as promised
here is the next schedule for Reel Pizza which covers Friday Feb 6 through Thursday Feb 26.
See you soon.
-Lisa
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22 is our "ACADEMY" NIGHT GALA 2009 from 6:30 pm till... TERRIFIC FUN! GREAT CAUSE!
Benefits Maine Sea Coast Mission & Beth C. Wright Cancer Center
co-sponsored by Poor Boy's Gourmet, The First, Coastline Homes & Holiday Inn
Exquisite hors d'oeuvres * Complementary glass of Champagne * Come in Costume to win Great Prizes * Grand Prize for most correct winners
Tickets available at Reel Pizza box office: $50 patron; $25 adults; $15 seniors/students
*no eve shows Sun 2pm matinees only
Fri Feb 6 - Mon Feb 9
YES MAN (PG-13) 104min
Zooey Deschanel and Jim Carrey have a goofy, wonderful chemistry together in this fun and sweet romantic comedy. He is a self-pitying loan officer who is still in a funk after his divorce years earlier. His buddy (Bradley Cooper) pressures him into attending a self-help seminar led by a New-age guru (Terence Stamp), where he is taught to say YES to everything asked of him. Naturally, initially, this leads to disaster, but also puts him in the path of free-spirited Allison who is attracted to his spontaneity. As he continues to practice his new skill, he reaps the rewards but eventually must learn to deal with the complications. It is a light-weight, but funny and delightful crowd-pleaser.
Tues Feb 10 - Thurs Feb 12
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL (NR) 72min
This extraordinary documentary from Oscar-winning director Gini Reticker and producer Abigail Disney chronicles the remarkable story of courageous Liberian women, ordinary mothers, sisters, wives, aunts, and grandmothers, both Christian and Muslim, who came together to pray for peace, staged a silent protest, and were critical in ending the bloody civil war that had shattered their country. The non-violent and unorthodox methods of these women forced dictator Charles Taylor into exile which resulted in the election of Africa's first female head of state. It is an inspiring, uplifting and motivating story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence.
Fri Feb 13 - Mon Feb 16
VALKYRIE (PG-13) 120min
Intelligent and engrossing, this historical drama recreates the real-life WW2 conspiracy about a plot within the highest ranks of Hitler's military command to assassinate their leader and restore Germany's good name. Led by Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), a man who lost seven fingers and an eye fighting in North Africa, this group of co-conspirators, played by Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard and Thomas Kretschmann, all have differing motives for wanting Hitler dead, and their allegiances shift even as they must keep their plan secret. Director Bryan Singer (X-Men 1 & 2, Superman) reuniting with his The Usual Suspects screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, has made a suspenseful and old-fashioned action adventure, presenting a complex scheme with clarity.
Tues Feb 17 - Thurs Feb 19
THE BLACK BALLOON (PG-13) 97min
This comic Australian coming of age drama, the autobiographical first feature from Elissa Down, is a hilarious heartwarming and honest account of growing up with an autistic brother. Shy 15 year old Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) has just moved and must start at a new school. He just wants to fit in and become friends with his goofy but gorgeous classmate Jackie. But when his pregnant mother (Toni Collette) is ordered to bedrest, he must take care of his older autistic brother, whose unusual antics send Thomas on an emotional journey. It is a funny and unsentimental but sympathetic and real story about fitting in and accepting your family.
Fri Feb 20 - Mon Feb 23
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (R) 116min
It is Kym (Oscar-nominated Anne Hathaway, The Devil Wears Prada), the sister of the bride Rachel (Rosemary Dewitt) who is the focus of this film. On a weekend furlough from rehab where she has been clean for many months, but a junkie for many years, she also wants to be the center of attention at this family gathering. But longtime issues have made her overly emotional, self-absorbed, and resentful, and her inappropriate behavior embarrasses and infuriates her entire family. But as her dad and new brother-in-law are both in the music industry, the party is a multi-cultural riot of eclectic styles, including musicians Robyn Hitchcock, and Sister Carol. Veteran indie director Jonathan Demme (Philadelphia, Heart of Gold) has balanced, with heart and hilarity, an intense, authentic family dynamic with a lively celebration.
Tues Feb 24 - Thurs Feb 26
THE GROCER'S SON (NR) 96min [in French with subtitles]
This picturesque and rewarding journey of self-discovery follows the trials of Antoine, a surly 30 year old man who thought he had forever left his family home in Provence a decade ago. But when his father has a heart attack, he reluctantly returns to drive the family's travelling grocery van to the remote villages in the countryside to serve the elderly customers who continued to rely on this service. His apartment neighbor Claire, an optimistic free-spirit, joins him and provides a counterpoint to the confrontational Antoine. With a wealth of details, this enchanting, quirky gem from director Eric Guirado is sure to enchant.
COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
DOUBT (PG-13) 104min
In a Catholic school in 1964 Bronx, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the principal, does not trust the new priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). He is progressive and charismatic; she is strict, disciplined and old-fashioned. When she hears from meek, innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) that she saw the school's new and only black student go into his office alone, she decides, without a doubt but without any evidence either, that something is seriously amiss and the Father must go. Viola Davis (Antwone Fisher) gives a brief but indelible performance as the boy's mother. John Patrick Shanley (Oscar-winning screenwriter for Moonstruck) adapts and directs his Tony-winning play, expanding it with 4 Oscar-nominated performances to fill the big screen in this transfixing and relevant film.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (R) 121min
Nominated for ten Academy Awards, including best picture and director, this colorful, Dickensian, and Bollywood inspired film is from stylish British director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Millions, 28 Days Later). The story, based on the novel "Q&A" by Vikas Swarup adapted by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty) follows Jamal (Dev Patel) a street-smart Mumbai slum orphan turned call center tea server who has become a contestant on a popular TV game show, and is on the verge of winning the big prize. Suspected of cheating, he is forced to justify to a police interrogator (Irfan Khan, A Mighty Heart) how he knew all the answers to the questions. His responses follow in flashback the highs and lows of his life as he has survived terrible poverty and unforgettable brutality with his older brother Salim and his soulmate Latika. In all it is a passionate, joyous and winning film.
GRAN TORINO (R) 117min
Grizzled, retired, and newly widowed autoworker Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) thinks his children and grandchildren are greedy and self-absorbed, and he only has vicious racial slurs to direct at the Hmong newcomers to his lower-middleclass neighborhood in Detroit, as they remind him of Koreans he fought in the war. When his teenaged next-door neighbor tries to steal his beloved car as part of a gang initiation, he is forced to deal with them, and eventually becomes a reluctant father figure and friend to the boy and his older sister. Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, Changeling) in his second directing effort this year, considers the limits of violence, racial acceptance, and the power of compassion.
FROST/NIXON (R) 122min
Entertaining and riveting, this insightful and visually energetic film from Oscar-nominated director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) is a fascinating dual character study of two men whose careers were in the gutter, Richard Nixon (played by Tony award-winning and Oscar-nominated Frank Langella) three years after he had resigned the presidency after Watergate but had yet to confess or apologize for anything, and David Frost (played by Martin Sheen, The Queen), a fading British talk-show host who had been exiled to Australia. Frost wants to reignite his career, and using his own money, boldly persuades Richard Nixon, who needs to reshape his legacy, to sit for four televised interviews. Screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, Last King of Scotland) adapted his fictionalized Broadway play and Langella and Sheen deftly reprise their powerful stage roles. A strong supporting cast includes Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt, Matthew Macfadyen and Rebecca Hall.
CORALINE (PG) 100min
Director Harry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas) has made another spectacular stop-motion animated adventure, this based on Neil Gaiman's internationally best-selling story. Dakota Fanning voices Coraline, bored with her parents and in her new home until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side. This parallel universe seems to be quite similar to her real life, only better. Then she discovers that it might actually be much more dangerous and she must summons all her resourcefulness and bravery to escape this increasingly perilous world and return home to save her family.
Coming next?
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
I've Loved You For So Long
The Wrestler
Waltz With Bashir
Secret of the Grain
Last Chance Harvey
Che
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
[Reel Pizza] update
hi everyone
quick before it snows! here is the update for this coming week at Reel Pizza. New schedule coming soon!
-Lisa
Senior matinee on Thursday 1/29 is MARLEY AND ME at 1:30.
Starting Friday Jan 30 thru Thurs Feb 5
MILK (R) 128min 6:00 and 8:30
In 1977, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man voted into public office in the US, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A year later he was murdered. Seamlessly blending newsreel footage with an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, director Gus Van Sant's satisfying, timely and engaging new film charts the last eight years of the life of this martyred pioneer. The ensemble cast features excellent performances, including Golden Globe nominated Sean Penn, who becomes the title character, a middle aged Jewish Republican insurance agent seeking change, James Franco (Pineapple Express) as his partner who moves with him from New York to the west coast, Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) as a young activist who works tirelessly with Milk's campaigns, and Josh Brolin (W) as a conflicted conservative city supervisor elected at the same time as Milk. This film has earned 8 OSCAR NOMINATIONS, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay and Musical Score
AND
Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
CADILLAC RECORDS (R) 109min 5:30 and 8:00
This powerful chronicle with a phenomenal soundtrack of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists tells the story of rhythm and the blues as they gave birth to rock 'n' roll on Chicago's south side from the late 1940's into the 1960's. It all began when Leonard Chess (Adrian Brody, The Pianist) a Polish-Jewish émigré and bar owner hired the blues combo of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) on guitar and Little Walter (Columbus Short) on harmonica to play his club. Soon he records them, and then is promoting their music across the country. The family grows to include Big Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Howlin' Wolf (Eammonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles), all of whom struggle with success. Writer-director Darnell Martin brings the story of these blues legends to dramatic, vibrant life.
