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Big Screen Classics: GIMME SHELTER

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

June 17, 2013

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Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour.

In retrospect, having three hundred thousand Love Children descend on San Francisco's Altamont Speedway for a free concert by the Rolling Stones was probably not the best idea. Combine that with security being handled by none other than the local chapter of the ...More

	Science on Screen: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre May 20, 2013 Director James Cameron’s T2 brought special effects to eye-popping new heights and raised the bar for action films the world over. A ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: DAZED AND CONFUSED Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre May 27, 2013 Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused is the ultimate "school's out" film. It perfectly captures the high school ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	Short Waves - Short Film Competition Presented by Boston Asian American Film Festival May 30, 2013 Join us for "Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community", which aims to share personal stories through locally made, ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	Area Premiere! LEVIATHAN Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre May 24-May 30, 2013 Exclusive Area Premiere! One Week Only, May 24–30 One of the most highly anticipated films of ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	10 Great Tips for Spring and Summer Nature Photography Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary June 1, 2013 Get great tips from a pro as you learn to overcome some of the top challenges of nature photography. From tricky lighting to moving wildlife, we ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	Focus on Macro Photography Workshop Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary June 1, 2013 Explore photography from a different perspective, close-up! A great opportunity to work with a pro on specific challenges affecting macro ...More Event Rating (0 votes)
	Opening Weekend: In Conversation: Modern African American Art Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum June 1-June 2, 2013 Celebrate the range and variety of artwork on view in In Conversation: Modern African American Art with a two-day festival of artwork, ideas and ...More Event Rating (0 votes)

