'Fish Tank' is playing at Real Art Ways through March 18.
MUSIC
3.10
Dropkick Murphys
@ Oakdale Theatre
Wallingford, Conn.
7:30 p.m.
3.11
The Lives of Famous Men
@ The Space
Hamden, Conn.
$10 / 7:00 p.m.
3.12
Cold
w/ Nonpoint, Day of Fire
@ The Webster Theatre
Hartford, Conn.
$18 / 5:00 p.m.
3.13
Jim Jones
@ Toad’s Place
New Haven, Conn.
$20 / 9:00
FILM
3.10 – 3.13
Up in the Air
@ Cinestudio
Hartford, Conn.
$7.00 / 7:30 p.m.
Directed by Jason Reitman. Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, based on the novel by Walter Kirn. Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman. Sprung from the heart of a nasty recession, Up in the Air gives us a corporate hit man who flies around the country firing the folks their corporate bosses can’t bear to face. George Clooney finds humanity in his role when he is forced to train his possible replacement: company gal (Anna Kendrick) who thinks firing via the internet is “more efficient.” Like Jason Reitman’s Juno and Thank You For Smoking, Up in the Air is a very modern combination of romance, comedy, and fearless social satire.
3.12 – 3.18
Fish Tank
@ Real Art Ways
Hartford, Conn.
$6.25 / 7:00 p.m.
“I’m telling you here and now to seek out Fish Tank …because it’s absolute dynamite… It’s an explosive female coming-of-age story set against a dreary backdrop of poverty, abuse and neglect.” – Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com
“In Fish Tank, nothing goes right, yet Mia’s fate never seems preordained. Her constant motion might or might not be her salvation, but it keeps you in suspense until the last frame—and beyond.” David Edelstein, New York Magazine
3.14 – 3.16
The Red Shoes
@ Cinestudio
Hartford, Conn.
$7.00 / 7:30 p.m.
Written, directed and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for J. Arthur Rank. Choreography by Robert Helpmann and Leonide Massine. Cast: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine, Ludmilla Tcherina. Cinestudio is pleased to present a ravishingly restored Technicolor® print of Michael Powell’s brilliant tribute to the world of dance! The Red Shoes captured the imagination of a generation of young girls (and boys) by introducing them to the magical world of ballet. Based on Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale, it stars the flame-haired Moira Shearer as a stunning young ballerina and Anton Walbrook as the Diaghilev-like impresario who makes his dancers choose between life and art. “Truly the most beautiful Technicolor picture ever made.” – Martin Scorsese.
3.15
Shall We Dance
@ Real Art Ways
Hartford, Conn.
$8.00 / 1:30 p.m.
A budding romance between two stars is complicated by a rumor: they’re already married. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Refreshments at 1:00 p.m. and discussion afterwards.
CCSU
3.11 – 3.13, 3.17 – 3.18
Sweeney Todd
@ CCSU (Maloney Hall, Black Box Theatre)
New Britain, Conn.
$12, $8 for students / 7:30 p.m.
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 Tony Award–winning musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond.
Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979 and ran for 557 performances. It was directed by Harold Prince with musical staging by Larry Fuller. It starred Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The musical tells the story of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after 15 years’ transportation on false charges. When he learns from his former landlady Mrs. Lovett that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the judge who wrongly transported him (Judge Turpin by name), he vows revenge.
3.10, 3.11, 3.14
The Blind Side
@ CCSU (Semesters)
New Britain, Conn.
Free / 7:00 p.m. (3.11 – 10:00 p.m.)
The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher’s presence in the Touhys’ lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. – IMDB.com
