Movies at the Tabernacle - Tuesdays Nights

The Film Society and the Camp Meeting Association presents a night of movies on six consecutive Tuesday nights beginning July 13 at the historic Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs (within the Camp Meeting Association campground).

Films start approx. 8:00 PM
Gate open for admissions 45 minutes prior to show time.

**Parking in the Campgrounds, around the Tabernacle is permitted during our film events**

Come early, visit downtown OB and Cottage City, and then enjoy a family friendly movie at the historic Tabernacle on our
very large screen.

For more info. call 774-392-2972





Our 2010 film schedule:


THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING
July 13 (Tuesday) at 8 PM, doors open at
7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

Featuring a Q & A with director
Erik Holander

The Shark is Still Working is a documentary recounting the impact of the blockbuster movie, Jaws, made by Steven Spielberg in 1975. Narrated by Roy Scheider, it includes interviews with many members of the cast and crew.

The Shark is Still Working is a reference both to the phrase broadcast over loudspeakers on the set during production, "The shark is NOT working!", when the mechanical shark broke down, and to the producers' thesis that the original film continues to inspire and entertain new generations of film watchers. According to the American Film Institute, Jaws is among the fifty greatest movies of all time and is the second greatest thriller, behind Alfred Hitchcocks' Psycho.

RACING DREAMS
July 20 (Tuesday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

A feature documentary following three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. Racing at speeds up to 70 mph in nothing more than souped-up go-karts, Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, these kids chase the National Championship title and take one step closer toward their dream of someday racing in the big show... NASCAR. The film follows two boys and one girl through a season of World Karting Association racing as all three dream of becoming eventually joining the world of professional NASCAR racing.

SHOOTING BEAUTY

July 27 (Tuesday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)


Featuring a Q & A with director George Kachadorian



Shooting Beauty tells the inspirational story of an aspiring fashion photographer named Courtney Bent whose career takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities. Shot over the span of a decade, this film puts you in Courtney's shoes as she overcomes her own unspoken prejudices and begins inventing cameras accessible to her new friends. Courtney's efforts snowball into an award-winning photography program called "Picture This"—and become the backdrop for this eye-opening story about romance, loss and laughter that will change what you thought you knew about living with a disability—and without one.

Preceded by screening of BRUCE, a short film by Ruth Sergel
A duet that challenges expectations of grace and disability.



RESCUING EMMANUEL

August 3 (Tuesday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)




Island Premiere, Q&A with island Director/Writer Len and Georgia Morris of Galen Films






The makers of this film about the millions of abandoned children raising themselves in the streets of the world didn't expect to be thrown off course by a single child -- but that's exactly what happened when they meet 13-year-old Kenyan Emmanuel. High on glue and desperately hungry, the boy demands to be noticed. And noticed he is -- so much so that the filmmakers can't forget him, finally returning to Nairobi to find and help the young man.



ALAMAR

August 10 (Tuesday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. At first the boy is physically and emotionally uncomfortable with the whole affair, and gets seasick on the boat taking them to their destination. But as father and son spend more time together, Natan begins a learning experience that will remain with him forever.

Winner, New Director Award - San Francisco Int’l Film Festival

READ THE NY TIMES MOVIE REVIEW - click here

LAST TRAIN HOME

August 17 (Tuesday) at
8 PM, doors open at 7:15 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)





Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos, as all at once, a tidal wave of humanity attempts to return home by train. It is the Chinese New Year. The wave is made up of millions of migrant factory workers. The homes they seek are the rural villages and families they left behind to seek work in the booming coastal cities. It is an epic spectacle that tells us much about China, a country discarding traditional ways as it hurtles towards modernity and global economic dominance.

WINNER, Best Feature: IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam



World War II Film Series
at the Katharine Cornell Theatre

World War II Film Series - Complementing the
MV Museum's exhibit, Those Who Serve - Martha's Vineyard and World War II, this series of film classics is presented in collaboration with the MV Museum - more details visit www.mvmuseum.org.

Each film will be introduced by Sheldon Hackney, former Provost of Princeton, President of Tulane and U of Penn and Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities. Mr. Hackney has been a chaired professor of American history from Penn and is a well-recognized scholar 20th century American history..

Join us Monday nights.
Movies begin at approx. 8:00 pm

Tickets are $8.00 for Adults, $5.00 for children under 12, or $5.00 for members

Read MV Times article on exhibit here


The 49th Parallel
June 7, 2010 (Monday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:30 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

The 49th Parallel is a British wartime propaganda film, concentrating on rousing the patriotic fervor of the citizens of Canada (and America). A group of Nazi naval officers and crewmen are stranded on Canadian soil (we have no sympathy for the castaways, inasmuch as we have just seen them refusing food and water to a group of torpedoed British seamen). Led by lieutenant Eric Portman, the Nazis try to stir up sympathy amongst the Canadians, beginning with apolitical Quebeckian trapper Laurence Olivier. Failing to convert Olivier--even by force--the Germans move on to a Hutterite farming community, where again they are unsuccessful in winning adherents (though, conversely, German seaman Niall Mac Ginnis defects to the other side). They then cross the path of professorial author Leslie Howard, who is living amongst the Indians to soak up "local color". Even Howard proves too formidable for the Nazis, and by film's end the surviving invaders are hiding out in a train, where they are discovered and captured by AWOL Canadian soldier Raymond Massey.

