Martha's Vineyard Film Center
The Christmas Show — A sensory mosaic of storytelling, moving imagery, and music for stage and screen
USA | 2014 | 90 mins | Rated PG | HolyCowThisMovieHasEverything!!
Tuesday December 16, 2014, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger (Appropriate for children age 10+)
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Susan Klein, Alan Brigish, and Gary Girouard join artistic forces for this spritely show a new offering this season highlighting the stories, images, and music of Christmas. These heartfelt stories, selected from “Silent Night,” the popular Christmas CD by Susan Klein, which have become part of the annual tradition for many, celebrate cherished…
Friday December 26, 2014, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Justin Simien
Justin Simien
Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner
Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is a sly, provocative satire of race relations in the age of Obama. Writer/director Justin Simien follows a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college…
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF YOGANANDA (LAST SHOWING!)
USA | 2014 | 87 minutes | Rated PG | DocumentaryPaola di Florio, Lisa Leeman
Sunday December 21, 2014, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman
George Harrison, Anupam Kher, Russell Simmons
AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda is an unconventional biography about an Indian Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s. This feature documentary explores the life and teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who authored the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and…
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1st Annual Winter Holiday Festival! Santa, singing, treats and HOME ALONE
USA | 1990 | 103 minutes | Rated G | Comedy, Family & KidsChris Columbus
Saturday December 20, 2014, 1 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Chris Columbus
John Hughes
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
It’s the holiday season – and Santa is coming to town!!! 😛 Please join us on Saturday the 20th to celebrate the holidays with the Film Society at the first ever MARTHA’S VINEYARD FILM CENTER WINTER HOLIDAY FESTIVAL with Santa Clause himself! We will be taking photographs with Santa prior to the…
Classic Holiday Film Night: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
USA | 1946 | 130 minutes | Rated G | Drama, Family & Kids, FantasyFrank Capra
Wednesday December 17, 2014, 7:30pm,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Frank Capra
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! In tribute to the late Jonathan Revere of West Tisbury who was a big fan of classic Hollywood cinema. Co-sponsored by the West Tisbury Library. Doors open at 6:30 pm with free refreshments and live piano music in lobby performed by Michael Haydn, the film will screen…
Classic Holiday Film Night: ELF
USA | 2003 | 107 minutes | Rated PG | Comedy, Family & Kids, FantasyJon Favreau
Wednesday December 10, 2014, 7:30pm,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Jon Favreau
David Berenbaum
Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Mary Steenburgen, and Zooey Deschanel
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! For our second Holiday Classic Film Night the Film Society will be screening ELF at the Film Center. You can expect all the usual treats that would appear at any Elf gathering (the four main food groups) : candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup! This…
Classic Holiday Film Night: LOVE ACTUALLY
USA | 2003 | 135 minutes | Rated R | Comedy, RomanceRichard Curtis
Wednesday December 03, 2014, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis
Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson
LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND US. Come celebrate the season of kindness, giving, and love with the Film Society at the Film Center as we kick-off our holiday spirit with LOVE ACTUALLY. This fabulous romantic comedy is perfect for family, friends, or strangers! We will be serving some holiday treats before the…
Classic Film Night: PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
USA | 1987 | 93 minutes | Rated R | ComedyJohn Hughes
Wednesday November 26, 2014, 7:30pm,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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John Hughes
John Hughes
Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! Come join us at the Film Center for a special screening of the classic comedy that we all grew up laughing over – PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES. This knee-slapper stars Steve Martin and John Candy, arguably the greatest funny pair in cinema history! We will be celebrating with some delicious…
NEW YEARS EVE BASH — A Special night of film, food, libations, music, and cheer – including live TV coverage of Times Square at midnight on our Big Screen.
