Q Night at the Movies

Q Night at the Movies features Cocoon 4/28

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Q Night at the Movies presents the 80’s sci-fi hit Cocoon. We’ll also explore the not-so-sci-fi aspects of the new fantasy movie A Wrinkle in Time. And catch some great conversations about screenwriting and acting before and after the feature film with some of this year’s biggest names in Hollywood. It all starts at 7 p.m. Saturday on KLRU Q.

Science Goes To The Movies Astrophysics and Cell Biology at 7 p.m.
Did you know Madeline L’Engle’s fiction predicted real scientific discoveries? Take a closer look at the hard science in A Wrinkle in Time with Matt O’Dowd, a CUNY Astrophysicist and host of the popular PBS series Space Time and Natasha Pavlova, a Research Fellow at Thompson Laboratory for Cancer, Biology & Genetics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

On Story A Conversation with Kenneth Lonergun at 7:30 p.m.
Academy Award-winning writer-director Kenneth Lonergan compares screenwriting with playwriting, protecting his personal relationship with his work and being open to mistakes. With over 90 nominations for his work, a resume that includes Manchester by the Sea, Gangs of New York and You Can Count on Me, this conversation with a master storyteller is not to be missed.

Feature Film Cocoon at 8 p.m.
Ron Howard’s Oscar-winning tale about Florida retirees who find the fountain of youth in a pool filled with alien pods is great comedy and great drama wrapped into one.

Variety Studio Actors on Actors at 10 p.m.
Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) with Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel), Hong Chau (Downsizing) with Diane Kruger (In the Fade), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) with Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) and Jamie Bell (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) with Robert Pattinson (Good Time).

Q Night at the Movies features Network 4/21

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Q Night at the Movies presents the ever-relevant film Network. Winner of four Academy Awards and a constant on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Films list, it’s a must-see. Catch a conversation with groundbreaking entertainer Keenen Ivory Wayans beforehand, then stick around for a deeper look into one of Network’s stars, William Holden. It all starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on KLRU Q.

On Story A Conversation with Keenen Ivory Wayans at 7:30 p.m.
Entertainment trailblazer writer/director/producer Keenen Ivory Wayans achieved national prominence when he created the culturally groundbreaking, Emmy award-winning, black-oriented comedy satire In Living Color. In this episode, Wayans talks about his circular path to Hollywood and how In Living Color paved the way for so many artists and subsequent projects.

Feature Film Network at 8 p.m.
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.

Hollywood Idols William Holden: The Golden Boy at 10 p.m.
Academy Award winner William Holden was handsome, charming and unconventional and never lost his power to enchant an audience. Included are scenes from: Golden Boys, The Country Girl, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The World of Suzie Wong and Network. Interviewees include actors Robert Wagner, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Stefanie Powers, Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson and Susan Strasberg and directors Sydney Lumet, Blake Edwards and Robert Wise.

Variety Studio Actors on Actors at 10:30 p.m.
Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) with Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) with Hugh Jackman (Logan), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) with Salma Hayek (Beatriz at Dinner) and Allison Janney (I, Tonya) with Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri).

Q Night at the Movies features Cat On a Hot Tin Roof 4/14

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Q Night at the Movies presents the classic Tennessee Williams Pulitzer Prize winning play-turned-movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Before the film, get in touch with your emotions as Lewis Black discusses the animated hit Inside Out, followed by a look into the career of actress and director Greta Gerwig. Watch starting at 7 p.m. Saturday on KLRU Q.

Science Goes To The Movies Inside Out and The Science of Comedy at 7 p.m.
Comedian Lewis Black (the voice of Anger) talks about Disney’s Inside Out and the neuroscience of comedy. Does laughter hit a particular part in our brain that infiltrates our deep rooted biases?

On Story A Conversation with Greta Gerwig at 7:30 p.m.
In our season 8 premiere episode, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig talks about her theatrical beginnings, what she learned working with filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Mike Mills and others in such films as Frances Ha and 20th Century Women and taking the leap to write and direct her own film, the critically acclaimed Lady Bird.

