Staff Picks: Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Program Manager & Director of Special Programming Mark Anastasio is back with another Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

"My staff pick this week is a film that addresses a few things that might be on your mind right now: I'm talking about horrendous leadership, isolation induced madness, and, mostly, mankind's futile struggle to tame the chaos of nature," Anastasio says. Watch the intro below, and then sit down to watch the film, which is streaming on The Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime, and available to rent on most platforms.

About Coolidge Staff Picks

While our building may be closed, we're still here to provide the personalized, curated programming you love. We'll be posting Coolidge Staff Picks that you can rent or stream from home, with short video introductions from staff members! For many of them, we'll also be posting clips from past Q&As, discussions, Science on Screen lectures, and more.

This Week

  • A new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg.

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  • In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. 

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  • From director Olivia Wilde and starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

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  • Includes 16 minutes of new, theatrically exclusive post-credit bonus footage from Kane Parsons.

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  • A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale from celebrated Spanish director Carla Simón.

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  • Get ready for the ride of your life... and maybe journey too.

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  • A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances.

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  • In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.

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  • The new film from filmmaker Christopher Nolan, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway.

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  • The new film from Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award winner Jane Schoenbrun.

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  • Six students discover their teachers really are from another planet in this thriller from director Robert Rodriguez.

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  • Pre-film seminar from Kyle Stevens, Associate Professor of Film Studies at Appalachian State University

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  • Some Liek It Hot

    Billy Wilder’s madcap, men on the run farce still delights audiences over 50 years since it’s release. 

     

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  • A portrait of Sarah McBride’s historic run to become the first trans Member of Congress & her fight for change amidst intensifying political extremism.

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  • Marilyn Monroe and Niagara, a raging torrent of emotion that even nature can't control!

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