October 16, 2019
THE SHAPE OF WATER
DescriptionBiosDescription The luminous Sally Hawkins stars as Eliza Esposito, a mute cleaning lady living in a nondescript coastal city ensconced in 1950s Cold War paranoia. Her work at a government lab brings her into contact with an unusual government asset, a mysterious Amphibian Man. When Eliza forms a bond with the soulful creature, her need...
October 16, 2019
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME
DescriptionBiosContactDescription The full life of legendary singer, dancer, comic, actor and all-around entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., takes center stage in this documentary about the ups and downs of his life and career. Already performing at the age of three, Davis blazed trails as one of the first black performers to break into the white entertainment...
October 16, 2019
A SEASON IN FRANCE (UNE SAISON EN FRANCE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Abbas (Eriq Ebouaney) is living the life of many migrant workers. Formerly a scholar in his home country of the Central African Republic, he now crates produce for a vendor in Paris, trying to make ends meet so that his children can have a stable life away from the civil war violence that left...
October 16, 2019
RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO)
DescriptionBiosDescription Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1964 Golden Lion winner — and first foray into color — follows muse Monica Vitti as a maladjusted woman searching for her place in the world. Giuliana (Vitti) is a melancholy, young mother who lives in a foggy, bleak industrial town with her husband Ugo, who runs a factory. When Ugo’s dapper...
October 16, 2019
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
DescriptionBiosDescription Robert Altman ended his astonishing career of 39 features with this wistful comedy based on the characters of Garrison Keillor’s eponymous radio show. Referencing classic backstage musicals, and set on the evening of the show’s final bow, the plot follows a group of performers trying to save their program (including Kevin Kline and Meryl...
October 16, 2019
THE PLAYER
DescriptionBiosDescription With an eight-minute tracking shot setting the stage for a movie within a movie, Robert Altman’s satire of the Hollywood studio machine is as sharp today as it was 25 years ago. Tim Robbins stars as Griffin Mill, a stereotypical studio suit whose life is turned upside down when he starts receiving death threats...
October 16, 2019
PENROSE STUDIOS: A CASE STUDY OF EUGENE CHUNG’S INNOVATIVE ANIMATION
DescriptionDescription A presentation by Penrose Studios Founder and CEO Eugene Chung, the creator of cutting-edge VR animation such as ALLUMETTE and ARDEN'S WAKE: THE PROLOGUE.