USA | 2014 | 104 mins | Rated R | Comedy
Wednesday December 31, 2014, 7:30 PM,
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$70 General Admission, $60 Member
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A Special night of film, food, libations, music, and cheer – including live TV coverage of Times Square at midnight on our Big Screen. Doors Open at 7:30 pm 8:00 pm – TOP FIVE director/written by Chris Rock Pulsing with the rhythm of his greatest stand-up, Chris Rock’s TOP FIVE takes things to the next…
Classic Film Night: ROME, OPEN CITY
Italy | 1946 | 103 minutes | Rated PG | Drama, WarRoberto Rossellini
Wednesday November 19, 2014, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Roberto Rossellini
Sergio Amidei
Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero
This was Roberto Rossellini’s revelation, a harrowing drama about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the brave few who struggled against it. Rome Open City is a shockingly authentic experience, conceived and directed amid the ruin of World War II. The location: Nazi occupied Rome. As Rome is classified an open city,…
Saturday February 21, 2015, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone
Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton
BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover…
Saturday December 06, 2014, 4:00 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Damien Chazelle
Damien Chazelle
Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his…
THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA
Japan | 2013 | 137 minutes | Rated PG | Animation, Dance, FantasyIsao Takahata
Saturday November 29, 2014, 4:00 pm,
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Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen
Legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko) revisits Japan’s most famous folktale in this gorgeous, hand-drawn masterwork, decades in the making. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter (James Caan) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen), a tiny girl grows rapidly into an…
Sunday December 28, 2014, 4:00 PM,
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$20 General Admission, $18 Member
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Stephen Daldry
David Hare’s
Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy,
Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan feature in the highly anticipated West End production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry, captured live in London’s West End by National Theatre Live. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy),…
Thursday November 13, 2014, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Nadav Schirman
Nadav Schirman
Thomas Weymar, Sheryl Crown, Maggie Monteith, Nadav Schirman, John Battsek, Simon Chinn
Mosab Hassan Yousef
Gonen Ben Yitzhak
Set against the chaotic backdrop of recent events in the Middle East, Nadav Schirman’s THE GREEN PRINCE retraces the details of a highly unprecedented partnership that developed between sworn enemies. In the style of a tense psychological thriller, this extraordinary documentary recounts the true story of the son of a Hamas leader…
REAR WINDOW – In tribute to Jonathan Revere with the West Tisbury Library
USA | 1954 | 112 minutes | Rated PG | Mystery/Suspense, ThrillerAlfred Hitchcock
Wednesday November 12, 2014, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Alfred Hitchcock
Cornell Woolrich
John Michael Hayes
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
In tribute to the late Jonathan Revere of West Tisbury who was a big fan of classic Hollywood cinema. Co-sponsored by the West Tisbury Library. Doors open at 6:45 pm with free refreshments and live piano music in lobby, the film will screen at 7:30 pm. Laid up with a broken leg,…
Wednesday November 05, 2014, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
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King Vidor
Ayn Rand
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey
In this adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel, Gary Cooper stars as Howard Roark, a fiercely independent and idealistic architect. Rather than compromise his deals, Howard is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. He seems unemployable but finally lands a job with like-minded Henry Cameron, however within a…
Thursday November 06, 2014, 7:30 pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Jonathan Demme
Henrik Ibsen
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn, Julie Hagerty, Larry Pine
The artistic triumvirate of Jonathan Demme, André Gregory, and Wallace Shawn update Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, a modern classic about a successful, egomaniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses – who nonetheless wants to make peace with himself as his life approaches its final act. Working…
Classic Film Night: UGETSU MONOGATARI (1954)
Japan | 1954 | 96 min. | Not Rated | Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, RomanceKenji Mizoguchi
Wednesday October 29, 2014, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 MVFS Member
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Kenji Mizoguchi
Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka
A gorgeous supernatural fable about the folly of men with dreams larger than their abilities and their women who suffer as a result. With its thought-provoking themes, rich atmosphere, and brilliant direction, Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu is a towering classic of world cinema. For the casual cinema-goer, it’s easy to imagine that Japanese…
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Sunday May 10, 2015, 12pm,
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$20 General Admission, $18 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Stefano Vizioli
Conductor: Massimo Zanetti
Leo Nucci | Nino Machaidze
Francesco Demuro | Marco Spotti
Presentation Considered one of Giuseppe Verdi’s greatest accomplishments, Rigoletto continues to enthrall audiences worldwide with its tragic plot and famous arias. One of the most popular arias of all time, “La donna e’ mobile,” is so catchy that prior to Rigoletto’s premiere in Venice of 1851, Verdi swore the tenor to secrecy,…
NIGHT AT THE OPERA: L’ELISIR D’AMORE
Italy | 2012 | 130 minutes | Not Rated | Opera & BalletRolando Villazón
Monday July 20, 2015, 7:30PM,
