FEBRUARY 29

ROSEMARY’S BABY

1968. USA. Dir: Roman Polanski. With Mia Farrow. 136 Min
At first the young bride's concerns appear routine – pregnancy, creaky apartments, mistrust of the elderly – until, with terrifying inevitability and something approaching wry humor, her life descends into paranoia, dread, and full-on terror. This momentous work of creeping horror is your incomparably superior, epilepsy-free alternative to TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN.

MARCH 1

INTIMATE GRAMMAR

2010. Israel. Dir: Nir Bergman. With Roee Elsberg. 110 min
Never growing up certainly seems like a fine proposition, but when the willful Aharon finds a way to keep himself in the present tense, he must contend with his friends – future fighters in the 6-Day War – and his Holocaust-haunted parents. This film festival winner offers an imaginative look into the life of a perpetual outsider. Speaker: Film critic Laura Blum.
MARCH 2

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

1987. USA. Dir: Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Robin Wright. 98 Min
 Full of fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles, and even (a little) kissing, Reiner’s delightfully fractured fairy tale remains as classic and quotable as ever. Skipping this movie? Now that would be inconceivable.  
MARCH 3

Rome, Open City

1945. Italy. Dir: Roberto Rossellini. With Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani. 105 Min
105 min. The most heralded of Rossellini’s “War Trilogy” – which collectively laid the foundation of Neorealist cinema – spins a powerful saga of resistance in Nazi-occupied Rome. With the help of a loyal priest, a network of friends and family struggle to avoid the relentless Gestapo and their torture-happy commander, finding hope and despair amidst the bleak Roman rubble.