First a quick note that I should have put in yesterday's update
The senior film for TODAY (Thursday) at 1:30 is CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR.
here is the next schedule that runs from Feb 8 - Feb 28.
LOBBY ART: Raymond Strout, Bar Harbor
A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island 1860-1940
Early maps, posters, broadsides, ledgers, letters, wooden signs, handblown glass bottles, oyster crocks and Soderholtz pots tell a special story of the life of villagers of Mount Desert Island of the nineteenth and mid-twentieth century. Local historian Raymond Strout, who as a Bar Harbor schoolboy became fascinated with collecting "ordinary" objects from the past, reveals how eloquent simple objects and papers become over time.
SUNDAY Feb 24th OSCAR NIGHT GALA to Benefit the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center
co-sponsored by Poor Boy's Gourmet & The First
Exquisite hors d'oeuvres ~ Complementary glass of Champagne ~ Come in Costume to win Great Prizes ~ Grand Prize for most correct winners ~ TERRIFIC FUN l GREAT CAUSE ~ 6:30 pm till...
Tickets: $45 couple; $25 adults; $15 srs/student
*no eve shows Sun 2/24 - 2pm matinees only
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Fri 2/8 - Mon 2/11
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (R) 117min
Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Network, The Verdict) directs this taut, absorbing suspense thriller about a dysfunctional family in crisis. In another of his three memorable roles this year, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays an overbearing and overextended broker who lures his weak-willed, younger brother (Ethan Hawke) into a desperately misguided, larcenous scheme whose rewards should solve all their financial problems. When the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage lands right at their feet. Albert Finney is the family patriarch, and Marisa Tomei, Amy Ryan and Rosemary Harris are the women in these three men's lives. This classy, classic heist-gone-wrong drama features invigorating, innovative storytelling, unforgettable acting and expert direction.
Tues 2/12 - Thurs 2/14
INTO THE WILD (R) 123-150min
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Based on a true story and the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer, writer/director Sean Penn has made an exuberant and moving character study. In 1990, after college graduation, idealist Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch, Lords of Dogtown) rejects his family, abandons his possessions, gives his savings to charity, and hitchhikes around the west, eventually heading to Alaska to get as far away from humanity as possible. He meets grain elevator operator (Vince Vaughn), an aging hippie couple (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), and an aging widower (Oscar-nominated Hal Holbrook). Director of photography Eric Gautier (Motorcycle Diaries) has beautifully filmed his journey, from the South Dakota prairie to the canyons and deserts of the Southwest, to the Sea of Cortez, to the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, to the remote Alaskan wilderness north of Mt Denali.
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Fri 2/15 - Mon 2/18
THE KITE RUNNER (PG-13) 128min [partly in Dari with subtitles]
The acclaimed novel by Afghan-American Khaled Husseini has been turned into a touching, memorable film full of terrific performances by director Marc Forster (Finding Neverland). Set in Kabul shortly before the Russian invasion, two young friends fly kites together, timid Amir, the son of a privileged Sunni Pashtun, and selfless, loyal Hassan, son of the family's Shi'ite Hazari servant. Hassan protects Amir while Amir reads to his illiterate friend. Then a childhood act of betrayal after a tragic event separates these two, and Amir's guilt and shame follow him as he grows up to be a writer, exiled in California. In the end he is given a chance to return to Afghanistan to make amends, but it could mean risking his life.
Tues 2/19 - Thurs 2/21
THE RED BALLOON/WHITE MANE (NR) 81min [a little French with subtitles]
The 1956 short film The Red Balloon by Albert Lamourisse remains one of classics in the history of cinema. It was winner of both the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Oscar for best original screenplay, the only short film to receive this honor, although surprising, as the film is nearly wordless. The pre-CGI film follows a boy, played by the director's son, who bonds with a vibrant red balloon while wandering the streets of his Paris neighborhood. Paired with this is another short film by the same director, which has never before been released in the US. An impressionistic fairytale set in the rugged marshlands of the Rhône River delta in the south of France it follows a wild horse and the young fisherman who earns the animal's trust. These two films feature accessible, visual storytelling and celebrate the magic of childhood and the power of fantasy.
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Fri 2/22 - Mon 2/25
THE GREAT DEBATERS (PG-13) 127min
*no eve shows Sun 2/24 - 2pm matinees only (Oscar Night)
Inspirational and intelligent, this powerful, heart-felt film recreates the victory of a debate team at a small black college in east Texas over the white, Ivy League national champions in a time (mid-1930's) ruled by segregating Jim Crow laws and the New Deal. In Denzel Washington's second, directing effort (Antwone Fisher), he stars as the debate team coach Melvin Tolson who was also a renowned poet and moonlighted as an organizing activist. Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) plays the college's president, a local preacher who is father to one of the team. The young actors portraying the debate team members all give charismatic, believable performances.
Tues 2/26 - Thurs 2/28
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO (NR) 97min
David Karslake's deftly made and inspiring documentary is a powerful, compassionate and positive examination of the conflict between religion and homosexuality. Religious leaders, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and biblical scholars discuss Bible literalism, a bias that seemingly ignores the cultural and historical context of the passages quoted when interpreting that scripture rejects homosexuality. He also includes the stories of five evangelical families who have struggled to come to grips with the homosexuality of a child, including the family of recently elected and controversial Episcopal bishop Rt Rev V. Gene Robinson, and the family of Chrissy Gephardt, whose father Richard was a candidate for President and represented Missouri in Congress for many years.
