We just locked another one of our free Film Society Talks, sponsored by HBO, and it’s an exciting one! Director Ron Howard will discuss his career and his new film In the Heart of the Sea on November 22 at 5:00pm in the Film Center Amphitheater.
Ron Howard began his career as an actor, playing beloved television roles such as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show and Richie Cunningham on Happy Days before transitioning into film with American Graffiti (1973). He made his feature directorial debut with Grand Theft Auto in 1977 and amassed a body of work that includes Splash (1984), Cocoon (1985), Parenthood (1989), Apollo 13 (1995), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Frost/Nixon (2008), and A Beautiful Mind (2001), which earned him the Oscar for Best Director.
In the Heart of the Sea is set during the winter of 1820 when a New England whaling ship was assaulted by a whale of mammoth size and will, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days. In the Heart of the Sea reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits to stay alive. This real-life disaster inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, and the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson, and opens in theaters December 11 via Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures.
Free tickets to this event will be distributed at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center box office (144 West 65th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam) on a first-come, first-served basis starting one hour prior to the talk. Limit one ticket per person, subject to availability. For those unable to attend, the talk will be featured on our podcast and YouTube channel at a later date.
