Matthew Modine Weekend

A 9-Film Retrospective With Matthew Modine In Person!

A weekend dedicated to highlighting and giving praise to the outstanding career of famed actor Matthew Modine. This 9-film retrospective highlights Modine’s career from the 1980s to the 1990s, and includes some very rare theatrical screens, Q&As with Modine after each event, and the chance to mingle and chat with this iconic figure from November 1st to November 3rd, 2019.

Each screening will require a ticket to participate and seating will be limited. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON is a completely FREE screening, but a ticket will need to be acquired for the screening.

Friday, November 1st

5:45pm: MARRIED TO THE MOB with Q&A: An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband’s murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself. (1988)

7:15pm: FULL METAL JACKET with Q&A: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. (1989)

9:00pm: VISION QUEST with Q&A: A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a beautiful young drifter takes up temporary residence at his home. (1985)

Saturday, November 2nd

11:30am: CUTTHROAT ISLAND with Q&A: A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure. (1995)

5:30pm: FREE SCREENING: AND THE BAND PLAYED ON with Q&A: The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. (1993) RARE Theatrical Screening Event.

9:30pm: PACIFIC HEIGHTS with Q&A: A couple work hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately, one of their tenants has plans of his own. (1990)

Sunday, November 3rd

11:30am: MEMPHIS BELL with Q&A: In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in UK prepares for its 25th and last bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA. (1990)

3:00pm: BIRDY with Q&A: After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird. (1984)

6:40pm: SECRET 35mm SCREENING with Shorts and Q&A: A Special Secret Screening direct from the vault of Matthew Modine including several shorts he directed along with a Q&A. Join us for this rarely seen gem on 35mm! (1990)

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