Out with the Audi: Amy
From our enthusiastic guest critic Rod: Although the Audi took me to Ragtag last week to experience the opening of Amy, I am just now posting my love of this British documentary-style film. Amy Winehouse, a London environ teenager who became a remarkable sensation, climbed the charts as a jazz singer/punkish-sorta-style; yet she can’t be […]
Read More...Mr. Holmes opens July 24
We open a new Sherlock Holmes film on Friday. In Mr. Holmes, Sir Ian McKellen stars as the great detective at 93; he is now living in a remote Sussex farm house and tending to bees. Here's a review of the film and an interview with McKellen. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPPq9cmPCc[/youtube]
Read More...August trailers
Take a gander at the films we're hoping to play in August here. They all look pretty sexy! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYIj2r2HW5g5BliEo5myZdP5zJ3YwzS1[/youtube]
Read More...Vox conversation with Jon Westhoff
Here's a great interview our guy Jon Westhoff did with Vox Magazine about his education outreach projects.
Read More...Closed on Monday, July 13
We will be closed for maintenance on Monday, July 13.
Read More...The Salt of the Earth here July 11, 12 and 14 only
We'll be playing the latest documentary from Wim Wenders, The Salt of the Earth, for three days only on July 11, 12 and 14. The film observes Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has patiently amassed a staggering collection of images over the past 40 years. His long-term projects have taken him to more than 100 […]
Read More...Call for submission for the One Read art exhibit
Hey all you artists out there, the One Read art exhibit will be accepting entries on August 28 & 29. Submissions should be taken to Orr Street Studios (106 Orr Street downtown) on those days. Here's the theme: If the world were changed by sudden catastrophe – no electricity, medicine, Internet, transportation – what would […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Le Trou
We watched Le Trou (The Hole, 1960) in movie club a couple weeks ago. A new inmate is transferred to a cell where the inmates are planning an elaborate escape. It's a study in criminal ingenuity and tedium. Highly recommended, if you're into prison-break movies. "Pizza's almost done!"
Read More...Further reading
If you saw The Wolfpack a couple weeks ago and left the theater wanting more of the story, check out this New York Times article.
Read More...Out with the Audi: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
From our guest critic, Rod: This afternoon the Audi once again took me to the Ragtag to experience a wonderful film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. It was so much better than I even imagined; it was a brilliantly presented play of realistic people experiencing one of life’s most traumatic moments. If you […]
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