In this film Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger show their ideas of why the United States should join the Allied fight against the Nazis. The 49th Parallel was the biggest grossing film in the UK in 1941, and the biggest grossing British film to date in the US.

British * 1941 * 105 mins. * Drama/Comedy * Rated PG

Saboteur
June 14, 2010 (Monday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:30 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Aircraft plant worker Robert Cummings is accused of sabotaging his factory and causing the death of a co-worker. Actually, Cummings is the fall guy for a clever ring of Nazi spies, headed by above-suspicion American philanthropist Otto Kruger. Our hero goes on a cross-country chase after genuine saboteur Norman Lloyd, all the while pursued himself by the police. Along the way, he acquires a reluctant "travelling companion" in the form of Priscilla Lane, who at first despises Cummings and intends to turn him over to the authorities at the first opportunity, but who gradually comes to realize that the boy is innocent.

Standout sequences include the disturbing opening act of sabotage, a daring escape scene in which Cummings leaps into a river a la Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, an incredible movie theater scene in which onscreen gunfire turns shockingly real, a lavish party scene in which Cummings and Lane are seemingly trapped, and the classic climax in which Cummings and Lloyd dangle precipitously from the Statue of Liberty. Technically, the film is strikingly lighted and shot and is backed by an excellent Frank Skinner score. The director's traditional cameo takes place at a newsstand.

USA * 1942 * 112 mins. * Drama/Thriller * Rated PG

SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
July 12, 2010 (Monday) at 8 PM, doors open at 7:30 PM for admissions ($8.00/$5.00)

Although much of Since You Went Away could be considered melodrama, with moments definitely designed to manipulatively tug at the heartstrings, it's such an engrossing and affecting film that most viewers will forgive it. What's surprising is how much power the film still packs, even its most famous (and much parodied) scene in which Jennifer Jones runs after the train carrying her boyfriend away, repeating "I love you, darling" over and over until the train is out of sight. Director John Cromwell has done an excellent job of capturing the flavor of what home life was like during the war years (not always easy to do when the period a director is trying to capture is the same one in which he is living), as well as making the project seem warm and comforting, even at its most dramatic. He is blessed with a solid cast, especially leading lady Claudette Colbert, who anchors the film with her assured performance. Monty Woolley, Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotton and Hattie McDaniel turn in the expected good performances, and Jennifer Jones is surprisingly good, not only in her several "big" scenes but in her quieter moments as well.

USA * 1944 * 172 mins. * Drama * Rated PG

Screenings at the historic Katharine Cornell Theatre, 54 Spring Street, Vineyard Haven. Doors open 30 minutes prior to screening time for admissions. Admissions is $8 and $5 for film society members. A short introduction precedes each screening. For more information visit www.mvfilmsociety.com or
call 774-392-2972




Summer "Drive-In" Movies
at the Featherstone Center for the Arts

A new island tradition continues this summer with outdoor film screening at the Featherstone Center for the Arts. "Drive-in" and set up your blanket and/or lawn chairs, bring a picnic and enjoy movies under the stars.

Join us Wednesday nights.
Movies begin at dusk (approx. 8:30 pm), and gate opens for admission at 7:30 PM

Tickets are $6.00 for Adults, $4.00 for children under 12, or $15.00 for a family of four (no hiding in the trunk).

The Featherstone Center for the Arts is located on Barnes Road, approx. 1/4 mile from the blinker light, entrance on your right. Ample parking available on site.

We are taking a sabbatical from this series, which ran from 2004-2007 - look for other outdoor locations/films on our summer calendar.


Movie Museum
at the Grange Hall

The Movie Museum was the name given to a summer film series offered at the Grange Hall (Old Agricultural Hall) in the 1970s in West Tisbury. Classic movies were screened in the Grange's second floor theatre. Patrons endured hard wooden benches and the warm environs for the love of watching movies together as a community. The Hall was restored by the MV Preservation Trust in 1997-98. In 1999 a group of volunteers came together to resurrect the tradition of movies at the Grange. A new chapter in the life of the Movie Museum began with Thursday night screenings of classic movies from the 1930's - 60's.

Join us every Thursday night

Movies begin at 8 pm after a short introduction, and doors open for admission at 7:30 PM. Admission prices are $6.00 for Adults, $4.00 for seniors and those under the age of 18. (many bring cushions or even their own chairs.) Society membership discounts apply. Popcorn and lemonade can be purchased before the movie.

We are taking a sabbatical from this series which ran from 1999-2006, look for other film locations instead on our summer calendar.



After Movie Gatherings

The Martha's Vineyard Film Society hosts social gatherings either before or after films. Past special screenings have included special guests Jules Feiffer, Patricia Neal, William Styron, Paul Benedict, Tony Shahloub and Brooke Adams to name a few.
Become a member and receive advance notice of special screenings and events.




More than 50 film fans gathered on the Vineyard Haven Harbour to celebrate and raise funds for the society's capital campaign to acquire new projection and audio equipment. With that goal achieved, we are now in need of a new Beta SP Player. We would appreciate any help you might consider giving to the society to meet its goal. Your donation is fully tax exempted.
Contact Richard Paradise at rich@mvfilmsociety.com for more information.