Film Seminars | Discussions | Intros

In the 57-minute documentary MUD ON THE STARS: STORIES FROM ELIA KAZAN'S WILD RIVER, residents of Bradley County, Tennessee, celebrate the 50th anniversary of Elia Kazan’s film that put them on the big screen.

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Coley, who says: “BABA BOOEY! Produced by comedy guru Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS) and directed by Betty Thomas (CAN’T HARDLY WAIT), this biopic based on Howard Stern’s #1 New York Times best seller of the same name follows his meteoric rise from Boston University to WNBC in New York City. After conquering radio, TV and print, this film cemented Stern as the self-proclaimed “King of All Media.” Howard Stern is a national treasure and the greatest entertainer who ever lived.”

“Slaves and Masters” — The police look for James in the Marsh murder. Bobby and Shelly tell Truman that Leo escaped — and Bobby reveals that he saw Hank shoot Leo the night the mill burned. Albert returns to Twin Peaks with information on Windom Earle.
“Beyond Life and Death” — Agent Cooper follows Windom Earle and Annie into the depths of the Black Lodge. Big Ed and Norma get a shock when Nadine suffers head trauma. Andrew and Pete unlock Eckhardt's final box and Audrey stages an act of civil disobedience.

A feature-length documentary exploring Ralphie May — the comedian America couldn’t contain — and the personal and cultural crises that ultimately consumed him. Post-screening discussion with Lahna Turner, co-director of the film and wife of the late Ralphie May

In the last seven days of her life, Laura Palmer, besieged by a transuniversal conflict reaching back into infinity, must face her own immovable destiny amongst the myriad of secrets in the town of Twin Peaks. Note: FIRE WALK WITH ME bridges Season 2 and Season 3 (Coming Soon)

Philip Hartman’s priceless artifact of New York’s pre-gentrification East Village follows down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn, played with deadpan melancholy by David Brisbin, who wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress. Post-screening discussion with director (and Two Boots founder) Philip Hartman

MADDIE’S SECRET is comedian, writer and actor John Early’s critically acclaimed directorial debut, starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company whose mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past. A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances.

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Erin, who says: “Mike Myers writes and stars in one of the greatest comedies of all time. Come see how this ‘shagadelic’ spoof holds up almost 30 years on!”