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Last updated on May 4, 2008.

American Teen

Mon, May 5 - 7:30pm
Greenberg Theatre-American Univ (this is the old Circle Tenley)

We have admission for up to 75 members and since there are 2 films this night, you may bring a guest.

Q&A following screening with director/writer Nanette Burstein.



The touching and hilarious Sundance hit that follows the lives of four teenagers - the jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek - in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. With extraordinary intimacy, and a great deal of humor, AMERICAN TEEN captures the pressures of growing up - pressure that comes from one's peers, one's parents and not least, oneself. Paramount Vantage (1hr 36min). Opens August 1.

DIR/WRITER: Nanette Burstein (On The Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture)


Then She Found Me

Mon, May 5 - 7:30pm
Landmark E Street Cinema
E St, NW (betw 10th & 11th)

We have admission for up to 75 and since there are 2 films this night, you may bring a guest.
The Ritz Carlton has donated a spa package for a giveaway at this promotional screening. It will be given away at the screening as part of a Mother/Daughter promotion.



Actress Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with this touching story of schoolteacher April Epner and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent birth mother, who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students, only to find that the mystery to life's questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation. Based on the novel by Elinor Lipman. THINKFilm (1hr 40min). Opens May 9.

CAST: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Lynn Cohen

DIR/CO-WRITER: Helen Hunt


Son of Rambow

Wed, May 7 - 7:30pm
Landmark E Street Cinema
E Street NW, betw 10th & 11th

We have admission for up to 75. If you didn't attend the screening with the director a couple weeks ago, you missed out. But do see this, it's alot of fun. - Michael



A hilariously fresh and visually inventive take on friendship, family, film heroes and the death-defying adventures of growing up in the video age. In 1980s Britain, young Will Proudfoot is raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden. When Will encounters his first movie, a pirated copy of RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD his imagination is blown wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully, Lee Carter, to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commitment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethren. Filmed in a creatively mad-cap, homemade style with a mostly amateur cast and a wry, comic-tinged nostalgia, creative visionaries Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, a.k.a. Hammer & Tongs (HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY), manage to capture both the agony and the giddy ecstasy of a camcorder childhood with humor, poignancy and a rousing dose of cinematic panache. Paramount Vantage (1hr 36min). Opens May 9.

CAST: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jules Sitruk, Jessica Stevenson, Ed Westwick, Neil Dudgeon

DIR/WRITER: Garth Jennings

General Screening Information

WHAT IS A PREVIEW? Before movies open, local ad agencies generate publicity with advance screenings. Washington, DC Film Society members are a popular target audience for previews, since we create good "word of mouth" for a film. Sometimes we have an entire theater to ourselves, but most of the time we share a theater with an audience holding passes that the ad agencies have distributed through radio stations, newspapers, and local establishments. In the past, the Film Society has hosted numerous special events as well.

AM I GUARANTEED A SEAT? No! Seating for previews is always on a first-come, first-served basis. Why? First of all, sometimes more members than we have passes to give out will show up at a particular screening. Also, the ad agencies always give out more passes than there are seats in the theater. The theater is always overbooked because at least 20% of pass holders don't show up. If everyone shows up, the theater could be full before you get in. Even if we have an RSVP screening (see below), arrive early to ensure a seat.

WHAT ABOUT RSVP SCREENINGS? When we have very few passes, we still want to offer the screening to as many members as possible, yet want to avoid turning many people away. When this happens (30 passes for two or less), we will sometimes have an RSVP system set up. Please follow instructions in the e-mail for RSVP screenings.

WHEN YOU GET TO THE THEATER: Each member must bring a valid membership card to the screening and show it to the Film Society staff person at the theater to receive a free pass.

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