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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Film Screening & Author Talk with Joseph Lanza
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Film Screening & Author Talk with Joseph Lanza
When Tobe Hooper’s low-budget slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opened in theaters in 1974, it was met in equal measure with loathing and reverence. The film was banned in several countries and was pulled from many American theaters after complaints of its violence. Despite the mixed reception from critics, it was enormously profitable at the domestic […]
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The Science of Monsters
The Science of Monsters
Based on their book, The Science of Monsters, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl will explore the science behind horror movies’ most iconic villains. Join Kelly and Meg as they unravel the medical mysteries and scientific marvels that inspired the creation of famous monsters like Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates, and many more.
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Special Preview: Investigation Discovery’s In Memoriam
Special Preview: Investigation Discovery’s In Memoriam
In the United States, there is an active shooter incident every twelve days. The Paley Center is offering a preview of In Memoriam, an Investigation Discovery documentary that explores the emotional impact on the survivors of three recent mass shootings. In this film we experience the wrenching perspective of wounded survivors, grieving relatives, and heroes of […]
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Life Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends
Life Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends
Join us for a searching conversation all about the life and work of the prolific and influential filmmaker, theater director, and comedian Mike Nichols, with editors Sam Kashner and Ash Carter and Nichols' collaborator Candice Bergen. Ash Carter and Sam Kashner offer an intimate look behind the scenes of Nichols' life, as told by the […]
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Film Screening and Q&A: College Behind Bars
Film Screening and Q&A: College Behind Bars
College Behind Bars, a four-part documentary film series directed by award-winning filmmaker Lynn Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein, and executive produced by Ken Burns, tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees and turn their lives around in one of the most rigorous and effective prison […]
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Ask Dr. Ruth: Screening and Q&A
Ask Dr. Ruth: Screening and Q&A
Moderator Annette Insdorf will interview Dr. Ruth Westheimer after a screening of Ask Dr. Ruth, the acclaimed documentary about the trailblazing sex therapist and educator. Directed by Ryan White, this cinematic portrait—which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (where Vanity Fair called it an Oscar contender), before its theatrical release and streaming on Hulu—follows the feisty, 4/7" powerhouse, who […]
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The Power of Political Satire on TV
The Power of Political Satire on TV
As the New Yorker recently noted, comedians and satirists do more “than simply comment upon politics; they help shape it.” Political satire on television truly exploded with the debut of The Daily Show twenty years ago and now permeates all media throughout the day from podcasts to The View to the late night shows. As we head into the presidential election, the […]