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Co-presented with the Boston Women’s Film Festival Ida Lupino, one of the world’s most important and influential female directors this side of Hollywood, would have turned 100 this year, and the good people at the Museum of Fine Arts teamed up with Boston Women’s Film Festival to curate a specific playlist of her films to celebrate her 100 year anniversary and the amazing art she has produced along the way. The series kicks off on January 2nd with THE BIGAMIST, a portrait of a man stuck between two women, followed by THE HITCH-HIKER, easily her most important film, as well as the first film noir directed by a woman. Rounding up the list of incredible films chosen, we have her first film, when: NOT WANTED, and her last film, 1/2 - 1/16 THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS. All where films are the newly restored verMfa sions and are showing twice, so you have no excuse to miss this how much: $13 ($10 for MFA incredible series. Make sure you make your way to the MFA or their members)BD website to pick up your tickets and enjoy the life and works of Ida Lupino! —Kyle Brunet
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Listen up you hopeful hoarders! Do not miss this totally unique, resource-oriented FREE event. In fact it would be silly of you to miss because I know you got precious garments (that's clothes, ya numbskull) that require REPAIR, would appreciate ALTERation or should be SWAPped. Even if you don't (liar!) or you can't find dem duds deep in your closet this here event is also an opp to SHOP. Seriously this wardrope-focused marketplace features a variety of repair and customization services plus a huge clothing swap! Head over to their website (www.mendisboston.com) to prepare to take advantage of all that Style Revival has to offer then head for Narnia (way in the back, behind your under worn chucks) and revive those trusty threads you've been saving for years when: because the antidote is in. Last year I had a 1/13 11-5pm snap button replaced on my western shirt, got my boots resoled and had my favorite where: cambridge denim jacket custom tie-dyed, all done on elks lodge budget but more importantly all done in one place - Style Revival at Cambridge Elks how much: Lodge January 13th! (brought to you by free Mendi's) —Sam P
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HOW TO LEAD A ZERO WASTE LIFESTYLE
Hey my trashy bros. It’s me, Plastic. I’m filling in for Mel this month while she writes a punishing exposé, titled “How Do You Not Know This: Coffee Cups, Acrylic Nails, Paper Towels, and Other Things You Can’t Fucking Recycle.” TBH, I was surprised she called. When Mel dumped me in 2013, I took it pretty hard. Who wouldn’t? She totally Judas’d me. First, she was shit-talking disposable plastic - refilling drinks in a canteen, carrying bamboo cutlery. Kinda dick, but, whatever. Then, she starts purchasing unpackaged groceries using jars and cotton bags. I mean, it’s cute and all, but I’m starting to think this chick is blowing me off. She even shuns canned food! Everyone knows me n’ my bro BPA line that shit. Sure, BPA is a chemical that may mimic estrogen, and has been linked to breast cancer and early puberty in women. And yea, when ingested, tasteless and odorless BPA can interfere with the reproductive and nervous systems as well as behavioral development, especially in infants. Whoop-dee-do, no one’s perfect. My bro BPA’s got some demons, but he’s not a bad dude. So I’m still processing all this betrayal when, out of nowhere, Mel tries nixing new plastic entirely! Spandex, polyester… good luck finding a bra, bitch! She replaces tubes of toothpaste with this baking soda shit my grandma used in, like, 1687. Bro, I lost it. We were together 28 years and she never batted an eye! All of a sudden she’s too good for me? Look, I admit it - I’m made of fossil fuels. And yea, every minute, every single day, a truckload of me enters our oceans. I’m virtually indestructible, collapsing ecosystems and fuxing with everyone’s health. But look at the crap I give you in return. Sub-Zero Diabetic Delight Lattes - would they taste as sweet in a reusable canteen? Doubt it. Do you really think you can give this up, even for a month? Ha. I’d like to see you try. —Melanie Bernier
