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Classic movies from around the world every Friday! (1999, Czech Republic, 1h 56m, Comedy/Drama, by Jan Hřebejk) Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. The teenage kids think that their fathers are totally stupid, and the fathers are sure that their children are nothing more than […]
Join us for the funniest Christmas rebellion ever! Adult comedy night, featuring comedians from both Carolinas! Doors open at 6:30. Donate at door. Light food and refreshments available, donation based. Produced by Brendan C. Ahern of “Rainy Night Theatre”. 802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200, Asheville, NC 28803 Located off I-240 Exit 8, River Ridge Business […]
Poetry-specific open mic, starring YOU plus occasional Featured Readers! (Call Carlos at 828-273-3332 if you’d like to be a featured poet.)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday! (1992, Mexico, 1h 34m, Horror/Drama, by Guillermo del Toro) Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of […]
Poetry-specific open mic every Monday at 6:30 PM, starring YOU plus occasional Featured Readers! All styles of poetry/spoken word are welcome! Supportive listening room in a gallery setting. (Call Carlos at 828-273-3332 if you’d like to be a featured poet.)
(1944, 1h 25m, Japan, Docudrama by Akira Kurosawa) This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during World War II, shot on location at the Nippon Kogaku factory, was created with a patriotic agenda. Yet thanks to Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking semidocumentary approach, "The Most Beautiful" is a revealing look at Japanese women of […]
(1979, 1h 35m, France, Comedy/Drama by François Truffaut) Antoine Doinel strikes again! In the final chapter of François Truffaut’s saga, we find Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), now in his thirties, convivially concluding his marriage, enjoying moderate success as a novelist, and clinging to his romantic fantasies. The newly single Doinel finds an object of his affections […]
(2011, 2h 6m, Czech Republic, War/Drama by Petr Nikolaev) The story of the Czech village of Lidice, which was razed in 1942 in reprisal for the assassination in Prague of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich, is familiar the world over. The film of the same name takes a look beyond the story, however, and allows the […]
(1976, 1h 34m, West Germany, Drama/Experimental by Werner Herzog) In an 18th century Bavarian village, which relies on a blown glass factory, the master craftsman dies taking the secret of the famous red glass with him. The community is shocked all over, from the unstable aristocracy to the proletarian drunkards. An oracle foretells the slew […]
(2007, 1h 46m, Brazil, Drama by Paulo Morelli) A spin-off from City of God, following teenage best friends Acerola and Laranjinha in Rio's favelas as they face imminent adulthood, fatherhood, and discovering their absentee fathers' pasts, forcing them to confront their bond amid gang violence, exploring themes of identity, responsibility, and friendship with a more […]
(2009, 2h 24m, Germany, Mystery/Thriller by Michael Haneke) Set in a village in Protestant northern Germany on the eve of World War I, THE WHITE RIBBON delineates a microcosm of society: the schoolteacher, the pastor, the local aristocracy, the steward, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers, and their extended families. Increasingly frequent bizarre incidents […]
Poetry & prose open mic every Monday at 6:30 PM, starring YOU plus occasional Featured Readers! All styles of poetry/spoken word are welcome! Eight minutes per reader. Supportive listening room in a gallery setting. (Call Carlos at 828-273-3332 if you’d like to be a featured poet.) . .