top of page
Ukraine Flag
We stand with Ukraine.
Thumbnail Radical Wolfe.jpeg

Radical Wolfe 
directed by Richard Dewey
Discussion to Follow
Friday, October 6 at 7:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

From a beat reporter at the Washington Post to an overnight sensation as the leader of the New Journalism movement, Tom Wolfe was at the forefront of reshaping how American stories are told. Recognizing the importance of overlooked subcultures and communities, Wolfe documented everything from rural stock car drivers to hippies in Haight Ashbury to the Apollo Astronauts, and his ability to bridge cultural and class divides while tackling stories central to American Life was unique in fiction and non-fiction. With a distinctive and oft-imitated style all his own, Wolfe’s body of work includes some of the most memorable and culturally impactful stories of the 20th century like The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and A Man in Full. Radical Wolfe is a deeply personal and illuminating look at the man inside the famous white suit, featuring conversations and interviews with those who knew him best, including Michael Lewis, Jann Wenner, Gay Talese, Lynn Nesbit, Terry McDonell, Tom Junod, Christopher Buckley, Niall Ferguson, and Alexandra Wolfe.

Thumbnail Joan Baez I Am A Noise.jpg

JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE documentary
directed by Miri Navasky, Karen O’Connor and Maeve O’Boyle
Discussion to Follow 
Sunday, November 5 at 4:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

At the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life, and the personal struggles she's kept private.This immersive doc moves back and forth through time as it follows living folk legend Joan Baez on her farewell tour, covering everything from her civil rights work with MLK to her heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan to her incredible staying power (she’s 82!). Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage.

Thumbnail Stop Making Sense.jpeg

STOP MAKING SENSConcert Film
directed by Jonathan Demme

Discussion to Follow 
Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Oscar-winning Director Demme captures the distinctive style of the legendary musical and visual artists.  Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs. 

Thumbnail La Syndicaliste.jpg

The Sitting Duck /
La Syndicaliste
dRAMA
directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
Discussion to Follow 
Coming Soon 
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

An investigative thriller set in the world of nuclear power and corrupt politics, La Syndicaliste follows the true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the influential head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. A deft navigator of elite political and financial circles, Maureen becomes a whistleblower when she discovers international backroom dealings, exposing secrets that shook the French nuclear sector. Fighting against government ministers and industry leaders, Maureen worked tirelessly to bring the scandal to light and defend thousands of jobs until she was violently sexually assaulted in her own home, seemingly targeted for her attempts to reveal the truth. As her attack is investigated, new elements create doubt in the minds of detectives and lawyers, and they begin to see Maureen not as a victim, but as a suspect. Surrounded by powerful enemies and unable to trust anyone, Maureen must fight to clear her name.       

Official Selection: Venice International Film Festival

MV5BNWQ4Yzg1YzYtYzVjMC00NDhiLTliMjUtZmI5ZmUwNmNhOWIzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA3MDk2NDg2._V1_FMjpg

Only In Theaters documentary
directed by Raphael Sbarge
Discussion to Follow 
Coming Soon
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

An intimate film about the Laemmle Theatres, the beloved 84-year-old arthouse cinema chain in Los Angeles, as they face seismic change and downward pressure. Yet the family behind this multigenerational business – whose sole mission has been to support the art of film – is determined to see it survive. The film features interviews with Ava DuVernay, James Ivory, Cameron Crowe, Mark Ulano, and Leonard Maltin.

Past Screenings at the Film Society of Summit

 

bottom of page