Feature Film Cat On a Hot Tin Roof at 8 p.m.
Two brothers, one an alcoholic (Paul Newman) who resents his devoted wife (Elizabeth Taylor), visit their dying millionaire father (Burl Ives) in the South.

Q Night at the Movies features Ben Hur 4/7

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Q Night at the Movies features the epic film Ben Hur! Plus take a look at Ready Player One and the writers behind re-imagined classics. Watch starting at 7 pm Saturday on KLRU Q.

Science Goes To The Movies Ready Player One at 7 pm
What is real and what is in our mind? Is there a difference? Professors Ken Perlin and Matt O’Dowd discuss the idea of alternate and virtual realities. How close are we to these being commonplace in our society? And what is reality, after all? Watch and find out.

On Story Re-Imagining The Classics at 7:30 pm
The writers of re-imagined classics and popular franchises such as GHOST, CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, TWINS and SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN deliberate how to keep stories fresh while remaining faithful to the original version. Accompanied by Spencer and Lloyd Harvey’s short film JACK & JILL, a fresh take on the classic nursery rhyme.

Feature Film: Ben Hur at 8 pm
An enslaved Judean prince (Charlton Heston) meets his Roman betrayer (Stephen Boyd), a former friend, in a chariot race.

Q Night at the Movies features director Sidney Lumet 3/25

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Science Goes To The Movies Physics And The Flash at 7 pm
Co-hosted by Faith Salie and Dr. Heather Berlin, that looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures. Guests are drawn from different scientific disciplines, illuminating scientific truths or imaginings in films.

On Story Frank Marshall On Producing From The Creative Side at 7:30 pm
The producer behind Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, The Sixth Sense, and more talks about starting his career with Spielberg, Coppola, and Lucas, the creativity in producing, and working with writers.

Sidney Lumet: American Masters at 8 pm
Journey through the life’s work of the socially conscious director of Serpico, 12 Angry Men and Network in a never-before-seen interview. With candor, humor and grace, Sidney Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being.

Variety Studio: Actors On Actors at 10 pm
Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) with Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with Kate Winslet, (Wonder Wheel) Hong Chau (Downsizing) with Diane Kruger (In the Fade), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) with Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) and Jamie Bell (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) with Robert Pattinson (Good Time).

 

Picnic & more on this week’s Q Night at the Movies 2/24

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Our Q Night at the Movies feature film for Feb. 24th is Picnic! Here is the complete lineup:

7 pm Science Goes To The Movies – The Drama Of Space Travel
Science Goes to the Movies is a new monthly series, co-hosted by Faith Salie and Dr. Heather Berlin, that looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures. Guests are drawn from different scientific disciplines, illuminating scientific truths or imaginings in films like Interstellar, Birdman, The Theory of Everything, Into the Woods, and more.

7:30  pm On Story – John Patrick Shanley: Writing For The Stage And Screen

8 pm Picnic
A handsome drifter (William Holden) provokes explosive emotions in citizens (Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell) of a small Kansas town at a Labor Day festival. Based on William Inge’s play.

9:55  pm Hollywood Idols – William Holden: The Golden Boy
Academy Award winner William Holden was handsome, charming and unconventional, and never lost his power to enchant an audience. Included are scenes from: Golden Boys, The Country Girl, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The World of Suzie Wong, and Network. Interviewees include actors Robert Wagner, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Stefanie Powers, Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson and Susan Strasberg; and directors, Sydney Lumet, Blake Edwards and Robert Wise.

10:25  pm Variety Studio: Actors On Actors

Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) with Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) with Hugh Jackman (Logan), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) with Salma Hayek (Beatriz at Dinner) and Allison Janney (I, Tonya) with Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri).

