By Ryan Elmore for BCTV
BCTV will host a four-film series beginning in May. In honor of our 50th anniversary, we’re showing four films that honor community media, public media, public access, and local news in different, unique ways.
Films will be shown at the Boscov Theater located within the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts at 201 Washington St. in Reading. Films will be shown at 7 p.m., and tickets will cost $10.00. We’re excited to gather with community members to enjoy art that celebrates the work we do.
Saturday, May 23 – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Kicking off our series, this touching documentary by Morgan Neville highlights the extraordinary life and work of Fred Rogers, an American children’s television personality. Take a look behind the scenes of one of the most iconic children’s television shows ever, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and discover Rogers’ program like never before.
It’s an understated film, like Rogers himself, and it speaks to the quiet power of using media as a unifying tool. It’s also a tearjerker. Rogerebert.com advises viewers to “Bring Kleenex. Lots of it.” The documentary was listed among Time magazine’s 10 must-see films of 2018.
Click here to purchase tickets for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Friday, June 26 – Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Activist and archivist, Marion Stokes recorded and archived over 35 years of news coverage beginning in 1979 and ending with her death in 2013. This powerful documentary shows the groundbreaking impact of a single person, entirely committed to a goal to “protect the truth.”
This documentary, directed by Matt Wolf, takes you inside the world of a radical political activist and some of the 70,000 videotapes she recorded, blurring the line between purpose and obsession. It is a compelling portrait of a singular woman.
Click here to purchase tickets for Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project!
Friday, July 17 – Stripped for Parts
The newest film to be screened in the series, this timely documentary details how the hedge fund Alden Global Capital buys local, financially struggling newspapers and guts their reporting, damaging their editorial output in the process. Director Rick Goldsmith assembles an ensemble of journalists who take you inside the machine.
The documentary boldly asks the question, “Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as an essential public service, the lifeblood of our democracy?”
Click here to purchase tickets for Stripped for Parts!
Friday, Aug. 21 – Wayne’s World
This classic comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey is about two rock fans who host a cable access television show. Based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, this movie has endured for over 30 years due to Myers and Carvey’s excellent comedic chemistry and a slew of instantly quotable moments. Of the movie, Roger Ebert said, “I walked into ‘Wayne’s World’ expecting a lot of dumb, vulgar comedy, and I got plenty, but I also found what I didn’t expect: a genuinely amusing, sometimes even intelligent, undercurrent.”
Click here for tickets for Wayne’s World!
A cool theatre and a good movie are the perfect way to beat the heat this summer. We hope you join us for films that celebrate the enduring and impactful nature of the media in our lives and communities. Ticket sales support BCTV and the Goggleworks Center for the Arts.
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