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$20 General Admission, $18 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Rolando Villazón
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Rolando Villazón | Miah Persson | Ildebrando d'Arcangelo | Roman Trekel | Regula Mühlemann
Presentation From the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden comes this spectacular production of Gaetano Donizetti’s wonderful L’Elisir d’Amore. Set on the movie set of a silent film Western (surprises at the end when the film is played), this is the second directorial work of Rolando Villazón (following his directorial debut in 2011 with Werther at…
OPERA in cinema: Cavalleria and Pagliacci
Italy | 2014 | 170 minutes | Not Rated | Opera & BalletEnrico Castiglione
Sunday March 15, 2015, 12pm,
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$7 child age 14 or younger
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Enrico Castiglione
Conductor: Luiz Fernando Malheiro
Cavalleria Rusticana: Daniela Dessì | Fabio Armiliato
Giuseppina Piunti | Valdis Janons
María José Trullu
Pagliacci: Piero Giuliacci | Chiara Taigi
Giuseppe di Stefano | Giovanni di Mare
Vincenzo Taormina
Cavalleria Rusticana Adapted from the short story written by Giovanni Verga, Cavalleria Rusticana is a one-act opera considered one of the classics of verismo opera. The opera was composed by Pietro Mascagni, with a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, as part of an 1888 competition by Milanese publisher Edoardo Sonzogno. After winning the…
OPERA in cinema: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Germany, Italy | 2014 | 161 mins. | Not Rated | Opera & BalletDirected by Martin Kušej
Sunday February 22, 2015, 12:00 PM,
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$15 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Martin Kušej
Conductor: Asher Fisch
Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros
Presentation La forza del destino – what is the meaning of the destiny that Verdi uses so forcefully? Who forces Leonora, and Alvaro as the murderer of her father, to enter the hermitage of a monastery – and confronts them there, in a mighty showdown, with the brother who is full of…
OPERA in cinema: Rossini’s LA CENERENTOLA
Italy, Spain | 2012 | 165 Mins | Not Rated | Opera & BalletDirected by Joan Font
Sunday January 11, 2015, 12:00 PM,
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Directed by Joan Font
Angelina (Cenerentola) by Joyce DiDonato, Don Ramiro by Juan Diego Flórez, Tisbe by Itxaro Mentxaka, Clorinda by Cristina Obregón, Don Magnifico by Bruno de Simone, Dandini by David Menéndez, Alidoro by Simón Orfila
Presentation “Catch Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez in what may just be definitive performances in Rossini’s enchanting rags-to-riches rendition,” entreated James Sohre in his review of Rossini’s beloved dramma giocoso “La Cenerentola” in Opera Today. This performance from Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu captures all the vocal sparks and dazzle generated…
OPERA & BALLET in cinema: THE NUTCRACKER from the Vienna Staatsballett
Austria | 2012 | 105 minutes | Not Rated | Dance, Family & Kids, Fantasy, Musical, Opera & BalletPiotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky
Sunday December 21, 2014, 12:00 PM,
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$12 child age 14 or younger
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Piotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Paul Connelly, Orchestra of the Vienna Staatsoper
Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
Starring Liudmila Konovalova as Clara, and Vladimir Shishov as Drosselmeier and The Prince. From the Vienna Staatsballett. The Nutcracker, certainly the most performed work in the ballet literature and one which has become a central experience for generations of ballet audiences. Choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev in 1967, this version holds a special place…
OPERA & BALLET in cinema: Balanchine Millepied
France | 2014 | 143 minutes | Not Rated | Dance, Musical, Opera & BalletGeorges Bizet and Maurice Ravel
Sunday November 30, 2014, 12pm,
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Georges Bizet and Maurice Ravel
Étoiles | Premiers danseurs and Corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet
Alongside Balanchine’s Palais de Cristal, set to music by Bizet, Benjamin Millepied adapts Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. Philippe Jordan will be accompanying the Paris Opera Ballet for the first time. This encounter between two great French composers and two choreographers from the New York City Ballet, its founder George Balanchine and former…
OPERA in cinema: IL TROVATORE (Encore)
Italy | 2013 | 137 minutes | Not Rated | Opera & BalletGiuseppe Verdi
Saturday November 15, 2014, 12 pm,
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Giuseppe Verdi
Marcelo Álvarez | Teresa Romano
Claudio Sgura | Mzia Nioradze
This musical feast from Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden stars Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo in debut roles at the head of an impressive ensemble directed by Daniel Barenboim. Anna Netrebko, “in devastating form” (The Times), draws a compelling and immediate portrait of Leonora from beginning to end. At her side, the…
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Sunday November 02, 2014, 4:00 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Directed by Ira Sachs
Written by Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei
After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and – victims of the relentless New York City real estate market – temporarily…
MONK WITH A CAMERA
USA | 2014 | 90 minutes | Not Rated | Biography, DocumentaryTina Mascara, Guido Santi
Friday April 03, 2015, 4:00pm
Sunday April 05, 2015, 7:30PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
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Tina Mascara, Guido Santi
THE DALAI LAMA, KHYONGLA RINPOCHE, NICKY VREELAND
MONK WITH A CAMERA chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past twenty-eight years has been a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The son of a United States Ambassador, grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and a photographer by trade, Nicky left his privileged life behind to…
Classic Film Night: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