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (PG-13) 5:30 and 7:45
This remarkable and moving Holocaust story, told with intelligence and grace, is based on the young adult novel by author John Boyne. Bruno is a young German boy whose soldier father (David Thewlis) is about to be transferred from Berlin to the countryside. His mother (Vera Farmiga) and sister (Amber Beattie) are proud of his promotion but don't understand its significance. Their new home is near to a "farm" that the boy is forbidden to visit where the workers wear striped clothing, but as loneliness creeps in, he sneaks away, where he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy his age on the opposite side of the fence. Slowly Bruno begins to understand the dangerous hate, and wonders about his father's participation, as he vows to help his new friend.
quick before it snows! here is the update for this coming week at Reel Pizza. New schedule coming soon!
-Lisa
Senior matinee on Thursday 1/29 is MARLEY AND ME at 1:30.
Starting Friday Jan 30 thru Thurs Feb 5
MILK (R) 128min 6:00 and 8:30
In 1977, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man voted into public office in the US, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A year later he was murdered. Seamlessly blending newsreel footage with an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, director Gus Van Sant's satisfying, timely and engaging new film charts the last eight years of the life of this martyred pioneer. The ensemble cast features excellent performances, including Golden Globe nominated Sean Penn, who becomes the title character, a middle aged Jewish Republican insurance agent seeking change, James Franco (Pineapple Express) as his partner who moves with him from New York to the west coast, Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) as a young activist who works tirelessly with Milk's campaigns, and Josh Brolin (W) as a conflicted conservative city supervisor elected at the same time as Milk. This film has earned 8 OSCAR NOMINATIONS, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay and Musical Score
AND
Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
CADILLAC RECORDS (R) 109min 5:30 and 8:00
This powerful chronicle with a phenomenal soundtrack of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists tells the story of rhythm and the blues as they gave birth to rock 'n' roll on Chicago's south side from the late 1940's into the 1960's. It all began when Leonard Chess (Adrian Brody, The Pianist) a Polish-Jewish émigré and bar owner hired the blues combo of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) on guitar and Little Walter (Columbus Short) on harmonica to play his club. Soon he records them, and then is promoting their music across the country. The family grows to include Big Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Howlin' Wolf (Eammonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles), all of whom struggle with success. Writer-director Darnell Martin brings the story of these blues legends to dramatic, vibrant life.
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (PG-13) 5:30 and 7:45
This remarkable and moving Holocaust story, told with intelligence and grace, is based on the young adult novel by author John Boyne. Bruno is a young German boy whose soldier father (David Thewlis) is about to be transferred from Berlin to the countryside. His mother (Vera Farmiga) and sister (Amber Beattie) are proud of his promotion but don't understand its significance. Their new home is near to a "farm" that the boy is forbidden to visit where the workers wear striped clothing, but as loneliness creeps in, he sneaks away, where he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy his age on the opposite side of the fence. Slowly Bruno begins to understand the dangerous hate, and wonders about his father's participation, as he vows to help his new friend.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
[Reel Pizza] update
just a quick reminder that tonight is the last night at Reel Pizza for two multi-Oscar nominated films.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, with 13 nominations including best picture, director, actor, supporting actress, cinematography, costumes, makeup, score, visual effects, screenplay... plays at 5:00 and 8:15; also senior matinee at 1:00.
CHANGELING, with a best actress nomination for Angelina Jolie, plus best cinematography and art direction plays at 5:30 and 8:30
-Lisa
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, with 13 nominations including best picture, director, actor, supporting actress, cinematography, costumes, makeup, score, visual effects, screenplay... plays at 5:00 and 8:15; also senior matinee at 1:00.
CHANGELING, with a best actress nomination for Angelina Jolie, plus best cinematography and art direction plays at 5:30 and 8:30
-Lisa
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
[Reel Pizza] update
Good morning everyone!
I still haven't come down from all the excitement of yesterday. We had such an enthusiastic response to our Inaugural Luncheon, with standing room only in both theatres. It was really wonderful to share this phenomenal, cathartic event with so many of our friends and neighbors. And to top it all off, together we raised nearly $1300 for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry, plus I took over a load of food that filled the back of my station wagon. I know I have said it before but allow me to repeat myself: You all are amazing. Thank you to everyone for your generosity.
This week at Reel Pizza, our Thursday Senior matinee will be THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON which will start at 1:00pm.
Also first thing on Thursday morning, the Academy Award nominations will be announced, which means you can start thinking about our annual gala Oscar celebration, now called Academy Night, on Sunday February 22, which this year will benefit both the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center and the Maine Sea Coast Mission. Tickets are available at our box office. I'm sure no one will notice if you wear the same gown from the inaugural ball!
And we have films.
Fri Jan 23 - Thurs Jan 29
MARLEY AND ME (PG) 115min 5:30 and 8:00
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston make a charming couple in this endearing story about a dog and the effects he has on their marriage. This is not just any dog, but �the world�s worst dog,� a golden lab with no boundaries who wreaks havoc wherever he goes for a good part of his life. Nevertheless, he is much loved by the whole family, which eventually includes three kids, and they all recognize that their life wouldn't be the same without him. Based on journalist John Grogan�s true memoir, directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and co-starring Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner and Eric Dane, this is a delightful, hilarious and fully entertaining film.
