She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. But the real life story of Mary Shelley—and the creation of her immortal monster—is nearly as fantastical as her fiction.

England, 1959. A free-spirited widow risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative seaside English village. Based on the beloved novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.

Welcome to Monrovia, Indiana. With a dwindling population of 1,083, the small town, first founded in 1834 as one of many farming communities that served as the backbone of early America. Acclaimed non-fiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s newest film explores the conflicting stereotypes and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity are formed, experienced and lived.

Single Tickets $6     Semester Passes $35     Where Are Films Shown?     Where Can I Park for free on Campus?      WATCH THE TRAILER It may not receive much notice at this year's Academy Awards but this low-budget comedy is one of the best American films of the year. Lisa is the last person you'd expect to find in

We are screening four films at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Sunday, Nov 18th. EATING ANIMALS (2pm)  How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Produced and narrated by Natalie Portman, based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals is an eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming.

trail-blazing comedienne Gilda Radner reflects on her life and career. Weaving together her recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with friends (Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer and Martin Short), rare home movies and diaries read by modern-day comedians

What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable Oscars, Tonys, Emmys, and BAFTAs between them. They are also longtime friends who hereby invite you to join them for a weekend in the country

How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer and narrated by co-producer Natalie Portman, Eating Animals is an eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost

Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry—a housewife and a golf pro—in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job—and his sense of purpose—he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

December 1st is World Aids Day. As the first feature-length film to deal with AIDS, Buddies (1985) was a groundbreaking independent film. When 25 year-old gay yuppie David (David Schachter) volunteers to be a "buddy" to an AIDS patient, the gay community center assigns him to Robert (Geoff Edholm), a 32 year-old politically impassioned gay California gardener abandoned by his friends and lovers.

Dec 8-17 It's Christmas eve in northern Finland, and an 'archeological' dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town.

Mark Hogancamp was attacked outside of a bar by five men. After nine days in a coma and 40 days in the hospital, Mark was discharged with little memory of his previous life. Unable to afford therapy, Mark creates his own. In his backyard, he built Marwencol, a 1/6th scale World War II-era town that he populated with dolls representing his friends, family and even his attackers. After a few years, Mark started documenting his miniature dramas with his camera. Through Mark’s lens, these were no longer dolls – they were living, breathing characters in an epic WWII story. Exactly the sort of mysterious and almost holy experience you hope to get from documentaries and rarely do. -The Village Voice

The most anticipated Taiwanese film of the year. A night watchman and his buddy uncover some unsavory video of his politically well-connected but overly amorous boss.

A stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock...the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park…without a rope. Academy Award Nominee: Best Documentary Feature

Spend the day with us on Sunday and learn how to live beyond fear. We're showing three films at the BCT: Meru at 2:30, Free Solo at 4:45, and The Handmaid's Tale at 7:15.

  ONE SHOW ONLY! SUN, JAN 27 - 2:30 @ THE BUSKIRK-CHUMLEY THEATER In the high-stakes pursuit of big-wall climbing, the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred Ganges River in Northern India, the mountain's perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the

Becoming Astrid chronicles the character-forming time in the young life of the Swedish writer born as Astrid Lindren; as an adult she would go on to worldwide fame as the author of the beloved Pippi Longstocking novels.

Natasha Richardson and Faye Dunaway star in the original film, based on Margaret Atwood’s novel about religious tyranny and sexual slavery. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum). 1990; 108 min

One of the most entertaining categories at the Academy Awards — and one of the least heralded — is for the Best Animated Short Subject.

Like short stories, short films are sometimes overlooked. But they often display all of the scope, power, insight and resonance of feature length films. 109 minutes DETAINMENT / Ireland / 30 min Director: VINCENT LAMBE Synopsis: Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts from

Five of the bravest international filmmakers working today tell thoughtful, compelling stories in this year’s documentary short film program. This year's slate of nominees are shorter than in years past (2 hrs, 23 min) and will be presented in one program without an intermission   BLACK SHEEP / UK / 27 MIN Director: ED PERKINS Synopsis: Everything changed for Cornelius

We'll host a special screening of all five nominees in both the short animation and live-action categories at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Sat, Feb 23rd. The BCT program will also include one-time screenings of Beauty and the Beast (1991 Academy Award Winner, Best Picture) & RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary) Here's a chance to see the

Beauty and the Beast is part of our Oscar celebration at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Saturday, Feb 23rd. It is the first animation film to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. It also became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture

Academy Award Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film ... An unconventional, loving family come across a five-year-old girl in the freezing cold. They take her in -- and teach her the family trade. Shoplifters won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.