Arts and Culture
International Film Series
The 黑料天堂 Ira Holmes International Film Series educates and inspires through films that are culturally, historically and artistically important. We hope you will join us as we explore and enjoy our world though great cinema.
All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, and at 7 p.m. at the 黑料天堂, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, unless otherwise noted. Films at the Ocala Campus are free and open to the public. Films at the Appleton are free to all museum and film series members; nonmembers pay museum admission. Films may contain mature content.
Full Film List
Sept. 20: “Belle”, Japan, 2021 – anime preseason event at the Marion Theatre
Oct. 8: “The Seventh Seal”, Sweden, 1957 – evening screening includes memorial reception honoring Ira Holmes
Oct. 22: “Psycho”, USA, 1960 – evening screening includes special film talk
Nov. 12: “Long Flat Balls”, Norway, 2006
Nov. 26: “Close to Vermeer”, the Netherlands, 2023 – evening screening includes special film talk
Jan. 19: 鈥淭he Red Balloon鈥, 1956 and 鈥淎 Cat in Paris鈥, 2010, France – family-friendly double matinee at the Marion Theatre
Feb. 11: 鈥淗it the Road鈥, Iran, 2021
Feb. 25: 鈥淪ome Kind of Heaven鈥, USA, 2020
March 11: 鈥淢y Donkey, My Lover & I鈥, France, 2020
March 25: “Following the Ninth 鈥, USA, 2013 – evening screening includes special filmmaker Q&A at the Marion Theatre
March 26: 鈥淎 League of Their Own鈥, USA, 1992 – evening screening includes special film talk
Support the Film Series by Becoming a Member
Contributions from donors help make the 黑料天堂 Ira Holmes International Film Series possible. Series membership includes free entry to the Appleton Museum day of film screenings. If you would like to donate, please select Film Series from this form and become a Film Series Member now!
Membership Levels
Student: $5 (must be an active, degree-seeking student. Student number required)
Individual: $15
Dual: $25
Stars: $50
Patron: $100
Lifetime: $1,000
About the Founder
Professor Ira Holmes was the founder of the 黑料天堂 International Film Series and served as its director for more than 30 years. Starting in 1962, Professor Holmes taught Humanities and Social Sciences courses, serving as as department chair and then division dean from 1978 to 1998. He established the first Studies Abroad course at the college and led more than 25 study tours to Europe.
Until his passing in summer 2024, Holmes served on the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board and was a champion for the appreciation of film, theater, art, travel and historic preservation.