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Coming on our second screen?
27 DRESSES (PG-13) 107min
Selfless and idealistically romantic, Jane (Katherine Heigl, Knocked Up) has helped plan and been bridesmaid to countless friend's weddings, and she has a closet full of gowns to prove it. Secretly she pines for her boss (Ed Burns) but then her sister steals his heart and wants Jane to plan their wedding. James Marsden (Enchanted, Hairspray) is a wedding writer who wants to do a feature article about Jane under the guise of getting to know her better, but she is not impressed. Containing nothing heavy, this bubbly romantic comedy is infectiously fun entertainment.
THE BUCKET LIST (PG-13) 97min
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman have great chemistry working together for the first time in their careers in this satisfying and funny end-of-life comedy drama from director Rob Reiner. When two opposites, corporate billionaire Edward and working class mechanic Carter Chambers end up sharing a hospital room, both diagnosed with terminal cancer, they discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do before the end and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Checking themselves out, they embark on the road trip of a lifetime together, becoming friends along the way and learning toe live life to the fullest with insight and humor.
JUNO (PG-13) 91min
This extraordinary, quirky comedy about a spunky teen (a sensational Ellen Page) confronting an unplanned pregnancy with her friend and classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera, Superbad) is an uncommonly smart, funny and charming film directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking). Its refreshingly unique voice is the screenwriting debut of cult blogger Diablo Cody. With the help of her best friend Leah, Juno tries to decide what to do about her situation, maybe an abortion, maybe finding her unborn child a perfect set of parents, like an affluent suburban couple longing to adopt (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who took out an ad in the local pennysaver flyer. But nothing is that easy in this full-of-life portrait. This film has earned 4 Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best actress.
ATONEMENT (R) 123min
Based on Ian McEwans's best-seller, this seven-time Oscar-nominated film, including for best picture, best supporting actress (for Saoirse Ronan), best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best score, best art direction and best costume design is a beautiful, elegant, faithful adaptation. Director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) brilliantly mixes classic romance and tragedy in this epic story of how a misunderstanding, which becomes a lie told on a sultry summer afternoon, devastates the lives of the characters for decades. Budding young writer Briony (played by Saoirse Ronan, Ramola Garai, and Vanessa Redgrave over her life) and her older sister (Keira Knightly) live grandly on their parent's estate. James McAvoy is a groundskeeper and dear family friend who has been accepted to medical school.
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Coming next schedule?
There Will Be Blood
Honeydripper
Persepolis
King Corn
Diving Bell and Butterfly
The Savages
Pete Seeger: Power of Song (coming March 11th)
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
[Reel Pizza] update
good morning everyone
Let's Sing! It's a week full of the sounds of music at Reel Pizza.
Here is a quickie update of what is coming for the week 2/1 - 2/7 and I will have the new schedule to you shortly.
See you soon,
-Lisa
Starting on Friday 2/1 - Thursday 2/7
SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R) 120min 6:00 and 8:30
Oscar-nominated Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton join forces for a sixth time in this gloriously macabre adaptation of Stephen Sondheim�s award-winning musical thriller (with the composer/lyricist�s blessing). Depp is the title character, a talented young barber unjustly sent to prison by evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman); escaping after years of incarceration, he vows revenge not only for the cruel punishment he received, but also for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as his eager, amorous accomplice; Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) is a flamboyant, rival barber. Full of black humor, impeccable production design, and gorgeous music, sung by the stars, this is a mesmerizing, gothic masterpiece.
also
Friday 2/1 - Monday 2/4
WALK HARD (R) 98 min 5:30 and 8:00
The ups and downs in the life of legendary, fictional country rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) become this latest musical biography, a funny spoof from co-writers Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights, Knocked Up) who also produces, and Jake Kasdan (The TV Set) who also directs. This very silly, exuberant parody features double entendre laden songs, many written by Marshall Crenshaw, as it follows Dewey�s rollercoaster career, from his 1950�s teen-aged years, through his hippie era, into the variety show and disco years, through his downfall and eventual comeback.
and
Tuesday 2/5 - Thurs 2/7
I�M NOT THERE (R) 135min 5:30 and 8:15
Multi-layered and impressionistic, this new film from director Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven) explores the many sides of the elusive and mercurial persona who is Bob Dylan. Six different actors represent different phases and various aspects of his life from the late 1950�s to the early 1980�s. Marcus Carl Franklin is the hobo troubadour riding the rails; Christian Bale is the political folkie in Greenwich Village, as well as the older born-again Christian; (the late) Heath Ledger dramatizes the years of his marriage and break-up; Cate Blanchette channels Dylan when he goes electric at Newport; Ben Wishaw represents the rogue visionary poet; and Richard Gere becomes the reclusive outlaw. Taken together, this unconventional film weaves a rich and colorful portrait of this revered American icon.
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Let's Sing! It's a week full of the sounds of music at Reel Pizza.
Here is a quickie update of what is coming for the week 2/1 - 2/7 and I will have the new schedule to you shortly.
