Wednesday, September 30, 2009

[Reel Pizza] update Oct 2 - 8

hi everyone

Here is the update of films with times showing at Reel Pizza for this
coming week starting Friday 10/2. In case you forgot what they are about,
the descriptions are farther below.
See you soon~
-Lisa and Chris

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Fri 10/2 - Thurs 10/8
DISTRICT 9 (R) 113min 5:30 and 8:00

Fri 10/2 - Mon 10/5
COLD SOULS (PG-13) 101min 6:00 and 8:15

Tues 10/6 - Thurs 10/8
THE COVE (PG-13) 92min 6:00 and 8:15

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DISTRICT 9 (R) 113min
Written and directed by visual effects artist Neill Blomkamp and produced
by Peter Jackson, this imaginative, bold film is a humans-vs-aliens
science fiction where the aliens are the good guys. Action-packed, this
ambitious, satisfying popcorn flick features special effects that support
a poignant, smart story instead of being the story. Three decades ago, a
huge spaceship broke down over Johannesburg where it still hovers. The
crustacean-like inhabitants, derogatorily called prawns by the humans,
were relocated to a refugee camp where they remain crammed in ghetto
conditions. Wimpy but racist bureaucrat Wikus van der Merwe (new actor
Sharlto Copley) head of security charged with removing the aliens to an
even more remote camp and discovering the secret of their weapons, becomes
infected by an alien virus, and discovers he has become a wanted man.

COLD SOULS (PG-13) 101min
Perfectly cast, Paul Giamatti stars as a neurotic actor (named Paul
Giamatti) who is having difficulty with his latest role as Chekhov's Uncle
Vanya. His agent tells him about a local soul storage facility (run by
David Strathairn), which can temporarily extract and store souls, leaving
one trouble free. Which is what happened, for a while, but when he
decides he needs his soul back, he discovers that it has been sold on the
Russian black market to a soap opera actress hoping to improve her career
(and thinking it was the soul of Al Pacino,) and Giamatti must travel to
St. Petersburg to try and get his soul back. New director Sophie Barthes
has made a clever, surreal and funny comedy.

THE COVE (PG-13) 92min
Beautiful fishing village Taiji, Japan has a nasty secret that the town
fathers are loathe to make public. Every fall, they herd dolphins and
other small cetaceans into a pen and, after selecting the best bottlenose
dolphins to sell to aquariums, they slaughter the rest for food, despite
the meat being toxically high in mercury. Director and celebrated 18-year
National Geographic veteran photographer Louis Psihoyos works
clandestinely with internationally recognized dolphin expert Ric O'Barry
(who once trained animals for the TV show, Flipper), free-diving champion
Mandy Rae Cruickshank, and others to uncover the covert operations that
occur in a secluded cove guarded by fishermen and barbed wire. This
astounding piece of investigative journalism that unfolds like an action
thriller follows the filmmakers as they covertly discover the truth about
the dolphin capture trade. Widely acclaimed as a front-runner for the
Oscar-documentary prize, this important, compelling film has put
international pressure on the Japanese to stop their brutal business.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

[Reel Pizza] update Sept 25 - Oct 1

Hurray!

We have finally been granted permission to show what many of you have been
waiting patiently for (considering all the queries about it over the last
several weeks). Spread the word...JULIE JULIA is on its way!

The Farmer's Market continues on Wednesdays in our parking lot 9am - 1pm
through the end of October. Many of these food growers could have had a
frost this past weekend, so it may be the last market to get the "summer"
veggies and fruits. Come get something good for your table and your
tastebuds. mmmmm!

Have a great week!
-Lisa and Chris

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Here are the next week's films

Fri Sept 25 - Thurs Oct 1st
5:30 and 8:00
JULIE JULIA (PG-13) 123min

Fri Sept 25 - Mon Sept 28
6:00 and 8:15
IN THE LOOP (NR) 106min

Tues Sept 29 - Thurs Oct 1
6:00 and 8:15
THE SONG OF SPARROWS (PG) 96min [in Farsi w/subtitles]

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Friday, September 18, 2009

[Reel Pizza] schedule Sept 25 - Oct 15

hi everyone

Before I get to the films, I just want to reiterate that Reel Pizza
DEFINITELY WILL screen JULIE JULIA *as soon as* we can get a print from
Sony. We ask every week, and hope that soon we will be successful. They
didn't make very many prints, certainly not enough to cover demand, and
lots of theatres are scrambling to play it while few are giving up their
copy. Waiting so long to show a movie is certainly not our choice or our
decision, and we appreciate your patience and your understanding.

