Take Two
Lights! Camera! Ah sh*t… Take Two: Filmmaking in the Movies rolls on the messy, hilarious, and occasionally disastrous business of making movies, where everything that can go wrong does, and sometimes that’s where the magic happens.
From the on-set chaos of Living in Oblivion to the scrappy DIY dreams of American Movie, and the loving outsider portrait of Ed Wood to the existential nightmare of Epidemic, this series explores the many ways filmmakers chase inspiration, wrestle with failure, and somehow (against all odds) cut together something worth watching. Along the way, films like Irma Vep and The Stunt Man blur the line between performance and reality, while The Blair Witch Project reminds us just how thin that line can be.
Sunday afternoon double features offer a deep dive into cinema’s self-reflective side. Spend Mother’s Day in Hollywood with Singin’ in the Rain and Sullivan’s Travels, trace the myth and reality of outsider filmmaking with Ed Wood and Plan 9 from Outer Space, and venture into the labyrinth of artistic obsession with Adaptation and Synecdoche, New York.
Whether you’re a casual movie lover, a cinephile, or just curious how the sausage gets made, Take Two invites you to step onto the set, where the cameras are rolling, the egos are clashing, and anything can happen.
Want to dive deeper? Take the five-week class in tandem with this series! The class pass gets you access to every Wednesday screening in the series, plus pre– and post-film lectures and discussions.
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