Lying in the Gutters: A Double Feature of Finding Someone to Put Up With You
FACETS is screening Joachim Trier's Oscar nominated comedy-drama, The Worst Person in the World (2021), April 16-17, 2022. We've paired this refreshingly nuanced character portrait with a film exploring similar themes, American Splendor (2003), available for FACETS Members to rent from our expansive rentals collection.
How individuals change history: The Color of Pomegranates U.S. Premiere
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Plains of Being: An Art House Environmentalism Watchlist
This April, come to FACETS and celebrate Earth Month with our Art House Environmentalism Screening Series running from April 1st-15th. Programmed by our Customer Service Rep Perry Ruhland, each selection contemplates humanity’s modern disconnection from the natural world.To accompany Perry’s
Sacrificing to Live as Yourself: A Double Feature of Social Belonging and Artistic Freedom
Two screening series are currently running at the FACETS Cinema this month, making for an opportune and coincidental pairing of two films with different perspectives on the nature of belonging. Rebecca Hall’s film Passing, part of our If We Picked
Cut Gems: Oscars Snubs and Shutouts
Oscar season has arrived in earnest and while the Academy is in the news for shortening the ceremony, FACETS has the cure for the frustrations of the grand ceremony we both love and hate. The Oscars can’t reward everything in
Breaking Cycles: Recovering Family in the Face of Addiction
All is Forgiven is now showing at FACETS with showtimes on February 18th-20th and the 25th-27th. Fresh off the acclaimed Bergman Island, Mia Hansen-Løve’s 2007 directorial debut is now playing in the US for the first time. To celebrate our
Watchlist: Galentine’s Movie Marathon
The first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the phrase "February film series" might be focused on romantic relationships, however this year at FACETS we decided to do things a bit differently. In honor of the unofficial
Playing the Long Game: Card Sharps and Pool Sharks
Writer and director Paul Schrader's newest film, The Card Counter, is showing in-person at FACETS February 4-6, 2022. For a double feature, we suggest another film where gaming is a form of confrontation: Robert Rossen’s, The Hustler (1961).THE CARD COUNTERDIRECTED
Watchlist: Reroute your Holiday Viewing
For FACETS’ December programming, we have a wonderful group of films that will screen in-person in early December. For more information about the screening schedules, check FACETS’ 2021 Programing Press Release. These films are your non-traditional holiday pictures that use
Staff Picks #2: Winter Watches
This month, we have been working hard to follow-up our previous watchlist of Staff Discoveries at FACETS. To continue our new tradition of our monthly Staff Picks, we’re including 10 films from staff members. This time, these picks come from