A young boy yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. From the mind of Hayao Miyazaki comes this semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship.
PG-13; 124 minutes
On the eve of the Second World War two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) and Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins), converge for their own personal battle over the existence of God. Freud’s Last Session interweaves the lives of Freud and Lewis—past, present, and through fantasy—bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey.
PG-13; 108 minutes
The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth welcomes back the brilliant young pianist, Orion Weiss one of the most profound interpreters of Brahms. He will be heard in Brahms' Piano Quartet in A major and the Faure Piano Quartet no.1. Joining him will be Ani Aznavoorian, making her long awaited CMSFW debut and charter ensemble members Gary Levinson and Michael Klotz.
“When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that...”
— The Washington Post
The most up-to-the-minute and least predictable concert music series in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Sounds Modern has been exploring links between contemporary music and visual arts for over a decade. Sounds Modern reaches beyond the traditional context of classical music, collaborating with modern art presenters and other non-traditional venues to share adventurous new music with adventurous new audiences.
This compelling film captures the story of the extraordinary design and construction of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The documentary includes on-site construction footage; the process behind Mr. Ando’s signature concrete; his greatest buildings in Japan; the key to his Modernist and Japanese influences; and interviews with the architects Frank Gehry and Richard Meier and the artist Richard Serra.
John Ford, 1962
123 minutes
“There's much to say about it; the simplest is that it's both the most romantic of Westerns and the greatest American political movie.” —John Brody, The New Yorker
David Mamet, 1999
G; 104 minutes
When 14-year-old Ronnie Winslow (Guy Edwards) is expelled from the Royal Naval College for theft, his father, Arthur (Nigel Hawthorne), is convinced that Ronnie was wrongly accused. After acquiring the talented lawyer Sir Robert Morton (Jeremy Northam), Arthur doggedly pursues the case, which becomes a sensationalized public story. As the case wears on, the Winslows' finances are drained, adversely affecting the older Winslow children.
John Schlesinger, 1995
104 minutes
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
Bob Fosse, 1979
R; 123 minutes
The preternaturally gifted director and choreographer Bob Fosse turned the camera on his own life for this madly imaginative, self-excoriating musical masterpiece. Roy Scheider gives the performance of his career as Joe Gideon, whose exhausting work schedule—mounting a Broadway production by day and editing his latest movie by night—and routine of amphetamines, booze, and sex are putting his health at serious risk.
"The most consistent filmmaker working today might be the Finnish master (Aki Kaurismäki), who produces a soft-spoken and mordant comedy every six years or so and never, ever misses the mark. Even by his high standards, Fallen Leaves is close to perfect.” —David Sim, The Atlantic
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls searching for love meet by chance in a local karaoke bar. However, the pair's path to happiness is beset by numerous obstacles—from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
