MALCOLM X (1992)

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Spike Lee’s biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X (Denzel Washington), from his early life and career as a small-time gangster to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. “Lee and company have performed a powerful service: they have brought Malcolm X very much to life again, both as man and myth.” (Newsweek) Screens Thursday, Feb. 2, and Feb. 3. Drama, rated PG-13, 200 minutes, Jean Cocteau Cinema

THE HOME VIDEOS OF NELSON SULLIVAN

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The historian and archivists who oversee Nelson Sullivan’s archive present this special selection of slice-of-life diaristic shorts created from 1983 to 1989. Sullivan was a cinema vérité visionary who used the handheld camcorder to make crucially significant images of gay culture and life in a New York City since long lost. Screens Friday, Jan. 27. Video diaries, not rated, run time not available, No Name Cinema