Category: Live Shows

A Reel Education is pleased to return to The Trylon Microcinema on June 29th! This time, we will be presenting the The Conversation, the 1974 psychological thriller starring Gene Hackman. One of Francis Ford Coppola’s finest films, The Conversation is a complex piece steeped in Watergate-era paranoia.

The Trylon Microcinema is a wonderful, intimate non-profit theater in South Minneapolis, whose focus is on rare, classic, and unusual films. They also serve organic popcorn with real butter, so you know these folks are serious about the film experience.

Tickets are $8. (Five-show Trylon discount cards are also available for $25!)

Join us! And spread the word!

A Reel Education LIVE featuring The Conversation

Sunday, June 29th

Film starts at 7:15 PM. Podcast will be recorded immediately after the film.

The Trylon Microcinema
3258 Minnehaha Av
Minneapolis, MN

The Conversation (1974)
	Rating: 7.7/10 (123,865 votes) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writer: Francis Ford Coppola Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield Runtime: 113 min Rated: PG Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Released: 12 Apr 1974
Plot: A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

A Reel Education is returning to live shows, starting on May 4th! This time, we will be at The Trylon Microcinema, where you can join our live recording session, which comes after a screening of the Alec Guinness classic, Bridge on the River Kwai!

We are excited to introduce you to our new venue, The Trylon. The Trylon Microcinema is a wonderful, intimate non-profit theater in South Minneapolis, whose focus is on rare, classic, and unusual films.

Tickets are $8. (Five-show Trylon discount cards are also available for $25!)

Join us! And spread the word!

A Reel Education LIVE featuring Bridge on the River Kwai

Sunday, May 4th
Film starts at 8:00 PM. Podcast will be recorded immediately after the film.

The Trylon Microcinema
3258 Minnehaha Av
Minneapolis, MN

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (236,599 votes) Director: David Lean Writer: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins Runtime: 161 min Rated: PG Genre: Adventure, Drama, War Released: 14 Dec 1957
Plot: British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Once again, A Reel Education will be recording an episode LIVE at the Parkway Theater! On January 18th, you can join our live recording session, which comes with a matinee screening of Billy Wilder’s perfect film noir, Double Indemnity!

Not only are tickets a mere five bucks, but if you bring a friend… they get in FREE! That’s right! It’s a 2-for-1 deal where you and a buddy can enjoy the glory of Double Indemnity on the big screen for five measly dollars!

In addition, The Parkway Theater is a great venue in the heart of South Minneapolis. The theater is partnered with Pepito’s, the Mexican restaurant next door, so you can actually eat Mexican food and drink beer in the theater.

Join us! And spread the word!

A Reel Education LIVE featuring Double Indemnity

Saturday, January 18th
Intro at 1:00 PM, film at 1:15 PM. Podcast continues after the film.

The Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Double Indemnity (1944)
	Rating: 8.3/10 (169,701 votes) Director: Billy Wilder Writer: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Runtime: 107 min Rated: Approved Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Released: 06 Jul 1944
Plot: A Los Angeles insurance representative is seduced by an alluring housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Once again, A Reel Education will be recording an episode LIVE at the Parkway Theater! On December 14th, you can join our live recording session, which comes with a matinee screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s brain-twisting thriller, Vertigo! That’s right: Jena liked our last Hitchcock outing so much that we couldn’t resist giving her more!

Not only are tickets a mere five bucks, but if you bring a friend… they get in FREE! That’s right! It’s a 2-for-1 deal where you and a buddy can enjoy the glory of Vertigo on the big screen for five measly dollars!

In addition, The Parkway Theater is a great venue in the heart of South Minneapolis. The theater is partnered with Pepito’s, the Mexican restaurant next door, so you can actually eat Mexican food and drink beer in the theater.

Join us! And spread the word!

A Reel Education LIVE featuring Vertigo

Saturday, December 14th
Intro at 1:00 PM, film at 1:15 PM. Podcast continues after the film.

The Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Vertigo (1958)
	Rating: 8.3/10 (434,866 votes) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes Runtime: 128 min Rated: PG Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller Released: 28 May 1958
Plot: A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.