Casablanca & more on this week’s Q Night at the Movies 2/17

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The Feb. 17th Q Night at the Movies feature film is Casablanca! Here’s the complete lineup:

7 pm Science Goes To The Movies – Human Vocal Production
Guest: Dr. Edith Wiens. Movie and TV show: Sing! Glee! In the movies, everyone who wants to sing, can sing. Why isn’t that true in real life? Julliard professor, Dr. Edith Wiens give a lesson on human vocal production.

7:30  pm On Story – Creating Classic Characters
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack (OUT OF AFRICA, TOOTSIE, THE WAY WE WERE) and NYPD Blue and Deadwood creator David Milch discuss the inspiration behind creating classic film and television characters. Followed by the suspenseful short film THE LAB by writer/director Ryan Scheer, about two young boys whose summer afternoon in the woods goes horribly awry.

8 pm Casablanca
Cafe owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart) helps an old flame (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband (Paul Henreid) escape from Nazis in Morocco.

9:45  pm Hollywood Idols – Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman possessed a natural and vulnerable persona, which was both genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions included such movie classics as Casablanca and Anastasia. Bergman’s life took many sharp turns and led her in directions she never expected. Appearing together for the first time, Ingrid’s daughters Pia Lindstrom and Isabella Rossellini take a personal look back at their mother’s life beyond Bergman’s acting career. They tell the story of her life, from her childhood in Sweden to her death at age 67 from breast cancer.

10:15  pm Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
Jennifer Lawrence (Mother!) with Adam Sandler (The Meyerowitz Stories) , Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel), Jake Gyllenhaal (Stronger) with Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) with Kristen Wiig (Downsizing and Mother!) and Timothee Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) with Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out).

Science in movies, Grace & Frankie, Show Boat, Roberta Flack and More on Q Night at the Movies 5/6

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7 pm: Science Goes To The Movies
Movie Producer, Lynda Obst, talks about the importance of using real science in her movies, which include “Contact” and “Interstellar.” Not only has science influenced cinema but movies have reciprocated its influence on science as well.

7:30 pm: On Story A Conversation With Marta Kauffman
Marta Kauffman and Season 3 of Grace & Frankie (Netflix May 2017).

8 pm: Show Boat
The captain’s daughter (Kathryn Grayson) marries a gambler (Howard Keel) who turns performer on a Mississippi riverboat.

9:50 pm: Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
Viola Davis (Fences) and Tom Hanks (Sully); Emma Stone (La La Land) and Molly Shannon (Other People); Nicole Kidman (Lion) and Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea); Matthew McConaughey (Gold) and Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water).

10:50 pm: Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly
In the 1970s Roberta Flack became a global sensation with hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Feel Like Making Love and Killing Me Softly. Her style of soulful pop transcended the US East Coast jazz clubs to become the dinner party sound track for Middle America. But behind this seemingly effortless career rise lies a much deeper, more substantial journey.

Asteroids to spy movies to the evolution of rock music on Q Night at the Movies 4/29

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This week’s Q Night at the Movies brings you a plethora of entertainment; from asteroids to spy movies to the evolution of rock music – there is something for everyone!

Can science prevent another asteroid from hitting the Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson stops by to explain some of the real possibilities and the many international considerations protecting our planet. Science Goes To The Movies begins at 7:00 pm.

Tony Hale discusses season 6 of VEEP on On Story, beginning at 7:30 pm.

Set against the economic troubles facing Britain in the 1970s, the civil unrest, the coal miners’ strikes and the resulting power cuts, Legacy is a fast paced spy story with a personal twist. Legacy airs at 8:00 pm.

Ten years in the making, FREE TO ROCK explores how American rock and roll contributed to the end of the Cold War. Watch FREE TO ROCK at 9:30 pm.

This is the unknown story of how the Beatles inspired a revolution that helped to destroy the communist system. Featuring a bizarre collection of Beatles tribute bands, the film tracks down the stories of how the Cold War was won with music as much as with nuclear missiles. Catch How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin beginning at 10:30 pm.