The Gold Coast Arts Center’s Summer Furman Film Series begins June 3 and will run throughout the summer for six screenings and conversations with special guests at Bow Tie Squire Cinemas in Great Neck.
This year’s films are:
A Brilliant Young Mind
Wednesday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, Hugo) finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad, in this warm and inspirational drama co-starring Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall and Eddie Marsan.
Price for Freedom
Thursday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
Starring Navid Neghaban (Homeland, American Sniper) and Paul Sorvino. Based on the amazing true story and book by Dr. Marc Benhuri, Price for Freedom tells the epic story of one heroic man’s creation of an underground railroad to aid in the escape of Iranians from 1979 Iran following the Islamic Revolution.
Best of Enemies
Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.
In the summer of 1968, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals-William F. Buckley, Jr. and Gore Vidal-to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult. Ratings skyrocketed, and a new era in public discourse began.
Learning to Drive
Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 p.m.
Starring Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. When book editor Wendy Shields faces a marriage crisis, she sets out to reclaim her independence, but hits a unique roadblock – she never learned to drive. She hires Darwan Singh Tur, a driving instructor from India, to teach her, and the two form an unlikely bond.
Also, the Elliman Film Series continues at Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington on Tuesday, June 9 with a showing of Results, starring Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders. at 7:30 p.m.
In this quirky comedy, recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable Danny (Kevin Corrigan, The Departed) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Smulders, The Avengers, How I Met Your Mother). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally.
For more information, call (516) 829-2570.
