The Parallax View (1974)

A reporter investigates a series of high-profile assassinations and uncovers a sinister conspiracy. The middle chapter in Alan J. Pakula's thematic "Paranoia Trilogy", The Parallax View emerged from the fraught political climate of an America reeling from injustice at home and abroad, resulting in a deep-rooted distrust of government and a collapse in the concepts of truth and justice themselves. Part of the series New Hollywood Cinema, hosted by the Cinema Society of Kingston. Series programmer Dan Simpson will introduce the film. About the Series: 1970's New Hollywood Cinema New Hollywood Cinema is a series dedicated to highlighting artistic triumphs from American film in the late sixties and seventies. In the wake of a collapsing studio system and disintegrating Hollywood Production Code a new generation of filmmakers took the reins of Hollywood movies and transformed the shape of American cinema. Combining Hollywood traditions with modern sensibilities, the New Hollywood made the arthouse mainstream, creating a legacy of artistry in American moviemaking which has never been matched. About the Host, Daniel Simpson: Daniel Simpson is a recent PhD graduate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University, having written his dissertation on the New Hollywood cinema of Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn. In addition to his work as an instructor, Daniel also creates original video essays on film and film culture, published on Youtube under the name “Eyebrow Cinema.”Political ThrillerPT1H42MRated 14A2025-07-06

Warren Beatty

Paula Prentiss

William Daniels

Alan J. Pakula

The Parallax View (1974)"The Parallax View (1974)"

Showtimes

July 6, 7:10 pm