This is a standalone class that will feature a pre-recorded lecture “So much of Hollywood is a façade” -David O. Selznick The most mysterious and influential and haunted real estate in the world stands beyond the tall walls of Hollywood’s seven major studios. Behind these formidable battlements …
Register below for this online class taught by Imogen Sara Smith. In 1953, Kinuyo Tanaka became the second Japanese woman to direct a feature film, and the first to achieve success and visibility as a filmmaker. Tanaka was already established as one of the nation’s most admired and …
This is an online class that begins on April 16th, 2026 and continues biweekly through June 11th. Online classes will be available to attend virtually on Thursday evenings at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT. Call recordings will be available to view afterward. One of the oldest and most recognizable studios …
An online Class from Ty Burr that will begin on February 24th, 2026 and will continue for 10 weeks with periodic breaks. Classes take place on Tuesday evenings at 7pm EST. Full class schedule coming soon. The cost of the entire 10-week class is $300 with membership coupons …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1DsKT2qTM Who Is the Dreamer?: The Infinite Worlds of David Lynch Beginning his career as a painter before turning to filmmaking, David Lynch went on to become one of the most innovative, influential, and divisive directors of the last 50 years, plumbing the deepest recesses of the human psyche …
Another year, another award season. This year is extra special because we had so much fun with the PTA Journey. For most of us, One Battle After Another exceeded expectations and we had a lovely conversation about it. We'll follow OBAA and other best of 2025 films. …
The Birth of Cinephilia: Paris in the 1960s, taught by Matthew Ellis (Portland State University) 4 weeks, Tuesday evenings Jan 27, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026 The Auteur Theory. Cahiers du Cinéma. André Bazin and The French New Wave critics-turned-directors. May 1968. Many cinephiles know a version of this …
Join us for a discussion of David Lynch's Eraserhead with Derek Smith! Beginning his career as a painter before turning to filmmaking, David Lynch went on to become one of the most innovative, influential, and divisive directors of the last half-century, plumbing the deepest recesses of the human …
Weimar Cinema: Images Before Fascism, taught by Matthew Ellis (Portland State University) 4 weeks, Tuesday evenings November 11-December 9th, 2025 Expressionistic light and shadow, half-mad protagonists, and machine women, caught between the ruins of rubble and towering, futuristic skyscrapers blotting out the sun as if to warn of the …
Join us as we discuss the fascinating work of Mira Nair! While her son’s growing political popularity may have been a catalyst for the skyrocketing visibility of her work again, we just consider it an excellent opportunity to rediscover (and for some, discover for the first time) …