As we all continue to read the daily headlines and navigate the surreal present, the need to search for reprieves from the day to day drudgery of our social and political situation becomes all the newFor years eve escape celebration more prescient. me, that has oftenwith been music and for many more, one event jumps out in particular as an opportunity to mentally recuse ourselves from reality. Break the Chains is a recurring night highlighting women, femmes, queers, trans, non-binary, and more folks who are unfortunately still too often left out of the ebb and flow of both the above and underground music scenes. Activist, musician, perwhen former and all around Renaissance individual 1/19 Evan Greer books and runs these often dance centric parties providing a truly safe and welwhere coming space. They bring top shelf headliners milky way to perform alongside locals making up an alin jp ways eclectic conglomerate of sounds, words, and visual expression. January sees the event how much $20-$25BD at the Milky Way with fabulous electro-pop duo The Blow. With a prolific output of records you can barely count on two hands over the last 15+ years including releases on Calvin Johnson’s K-Records, the catchy bass driven music with faint echoes of their twee forbearers soundtracks your middle school mindscape. Songs about love, life, loss, and all the things that fill the void inside us all pour out of singer Khaela Maricich with a vulnerable sense of honesty that resonates with any listener. It’s relevant, relatable, and often invokes dancing. So if you’re like me and are in search for the next bright light to guide you through the dark, short days ahead, look no further. —Mike Achille
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This time last year, I had no idea what Brain Arts Organization (BAO) was. I had never heard of The Boston Compass, Boston Hassle, Black Market, but this all changed in May. I was scheduled to meet with the volunteer coordinator, Sinai, but there was a hurricane warning issued that day. I considered rescheduling but a longstanding goal of mine (that I kept on putting off ) was to volunteer, become more active in the community, and to get involved in something music-related. So I decided to walk in the torrential downpour to meet Sinai, and man, I'm so glad I did. To be a bit more specific, my goals were to: 1. Meet people who shared a passion for music. 2. Make friends with people who'd want to go to shows with me (and to get out and go to more shows in general) 3. Just do something/be a part of something I genuinely cared about. As of today, I think I can say I've reached my goals: I've met people who share similar interests (and people who don't which is also really refreshing), I went to see one of my favorite bands play with members of the org (hayyyyy Sinai and James Moore!), and I'm now heading up the internship coordination of BAO. So, if you were like me and you're looking to get involved in an org with fellow music/ arts lovers and just all-around cool, hard-working, motivated people who care about the Boston community (PLUS you want to get school credit and/or a bucketload of hands on experience in arts administration), then consider applying for one of our Spring 2019 internships! We're also always on the lookout for volunteers, so if interested, you can get involved that way as well. Hope to meet you soon! Use this link for our internship openings: www.bostonhassle.com/ intern-with-brain-arts-org —Rita Yun
