at the Kendall Square Cinema. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman.
"The Third Man" - Aug 16th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 16th at 4:20p for The Third Man 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.
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
"Call Me Lucky" - Aug 23rd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 23rd at 7:30p for Call Me Lucky at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
Barry Crimmins is pissed. His hellfire brand of comedy has rained verbal lightning bolts on American audiences and politicians for decades, yet you’ve probably never heard of him. But once you’ve experienced Bobcat Goldthwait’s brilliant character portrait of him and heard Crimmins’s secret, you will never forget him. From his unmistakable bullish frame came a scathingly ribald stand-up style that took early audiences by force. Through stark, smart observation and judo-like turns of phrase, Crimmins’s rapid-fire comedy was a war on ignorance and complacency in ’80s America at the height of an ill-considered foreign policy. Crimmins discusses another side of his character, revealing in detail a dark and painful past that inspired his life-changing campaign of activism in the hope of saving others from a similar experience. Interviews with comics like Margaret Cho and Marc Maron illustrate Crimmins’s love affair with comedy and his role in discovering and supporting the development of many of today’s stars. As a venerated member of America’s comic community, Crimmins could be your newest national treasure. Just don’t tell him that.
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." - Aug 30th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 30th at 6:55p for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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 early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl" - Sep 6th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Sep 6th at 7:15p for The Diary of a Teenage Girl at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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 teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.
"7 Chinese Brothers" - Sep 13th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Sep 13th at 7:30p for 7 Chinese Brothers at the Brattle Theatre. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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.
Jason Schwartzman portrays Larry, an inebriated sad sack who rides a tide of booze onto the shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. The only bright spot is probably his boss, Lupe (Eleanore Pienta).
Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for his French bulldog (Schwartzman’s real-life dog Arrow), laze about with his friend Major (TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe), and do his cantankerous grandmother (Olympia Dukakis) proud?
7 Chinese Brothers - written & directed by Bob Byington (Somebody Up There Likes Me) - is empathetic in tone, dry in humor. Schwartzman is in every scene and offers one of his most finely nuanced performances.
"Black Mass" - Sep 20th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Sep 20th at 5p for Black Mass at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
While his brother Bill (Benedict Cumberbatch) remains a powerful leader in the Massachusetts Senate, Irish hoodlum James Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp) continues to pursue a life of crime in 1970s Boston. Approached by FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton), the lawman convinces Whitey to help the agency fight the Italian mob. As their unholy alliance spirals out of control, Bulger increases his power and evades capture to become one of the most dangerous gangsters in U.S. history.
"The Quay Brothers" - Sep 27th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Sep 27th at 5:45pm for The Quay Brothers at the Brattle Theatre. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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.
Featuring IN ABSENTIA, THE COMB, STREET OF CROCODILES and the world premiere of Christopher Nolans QUAY. In all new 35mm prints!
American identical twins working in London, stop motion animators Stephen and Timothy Quay (born 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) find their inspiration in Eastern European literature and classical music and art, their work distinguished by its dark humor and an uncanny feeling for color and texture. Masters of miniaturization, they turn their tiny sets into unforgettable worlds suggestive of long-repressed childhood dreams. These three Quay masterworks, selected by director Christopher Nolan, feature broken pencils and lead shavings in IN ABSENTIA (2000; a dazzling piece of work The Guardian); a porcelain dolls explorations of a dreamers imagination in THE COMB (1991; most beautiful of their recent films The New Yorker); and the nightmarish netherworld of STREET OF CROCODILES (1986; their crowning achievement Film Comment); and for the first time ever, QUAY (2015), Nolans new short film revealing the inner workings of the Brothers studio. Notes from the Film Forum, NYC
"The Martian" - Oct 4th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Oct 4th at 4:10p for The Martian at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Note: This appears to be a very popular movie, so buying tickets in advance is not a bad idea.
"Sicario" - Oct 11th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Oct 11th at 7p for Sicario at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Heads-up: IFFBoston Fall Focus
On 10/25 the club will be joining IFFBoston for the kickoff of their Fall Focus!  The Fall Focus is a mini-festival showing one movie a night for 5 nights at the Brattle.  The film on 10/25 is Michael Moore’s WHERE TO INVADE NEXT.
