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December 2024
Faith and Film: The Holdovers
Sanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another edition of their Faith and Film series program featuring the movie "The Holdovers," the perfect Christmas movie if you don’t always spend the holidays conventionally. All will watch the film (2 hours, 13 minutes), with a Faith and Film discussion to follow. Those who cannot attend in person are invited to watch the film at home on Amazon Prime, then join the discussion at 7:15 p.m. via Zoom (link…
Find out more »GABH Holiday Movie Night: Elf
The Great American Beer Hall continues its Tuesday holiday movie nights with a showing a "Elf," the 2003 comedy starring Will Farrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. The GABH series will conclude with a showing of "Home Alone" on December 17.
Find out more »Home Alone Screening with Macaulay Culkin – Matinee
Chevalier Theatre invites you to the first of two screenings of the timeless classic, "Home Alone," followed by an exclusive moderated interview and audience Q&A with Macaulay Culkin, the star who brought to life Kevin McCallister, the 8-year-old protagonist in the film. Relive the iconic scenes and heartwarming moments from "Home Alone" on the big screen, then dive deep into the behind-the-scenes stories and insights with Culkin himself. Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and…
Find out more »Home Alone Screening with Macaulay Culkin – Evening Show
Chevalier Theatre invites you to the second of two screenings of the timeless classic, "Home Alone," followed by an exclusive moderated interview and audience Q&A with Macaulay Culkin, the star who brought to life Kevin McCallister, the 8-year-old protagonist in the film. Relive the iconic scenes and heartwarming moments from "Home Alone" on the big screen, then dive deep into the behind-the-scenes stories and insights with Culkin himself. Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and…
Find out more »GABH Holiday Movie Night: Home Alone
The Great American Beer Hall concludes its Tuesday holiday movie nights with a showing a "Home Alone," the 1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a young boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from an invasion by two robbers after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris.
Find out more »January 2025
Faith and Film: Exhibiting Forgiveness
Sanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another edition of their Faith and Film series, featuring the 2024 drama "Exhibiting Forgiveness," directed by Titus Kaphar. In this raw and deeply moving film — a profound reflection on fractured relationships and the ways we heal — a family comes to terms with the past and learns that forgetting might be harder than forgiving. The film (1 hour, 54 minutes) will screen at Hillside Church, with a discussion to follow. Those…
Find out more »March 2025
Teen Adaptive Movie Night: Super Mario Brothers
The Medford Public Library introduces Teen Adaptive Movie Night, a new program intended for individuals ages 11 to 18 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Come watch "The Super Mario Bros." animated movie and socialize. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required using the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Film and Discussion: The Projections of Anna May Wong
The 14th annual Women Take the Reel Film Festival presents a screening of the brand new film, "The Projections of Anna May Wong," followed by a discussion of live cinema theater with the film's co-directors, Cinthia Chen and Annie Jin Wang, and Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton. This film festival is a collaborative effort among area Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality. It features films directed by…
Find out more »Film Screening: Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales
The Tufts Department of Music presents the screening of the film "Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales," telling the story of the kora, one of Africa’s most iconic instruments and featuring kora player Ballaké Sissoko. Co-written and co directed by Lucy Durán and Laurent Benhamou. This screening is part of the International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa, taking place at Tufts on March 28-29.
Find out more »April 2025
Film Screening: Concord’s Secret History
With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution happening this year, don’t you want to learn all of the history they didn’t tell you? Head to the Medford Public Library for a screening of the new documentary, "Concord's Secret History." The film reveals a long-suppressed secret, set in Concord, where the first shots were fired in the Revolution on April 19, 1775. While Concord is often celebrated for its role in the fight for freedom, few are aware of the…
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