MA – Dad Is Fat Signing

Comedian Jim Gaffigan appears at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 6:00 pm!

$5 tickets are on sale via Brookline Booksmith or by calling (617) 566-6660.

Coolidge Corner Theatre 
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – Poems to Learn by Heart Signing

Caroline Kennedy and illustrator Jon J Muth speak on Thursday, March 28 at 6pm at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Co-sponsored by the John F. Kennedy National Historic Site

Tickets required

In this new companion to A Family of Poems, Caroline Kennedy shares a new collection of poems about everything from sports to nature to friendship. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, this diverse anthology is for the young, the old, and everyone in between. Acclaimed illustrator Jon J Muth (Zen Shorts, Stone Soup, Three Questions) will also be speaking at the event.

This event is co-sponsored by the John F. Kennedy National Historic Site. It is located just a few blocks away at 83 Beals Street in Brookline and will be open from 1-5 that day.

With each pre-order of Poems to Learn by Heart, you will receive one free ticket with the option to buy up to 3 additional tickets for $5 each. On salevia Brookline Booksmith or by calling us at (617) 566-6660.

Coolidge Corner Theatre 
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – The Guy Under the Sheets Signing

Comedian Chris Elliott appears at Coolidge Corner Theatre to present his unauthorized autobiography The Guy Under the Sheets on Thursday, October 18th at 6:00pm. Book signing follows at the Booksmith.

Tickets $5.00; order via Brookline Booksmith 

Coolidge Corner Theatre 
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – Telegraph Avenue Signing

Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh) returns to the Booksmith on Wednesday October 3, 2012 at 6:00pm with his long-awaited new novel. In Telegraph Avenue, he explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland families—one black, one white—through the world of pop culture.

SOLD OUT Tickets $5.00; order via Brookline Booksmith

A standby line will be forming at 5:30pm at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA) in the case that there are unclaimed tickets. Unclaimed tickets will go for sale at 5:55pm. They are $5 each and we will only accept cash sales at that point.

The book signing, which will take place at approximately 7pm at the Booksmith (279 Harvard St., Brookline) is open to all.

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – This Is How You Lose Her Signing

   

Pulitzer-Prize winner Junot Diaz appears at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Wednesday, September 19th at 6:00pm! Book signing follows.

Tickets $5.00; order via Brookline Booksmith SOLD OUT

The Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao and Drown returns with this stunning collection of stories on love the way only Diaz can write them. Funny, painful, and tender, this book is a barroom brawl for hearts—the breakers and the broken. And it is just so very good.

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

New England Browncoats Present Can’t Stop the Serenity 2012

Press Release:

The New England Browncoats present the Seventh Annual “Can’t Stop the Serenity” Event at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA at midnight on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012.

“Can’t Stop the Serenity” is a global fundraising effort featuring charity screenings of Joss Whedon’s 2005 film Serenity to benefit Equality Now. In the last six years, the New England Browncoats have raised over $22,000, and in total over $600,000 has been raised for Equality Now around the world.

Fans of Joss Whedon show Serenity on his birthday to honor him and to raise money for

his favorite charity, Equality Now. Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure.

In addition to raising money for Equality Now, we will also be collecting non-perishable food items for Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women that offers emergency and long-term assistance to women. In the past six years the New England Browncoats have collected over 2,500 lbs. for local charities. Anyone that brings a donation will be eligible for raffle prizes.

Tickets for this event will be $15 in advance and $18 the day of the show. They are available at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Box Office or online at http://www.coolidge.org.

Details on the event will be listed and updated at http://www.cstsboston.com. Details of the event can also be found on the CSTS Boston Facebook page  and on Twitter.

About Serenity: A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship. From the mind of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) comes a new edge-of-your seat adventure loaded with explosive battles, gripping special effects and fantastic new worlds. Serenity is rated PG-13 by the MPAA.

About the New England Browncoats: We are a group for fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity with members in all New England States. Our primary purpose is organizing local social and charity events. Our website is http://www.nebrowncoats.com.

For more information please contact David Adams at nebrowncoats@comcast.net or fax to 270-477-9042.

MA – Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope Screening

Director Morgan Spurlock appears to take part in a Q&A following the screening on Sunday, April 15 at 3:00pm.

