Larry Gilliard Jr.

Gilliard (Gangs of New York, HBO's The Wire) will introduce the film STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN (Matty Rich, US 1991, 91 min.) and answer questions following the screening. The story centers around young Dennis Brown (portrayed by Gilliard), who plans to rob a dangerous drug dealer with his two best friends.

Faces (1968)

Richard and Maria Forst's (John Marley and Lynn Carlin) troubled marriage is put to the test when they separate to spend time with their respective lovers (Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, in his Oscar®-nominated performance). Followed by a discussion with Cassel and Ruban. Click here for advance ticket information

Ben Gazzara in
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976)

In Cassavetes' neo-noir, a small-time strip joint owner (Ben Gazzara) is forced by the mob to commit the title act. Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, and Al Ruban will participate in a live discussion following the screening. Click here for advance ticket information

Husbands (1970)

Three men approaching middle age (Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes) take off to London for some wild carousing in this early '70s look at masculinity in crisis. Followed by a live discussion with Ben Gazzara and Al Ruban. Click here for advance ticket information

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Tamara Jenkins will introduce MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (Leo McCarey, US 1937, 92 min.) — the film she cites as a primary influence on her film The Savages. In what Orson Welles described as a movie that "could make a stone cry," an aging couple (Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore) turn to their grown children when faced with financial problems and potential homelessness.

Tamara Jenkins on the
set of The Savages (2007)

Writer-director Tamara Jenkins, who received an Oscar® nomination for her honest and unexpectedly funny screenplay, will talk about her work in a post-screening discussion. Unmarried siblings Jon and Wendy Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney) are unexpectedly reunited and thrust into caregiver roles when their father (Philip Bosco) begins to succumb to dementia. (more info)