April 20-23

Wednesday, April 20

The Birds

1963. USA. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. With Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor. 119 min.
Come to beautiful Bodega Bay! We have everything a young socialite could want: boating, dining, education, friendly and attractive local residents, plus an abundance of active wildlife. (Flap flap flap…)

Thursday, April 21

Sans Soleil

1983. France. Dir: Chris Marker. With Arielle Dombasle. Documentary, 100 min.

This experimental-documentary-travelogue from the director of LA JETEE puts the trip in trippy, taking the form of a fictional series of letters from a wandering cameraman to show us how memories and cultural perceptions can be constructed before our very eyes.

Friday, April 22

Oldboy

2003. South Korea. Dir: Chan-wook Park. With Min-sik Choi. 120 min.

Was TAKEN not unsettling enough for you? This visceral revenge flick offers a perverse modern spin on THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, as a man inexplicably imprisoned for 15 years is released to hunt down his captor...who still has plans for him. Come get the answer to the age-old debate: who wins a fight between a dude with a hammer and a hallway full of goons?

Saturday, April 23

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969. UK. Dir: Ronald Neame. With Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens. 116 min.

A teacher in 1930’s Scotland rejects the usual curriculum in favor of lessons about the finer things, with the occasional discourse on pure romance. Dame Maggie’s Oscar-winning embodiment of a delusional romantic demonstrates the power of this pre-McGonagall professional in, well, her prime.