Meanwhile we have an wonderful, typical selection of interesting films on
our other screen to entertain you, and other fine choices of week-long
films until and after we play JJ.

See you soon~

-Lisa and Chris

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Fri Sept 25 - Mon Sept 28
IN THE LOOP (NR) 106min
This brilliantly funny, fast-paced, and razor sharp political satire from
director Armando Iannucci is an expansion of his hit British television
comedy "The Thick of It." Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) is the
foul-mouthed chief spokesperson for the British government, and he has his
hands full with Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), the ineffectual minister of
international development who has a knack for saying the wrong thing. As
the British and US governments gear up to invade an unspecified Middle
Eastern country, the minister's on-air comment that war is 'unforeseeable'
causes repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic, at 10 Downing Street,
the UN and the White House as both hawks and doves scramble to advance
their positions and their careers.

Tues Sept 29 - Thurs Oct 1
THE SONG OF SPARROWS (PG) 96min [in Farsi with subtitles]
This beautiful, simple fable is a deeply humanist story set among the
underprivileged. Veteran Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of
Heaven, Baran) explores how materialism corrupts and transforms a generous
and honest man so that he loses the essential connection to family,
friends and nature. Karim is an ostrich wrangler and leads a simple life,
but when a bird escapes, he is fired. In the city he quickly finds work
as a motorbike messenger, and in his rounds he collects many used items
that augment his meager rural home, but these things and his new attitudes
dismay his wife and daughters. It is up to those closest to him to help
restore the values that he once cherished.

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Fri Oct 2 - Mon Oct 5
COLD SOULS (PG-13) 101min
Perfectly cast, Paul Giamatti stars as a neurotic actor (named Paul
Giamatti) who is having difficulty with his latest role as Chekhov's Uncle
Vanya. His agent tells him about a local soul storage facility (run by
David Strathairn), which can temporarily extract and store souls, leaving
one trouble free. Which is what happened, for a while, but when he
decides he needs his soul back, he discovers that it has been sold on the
Russian black market to a soap opera actress hoping to improve her career
(and thinking it was the soul of Al Pacino,) and Giamatti must travel to
St. Petersburg to try and get his soul back. New director Sophie Barthes
has made a clever, surreal and funny comedy.

Tues Oct 6 - Thurs Oct 8
THE COVE (PG-13) 92min
Beautiful fishing village Taiji, Japan has a nasty secret that the town
fathers are loathe to make public. Every fall, they herd dolphins and
other small cetaceans into a pen and, after selecting the best bottlenose
dolphins to sell to aquariums, they slaughter the rest for food, despite
the meat being toxically high in mercury. Director and celebrated 18-year
National Geographic veteran photographer Louis Psihoyos works
clandestinely with internationally recognized dolphin expert Ric O'Barry
(who once trained animals for the TV show, Flipper), free-diving champion
Mandy Rae Cruickshank, and others to uncover the covert operations that
occur in a secluded cove guarded by fishermen and barbed wire. This
astounding piece of investigative journalism that unfolds like an action
thriller follows the filmmakers as they covertly discover the truth about
the dolphin capture trade. Widely acclaimed as a front-runner for the
Oscar-documentary prize, this important, compelling film has put
international pressure on the Japanese to stop their brutal business.

************************

Fri Oct 9 - Mon Oct 12
ADAM (PG-13) 99min
In this heartfelt romantic comedy, Hugh Dancy (The Jane Austen Book Club)
stars as an odd, sheltered 20-something, afflicted with Asperger's
syndrome, whose life is falling apart after the death of his father. Then
he meets Beth (Rose Byrne, Knowing), a new neighbor in the upstairs
apartment, a beautiful, cosmopolitan elementary schoolteacher who is just
coming off a painful relationship. She pulls him into the outside world
with funny, touching and totally unexpected results. Their enigmatic
friendship reveals just how far two people from different realities can
stretch in search of an extraordinary connection.

