“With Transit, director Christian Petzold creates a Second World War adventure that is not a sentimental costume drama and a contemporary political parable that is not a didactic sermon - and produces a highly entertaining film into the bargain.” Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail. As fascism spreads, a German refugee flees to Marseille and assumes the identity of the dead writer whose transit papers he is carrying.
In the latest from UK director/writer Michael Winterbottom, Dev Patel stars as a man with a secret forced to go on the run across East Asia after he kidnaps a bride-to-be.
R; 94 minutes
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $10; $8 for Modern members; $7 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.
“The past hangs over Diane not just as burden or nostalgia (though it can be that, too) but as an enthralling and entangling reminder of life's mystery.” Owen Gleiberman, Variety. A woman (Mary Kay Place) fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past
Set during the tumultuous times of the early 1920s, a Kansas woman (Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey) is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer, Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson, Split), to New York for the summer.
“The sorrow inherent in this tale would be unbearable without the film's flashes of humor and performances by a cast of nonprofessionals that are moving beyond measure.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime, and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him. Capernaum was the winner of the Grand Jury prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
R; 121 minutes
Featuring: A CMSFW ENSEMBLE WITH ALESSANDRO DELJAVAN
Alessandro Deljavan, piano
Gary Levinson, violin
Bion Tsang , cello
performing:
Beethoven Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 3
Haydn Piano Trio No. 43 in C major, Op. 86
Dvořák Trio No. 4, “Dumky”
This event has been cancelled.
Keszler’s intricate playing suggests he could take on an army of Aphex Twin’s computer-controlled acoustic instruments, barehanded.
- Pitchfork
As noted by Pitchfork, "Eli Keszler is experimental electronic music’s favorite drummer. A regular collaborator of Laurel Halo and Oneohtrix Point Never (both live and on record), the virtuosic percussionist helps bring surreal, digital compositions to life."
Fortress Presents and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth present a multi-media performance with Eli Keszler and Nate Boyce.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Oscar Shorts schedule has been updated.
Friday 3:45 pm ANIMATED, 8 pm LIVE ACTION
Saturday noon and 5 pm ANIMATED; 2 pm LIVE ACTION
Sunday noon and 4:15 pm ANIMATED; 2 pm LIVE ACTION
For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, a perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24. This is your chance to predict the winners!
Part academic lecture, part musical journey, this fascinating night of sight and sound will explore the birth of Mariachi during the 19th century, as it developed throughout the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit, and Michoacán, who all claim its origin. José R. Torres-Ramos of the University of North Texas, will delve into the history and the evolution of Mariachi tradition, alongside curated audio selections and thrilling live performances from Javier Aguilar and Mariachi Mexicanisimo.