	Images of the Past: Photography at Historic New England Presented by Historic New England at Otis House Museum June 8, 2013 Join Lorna Condon, Historic New England's senior curator of library and archives, and Sally Pierce, curator emerita of prints and photographs at the Boston Athenaeum, for an introduction to the outstanding photographic collections in Historic New England's Library and Archives. Examine and learn about nineteenth-and twentieth-century... Images of the Past: Photography at Historic New England Presented by Historic New England at Otis House Museum June 8, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Ed Ruscha: Standard Presented by Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University February 13-June 9, 2013 Ed Ruscha's art depicts everyday objects – gas stations, street signs, billboards, commercial packaging – yet often triggers philosophical reflection about the relationship between words, things, and ideas. His influence can be seen in graphic design, cinema, architectural theory, and urban history. Ed Ruscha:... Ed Ruscha: Standard Presented by Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University February 13-June 9, 2013 Event Rating (1 vote)
	Sam Jury: Coerced Nature Presented by Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University February 13-June 9, 2013 Jury’s tense, painterly videos give visual form to the notion of suspended trauma, in particular the fraught relationship between human beings and our environment. Her videos meld staged, fragmented performances with eerily familiar yet unrecognizable places. These impossible scenes,... Sam Jury: Coerced Nature Presented by Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University February 13-June 9, 2013 Event Rating (1 vote)
	Nicky's Family Presented by West Newton Cinema at West Newton Cinemas May 17-June 21, 2013 In these troubled times, we need examples of heroism and charity more than ever. Ordinary stockbroker Nicholas Winton's selfless rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Prague before World War II is a good deed that continues to influence people all around the world to follow in his footsteps. Nicky's Family is a touching and powerful... Nicky's Family Presented by West Newton Cinema at West Newton Cinemas May 17-June 21, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Opening Day: Fabergé Revealed, From the Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum June 22, 2013 Mysterious and elegant, compelling and intricate, the works of the House of Fabergé hold an enduring fascination. Join us for a daylong exploration of a master craftsman and his royal clients. Film: Tsar to Lenin \| 11 am–noon \| Morse Auditorium \| Reservations by June 20 Tsar to Lenin, ranked... Opening Day: Fabergé Revealed, From the Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum June 22, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Goethe-Institut German Film: Summer Window (Fenster zum Sommer) Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre June 23, 2013 Juliane's happiness seems perfect. She is head over heels in love and has just begun a new life with August. One morning, however, she wakes up to find that she has been mysteriously thrown back into her past – to the time before she met her new love. Is what seems at first glance a cruel setback actually a second... Goethe-Institut German Film: Summer Window (Fenster zum Sommer) Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre June 23, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 21-June 23, 2013 New DCP Restoration! Area Premiere June 21–23! Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini’s JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship,... New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 21-June 23, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 1, 2013 One of the greatest adventures of all time returns to the big screen. Forget tedious hours spent sifting through dirt for pottery shards, Dr. Indiana Jones knows how to do archeology right: by trotting around the globe snatching ancient objects, narrowly escaping unfriendly natives, romancing sassy barmaids with... Big Screen Classics: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 1, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 8, 2013 The Coolidge is proud to present the new digital restoration of one of the most sweeping epics in film history. Based on the life and exploits of T.E. Lawrence (played immaculately by newcomer Peter O'Toole) during World War I, Lawrence of Arabia is ultimately a meditation on the meaning of war and freedom. Lawrence, a... Big Screen Classics: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 8, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	NT Live: THE AUDIENCE Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre June 13-July 11, 2013 Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the highly-anticipated West End production of The Audience, broadcast live from London’s Gielgud Theatre as part of National Theatre Live. For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham... NT Live: THE AUDIENCE Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre June 13-July 11, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 15, 2013 Julie Andrews plays Maria, a postulant in Nonnberg Abbey who isn't quite suited to being a nun. Her fate changes when widowed Austrian Navy Captain Georg von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) requests a governess to be sent to care for his seven mischievous children. A naval officer before a father, von Trapp has his house running more like a ship... Big Screen Classics: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 15, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 22, 2013 By 1968 Stanley Kubrick had already tackled a slew of powerful topics including three anti-war films (Fear and Desire, Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove), a perfect noir thriller (The Killing), one of the most notorious and "unfilmable" novels of the 20th century (Lolita), and a Hollywood epic (Spartacus). Where else but the... Big Screen Classics: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 22, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Big Screen Classics: MEAN STREETS Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 29, 2013 In under three minutes Martin Scorsese revolutionized cinema. The opening credits of Mean Streets has perhaps had more of a lasting effect on the use of music and narrative in popular film than any other three minutes in the history of the medium. Arising out of a New York film scene steeped in outré concepts, Scorsese was able to sculpt... Big Screen Classics: MEAN STREETS Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre July 29, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Salem State Speaker Series featuring Tony Kushner Presented by Salem State Speaker Series November 13, 2013 Award-winning playwright and author Tony Kushner is front and center this year with his Academy Award nomination for best screenplay with the hugely praised Lincoln. No stranger to awards, however, the native New Yorker, who spent his formative years in Louisiana, has wowed America for years with hardhitting, politically charged theater and... Salem State Speaker Series featuring Tony Kushner Presented by Salem State Speaker Series November 13, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	TRUMPET - An Idea Gallery Grand Opening Presented by Trumpet - An Idea Gallery June 15, 2012-June 30, 2014 Trumpet is a consortium of art, music, theater, the written word, film, video, photography and education. The gallery is located at 20 Grove Street in Peterborough, and will open on Friday, June 15th, with a fine art exhibit of work by stone sculptor, Rob Germeroth, kinetic sculptor, Mike Teitsch, mixed media artist, Mona Adisa Brooks, and... TRUMPET - An Idea Gallery Grand Opening Presented by Trumpet - An Idea Gallery June 15, 2012-June 30, 2014 Event Rating (1 vote)
	IMAX Theatre Presented by New England Aquarium at New England Aquarium January 1, 2012 - Ongoing The giant screen – 65’ high by 85’ wide – is taller than a six story building! The slight curvature of the screen extends to the edge of your peripheral vision. The lamps that project the crystal clear images onto the gigantic screen get as bright and as hot as the surface of the sun! So hot, in fact, that cold water... IMAX Theatre Presented by New England Aquarium at New England Aquarium January 1, 2012 - Ongoing Event Rating (0 votes)
	reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio Presented by Mixit Print Studio April 12, 2012 - Ongoing An exhibition of fine art printmaking feature more than 150 distinctive artworks. Presented in partnership with Mixit Print Studio. The approximately sixty-five participants in our 25th anniversary portfolio constitute a microcosm of artist/printmakers in greater Boston. Bringing their work together makes visible and tangible the... reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio Presented by Mixit Print Studio April 12, 2012 - Ongoing Event Rating (0 votes)