Tues Oct 13 - Thurs Oct 15
$9.99 (R) 78min
This marvelously detailed, inventive and enchanting stop-motion animated
feature from Israeli director Tatia Rosenthal, based on the irreverent
short stories from Etgar Keret (who directed Jellyfish), weaves together
several stories that examine the post-modern meaning of hope. Unemployed
and still living at home, David mail-orders a book that promises the
answers to the meaning of life for $9.99, and its arrival alters his life.
His path crosses with his neighbors, an old man with a disgruntled
guardian angel, a magician in debt, a bewitching model, a brokenhearted
man with a group of friends two inches tall, and a young boy determined to
set his piggy bank free. Voices include Anthony LaPaglia and Geoffrey
Rush, who described the film as "a Claymation of Robert Altman's Short
Cuts."

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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

9 (PG-13) 79min
Based on his Oscar-nominated animated short film, Shane Ackers'
distinctively original and thrilling tale follows the soft-bodied robot 9
(Elijah Wood) and his comrades (1, Christopher Plummer; 2, Martin Landau;
5, John C. Reilly; 7, Jennifer Connelly; and 6, Crispin Glover.) Set in a
post-apocalyptic world, this group lives in fear of extinction by evil
machines that roam and rule the Earth, and they disagree on whether to
fight (9's position) or hide (1's position) to survive, and decide to
learn why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. This
visually spectacular and dark film, produced by Tim Burton and Timur
Bekmambetov (Wanted) with script help from Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride,
Monster House) is remarkably, delightfully imaginative, detailed and
engaging.

TAKING WOODSTOCK (PG-13) 120min
Elliot Tiber, a young gay man whose parents (Imelda Staunton and Harry
Goodman) own a rundown hotel in upstate Bethel New York is the inadvertent
lynchpin that allows the Woodstock Music Festival to go on. He has a
permit for a music festival desperately needed by the event's promoters
when they are denied in nearby Wallkill, and hopes to earn enough money to
pay off the mortgage. Based on his memoirs, Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
has made a colorful, gentle and charming comedy set on the periphery of
the actual festival. Eugene Levy plays Farmer Max Yasgur, Emile Hirsch
plays Elliot's school friend who is suffering from his Vietnam service,
and Liev Schreiber is an ex-Marine drag queen who provides security for
the hotel over that weekend in August, 40 years ago.

EXTRACT (R) 92min
Mike Judge's latest (he is the mastermind behind Beavis and Butt-head, and
the cult classic Office Space) is a smart and funny ensemble comedy
starring Jason Bateman, Kirsten Wiig, Ben Affleck, JK Simmons and others.
Bateman (Juno, Hancock) is Joel, a small business owner of a flavoring
company with the usual complications, but his love life with his wife
(Wiig) is non-existent since he can't get home before her bedtime of 8pm.
Then there is an accident at the factory and a beautiful woman signs on as
a temporary worker; Joel thinks he would like to have an affair with her,
and takes the wacky advice of his stoner bartender (Affleck) on how to
make it happen without guilt. He takes his eye off his business, and
things start going haywire.

DISTRICT 9 (R) 113min
Written and directed by visual effects artist Neill Blomkamp and produced
by Peter Jackson, this imaginative, bold film is a humans-vs-aliens
science fiction where the aliens are the good guys. Action-packed, this
ambitious, satisfying popcorn flick features special effects that support
a poignant, smart story instead of being the story. Three decades ago, a
huge spaceship broke down over Johannesburg where it still hovers. The
crustacean-like inhabitants, derogatorily called prawns by the humans,
were relocated to a refugee camp where they remain crammed in ghetto
conditions. Wimpy but racist bureaucrat Wikus van der Merwe (new actor
Sharlto Copley) head of security charged with removing the aliens to an
even more remote camp and discovering the secret of their weapons, becomes
infected by an alien virus, and discovers he has become a wanted man.

JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) 123min
Based on a true story, New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams), a government
secretary, spices up her life when she decides to master the art of French
cooking just as her idol, Julia Child (Meryl Streep), did 40 years
earlier. Though she has no expertise, Powell challenges herself to cook
every single recipe in Child legendary bible of French cuisine. With her
great love of food and the guiding words of the world renowned chef to
inspire her, Powell tackles all 524 recipes in just 365 days, chronicling
her experiences as she takes on each new culinary challenge. As she takes
Child's lessons to heart and hearth, Powell uses her immersion in the
world of traditional French cooking as a catalyst to transform her own
life.

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
Paper Heart
Lorna's Silence
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Invention of Lying
The Informant!
Where the Wild Things Are
Astro Boy
A Serious Man
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

[Reel Pizza] update Sept 18 - 24

greetings everyone

First of all, a raucous THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our
recent MIFF BY-THE-SEA film festival. What Fun! We showed terrific films
to appreciative people, and the filmmakers were impressed with both you
and the venue. We do hope to be able to do this again next year. BIG
THANKS need to go out from us to these great people who, because we asked,
helped us out, including (and in no particular order) Beth and Ken Eisen
at Railroad Square Cinema, Shannon Haines at MIFF, Jeff Dobbs at Dobbs
Productions, Nan Lincoln at the Bar Harbor Times, Rob Levin at the
MDIslander, Pat Samuel at the Graycote Inn, Phil Yates at Northeast
Historic Film, Aaron Steiner of Thin Man Graphics, JR Sandin at MDI
Websites, Amanda Kendall at Sassafrass Catering, Chuck Scott-Henderson at
Tidal Graphics, Matt Gerald at Sweet Pea Farm, the kind women of the YWCA,
Zach Soares at COA, James Pike at the Lompoc, DeWayne and Duane at the
Ellsworth American, Joe at Downeast Graphics and Printing, James Reed at
Benchmark Multimedia, Rick Schauffler, and our entire, beloved staff.

And now we have moved back into our normal schedule of two titles per
evening.

Tonight is the final night for AFGHAN STAR (NR) at 6:00 and 8:00.

Continuing through Monday 9/21 is Quentin Tarantino's well-reviewed
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R) 153min at 5:30 and 8:30.

On our second screen for the week Fri 9/18 - Thurs 9/24, we have
THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE (PG-13) 107min at 6:00 and 8:15.

Starting Tuesday 9/22 through Thursday 9/24, we bring the Academy
Award-winning feature (for best foreign language film)
DEPARTURES (PG-13) 130min [in Japanese with subtitles] at 5:30 and 8:30.

First thing tomorrow I will send out the next schedule of films.
See you soon!

-Lisa and Chris

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Friday, September 11, 2009

[Reel Pizza] update Sept 11 -17

hi everyone

Sorry that this is so late in getting to you, but there have been some unexpected technical issues with the web server that prevented me from sending this email until now.  But it all seems to be working at present, so let's move forward.

We have finally arrived at our MIFF by-the-Sea weekend.  We are all very excited about the planned events and are looking forward to four special days of film and fun.  Things kick off today at 4pm with an Opening Night Celebration, catered by Sassafrass Catering and Atlantic Brewing Company.  At 6pm, the first film will start, and we will present many films and welcome many filmmakers by the time things wrap up Monday evening.  Tickets are available for all shows and will be for sale at the door.  Below is a daily listing of film events we have scheduled.  We hope many of you can join us at some point this weekend.  See you soon!

Sincerely
Lisa, Chris and Colin

Friday Sept 11
 4:00pm  OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
 6:00pm  THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
 6:30pm  THE RIVALS
 8:15pm  MAINE SHORT FILMS with guest producers
 8:30pm  SILENCE BEFORE BACH
10:30pm  48-HOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL MOVIE with guest filmmaker
 After party at RUPUNUNI

Saturday Sept 12
 2:00pm  MAINE SHORT FILMS
 2:15pm  GHOST BIRD
 4:15pm  THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA with guest filmmaker and reception after at the ABBE MUSEUM
 4:45pm  SHOOTING BEAUTY
 6:15pm  PACHAMAMA
 7:00pm  LI TONG
 8:15pm  AUTOMORPHOSIS
 8:30pm  BONNE ANNEE
10:30pm  EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS with guest filmmakers
 After party at THE THIRSTY WHALE

