Brown University Film Forum

04/18/2020

Our friends in the Center for Language Studies are hosting an event that we wanted to share with you all.

On April 21st, at 3 PM EST, they will be hosting a Zoom call discussion with director Mehmet Ada Öztekin. You can find more information in the poster below, and join their Zoom call using this link: https://brown.zoom.us/j/92074987529?pwd=UkpXeDFLNGQxZDk4aXpVblpLbVB2dz09

We hope you all are doing well and staying safe during these difficult times!

02/28/2020

Looking for something to do this weekend? Our co-president Alex Harrison recommends seeing Portrait of a Lady on Fire, now playing at the Avon (which, in a shocking twist, has not extended Parasite for another week)

Arts & CultureEntertainment & MusicMoviesReviews What’s Up at the Movies: We Review “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” By Alexander Harrison - February 21, 2020 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Email Print Become A What’s Up Rhode Island Supporter | Your voluntary contribution he...

02/26/2020

BUFF is co-sponsoring a Women in Horror series in partnership with A24 at Brown! Come out to prepare for A24's new horror film, Saint Maud!

To prepare for the upcoming release of Saint Maud, A24 at Brown will be hosting a Women in Horror retrospective in partnership with Brown University Film Forum and Her Campus at Brown—keep your eyes out for event pages in the coming weeks!

02/09/2020

BUFF's staff picks the Oscars (SHOULD-WINS and WILL-WINS). Get educated before tomorrow!

BUFF Staff Oscars Picks 2020 February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 by Alexander K Harrison Each year, during our staff meeting just before the Academy Awards, the BUFF team goes through the categories and picks what we expect will win and what we believe should win. Ignoring last year’s foolish consens...

01/24/2020

You there! Yes, you! Have you been itching to be a part of the cinematic zeitgeist but find yourself unable to take part in basic conversations about 2019 in film? Do you watch the Oscars yearly with no urge to root for different films to triumph over each other? BUFF is here to fix that!
This year, from February 4th-7th (the week leading up to the Academy Awards on February 9th), we present our inaugural OSCARS WEEK, a full week of programming of a selection of this year's Oscar nominees on the big screen, for FREE! Don't pay to see the Oscar movies you need to see before the telecast! Come watch with BUFF!

DAY ONE: THE LIGHTHOUSE - https://www.facebook.com/events/173211523884806/ (please note this event is in Salomon 001)

DAY TWO: HONEYLAND - https://www.facebook.com/events/482643469117810/

DAY THREE: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - https://www.facebook.com/events/693264831441087/

DAY FOUR: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - https://www.facebook.com/events/174076803933705/

DAY FIVE: PAIN AND GLORY - https://www.facebook.com/events/497217674329080/

11/12/2019

Come enjoy some free pizza and see a great collection of Italian short films that you won’t find anywhere else!

STORIES FROM THE MARGINS is this Wednesday at 7pm in Salomon 001

FREE PIZZA AT THIS EVENT!

STORIES FROM THE MARGINS

La gita (School Trip) | Salvatore Allocca, Director | 15 min. | Italy, 2018. Magalie is the daughter of an immigrant family from Senegal, born and raised in Italy. At the age of 14, she is faced with the difficult task of finding a place for herself in the world she lives in.

La notte di Cesare (The Night of Cesare) | Sergio Scavio, Director | 20 min. | Italy, 2018. Cesare is an old and solitary man. One evening his neighbor asks him to look after her son Kadim for the night.

Così in terra (As It Is on Earth) | Pier Lorenzo Pisano, Director | 13 min. | Italy, 2018. The village was small, and now it's even smaller; only four houses still standing and a street. There is no one around. The earthquake didn't even spare the sound of breathing…

Co-presented by the Italian Studies DUG and the Rhode Island International Film Festival!

Brown University Film Forum

11/08/2019

Need something to watch this weekend? Brown students have free access to the streaming service Kanopy, and every Friday during the semester we’ll be posting a gem from its extensive library we think you should seek out!

CRONOS (1993) is the directorial debut of Guillermo del Toro and foreshadows much of the creature work and atmosphere-building that would bring him international renown. This unique horror story has a Mexican antiques dealer discover a special device, in the shape of a golden scarab, that promises its user immortality— at a considerable cost. In a mix of Spanish and English, starring frequent del Toro collaborators Federico Luppi and Ron Perlman, and running at a lean 90 minutes, CRONOS is an ideal watch for fans of the Academy Award-winning director’s more famous works.

Check back every Friday for more of BUFF’s Kanopy Gems!

https://brown.kanopy.com/video/cronos

10/28/2019

Please note that our screening rooms for tonight's showing of Alien and Wednesday's showing of Psycho have changed! The times are the same -- still 8 both nights.