No More Walks in the Wood

Pianist Maggie Hinchliffe and soprano Rose Kearin present a recital of classical music about trees. Beginning with historical repertoire by composers such as Schubert and Debussy and concluding with the premiere of three new works by Texas-based poets and composers, this program asks the listener to reflect on their relationship to nature through the lens of music and poetry. How are trees represented in classical music? How do we express appreciation for nature in Texas?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Directed by Mike Nichols, 1966
NR; 129 minutes

“One of the most scathingly honest American films ever made.” —Stanley Kauffmann, New York Times

Edward Albee's scathing study of a turbulent marriage has as its ground zero the New England home of a middle-aged college professor and his wife (Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor), who serve much more than a nightcap to the young faculty couple (George Segal and Sandy Dennis) they host. Directed by Mike Nichols, the film earned five Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Taylor) and Best Supporting Actress (Dennis).

Purple Noon

Directed by René Clément, 1960
PG-13; 118 minutes; French with English subtitles

“René Clément's subversive direction makes us root for [Alain] Delon to pull off a tricky tightrope disguise as suspicious police pursue him from hotel to apartment and town to town.” —Mike Clark, USA Today

Thelma & Louise

Directed by Ridley Scott, 1991
R; 130 minutes

“Rarely does a commercial success contrive to fire on all cylinders as a piece of pure entertainment, and yet to hit a serious theme squarely on the ignition button.” —David Ansen, Newsweek

Bonnie and Clyde

Directed by Arthur Penn, 1967
R; 111 minutes

“Depression-era America is a dust bowl of photogenic desperation; the savagery of Bonnie and Clyde’s crime spree is only slightly disarmed by the gallows humour of the screenplay.” —Wendy Ide, The Times (UK)

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