Engaging Movies on Art & Creativity; Thursdays at the Pence

DECEMBER 15, 7:30 PM: Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? PG-13 (2006) 74 min

After learning her five dollar purchase could be a genuine Jackson Pollock worth millions, Teri Horton embarks on a 15-year journey clashing with the art world's elitist establishment to authenticate the piece.

January 19, 7:30 PM: Pollock (2000) R 122 min

Plagued by both his genius as well as his eccentricities, Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris), with the help of his wife and fellow artist Lee Krasner (Marcia Gay Harden), struggles to cope while his career launches him into notoriety.

February 16, 7:30 PM: Art School Confidential (2006) R 102 min

When his pure genius goes ignored and a brainless jock tempts his dream girl (Sophia Myles), ambitious art student Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) sets in motion a brazen plan to become an art world hero and win his beloved’s heart.

March 15, 7:30 PM: John Cage: The Revenge of the Dead Indians (1993) NR 129 min

Blending interviews and archival footage into a moving portrait based on music principles, this film by director Henning Lohner chronicles the life and career of American composer and artist John Cage. A leading figure of the postwar avant-garde movement, Cage is credited with pioneering experimental forms of music and is widely considered one of his generation’s most important artists.

FREE all you can eat KETTLEPOP popcorn and comfy chairs.

Refreshments available for purchase.
Stay to talk about the film afterwards!

$5 or $2 Pence members.

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