Sunday Sept 13
 2:00pm  THE RIVALS wtih guest filmmaker
 2:15pm  LI TONG
 4:00pm  SILENCE BEFORE BACH
 4:15pm  AUTOMORPHOSIS
 6:00pm  THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA
 6:15pm  SHOOTING BEAUTY with guest filmmaker
 8:00pm  THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
 8:30pm  PACHAMAMA
10:30pm  IMPROVISION
 After party at CARMEN VERANDAH

Monday Sept 14
 5:30pm  BONNE ANNEE
 6:00pm  GHOST BIRD
 7:45pm  THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
 8:00pm  MAINE SHORT FILMS
10:00pm  CLOSING PARTY at LOMPOC CAFE


Then, starting on Tuesday Sept 15th, we go back to our regular programming.

Tues 9/15 - Thurs 9/17
AFGHAN STAR  (NR)  88min [partly in DARI and PASHTO with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
and
Tues 9/15 - Mon 9/21
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R)  153min  5:30 and 8:30
This well-reviewed and thrilling new film from director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) stars Brad Pitt as the leader of a group of Jewish soldiers who are on a mission to take down leaders of the Third Reich.  Meanwhile, a young woman who witnesses the execution of her family at the hands of the Nazis flees to Paris and establishes a new identity as the owner of a local cinema.  Fates converge under the marquee where she is poised to carry out her own retribution.





hi everyone

Sorry that this is so late in getting to you, but there have been some
unexpected technical issues with the web server that prevented me from
sending this email until now. But all seems to be working at present, so
let's move forward.

We have finally arrived at our MIFF by-the-Sea weekend. We are all very
excited about the planned events and are looking forward to four special
days of film and fun bringing the best of the Maine International Film
Festival to Bar Harbor. Things kick off TODAY at 4pm with an Opening
Night Celebration, catered by Sassafrass Catering and Atlantic Brewing
Company. At 6pm tonight, the first film will start, and we will present
many films and welcome many filmmakers by the time everything wraps up
Monday evening. Tickets (which are $8 for these special films) are still
available for all shows and will be for sale at the door. Below is a
daily listing of film events we have scheduled. Please use the email I
sent earlier with film descriptions, or feel free to pick up a printed
program booklet at Reel Pizza. We hope many of you can join us at some
point this weekend. See you soon!

Sincerely
Lisa, Chris and Colin

Friday Sept 11
4:00pm OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
6:00pm THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
6:30pm THE RIVALS
8:15pm MAINE SHORT FILMS with guest producers
8:30pm SILENCE BEFORE BACH
10:30pm 48-HOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL MOVIE with guest filmmaker
After party at RUPUNUNI

Saturday Sept 12
2:00pm MAINE SHORT FILMS
2:15pm GHOST BIRD
4:15pm THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA with guest filmmaker and reception after
at the ABBE MUSEUM
4:45pm SHOOTING BEAUTY
6:15pm PACHAMAMA
7:00pm LI TONG
8:15pm AUTOMORPHOSIS
8:30pm BONNE ANNEE
10:30pm EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS with guest filmmakers
After party at THE THIRSTY WHALE

Sunday Sept 13
2:00pm THE RIVALS with guest filmmaker
2:15pm LI TONG
4:00pm SILENCE BEFORE BACH
4:15pm AUTOMORPHOSIS
6:00pm THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA
6:15pm SHOOTING BEAUTY with guest filmmaker
8:00pm THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
8:30pm PACHAMAMA
10:30pm IMPROVISION
After party at CARMEN VERANDAH

Monday Sept 14
5:30pm BONNE ANNEE
6:00pm GHOST BIRD
7:45pm THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
8:00pm MAINE SHORT FILMS
10:00pm CLOSING PARTY at LOMPOC CAFE

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Then, starting on Tuesday Sept 15th, we go back to our regular
programming.
(and please know that JULIE JULIA, DISTRICT 9 and TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE
are still all coming to Reel Pizza as soon as possible.)

