Film noir was a major influence on the atmospheric landscapes and social dramas of Chicago Imagist painter Roger Brown. In conjunction with the exhibition Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lifes, MAD presents a special screening of The Big Combo (1955), directed by Joseph H. Lewis and filmed by iconic noir cinematographer John Alton. The film will be introduced by Ann […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan introduces this outdoor screening of Elia Kazan's classic 1954 drama On the Waterfront (108 min), which stars Marlon Brando as a boxer-turned-dockworker. Both On the Waterfront and Egan's latest novel, historical noir-thriller Manhattan Beach, trace the crime-ridden underworld of New York and Hoboken’s shipyards in the 1940s. See how the two stories intertwine in their shared portrayal of the […]
Since the curtains first went up on early motion picture screens, nature documentaries have enthralled us. The challenges of capturing intimate views of animal life have pushed the boundaries of technology, and sometimes ethics. We’ll take a look back through the cinematic past of natural history films, watching excerpts from some of the genre’s greatest […]
If you love science and films you will not want to miss this event at Caveat. EA Creative will be a screening a series of film shorts, we will have demonstrations from some of our partners, along with trivia and science related prizes. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Seating at Caveat is first come, first […]