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Reading Lolita in Tehran
( nr ) 107 min
in Persian, English with English subtitles
Now Playing

A literature professor in revolutionary Iran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.

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The Odyssey
( r ) 172 min
in English
Now Playing

Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY is an epic adaptation of Homer’s saga, charting the long and perilous journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus following the conclusion of the Trojan War.

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The Natural
( pg ) 138 min
in English
Summer 1980s

After his dreams of being a big league baseball player as a young man are shattered, the 35-year-old Roy Hobbs reappears, along with his childhood bat ‘wonderboy’, as a rookie with The New York Knights.

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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
( nr ) 91 min
in English
Avalon Docs

A profile of best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, who was openly queer but intensely private, and whose life was devoted to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved.

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Airplane!
( pg ) 88 min
in English
Summer 1980s

Ted Striker, ex-fighter pilot with a drinking problem, is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning from the fish dinner. It’s now up to Ted and his former girlfriend/stewardess Elaine, who had the chicken, to land the plane and save everyone on board.

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Wild Inside
( nr ) 96 min
in English
Film In Focus

A Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along.

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The Karate Kid
( pg ) 126 min
in English
Summer 1980s

After arriving in L.A. from the east coast Daniel becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, when he strikes up relationship with Ali, the Cobra leader’s ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to teach him karate.

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Promised Sky
( nr ) 95 min
in French & Arabic with English subtitles
French Cinémathèque

An Ivorian pastor and former journalist, Marie, opens her home in Tunisia to three generations of migrant women. As the four women grow closer in this makeshift family, they must grapple with poverty, conflict, and alienation.

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
( r ) 90 min
in English
Summer 1980s

A group of Southern California high school students explore their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in this hilarious portrait of 1980s American teen life.

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Silent Friend
( nr ) 147 min
in English & German with English subtitles
Programmer's Choice

A ginkgo tree bears witness to the lives of three generations of people, as they are quietly transformed by the mysterious power of nature.

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Stand By Me
( r ) 89 min
in English
Summer 1980s

In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends – sensitive Gordie, tough guy Chris, flamboyant Teddy, and scaredy-cat Vern – are in search of a missing teenager’s body. Wanting to be heroes, they set out on a two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.

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James McNeill Whistler
( nr ) 90 min
in English
Exhibition on Screen

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the experimental and famously witty James McNeill Whistler, a contemporary of the Impressionists, and considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art.

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The Misanthrope
( Not Rated - Treat as PG-13 ) 120 min
in English
NT Live

Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth …

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