Staff & Board Picks
Always eclectic, our continuous series of picks from our staff and board.
Our talented staff and Board want to share these films with you. Running the gamut of high and low brow, these often-nostalgic picks represent the depth and breadth of our collective taste and always promise the opportunity to see a beloved film on the big screen with an audience.
The Films
The Matrix
DCP
Sci-Fi
Action
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Julian chose THE MATRIX!Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Julian chose THE MATRIX!Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Stand by Me
DCP
Drama
Staff pick! Cinema Associates Lulu and Beppo chose STAND BY ME and THE LOST BOYS!After learning that a boy their…
Staff pick! Cinema Associates Lulu and Beppo chose STAND BY ME and THE LOST BOYS!After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
The Lost Boys
DCP
Horror
Staff Pick! Cinema Associates Lulu and Beppo chose STAND BY ME and THE LOST BOYS!When an unsuspecting town newcomer is…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associates Lulu and Beppo chose STAND BY ME and THE LOST BOYS!When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
Ichi the Killer
DCP
Horror
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Ramona chose ICHI THE KILLER!As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Ramona chose ICHI THE KILLER!As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
Almost Famous
DCP
Comedy
Board Pick! Board Member Christopher M. Novoa chose ALMOST FAMOUS!In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration…
Board Pick! Board Member Christopher M. Novoa chose ALMOST FAMOUS!In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
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