See you soon,
-Lisa
Starting on Friday 2/1 - Thursday 2/7
SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R) 120min 6:00 and 8:30
Oscar-nominated Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton join forces for a sixth time in this gloriously macabre adaptation of Stephen Sondheim�s award-winning musical thriller (with the composer/lyricist�s blessing). Depp is the title character, a talented young barber unjustly sent to prison by evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman); escaping after years of incarceration, he vows revenge not only for the cruel punishment he received, but also for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as his eager, amorous accomplice; Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) is a flamboyant, rival barber. Full of black humor, impeccable production design, and gorgeous music, sung by the stars, this is a mesmerizing, gothic masterpiece.
also
Friday 2/1 - Monday 2/4
WALK HARD (R) 98 min 5:30 and 8:00
The ups and downs in the life of legendary, fictional country rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) become this latest musical biography, a funny spoof from co-writers Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights, Knocked Up) who also produces, and Jake Kasdan (The TV Set) who also directs. This very silly, exuberant parody features double entendre laden songs, many written by Marshall Crenshaw, as it follows Dewey�s rollercoaster career, from his 1950�s teen-aged years, through his hippie era, into the variety show and disco years, through his downfall and eventual comeback.
and
Tuesday 2/5 - Thurs 2/7
I�M NOT THERE (R) 135min 5:30 and 8:15
Multi-layered and impressionistic, this new film from director Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven) explores the many sides of the elusive and mercurial persona who is Bob Dylan. Six different actors represent different phases and various aspects of his life from the late 1950�s to the early 1980�s. Marcus Carl Franklin is the hobo troubadour riding the rails; Christian Bale is the political folkie in Greenwich Village, as well as the older born-again Christian; (the late) Heath Ledger dramatizes the years of his marriage and break-up; Cate Blanchette channels Dylan when he goes electric at Newport; Ben Wishaw represents the rogue visionary poet; and Richard Gere becomes the reclusive outlaw. Taken together, this unconventional film weaves a rich and colorful portrait of this revered American icon.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
[Reel Pizza] update
good morning everyone.
Just a reminder that through Thursday (1/24) at 6:00 and 8:30 we are showing the Oscar front-runner NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, which garnered 8 Academy Award nominations this morning, for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing. This link (I hope) will take you to the entire list of nominees: http://www.oscar.com/nominees/ where you will also find a printable ballot and much other Oscar trivia.
And don't forget to come share BABETTE'S FEAST with Cas Dowden and eat lots of yummy treats on Sunday 1/27 at 2pm (doors open at 1:30).
And this week's senior movie on Thursday at 1:30 is the romantic comedy OUTSOURCED.
See you soon
-Lisa and Chris
Starting on Friday 1/25 - Thursday 1/31
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (R) 102min 5:30 and 7:45
Director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage, Primary Colors) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) have made late CBS producer George Criles' bestselling non-fiction book into a clever, fast-paced and entertaining film. This screwball political satire tells the true story of how a playboy Democratic congressman from Texas (Tom Hanks), a beautiful, wealthy, right-wing Houston socialite (Julia Roberts) and an oddball, renegade CIA agent (Oscar-nominated Philip Seymour Hoffman) joined forces to covertly provide missiles to the Afghan freedom fighters who were trying to repel their Soviet invaders. Traveling the world, these three form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, lawmakers, arms dealers, and a bellydancer.
also
Friday 1/25 - Monday 1/28
GONE BABY GONE (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Oscar-winning screenwriter (Good Will Hunting) and Boston native Ben Affleck makes an auspicious directing debut with his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) novel. His moody noir mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young girl in Dorchester is authentic and mesmerizing with his insider�s sense of place. Oscar-nominated Amy Ryan gives a widely lauded and compelling performance as the missing girl�s drug-addicted mother. Casey Affleck is also excellent as a reluctant private detective hired by the girl�s aunt to dig for information when the local cops (Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman) come up empty-handed.
and
Tuesday 1/29 - Thurs 1/31
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (R) 93min 6:00 and 8:00
Writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) has made another daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration and dissection of a dysfunctional family. Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Georgia) is a free-spirited single mom about to marry her boyfriend, a good-hearted loser (Jack Black). When her hypercritical, estranged sister Margot (Nicole Kidman), who creates chaos where ever she goes, shows up for the festivities with her teenaged son, she immediately begins to plant seeds of doubt about the union. Past and present conflicts explode as alliances shift, and the two sisters find themselves at the precipice of an unexpected transformation.
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Just a reminder that through Thursday (1/24) at 6:00 and 8:30 we are showing the Oscar front-runner NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, which garnered 8 Academy Award nominations this morning, for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing. This link (I hope) will take you to the entire list of nominees: http://www.oscar.com/nominees/ where you will also find a printable ballot and much other Oscar trivia.
And don't forget to come share BABETTE'S FEAST with Cas Dowden and eat lots of yummy treats on Sunday 1/27 at 2pm (doors open at 1:30).
And this week's senior movie on Thursday at 1:30 is the romantic comedy OUTSOURCED.
