Organization

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 changing-of-the-guard that occurs during the summer months, examining both the timidity of the incoming freshman, and the party-all-night attitudes of the newly crowned seniors.

There are rites of...

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...

Big Screen Classics: GIMME SHELTER

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

June 17, 2013

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...

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...

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...

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 decade after the original Terminator wreaked havoc on Sarah Connor, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as another Model 101 cyborg. But this time he’s a good guy, reprogrammed and teleported to the past to...

Goethe-Institut German Film: Oh Boy

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre and Goethe-Institut Boston at Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 19, 2013

Niko is in his late twenties, lives in Berlin, and dropped out of law school two years ago. Since then, he idly drifts through life. His wealthy father, not being aware that his son is a dropout, still sends money every month – until now. When the ATM swallows his debit card, Niko realizes that his account is empty. But this just marks...

NT Live: THIS HOUSE

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 16, 2013

It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In this hung parliament, the ruling party holds on by a thread. Votes are won and lost by one, fist fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs are hauled...

OnStage @ the Coolidge: FISHING WITH JOHN with John Lurie

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 13, 2013

Join us for an evening with John Lurie as he presents three episodes of his cult classic show Fishing with John, and a beautiful video of his paintings, The First and Royal Queen, followed by a discussion with the accomplished artist, musician, composer and actor.

Opera in Cinema: NABUCCO

Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 12, 2013

Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, is making a major role debut – in the title role of Nabucco from the Royal Opera House. This is a rare chance to see a genre-defining masterwork, containing some of the greatest choral music ever written, along with some wonderful arias and ensembles. This new...