John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger 

2024 | NR | 90 Minutes
Dir. David Bickerstaff
Thursday, Sept. 5 | 7 p.m. | Tickets
Saturday, Sept. 7 | 2 p.m. | Tickets

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore, and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas, and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film examines how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.

Miss Hokusai

2015 | PG-13 | 93 min
Dir. Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas
Japanese w/ English subtitles
Sunday, Sept. 22 | 2 pm | Tickets

Set in 1814, Miss Hokusai focuses on O-Ei, the daughter of famed artist Tetsuzo — better known by his pen name, Hokusai. O-Ei spends the bulk of her time assisting her divorced father, who cares about his art and little else. Though she finds herself overshadowed by her famous father, O-Ei is determined to make her own mark in the world. 

Miss Hokusai is screening in conjunction with the featured exhibition Hokusai: Waves of Inspiration from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

My Neighbor Totoro

Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
1988 | G | 86 minutes
English w/ English subtitles
Sunday Sept. 29 | 2 pm | Tickets

Two sisters move to the country with their father, to be closer to their hospitalized mother. There, they discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her. 

Princess Mononoke

1997 | PG-13 | 2 hr 14 min
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
English w/ English Subtitles
Sunday, Oct. 6 | 2 pm | Tickets

Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there. 

Spirited Away

2001 | PG | 2 hr 5 min 
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Friday, Oct. 11 | 7 pm | Tickets
Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Sunday, Oct. 13 | 2 pm | Tickets
English w/ English Subtitles

In this stunning coming-of-age tale, ten-year-old Chihiro discovers a strange new world just beyond the suburbs. After her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, Chihiro must call upon her courage — and a motley crew of creatures — to free them from captivity. 

My National Gallery, London

2024 | NR | 90 min.
Dir. Ali Ray and Phil Grabsky
Friday, Nov. 15 | 7 pm | Tickets
Sunday, Nov. 17 | 2 pm | Tickets

The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. In celebration of its 200th birthday, this new documentary gives voice to those whose lives have been touched by the Gallery — from security guard to director, everyday visitor to celebrities and members of the royal family. These stories are used as a lens through which to explore the 200-year history of the National Gallery and what the future may hold for this spectacular space.

White Christmas

1954 | NR | 2 hrs
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Sunday, Dec. 15th | 2 pm | Tickets

In this classic holiday comedy, World War II vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retired general with his strapped New England inn. Their plan? Enlist their army buddies and a singing sister act to put on a grand musical showcase. 

It’s A Wonderful Life

1946 | PG | 2 hrs. 10 min.
Dir. Frank Capra
Friday, Dec. 20 | 7 pm | Tickets

Frank Capra’s feel-good classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he’d never been born. George’s unwitting involvement in a mistaken case of bank fraud threatens his spirit and tests his will to live — until a wise angel compels him to see the difference he’s made on the good people of Bedford Falls.