Tues 9/15 - Thurs 9/17
AFGHAN STAR (NR) 88min [partly in DARI & PASHTO with subtitles] 6:00 & 8:00

and

Tues 9/15 - Mon 9/21
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R) 153min 5:30 & 8:30
This well-reviewed and stylishly thrilling new film from director Quentin
Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) stars Brad Pitt as the leader of a group of
Jewish soldiers who are on a mission to take down leaders of the Third
Reich. Meanwhile, a young woman who witnesses the execution of her family
at the hands of the Nazis flees to Paris and establishes a new identity as
the owner of a local cinema. Fates converge under the marquee where she
is poised to carry out her own retribution.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

[Reel Pizza] schedule

Hi everyone

Our website and associated operations (like the e-mailing list) were
disabled sometime early on 8/31 due to exceeding our bandwidth, but should
have returned to normal on 9/1 at 12am. Sorry for any inconvenience this
may have caused you.

Yesterday I sent out an email about our upcoming MIFF by-the-Sea, with a
schedule and film information. You should have received it sometime this
morning (it was held up by the bandwidth issue, and was a little large
because of the pdf attachment.) I got mine this morning. Let me know if
you did NOT receive and I can send it to you again. Paper Film festival
booklets are now available at Reel Pizza. Stop by and pick one up if you
would like. Tickets are also available now at the boxoffice for all films
being screened next weekend.

see you soon...
-Lisa


Below is the next schedule for Reel Pizza that runs Sept 4 - 24 2009.
first the schedule in brief, then with full descriptions.

Fri 9/4 - Thurs 9/10 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:00
Fri 9/4 - Mon 9/7 THE HURT LOCKER (R) 5:30 and 8:15
Tues 9/8 - Thurs 9/10 O'HORTEN (PG-13) 5:30 and 7:30

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now playing thru Thurs Sept 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.

and

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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Fri Sept 4 - Thurs Sept 10
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13) 95min 6:00 and 8:00
This inventive and freshly original romance is the feature debut of music
video director Marc Webb working from a witty script from screenwriters
Scott Neustadter and Michael H.Weber. It stars Joseph Gordon Leavitt
(Brick) as unabashedly, romantically smitten Tom, and Zooey Deschanel
(Elf, Yes Man) as the committed to be uncommitted Summer; both young
actors give wonderful, charming performances. The playful, unpredictable
and visually creative film covers the time from when he first lays eyes on
her at their work writing greeting card copy in Los Angeles, until the day
he was finally over her, although not in chronological order.

Fri Sept 4 - Mon Sept 7
THE HURT LOCKER (R) 131min 5:30 and 8:15
Riveting and suspenseful, this war film is an authentic portrait of a task
force charged with disarming insurgent explosives. A trio of brilliant
performances comes from actors Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian
Geraghty. A compelling, lifelike dramatic story from screenwriter Mark
Boal is based on his time embedded with a bomb squad in Iraq. These
combine with the work of visionary director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break,
Near Dark) into her best film yet, and one of the best reviewed of the
year.

Tues Sept 8 - Thurs Sept 10
O'HORTEN (PG-13) 90min [in Norwegian with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30
This gentle, whimsical delight from Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer
(Kitchen Stories) is reminiscent of the wry comedies of Finnish director
Aki Kaurismaki, French clown Jacques Tati, and the early work of American
indie veteran Jim Jarmusch (especially Mystery Train). The episodic story
introduces Odd Horten (perfectly deadpan Bård Owe), a train engineer with
regular, ritualized habits acquired over thirty years of service who is
about to discover life after mandatory retirement. His uncharacteristic
attendance at a party thrown in his honor marks a shift from his regular
routine following a strict timetable, to a life that becomes increasingly
strange and curious.
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Fri Sept 11 - Mon Sept 14
MIFF By-the-Sea
Playing on BOTH screens all weekend; please see separate email for the
films during this special weekend event. Tickets $8, on sale now (just
for MIFF by-the-Sea)