See you soon
-Lisa and Chris
Starting on Friday 1/25 - Thursday 1/31
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (R) 102min 5:30 and 7:45
Director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage, Primary Colors) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) have made late CBS producer George Criles' bestselling non-fiction book into a clever, fast-paced and entertaining film. This screwball political satire tells the true story of how a playboy Democratic congressman from Texas (Tom Hanks), a beautiful, wealthy, right-wing Houston socialite (Julia Roberts) and an oddball, renegade CIA agent (Oscar-nominated Philip Seymour Hoffman) joined forces to covertly provide missiles to the Afghan freedom fighters who were trying to repel their Soviet invaders. Traveling the world, these three form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, lawmakers, arms dealers, and a bellydancer.
also
Friday 1/25 - Monday 1/28
GONE BABY GONE (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Oscar-winning screenwriter (Good Will Hunting) and Boston native Ben Affleck makes an auspicious directing debut with his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) novel. His moody noir mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young girl in Dorchester is authentic and mesmerizing with his insider�s sense of place. Oscar-nominated Amy Ryan gives a widely lauded and compelling performance as the missing girl�s drug-addicted mother. Casey Affleck is also excellent as a reluctant private detective hired by the girl�s aunt to dig for information when the local cops (Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman) come up empty-handed.
and
Tuesday 1/29 - Thurs 1/31
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (R) 93min 6:00 and 8:00
Writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) has made another daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration and dissection of a dysfunctional family. Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Georgia) is a free-spirited single mom about to marry her boyfriend, a good-hearted loser (Jack Black). When her hypercritical, estranged sister Margot (Nicole Kidman), who creates chaos where ever she goes, shows up for the festivities with her teenaged son, she immediately begins to plant seeds of doubt about the union. Past and present conflicts explode as alliances shift, and the two sisters find themselves at the precipice of an unexpected transformation.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
[Reel Pizza] update
hey everyone
Oops! I got caught up in the routine that is the 15th of the month, and this slipped by.
Anyhow...
Today's senior matinee at 1:30 is LARS AND THE REAL GIRL.
In case you were wondering, we are indeed hosting our annual Oscar Night Gala Benefit for the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center again this year, with or without a televised ceremony. It is scheduled for Feb 24. Stay tuned for further details.
To those of you who are so lucky, have a great long weekend.
Starting tomorrow we will have:
Fri Jan 18 - Thurs Jan 24
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (R) 122min 6:00 and 8:30
Joel and Ethan Coen, in their first literary adaptation (of the Cormac McCarthy novel), have made a universally critically acclaimed film. Set in West Texas in 1980, the evocative cinematography of Roger Deakins enhances the captivating performances which sustain this tense crime drama- chase film spattered with their signature dark humor. Josh Brolin is a Vietnam vet who stumbles upon and steals $2 million in drug money; Javier Bardem is indelible as a freakish psychopath on the trail of the money; Tommy Lee Jones is the local sheriff trying to intercept and prevent the unavoidable confrontation. This film recently won Golden Globe awards for best screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen) and best supporting actor (Javier Bardem).
Fri Jan 18 - Mon Jan 21
THE WATERHORSE: Legend of the Deep (PG) 111min 5:30 and 7:45
This magical, fantastic adventure is based on a book by Dick King-Smith (Babe), produced by Walden Media (Because of Winn Dixie, Holes), features special effects from Weta (Lord of the Rings) and is directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting). Young Angus (Alex Etel, Millions) is a lonely Scottish boy who finds a mysterious rock, which hatches into an equally mysterious, as well as mischievous, creature that grows up to be the legendary Loch Ness monster. This is a thoughtful, intelligent and exciting film the whole family can enjoy.
Tues Jan 22 - Thurs Jan 24
OUTSOURCED (PG-13) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
This modern day, cross-cultural romantic comedy is a smart, affectionate look at the effect of cultural differences on work, friendship and love. Todd is the manager of a customer call center for American novelty products whose entire department has just been out-sourced to India. To add insult to injury, he must travel to Bombay to train his replacement team. Hoping to get this over with as soon as possible, he quickly realizes he won't be home soon; like when he tells his new team they are selling �kitsch to redneck schmucks� and has to define all three words. Besides, they call him Mr. Toad. But he eventually discovers that being out-sourced might be the best thing that has ever happened to him.
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Oops! I got caught up in the routine that is the 15th of the month, and this slipped by.
Anyhow...
Today's senior matinee at 1:30 is LARS AND THE REAL GIRL.
In case you were wondering, we are indeed hosting our annual Oscar Night Gala Benefit for the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center again this year, with or without a televised ceremony. It is scheduled for Feb 24. Stay tuned for further details.
To those of you who are so lucky, have a great long weekend.
Starting tomorrow we will have:
Fri Jan 18 - Thurs Jan 24
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (R) 122min 6:00 and 8:30
Joel and Ethan Coen, in their first literary adaptation (of the Cormac McCarthy novel), have made a universally critically acclaimed film. Set in West Texas in 1980, the evocative cinematography of Roger Deakins enhances the captivating performances which sustain this tense crime drama- chase film spattered with their signature dark humor. Josh Brolin is a Vietnam vet who stumbles upon and steals $2 million in drug money; Javier Bardem is indelible as a freakish psychopath on the trail of the money; Tommy Lee Jones is the local sheriff trying to intercept and prevent the unavoidable confrontation. This film recently won Golden Globe awards for best screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen) and best supporting actor (Javier Bardem).
Fri Jan 18 - Mon Jan 21
THE WATERHORSE: Legend of the Deep (PG) 111min 5:30 and 7:45
This magical, fantastic adventure is based on a book by Dick King-Smith (Babe), produced by Walden Media (Because of Winn Dixie, Holes), features special effects from Weta (Lord of the Rings) and is directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting). Young Angus (Alex Etel, Millions) is a lonely Scottish boy who finds a mysterious rock, which hatches into an equally mysterious, as well as mischievous, creature that grows up to be the legendary Loch Ness monster. This is a thoughtful, intelligent and exciting film the whole family can enjoy.
