Staff Picks: The Films of Frederick Wiseman

Floor staff member Erica Hill is here with our latest Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting the entire filmography of master documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

"Right now we're donating to the organizations that we love, and we're exploring their digital collections or other virtual content, and these films really go behind the scenes of how all that happens, and they will give us a better appreciation for these institutions until we can visit them again." All of Wiseman's films are available with a library card streaming free on Kanopy.

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

  • The new film from Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name), starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist.

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  • The new ecopolitical thriller from  Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy).

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  • A hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent.

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  • The new movie from filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (We're All Going to the World's Fair).

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  • A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.

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  • The new film from writer and director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation), starring Kirsten Dunst.

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  • He's ''Action'' - She's trouble - Together, They're Lethal

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  • In this sensual experimental elegy by Harmony Korine, infrared photography evokes a dreamlike portrait of a tormented assassin.

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  • From director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a dazzling aerial adventure set in and above the scenic port towns of the Adriatic Sea.

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  • Some fight for money... Some fight for glory... He's fighting for his son's love.

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  • Followed by Q&A with Brandeis University Professor Laura Jockusch.

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  • Hayao Miyazaki’s celebration of childhood imagination tells the story of two girls' adventure in a forest filled with magical creatures.

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  • Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi Killer

    New England premiere, featuring a post-film Q&A with Brandeis University Professor Laura Jockusch.

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  • Featuring a post-screening conversation with guests from the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Toni Stone.

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  • Composer Jeff Rapsis performs a live piano score to the silent comedic masterwork written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin!

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  • Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its imagination, exhilarating battles and deep humanity.

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  • The new film from director Ethan Hawke, starring Maya Hawke, Cooper Hoffman, and Laura Linney

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  • Richard Linklater’s sunlit neo-noir starring Glen Powell as a strait-laced professor who moonlights as a fake hit man.

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  • Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in mastermind George Miller’s much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world of Mad Max.

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