Boston Free Films Jan. 21st through Jan. 27th

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

Most of the film activity still rests on the shoulders of MIT as Harvard’s students are mostly away until the end of the month and Tufts just got back and haven’t cranked up the movies yet.  I believe that Tufts will have their Film Series going this coming weekend, so I’ll update you as soon as I know more. 

See the complete calendar online.  There are two ways to access it:

·          Directly through the link   http://tinyurl.com/2z8spc

·          Add the calendar through Google Calendar.  Search for Joe’s BFF – Boston Free Films (any phrase should find it) and you can incorporate it with your own calendar. 

Here are the films for the next week from Medford-Somerville-Cambridge-Boston.  Please let me know of changes, additions and new sources of films.  I am always looking for new sources of free cinema. 

FREE MOVIE HINT OF THE WEEK:  If you like going to movie previews (mainstream movies a day or two before their release), the only consistently good place to sign up is Edge Boston (www.edgeboston.com) -- it's a gay & lesbian focused site, just so you aren't surprised.  They usually have a good selection of movies to sign up for in their Giveaway Center and you have a good chance of winning.  If you haven’t been to a preview before, be warned that many of the popular movies fill up quickly and you may have to show up an hour in advance or earlier  You have to decide if it’s worth it.  I don’t go to the more popular screenings anymore…too crowded to be enjoyable.  Please don’t be mean to the theater staff; they don’t decide the number of tickets to pass out. 

Check for last minute changes or contact the organizers to make sure events are still happening, especially in case of inclement weather.  . 

Highlights for this week:  

 

Mon., Jan. 21st, 7 pm

MIT:  The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (+ discussion on Dr. Seuss)

Location:  MIT 6-120

 

Tues., Jan. 22nd, Noon

MIT:  The Feynman Films- Take the World from Another Point of View

Location:  MIT 6-120

 

Weds., Jan. 23rd, Noon

MIT:  The Feynman Films- The Distinction of Past and Future

Location:  MIT 6-120

 

Weds., Jan. 23rd, 4:00 pm

MIT:  Blade Runner (+ professor discussion – Books into Movies)

Location:  MIT 2-105

 

Weds., Jan. 23rd, 5:30 pm

MIT:  World Stopped Watching Us

Location:  MIT 3-133

 

Weds., Jan. 23rd, 6:00 pm

MIT:  Rx for Survival (+ speaker + food)

Location:  MIT 4-370

 

Weds., Jan. 23rd, 8:00 pm

MIT Environmental Film Festival:  The Future of Food (+ refreshments)

Location:  MIT 32-144

 

Thur., Jan. 24th, Noon

MIT:  The Feynman Films- Probability and Uncertainty

Location:  MIT 6-120

 

Thur., Jan. 24th, 8:00 pm

MIT Environmental Film Festival:  Gandhi (+ refreshments)

Location:  MIT 32-144

 

Friday, Jan. 25th, 7:00 pm

MIT:  Beowulf

Location:  MIT 26-100

Note:  The listing does not mention an MIT ID requirement, but sometimes screenings are limited.  Please check back for any status changes. 

 

Friday, Jan. 25th, 7:30 pm

Harvard Real Colegio Complutense:  Maria Querida (Spanish with English subtitles)
Location:  26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge

 

Friday, Jan. 25th, 8:00 pm

MIT Environmental Film Festival:  Who Killed the Electric Car? & A Crude Awakening (+ refreshments)

Location:  MIT 32-144

 

Sat., Jan. 26th, 8:00 pm

MIT Environmental Film Festival:  Oil on Ice  (+ refreshments)

Location:  MIT 32-144

 

Happy viewing.

 

For directions, try these sites:

 

MIT:  http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg

Harvard:  http://map.harvard.edu/mapindex.cfm?mapname=camb_allston

Tufts:  http://inside.tufts.edu/compass/