Tues Jan 22 - Thurs Jan 24
OUTSOURCED (PG-13) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
This modern day, cross-cultural romantic comedy is a smart, affectionate look at the effect of cultural differences on work, friendship and love. Todd is the manager of a customer call center for American novelty products whose entire department has just been out-sourced to India. To add insult to injury, he must travel to Bombay to train his replacement team. Hoping to get this over with as soon as possible, he quickly realizes he won't be home soon; like when he tells his new team they are selling �kitsch to redneck schmucks� and has to define all three words. Besides, they call him Mr. Toad. But he eventually discovers that being out-sourced might be the best thing that has ever happened to him.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
[Reel Pizza] movie schedule 1/18 - 2/7
Dear Reel friends,
Here is the next schedule that runs Jan 18 through Feb 7th. We hope something entices you to get out during these long (but getting slowly shorter) nights.
Tomorrow we begin our Senior matinee series for the winter; if you know an elderly person who would like to get out and socialize with his or her peers. Shows will begin at 1:30 on Thursdays until life gets busier. This week's film is THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
One item that didn't make it onto the printed schedule is a Benefit for our friend and neighbor Cas Dowden on Sunday Jan 27th.
"Please help Cas get back on her feet. Cas Dowden, cook, caterer, exercise leader, volunteer, friend, has donated food, time, energy and love to this community. There are few of us who have not benefited from Cas¹ generosity. A giving person, she is now in need. Walking with two bags of groceries, Cas slipped on the ice and broke her leg in two places. A broken leg, surgery, hospital stay, therapy and no health insurance."
We will be screening her favorite movie, Babette's Feast, at 2pm (doors open at 1:30) Entry donation $5.
Special food (and reel pizza) will be available. All proceeds will be given to Cas to help with her medical expenses.
What a winter! Don't get blown away! See you soon.
-Lisa and Chris
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Fri Jan 18 - Mon Jan 21
THE WATER HORSE (PG) 111min
This magical, fantastic adventure is based on a book by Dick King-Smith (Babe), produced by Walden Media (Because of Winn Dixie, Holes), features special effects from Weta (Lord of the Rings) and is directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting). Young Angus (Alex Etel, Millions) is a lonely Scottish boy who finds a mysterious rock, which hatches into an equally mysterious, as well as mischievous, creature that grows up to be the legendary Loch Ness monster. This is a thoughtful, intelligent and exciting film the whole family can enjoy.
Tues Jan 22 - Thurs Jan 24
OUTSOURCED (PG-13) 98min
This modern day, cross-cultural romantic comedy is a smart, affectionate look at the effect of cultural differences on work, friendship and love. Todd is the manager of a customer call center for American novelty products whose entire department has just been outsourced to India. To add insult to injury, he must travel to Bombay to train his replacement team. Hoping to get this over with as soon as possible, he quickly realizes he won't be home soon, when he tells his new team they are selling "kitsch to redneck schmucks" and has to define all three words. Besides, they call him Mr. Toad. But he eventually discovers that being outsourced might be the best thing that has ever happened to him.
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Fri Jan 25 - Mon Jan 28
GONE BABY GONE (R) 114min
Oscar-winning screenwriter (Good Will Hunting) and Boston native Ben Affleck makes an auspicious directing debut with his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) novel. His moody noir mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young girl in Dorchester is authentic and mesmerizing with his insider's sense of place. Amy Ryan gives a widely lauded and compelling performance as the missing girl's drug-addicted mother. Casey Affleck is also excellent as a reluctant private detective hired by the girl's aunt to dig for information when the local cops (Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman) come up empty-handed.
Tues Jan 29 - Thurs Jan 31
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (R) 93min
Writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) has made another daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration and dissection of a dysfunctional family. Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Georgia) is a free-spirited single mom about to marry her boyfriend, a good-hearted loser (Jack Black). When her hypercritical, estranged sister Margot (Nicole Kidman), who creates chaos where ever she goes, shows up for the festivities with her teenaged son, she immediately begins to plant seeds of doubt about the union. Past and present conflicts explode as alliances shift, and the two sisters find themselves at the precipice of an unexpected transformation.
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Fri Feb 1 - Mon Feb 4
WALK HARD (R) 98 min
The ups and downs in the life of legendary, fictional country rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) become this latest musical biography, a funny spoof from co-writers Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights, Knocked Up) who also produces, and Jake Kasdan (The TV Set) who also directs. This very silly, exuberant parody features double entendre laden songs, many written by Marshall Crenshaw, as it follows Dewey's rollercoaster career, from his 1950's teen-aged years, through his hippie era, into the variety show and disco years, through his downfall and eventual comeback.
Tues Feb 5 - Thurs Feb 7
I'M NOT THERE (R) 135min
Multi-layered and impressionistic, this new film from director Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven) explores the many sides of the elusive and mercurial persona who is Bob Dylan. Six different actors represent different phases and various aspects of his life from the late 1950's to the early 1980's. Marcus Carl Franklin is the hobo troubadour riding the rails; Christian Bale is the political folkie in Greenwich Village, as well as the older born-again Christian; Heath Ledger dramatizes the years of his marriage and break-up; Cate Blanchette channels Dylan when he goes electric at Newport; Ben Wishaw represents the rogue visionary poet; and Richard Gere becomes the reclusive outlaw. Taken together, this unconventional film weaves a rich and colorful portrait of this revered American icon.
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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (R) 102min
Director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage, Primary Colors) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) have made late CBS producer George Criles bestselling non-fiction book into a clever, fast-paced and entertaining film. This screwball political satire tells the true story of how a playboy Democratic congressman from Texas (Tom Hanks), a beautiful, wealthy, right-wing Houston socialite (Julia Roberts) and an oddball, renegade CIA agent (Philip Seymour Hoffman) joined forces to covertly provide missiles to the Afghan freedom fighters who were trying to repel their Soviet invaders. Traveling the world, these three form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, lawmakers, arms dealers, and a bellydancer.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (R) 122min
Joel and Ethan Coen, in their first literary adaptation (of the Cormac McCarthy novel), have made a universally critically acclaimed film. Set in West Texas in 1980, the evocative cinematography of Roger Deakins enhances the captivating performances which sustain this tense crime drama- chase film spattered with their signature dark humor. Josh Brolin is a Vietnam vet who stumbles upon and steals $2 million in drug money; Javier Bardem is indelible as a freakish psychopath on the trail of the money; Tommy Lee Jones is the local sheriff trying to intercept and prevent the unavoidable confrontation.
SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R) 120min
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton join forces for a sixth time in this gloriously macabre adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller (with the composer/lyricist's blessing). Depp is the title character, a talented young barber unjustly sent to prison by evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman); escaping after years of incarceration, he vows revenge not only for the cruel punishment he received, but also for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as his eager, amorous accomplice; Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) is a flamboyant, rival barber. Full of black humor, impeccable production design, and gorgeous music, sung by the stars, this is a mesmerizing, gothic masterpiece.
JUNO (PG-13) 91min
This extraordinary, quirky comedy about a spunky teen (a sensational Ellen Page) confronting an unplanned pregnancy with her friend and classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera, Superbad) is an uncomonly smart, funny and charming film directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking). Its refreshingly unique voice is the screenwriting debut of cult blogger Diablo Cody. With the help of her best friend Leah, Juno tries to decide what to do about her situation, maybe an abortion, maybe finding her unborn child a perfect set of parents, like an affluent suburban couple longing to adopt (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who took out an ad in the local pennysaver flyer. But nothing is that easy in this full-of-life portrait.
THE GREAT DEBATERS (PG-13) 127min
Inspirational and intelligent, this powerful, heart-felt film recreates the victory of a debate team at a small black college in east Texas over the white, Ivy League national champions in a time (mid-1930's) ruled by segregating Jim Crow laws and the New Deal. In Denzel Washington's second, directing effort (Antwone Fisher), he stars as the debate team coach Melvin Tolson who was also a renowned poet and moonlighted as an organizing activist. Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) plays the college's president, a local preacher who is father to one of the team. The young actors portraying the debate team members all give charismatic, believable performances.
COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
There Will Be Blood
The Bucket List
Persepolis
Atonement
For the Bible Tells Me So
King Corn
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
OSCAR NIGHT 2008
and more...
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Here is the next schedule that runs Jan 18 through Feb 7th. We hope something entices you to get out during these long (but getting slowly shorter) nights.
Tomorrow we begin our Senior matinee series for the winter; if you know an elderly person who would like to get out and socialize with his or her peers. Shows will begin at 1:30 on Thursdays until life gets busier. This week's film is THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
One item that didn't make it onto the printed schedule is a Benefit for our friend and neighbor Cas Dowden on Sunday Jan 27th.
"Please help Cas get back on her feet. Cas Dowden, cook, caterer, exercise leader, volunteer, friend, has donated food, time, energy and love to this community. There are few of us who have not benefited from Cas¹ generosity. A giving person, she is now in need. Walking with two bags of groceries, Cas slipped on the ice and broke her leg in two places. A broken leg, surgery, hospital stay, therapy and no health insurance."
We will be screening her favorite movie, Babette's Feast, at 2pm (doors open at 1:30) Entry donation $5.
Special food (and reel pizza) will be available. All proceeds will be given to Cas to help with her medical expenses.
What a winter! Don't get blown away! See you soon.
-Lisa and Chris
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Fri Jan 18 - Mon Jan 21
THE WATER HORSE (PG) 111min
This magical, fantastic adventure is based on a book by Dick King-Smith (Babe), produced by Walden Media (Because of Winn Dixie, Holes), features special effects from Weta (Lord of the Rings) and is directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting). Young Angus (Alex Etel, Millions) is a lonely Scottish boy who finds a mysterious rock, which hatches into an equally mysterious, as well as mischievous, creature that grows up to be the legendary Loch Ness monster. This is a thoughtful, intelligent and exciting film the whole family can enjoy.
Tues Jan 22 - Thurs Jan 24
OUTSOURCED (PG-13) 98min
This modern day, cross-cultural romantic comedy is a smart, affectionate look at the effect of cultural differences on work, friendship and love. Todd is the manager of a customer call center for American novelty products whose entire department has just been outsourced to India. To add insult to injury, he must travel to Bombay to train his replacement team. Hoping to get this over with as soon as possible, he quickly realizes he won't be home soon, when he tells his new team they are selling "kitsch to redneck schmucks" and has to define all three words. Besides, they call him Mr. Toad. But he eventually discovers that being outsourced might be the best thing that has ever happened to him.
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Fri Jan 25 - Mon Jan 28
GONE BABY GONE (R) 114min
Oscar-winning screenwriter (Good Will Hunting) and Boston native Ben Affleck makes an auspicious directing debut with his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) novel. His moody noir mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young girl in Dorchester is authentic and mesmerizing with his insider's sense of place. Amy Ryan gives a widely lauded and compelling performance as the missing girl's drug-addicted mother. Casey Affleck is also excellent as a reluctant private detective hired by the girl's aunt to dig for information when the local cops (Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman) come up empty-handed.