Fri Jan 23 - Mon Jan 26
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Golden Globe nominated actress Sally Hawkins gives a spot-on, infectious performance as always enthusiastic, bordering on manic, school teacher Poppy. Always optimistic, she takes up driving lessons at age 30 when her bike is stolen. She maintains her hopefulness even as those around her, like her driving instructor (Eddie Marsan, The Illusionist) are perpetually angry and seem to have no hope or patience with life. This edgy, slice-of-life drama, a refreshingly upbeat character study from veteran improvisational director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Topsy Turvy) was created using his trademark organic method of story-writing.
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs Jan 29
ROCKNROLLA (R) 116min 6:00 and 8:30
Director Guy Richie (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) returns to his roots with this Tarantino-inspired, stylish and outrageous Cockney crime caper, featuring a great ensemble cast. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) stars as a London crime boss and self-proclaimed real estate mogul. Gerard Butler (Phantom of the Opera) is a low level crook who gets in the way of a deal with a Russian mobster (Karel Rodin), tipped off by the Russian�s accountant (Thandie Newton). A lucky painting, a dead rock musician and his promoters (Jeremy Piven and Ludacris) are part of the mix. It is fast paced, quite humorous, and entertaining with a twisty ending that brings everything together.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile. See you soon
-Lisa
I still haven't come down from all the excitement of yesterday. We had such an enthusiastic response to our Inaugural Luncheon, with standing room only in both theatres. It was really wonderful to share this phenomenal, cathartic event with so many of our friends and neighbors. And to top it all off, together we raised nearly $1300 for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry, plus I took over a load of food that filled the back of my station wagon. I know I have said it before but allow me to repeat myself: You all are amazing. Thank you to everyone for your generosity.
This week at Reel Pizza, our Thursday Senior matinee will be THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON which will start at 1:00pm.
Also first thing on Thursday morning, the Academy Award nominations will be announced, which means you can start thinking about our annual gala Oscar celebration, now called Academy Night, on Sunday February 22, which this year will benefit both the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center and the Maine Sea Coast Mission. Tickets are available at our box office. I'm sure no one will notice if you wear the same gown from the inaugural ball!
And we have films.
Fri Jan 23 - Thurs Jan 29
MARLEY AND ME (PG) 115min 5:30 and 8:00
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston make a charming couple in this endearing story about a dog and the effects he has on their marriage. This is not just any dog, but �the world�s worst dog,� a golden lab with no boundaries who wreaks havoc wherever he goes for a good part of his life. Nevertheless, he is much loved by the whole family, which eventually includes three kids, and they all recognize that their life wouldn't be the same without him. Based on journalist John Grogan�s true memoir, directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and co-starring Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner and Eric Dane, this is a delightful, hilarious and fully entertaining film.
Fri Jan 23 - Mon Jan 26
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Golden Globe nominated actress Sally Hawkins gives a spot-on, infectious performance as always enthusiastic, bordering on manic, school teacher Poppy. Always optimistic, she takes up driving lessons at age 30 when her bike is stolen. She maintains her hopefulness even as those around her, like her driving instructor (Eddie Marsan, The Illusionist) are perpetually angry and seem to have no hope or patience with life. This edgy, slice-of-life drama, a refreshingly upbeat character study from veteran improvisational director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Topsy Turvy) was created using his trademark organic method of story-writing.
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs Jan 29
ROCKNROLLA (R) 116min 6:00 and 8:30
Director Guy Richie (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) returns to his roots with this Tarantino-inspired, stylish and outrageous Cockney crime caper, featuring a great ensemble cast. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) stars as a London crime boss and self-proclaimed real estate mogul. Gerard Butler (Phantom of the Opera) is a low level crook who gets in the way of a deal with a Russian mobster (Karel Rodin), tipped off by the Russian�s accountant (Thandie Newton). A lucky painting, a dead rock musician and his promoters (Jeremy Piven and Ludacris) are part of the mix. It is fast paced, quite humorous, and entertaining with a twisty ending that brings everything together.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile. See you soon
-Lisa
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
[Reel Pizza] update
hi everyone
here is Reel Pizza's schedule for the next week. Please note starting times closely as these films don't exactly fit in our normal windows.
The senior matinee this Thurs 1/15 is AUSTRALIA, at 1:00pm.
The senior matinee next Thurs 1/22 is BENJAMIN BUTTON, also at 1:00pm.
Tuesday Jan 20th we will host an INAUGURATION DAY LUNCH. At noon, our country will inaugurate its 44th president, and we will be watching on the big screens. Please join us, starting at 11am for the televised broadcast of this historic event. Doors will open at 10:45 and we will be accepting donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry in lieu of admissions. Our kitchen will be open for lunch while we celebrate President Barak Obama and Vice-President Joseph Biden as they begin their great journey to lead this country forward.
