So, I've got some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is that the distributor of Julie Julia is playing games with
us; we were unable to secure a print again this week, but I think it will
be available to us in the next week or two. The delay surely hasn't been
for lack of trying. You've waited this long, please be patient as it
won't be but just a bit longer.
The good news is that we have a wonderful new movie starting this Friday
that will be a perfect end of summer (no, it cannot be true!!) film that
your entire family should enjoy. Everyone at our house, even the company
(including kids, adults, and teens) is excited. Read all about it below.
We will have another sure to be wild installment of ImproVision this
coming Sunday night, August 30th, at 11pm. If you haven't checked out
this wacky collaboration between Chris's grade B movie collection,
screened without sound, and the talented ImprovAcadia troupe who provide
their own dialog, sound effects and music, you should try to stay up late
for it. It's a blast.
The farmers market continues on Wednesday mornings. The local farmers
have had a tough summer, with all the rain in June and July, but they now
have loads of veggies, flowers, fruits, cheeses, meats. Come support
Maine grown food and our local farmers and get some delicious, nutritious
treats at the same time.
More news and the schedule of the "MIFF By-the-Sea" Film Festival coming
shortly.
See you soon!
-Lisa and Chris
Fri 8/28 - Thurs 9/3 PONYO (G) 5:30 & 7:45
Fri 8/28 - Mon 8/31 CHÉRI (R) 6:00 & 8:00
Tues 9/1 - Thurs 9/3 SÉRAPHINE (NR) 6:00 & 8:30
Friday August 28 - Thursday September 3
PONYO (G) 100min 5:30 and 7:45
One of the absolute favorite filmmakers of everyone in our entire house,
the inimitable, Academy Award winning animation artist Hayao Miyazaki
(Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) has created yet another masterpiece,
an environmentally themed story based loosely on Hans Christian Andersen's
The Little Mermaid. Ponyo (voiced by Miley's little sister Noah Cyrus) is
a magic goldfish with a half-human sea-wizard father who desperately wants
to be a little girl. The consequences of her actions when she falls in
love with a little boy Sosuke (young Frankie "Bonus" Jonas) throw the
Earth out of balance and they must work to set things right. An all-star
vocal cast supporting the work of this world-renowned master includes Matt
Damon, Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Betty White and Lily
Tomlin. This charming and captivating fable is suitable for everyone, no
matter how old.
Fri Aug 28 - Mon Aug 31
CHÉRI (R) 92min 6:00 and 8:00
Director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity), screenwriter
Christopher Hampton and actress Michelle Pfeiffer, previous collaborators
on Dangerous Liaisons, reunite for this deliciously lush and amusingly
witty romantic period drama. Based on a pair of novels by French author
Colette and set in the luxuriousness of pre-WWI Paris, it is the story of
the unsuspected romance between Léa, a beautiful, retired courtesan
(Pfeiffer) and the son of her arch rival (Kathy Bates), the brooding and
naïve young man Chéri (Rupert Friend. After they have been together six
years, his mother secretly arranges a marriage for him to a young innocent
girl (Felicity Jones). As the inevitable moment of parting approaches,
these two lovers come to terms with their imminent separation in
unexpected ways.
Tues Sept 1 - Thurs Sept 3
SÉRAPHINE (NR) 125min [in FRENCH with English subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
Winner of seven French César awards, including best picture and actress,
this remarkable biographical film magically reveals the fine line between
artistic genius and madness. Yolande Moreau (When the Sea Rises) is
captivating as a poor, simple and eccentric housekeeper who toils without
appreciation by day; her free time is spent collecting materials to make
colors, and painting vibrantly intense pictures she believes have been
requested by guardian angels. When her work is discovered by Wilhelm Uhde
(Ulrich Tukur, The Lives of Others) a German art collector who was the
first to buy works by Picasso and Henri Rousseau, a moving and unexpected
relationship develops between the avant-garde dealer and the untrained,
visionary maid. Director Martin Provost's poignant and evocative portrait
of this forgotten painter is a testament to creativity and the resilience
of one woman's spirit.
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