Macbeth
Looking for more Shakespeare after watching Coriolanus here at Ragtag? Well, GreenHouse Theatre Project is performing a modern interpretation of Macbeth for one week starting May 24. Take a peek at their promo video here.
Read More...Upcoming CAT Chat
Mark your calendars, CATV is having a Cat Chat with documentary director Chad Freidrichs on Saturday, May 26, at 1pm. $5. Chad has directed such Ragtag favorites as Jandek on Corwood and The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. This will be at Cat's Studio A, 1405 E Broadway. Should be cool. For more info and to reserve tickets […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Mafioso
We just watched this 1962 Italian film from Alberto Lattuada in movie club. A factory supervisor living in Milan visits his relatives in Sicily with his wife and kids and is asked to do a favor for the town don. An excellent black comedy.
Read More...Notes from the attic: Barry Lyndon
A beautiful period epic during the reign of George III about Irishman Mr Barry and his unfortunate adventures. From Stanley Kubric. 1975. It took us two movie clubs to watch this---it's a long one...a true epic. Featuring the ever-excellent Ryan O'Neal.
Read More...Notes from the attic: Throne of Blood
We watched Throne of Blood a few weeks back in movie club. Akira Kurosawa's 1957 samurai retelling of Macbeth. Beware of wood spirits and their prophesies. Definitely worth checking out. "W'oh! Hey!"
Read More...New Couch!
There's a new couch in the small theater. I've been test-riding it for a couple weeks and it's pretty comfy. Give it a try. You might notice a bit of blood on the couch. Don't worry! it's fake blood. This was used in the new Simon Barrett/Adam Wingard horror flick You're Next. We hope to […]
Read More...The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel opens May 25
A group of seven British retirees (including stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith) move to the Marigold Hotel, lured by the Indian hotel's cheap price tag and exotic promises. When they arrive, they find the hotel is in far worse shape than advertised, but they decide to stay. Directed by John Madden (Shakespeare […]
Read More...TF Fave UNDEFEATED is now playing!
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary and one of the big hits of True/False 2012 is now at Ragtag.
Read More...Well done, Nadav!
Nadav Kurtz's short film Paraíso, about three high-rise window washers in Chicago, recently won Best Documentary Short at the Tribeca Film Festival. It also played at this year's True/False Film Fest. Nadav had some very kind words after his experience in Columbia: “I could not have asked for a more intimate, smart, meaningful experience. True/False […]
Read More...Movies in the Park
Calling all parents! It's time for movies at Flat Branch Park. The City of Columbia is kicking off their summer series with Puss in Boots this Friday at 8:30pm. Two bucks a head, free for kids 8 and younger. Bound to be fun. Antonio!
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