Wednesdays at 8:00pm
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FILM at the Erie Art Museum is a celebration of the social and cultural experience of cinema. Curated by filmmaker John C. Lyons, the weekly series will showcase an eclectic program of quality films and be a place or cinephiles and casual viewers alike to gather, enjoy, and discuss.

June 6 – Kickoff Event
Members of the Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania preview the summer film program and chronicle the history of film production and events in the region as well as their economic impact.

June 13 – There Are No Goodbyes (2012)
A lonely man finds purpose in his life in the current socio-political climate of blue-collar America. A special, work-in-progress screening of Lyons Den Productions’ new feature film which was shot in Erie, Poland, Ireland, and Czech Republic. Drama/Romance – PG13
* Directed by John C. Lyons  |  Starring Brittany Hills, Matthew King and Jennifer Hooper

June 20 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Mankind finds a mysterious artifact buried on the moon and, with an intelligent computer, sets off on a quest. Science fiction - G
* Directed by Stanley Kubrick  |  Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester

June 27 - Amélie (2001)
An innocent and naïve girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love. Romance/Comedy - R
* Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet  |  Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz and Jacques Narcy (Rufus)

July 6 (Friday) – Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle (2011)
Cocktail reception & networking at 6:30 p.m.
Cape Spin is sponsored by the Clean Air Council
In 2001, Jim Gordon proposed building a major wind farm in the middle of Nantucket. Cape Spin became his personal odyssey and one of the decade’s most confounding political battles.  Documentary/Politics – NR
* Directed by Robbie Gemmel               

July 11 - The Road (2009)
A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. Filmed in and around the Erie area. Drama - R
* Directed By John Hillcoat  |  Starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron and Kodi Smit-McPhee

July 18 – Baraka (1992)
A journey of rediscovery and reconnecting. Filmed in 24 countries at over 150 locations this breathtaking nonverbal film envelopes the viewer with dramatic images of nature, religious ritual, oppressive city life, and war. Documentary/Environment - NR
* Directed by Ron Fricke

July 25 – Taxi Driver (1976)
A mentally unstable Vietnam veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in NYC where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process. Drama - R
* Directed by Martin Scorsese  |  Starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Shepherd

August 1 – That Thing You Do! (1996)
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can. Erie serves as the band’s hometown in the story. Music/Comedy - PG
* Directed by Tom Hanks  |  Starring Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler and Charlize Theron

August 8 – Eraserhead (1977)
A man tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn child. Horror/Science fiction  - UR
* Directed by David Lynch  |  Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart and Allen Joseph

August 15 – The Celebration (1998)
A respected family patriarch and businessman celebrates his 60th birthday at the family-run castle hotel when some unpleasant truths are revealed. Drama - R
* Directed by Thomas Vinterberg  |  Starring Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen and Thomas Bo Larsen

August 22 – 12 Angry Men (1957)
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. Drama - PG
* Directed by Sidney Lumet  |  Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb and Martin Balsam

August 29 – Wuthering Heights (2012)
A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy. Romance/Drama - NR
* Directed by Andrea Arnold  |  Starring James Howson, Solomon Glave and Paul Hilton