Click here to purchase tickets.

About Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Have you ever imagined a place where Vulcans and vampires get along? Where wizards and wookies can be themselves? Welcome to Comic-Con San Diego. What started as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans has grown into the pop culture event of the year that influences every form of entertainment, now attended by over 140,000 strong.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope – a film by Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me) explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at San Diego Comic-Con 2010:

Eric, an aspiring illustrator, is hoping to impress publishers and land a job;

Holly, costume and creature designer, hopes her creations will win the big prize;

Chuck, a long-time comic book dealer, is looking for a big sale to pay off his debts;

Skip, longtime amateur illustrator wants to be discovered at this year’s event;

James, a young fan, hopes his girlfriend will accept a dramatic proposal.

One on one interviews with Comic-Con veterans who have turned their passions into professions include Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Matt Groening, Seth Rogen, Eli Roth and others are shared throughout the film along with up close and up front coverage of all the panels, parades, photos, costumes, crowds and camaraderie that make up one of the largest fan gatherings in the U.S.

Presented by Stan Lee and Joss Whedon, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope is directed by Morgan Spurlock; produced by Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick, Matthew Galkin, Harry Knowles and Thomas Tull; and written by Spurlock and Chilnick.

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – Girl Walks Into a Bar Signing

Rachel Dratch appears at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Tuesday, April 10th at 6:00pm! Book signing follows.

Tickets $5; order via Brookline Booksmith

SNL alum, comedian, and actress Rachel Dratch returns to Beantown for a wicked funny reading of her new book Girl Walks Into a Bar. In her sidesplitting new memoir, she tells of her life in the limelight and her unexpected journey to motherhood.

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – Silent Bob Speaks

Kevin Smith appears at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00pm!

Press Release:

Join the Coolidge in welcoming Kevin Smith (director of Clerks and Mallrats, writer of Silent Bob Speaks and The Bionic Man) for an exclusive Boston appearance in support of his hilarious new book TOUGH SH*T: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good (Gotham Books, March 20, 2012, available in Hardcover, eBook and Penguin Audio). In it nothing is off limits, it’s a memoir that unlocks his unlikely path to success. For this special evening Kevin will discuss the book and answer questions from the audience.

This isn’t a book of feel-good stories. It’s a book of Tough Sh*t. He talks about the critics who’ve savaged his films and the actors and executives who’ve made him hate what he loves. He discusses his fallout out with Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company and his feuds with Bruce Willis. He examines his struggles with weight, the infamous Southwest Airlines incident, and why he decided to start smoking pot at the age of 38. But he also tells you the good stuff you get if you suffer through the Tough Sh*t, like his amazing wife Jen, who suffers through marriage to a sex-obsessed fatty.

Sprinkled throughout, Kevin offers his readers gems of life advice that have helped him along the way: like what he learned from his hero Wayne Gretzky – “Don’t go where the puck’s been; go where it’s gonna be;” from the very act of conception – “You’re a big, fat bucket of win when you begin this crapshoot life;” and from Ferris Bueller: “You can never go too far. But if you’re gonna get busted, don’t let it be by a guy like that.”

Fanboys, film-buffs, stoners, fatties, skinnies, Smodcasters and anyone who wants to know how to get away with getting paid for doing what they love will find something to like in this book.

All tickets: $28, ticket price includes a signed copy of the book to be picked up upon arrival at the theatre.

Click here for tickets!

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

MA – You’re Not Doing It Right Signing

Michael Ian Black appears at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Saturday, March 3rd at 12:30pm

Michael Ian Black is a comedian (Stella, Wet Hot American Summer), screenwriter (Run, Fat Boy, Run) and author (My Custom Van, Chicken Cheeks). He is also, despite his best efforts, a “Yuppie A-Hole.” In his new collection of essays, he muses in his deadpan, sardonic style on suburban life, from cruising for his inevitable “divorce house” despite being happily married, to the pros and cons of hamster ownership.

Get a free ticket when you pre-purchase a copy of You’re Not Doing It Right from Brookline Booksmith (617-566-6660) or on their website with the option to buy a second ticket for just $5. All tickets will be held at the Brookline Booksmith.

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-566-6660

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