USA | 1975 | 100 minutes | Rated R | Comedy, MusicalJim Sharman
Wednesday October 22, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Jim Sharman
Richard O'Brien
Jim Sharman
Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
This low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they…
NY Film Critics National Series: ELSA & FRED with on-screen simulcast Q&A with Star Shirley MacLaine afterwards
USA | 2014 | 104 mins | Rated PG-13 | Comedy, Family & Kids, RomanceMichael Radford
Tuesday November 04, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Michael Radford
Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford
Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden
Star Shirley MacLaine is the featured guest for this months NY Film Critics Show, ELSA & FRED. Presented by the NY Film Credits National Series be a part of the LIVE National Simulcast Audience. “Elsa and Fred” is the story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that it’s…
Saturday October 18, 2014, 7:30 PM
Sunday October 19, 2014, 4:00 PM,
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Jason Wise
Jason Wise
Bo Barrett, Shayn Bjornholm, Dave Cauble
Four men will do anything to pass the most difficult test you’ve NEVER heard of… SOMM takes the viewer on a humorous, emotional and illuminating look into a mysterious world – the Court of Master Sommeliers and the massively intimidating Master Sommelier Exam. The Court of Master Sommeliers is one of the…
Classic Film Night: Celebrating Robin Williams in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
USA | 1987 | 121 min | Rated R | Comedy, Drama, WarBarry Levinson
Wednesday October 08, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Barry Levinson
Mitch Markowitz
Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran
In celebration of FALL FOR THE ARTS the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society has dedicated this weeks Classic Film Night to the late Robin Williams. Each year for the entire month of October, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, and Nantucket celebrate local artists, artisans, and culture. Events on Martha’s Vineyard showcase the extraordinary work of…
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Steve James
Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel
Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and executive producers Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) present LIFE ITSELF, a documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert – a story that is by turns personal, funny, painful, and transcendent. …
Thursday October 09, 2014, 7:30 pm,
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John Michael McDonagh
John Michael McDonagh
Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly
CALVARY’s Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is a good priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances brought about by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter (Kelly Reilly) and reach out to help members of his church with their various scurrilous moral –…
Celebrating National Fossil Day – DINOSAUR 13 with special guest speaker Dr. Henry Kriegstein
2014 | 95 minutes | Rated PG | Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Family & KidsTodd Douglas Miller
Wednesday October 15, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Todd Douglas Miller
Stan Adelstein, Lanice Archer, Robert Bakker
National Fossil Day is a celebration to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational values. THE TRUE TALE OF ONE OF THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES IN HISTORY! When Paleontologist Peter Larson and his team from the Black Hills Institute…
Living Local MV Movie Night: OPEN SESAME (FREE ADMISSION)
USA | 2013 | 82 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, Environment, Family & KidsM. Sean Kaminsky
Friday October 03, 2014, 7:30pm,
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M. Sean Kaminsky
Vandana Shiva, Diane Ott Whealy, Bill McDorman
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is pleased to present OPEN SESAME in collaboration with Living Local MV, The Farm Institute, Island Grown Schools and Martha’s Vineyard Community Seed Library. Q&A afterwards with special guests: Food writer Doctor Jessica B. Harris, Ken Green founder of the Hudson Valley Seed Library One of the world’s…
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GONE GIRL encore, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in Gillian Flynn’s best-selling thriller
USA | 2014 | 145 minutes | Rated R | Drama, Mystery/Suspense, ThrillerDirected by David Fincher
Friday October 31, 2014, 7:30 PM
Saturday November 01, 2014, 4:00 PM,
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Directed by David Fincher
Screenplay Gillian Flynn
Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
Presented by the NY Film Credits National Series and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society. GONE GIRL – directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn – unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck)…
THE HUNGRY HEART with filmmaker Bess O’Brien
USA | 2014 | Not Rated | Documentary, Family & Kids, HealthBess O'Brien
Friday October 10, 2014, 7:30 PM,
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Bess O'Brien
MEDIA SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED BY THE MV TIMES The Hungry Heart provides an intimate look at the often hidden world of prescription drug addiction through the world of Vermont Pediatrician Fred Holmes who works with patients struggling with this disease. Dr. Holmes prescribes suboxone to his patients struggling with prescription drug addiction. Much like methadone,…
NY Film Critics National Series: 1,000 TIMES GOOD NIGHT with on-screen simulcast Q&A with Oscar Winner Juliet Binoche afterwards
USA | 2014 | 117 minutes | Rated R | DramaErik Poppe
Tuesday October 21, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Erik Poppe
Erik Poppe, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Juliette Binoche, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Oscar winner Juliet Binoche is the featured guest for this months NY Film Critics Show, 1,000 TIMES GOOD NIGHT. Presented by the NY Film Credits National Series be a part of the LIVE National Simulcast Audience. Following the show, there will be a on screen simulcast cast appearance by the featured guests….