Tues Sept 15 - Thurs Sept 17
AFGHAN STAR (NR) 88min [partly in Pashto and Dari with subtitles] In
2001, the Taliban's rule over Afghanistan ended, and with it ended the ban
on singing, dancing and television, among other things. In 2005,
articulate young producer Daoud Sediqi, hoping to promote national,
inter-ethnic unity, began what has become a wildly popular American
Idol-style TV series. Winner of both the Director and Audience Awards at
this year's Sundance World Documentary competition, Havana Marking's
timely, moving and extraordinary film follows the dramatic stories of four
participants from the regional auditions to the finals in Kabul, each
vying for a cash prize and recording contract. All the charismatic
finalists come from different backgrounds, and include two men of
different ethnic groups, and, remarkably, two women, one from
Talican-controlled Kandahar, the other more modern and brash. These four
risk everything to become the nation's favorite performer, chosen
democratically by cell phone text message. It is a fascinating,
entertaining window into Afghanistan's tenuous ongoing struggle for
modernity.
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Fri Sept 18 - Mon Sept 21
we will be booking a film for the week from Tues Sept 15 - Mon Sept 21
which will fill in this spot. Stay tuned.

Tues Sept 22 - Thurs Sept 24
DEPARTURES (PG-13) 130min [in Japanese with subtitles]
This year's Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language film is an appealing,
fulfilling comedy drama about the meaning of life from director Yojiro
Takita. Recently unemployed cellist Daigo (Mashiro Moroki, Shall We
Dance?) moves back to his family's home, and answers a help wanted ad for
working in "departures" which he figures is something in the travel
industry. He instead becomes an apprentice to a funeral professional who
prepares the dead for burial and entry into the next life, a traditional
ritual bringing comfort and closure to the bereaved. He also makes a
strong father-son bond with his boss (Tsutomi Yamazaki, Tampopo). But the
stigma of working with the deceased hangs heavy on him and he does not
tell his wife, even though the work is well-paying, dignified and
thoroughly suits him.
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COMING SOON ON THE SECOND SCREEN

DISTRICT 9 (R) 113min
Written and directed by visual effects artist Neill Blomkamp and produced
by Peter Jackson, this imaginative, bold film is a humans-vs-aliens
science fiction where the aliens are the good guys. Action-packed, this
ambitious, satisfying popcorn flick features special effects that support
a poignant, smart story instead of being the story. Three decades ago, a
huge spaceship broke down over Johannesburg where it still hovers. The
crustacean-like inhabitants, derogatorily called prawns by the humans,
were relocated to a refugee camp where they remain crammed in ghetto
conditions. Wimpy but racist bureaucrat Wikus van der Merwe (new actor
Sharlto Copley) head of security charged with removing the aliens to an
even more remote camp and discovering the secret of their weapons, becomes
infected by an alien virus, and discovers he has become a wanted man.

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (PG-13) 107min
Based on the best-selling book by Audrey Niffenberger, this romantic drama
tells the story of a love that transcends time. Clare (Rachel McAdams,
The Notebook) feels she has loved Chicago librarian Henry (Eric Bana, Star
Trek) her entire life and believes they are destined to be together.
However, their relationship is complicated by an accursed genetic disorder
he suffers from that causes him to travel through time at random moments
of his life and he can vanish for long periods of time without warning.
Through it all they try to build a lasting life together, despite the
obstacles.

JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) 123min
Based on a true story, New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams), a government
secretary, spices up her life when she decides to master the art of French
cooking just as her idol, Julia Child (Meryl Streep), did 40 years
earlier. Though she has no expertise, Powell challenges herself to cook
every single recipe in Child legendary bible of French cuisine. With her
great love of food and the guiding words of the world renowned chef to
inspire her, Powell tackles all 524 recipes in just 365 days, chronicling
her experiences as she takes on each new culinary challenge. As she takes
Child's lessons to heart and hearth, Powell uses her immersion in the
world of traditional French cooking as a catalyst to transform her own
life.
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COMING SOON ON THE NEXT SCHEDULE?
Inglourious Basterds
Adam
In the Loop
Paper Heart
Taking Woodstock
Lorna's Silence
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Invention of Lying


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