Our 35th Awards Season Screening Has Just Been Added to the Calendar!
We're delighted to announce that the highly accliamed TAR (featuring a powerhouse performance by Cate Blatchett) has just been added to the schedule -- with a Q&A screening confirmed for 12:45pm on Sunday, December 4th (Q&A guest TBA). Our complete screening schedule now includes 35 films, so click here to see the entire list.
Otherwise, our annual Awards Season Screening Series kicks into high gear starting later today:
AT 4PM THIS AFTERNOON: We have a matinee screening of THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, which reteams director/screenwriter Martin McDonagh with actors Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson for the first time since their breakout cult classic, IN BRUGES.
AT 2PM TOMORROW: We have an opening weekend screening of Disney's STRANGE WORLD, with free popcorn & soft drinks for everyone -- plus discount tickets for children!
AT 2PM SUNDAY: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan and Patricia Clarkson star in Maria Schrader's SHE SAID, based on the true story of the New York Times investigation which launched the #MeToo movement.
AT 6PM SUNDAY: Dreamland's Sunday surf movie series continues with THE ENDLESS SUMMER, with free admission for all members of MFS (advance reservations required).
Reservations for all of these screenings are available below. All Awards Season screening reservations and link requests are FREE for all members of MFS. AMPAS/SAG NomComm/other film industry guild voters: to activate your complimentary Awards Season membership, click here to complete your once-per-season registration. Non-members can book their seats starting one week before each show -- and don't forget: for all afternoon and evening shows, we now offer a free wine reception to everyone attending.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Our next contender in the race for Best Animated Feature tells the story of a legendary family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and most crucial mission.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star in the true story of the two New York Times reporters who break one of the most important stories in a generation: the story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood. Also starring Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher in the film directed by Maria Schrader (UNORTHODOX, I'M YOUR MAN).
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
The crown jewel to ten years of Brown family patriarch Bruce's surfing documentaries, THE ENDLESS SUMMER follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
Argentina's official submission for the Best International Feature is based on the true story of a team of lawyers that risked their lives by taking on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against the odds and a race against time.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
The story of three teenagers who voluntarily enlist in the German army during WWI, riding a wave of patriotic fervor that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front as their preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. Even amidst the countdown to armistice, they must carry on fighting until the end with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
Director Luca Guadagnino and actor Timothee Chalamet reteam for the first time since both received Oscar nominations for CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, this time for the story of first love between a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society and an intense and disenfranchised drifter as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan's America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts, and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
On what may be the last-ever expedition to the top of the world, this Best Documentary Feature contender follows the extraordinary team of European and Muslim women who risk the melting Arctic ice cap, frostbite, polar bears, sexism and self-doubt in this intimate story of resilience and survival as they head to the North Pole.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
Set in the international world of Western classical music, TAR stars Cate Blanchett in the title role about a woman widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors -- and the first-ever female music director of a major German orchestra.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
Croatia's official entry in the race for Best International Film is a truly unique film in which director/screenwriter Juraj Lerotic plays himself in this autobiographical story of a traumatic event which causes a rift in his family's everyday life, fundamentally changing their lives as if they are waging a war invisible to everyone else.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
This year's NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY WEEK kicks off with a film that captures the final months of America’s war in Afghanistan, as seen from multiple perspectives: the last U.S. Special Forces units deployed there, a young Afghan general and his troops fighting to defend their homeland against all odds, and the civilians desperately attempting to flee as the country collapses and the Taliban take over.
This screening is open to the public, with *FREE ADMISSION* for members of MFS! Discounted non-Member and MFS Member guest tickets can be purchased before the day of show by clicking on the orange Attend In Person button below.
For those who missed the in-person screening and for those who attended and wanted to see the film again (this time with subtitles): Award-winning director Nadia Tass brings us this AA Documentary Feature and DGA Best Documentary Director contender profiling one of the Soviet Union's most celebrated film actors, starting with his spectacular rise to stardom -- only to find that no amount of fame could save him from a system that tried to control his life. Finally forced to defect, he fled to the West -- where a chance meeting led to love, an eventual move to Malibu, and a turbulent three decades in Hollywood where his old nemeses sought to steal his success.
Our next contender in the race for Best Live Action Short is set against the backdrop of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, where young Curtis Grimes works his daily hustle in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. The casual observer of his actions may jump to snap judgments, but as he will tell you: "be careful of what you see, cause truly seeing is not as easy as perceiving, when biases spread like viruses, and not of your own conceiving."
Next up in the race for Best International Film comes from The Netherlands, the story of a young family that is hit by a tragedy they have to deal with it in their own unique (and and completely unexpected) way. This film ends up being far more than this simple storyline suggests, so we strongly recommend it!
Armenia's official selection in the race for Best International Film is based on the true story of genocide survivor who becomes a silent movie star. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal as she travels across the globe to tell the world about the Armenian Genocide.
Taiwan's entry in the race for Best International Film is the story of an 18 year-old who goes out to celebrate his birthday at a crowded night market -- only to end up committing a random shooting.
Israel's official entry in the race for Best International Film is the story of eight Arab and Jewish women taking part in a workshop hosted by a young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other.
Brazil's official entry for Best International Film is the story of a lower middle class family forced to go through a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
