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Don't miss Christmas in July, one of Preston Sturges's least-talked-about, tenderest films, on Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 PM. Along with The Great McGinty and Hail the Conquering Hero, it's one of Sturges's timeliest (timeless?) works -- a devastating portrait of poverty and the bewildering speed of cash flow. Plus, it's only 65 minutes long […]
Read More...Green Before The Eyes
Happy Earth Day! Our Human Impacts series concludes on a high note tonight with The Greening of Southie, followed by a talk with Nick Peckham Adrienne Stolwyk of Peckham & Wright Architects, Inc. If you missed the film at True/False '08, tonight you'll have a rare chance to see it in an environment that's similarly […]
Read More...Rubbish! Pt. 2
Human Impacts: Considering Energy and Sustainability continues on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:00 PM with Garbage Warrior, a portrait of radical architect Michael Reynolds that follows his legal battle with the state of New Mexico to retain his architect's license, followed by a discussion with Barbara Buffaloe, an instructor within MU's Dept. of Architectural Studies […]
Read More...Power Struggle
Tonight at 6:00 PM the "Human Impacts" series continues with The Nuclear Comeback, a measured examination of the virtues and dangers of current nuclear energy development. Following the film, Steve Mahfood, climate change consultant and former Director of the MO Department of Natural Resources, will host a discussion. Given that nuclear technology has become an issue of […]
Read More...Swing Time
The "We Always Swing" Jazz Series presents a special evening of two energetic performances by The Matt Wilson Quartet, featuring innovative percussionist and "We Always Swing" 2008/2009 artist-in-residence Matt Wilson and his two-horn-and-bass ensemble, on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 and 9:15 at Ragtag Cinema. Critically acclaimed for his drumming chops, bandleading and composing skills, […]
Read More...Rubbish!
The Found Footage Festival makes its Ragtag Cinema debut this Saturday, April 4th at 9:30 PM. Hosts Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett will present a newly curated program of their ridiculous, damaged, downright bizarre videos with hilarious live commentary. Admission is $10, and advance tickets are on sale at the box office. Click here to […]
Read More...Scorched Earth
The fate of our planet -- and, by association, our human race -- are nothing to fool about. That's why each Wednesday in April Ragtag Cinema is presenting Human Impacts: Considering Energy and Sustainability, a series of documentaries that examine the impacts and controversies of coal mining, nuclear energy, sustainability, and other timely environmental concerns. […]
Read More...The Passion of "The Ram"
Ask and ye shall receive. The Wrestler has trudged its way back to Columbia, MO to pounce on Ragtag's screen for a special engagement this week. Come and see why Mickey Rourke's humorous, visceral, and heartbreaking performance has garnered so many plaudits, and leave wondering why the Academy denied him a Best Actor statue this year.
Read More...After the Revolution
Hey, everyone. Due to unforeseen complications, Che, Pt. 1: The Argentine will conclude its run at Ragtag Cinema on Tuesday, March 17th. In place of the first chapter, Che, Pt. 2: Guerilla will show on Wednesday, March 18th and Thursday, the 19th at 4:30 PM. Shaded with a palpable feeling of inevitable defeat, the tenacious […]
Read More...Last Action Hero
"Don't call it a comeback!" Previously languishing in straight-to-video obscurity, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns with JCVD, a shaggy, hilarious, and winning portrait-of-an-artist-as-an-aging-action-star. Beginning in an unusually autobiographical vein, wherein the titular "Muscles from Brussles" fights for custody of his daughter in court and struggles to land a credible movie role, it veers into nominal Van […]
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