Holly Hunter's aching, eloquent silence informs her Academy Award–winning performance as Ada, an electively mute Scottish woman whose feelings are expressed through her beloved piano. An arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the nineteenth-century New Zealand wilderness, where she is locked in a battle of wills, defying her controlling husband while attracted … Continued
Holly Hunter's aching, eloquent silence informs her Academy Award–winning performance as Ada, an electively mute Scottish woman whose feelings are expressed through her beloved piano. An arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the nineteenth-century New Zealand wilderness, where she is locked in a battle of wills, defying her controlling husband while attracted … Continued
Comedian Mo'Nique transformed to portray Mary, a hellish mother who abuses her illiterate teen daughter, Precious (Gabourey Sidibe). Despite continuous trauma, Precious finds support and starts to acquire her own agency. The film sparked intense controversy in the Black community about who gets to tell their stories and how. Winner, Academy Award for Best Supporting … Continued
Comedian Mo'Nique transformed to portray Mary, a hellish mother who abuses her illiterate teen daughter, Precious (Gabourey Sidibe). Despite continuous trauma, Precious finds support and starts to acquire her own agency. The film sparked intense controversy in the Black community about who gets to tell their stories and how. Winner, Academy Award for Best Supporting … Continued
THE HILLSBOROUGH CLASSIC FILM SOCIETY is happy to be starting up again in conjunction with the Passmore Center, and happy to be showing films now in the large Passmore Center theater. On Sunday, March 27, the Film Society will present High Noon (1952), one of the greatest and most elegant of the mythic westerns. It … Continued
FlushFest is a funky, homemade music festival, held in a West Hillsborough backyard. We will have all kinds of music from noon till evening, and then top off the night with a silent film with live piano accompaniment, and DJ dance party. In 2017 independent filmmaker Grace Beeler needed funds to finish a documentary film … Continued
The Hillsborough Classic Film Society and the Passmore Center will present Vittorio DeSica's Umberto D. at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough on Sunday, May 22, at 2pm. There will be free popcorn, as usual. Umberto D. is one of the greatest of the Italian neorealist films. DeSica himself considered it his best film; Ingmar Berman … Continued
Want to visit The Myers House NC? There is a house visit date for Sunday, November 20th, at 2 pm. Tickets are by donation and limited. https://www.myershousenc.com/visit The House visit includes an exterior tour of the house, trick-or-treat candy, and a photo op on the front porch. Tour will last approximately 20 minutes and … Continued
HILLSBOROUGH CLASSIC FILM SOCIETY. The Film Society will present the 1957 Fellini classic Nights of Cabiria at 2pm on Sunday, January 22, at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough. The film is free to the public (and the popcorn is free, too). Our speaker will be Gary Hawkins. Gary is a screenwriter and director, and also … Continued
THE HILLSBOROUGH CLASSIC FILM SOCIETY will present Top Hat, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, with music by Irving Berlin, at 2pm on Sunday, February 26. As usual, our host will be the Passmore Center, 103 Meadowland Drive in Hillsborough, next to the Sportsplex. Top Hat is one of the best, perhaps the very best, of the many dance … Continued