It is long overdue that we show some love to the Black Market of Dudley Square. Not to be confused with our Brain Arts Org’s Flea Market “Black Market Flea”, Black Market is a permanent pop up located in the heart of Roxbury whose mission is to “serve as Boston’s premiere space for underserved Makers, Artisans & Entrepreneurs.” Co-owners Christopher and Kaidi Grant started the space a couple years ago with the vision of rebuilding the black local economy through the creation of a shared, cooperative style retail environment. BY LOCAL, FOR LOCAL. And sparking a #buyitblack revolution at that. The Economic Revolution will not be televised. This place is bursting with life, energy and spirit. On any given day you can expect to come by and get yourself some funky eye-catching local fashion, handmade t-shirts and jewelry, body products, African-diaspora inspired clothing, friends, family, tapestries. You could drop in on a Black Hair Pop-Up, a Jerk Chicken cook-out, a Fashion Week event. Last month they were visited by “Black Santa”. There’s always something going on so make it your damn New Year’s Resolution to support this place early and often! You can find the scene at 2136 Washington St., right in Dudley Sq. across the road from Hibernian Hall. Let 2019 be the year of conscious consumerism and take a minute to think next time you’re just gonna get something airdropped to your US house from Amazon… why FOLLOW not support the radical and ON THE GRAM!!! talented individuals around you instead?? THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT —Emma Leavitt
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Hearing Room (Lowell) 7:30pm All Ages $7 Sat 1/12 Ladylike! The Female Dominated Comedy Show @Improv Boston 11pm 21+ $12 Sat 1/12 Punk Rock Aerobics @Once Somerville 12-3pm All Ages $10-$20 Proceeds go to Girls Rock Camp Boston! Mon 1/14 Muddler, NXOR, Rata, Vision Flight @Charlie's Kitchen Shows 8pm 21+ $5 Wed 1/16 Ed Balloon ft. VQnC + Niu Raza @ Great Scott 8:30pm 18+ $10-12 Thu 1/17 Jakals w/ More Tongues Than Teeth, Miele, Troll 2 @Great Scott 8:30pm 18+ $10 Sat 1/19 Drone Night VIII: Mars Rising! @The Hearing Room (Lowell) 8-10pm All Ages Donations Accepted
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Wed 1/2 Ed Balloon ft. Winona and the Riders + Maeko @Great Scott 8:30pm 18+ $12 Thu 1/3 Alisa Amador & the Damn Good Band: Be the Light. ft. Spero @Lilypad 7-10pm All Ages $15 Thu 1/3 Mdou Moctar, with Rob Noyes, Major Stars @The State House 8pm All Ages $20-22 Thu 1/3 Queers Against Winter: cozy party and board game night @Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge 8pm 21+ $ome Cost Thu 1/3 Me In Capris, Notches, Crime Of Passing, The Furniture @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 18+ $8 Fri 1/4 Edward Glen, Zesty Boi, TBA @Trapdoor 4-7pm All Ages $ome Cost Fri 1/4 Big Mess, Glacier, and Dim-Lit @UnchARTed 9pm All Ages $5 Sat 1/5 Boy Harsher @SPACE 8pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 1/5 HAIRSPRAY QUEEN (RECORD RELEASE), WAY OUT, BLACK BEACH, SKRAWL @Dusk 9pm All Ages $10
Mon 1/7 Gilliver, Littlefoot, Gun Mother, TempoSat 1/19 Shepherdess/sister split 7" release rary Eyesore @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 21+ $8 with Døwager and The Swettes @Midway Mon 1/7 Labor Hex, Blood Built Empire, Anxious Cafe 8pm 21+ $10 Wave, Marionette @Charlie's Kitchen Shows 8pm Sat 1/19 Lunar Teeth #16 featuring Lauren Moran, Hypnagogue, Meyer Brown, Sheer 21+ $5 Anxiety @Co-Creative Center (New BedTue 1/8 Kenne Highland, Death Pesos, VAT, Doctor ford) 7-10pm All Ages $ome Cost Finnegan’s Circus @Midway Cafe 8pm 21+ $7 Sat 1/19 Ali McGuirk @ The Extended Play Wed 1/9 Gabby's World, Yowler, Request Freebird Sessions Fallout Shelter 7-9:30pm $25 All Ages @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 18+ $13-15 Wed 1/9 Fully Celebrated Orchestra with Ballad of Sat 1/19 The Blow headlines Break the Chains at Milky Way @Bella Luna RestauJames Lawless @Midway Cafe 8pm 21+ $5 rant and Milky Way Lounge 9pm 21+ $ome Wed 1/9 Ed Balloon ft. Cliff Notez + Garth @Great Cost Scott 8:30pm 18+ $10-12 Sat 1/19 Movement: 1 Minute Solos @LilThu 1/10 Bummer City Open Mic #37 feat. Rodney pad 8-10pm All Ages $10 Dominique @HI Boston Hostel 7pm All Ages Donate
