“Their films employed a free-ranging visual style and distinctive soundtracks that featured improvised dialogue by their children, as…
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The Boston Globe: “Local theaters are serving up cinematic scares for the season”
Posted on September 13, 2024
“A different pioneer of the macabre shock, Roger Corman, gets his own series at The Brattle. The selection…
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Please be advised that Brattle Street between Eliot and Church Streets will be closed on Friday, September 13th…
Read MoreWBUR Arts & Culture: “The 1994 eco-satire film ‘Fresh Kill’ returns to the big screen”
Posted on September 11, 2024
“The manic, channel-surfing structure of the 30-year-old film mirrors modern attention spans, with tacky advertising and proto-reality TV…
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We pay tribute to one of our favorite movie stars on the occasion of what would have been her 100th birthday. Lauren Bacall’s early films played a major role in the history of the Brattle Theatre, and she’s a figure all four of us have long admired. We take a deep dive into some of Bacall’s most revered pictures as well as some of her lesser-known films, discuss her life and work, and Ned shares the story of his brief encounter with the screen legend.
Read MoreThe Arts Fuse “Film Review: ‘Close Your Eyes’ — Through the Past, Darkly”
Posted on September 6, 2024
“Could this film be a substitute for Erice’s unmade La promesa de Shanghái (The Promise of Shanghai), for which…
Read MoreBoston Movie News: “Erice’s ‘Close Your Eyes’ is a poignant ode to lost time”
Posted on September 5, 2024
“In this, Erice’s first movie in 30 years, a filmmaker’s search for his missing friend becomes a meditation…
Read MoreWBUR: “A celebration of ‘transplendent’ actress Shelley Duvall at The Brattle”
Posted on August 27, 2024
“With her gangly, akimbo limbs and wide, anime-character eyes, Duvall didn’t look like other leading ladies of the…
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WELCOME BACK STUDENTS (AND FILM FESTIVALS)! We’ve got so much to be excited about this fall at The…
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“This year marks the 50th anniversary of what is, in my estimation, quite possibly the greatest horror movie…
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