Events

Esteemed actor Tom Hanks brings cherished icon Mister Rogers back to the screen in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of Fred Rogers’ and journalist Tom Junod’s unlikely friendship. When he is tasked with profiling the children’s television pioneer, Junod (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys), a jaded magazine writer, must overcome his skepticism to learn about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America’s most beloved neighbor. Screenwriter and executive…

In Now, Voyager (1942), Boston heiress Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is the victim of a domineering mother (Gladys Cooper) and teeters on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She retreats to a sanitarium, where she is restored to health, sanity, and beauty by a psychiatrist (Claude Rains). Emerging from her retreat, she embarks on a sea cruise, where she falls in love with a handsome married man (Paul Henreid) whose family life has complications of its own. Based on a…

When the richest gold strike in U.S. history thrusts South Dakota’s Black Hills into the center of the nation’s get-rich-quick dreams, a throng of restless misfits converge on the outlaw town of Deadwood. Created by David Milch, the critically-acclaimed series ran for three seasons, and featured a talented ensemble cast playing the town’s colorful inhabitants, many of them based on historical figures. The Carsey-Wolf Center is delighted to welcome actress Robin Weigert, who played Calamity Jane in the series, for…

Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale unfolds in Gilead, a totalitarian society set in a dystopian version of the US. Faced with environmental degradation and a plummeting birthrate, Gilead’s fundamentalist regime forces its few remaining fertile women into sexual servitude as “handmaids” for the ruling classes. The series centers on Offred (Elizabeth Moss), a handmaid determined to survive the terrifying world she lives in, and to find the daughter who was taken from her. The…

The Carsey-Wolf Center is delighted to welcome television titan Dick Wolf to the Pollock Theater as part of the Center’s winter 2020 exploration of classic and contemporary television. Wolf will join Carsey-Wolf Center Director Patrice Petro for a discussion of the art of television storytelling and the evolution of his own writing, ranging from his early Emmy Award-nominated work for Hill Street Blues to the iconic pilot episode of his Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and beyond. This evening’s…

¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the stories of the women who shattered barriers by leading combat and forcing social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution and the ensuing US-backed Contra War. The film is centered around the personal journeys of Dora Maria Téllez, a young medical student who became a major Sandinista general, and four of her revolutionary allies. Together, the women overcome traditional gender barriers and subvert stereotypes to lead rebel troops in battle and reshape their country. ¡Las Sandinistas! reveals…

As a prelude to the Carsey-Wolf Center’s “Television, Politics, Publics” conference, the Center presents two iconic television shows that deeply explore contemporary US politics: The West Wing and Veep. We will screen season 6, episode 18 of The West Wing, “La Palabra,” and season 7, episode 7 of Veep, “Veep.” Award-winning executive producer/writer/director David Mandel (Veep) and writer/producer Eli Attie (The West Wing) will join moderator Patrice Petro for a post-screening discussion of the creation and legacy of these two programs. In each episode,…