We’re kicking off the summer months on biblio+ with new program initiatives celebrating Pride Month and Juneteenth, as well as content selections featuring engaging documentaries inspired by current events, indie comedies and fan favorites, and new films and series, all available now on biblio+. In addition, we have a special editor’s pick: LISTEN UP PHILIP, a sharp and clever comedy inspired by the work of Philip Roth, starring Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, and Jonathan Pryce.
June featured titles on biblio+*
Editor’s Pick: LISTEN UP PHILIP
When a self-obsessed novelist (Jason Schwartzman) has problems with his novel and his girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss), he seeks refuge in his mentor’s cottage where the peace and quiet allow him to focus on his favorite subject – himself.
MISS JUNETEENTH
A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant.
MAISON CLOSE
Following the suppression of la Commune, a short-lived workers’ revolutionary movement in the 1870s, a cast of gorgeous women trapped by circumstances reside in “Paradise,” a top-rate “closed house” reserved for aristocratic or bourgeois clientele and known for its strange and refined practices during a time of legalized prostitution. Hortense (Valérie Karsenti) is the ruthless madame who runs her business with an iron fist; Véra (Anne Charrier) is the stunning star courtesan in her 30s nearing the end of her career; and country ingénue Rose (Jemima West), arrives in search of her mother, only to be blackmailed into becoming a prostitute.
ALL NIGHTER
A workaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in LA, only to discover that she has disappeared, is forced to team up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to find her over the course of one transformative night.Starring J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch, Kristen Schaal, and Taran Killam.
SHIVA BABY
A near college graduate, Danielle, rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a shiva. Danielle’s day takes an unexpected turn when she discovers her ex-girlfriend, her sugar daddy, his wife, and their crying baby are also in attendance. As the day unfolds, Danielle struggles to keep up different versions of herself, fend off pressures from her family and confront her insecurities without losing it. Winner of the prestigious Independent Spirit Awards’ John Cassavetes Award.
EGG
Over the course of one explosive evening, two couples and a surrogate must face their own ridiculous and sometimes heartbreaking shortcomings. With sharp cutting dialogue and complicated characters, EGG is about the personal, social, professional, and ideological implications of bringing new life into the world.
Starring Christina Hendricks and Anna Camp.
ELON MUSK: THE REAL LIFE IRON MAN
Discover the meteoric rise of Elon Musk, the man who is transforming the way we think about travel technology through electric cars, the Hyperloop, and revolutionary ideas on how we live through artificial intelligence and colonizing Mars.
HAMILTON: ONE SHOT TO BROADWAY
The story of the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda to the attention of legions of fans across the world. Featuring interviews with Miranda, as well as the cast and crew of Hamilton.
AFTER TILLER
AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson have created a moving and unique exploration of one of the most incendiary topics of our time, and they’ve done so in an informative, thought-provoking, and compassionate way.
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (Thure Lindhardt) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity while being true to himself. Director Ira Sachs’s fearlessly personal screenplay is anchored by Lindhardt, who embodies Erik’s isolation and vulnerability with a gentle presence. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and layered, Keep the Lights On is a film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.
BLUSH
17-year-old Naama spends most of her free time drinking and partying in the hopes of escaping from her parents’ constant bickering, worsened by the recent disappearance of her AWOL soldier sister. When a free-spirited new girl shows up at school, Naama falls deeply in love for the first time and the intensity of the experience at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.
GAY USA
Beautifully restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Frameline and Outfest, Gay USA is the first American feature-length documentary by and about LGBTQ+ people. Director Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. mobilized camera crews across the country to document the national Gay Freedom Day marches in June of 1977, conveying the passion, anger, and defiant optimism of a community under attack. Gay USA offers a vibrant and beautiful snapshot of an incredible year in LGBTQ+ history and it conveys a powerful message of hope to contemporary viewers.
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