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
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.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
DCP
Animation
Family
Staff pick! Cinema Associate Marlo chose THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE!There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's…
Staff pick! Cinema Associate Marlo chose THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE!There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life.
Wayne's World
DCP
Comedy
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Molly chose WAYNE'S WORLD!The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Molly chose WAYNE'S WORLD!The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.
American Psycho
DCP
Cult
Horror
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Alex chose AMERICAN PSYCHO!A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Alex chose AMERICAN PSYCHO!A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Harvey
DCP
Comedy
Board Pick! Board Member Matthew G. Helmerich chose HARVEY!The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit…
Board Pick! Board Member Matthew G. Helmerich chose HARVEY!The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
Best in Show
DCP
Comedy
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Carrie chose BEST IN SHOW!The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Carrie chose BEST IN SHOW!The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
Dirty Dancing
DCP
Romance
Board Pick! Board Chair Lacey Sadoff chose DIRTY DANCING!Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with…
Board Pick! Board Chair Lacey Sadoff chose DIRTY DANCING!Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
DCP
Drama
Cult
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Ivy chose WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE!A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Ivy chose WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE!A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Pacific Rim
DCP
Action
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Allux chose PACIFIC RIM!Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the…
Staff Pick! Cinema Associate Allux chose PACIFIC RIM!Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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