Tues Jan 29 - Thurs Jan 31
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (R) 93min
Writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) has made another daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration and dissection of a dysfunctional family. Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Georgia) is a free-spirited single mom about to marry her boyfriend, a good-hearted loser (Jack Black). When her hypercritical, estranged sister Margot (Nicole Kidman), who creates chaos where ever she goes, shows up for the festivities with her teenaged son, she immediately begins to plant seeds of doubt about the union. Past and present conflicts explode as alliances shift, and the two sisters find themselves at the precipice of an unexpected transformation.
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Fri Feb 1 - Mon Feb 4
WALK HARD (R) 98 min
The ups and downs in the life of legendary, fictional country rocker Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) become this latest musical biography, a funny spoof from co-writers Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights, Knocked Up) who also produces, and Jake Kasdan (The TV Set) who also directs. This very silly, exuberant parody features double entendre laden songs, many written by Marshall Crenshaw, as it follows Dewey's rollercoaster career, from his 1950's teen-aged years, through his hippie era, into the variety show and disco years, through his downfall and eventual comeback.
Tues Feb 5 - Thurs Feb 7
I'M NOT THERE (R) 135min
Multi-layered and impressionistic, this new film from director Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven) explores the many sides of the elusive and mercurial persona who is Bob Dylan. Six different actors represent different phases and various aspects of his life from the late 1950's to the early 1980's. Marcus Carl Franklin is the hobo troubadour riding the rails; Christian Bale is the political folkie in Greenwich Village, as well as the older born-again Christian; Heath Ledger dramatizes the years of his marriage and break-up; Cate Blanchette channels Dylan when he goes electric at Newport; Ben Wishaw represents the rogue visionary poet; and Richard Gere becomes the reclusive outlaw. Taken together, this unconventional film weaves a rich and colorful portrait of this revered American icon.
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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (R) 102min
Director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage, Primary Colors) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) have made late CBS producer George Criles bestselling non-fiction book into a clever, fast-paced and entertaining film. This screwball political satire tells the true story of how a playboy Democratic congressman from Texas (Tom Hanks), a beautiful, wealthy, right-wing Houston socialite (Julia Roberts) and an oddball, renegade CIA agent (Philip Seymour Hoffman) joined forces to covertly provide missiles to the Afghan freedom fighters who were trying to repel their Soviet invaders. Traveling the world, these three form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, lawmakers, arms dealers, and a bellydancer.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (R) 122min
Joel and Ethan Coen, in their first literary adaptation (of the Cormac McCarthy novel), have made a universally critically acclaimed film. Set in West Texas in 1980, the evocative cinematography of Roger Deakins enhances the captivating performances which sustain this tense crime drama- chase film spattered with their signature dark humor. Josh Brolin is a Vietnam vet who stumbles upon and steals $2 million in drug money; Javier Bardem is indelible as a freakish psychopath on the trail of the money; Tommy Lee Jones is the local sheriff trying to intercept and prevent the unavoidable confrontation.
SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R) 120min
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton join forces for a sixth time in this gloriously macabre adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller (with the composer/lyricist's blessing). Depp is the title character, a talented young barber unjustly sent to prison by evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman); escaping after years of incarceration, he vows revenge not only for the cruel punishment he received, but also for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as his eager, amorous accomplice; Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) is a flamboyant, rival barber. Full of black humor, impeccable production design, and gorgeous music, sung by the stars, this is a mesmerizing, gothic masterpiece.
JUNO (PG-13) 91min
This extraordinary, quirky comedy about a spunky teen (a sensational Ellen Page) confronting an unplanned pregnancy with her friend and classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera, Superbad) is an uncomonly smart, funny and charming film directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking). Its refreshingly unique voice is the screenwriting debut of cult blogger Diablo Cody. With the help of her best friend Leah, Juno tries to decide what to do about her situation, maybe an abortion, maybe finding her unborn child a perfect set of parents, like an affluent suburban couple longing to adopt (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who took out an ad in the local pennysaver flyer. But nothing is that easy in this full-of-life portrait.
THE GREAT DEBATERS (PG-13) 127min
Inspirational and intelligent, this powerful, heart-felt film recreates the victory of a debate team at a small black college in east Texas over the white, Ivy League national champions in a time (mid-1930's) ruled by segregating Jim Crow laws and the New Deal. In Denzel Washington's second, directing effort (Antwone Fisher), he stars as the debate team coach Melvin Tolson who was also a renowned poet and moonlighted as an organizing activist. Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) plays the college's president, a local preacher who is father to one of the team. The young actors portraying the debate team members all give charismatic, believable performances.
COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
There Will Be Blood
The Bucket List
Persepolis
Atonement
For the Bible Tells Me So
King Corn
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
OSCAR NIGHT 2008
and more...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
[Reel Pizza] update
hi everyone.
We are back into the swing, and have been delighted to see so many friendly faces these last two weeks. We were especially impressed by all the walkers who came to movies during last week's blizzards. Thank goodness that this current spate of warm weather has cleared the parking lot of much of the ice and snow.
Here is the info on this last week of the first schedule (Jan 11 - 17), first in brief, then in detail. The next schedule will be on its way to you in a day or so. Happy Thawing.
