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Documentary About Gay Bishop Center Of Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:27:00 EDT

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Gene Robinson is the star of the centerpiece film in this year's Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. He would love to attend the screening, but he can't. "My day job keeps me kind of busy," Robinson jokes.

Steve Guttenberg To Host Screening Of Classic 'Diner'

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:28:00 EDT

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"Diner," Barry Levinson's insightful look back at confused young men in the late 50s, is one of the most underappreciated movies of the 80s. On Tuesday, June 5, the movie will be shown at Avon Theatre , 272 Bedford St. in Stamford, with one of the lead actors in attendance.

Jackson Pollock Documentary At NBMMA

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:25:00 EDT

'Love & Death On Long Island' Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St. in New Britain, shows an art-related documentary on the last Thursday of every month, and this month's offering is "Jackson Pollock: Love & Death in Long Island."

Berkshire Film Fest May 31-June 3 In Great Barrington, Pittsfield

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Artists Marina Abramovic, Gregory Crewdson Will Attend Screenings Of Films About Them

Throughout the early part of her career, people would watch Marina Abramovic perform and then ask her "Why is this art?" Since becoming an international art-world superstar in 2010, she doesn't get asked the question any more, and she says she misses being asked.

Free Film Screenings In The Hartford Area, May 31-June 6

Wed, 30 May 2012 10:46:00 EDT

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Hondo — John Wayne protects a family living in the middle of warring Apaches in this 1953 drama. Wednesday, June 6, at 2 p.m. at Kent Memorial Library, 50 North Main St. in Suffield.

'To The Arctic' At Norwalk IMAX

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:48:00 EDT

Documentary About Mother Polar Bear And Her Cubs Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

A mother polar bear and her two cubs are the stars of "To the Arctic," a new IMAX movie opening Friday, April 20, and running through Sept. 3 at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.

Films Inspired By Andrew Wyeth At Wadsworth

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

'The Reflecting Skin,' 'The Village,' 'Days of Heaven'

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, which currently has an exhibit on display of work by Andrew Wyeth, this week is starting a film screening series of movies inspired by the great painter.

'Flying Monsters 3D' At Connecticut Science Center

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:10:00 EDT

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The Connecticut Science Center is expanding its lineup of 3-D movies with the opening on Friday, April 6, of "Flying Monsters 3D."

Mark Twain House To Show Films About Blacks In America

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:43:00 EST

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Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford this month opens "Hateful Things," an exhibit of racist memorabilia, as part of the "Race, Rage & Redemption" series. As a complement, the Twain House will show a series of films about the black experience in America, both bad and good.

'The Met: Live In HD' Announces 2012-13 Season

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

'L'Elisir d'Amore,' 'Otello,' 'The Tempest,' 'La Clemenza De Tito' Open New Simulcast Season

The Metropolitan Opera in New York City has announced the lineup for its 2012-13 season of "The Met: Live in HD," the phenomenally popular series of live simulcasts of opera productions shown in high-definition in movie theaters worldwide.