Martha's Vineyard non-profit film society
The Movie Museum - our 7th
Year at the Grange Hall
The Movie Museum was the name
given to a summer film series
offered at the Grange Hall (Old
Agricultural Hall) in the 1970s in
West Tisbury. Classic movies are
screened in the Grange's second
floor theatre.
Hark back to the 1970's this
summer, as we screen several
classic 70s movies as part of our
film series at the Grange Hall,
including that small fish story that
was filmed right here on Martha's
Vineyard - Jaws (with some special
home movies and guests). The
entire summer film schedule is
available on-line.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Location: Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs
Tuesday July 12 at 8:00 PM
Admission: $6.00
Movies begin at 8 pm after a short
introduction, and doors open for
admission at 7:30 PM. Admission
prices are $6.00 for Adults, $4.00
for seniors. Society membership
discounts apply. Popcorn and
lemonade can be purchased
before the movie.
An uncommon bond between man and nature is the focus of Judy Irving's wonderful and informative documentary. The film follows Mark Bittner, an unemployed aging hippie, who lives off the kindness of strangers in the titular San Francisco neighborhood. WILD PARROTS features some incredible close-ups,
rare in-depth glimpses into the unique and often amusing habits and activities of one flock of parrots, and a surprise ending.
"Quite simply, a beautiful film, in both form and content." -- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
Little Murders
Thursday July 14 at 8:00 PM
Location: Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven
Admission: $10.00
3rd Annual Outdoor Film
Series at Featherstone
SPECIAL Q&A WITH JULES FEIFFER, SCREENWRITER
Actor Alan Arkin has an impressive film directorial debut with Little Murders, Jules Feiffer's bitter and moving satire (originally produced as an off-Broadway
play). Elliot Gould (who also co-produced the film) plays Alfred Chamberlain -- a one time successful photographer who is now down on his luck because
he began to eliminate people from his photographs. Also staring Donald Sutherland as a hippie minister.
Microcosmos
Tuesday July 19 at 8:00 PM
Location: Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs
Admission: $6.00
This film provides a fascinating, up-close view of the world of insects, snails, and other tiny invertebrates as they work, eat, fight and procreate. From the
director of "Winged Migration" this documentary was filmed with special microscopic cameras and high-resolution microphones, which bring the viewer into
the subjects' figurative living room.
"The movie is a work of art and whimsy as much as one of science" -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Tarnation
Saturday July 23 at 8:00 PM
Location: Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven
Admission: $8.00
Tarnation is a wondrous achievement, a personal essay that miraculously balances despair and tragedy with an overriding air of hopefulness. Raised by a
schizophrenic mother and abusive foster parents in and around Houston, Texas, Jonathan Caouette escaped from his bleak surroundings by hiding behind
a video camera. The result is an autobiographical documentary that defies description, a heart-wrenching, devastating testament to personal human spirit.
"It is a remarkable film, immediate, urgent, angry, poetic and stubbornly hopeful." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Rivers & Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time
Location: Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs
Tuesday July 26 at 8:00 PM
Admission: $6.00
That rare film about an artist that is, in itself, a work of art, Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time is an extraordinary journey into the
world and mind of Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. A land-artist who uses materials from nature to make site-specific works, Goldsworthy allows the
elements to have the last say in his beautiful creations, as his ingenious patterns of wood, leaves, stone and ice move and erode over time.
"Ravishingly beautiful" -- NY Times
Commune! with Jonathan Berman, Director
Location: Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven
Thursday July 28 at 8:00 PM
Admission: $8.00
In an era of gated communities and pre-nuptial agreements, when private ownership is a social sacrament, the idea that established Black Bear Ranch seems almost
alien. In the late 1960s, a handful of young people gathered up enough money to buy a tract of land in Siskiyou County, in the extreme northern part of California.
There, they set out on a social experiment to toss out all norms and taboos of mainstream culture, inviting anyone who could get there to come live among them.
"Free land for a free people" - Elsa Marley, co-founder of the Black Bear Ranch Commune
For more information please visit, www.mvfilmsociety.com
A new island tradition continues
this summer with outdoor film
screening at the Featherstone
Center for the Arts. "Drive-in" and
set up your blanket and/or lawn
chairs, bring a picnic and enjoy
movies under the stars.
Join us Tuesday nights from
August 16-30. Movies begin at
dusk (approx. 8:30 pm), and gate
opens for admission at 7:30 PM
Continuing with our "sci-fi" theme
we've got the original King Kong
(1933) on August 16th; the H.G.
Wells classic - The Invisible Man
on August 23rd and The Bride of
Frankenstein on August 30th.
Tickets are $6.00 for Adults, $4.00
for children under 12, or $15.00 for
a family of four (no hiding in the
car trunk).
CELEBRATE YOUR FILM
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP IN JULY
WITH OUR SPECIAL
"MEMBERS-ONLY" RECEPTION
AND FILM SCREENING
Come and enjoy an evening with
us on July 21. We'll be serving
hors doeuvres and wine/beer and
other goodies. As a special thank
you for joining the society, we'll all
meet up at the Cornell Theatre for
a fun movie, especially selected by
Richard for the occasion.
* If you're not already a film society
member, there's still time to join up
and participate, please contact us
to find out how you can support
film on Martha's Vineyard.
The Wild Parrots of
Telegraph Hill
Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs 8 PM
Little Murders with Jules Feiffer
Katharine Cornell Theatre 8 PM
Microcosmos
Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs 8 PM
"Join Us - Members-Only Party
and Film Screening.
Rivers & Tides
Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs 8 PM
Commune! with Jonathan
Berman, director
Katharine Cornell Theatre 8 PM
Tarnation
Katharine Cornell Theatre 8 PM
A New Leaf
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
Sleeper
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
King Kong (1933 Original)
Featherstone 8:30 PM
Jaws
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
The Invisible Man
Featherstone 8:30 PM
The Tenant
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
Bride of Frankenstein
Featherstone 8:30 PM
Two Lane Blacktop
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
VINEYARD HAVEN, MA
PERMIT NO. 165
Tabernacle Film Series Begins - Tuesday, July 12
Meet Jules Feiffer at the Screening of the film "Little
Murders" - Thursday, July 14
Members-Only Preview Party - July 21
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Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
P.O. Box 4423
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
www.mvfilmsociety.com
Silver Screen Film Society
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Last Picture Show
Grange Hall - West Tisbury 8 PM
Silver Screen Film Society Mission Statement
Established in 2002, the Silver Screen Film Society is a member-funded
non-profit arts organization dedicated to screening the best in
independent films, movie classics, documentaries and world cinema
for a diverse audience of all ages. Although offering an enriched
film program is the primary reason we exist, the Society also sponsors
film-related speakers, educational programs and special events to
enhance this main mission and increase the public's appreciation
of fine cinema in all of its forms.
www.mvfilmsociety.com