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SUMMARY:Behind the Screen: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
DESCRIPTION:Agathe (Camille Rutherford) works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris\, where she dreams of becoming a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead\, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer’s block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) helps secure her a spot at the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England\, Agathe finally has her Jane Austen moment . . . and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle. In the end\, Agathe must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself and to achieve her romantic and professional dreams. \nPOST SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION\nJane Austen’s novels have inspired countless adaptations in film\, literature\, television\, and theater. Our distinguished panel will dive deep into the author’s unparalleled influence on the arts and her enduring appeal\, tracing themes of class\, gender\, and marriage in her work and their resonance in today’s world. \nSONIA HOFKOSH\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor & Chair of English at Tufts University \nSonia Hofkosh is the author of Sexual Politics and the Romantic Author and coeditor of Romanticism\, Race\, and Imperial Culture\, 1780–1834. She has published essays on Jane Austen and among her favorite courses to teach is one that considers Austen’s marriage plots in relation to Mary Shelley’s speculative fiction. \nDEIDRE LYNCH\, Ph.D.\nErnest Bernbaum Professor of English Literature at Harvard University \nDeidre Lynch is the editor of Janeites: Austen’s Disciples and Devotees and has prepared editions of Austen’s Persuasion for Oxford University Press and Mansfield Park for Harvard University Press. She is also the author of Loving Literature: A Cultural History and has written for the Los Angeles Review of Books and Public Books. \nTARA MENON\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor of English at Harvard University \nTara Menon’s debut novel\, Under Water\, will be published by Riverhead Books in\nMarch\, and her first monograph\, Speaking Parts: Conversation\, Character\, and Social\nWorlds\, is forthcoming from Princeton University Press in the fall of 2026. \nModerator: \nMARY COTTON\nMary has owned and operated Newtonville Books with her husband\, the writer and editor Jaime Clarke\, for nearly twenty years.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/behind-the-screen-jane-austen-wrecked-my-life/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film and Media
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SUMMARY:Ty Burr's Movie Club: I Know Where I've Been!
DESCRIPTION:TY BURR’S MOVIE CLUB is hosted by the nationally recognized film critic Ty Burr. \nEach month Ty presents and discusses one of his favorite films with the audience. His selections span the spectrum from classics that have stood the test of time to contemporary films that merit a second viewing. \nABOUT THE FILM\nI’m always a little surprised when someone says they haven’t heard of I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING!\, the 1945 Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger romance set in the rugged\, mystical Scottish Hebrides. It was my mother’s all-time favorite movie\, so\, for me\, it’s always been around — she would have been 22 when it came out\, and for her generation I think it held some of the same eldritch appeal as a show like “Outlander” does today (albeit with rather less bodice-ripping). \nMore to the point\, I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! has within it the genetic material of so many romantic comedies and dramas that have followed\, then and now and the day after tomorrow: The Proud Heroine\, all set to marry the wrong man; the Right Man right there by her side\, annoying her while she annoys him until they just say the hell with it and kiss; a Forest of Arden setting whose magic bends the laws of attraction; a wry best friend or two and a gallery of eccentrics to remind the Proud Heroine she’s part of the human race. Plenty of movies before I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! had some or all of those ingredients\, but few filmmakers have been able to suggest the wildness of life bursting through repressed British decorum like Powell\, here and in films like “The Red Shoes\,” “Black Narcissus\,” and many others.\n–Ty Burr
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/ty-burrs-movie-club-i-know-where-ive-been/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film and Media
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SUMMARY:Film Screening of An Uncommon Education: The Allen School
DESCRIPTION:Historic Newton\, West Newton Cinema\, and Newton Cultural Alliance are excited to present a showing and panel discussion of the film “An Uncommon Education: The Allen School”! Join us on Tuesday\, October 14 to view the original film (released in 2023) followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers. Tickets are $20 and equally benefit all three non-profit organizations.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/film-screening-of-an-uncommon-education-the-allen-school/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Culture and Education,Film and Media
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SUMMARY:West Newton Cinema Reads: The Bostonians