Fri Jan 16 - Thurs Jan 22
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (PG-13) 167min 5:00 and 8:15
From director David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac) and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) based loosely on a F. Scott Fitzgerald story, this intriguing, magical and romantic tale follows the life of a unique man who was born looking an ancient eighty years old, and as he aged, he got progressively younger. Brad Pitt plays the man, and excellent digital technology has implanted his face on all the characters, even when acted by other people�s bodies. Elle Fanning and Cate Blanchette play the different ages of Daisy, the most important woman in his life. This haunting, poignant, and unique picture is one of the year�s best.
Fri Jan 16 - Mon Jan 19
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (G) 93min 5:30 and 7:30
Kate DiCamillo�s (Because of Winn-Dixie) Newbery Award-winning fairy tale of bravery, forgiveness, and redemption is brought wonderfully, enchantingly and beautifully to the screen in this charming and elegant animated adaptation by screenwriter Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and directors Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Rob Stevenhagen. A very small mouse with very big ears (Matthew Broderick) is banished from his world for not acting mouse-like enough. He meets a rat (Dustin Hoffman), a fellow outcast who frightened the queen to death from being in her soup. Emma Watson (Harry Potter films) voices the princess despondent at the untimely demise of her mother. Tracy Uhlman voices her servant girl who longs to be a princess herself.
Tues Jan 20 - Thurs Jan 22
CHANGELING (R) 140min 5:30 and 8:30
This first of two excellent films coming this year from director Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) is the unforgettable true story of a woman wronged by the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department in 1928. Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart) is a single mother whose son disappears one day without a trace. Months later and with much fanfare, the LAPD announces they've found the missing child, but she protests that the boy returned to her is not her son. The police respond by incarcerating her in the psychiatric ward. John Malkovich plays an eccentric, outspoken radio preacher who takes her case to the airwaves when she is silenced. It is an intense, riveting story and film.
here is Reel Pizza's schedule for the next week. Please note starting times closely as these films don't exactly fit in our normal windows.
The senior matinee this Thurs 1/15 is AUSTRALIA, at 1:00pm.
The senior matinee next Thurs 1/22 is BENJAMIN BUTTON, also at 1:00pm.
Tuesday Jan 20th we will host an INAUGURATION DAY LUNCH. At noon, our country will inaugurate its 44th president, and we will be watching on the big screens. Please join us, starting at 11am for the televised broadcast of this historic event. Doors will open at 10:45 and we will be accepting donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry in lieu of admissions. Our kitchen will be open for lunch while we celebrate President Barak Obama and Vice-President Joseph Biden as they begin their great journey to lead this country forward.
Fri Jan 16 - Thurs Jan 22
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (PG-13) 167min 5:00 and 8:15
From director David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac) and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) based loosely on a F. Scott Fitzgerald story, this intriguing, magical and romantic tale follows the life of a unique man who was born looking an ancient eighty years old, and as he aged, he got progressively younger. Brad Pitt plays the man, and excellent digital technology has implanted his face on all the characters, even when acted by other people�s bodies. Elle Fanning and Cate Blanchette play the different ages of Daisy, the most important woman in his life. This haunting, poignant, and unique picture is one of the year�s best.
Fri Jan 16 - Mon Jan 19
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (G) 93min 5:30 and 7:30
Kate DiCamillo�s (Because of Winn-Dixie) Newbery Award-winning fairy tale of bravery, forgiveness, and redemption is brought wonderfully, enchantingly and beautifully to the screen in this charming and elegant animated adaptation by screenwriter Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and directors Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Rob Stevenhagen. A very small mouse with very big ears (Matthew Broderick) is banished from his world for not acting mouse-like enough. He meets a rat (Dustin Hoffman), a fellow outcast who frightened the queen to death from being in her soup. Emma Watson (Harry Potter films) voices the princess despondent at the untimely demise of her mother. Tracy Uhlman voices her servant girl who longs to be a princess herself.
Tues Jan 20 - Thurs Jan 22
CHANGELING (R) 140min 5:30 and 8:30
This first of two excellent films coming this year from director Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) is the unforgettable true story of a woman wronged by the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department in 1928. Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart) is a single mother whose son disappears one day without a trace. Months later and with much fanfare, the LAPD announces they've found the missing child, but she protests that the boy returned to her is not her son. The police respond by incarcerating her in the psychiatric ward. John Malkovich plays an eccentric, outspoken radio preacher who takes her case to the airwaves when she is silenced. It is an intense, riveting story and film.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
[Reel Pizza] schedule
Greetings all
As promised here is the new schedule for Reel Pizza that runs January 16 through February 5th.
We hope to see you soon.
-Lisa and Chris
Tuesday Jan 20th INAUGURATION DAY! 11 AM
On January 20 at noon, our country will inaugurate its 44th president, and we will be watching on the big screen. Please join us, starting at 11am, for the televised broadcast of this historic event. Our kitchen will be open for lunch, while we celebrate President Barak Obama and Vice-President Joseph Biden as they begin their great journey to lead this country forward. We will be accepting donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry in lieu of admissions.
