Martha's Vineyard Film Center
Film Archives
EVERYONE’S GOING TO DIE (Preview – Only One Screening)
UK | 2013 | 85 mins | Not Rated | Drama, RomanceOn the night of March 6, 2014, Everyone’s Going To Die will screen in 100 cinemas across the United States. Audiences at those screenings will be asked to vote if this film should return to their cinema for a week’s theatrical release sometime this year. If 51% of the audience votes “yes”…
GIRL ON A BICYCLE
France | 2013 | 101 mins | Rated R | Comedy, RomanceJeremy Leven
Paolo (Vincenzo Amato), an Italian who drives a Paris tour bus, has just proposed to his true love, the German stewardess, Greta (Nora Tschirner), when the young French beauty, Cécile (Louise Monot) pulls up beside his bus on her bicycle – and, in short order, Paolo, following some very bad advice from…
THE BIG COMBO with introduction by Paul Karasik, New Yorker cartoonist
USA | 1955 | 87 mins | Not Rated | Drama, Mystery/SuspenseJoseph Lewis
“Undiscovered Noir” Some of the best films of the 40s and 50s remain largely unknown. These are films that do not cater to please the masses.They were made by adults for adults, so they contain hardboiled adult themes about relationships: deceit, violence and loyalty and lust. As a crack cinematographer, John Alton…
RAW DEAL with New Yorker cartoonist, Paul Karasik, introducing the film
USA | 1948 | 89 mins | Not Rated | Drama, Mystery/SuspenseAnthony Mann
Some of the best films of the 40s and 50s remain largely unknown. These are films that do not cater to please the masses.They were made by adults for adults, so they contain hardboiled adult themes about relationships: deceit, violence and loyalty and lust. As a crack cinematographer, John Alton is one…
OSCAR VIEWING PARTY
2014 | Not Rated | MixedJoin us for a night of pageantry, tasty bites, and libations. Walk down the red carpet and celebrate the 86th Academy Awards telecast among friends and other film lovers at the the MV Film Center. Get your photo taken with “Oscar” – that’s right – a real Oscar and photo booth provided…
CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS (Academy Award Winner 1967)
Czechoslovakia | 1966 | 93 mins | Not Rated | Comedy, DramaJiří Menzel
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy…
WOODY PINES (Brad Tucker and Friends) with Jemima James and Goodnight Louise playing the opening set
USA | 2014 | 90 mins | Not Rated | Music ConcertJoin us For a Night of Musical Entertainment “Woody Pines brings that low-key street corner style of performance to his stage show, but with all the polish and seasoned professionalism of tour-bus-and-green-room rock stardom.” — Ali Marshall, Mtn Xpress No stranger to fans of the new folk music coming from all corners…
ROMEO AND JULIET (A Live on Screen performance from Broadway production with Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad)
USA | 2013 | 135 mins | Rated PG | Drama, RomanceDirected by David Leveaux
Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings) and two-time Tony Award® nominee Condola Rashad (Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful) turned up the heat this fall as Broadway’s hottest, rule-breaking, heart-aching couple, ROMEO AND JULIET. “Mr.(Orlando) Bloom in a first-rate Broadway debut and the gifted (Condola) Rashad exude a too fine for this world…
HER
USA | 2013 | 120 mins | Rated R | Drama, RomanceSpike Jonze
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, the story follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive…
THE LADY
2011 | 145 mins | Rated R | DramaLuc Besson
The Lady is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma’s democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the…
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: LIVE ACTION
International | 2013 | 108 mins | Rated R | Short FilmCatch all of this year’s Oscar nominated short films before the 86th Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 2! “Thank the gods of cinema for this annual release of Oscar nominees.” – Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle And the winners are … Once again, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud…
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION
International | 2013 | 102 min. | Rated PG-13 | Short FilmMultiple Filmmakers
Catch all of this year’s Oscar nominated short films before the 86th Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 2! “Thank the gods of cinema for this annual release of Oscar nominees.” – Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle And the winners are … Once again, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud…
F FOR FAKE (the final directorial project the legendary Orson Welles completed during his lifetime)
USA | 1974 | 85 mins | Not Rated | DocumentaryOrson Welles
The final directorial project the legendary Orson Welles completed during his lifetime, F for Fake is less a documentary than an example of cinematic free association on the topic of trickery. Much of the film is in fact drawn from other sources, most notably an unfinished documentary by Francois Reichenbach on the…
THE HUNT – Academy Award Nominated Best Foreign Language Picture
Denmark | 2012 | 111 Mins | Rated R | DramaDirected by Thomas Vinterberg
THE HUNT is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that soon threatens to destroy an innocent man’s life. Mads Mikkelsen (A ROYAL AFFAIR, CASINO ROYALE) won the Best Actor Award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival…
SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY in collaboration with the Vineyard Haven Public Library (FREE SCREENING)
USA | 1982 | 100 mins | Rated G | Documentary, MusicalGeorge T. Nierenberg
The Vineyard Haven Public Library will kick off its six-week long film and lecture series “America’s Music: A History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” with a free screening of the documentary “Say Amen, Somebody” The series will feature showings of six award-winning documentary films about uniquely American…
THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE
USA | 1976 | 135 mins | Rated R | Drama, Film NoirJohn Cassavetes
John Cassavetes takes a contemporary film noir turn (which he would return to in Gloria) after exploring domestic melodrama in A Woman Under the Influence with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara plays Cosmo Vitelli, the owner of a sleazy Los Angeles strip joint, who loses $20,000 at a mob…
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
South Africa, USA | 2013 | 139 mins | Rated PG-13 | DramaDirected by Justin Chadwick
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is based on South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country’s once segregated society. Idris Elba (PROMETHEUS) stars as Nelson Mandela with…
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
USA | 2014 | 105 mins | Rated R | Drama, MusicalDirected by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961 LLEWYN DAVIS (OSCAR ISAAC) is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly…
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: Documentary
International | 2013 | 184 mins | Rated R | Short FilmCatch all of this year’s Oscar nominated short films before the 86th Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 2! “Thank the gods of cinema for this annual release of Oscar nominees.” – Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle And the winners are … Once again, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society…
SILENT FILM COMEDY SHORTS
USA | 1916 | 105 mins | Rated G | ComedySILENT COMEDY SHORTS restored by Serge Bromberg, David Shepard and the renowned Lobster Films in Paris. Chaplin’s THE IMMIGRANT, Keaton’s THE LOVE NEST, and others by Charley Chase, Charlie Bowers, etc. SLAPSTICK — WHAT PRICE GOOFY:Charlie Chase RT:24:37 2. THE IMMIGRANT: Chaplin RT20:01 3. THE LOVE NEST-Keaton: RT:20:15 4. MIGHTY LIKE A…
National Theatre London: 50 Years On Stage
UK | 1963-2013 | 120 min. | Not Rated | Comedy, DramaTo celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best British actors for a unique evening of unforgettable performances, broadcast live from London to cinemas around the world. A cast of 100 will perform live on stage in this once-in-a-lifetime event, directed…
NY Film Critics “Sneak Preview” of AT MIDDLETON with live appearances by Vera Farmiga (UP IN THE AIR, THE DEPARTED), Andy Garcia and Director Adam Rogers.
USA | 2014 | 93 mins | Rated R | Comedy, RomanceAdam Rodgers
with live on screen appearances by Vera Farmiga (UP IN THE AIR, THE DEPARTED), Andy Garcia (OCEAN ELEVEN) and Director Adam Rogers. The movie also stars Taissa Farmiga (AMERICAN HORROR STORY, Vera’s real life sister). The event timeline: 7:30pm ALISON BAILES INTRO LIVE ON SCREEN 8:00pm COUNTDOWN SLATE 8:01 PETER TRAVERS INTRODUCTION OF FILM/SERIES 8:10…
PHILOMENA
UK | 2013 | 94 mins | Rated PG-13 | Comedy, DramaStephen Frears
Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock – something her Irish-Catholic community didn’t have the highest opinion of – and given away for adoption in…
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 | 1936 | 113 min Comedy, Mystery/SuspenseW.S. Van Dyke
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 – a movie, AFTER THE THIN MAN 10:15-11:30 pm – Live music provided by jazz trio with Eric Johnson on upright…
A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES with Pre-show holiday music provided by Rob Meyers
USA | 1987 | 55 min | Not Rated | Drama, Family & KidsDon McBrearty
Pre-show holiday music will be provided by Rob Meyers for this holiday classic. Adapted from Dylan Thomas’ classic poem, the film concerns a traditional Christmas in Wales around the turn of the 20th century. It’s Christmas Eve in Wales. A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he’s also…
THE GREAT BEAUTY
Italy | 2013 | 142 min | Rated R | Comedy, DramaPaolo Sorrentino
Journalist Jep Gambardella (the dazzling Toni Servillo, Il divo and Gomorrah) has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city’s literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth…
CUTIE AND THE BOXER
USA | 2013 | 82 mins | Rated R | DocumentaryZachary Heinzerling
Once a rising star in the ’70’s New York art scene, 80-year-old “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara is prepping for his latest show, hoping to reinvigorate his career. His wife and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her “Cutie” illustrations, which depict their chaotic 40-year marriage. CUTIE AND THE BOXER…
Holiday Classic: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
USA | 1942 | 112 mins | Not Rated | ComedyDirected by William Keighley
Come early and enjoy some complimentary hot apple cider and cookies in our lobby. Live holiday music too in the lobby. The George S. Kaufman/Moss Hart Broadway hit The Man Who Came to Dinner was inspired by the authors’ mutual friend, waspish critic/author Alexander Woollcott. Generously bearded ex-Yale professor Monty Woolley, no…