For more info or tickets, visit the Fall Focus page  (and I highly recommend buying your tickets in advance!)
"Bridge of Spies" - Oct 18th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Oct 18th at 5pm for Bridge of Spies at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks), recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young mans freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
"Where To Invade Next" - Oct 25th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Oct 25th at 7p for Where To Invade Next at the Brattle Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
Note: This screening is part of the IFFBoston Fall Focus. You may wish to purchase tickets in advance.
To learn what the USA can gain from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” them to see what they have to offer.
"Our Brand is Crisis" - Nov 1st
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 1st at 7p for Our Brand is Crisis at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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 satirical comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a political consultant gives viewers an inside look at the high-stakes, win at all costs world of politics. Sandra stars as “Calamity” Jane Bodine who is hired to work on the campaign of a Bolivian presidential candidate that has fallen behind in the polls. She faces off against her rival Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton) who is working on the opponent’s campaign and is looking for every opportunity to antagonize Jane. The film is loosely based on the 2005 documentary of the same name by Rachel Boynton. Directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, George Washington). Produced by Oscar winning producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov
"Spectre" - Nov 8th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 8th at 4p for Spectre at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
Note: Probably not a bad idea to buy tickets in advance for this one….
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
"Spotlight" - Nov 15th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 15th at 7pm for Spotlight at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the worlds oldest and most trusted institutions.
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" - Nov 22nd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 22nd at 4:45p for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 at the AMC Boston Common 19. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.
"Trumbo" - Nov 29th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 29th at 6:45p for Trumbo at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.
"Creed" - Dec 6th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 6th at 7pm for Creed at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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 former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
"Hitchcock/Truffaut" - Dec 13th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 13th at 7:15p for Hitchcock/Truffaut at the Kendall Square Cinema. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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 1962, Francois Truffaut persuaded Alfred Hitchcock to sit with him for a weeklong interview in which the great British director would share with his young admirer the secrets of his cinema. At the time Hitchcock was dismissed by critics as a mere commercial entertainer, but a hugely influential book, Hitchcock/Truffaut, that Truffaut crafted from their conversation forever changed Hitchcocks reputation. Based on the original recordings of their meeting, this fascinating film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plunges us into the world of the creator of Psycho, Vertigo and The Birds. As filmmaker Kent Jones highlights the main topics with a large number of clips (legendary and lesser known) from Hitchcocks films, 10 contemporary cinema greats reiterate the esthetic, technical and narrative questions at the heart of these conversations with Truffaut. And thanks to the original sound recordings, it is as if the book suddenly comes to life: Hitchcock and Truffaut, with their intonations, hesitations and laughter, answer Martin Scorsese, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich and others, resurrecting this fabled one-week encounter and 20-year friendship.
"Sisters" - Dec 20th
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 20th at 4pm for Sisters at the Regal Fenway Stadium 13. Look for Sean wearing a nametagin 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.
Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
No Movie This Weekend - December 27th
The Boston Sunday Night Film Club will not meet this Sunday, December 27th due to the holidays. We will return to our regular schedule on January 3rd, 2016.
Advance Notice - Hateful Eight on 1/3
On January 3rd, Dan will be hosting the SNFC at the 3:45p screening of The Hateful Eight at the Somerville. This is part of their limited engagement 70mm “Roadshow”, which features a slightly longer cut of the film, an overture and intermission, and I believe a program. Needless to say, it’s probably a good idea to get tickets in advance. A proper “newsletter” will follow next week, but we thought a heads-up was in order.
"The Hateful Eight Roadshow" - Jan 3rd
Join the Boston Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 3rd at 3:45p for The Hateful Eight Roadshow at the Somerville Theatre. Look for Dan wearing a multicolored shirtin 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.
Note: Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended!
While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) encounter another bounty hunter (Samuel L. Jackson) and a man (Walton Goggins) who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass. After encountering four strangers, they may not make it to their destination.
Each screening will feature an overture and intermission.