Lectures and Films

Robert Altman’s wildly ambitious film uses the short stories of Raymond Carver to piece together an allegorical world of characters who make up the less glamorous portion of America.

Robert Altman’s wildly ambitious film uses the short stories of Raymond Carver to piece together an allegorical world of characters who make up the less glamorous portion of America.

Released from prison after serving an eight-year sentence for the murder of a young child, Thomas returns to Oslo to arrange the scattered pieces of his life and pursue a quiet redemption.

Released from prison after serving an eight-year sentence for the murder of a young child, Thomas returns to Oslo to arrange the scattered pieces of his life and pursue a quiet redemption.

“This fine and fraught movie, from 1996, by the writer-director John Sayles, boasts a knotted narrative style, a pressing melancholy, and a keen sense of place.

“This fine and fraught movie, from 1996, by the writer-director John Sayles, boasts a knotted narrative style, a pressing melancholy, and a keen sense of place.

Sergio Leone assembled a memorable international cast for his jaw dropping Western. Beginning with a bravura, drawn-out prologue in which gunmen await the arrival of the noon train, ONCE UPON A TIM

Jean Renoir’s vibrant reimagining of Belle Époque Paris.

Jean Renoir’s vibrant reimagining of Belle Époque Paris.

Director Chris Cain’s deceptively simple film played for a week in San Francisco in 1984 and promptly disappeared.