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September 2022
Film Screening: Waylaid in Tijuana
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University presents a screening and discussion of the film "Waylaid in Tijuana." The film explores how immigration policies adopted in Washington, D.C., reverberate just south of the border in Tijuana, Mexico. The screening will be followed by a discussion between writer, producer, and Fletcher professor, Dr. Katrina Burgess, and the Latin American Studies Program's Jorge E. Cuéllar, NEHC-Mellon Faculty of Color Working Group Fellow. Free and open to the public. Sponsored…
Find out more »Film Screening: Voices from the Basement
The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a screening of the one-hour documentary movie “Voices from the Basement” with the film’s producer and director, Michael Bavaro. Just the name of Filene’s Basement will bring smiles and sweet memories of Boston’s beloved bargain basement. The 2010 film is collection of clips and stories told by the people who worked and shopped at Filene's Basement including celebrities Mike Wallace, Thomas Menino, Estelle Parsons, and Susan Wornick. A question-and-answer session with Michael Bavaro…
Find out more »Film Screening: The Horse’s Mouth
The Tufts University Film and Media Studies Program presents a screening of the 1958 film "The Horse's Mouth," followed by a discussion with Professor Laurence Senelick. In Ronald Neame’s film of Joyce Cary’s classic novel, Alec Guinness transforms himself into one of cinema’s most indelible comic figures: the lovably scruffy painter Gulley Jimson. As the ill-behaved Jimson searches for a perfect canvas, he determines to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision. The film is…
Find out more »October 2022
River’s Edge Outdoor Movie: Enchanted
The Park at River's Edge transforms its Great Lawn into an outdoor movie theatre for a free showing of Disney's "Enchanted," a 2007 musical romantic comedy mixing live action with animation (run time 1 hour, 47 minutes). Attendees should bring their own blankets and chairs. Free snacks and water will be provided.
Find out more »Faith and Film Family Style: Encanto
Sanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a family style edition of Faith and Film. The afternoon will begin with a 2:30 p.m. screening together of the 2021 Disney film “Encanto,” which tells the tale of the extraordinary Madrigal family from Colombia. Then from 4:30 to 5:30, the kids will enjoy crafts and snacks with childcare, while the adults discuss the film and enjoy wine and cheese. Admission is free, but please sign up through the online…
Find out more »Film Screening: Night of the Lepus
The Medford Public Library kicks off the Halloween season with a showing of the 1972 cult classic "Night of the Lepus" in Bonsignore Hall at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. In the film (rated PG), an experiment gone wrong leads to a night of terror -- and giants rabbits -- in a small town. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie (88 minutes) starting at 7. Note: Please enter through the rear parking lot doors. …
Find out more »November 2022
Film Screening: Ali Cherri and Anton Ginzburg
Presented as part of the Tufts University Art Galleries exhibition "The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East" and in collaboration with Tufts Film and Media Studies Program, this film screening features the work of two exhibiting artists, Ali Cherri and Anton Ginzburg, followed by a conversation with the artists and guest curator Sara Raza. Cherri will present his 2015 film,"The Digger," which focuses on the keeper of a ruined Neolithic necropolis in the Sharjah desert in…
Find out more »The Princess Bride with Cary Elwes
Chevalier Theatre presents "The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes." Fans of "The Princess Bride" will join the heroic Westley (actor Cary Elwes) in a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic 1987 film. After a screening of the film (running time 98 minutes), Elwes will engage in a moderated discussion on classic scenes, revealing secrets and tales of inconceivable antics. Journey back to the lands of Florin and Guilder; filled with adventure,…
Find out more »December 2022
Teen Stop Motion Movie Night
The Medford Public Library invites teens in grades 6 and up to show off their stop motion movies on the big screen in the library's first ever Stop Motion Movie Night. Whether you’ve created something at Stop Motion Studio or on your own at home, this is your chance to shine and share your films with an audience, in Bonsignore Hall. Sign-up is required through the library's online calendar. If you have a movie that you want to share, send the file…
Find out more »Faith and Film Family Style: Jingle Jangle
Sanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another family style edition of Faith and Film. The afternoon will begin with a 2:30 p.m. screening together of "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.” Then from 4:30 to 5:45, the kids will enjoy crafts and snacks with childcare, while the adults discuss the film and enjoy wine and cheese. Admission is free, but please sign up through the online RSVP form to assist in planning. Sanctuary UCC began its Faith…
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