Classic Film Night: IL SORPASSO (1962)
Italy | 1961 | 105 mins | Not Rated | Comedy, DramaDirected by Dino Risi
Wednesday September 24, 2014, 7:30pm,
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Directed by Dino Risi
Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora
A post Italian neo-realist film full of life and spontaneity. Every second of this film is refreshing and the characters take you along for the ride. The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the…
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ADVANCED STYLE in collaboration with MV Fashion Week (Join us for reception preceding the film beginning at 6:30 PM)
USA | 2014 | 72 min. | Not Rated | Documentary, Family & Kids, FashionLina Plioplyte
Monday September 15, 2014, 7:30 pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Lina Plioplyte
Ari Cohen, Lina Plioplyte
Ari Cohen
Joyce Carpati, Tziporah Salamon, Lynn Dell, Ilona Smithkin, Ari Cohen, Zelda Kaplan, Debra Rapoport, Jacquie Murdock
Our screening is being dedicated to Shirley Berkowitz Dworkin who passed away on September 9, 2014. She was the younger sister of Zelda Kaplan, one of the women interviewed in this film, and the mother of Barbara Binder, an island resident. Join us for a reception preceding the film screening beginning at 6:30…
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Mademoiselle C in collaboration with MV Fashion Week
France | 2014 | 93 min. | Not Rated | Documentary, Fashion, ForeignFabien Constant
Tuesday September 16, 2014, 7:30 pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Fabien Constant
Carine Roitfeld, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford, Beyoncé Knowles, Heidi Klum, Anna Wintour, James Franco
The newest film by director Fabien Constant, best known for The Vogue Paris Fashion Night Out, is Mademoiselle C,a documentary that chronicles former French Vogue editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld as she moves to New York to launch her own magazine. The ‘C’ stands for Carine who, after acting as Tom Ford’s muse…
Yves Saint Laurent in collaboration with MV Fashion Week
France | 2014 | 105 min. | Rated R | Drama, Fashion, ForeignJalil Lespert
Wednesday September 17, 2014, 7:30 pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Jalil Lespert
Jalil Lespert, Marie-Pierre Huster and Jacques Fieschi
Eminent American film executive Harvey Weinstein acquired US rights to French director Jalil Lespert’s biopic of a legendary fashion designer, amounting to the extraordinary new film Yves Saint Laurent. Partially shot at the designer’s atelier in Paris, this film captures the true essence of both the designer’s genius and personal struggles with…
2014 Manhattan Short Film Festival hosted by the MV Film Society
International | 2014 | 130 mins | Not Rated | HolyCowThisMovieHasEverything!!
Friday September 26, 2014, 7:30pm
Saturday September 27, 2014, 7:30pm
Sunday September 28, 2014, 7:30pm
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ONE WORLD – ONE WEEK – ONE FESTIVAL The World’s First Global Film Festival Announces Finalists for its 17th Annual Film Festival to Take Place Across Six Continents Sept 26-Oct 5, 2014 Film Lovers in Martha’s Vineyard can unite with an audience of over 100,000 Film Buffs in over 250 cities…
SOLD OUT — CLOSING NIGHT FILM: A FIVE STAR LIFE and Closing Reception — SOLD OUT!
