“Gloria Swanson, a genuine silent movie superstar, is now best known for playing a fictional, delusional silent movie…
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Posted on February 26, 2026
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EARLY SPRING 2026 IT’S FESTIVAL SEASON! For cinephiles, spring brings something arguably more important than warmer weather… March…
Read MoreWBUR Arts & Culture: “The Brattle and Somerville theaters host a wild weekend of movies”
Posted on February 25, 2026
“The Brattle’s double bills have been a vital part of Greater Boston’s film education since the theater first…
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“The centerpiece of the repertory selection is a 40th-anniversary showing of Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2,…
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“A reprise of the themes that the director explored in his previous masterpiece, the Dostoevskian, four-hour-long ‘Norte, the…
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“Rather than endorse Westerners’ view of Magellan as a ‘discoverer’ of new worlds, Diaz takes the perspective of…
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“One of the most disquieting — and prescient — indie films of the ’90s.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day…
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[UPDATE • Mon, Jan 26] The Brattle will be open for Monday screenings as scheduled. Closing Early Sunday, January…
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160 min • Our annual tradition of looking back on the past year in movies engenders passionate debates…
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“Albert Birney is one of our great junk store fabulists. His films, such as 2021’s ‘Strawberry Mansion’ (co-directed…
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