Thursday night indie at Brooks

Thursday, July 13 at 7 pm
Film: Stolen
$5 for Brooks members, $7 for non-members
For more information call 901.544.6208
Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

In 1990, thieves disguised as police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and executed the largest art heist in modern history. Among the works stolen was Vermeer¹s The Concert, thought to be the world¹s most valuable painting. Stolen takes the viewer into the rarefied world of art collecting and the
nature of art itself.



Sunday, July 16 at 2 pm
Rockumentary Film Series
Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley
Free for Brooks members
Non-members: Free with museum admission
Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium
For more information call 901.544.6208

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley continues to be a popular selection at film festivals all over the world. It was recently chosen as the winner of the Best Documentary at the
San Francisco World Film Fest.
Jeff Buckley is without question one of the most enigmatic musical artists of this generation. He died tragically in Memphis at the young age of 30, but has become a veritable tour de force of inspiration for artists across the globe.




Sunday July 23 at 2 pm
Rockumentary Film Series
New York Doll
Free for Brooks members
Non-members: Free with museum admission
Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium
For more information call 901.544.6208

The story of Arthur "Killer" Kane of the The New York Dolls, a recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, who reunites with his band.
With empathy, respect, and humor, director Greg Whiteley follows Kane and interviews key musicians, friends, and colleagues to uncover the legacy of the Dolls and their impact on the London music scene in the early 1970s.



Tuesday July 25 at 7 pm
Undiscovered Gems" Independent Films
Red Doors
$5 for Brooks members, $7 for non-members
For more information call 901.544.6208
Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

Red Doors tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs. Ed Wong has just retired and plots to escape his mundane life. However, the tumultuous, madcap lives of his three rebellious daughters change his plans.

This film is part of the "Undiscovered Gems" Independent Films shown on the last tuesday of every month through November 2006.