Italy | 2013 | 85 minutes | Not Rated | DramaMaria Sole Tognazzi
Sunday September 07, 2014, 4:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$25 General Admission, $20 Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Maria Sole Tognazzi
Ivan Cotroneo, Francesca Marciano
Stefano Accorsi, Henry Arnold, Eirik Bar
Our closing night reception will begin immediately following the film and is to be held in the Film Center lobby and porch area – food and libations and live music. A Five Star Life is the sophisticated and delightful story of one woman’s quest for personal and professional fulfillment set against some…
SOLD OUT – MVIFF: Juried Competition — International Shorts — SOLD OUT
International | 2014 | 113 mins | Not Rated | Short FilmVarious
Friday September 05, 2014, 7:00 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Various
A festival selection committee whittled 450+ entries down to 10 finalists. We will screen each finalist short film on Friday, September 5th and our jury will choose Best Over-all Short at the conclusion of the program. Our jury participants are: Diana Barrett, The Fledgling Fund; Tim Miller – Cape Cod TImes, Matthew VanDyke (Not…
MVIFF: KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER
Japan, USA | 2013 | 105 minutes | Not Rated | DramaDavid Zellner
Sunday September 07, 2014, 12pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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David Zellner
David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard
A lonely Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried and lost in a fictional film, is in fact, real. With a crudely drawn treasure map and limited preparation, she escapes her structured life in Tokyo and embarks on a foolhardy quest across the frozen tundra of Minnesota in search…
Friday November 07, 2014, 4:00 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Reshef Levi
Reshef Levi, Regev Levy
Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart
Three elderly men and grandson Yonatan find themselves stuck together in a Jerusalem nursing home. The kid is a genius, but stammers and is bullied at school. Yonatan’s grandfather, Eliahu, whom he had never met, is a former member of the Lehi (pre-State Jewish underground), and a cold person. Eliahu’s best friend…
Thursday October 16, 2014, 7:30 pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Daniel Cohen
Daniel Cohen, Olivier Dazat
Jean Reno, Michaël Youn, Raphaëlle Agogué
Self-taught aspiring chef Jacky (Michaël Youn) has the talent, but not the luck. Star chef Alexandre Lagarde (Jean Reno) is in danger of losing his reputation, along with his beloved restaurant. Fate brings the two together and helps them along a journey through the intoxicating world of French haute-cuisine. A legend…
MVIFF: AUSTIN TO BOSTON “U.S. PREMIERE”
USA | 2014 | 72 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, Music ConcertDirected by James Marcus Haney
Saturday September 06, 2014, 9:15 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by James Marcus Haney
Editor: Kitty Green
Producers: Ben Lovett, Ty Johnson
Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Staves, Bear's Den
5 old VW camper vans. 4 bands. 3 thousand miles. 2 weeks. 1 gloriously backwards tour. The adventure starts after a fire-fuelled final night at Austin’s SXSW Music Festival, where the bands (Ben Howard, The Staves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Bear’s Den) pile into their rides and head northeast. They play everywhere from bars…
Saturday September 06, 2014, 1:00 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Anthony Chen
Anthony Chen
Yann Yann Yeo, Tian Wen Chen, Angeli Bayani
Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between a family of three and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa, who has come like many other Filipino women in search of a better life. The entire family needs to adapt to the presence of this stranger, which further threatens their already strained…
MVIFF: METRO MANILA
Philippines, UK | 2014 | 115 minutes | Not Rated | Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerSean Ellis
Friday September 05, 2014, 9:15 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Sean Ellis
Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers
Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega
Ellis, whose previous films include the award-winning CASHBACK and THE BROKEN, travels to the Philippines to tell the story of Oscar Ramirez, a down-on-his-luck farmer who flees the countryside with his family to look for a brighter future in the bustling, overwhelming metropolis of Manila. Oscar believes he has caught a break…
MVIFF: Animation Showcase with Bill Plympton
International | 2014 | 80 mins | Not Rated | AnimationBill Plympton
Saturday September 06, 2014, 4:00 pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Bill Plympton
