Cinematic Conversations

Join us once a month for a Cinematic Conversation. Bart Weiss and a special guest host select the film and join the discussion each time.

Join our Zoom Meeting to be a part of the conversation. Or visit us on Facebook.

Missed the live event? An archive of all the discussions can be found below.

The 2024 Academy Awards

The Atomic Cafe with Jayne Loader

The Royal Tenenbaums with Elijah Barron

The Big Buy

Putney Swope with John Carstarphan

Trust Me with Roko Belic

Olympia with Harry Mavromichalis

The Brainwashing of My Dad with Jen Senko

Another Round with Danielle Georgiou

The Good Wolf with Wilfred H Shipley

When I Get Home by Jessica Green

Get Back Up with Norry Niven

Goodbye Columbus with Michael Granberry

Modern Times with Ben Model

Burma VJ with Par Hniang a Chin

Nomadland with Tiffany Vollmer

Bicycle Thieves with Dr Daniele Forlino and Dr Nicholas Albanese

Candy Clark Career Retrospective with Kelly Kitchens

MLK/FBI and Black Art: In The Absence of Light with Sam Pollard

Order of Myths with Zandashé Brown, Kiwi Lanier, and Maureen Gosling

The Last Picture Show with Gordon Smith

Mank with Thomas Schatz and Joseph McBride

City Hall with Veletta Forsythe-Lill

Zodiac with Kip Mooney

Hester Street with Ferne Pearlestein, Cynthia Salzman Mondell, Allen Mondell, Peter Miller, and Sharon Pucker Rivo

Soul with Ya’ke Smith and Don Dixon

It’s a Wonderful Life with Allan Holzman

Black Christmas with R Colin Tait

Spelling the Dream with Sam Rega, Chris Weller, and Amrita Vukoti

Robocop with Janis Burklund

American Utopia with Manny Mendoza and Thor Christensen

RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World with Julianna Brannum, Jodi Voice Yellowfish, Peter Jemison, and Stevie Salas

Trial of the Chicago 7 with Gordon Quinn and Nancy Kurshan

The Fog of War with Ben Levin

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb with Mark Lamster

Capital in the Twenty-First Century with Bud Kennedy

Gentleman’s Agreement with Susan Kandell

Amarcord with Dr Scott Churchill

Picnic at Hanging Rock with Pete Simek

Disclosure with Sam Feder

13th with Linda Eddy and Joyce King

Night of the Living Dead with Rick Worland

The Death of Stalin with Christopher Reed

Flannery with Elizabeth Coffman, Mark Bosco, and Ted Hardin

Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Shilyh Warren and Logan Taylor

Roma with Lisa Sanchelo

The Rainbow Coalition with Ray Santisteban

Salesman with Matt Zoller Seitz

Da 5 Bloods with Kevin Willmott

Hale County This Morning, This Evening with Christian Vasquez

Bringing Up Baby with Kelly Kitchens

Shadow of a Doubt with Jim Reid