PARTNERSHIPS

Girlhood

An ongoing series of screenings and discussions in collaboration with University of Iowa departments and organizations. Open to the public.

(2014) Dir. Céline Sciamma

MARCH 22

A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, gaining a sense of self-confidence, but finds that this new life does not make her any happier.

Ghost In The Shell

(1995) Dir. Mamoru Oshii

MARCH 24

BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER

(1999) Dir. Jamie Babbit

A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.

Blue

(1993) Dir. Derek Jarman

APRIL 18

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.

50 Years Of Bijou

APRIL 25

In his most daring cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen.

A throwback to a time when Bijou was still just a grassroots cinema in the Iowa Memorial Union. A taste of the cinematic landscape 50 years ago.

Mean Streets

(1973) Dir. Martin Scorcese

A small-time hood tries to keep the peace between his friend Johnny and Johnny’s creditors.

MARCH 2

Fantastic Planet

(1973) Dir. René Laloux

MARCH 7 | 4K RESTORATION

The Sting

(1973) Dir. George Roy Hill

Two grifters (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Badlands

(1973) Dir. Terrence Malick

MARCH 9

On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.

MARCH 14

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.

The panels of the pages of comic books could almost double as storyboards, so it’s no surprise that some of the most inventive film adaptations have drawn from the world of comics. In the lead up to Love and Rockets creators the Hernandez Brothers visiting FilmScene, we present a small series of turn of the millennium graphic novel and comic book adaptations that showcase the versatility and power of the marriage of these two artforms.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

(2010, USA, UK, Canada, Japan) Dir. Edgar Wright

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel comes to life with Toronto slacker Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera)—frontman for Sex BobOmb—who must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes in fights that feature powerups, extra lives, and word bubbles.

MARCH 18, 20

Josie And The Pussycats

(2001, USA) Dirs. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

The Pussycats are on the verge of megastardom, but their record label has a dark secret. Now a cult classic, this unlikely adaptation of Archie Comics characters thoroughly satirized the pop music industry of the girl power era.

MARCH 25, 26

Persepolis

(2007, France, USA) Dirs. Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Based on director Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, Persepolis is the poignant story of a girl in Iran that spans decades, from the Islamic Revolution as a child into adolescence in Austria and back again.

MARCH 29, APRIL 2

LOVE AND ROCKETS: THE GREAT AMERICAN COMIC BOOK

(2022, USA) Dirs. Jose Luis Figueroa, Omar Foglio

Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez made graphic novel history with their self published “Love and Rockets #1” in 1981. Follow their journey in underground comics. Hernandez brothers in person!

APRIL 14

In 2023, for the sixth consecutive year, FilmScene is thrilled to join theaters across the country to present Science on Screen® with a multi-film program starting in March, exploring depictions of neuroscience in Hollywood films, the science of Mario, artificial intelligence, and more. Each event includes presentations and/or panels connected to the film with experts in the field, to enhance our understanding of science in cinema.

Presented as part of Science on Screen® - An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

A Beautiful Mind

(2001, USA) Dir. Ron Howard

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a nightmarish turn.

PRE-SHOW PRESENTATION Feel the Numbers: At the Intersection of Genius and Mental Illness

MARCH 21 | FREE

Awakenings

(1990, USA) Dir. Penny Marshall

The story of a doctor’s extraordinary work with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital.

PRE-SHOW PRESENTATION The Art of Healing: Where the Human Brain Meets the Human Spirit

MARCH 28 | FREE | NATIONAL EVENING OF SCIENCE ON SCREEN

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

(2004, USA) Dir. Michael Gondry

A couple undergoes a procedure to erase their memories.

PRE-SHOW PRESENTATION The Nature of Memory: Modulating Memories During Sleep

APRIL 4 | FREE

After Yang

(2021, USA) Dir. Kogonada

A family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.

PRE-SHOW PRESENTATION Pair With Device: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Companionship

APRIL 26 | A SLOAN FILM