Film (2015)
Documentary
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
With Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Khushal Yousafzai, Atal Yousafzai
A vivid and endearing portrait of the now eighteen year old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, who in 2012 was a victim of Taliban aggression for her outspokenness regarding human rights, and who was the winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Othello
Play (1603)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by
Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Modern Theater
at Suffolk University
Theater District, Boston
September 23 – October 25, 2015
A superb production of the great tragedy about jealousy gone wild.
La Bohème
Opera (1896)
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Conducted by David Angus
Boston Lyric Opera
Citi Shubert Theatre
Theater District, Boston
October 2-11, 2015
A version of the great classic set in Paris during the political uprisings of 1968.
The Martian
Film (2015)
Directed by Ridley Scott
Screenplay by Drew Goddard
Based on the novel The Martian (2011) by Andy Weir
With Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor
A stellar cast blasts off from Mars leaving one of its luminaries behind.
Roundtable on Chess:
Bobby Fischer, the Fischer-Spassky World Championship, and the new film
Pawn Sacrifice
Panel Discussion
Michael Cavallo, Chris Chase,
Eric Godin
A roundtable discussion with local chess wizards on the attractions of the game, the trials and tribulations of American chess genius Bobby Fischer, his celebrated championship match with the Soviet Boris Spassky in 1972, and the new film, Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey Maguire as Fischer and Liev Schreiber as Spassky.