SCREENING @ LYRIC HALL: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005/R/1h36m)

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Lyric Hall to help bring great cinema to New Haven!! On Tuesday, July 15th, we will be screening the 2005 action/thriller from David Croeneberg starring Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris, A History of Violence.. Ticket prices are $10 (ticket only) or $25 (for popcorn and a drink). The show starts at 6:30 pm.

Lyric Hall is located at 827 Whalley Avenue in New Haven. Worried about parking?? Don’t be! Here’s a great map with all kinds of parking for you.

A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. In the film, a diner owner becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery, but has to face his past enemies to protect his family.

A History of Violence premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and was put into a limited release in the United States on September 23, 2005, followed by a wide release on September 30, 2005. It has been described as one of the greatest films of the 2000s and has been named on various greatest of all time lists. The film was praised for its performances, screenwriting and atmosphere. William Hurt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Olson was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Mortensen himself praised it as "one of the best movies [he's] ever been in, if not the best". It is also notable as being one of the last, if not the last, major Hollywood films to be released on VHS.

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