A 6 month exploration into the art form of film making. RRT will focus on one director each month, presenting two works that are meant to widen the viewer’s perspective. A panel discussion with film scholars, critics and local filmmakers will follow each film.

Directors

September 24 & 26- Steven Spielberg – DUEL and JAWS

October 22 & 24 – Orson Welles – CITIZEN KANE and TOUCH OF EVIL

November 19 & 21 – Sam Peckinpah  RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY and THE WILD BUNCH

A glimpse into new territory, whether it is cinematic, thematic, political or geographic, allowing for discussion around the past, present and future of the subject matter covered in the film. Red River Theatres takes an eclectic approach when selecting the films in this series.

In the third installment of this new series, RRT has partnered withShaheen & Gordon to bring to the RRT audience a real life story played out on the big screen with THE DEPARTED. Martin Scorsese’s storytelling coupled with a pre-screening conversation with:

• Shaheen & Gordon attorneys Steve Gordon and Bill Christie who brought lawsuits against the FBI seeking justice and compensation for families whose loved ones were brutally murdered by Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi
• Boston Globe journalists, Shelley Murphy and Kevin Cullen, whose book Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice was recently published.

Join us for a pre-screening reception in support of Red River Theatres many community programs and initiatives. There will also be opportunity to purchase a copy of Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice and have it signed by authors, Shelley Murphy and Kevin Cullen.

This special book-signing is brought to you in partnership with Concord’s independent bookstore Gibson’s Bookstore.

$40 – Reception and Discussion/Screening
5:15 PM - Reception (includes light appetizers)
6:00 PM - Pre-Screening Q&A & Screening

$15 - Discussion/Screening only 6:00 PM

“Cops or Criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun what’s the difference?”

Join us for a taste of cinema history with silent film classics featuring improvised, original scores performed live by acclaimed accompanist Jeff Rapsis, who selected the following silent films to showcase.