Sat 1/19 Lunar Teeth #16 featuring Lauren Moran, Hypnagogue, Meyer Brown, Sheer Anxiety @Co-Creative Center (New Bedford) 7-10pm All Ages $ome Cost Sun 1/20 Mineral @Brighton Music Hall 7pm 18+ $ome Cost Sun 1/20 Perspective, A Lovely Hand To Hold, Ellen And The Degenerates, Teenage Halloween, Mint Green @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 18+ $810 Sun 1/20 Juan Wauters @Great Scott 8:30pm 18+ $12 Wed 1/23 Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, Kathy Snax, Bedbug @O'Briens Pub 8pm 18+ $8 Wed 1/23 Disco Nap, Holystone, Double Star, Fur Purse @Midway Cafe 8pm-2am 21+ $7 Wed 1/23 Ed Balloon ft. Oompa + Billy Dean Thomas @Great Scott 8:30pm 18+ $10-12 Sat 1/26 Beeef, Lady Pills, Fish House, Emma Lucidi @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 21+ $10 Sat 1/26 Young Musicians Showcase 2 featuring Sweet Relief, The Elements, Flush, Laice @ The Hearing Room (Lowell) 8-11pm All Ages $10 Suggested Donation Sat 1/26 Dreamscape 17: A night of soft music and huge projections with Sadurn (PA), Ther (PA), sundog, Baker/Dacey/Tagliaferro Trio and visuals by Vidumami @Hope Central Church, JP 8pm All Ages $10 Suggested Donation Sun 1/27 Allston Pudding Presents: PETAL @ Brighton Music Hall 7pm All Ages $15 Mon 1/28 This is Not Okay, Eric Baylies, Pain Chain, Will MK, Orr @O'Briens Pub 8pm 21+ $10
Fri 1/11 Weakened Friends, Dump Him, Jake McKelvie and The Countertops @The Parlor Room 7:30pm All Ages $10 Fri 1/11 Not A Wasted Night: A Benefit for Chris Doherty of Gang Green @Paradise Rock Club 6-9pm All Ages $ome Cost
Tue 1/29 Honey Cutt, Dig Nitty, BANANA, Dark Tones @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 18+ $8 Wed 1/30 The Soft Moon w/ HIDE, Lingua Ignota @The Sinclair 7pm 18+ $15
Fri 1/11 Wheels on Mars EP Release, Miss Geo, Cheap City @Pink Noise Studios 8pm All Ages $ome Cost Fri 1/11 Jakals, The Only Humans, Coalter, Bandicoot @UnchARTed 8pm All Ages $ome Cost Fri 1/11 Wheels on Mars EP Release, Miss Geo, Cheap City @Pink Noise Studios - Somerville 8pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 1/12 Adam Sherman Band, Tory Silver, Loida & Lenehan @Lilypad 9-12pm All Ages $10 Sat 1/12 The Michael Character, Sleep All Summer, Moonish Brute, Puppy Problems @Blockbuster Video 8:30pm All Ages $5-10 Sat 1/12 GeneDante & The Future Starlets, The Gala, Tiger Bomb, Smitt E Smitty @ONCE Somerville 7:30pm 18+ $10-15 Sat 1/12 Big Ups, Kal Marks, Lilith, Fucko @Great Scott 8:30pm 21+ $12-14 Sat 1/12 Violet Nox and Thalia Zedek - Solo @ The
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Grievance @Alchemy 8pm All Ages $1215 1/12 Restraining Order, Envision, Antagonize, Brother, No Idea, Pummel @AS220 1/5 Patsy Clone, Sister Jawbone, Ona Canoa, Marlene Lavelle @The Root Cellar 8pm 8pm All Ages $10 All Ages $10
table @Zero Station (Portland, ME) 8:30pm All Ages $5 1/30 Guerilla Toss and (New England) Patriots @ The Apohadion Theater 8pm All Ages $8-10 @The Apohadion Theater 8pm All Ages $5
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1/2 Mdou Moctar, Heavy Connection @Columbus Theater 1/3 Hung Truckers, Aaron Demuth, Suicide Magnets, Funeral Cone @News Cafe 8pm All Ages $6 1/12 Tltsol, Filth, Born A New, Boundaries,
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1/6 Footings, EDT, Sierra D'Amours @ Sue's 7pm All Ages $5-10
1/17 Pattern Addict, The Fobs, Homeboy @ ArtsRiot 8pm All Ages $8
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1/5 Footings, EDT, Kafari, LaLa @The Apo- 1/18 Big Ups (Last Show!) with Guerilla Toss, Washer, Bethlehem Steel @The Bowery Ballhadion Theater 8pm All Ages $8-10 1/5 Thighs (MA), Colby Nathan, Idmthef- room 7pm 18+ $15-17
