Directed by Charlie Chaplin (1936) Chaplin stars as a worker in a futuristic factory who is fed-up with the job and his tyrannical boss; his hilarious yet profound farewell to silent comedy. Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard. “A great movie, a funny movie, an important movie.”…

Directed by Barbara Kopple (1990)- who also directed Harlan County USA – A gripping account of the protracted labor strike at the Hormel meat-packing plant in Austin, Minnesota, in 1984 when the Reagan administration demolished the nation’s air traffic controllers union. Oscar. Best documentary. “Devastating…stirring,…

Directed by Colin Higgins (1980) Three female co-workers seek revenge on their sexist male boss. A classic workplace comedy with Jane Fonda, Lili Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman. “Must-see viewing… Who knew that a film about sexual harassment and gender politics could be such a…

Directed by Susan Smiley (2006) This film is the story the director’s family’s secret struggle to deal with her mother’s schizophrenia within the confines of the public health system. A story of madness and dignity, shame and love, illuminating a national plight through one family’s…

In his eye-opening masterpiece, Frederick Wiseman chronicles the daily activities of the staff and inmates at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. From psychological evaluations, to recreation time and from treatments to impromptu concerts, this evocative film shows with gritty clarity…