Sure, you could go see Not-so-Easy Money or Kiss Me, I’m a Rom-Com, but why not try something different?
The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” a story of a fisherman who may or may not be guilty of terrible crimes and the villagers that rush to judgment, will be broadcast live at Penn Cinema Saturday, starting at 1:30. It’s a dark story, but contains some of Britten’s most appealing music (including the famous “Four Sea Interludes”) and a standout role for the tenor.
A musical performance is also coming to the IMAX at Harrisburg’s Whitaker Center: Sigur Ròs’s “Heima” (home), presented by Moviate. After a world tour in 2006, the group (whose music fits into no known category) returned to its native Iceland to perform a series of free, unannounced concerts in deserted fish factories, community halls, darkened caves and more. The film, a document of that tour, will play Friday, March 21 at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $5.
Finally, Charles Burnett’s 1977 film “Killer of Sheep” will be shown at Millersville University Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in Myers Auditorium. “It’s rare that a film over 30 years old can generate such a critical buzz,” said Dr. Jill Craven, film professor at Millersville, in an MU press release. Ethnicity in Film students Shawnel Young-El and Andy Jones will introduce the film, and following the introduction Craven will lead a discussion. The film is being presented by the Millersville University Ciné Club, the Women’s Film Series and African American Studies.
