GENIUS:
104 minutes
Friday, July 1 – 7 pm,
Saturday, July 2 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, July 3 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, July 6 – 7 pm,
and Thursday, July 7 – 7 pm.
A chronicle of the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law).
Insider’s tip: “Colin Firth is brilliant as the patient, uncompromising and introspective Max Perkins, and the explosive performance by Jude Law as the wild, unpredictable and tragic Thomas Wolfe is one of the greatest triumphs of his career. I was spellbound” (Rex Reed, New York Observer). Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times adds: “Even as I was rolling my eyes, I was digging just about every stylized visual flourish, every big performance, every overly dramatic confrontation featuring first-rate actors letting loose with unabashed gusto and veracity, even when they were bellowing lines stating the obvious.” A thoughtful, intelligent and highly entertaining look at the true-story relationship of an editor, Perkins, who wanted to bring ‘good books’ to the public, and the larger-than-life creative genius, Thomas Wolfe. You’ll walk away exhilarated . . . the way you feel after seeing a really good movie that transported you somewhere else.