Arrive early for couches, armchairs, and to browse the books. 

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Dead of Winter
Film Series

Sunday, Jan. 3

The Apartment -1960

Written (with I.A. L. Diamond) and directed by Billy Wilder. Wilder at his best: sophisticated , acidulated, brilliant and very, very funny. Come wind up the holiday season with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

Sunday, Jan. 10

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - 2001

Written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Trans-everything rock opera: Transgressive, transsexual, transformative, transplendent. Super-diva Hedwig, nee Hansel, tours the US with her rock band as she tells her life story and follows the ex-boyfriend/bandmate who stole her songs. And that tells you just about nothing about “Hedwig”,
which must be seen.

Sunday, Jan. 17

Endless Summer - 1966

Written and directed by Bruce Brown, and the crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave. Yes, summer will return.

Sunday, Jan. 24

Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion - 1997

Written by Robin Schiff, directed by David Mirkin. Girly pals Romy and Michelle (Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow) confront the dark places of the soul and the high school cafeteria on a mythic journey to their ten-year reunion. Let’s fold scarves!

Sunday, Jan. 31

Waiting for Guffman - 1996

Written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, directed by Christopher Guest. The piece de resistance of the Guest oeuvre. If you don’t love this mad and adoring tribute to small-town historical/musical/community theater, you are one of the bastard people.

Sunday, Feb. 7

Midnight - 1939

Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, directed by Mitchell Liesen. Claudette Colbert broke and stranded in Paris in a gold lame evening gown. Of course. “A superbly malicious script”. Delicious all over.

Sunday, Feb. 14

The Bookmill is thrilled to welcome back the Chiara String Quartet!

Please see details below.

Sunday, Feb. 21

The Pirates of Penzance -1982

A film of the Joseph Papp production of the Gilbert and Sullivan favorite, with Linda Ronstadt as Mabel. Kevin Kline hurls himself into the part of the Pirate King and buckles swash better than any of ‘em. Come and rejoice.

Sunday, Feb. 28

Topsy-Turvy -1999

Written and directed by Mike Leigh. Have we whetted your appetite for Gilbert and Sullivan? Go backstage for the creation of “The Mikado” with Leigh’s usual collection of brilliant co-conspirators.

Sunday, Mar. 7

Room with a View - 1985

Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, directed by James Ivory. Helen Bonham-Carter in stays and parasol as usual, to brilliant effect. A warm and lovely and funny adaptation of E.M. Forster’s warm and lovely and funny novel.

Sunday, Mar. 14

Ball of Fire - 1941

Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, directed by Howard Hawks. Barbara Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O’Shea. What more needs to be said? Except that the nightclub singer/gangster’s moll meets up with a timid, sheltered lexicographer played by Gary Cooper.

Sunday, February 14th, 8pm
$12 door

Beethoven in Bars
A Valentines event with the Chiara String Quartet

Beethoven was in love with many women in his time. His love letters were discovered after his death in March, 1827, and became world famous. In his honor, and in honor of love, please join the Chiara String Quartet for a romantic night of classical music.

With "Chamber Music in Any Chamber," the Chiara Quartet reaches from the concert hall into clubs, bars and galleries, expanding the places to hear live classical music, returning chamber music to its roots in intimate spaces, and bringing you a whole lot of Beethoven. They will pair movements from Beethoven quartets with newer music from today's hottest young, next-generation composers.

 

As always, food, drink and love available at the Lady Killigrew

THE LADY KILLIGREW
(413) 367-9666

If you are interested in performing your art at the Bookmill,
send us your suggestion and your stuff (samples, CDs, mp3s, confectionary)
contact: bookmillmusic@gmail.com