Fri Jan 16 - Mon Jan 19
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (G) 93min
Kate DiCamillo's (Because of Winn-Dixie) Newbery Award-winning fairy tale of bravery, forgiveness, and redemption is brought wonderfully, enchantingly and beautifully to the screen in this charming and elegant animated adaptation by screenwriter Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and directors Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Rob Stevenhagen. A very small mouse with very big ears (Matthew Broderick) is banished from his world for not acting mouse-like enough. He meets a rat (Dustin Hoffman), a fellow outcast who frightened the queen to death from being in her soup. Emma Watson (Harry Potter films) voices the princess despondent at the untimely demise of her mother. Tracy Uhlman voices her servant girl who longs to be a princess herself.
Tues Jan 20 - Thurs Jan 22
CHANGELING (R) 140min
This first of two excellent films coming this year from director Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) is the unforgettable true story of a woman wronged by the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department in 1928. Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart) is a single mother whose son disappears one day without a trace. Months later and with much fanfare, the LAPD announces they've found the missing child, but she protests that the boy returned to her is not her son. The police respond by incarcerating her in the psychiatric ward. John Malkovich plays an eccentric, outspoken radio preacher who takes her case to the airwaves when she is silenced. It is an intense, riveting story and film.
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Fri Jan 23 - Mon Jan 26
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (R) 118min
Golden Globe nominated actress Sally Hawkins gives a spot-on, infectious performance as always enthusiastic, bordering on manic, school teacher Poppy. Always optimistic, she takes up driving lessons at age 30 when her bike is stolen. She maintains her hopefulness even as those around her, like her driving instructor (Eddie Marsan, The Illusionist) are perpetually angry and seem to have no hope or patience with life. This edgy, slice-of-life drama, a refreshingly upbeat character study from veteran improvisational director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Topsy Turvy) was created using his trademark organic method of storywriting.
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs Jan 29
ROCKNROLLA (R) 116min
Director Guy Richie (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) returns to his roots with this Tarantino-inspired, stylish and outrageous Cockney crime caper, featuring a great ensemble cast. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) stars as a London crime boss and self-proclaimed real estate mogul. Gerard Butler (Phantom of the Opera) is a low level crook who gets in the way of a deal with a Russian mobster (Karel Rodin), tipped off by the Russian's accountant (Thandie Newton). A lucky painting, a dead rock musician and his promoters (Jeremy Piven and Ludacris) are part of the mix. It is fast paced, quite humorous, and entertaining with a twisty ending that brings everything together.
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Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
CADILLAC RECORDS (R) 109min
This powerful chronicle with a phenomenal soundtrack of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists tells the story of rhythm and the blues as they gave birth to rock 'n' roll on Chicago's south side from the late 1940's into the 1960's. It all began when Leonard Chess (Adrian Brody, The Pianist) a Polish-Jewish émigré and bar owner hired the blues combo of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) on guitar and Little Walter (Columbus Short) on harmonica to play his club. Soon he records them, and then is promoting their music across the country. The family grows to include Big Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Howlin' Wolf (Eammonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles), all of whom struggle with success. Writer-director Darnell Martin brings the story of these blues legends to dramatic, vibrant life.
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (PG-13)
This remarkable and moving Holocaust story, told with intelligence and grace, is based on the young adult novel by author John Boyne. Bruno is a young German boy whose soldier father (David Thewlis) is about to be transferred from Berlin to the countryside. His mother (Vera Farmiga) and sister (Amber Beattie) are proud of his promotion but don't understand its significance. Their new home is near to a "farm" that the boy is forbidden to visit where the workers wear striped clothing, but as loneliness creeps in, he sneaks away, where he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy his age on the opposite side of the fence. Slowly Bruno begins to understand the dangerous hate, and wonders about his father's participation, as he vows to help his new friend.
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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (PG-13) 167min
From director David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac) and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) based loosely on a F. Scott Fitzgerald story, this intriguing, magical and romantic tale follows the life of a unique man who was born looking an ancient eighty years old, and as he aged, he got progressively younger. Brad Pitt plays the man, and excellent digital technology has implanted his face on all the characters, even when acted by other people's bodies. Elle Fanning and Cate Blanchette play the different ages of Daisy, the most important woman in his life. This haunting, poignant, and unique picture is one of the year's best.
MARLEY AND ME (PG) 115min
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston make a charming couple in this endearing story about a dog and the effects he has on their marriage. This is not just any dog, but "the world's worst dog," a golden lab with no boundaries who wreaks havoc wherever he goes for a good part of his life. Nevertheless, he is much loved by the whole family, which eventually includes three kids, and they all recognize that their life wouldn't be the same without him. Based on journalist John Grogan's true memoir, directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and co-starring Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner and Eric Dane, this is a delightful, hilarious and fully entertaining film.
MILK (R) 128min
In 1977, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man voted into public office in the US, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A year later he was murdered. Seamlessly blending newsreel footage with an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, director Gus Van Sant's satisfying, timely and engaging new film charts the last eight years of the life of this martyred pioneer. The ensemble cast features excellent performances, including Golden Globe nominated Sean Penn, who becomes the title character, a middle aged Jewish Republican insurance agent seeking change, James Franco (Pineapple Express) as his partner who moves with him from New York to the west coast, Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) as a young activist who works tirelessly with Milk's campaigns, and Josh Brolin (W) as a conflicted conservative city supervisor elected at the same time as Milk.