DESCRIPTION:In Boston\, in the aftermath of the Civil War\, Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter)\, a gifted young orator\, has attracted the attention of Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave)\, who wishes to nurture Verena as an inspirational force for the Women’s Movement. Ranged against her is Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve)\, a handsome male chauvinist\, who wants Verena as his wife. Against a backdrop of luminous New England landscapes\, battle is joined\, and for Olive\, the struggle will prove an odyssey that forces her to acknowledge her true nature. Merchant Ivory Productions’ acclaimed screen adaptation of Henry James’s The Bostonians (1886)\, set in Cambridge and Boston\, charts the struggle between two charismatic forces to gain control over the destiny of a spirited young woman. \nJoin us for a special screening of The Bostonians\, now in stunning 4K restoration\, with an opening discussion of both the film and the novel led by Sierra Eckert and David Kurnick and moderated by John Plotz. This screening opens the Brandeis Novel Symposium set for Friday\, October 17\, a free event drawing scholars from across the country that audience members are encouraged to attend. \nTHE BRANDEIS NOVEL SYMPOSIUM is a one-day conference that chooses a single novel as a point of focus for salient theoretical\, historical\, political\, and narratological questions about the novel as a genre. This year’s symposium on Henry James’s The Bostonians will be held on Friday\, October 17\, in Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center\, and speakers will include Louis Menand (Harvard University) and Holly Jackson (University of Massachusetts\, Boston). \nSIERRA ECKERT is Assistant Professor of English at Wesleyan University. She specializes in nineteenth-century British and Anglophone literature\, disciplinary history\, critical and social theory\, and the digital humanities. Her work has appeared in Victorian Studies and Studies in the Novel. \nDAVID KURNICK is Professor of English at Rutgers University at New Brunswick. He is the author of The Savage Detectives Reread and Empty Houses: Theatrical Failure and the Novel\, and his writing has appeared in Bookforum\, Public Books\, and Chronicle of Higher Education. \nJOHN PLOTZ is Mandel Professor of Humanities at Brandeis University. He co-hosts two podcasts: Novel Dialogue and Recall This Book\, and oversees the annual Brandeis Novel Symposium. \nRegistered attendees of the Brandeis Novel Symposium are entitled to a ticket discount. To receive the discount\, tickets must be purchased ONLINE with code. To receive your code\, register for the Brandeis Novel Symposium for free at the following link:\nwww.brandeis.edu/english/events/brandeis-novel-symposium/
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/west-newton-cinema-reads-the-bostonians/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
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SUMMARY:Best of Fests: Remaining Native
DESCRIPTION:Best of Fests: REMAINING NATIVE\nCo-Presented by Salem Film Fest \nABOUT THE FILM\nREMAINING NATIVE is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens\, a 17-year-old Native American runner\, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past\, present\, and future. \nLearn more about the Salem Film Fest: www.salemfilmfest.com \nABOUT BEST OF FESTS\nBest of Fests is a new curated series showcasing standout films from national and international festivals\, spanning experimental nonfiction and documentary to fiction cinema and animation. The series aims to connect Newton’s audiences with the most exciting work on the global festival circuit and bring those conversations home. Curated by Homa Sarabi\, in partnership with the West Newton Cinema Foundation\, Best of Fests connects our community-run nonprofit cinema—saved and purchased for the community in 2024— to the best of contemporary films around the world. \nRooted in the Foundation’s mission to “foster joy and deepen community connections through innovative\, engaging film and arts programming\,” the series invites viewers to discover new voices\, connect with global stories\, and experience the power of cinema together in a historic neighborhood theater. \nCurator’s Note:\n“It is simple. I believe in the power of cinema to bring us together. I’ve seen how films ignite revolutions\, energize movements\, resist authorities\, grow empathy\, spread love\, and remind us that life is expansive\, multidimensional\, and luminous. This world is made of collective struggles\, and we are in it together—inside and outside the theater.” — Homa Sarabi
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/best-of-fests-remaining-native/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film and Media
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SUMMARY:Jack Lemmon: A Centennial Tribute!
DESCRIPTION:Our hottest event of the season\, West Newton Cinema will present the Jack Lemmon 100th Anniversary Celebration from October 24–26\, 2025\, marking the centenary of the birth of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors and Newton’s own native son. \nOne of the most beloved actors in movie history\, Jack Lemmon (1925–2001) was born John Uhler Lemmon III\, in Newton\, Massachusetts. He grew up in Newton Center and attended Ward Elementary\, the Rivers School\, and Andover. After Harvard University\, where he was president of the Hasty Pudding Club\, and a brief stint in the Navy\, Lemmon moved to New York City and made his start in radio and early television before transitioning to film roles. Over five decades and more than sixty films\, Lemmon built a career as one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors\, known for his witty\, relatable “everyman” persona. \nThe three-day program will feature screenings of Jack Lemmon’s most acclaimed films\, a commemorative reception\, and a special conversation with members of the Lemmon family. Courtney Lemmon\, Chris Lemmon\, and Sydney Lemmon will take part in the event\, celebrating their father and grandfather’s enduring legacy.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/jack-lemmon-a-centennial-tribute/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Culture and Education,Film and Media
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