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1/17 T-Rextasy, Spit-take, Two Headed Girl, Polkadogs @MAC 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op (Middletown, CT) 6:30pm All Ages $8-10 1/25 The Fleshtones w/ Jacques Le Coque @Cafe Nine 9:30pm 21+ $15 1/12 Murphy's Law, Savage World @ Cafe Nine 8pm 21+ $ome Cost
Sun 1/13 STYLE REVIVAL [REPAIR - ALTER - SHOP - SWAP] @Cambridge Elks Lodge 11AM - 5PM
Fri 1/4 Closing Reception: 2nd Annual Student Artist Member's Exhibition @Gallery 263 7PM - 9PM FIRST FRIDAY SOWA 1/4 --Collected Stories with Holly Harrison and Kristina McComb @Abigail Ogilvy Gallery 6PM - 9PM --David Lee Black - Passage @Galatea Fine Art Gallery 5PM - 8PM --Working in Wood @Howard Yezerski Gallery 5PM - 8:30PM --11:11 - The Depth of Perception @Fountain Street Gallery 6PM - 8PM
Tues 1/15 Boston Molasses Disaster 100th Anniversary Remembrance Party @Model Cafe 7PM - 11:59PM FREE Tues 1/15 Reception: TAKE DOWN PARTY for OPUS - an MFA Staff Show @Fenway Community Center 6PM - 8PM FREE Wed 1/16 Branch Gallery Initiative Art Reception - Benefit for The Art Connection @Branch Gallery 5:30PM - 7:30PM Thurs 1/17 Evening with an Artist: Crossing Boundaries Art//Maps @BPL Copley Square 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM FREE - Registration Requires and limited spaces
Sat 1/5 Opening Reception: David Lee Black - "All is Actually Each" @AS220 - Providence 5PM - 7PM
Managing Editor: Oscar Goff Contributing Writers: Kyle Amato, Kyle Brunet, Oscar Goff, Matthew Martens, Nicholas Perry Tue 1/1 MARX BROTHERS MARATHON @BRATTLE Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read All day long-- individual tickets available! Wed 1/2 BORDER (2018) dir. Ali Abbasi @MFA The writer of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN brings you another twisted folk tale Screens through 1/13 Thu 1/3 LIFE AND NOTHING MORE (2017) dir. Antonio Méndez Esparza @MFA Slice-of-life drama starring non-professional actors Screens through 1/11 Fri 1/4 DUNE (1984) dir. David Lynch @MFA The spice must flow!
Sat 1/5 Beaux Arts Boot Camp: The Still Life @ Spaceus 1PM - 4 PM $26
Fri 1/4 YOJIMBO (1961) dir. Akira Kurosawa @ COOLIDGE [35mm] A towering testament to the smallness of man.
Sun 1/6 (every Sunday) Paint with Artist Kamen Ross every Sunday @The Corner Art Room Noon - 2PM (Donation)
Mon 1/21 LE TROU (1960) dir. Jacques Becker @HFA Prison escape tour de force. Also screens 1/27 Wed 1/23 THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) dir. Sean Baker @COOLIDGE [35mm] The not so happy tale of what happens in those cheap motels outside of Disney World Discussion to follow
Sat 1/5 A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964) dir. Sergio Leone @COOLIDGE [35mm] Clint Eastwood’s first leading role!
Fri 1/25 THE LAST OF ENGLAND (1987) dir. Derek Jarman @HFA [35mm] + THE DIM LITTLE ISLAND (1949) dir. Humphrey Jennings U.K. punk, circa ‘40s through ‘80s
Sat 1/5 SONG OF THE SEA (2014) dir. Tomm Moore @COOLIDGE Hand-drawn Irish “mermaid” cartoon Intro by New England Aquarium marine mammal expert Kathy Streeter!
Sat 1/26 THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (2006) dir. Mamoru Hosoda @HFA [35mm] Time-jumping modern anime classic Special $5 matinee (free w/ Cambridge library card!)
Sat 1/5 THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) dir. Ida Lupino @ MFA The open road closes, and Lupino peaks. Also screens 1/6
Sat 1/26 KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE (1968) dir. Enzo G. Castellari @ COOLIDGE [35mm] Spaghetti westerns DON’T FUCK AROUND.
360 6:30PM - 11:59PM $30 Fri 1/11 Artist Reception: Who We Art, What We Bring to Boston - Annual Haitian Artists Fri 1/25 Dance Performance: Substrate IndeAssembly of Massachusetts Exhibition @Bos- pendent @Urbanity Dance 6:30 & 8:30 PM - (two ton City Hall 4:30PM - 6PM performances) AM $25-50
Tue 1/8 BOSTON OPEN SCREEN @COOLIDGE Monthly indie film showcase - B.Y.O. shorts!
Mon 1/28 THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004) dir. Wes Anderson @COOLIDGE [35mm] The most quintessential Wes Anderson film Intro by deep sea explorer Dr. Katy Croff Bell!