VALKYRIE (PG-13) 120min
Intelligent and engrossing, this historical drama recreates the real-life WW2 conspiracy about a plot within the highest ranks of Hitler's military command to assassinate their leader and restore Germany's good name. Led by Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), a man who lost seven fingers and an eye fighting in North Africa, this group of co-conspirators, played by Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard and Thomas Kretschmann, all have differing motives for wanting Hitler dead, and their allegiances shift even as they must keep their plan secret. Director Bryan Singer (X-Men 1 & 2, Superman) reuniting with his The Usual Suspects screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, has made a suspenseful and old-fashioned action adventure, presenting a complex scheme with clarity.
DOUBT (PG-13) 104min
In a Catholic school in 1964 Bronx, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the principal, does not trust the new priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). He is progressive and charismatic; she is strict, disciplined and old-fashioned. When she hears from meek, innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) that she saw the school's new and only black student go into his office alone, she decides, without a doubt but without any evidence either, that something is seriously amiss and the Father must go. Viola Davis (Antwone Fisher) gives a brief but indelible performance as the boy's mother. John Patrick Shanley (Oscar winning screenwriter for Moonstruck) adapts and directs his Tony-winning play, expanding it to fill the big screen with this transfixing and relevant film.
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Coming next?
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Gran Torino
Frost/Nixon
Yes Man
Rachel Getting Married
I've Loved You For So Long
OSCAR NIGHT 2009
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As promised here is the new schedule for Reel Pizza that runs January 16 through February 5th.
We hope to see you soon.
-Lisa and Chris
Tuesday Jan 20th
On January 20 at noon, our country will inaugurate its 44th president, and we will be watching on the big screen. Please join us, starting at 11am, for the televised broadcast of this historic event. Our kitchen will be open for lunch, while we celebrate President Barak Obama and Vice-President Joseph Biden as they begin their great journey to lead this country forward. We will be accepting donations to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry in lieu of admissions.
Fri Jan 16 - Mon Jan 19
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (G) 93min
Kate DiCamillo's (Because of Winn-Dixie) Newbery Award-winning fairy tale of bravery, forgiveness, and redemption is brought wonderfully, enchantingly and beautifully to the screen in this charming and elegant animated adaptation by screenwriter Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and directors Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Rob Stevenhagen. A very small mouse with very big ears (Matthew Broderick) is banished from his world for not acting mouse-like enough. He meets a rat (Dustin Hoffman), a fellow outcast who frightened the queen to death from being in her soup. Emma Watson (Harry Potter films) voices the princess despondent at the untimely demise of her mother. Tracy Uhlman voices her servant girl who longs to be a princess herself.
Tues Jan 20 - Thurs Jan 22
CHANGELING (R) 140min
This first of two excellent films coming this year from director Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) is the unforgettable true story of a woman wronged by the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department in 1928. Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart) is a single mother whose son disappears one day without a trace. Months later and with much fanfare, the LAPD announces they've found the missing child, but she protests that the boy returned to her is not her son. The police respond by incarcerating her in the psychiatric ward. John Malkovich plays an eccentric, outspoken radio preacher who takes her case to the airwaves when she is silenced. It is an intense, riveting story and film.
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Fri Jan 23 - Mon Jan 26
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (R) 118min
Golden Globe nominated actress Sally Hawkins gives a spot-on, infectious performance as always enthusiastic, bordering on manic, school teacher Poppy. Always optimistic, she takes up driving lessons at age 30 when her bike is stolen. She maintains her hopefulness even as those around her, like her driving instructor (Eddie Marsan, The Illusionist) are perpetually angry and seem to have no hope or patience with life. This edgy, slice-of-life drama, a refreshingly upbeat character study from veteran improvisational director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Topsy Turvy) was created using his trademark organic method of storywriting.
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs Jan 29
ROCKNROLLA (R) 116min
Director Guy Richie (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) returns to his roots with this Tarantino-inspired, stylish and outrageous Cockney crime caper, featuring a great ensemble cast. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) stars as a London crime boss and self-proclaimed real estate mogul. Gerard Butler (Phantom of the Opera) is a low level crook who gets in the way of a deal with a Russian mobster (Karel Rodin), tipped off by the Russian's accountant (Thandie Newton). A lucky painting, a dead rock musician and his promoters (Jeremy Piven and Ludacris) are part of the mix. It is fast paced, quite humorous, and entertaining with a twisty ending that brings everything together.
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Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
CADILLAC RECORDS (R) 109min
This powerful chronicle with a phenomenal soundtrack of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists tells the story of rhythm and the blues as they gave birth to rock 'n' roll on Chicago's south side from the late 1940's into the 1960's. It all began when Leonard Chess (Adrian Brody, The Pianist) a Polish-Jewish émigré and bar owner hired the blues combo of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) on guitar and Little Walter (Columbus Short) on harmonica to play his club. Soon he records them, and then is promoting their music across the country. The family grows to include Big Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Howlin' Wolf (Eammonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles), all of whom struggle with success. Writer-director Darnell Martin brings the story of these blues legends to dramatic, vibrant life.
