CINEMA SPECULATION SERIES - MARCH 2023
Quentin Tarantino's new book comes to life this March at The Hyland!
Immerse yourself into the director's world by watching 5 of the films that inspired him to write the New York Times best selling book "Cinema Speculation".
From the 13 films in Quentin's book, The Hyland Cinema has hand selected 5 to be screened. As an added bonus, a special guest speaker will attend each screening to speak about the specific film shown that week and take your questions!
Learn more about what went into creating Quentin's film style, the impact of these film's on modern cinema and maybe, discover some new films along the way.
Join us in March, every Friday, for this unique, interesting and exciting film series; ONLY AT THE HYLAND CINEMA!
FILMS AND SPEAKERS IN THIS SERIES
TAXI DRIVER
March 3rd, 2023, 9:30pm
With guest speaker John Reed (Western University Professor - Lecturer for Media Studies)
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
SISTERS
March 10th, 2023, 9:30pm
With guest speaker Dr. Selma Purac (Western University Professor)
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder), violently murder a man.
DELIVERANCE
March 17th, 2023, 9:30pm
With guest speaker Robert Barrow (Author/Screenwriter)
Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia. When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backwoods locals.
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ
March 24th, 2023, 9:30pm
With guest speaker Jason Armstrong (Web Series Creator/Filmmaker)
Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), a hardened con with a history of prison breaks, is sent to serve the rest of his life sentence at Alcatraz -- America's most infamously brutal and inescapable maximum security prison.
DIRTY HARRY
March 31st, 2023, 9:30pm
With guest speaker Chris Alexander
(Current editor in chief at DELIRIUM Magazine, Fangoria Magazine editor in chief 2010-2015, Author & Filmmaker)
Cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) attempts to track down a psychopathic rooftop killer before a kidnapped girl dies. When he is found Harry abuses the murderer's civil rights putting him back on the streets.