See this film series: "(Some of) The Best of 2012 Repertory Series" @ the Brattle
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Benh Zeitlin's debut feature Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012; 3:30 + 7:30 pm)
raised some eyebrows by scoring Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Director,
Actress, and Screenplay. Eagle-Tribune
film critic Greg Vellante will explain the appeal of this sui generis, magical-realist tale of moonshine, squalid poverty,
childhood innocence, and environmental disaster as it opens the Brattle
Theatre's "(Some of) The Best of 2012" series. Greg will also stick around to
talk up another film about the bitter enchantment of growing up, Wes Anderson's
Moonrise Kingdom (2012; 5:30 + 9:30
pm).
Brattle Theatre, 40
Brattle St, Cambridge
:: Friday, February 1 :: $9.75; $7.75 students; $6.75 seniors; double feature $12 and $10 :: 617.876.6837 or brattlefilm.org