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (PG-13)
This remarkable and moving Holocaust story, told with intelligence and grace, is based on the young adult novel by author John Boyne. Bruno is a young German boy whose soldier father (David Thewlis) is about to be transferred from Berlin to the countryside. His mother (Vera Farmiga) and sister (Amber Beattie) are proud of his promotion but don't understand its significance. Their new home is near to a "farm" that the boy is forbidden to visit where the workers wear striped clothing, but as loneliness creeps in, he sneaks away, where he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy his age on the opposite side of the fence. Slowly Bruno begins to understand the dangerous hate, and wonders about his father's participation, as he vows to help his new friend.
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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (PG-13) 167min
From director David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac) and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) based loosely on a F. Scott Fitzgerald story, this intriguing, magical and romantic tale follows the life of a unique man who was born looking an ancient eighty years old, and as he aged, he got progressively younger. Brad Pitt plays the man, and excellent digital technology has implanted his face on all the characters, even when acted by other people's bodies. Elle Fanning and Cate Blanchette play the different ages of Daisy, the most important woman in his life. This haunting, poignant, and unique picture is one of the year's best.
MARLEY AND ME (PG) 115min
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston make a charming couple in this endearing story about a dog and the effects he has on their marriage. This is not just any dog, but "the world's worst dog," a golden lab with no boundaries who wreaks havoc wherever he goes for a good part of his life. Nevertheless, he is much loved by the whole family, which eventually includes three kids, and they all recognize that their life wouldn't be the same without him. Based on journalist John Grogan's true memoir, directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and co-starring Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner and Eric Dane, this is a delightful, hilarious and fully entertaining film.
MILK (R) 128min
In 1977, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man voted into public office in the US, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A year later he was murdered. Seamlessly blending newsreel footage with an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, director Gus Van Sant's satisfying, timely and engaging new film charts the last eight years of the life of this martyred pioneer. The ensemble cast features excellent performances, including Golden Globe nominated Sean Penn, who becomes the title character, a middle aged Jewish Republican insurance agent seeking change, James Franco (Pineapple Express) as his partner who moves with him from New York to the west coast, Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) as a young activist who works tirelessly with Milk's campaigns, and Josh Brolin (W) as a conflicted conservative city supervisor elected at the same time as Milk.
VALKYRIE (PG-13) 120min
Intelligent and engrossing, this historical drama recreates the real-life WW2 conspiracy about a plot within the highest ranks of Hitler's military command to assassinate their leader and restore Germany's good name. Led by Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), a man who lost seven fingers and an eye fighting in North Africa, this group of co-conspirators, played by Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard and Thomas Kretschmann, all have differing motives for wanting Hitler dead, and their allegiances shift even as they must keep their plan secret. Director Bryan Singer (X-Men 1 & 2, Superman) reuniting with his The Usual Suspects screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, has made a suspenseful and old-fashioned action adventure, presenting a complex scheme with clarity.
DOUBT (PG-13) 104min
In a Catholic school in 1964 Bronx, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the principal, does not trust the new priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). He is progressive and charismatic; she is strict, disciplined and old-fashioned. When she hears from meek, innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) that she saw the school's new and only black student go into his office alone, she decides, without a doubt but without any evidence either, that something is seriously amiss and the Father must go. Viola Davis (Antwone Fisher) gives a brief but indelible performance as the boy's mother. John Patrick Shanley (Oscar winning screenwriter for Moonstruck) adapts and directs his Tony-winning play, expanding it to fill the big screen with this transfixing and relevant film.
****************************
Coming next?
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Gran Torino
Frost/Nixon
Yes Man
Rachel Getting Married
I've Loved You For So Long
OSCAR NIGHT 2009
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[Reel Pizza] update
hi everyone.
here is a brief update on the movies this week. The new schedule will be coming shortly.
We will have our first Senior Matinee tomorrow (1/8) at 1:30. The show will be QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
Next week (1/15), the film will be AUSTRALIA which will start at 1:00, because of its longer running time.
through Thurs 1/8 QUANTUM OF SOLACE (PG-13) 106min 6:00 and 8:15
and A CHRISTMAS TALE (NR) 152min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:30
Fri 1/9 - Thurs 1/15 AUSTRALIA (PG-13) 165min 5:00 and 8:15
Fri 1/9 - Mon 1/12 SECRET LIFE OF BEES (PG-13) 110min 5:30 and 8:00
Tue 1/13 - Thur 1/15 SYNECDOCHE, NY (R) 124min 5:30 and 8:00
see you soon
-LIsa
here is a brief update on the movies this week. The new schedule will be coming shortly.
We will have our first Senior Matinee tomorrow (1/8) at 1:30. The show will be QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
Next week (1/15), the film will be AUSTRALIA which will start at 1:00, because of its longer running time.
through Thurs 1/8
Fri 1/9 - Thurs 1/15
Fri 1/9 - Mon 1/12
Tue 1/13 - Thur 1/15
see you soon
-LIsa
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