Fri 1/11 Opening Reception: MAterial Lam- Fri 1/25 Multimedia Experience - PRISM @BCA entations - Art, Grief, Land @Cambridge Art Cyclorama 9PM - Midnight FREE Association 6PM - 8PM
Fri 1/11 MUSEO (2018) dir. Alonso Ruiz Palacios @ MFA Manchildren decide to rob a museum Screens through 1/30
Sun 1/6 Workshop and Roundtable Discussion with Curator Mary Barringer @Society of Sat 1/19 Central Square Food and Mural Arts Arts and Crafts 6PM - 7:30PM Tour @Central Square Cambridge 12:30 PM -3:30PM $55 Thurs 1/10 Artist Reception: The Way We Drown - Susan Greer @Brookline Art Center Wed 1/23 Poetry Reading - Boston's Poet Lau6PM - 8PM reate Danielle Legros Georges @BPL Copley
Square 6PM - 8PM FREE Thurs 1/10 Gallery Reception: Local Scenes Kevin Gillespie @Jamaica Planin BPL 5:30PM Thurs 1/24 Lecture and Book Signing with Cura- 7:30PM tor Jeannine Falino @Society of Arts and Crafts 6PM - 9PM Fri 1/11 Opening Reception: Analog | Digital @Beacon Gallery 6PM - 9PM Thurs 1/24 RAW Boston Presents Reflect @Mixx
Sat 1/26 GRAND REOPENING - Hood Museum of Sat 1/12 Artist and Curator Talk: Katherine Art At Dartmouth College NH (Worth the Travel!) French and Jessica Straus @Boston Sculptors 11AM - 5PM Gallery 2PM - 4PM Sat 1/26 Weaving Memory Workshop with Jodi Sat 1/12 Opening Reception: THERE IS NO Colella @DeCordova Sculpture Park 10:30AM BAND @The Distillery Gallery 7PM - 10PM 1PM $55 Sat 1/12 Sculpture Workshop with Michelle Lougee @DeCordova Sculpture Park 10:30AM Wed 1/30 January Open Studios at Artists for - 1PM $55 Humanity @Artists for Humanity 5PM - 7PM ONGOING EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS THERE IS NO BAND @ Distillery Gallery 1/12 2/10 @ AM Collected Stories @ Abigail Ogilvy Gallery 12/19 - 2/17 @ AM David A. Lang Retrospective @ Boston Sculptors Gallery 12/12-1/27 @ AM Nine Moments for Now @ Cooper Gallery Harvard Square 10/31 - 1/21 @ AM (Dance Performance) CATALYSTS @ The Dance Complex 1/12 8pm, 1/13 7pm, 1/18 8pm, 1/19 8pm, 1/20 7pm, 1/25 8pm, 1/26 8pm @ AM
Wed 1/9 HUMAN FLOW (2017) dir. Ai Weiwei @MFA Refugee crisis doc
Fri 1/11 QUEEN BOXER (1972) dir. Feng-Chi Yu @ COOLIDGE [35mm] The ultimate revenge-through-kickboxing tale Fri 1/11 REPO MAN (1984) dir. Alex Cox @VU Always intense Free for VU members! Sun 1/13 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON (2018) dir. Emily Atef @COOLIDGE Romy Schneider, and celebrity, spotlit and incised. Presented by Goethe-Institut Boston Mon 1/14 DETOUR (1945) dir. Edgar G. Ulmer @ COOLIDGE The blackest of films noir New Criterion digital restoration! Wed 1/16 DISPATCHES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: GORT’S SHORTS! @SOMERVILLE The cream of the sci-fi crop! Presented by BUFF & Boston SCIFI! Screening in microcinema (downstairs)
Thu 1/31 LIYANA (2017) dir. Amanda and Aaron Kopp @MFA Dazzling animation from Swaziland! Co-presented with the Roxbury International Film Festival LISTINGS NOTE: Here are some of our favorite film venues (and their abbreviations): BRATTLE - Brattle Theatre CAPITOL - Capitol Theatre (Arlington) COOLIDGE - Coolidge Corner Theatre HFA - Harvard Film Archive ICA - Institute of Contemporary Art KENDALL - Kendall Square Cinema LUNA - Luna Theatre (Lowell) MFA - Museum of Fine Arts Boston SOMERVILLE - Somerville Theatre VU - Video Underground (JP) [35mm] – Projected on ACTUAL FILM! (35mm unless otherwise noted) Please see our sister website BostonHassle. com/Film-Flam for our full listings w/ showtimes and other info. FILM FLAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS!!! If you would like to get involved with our film section or submit listings, e-mail our film editor at Oscar@Brain-Arts.org
Fri 1/18 MONSTER (2003) dir. Patty Jenkins @VU Charlize Theron’s Oscar-winning transformation Free for VU members! Sat 1/19 PARTS UNKNOWN (2018) dir. Richard Chandler @COOLIDGE Professional wrestlers get bloody horrific
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