The animation showcase will encompass extraordinary animated films curated by Bill from the past year, including his new short film. Twice Oscar nominated animator Bill Plympton’s showcase reveals a collection of some of the world’s best new short animated films from acclaimed animators. Bill Plympton, a renowned American animator, cartoonist, director, screenwriter…
Friday October 10, 2014, 4 pm
Saturday October 11, 2014, 7:30 pm
Sunday October 12, 2014, 4 pm
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Cherien Dabis
Cherien Dabis
Hiam Abbass, James Garson Chick, Cherien Dabis
To all appearances, May Brennan (Cherien Dabis) has it all — intelligent, gorgeous, the recipient of raves for her recently published book and set to marry her loving fiancé Ziad (Alexander Siddig), a distinguished New York scholar. But immediately upon returning to her familiar hometown of Amman, Jordan for the wedding, the…
FRANK with screenplay-writer and producer Jon Ronson
UK | 2014 | 95 minutes | Rated R | Comedy, DramaLenny Abrahamson
Tuesday August 19, 2014, 8:15 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Lenny Abrahamson
Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan
Domhnall Gleeson, Moira Brooker, Paul Butterworth
Acclaimed Irish director Lenny Abrahamson follows up his award-winning films Adam & Paul, Garage, and What Richard Did with an offbeat comedy about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant-garde pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael…
Saturday September 06, 2014, 7:00 pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Sylvain Chomet
Guillaume Gouix, Anne Le Ny, Bernadette Lafont
French writer-director Sylvain Chomet creates a whimsical story about a piano prodigy, Paul, who lives a completely sheltered existence, cut off from the outside world, due to his domineering, aristocratic aunts. His life consists solely of constant piano practice, until he meets his eccentric neighbor Madame Proust and his entire world is…
Friday September 05, 2014, 4:00 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member
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Calin Peter Netzer
Razvan Radulescu, Calin Peter Netzer
Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab
A sharply crafted family thriller, CHILD’S POSE pivots on a riveting performance by Gheorghiu (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, BEYOND THE HILLS) as a steely, upper-class Bucharest architect determined to keep her 30-something deadbeat son out of jail after a deadly car crash. How far…
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Our Mission Combining the laid back beach style of the island of Martha’s Vineyard, a passionate audience of film and culture enthusiasts with the buzz and excitement of a festival celebrating films from across the globe – The Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival is an amazing experience not to be missed. Come…
LAND HO! (MVIFF encore)
Iceland | 2014 | 95 minutes | Rated R | Adventure, ComedyAaron Katz, Martha Stephens
Wednesday September 03, 2014, 7:30 PM,
$12 General Admission, $9 MVFS Member
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Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens
Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens
Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy, Christina Jennings
Paul Eenhoorn, Earl Lynn Nelson, Karrie Crouse, Elizabeth McKee, Alice Olivia Clarke, Emmsjé Gauti
A pair of 60-something ex-brothers-in-law sets off on a road trip through Iceland, hoping to reclaim their youth. Their picaresque adventures, from trendy Reykjavík to rugged outback, are a throwback to classic bawdy road comedies as well as a candid exploration of aging, loneliness, and friendship. It was screened at several Film…
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STORKS
Friday September 30, 2016, 6:00pm (Strand)
Saturday October 01, 2016, 4:00pm (Capawock)
Sunday October 02, 2016, 4:00pm (Capawock)
MASTERMINDS
Friday September 30, 2016, 8:00pm (Strand)
Saturday October 01, 2016, 6:00pm (Strand), 8:30pm (Capawock)
Sunday October 02, 2016, 6:30pm (Capawock)
BRIDGET JONES’S BABY
Friday September 30, 2016, 8:15pm (Capawock)
Saturday October 01, 2016, 6:00pm (Capawock)
Sunday October 02, 2016, 6:00pm (Strand)
EQUITY
Monday September 26, 2016, 8:30pm (Capawock)
Thursday September 29, 2016, 6:00pm (Strand) ,
MIA MADRE (MVIFF encore)
Thursday September 29, 2016, 4:00PM (Film Center) ,
THE WAVE (MVIFF encore)
Wednesday October 05, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center) ,
2016 MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL hosted by MV Film Society
SPECIAL EVENT
Thursday September 29, 2016, 7:30pm (Film Center)
Friday September 30, 2016, 7:30pm (Film Center)
Saturday October 01, 2016, 7:30pm (Film Center)
SULLY
Friday September 30, 2016, 6:00pm (Capawock)
Saturday October 01, 2016, 8:00pm (Strand)
Sunday October 02, 2016, 8:30pm (Strand)
THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK– THE TOURING YEARS
Saturday October 01, 2016, 4:00PM (Film Center)
Sunday October 02, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center)
Thursday October 06, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center)