Iris
Dir. Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles’ penultimate film celebrates fashion icon Iris Apfel, who charms everyone with her quick wit, no-nonsense attitude, and love…
Topsy-Turvy
Dir. Mike Leigh
If you’re a fan of musical theater of any kind, Topsy-Turvy pays tribute to that notoriously tricky art form with…
The Madness of King George
Dir. Nicholas Hytner
At first glance, The Madness of King George seemed like a history lesson about King George III. Like plenty of…
Adaptation
Dir. Spike Jonze
A film written by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, about screenwriter Charlie Kaufman as he struggles to adapt a book about poaching…
The Motorcycle Diaries
Dir. Walter Salles
Let’s fight! I’m not a fan of “Into the wild” okay okay, calm down… Maybe we can fix this. Maybe…
Frida
Dir. Julie Taymor
Frida is a biographical depiction of the life of famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, portrayed with unabridged passion and zest…
Sense and Sensibility
Dir. John Alexander
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby,…
Adaptation.
Dir. Spike Jonze
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions…
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Dir. George Clooney
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
The Cider House Rules
Dir. Lasse Hallström
The Cider House Rules is the 1999 adaptation of John Irving’s best-selling novel, about a young man named Homer Wells…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Dir. Peter Weir
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the…
The Aviator
Dir. Martin Scorsese
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he…
Erin Brockovich
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins — with a little…
The Truman Show
Dir. Peter Weir
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
Notting Hill
Dir. Roger Michell
London bookstore owner William Thacker’s quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks…
Sense and Sensibility
Dir. Ang Lee
In the 1995 adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet play Dashwood sisters…