-Lisa and Chris.
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Fri Jan 11 - Thurs Jan 17 LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13) 106min 6:00 and 8:15
Fri Jan 11 - Mon Jan 14 INTO THE WILD (R) 123-150min 5:30 and 8:30
Tues Jan 15 - Thurs Jan 17 BLAME IT ON FIDEL (NR) 99min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
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Fri 1/11 - Thurs 1/17
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13) 106min 6:00 and 8:15
Lars is a very nice but terribly introverted young man who lives in the garage of his family home, now occupied by his brother (Paul Schneider) and pregnant sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer). When he announces he is bringing home a girl he met on the internet, they are astonished; when they discover that Bianca, a half Danish, half Brazilian missionary on sabbatical to see the world, is in fact an anatomically correct, life-sized plastic doll, they become rather worried. Lars� doctor (Patricia Clarkson) advises them to play along with his delusion, and the whole population of his rural Wisconsin town is changed forever. This sweet, gentle and respectful comedy, the first film from screenwriter Nancy Oliver, is eccentrically funny and altogether winning.
Fri 1/11 - Mon 1/14
INTO THE WILD (R) 123-150min 5:30 and 8:30
Based on a true story and the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer, writer/director Sean Penn has made an exuberant and moving character study. In 1990, after college graduation, idealist Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch, Lords of Dogtown) rejects his family, abandons his possessions, gives his savings to charity, and hitchhikes around the west, eventually heading to Alaska to get as far away from humanity as possible. He meets grain elevator operator (Vince Vaughn), an aging hippie couple (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), and an aging widower (Hal Holbrook). Director of photography Eric Gautier (Motorcycle Diaries) has beautifully filmed his journey, from the South Dakota prairie to the canyons and deserts of the Southwest, to the Sea of Cortez, to the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, to the remote Alaskan wilderness north of Mt Denali.
Tues 1/15 - Thurs 1/17
BLAME IT ON FIDEL (NR) 99min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
Full of humor, this endearing film about a nine-year old girl and her younger brother coping with their bourgeois parent�s drastic decision to devote their lives to radical activism is the assured feature debut from documentary filmmaker Julie Gavras (daughter of political filmmaker Costa-Gavras). Set in 1970�s Paris, and filmed from the girl�s perspective, young Anna suddenly must give up her comfortable home, beloved religious studies and devoted Cuban nanny for a cramped apartment full of scruffy revolutionaries deep in discussions about group solidarity and communism, after her Spanish uncle is arrested working against Franco. Like any child, she resists this change, but over the course of the film, she comes to her own beliefs.
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We are back into the swing, and have been delighted to see so many friendly faces these last two weeks. We were especially impressed by all the walkers who came to movies during last week's blizzards. Thank goodness that this current spate of warm weather has cleared the parking lot of much of the ice and snow.
Here is the info on this last week of the first schedule (Jan 11 - 17), first in brief, then in detail. The next schedule will be on its way to you in a day or so. Happy Thawing.
-Lisa and Chris.
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Fri Jan 11 - Thurs Jan 17 LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13) 106min 6:00 and 8:15
Fri Jan 11 - Mon Jan 14
Tues Jan 15 - Thurs Jan 17 BLAME IT ON FIDEL (NR) 99min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
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Fri 1/11 - Thurs 1/17
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13) 106min 6:00 and 8:15
Lars is a very nice but terribly introverted young man who lives in the garage of his family home, now occupied by his brother (Paul Schneider) and pregnant sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer). When he announces he is bringing home a girl he met on the internet, they are astonished; when they discover that Bianca, a half Danish, half Brazilian missionary on sabbatical to see the world, is in fact an anatomically correct, life-sized plastic doll, they become rather worried. Lars� doctor (Patricia Clarkson) advises them to play along with his delusion, and the whole population of his rural Wisconsin town is changed forever. This sweet, gentle and respectful comedy, the first film from screenwriter Nancy Oliver, is eccentrically funny and altogether winning.
Fri 1/11 - Mon 1/14
INTO THE WILD (R) 123-150min 5:30 and 8:30
Based on a true story and the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer, writer/director Sean Penn has made an exuberant and moving character study. In 1990, after college graduation, idealist Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch, Lords of Dogtown) rejects his family, abandons his possessions, gives his savings to charity, and hitchhikes around the west, eventually heading to Alaska to get as far away from humanity as possible. He meets grain elevator operator (Vince Vaughn), an aging hippie couple (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), and an aging widower (Hal Holbrook). Director of photography Eric Gautier (Motorcycle Diaries) has beautifully filmed his journey, from the South Dakota prairie to the canyons and deserts of the Southwest, to the Sea of Cortez, to the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, to the remote Alaskan wilderness north of Mt Denali.
Tues 1/15 - Thurs 1/17
BLAME IT ON FIDEL (NR) 99min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
Full of humor, this endearing film about a nine-year old girl and her younger brother coping with their bourgeois parent�s drastic decision to devote their lives to radical activism is the assured feature debut from documentary filmmaker Julie Gavras (daughter of political filmmaker Costa-Gavras). Set in 1970�s Paris, and filmed from the girl�s perspective, young Anna suddenly must give up her comfortable home, beloved religious studies and devoted Cuban nanny for a cramped apartment full of scruffy revolutionaries deep in discussions about group solidarity and communism, after her Spanish uncle is arrested working against Franco. Like any child, she resists this change, but over the course of the film, she comes to her own beliefs.
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