THE LAST CLASS

American political economist, professor, author and social media sensation Robert Reich worked under presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. He served as Secretary of Labor in President Bill Clinton’s cabinet, and as a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. Reich is known for his work on economic inequality and as a champion of public education and American democracy. He is among one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of Reich as he reflects on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is also a love letter to education. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class. Over the course of the film, Reich confronts the impending finality, and his own aging, with increasing candor, introspection, and, ultimately, emotion. He displays a rawness of feeling he has never shared publicly before. Drawing on his lifetime in politics, he uses his class, "Wealth and Poverty," to offer us all a deeper look at why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly since the late 1970s, and why this poses dangerous risks to our society. One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich's wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation's ability to take on the fight is inspiring.

28th annual MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival: You Be the Judge!

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screening Sept.25 - Oct. 5 at the MV Film Center. You'll join film lovers in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the Ten Finalist in this year's event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.

WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL - ALL ACCESS PASS

OCTOBER 17-19 at the MV Film Center

This Pass is good for the entire WOMEN IN FILM festival October 17-19, not just the date listed here

All-Access Pass includes:

General Admission to any film during the festival at the Film Center (however pass holder must pre-select movie tickets in advance with our staff. Please arrive 10 minutes before start time to guarantee a seat for yourself)

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: HALF SEASON PASS 2025-26

This pass is good for any 5 performances during the 2025-26 Metropolitan Opera season

Season includes our traditional Holiday encore screening of the MAGIC FLUTE - Julie Taymor’s version as well as an encore screening of CINDERELLA.

The 19th season of the Met’s Live in HD series will feature eight live Met performances transmitted to movie theaters and other venues across the globe, beginning with Bellini’s La Sonnambula (October 18, 2025) and continuing with Puccini’s La Bohème (November 8, 2025), Strauss’s Arabella (November 22, 2025), Giordano’s Andrea Chénier (December 13, 2025), Bellini’s I Puritani (January 10, 2026), Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (March 21, 2026), Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (May 2, 2026), and Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (May 30, 2026).

PLEASE NOTE: When purchasing a pass, we will email you to ask which operas you would like to attend with your pass. And then we will send you individual tickets to the operas you have selected.