Real Life (1979) 
Monday, October 28 at 7 p.m. 
Registration opens on Monday, October 14 at 9 a.m. 
Real Life was Albert Brooks’ directorial debut. In total, he would only direct seven feature films. While his films Defending Your Life, Modern Romance, and Mother are more widely renowned, Real Life is truly a trendsetting masterpiece. 
The mockumentary movie may be fading from the monoculture, but Real Life still resonates nearly 50 years after its release. Characters in the movie are constantly acknowledging the cameras existence, staring through the lens like they’re addressing the audience at every turn. It even has Charles Grodin giving the best Michael Scott impersonation at the dinner table on the first night of filming, well before Michael Scott was even conceptualized. 
Rated: PG                  Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes