Author: Brian

Triangle of Sadness – October 23

In Ruben Östlund’s (Force Majeure) wickedly funny Palme d’Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl and Yaya are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain. What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

Look for Brian in the upstairs lobby at 3:30pm for the 3:45 showtime. You can pre-purchase tickets on the Landmark Theaters website. We’ll convene at a restaurant or coffee shop within a short walk of the theater after the film.

“Logan Lucky” at Bethesda Row

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Aug 20th at 3:50 for Logan Lucky at the Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema. Look for Brooke in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

West Virginia family man Jimmy Logan teams up with his one-armed brother Clyde and sister Mellie to steal money from the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Jimmy also recruits demolition expert Joe Bang to help them break into the track’s underground system. Complications arise when a mix-up forces the crew to pull off the heist during a popular NASCAR race while also trying to dodge a relentless FBI agent. Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

“Deli Man” – March 29

Please join the Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, March 29, at 3:30pm at the Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market. Look for Brian in the lobby wearing a blue sweater.
Erik Greenberg Anjou’s documentary Deli Man profiles third-generation delicatessen man Ziggy Gruber, the owner and proprietor of the top-rated Kenny & Ziggy’s in Houston. The filmmakers explore how the traditional foods he serves, such as blintzes and corned-beef sandwiches, help keep Jewish heritage alive and well.
Advance tickets can be purchased here. The theater is a couple of blocks from the NoMa/Gallaudet Metro stop on the Red Line.

WJFF presentation of “When Jews Were Funny” March 9th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, March 9th, at 5:30 pm for a Washington Jewish Film Festival presentation of “When Jews Were Funny” at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center.
Look for Brian with a black splint on his right wrist outside the entrance of the DCJCC 20-30 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion. We strongly recommend you pre-purchase tickets at the link above.

“Harvest of Empire” – Mar 24

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Mar 24th, at 5pm for Harvest of Empire at the Regal Majestic Stadium 20 . Look for Brian wearing a Gonzaga t-shirt in the downstairs lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

A powerful documentary that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the covert operations that imposed oppressive military regimes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Harvest of Empire provides an unflinching look at the origins of the growing Latino presence in the United States. Adapted from the landmark book written by journalist Juan Gonzalez, the film tells the story of an epic human saga that is largely unknown to the great majority of citizens in the U.S., but must become part of our national conversation about immigration.

Advance tickets can be purchased here. This is the only theater in the area currently screening this documentary, so advance purchase tickets are recommended

No movie this weekend; SNFC DC watches the Oscars!

The Sunday Night Film Club will not be gathering for their usual movie this Sunday. We will instead be gathering at Nellie’s Sports Bar at the corner of 9th & U Streets NW to watch the Oscars. Due to limitations on space and reserved seating, we are asking that anyone interested in attending please look at our Meetup site.

Bill Cunningham New York – April 10

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Apr 10th at 5:40 pm for Bill Cunningham New York at the Landmark E Street Cinema . Look for Brian wearing a green “Life is Good” t-shirt in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Bill Cunningham is obsessively interested in only one thing—the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. “We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the New York Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Bill has lived in the same small studio above Carnegie Hall for fifty years, never eats in restaurants and gets around on a worn-out bicycle—his sole means of transportation. The contradiction of his monk-like existence and the extravagance of his photographic subject matter is one aspect of his private life revealed in the movie. Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace.

For links, film synopsis, and further details, visit the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club homepage .