Join fellow Madison cinephiles for a monthly movie night at Central Library! Hosted by Jason Fuhrman, Cinesthesia is an adventurous, eclectic series of classic and contemporary films that focuses on the complex relationship between literature and cinema. Cinesthesia strives to foster constructive dialogue, while breathing new life into controversial works, neglected masterpieces, and titles in the margins of film history.
Cinesthesia Lineup 2025:
- January 15, 6:30pm - Naked Lunch (1991) by David Cronenberg
- February 26, 6:30pm - Something Wild (1986) by Jonathan Demme
- March 19, 6pm - Amores Perros (2000) by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- April 30, 6:30pm - Deep Cover (1992) by Bill Duke
- May 21, 6pm - The Tree of Life (2011) by Terrence Malick
- June 18, 6:30pm - Cooley High(1975) by Michael Schultz
- July 16, 6:30pm - Double Indemnity (1944) by Billy Wilder
- August 20, 6:30pm - The Cell (2000) by Tarsem Singh
- September 17, 6:30pm - Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) by Carl Franklin
- October 15, 6:30pm - Candyman (1992) by Bernard Rose
- November 19, 6:30pm - Smithereens (1982) by Susan Seidelman
- December 17, 6:30pm - Blast of Silence (1961) by Allen Baron
Click the links above to learn more about each film in the lineup. No registration required; all are welcome.
"Movies are the most powerful empathy machine in all the arts. When I go to a great movie I can live somebody else's life for a while. I can walk in somebody else's shoes. I can see what it feels like to be a member of a different gender, a different race, a different economic class, to live in a different time, to have a different belief."
- Film Critic, Robert Ebert