Join us next Tue, Mar 10 for our special Oscars Makeup double feature with PLANET OF THE APES (6:00) and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (8:30). And don’t miss the premiere of THE UGLY STEPSISTER, now showing at The Brattle! Learn more & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/film-series/special-engagements/
“Best Makeup” wasn’t an official category until the 1982 awards when Rick Baker and team won for AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (and for good reason!). In 1968, however, John Chambers won a special award for achievement in makeup for PLANET OF THE APES.
Next Week • The inclusion of THE UGLY STEPSISTER and Kokuho make for some pretty interesting nominations in the Makeup and Hairstyling category at this year’s Oscars, so we got to thinking about the origins of this category.
New 4K Reconstruction! Gloria Swanson stars in QUEEN KELLY, screening through Sunday at The Brattle. Trailer, info & tickets: brattlefilm.org/movies/queen-kelly/
This vital new digital reconstruction brings von Stroheim’s original script to life using new research and recently discovered materials. The result is QUEEN KELLY in its most complete and spectacular form to date, belatedly closing the circle on von Stroheim’s legendary directing career.
Now Showing • A decadent late-silent masterpiece, Erich von Stroheim’s unfinished epic pulls no punches in this story of a prince, the orphan girl he falls in love with, and the mad queen whose jealousy wreaks havoc on everyone involved.
Daniel Kraus joins us Fri, Mar 13 at 7:30 for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Tickets are also available for a regular screening of the film Sat, Mar 14 at 9:00. Learn more & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/night-of-the-living-dead/
Kraus’s new book Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World uses a frame-by-frame deep dive into NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD to produce a kaleidoscopic investigation of the film’s importance and examine the author’s early life of rural isolation and violence.
Next Week • Join The Brattle and bestselling author @danielkraus.com (Angel Down, Trollhunters, Whalefall) for a special screening of the genre defining zombie classic, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Following the screening, Kraus will be in conversation with Gretchen Felker-Martin (Cuckoo, Black Flame).
This upcoming Oscar weekend, we take a moment to celebrate this remarkable screen icon with a brief series featuring both nominated films plus several overlooked by the Academy. Kate the Great: Oscar’s Favorite Actress • Mar 12–17. brattlefilm.org/film-series/kate-the-great-oscars-favorite-actress/
Oscar’s most awarded actress, Katharine Hepburn earned 12 Academy Award acting nominations over the course of her career and won 4 times. Not only that, the spread is remarkable: her first win was for only her third film and her final one came almost 50 years later in 1981 for ON GOLDEN POND.
Aussie director Alice Maio Mackay's latest feature film SERPENT'S SKIN serves up psychic powers, plenty of sex, and pesky demons. Grab your ticket for the 3/19 screening right this very minute. bostonunderground.org/schedule/202...
Monica shares "After watching all of these great movies at home, by my lonesome on a tiny laptop, I can't wait to revisit them with an audience ready to cheer, shriek, and enjoy them on a big screen at some of the best theaters in town. "
Fri, Mar 6 • Today at The Brattle
Friday Film Matinee: Screening on 35mm
EASY RIDER • 3:30
New 4K Reconstruction!
QUEEN KELLY • 6:00
The Late Show: Premiere Run
THE UGLY STEPSISTER • 8:30
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This Saturday at 6pm, join Strictly Brohibited in celebrating International Women’s Day with a screening & discussion of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, starring Geena Davis & Madonna. Note: Sunday's 12:30 show is a regular screening. Learn more: brattlefilm.org/movies/a-league-of-their-own/
Join us this Friday through Sunday for the new 4K reconstruction QUEEN KELLY, starring Gloria Swanson. Watch the trailer & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/queen-kelly/
This vital new digital reconstruction brings von Stroheim’s original script to life using new research and recently discovered materials. The result is QUEEN KELLY in its most complete and spectacular form to date, belatedly closing the circle on von Stroheim’s legendary directing career.
This Weekend • A decadent late-silent masterpiece, Erich von Stroheim’s unfinished epic pulls no punches in this story of a prince, the orphan girl he falls in love with, and the mad queen whose jealousy wreaks havoc on everyone involved.
Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson star in EASY RIDER, screening Friday at 3:30pm. Learn more & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/easy-rider/ Film print from the Joel Freedman and Michael Fink 35mm Collection, RISD
The Friday Film Matinee returns this week with EASY RIDER, co-presented by ScreenBoston.com. Indisputably one of Dennis Hopper’s greatest achievements as a filmmaker, actor, and cultural icon, EASY RIDER follows the cross-country road trip of two shaggy hippies and their free-spirited companion.
Thu, Mar 5 • Today at The Brattle
Brattle Film Foundation 25th Anniversary Kickoff!
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST • 8:00
Harvard Book Store Presents
TAYARI JONES • 6:00
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This Weekend • Premiere Run! Determined to outshine her beautiful stepsister, Elvira resorts to extreme measures to win the prince's heart in this dark re-imagining of the Cinderella fairy tale. THE UGLY STEPSISTER screens Friday–Monday at The Brattle. brattlefilm.org/movies/the-ugly-stepsister/
Join us Tue, Mar 10 for our special Oscars Makeup double feature with PLANET OF THE APES (6:00) and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (8:30). And don’t miss our premiere of THE UGLY STEPSISTER, March 6–9! Learn more & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/film-series/special-engagements/
“Best Makeup” wasn’t an official category until the 1982 awards when Rick Baker and team won for AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (and for good reason!). In 1968, however, John Chambers won a special award for achievement in makeup for PLANET OF THE APES.
Next Week • The inclusion of THE UGLY STEPSISTER and Kokuho make for some pretty interesting nominations in the Makeup and Hairstyling category at this year’s Oscars, so we got to thinking about the origins of this category.
BUFF 2026 BADGEHOLDERS!!!!
Wednesday (tomorrow) at noon,you'll be able to go to the @brattletheatre.bsky.social website to secure your tickets for BUFF 2026!
Keep your eyes peeled for info from The Brattle in your inbox.
Locals! Please join Strictly Brohibited at @brattletheatre.bsky.social this Saturday 3/7 for a 35mm screening of A League of Their Own! It will be a good time! Feminism!!!
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Films come in all lengths and sizes. Do not miss out on these shorts!
Julie Dash's captivating 1991 feature DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST screens Thursday at 8pm to close out the BFF 25th Anniversary Kickoff series. Watch the trailer & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/daughters-of-the-dust/
At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off the South Carolina coast struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots.
