AFI/Silver Theatre

After a passionate fling with an affluent philanthropist (Jessica Chastain), a ballet dancer Fernando (real-life dancer Isaac Hernandez) crosses the U.S.-Mexico border, intent on rekindling their romance and realizing his dream of dancing in the U.S.  In Spanish and English, with English subtitles. Village members, register through the Member Portal, call 240-307-4132, or email programs@silverspringvillage.org

Aboard a Mediterranean steamship around the turn of the 20th century, Romano (Marcello Mastroianni), an aging, once-wealthy Italian gentleman, relates his tale of lost love to a Russian traveler. Weaving together multiple short stories by Chekhov, this opulent, ironic romance is graced with a quintessential, Oscar®-nominated Mastroianni performance — by turns elegant, impish and melancholy. […]

We'll go to the AFI/Silver Theatre to see the 1987 movie Raising Arizona, directed by Joel Coen. Big-hearted policewoman Edwina “Ed” McDunnough (Holly Hunter) and reformed criminal H.I. “Hi” McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) make the perfect misfit couple, but no baby blesses their union. (“Her insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.”) The […]

A rarely screened adaptation of Joan Didion's bestselling novel, with a screenplay by Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne.  A scathing portrait of Hollywood in the early 1970's. AFI/Silver Theatre 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD  20910 Village members, login here for more information and to register.

JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this immersive documentary shifts back and forth through time as it follows Baez on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered […]