Nathaniel Philbrick’s book In the Heart of the Sea, on which the movie is based, tells a tale of horror.

Professor Henry Louis (Skip) Gates Jr. has joined the board of directors of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (MVFF).

It was Thanksgiving weekend 1972, the second year John and Kappy Hall ran a series of races with horses of wildly mismatched breeding and ages, and riders with little racing experience.

Ric Burns wants to change the way you think about Thanksgiving. “It’s not just buckled shoes, pointed hats and turkeys,” he said.

On Sunday, Nov. 1, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is teaming up with the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative to host a free movie event for Island youth.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center will screen Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon.