What a week! I surely meant this to go out long before now...anyhow, you are getting it before the website!
Here is the May schedule for Reel Pizza; this goes right up to Memorial Day weekend. Hope you find something of interest, there seems to be a wide variety this time around. Before I get to films, there is both new art and another special program to tell you about. Also, Saturday May 8th is the Bar Harbor Merchant's Association big SALE'BRATION downtown yard sale day. If you have some things to sell, sign up for a table, as all table proceeds will benefit Island Connections. If not, come buy something (for Mom? or yourself?). Have a great weekend, and I will be back with times for next week's films on Tuesday.
-Lisa
ART IN THE LOBBY KATHY VANGORDER West Tremont
As a professional gardener on Mount Desert Island, it is my pleasure and privilege to spend much of the summer immersed in a wonderous array of botanical exuberance. I especially enjoy the up-close, intimate images as a way to slow down, savor details and the essential magic of light and color celebrated through flowers.
I offer this particular selection of flower portraits as color therapy for winter-weary eyes, along with a selection of favorite quotes, as reminders and encouragement, especially at this time of year,
"...walk out, like someone suddenly born into color... " -RUMI
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING: Film and Panel Discussion SUNDAY MAY 16 1pm
TAPPED (NR) 76min FREE
Sponsored by the Lamoine and the Bar Harbor Conservation Commissions, and the Union River Watershed Coalition, the film will be followed with a panel discussion with professors, activists, and attorneys, moderated by Ken Cline, COA Environmental Policy & Law professor.
An unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water, this inspiring film is a timely documentary that trails the path of the bottled water industry and the unwitting communities. This is a powerful portrait of the lives affected by this unregulated and unseen industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to have become a commodity: our water.
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Fri May 7 - Mon May 10
THE SECRET OF KELLS (NR) 75min
Full of striking Celtic artistry, this beautifully hand-drawn, colorful, magical adventure was an obscure Irish Production until it became an unexpected but not undeserved Oscar nominee this past winter. Set in a medieval age of early Christianity, the delightful story follows a young orphan in the care of his uncle the Abbot of Kells (Brendan Gleeson, Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter) who is fortifying his abbey against an anticipated Viking attack. But when an elderly monk arrives with the news that the enemy is headed their way and carries an unfinished illuminated manuscript, the boy is glad to help even as he must enter the forbidden forest where he will find special berries to make ink. There he meets mythical creatures that help him on his quest, and his dedication lights his way even as he faces down his deepest fears.
Tues May 11 - Thurs May 13
A PROPHET (NR) 150min [in FRENCH with subtitles]
This Oscar-nominated and Cannes Grand Prix winning film combines a haunting prison drama, a gripping gangster saga and a powerful personal portrait into an extraordinary entertainment. Filmmaker Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips, The Beat that My Heart Skipped) has made a bold film that uses crime as a metaphor for power and life. New actor Tahar Rahim plays a young French-Arab petty crook who enters prison as a nervous, illiterate, and vulnerable kid, and, using his intelligence and attentiveness, is transformed during his lengthy stay into a savvy master criminal and a mob kingpin. He is taken under the wing of an older Corsican boss (Niels Arestrup, Bourne Ultimatum) who rules the prison, but only if he will attend to some dirty work, otherwise he is a dead man. Thus begins his education.
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Fri May 14 - Mon May 17
THE RUNAWAYS (R) 105min
Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart nail their roles as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, two of the founding members of the seventies band The Runaways. Discovered by their manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon) who manipulates their image with drill sergeant precision, he turns these rock-obsessed highschool misfits into successful stars by exploiting their youth and sexuality. Based on Currie's memoir Neon Angel and the feature debut of music video director Floria Sigismondi, this gritty, spirited story of the rise and fall of these teenaged rock-n-roll rebels, and the unlikely friendship that developed between the two main bandmates is authentic with rich, period details.
Tues May 18 - Thurs May 20
MID-AUGUST LUNCH (NR) 74min [in ITALIAN with subtitles]
With delectable scenes of food preparation, this delightful and perfectly executed farce follows a middle-aged man who is forced by financial circumstance to spend the biggest summer holiday weekend entertaining his elderly mother and three other feisty mammas. Starring Italian screenwriter (of the totally different film Gomorrah) and first time director Gianni di Gregorio, working with several first-time senior citizen actresses who are so good it is hard to be sure they are acting and not in a documentary, this warm-hearted tale of good food and unlikely friendship is a vibrant family drama and charming comedy of manners.
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Fri May 21 - Mon May 24
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (R) 93min
The title says it all! John Cusack, Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry star in this raunchily funny homage to so-bad-they-are-classic 1980's movies. They play 40-something buddies who are each having trouble with life. After a particularly bad episode with one of them, they, with one of their grown nephews in tow, decide to recapture the magic of a glorious day they spent 25 years ago at a now decrepit ski resort. After many drinks, a mysterious incident sets off a chain of events with the hot tub of the title, and these four are sent back to 1986 and must actually relive the day, which is before the nephew is born. It's politically incorrect, but spot-on hilarious, quite clever and a whole lot of fun.
Tues May 25 - Thurs May 27
VINCERE (NR) 128min [in ITALIAN with subtitles]
This amazing and gorgeous historical biography tells the tragic and unknown story of Ida Dasler (Giovanna Mezzogiorno). She falls madly, irrationally in love with a young handsome Socialist Benito Mussolini (Filippo Tami), continuing her affections through his transformation to his new Fascist ideology and selling all her belongings to bankroll his newspaper; they are married and have a child. After the start of WWI, he goes to war and she loses track of him. When she finds him, she discovers that he has married another and rejects both her and their son. She continues to seek him out, to demand he recognize his child, but in his rise to power, he has all the documentation of their relationship destroyed, eventually ordering her institutionalized, with the boy going to a Catholic boarding school. But Ida will not give up without a fight. Master Italian director Marco Bellocchio (Fists in the Pocket) blends newsreel and other archival footage with reenactments, making an epic treatise with emotional power.
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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
IRON MAN 2 (PG-13) 125min
The highly anticipated sequel to director Jon Favreau's superhero blockbuster starring Robert Downey , Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) is sure to be fun and action-packed. As the world knows that billionaire Tony Stark leads a dual life, he is under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his inventions with the military; but Tony is unwilling to divulge his secrets for fear the information will end up in the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and James Rhodes (now Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new enemies. Samuel Jackson re-turns as Nick Fury.
OCEANS (G) 74min
With few words (minimal narration is by actor Pierce Brosnan), symphonic music, and exquisite cinematography using cutting edge underwater photography, filmmakers Jacques Perrin (Winged Migration, Microcosmos) and Jacques Cluzaud present both the bizarre, otherworldly species and common critters that inhabit various niches of the Earth's ocean's ecosystems for our viewing pleasure. From the Great Barrier Reef to the Arctic Ocean, to the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, discover a part of the life of a blanket octopus, mobula ray, marine iguana, sea nettle, stonefish, blue whale, walrus, garden eel, spinner dolphin, sea lion, baby sea turtle, penguin, sea urchin larva, horseshoe crab, and much more, all of whose mysterious existences combine to keep life in the balance in the watery realm beneath the waves. Also included are the unfortunate effects that humans continue to make on this forgiving but fragile habitat.
DATE NIGHT (PG-13) 88min
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a typical suburban couple whose lives – including their weekly date nights of dinner and a movie – have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro where a case of mistaken identity turns their evening into the ultimate date night-gone-awry. But as Claire and Phil take their unexpected walk on the wild side, they begin to remember what made them so special together. The early word (from Variety) on this new action romantic comedy from director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) is that it is "uncommonly engaging" and "hits a home run."
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Coming Next Schedule?
ROBIN HOOD
LETTERS TO JULIET
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
GREENBERG
BLUEBEARD
SHREK FOREVER AFTER
SEX AND THE CITY 2
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
[Reel Pizza] update
good morning everyone
here is the next week's schedule for Reel Pizza covering Fri April 30 thru Thursday May 6th. Hard to believe summer is nearly upon us (despite the weather forecast for *snow* tomorrow morning!) I will send out the May schedule in the next day or so. Please come see new art in the lobby, gorgeous floral photographs by Kathy VanGorder, who is a great gardener, midwife, and mom as well as an excellent photographer. More about her work in the next email. See you soon! -Lisa
Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min 5:30 and 8:00
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
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Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
"How come nobody's ever tried to be a Superhero?" When ordinary NY teen and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) dons a green and yellow wetsuit to become a no-nonsense vigilante, he soon discovers the answer to his question: because it hurts. But overcoming all odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave/Kick-Ass becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public. Then Kick-Ass gets drawn into the no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting when he meets a highly-trained father (Nicolas Cage) and daughter (Chloe Moretz) crime-fighting duo who have slowly but surely been taking down the criminal empire of the local Mafia boss, Frank. Frank's son (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is soon reborn as Kick-Ass's arch-nemesis, Red Mist, and the stage is set for the final showdown between the forces of good and evil. Will Dave live up to his name… or die trying? This new adaptation of Mark Millar's lethal comic is directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake).
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min 5:30 and 8:00
Ewan McGregor stars as The Ghost, a writer hired for big money to anonymously improve an autobiography, this time for a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) with a tight turnaround time; the previous ghost drowned under mysterious circumstanceswas is accidental? Suicide? Murder? He travels to a vacation home of the PM on Martha's Vineyard, and begins his work. The original memoir is dull, but then our Ghost discovers some other hidden research that leads to a more nefarious view of his subject, and may put his life at the same risk as the previous writer. Master filmmaker Roman Polanski's (The Pianist) spellbinding, stylish and darkly witty political thriller, adapted from Robert Harris' novel, is greatly entertaining and well-made.
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in ARABIC and HEBREW with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors. A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old. Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting. A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.
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here is the next week's schedule for Reel Pizza covering Fri April 30 thru Thursday May 6th. Hard to believe summer is nearly upon us (despite the weather forecast for *snow* tomorrow morning!) I will send out the May schedule in the next day or so. Please come see new art in the lobby, gorgeous floral photographs by Kathy VanGorder, who is a great gardener, midwife, and mom as well as an excellent photographer. More about her work in the next email. See you soon! -Lisa
Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min 5:30 and 8:00
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
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Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
"How come nobody's ever tried to be a Superhero?" When ordinary NY teen and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) dons a green and yellow wetsuit to become a no-nonsense vigilante, he soon discovers the answer to his question: because it hurts. But overcoming all odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave/Kick-Ass becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public. Then Kick-Ass gets drawn into the no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting when he meets a highly-trained father (Nicolas Cage) and daughter (Chloe Moretz) crime-fighting duo who have slowly but surely been taking down the criminal empire of the local Mafia boss, Frank. Frank's son (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is soon reborn as Kick-Ass's arch-nemesis, Red Mist, and the stage is set for the final showdown between the forces of good and evil. Will Dave live up to his name… or die trying? This new adaptation of Mark Millar's lethal comic is directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake).
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min 5:30 and 8:00
Ewan McGregor stars as The Ghost, a writer hired for big money to anonymously improve an autobiography, this time for a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) with a tight turnaround time; the previous ghost drowned under mysterious circumstanceswas is accidental? Suicide? Murder? He travels to a vacation home of the PM on Martha's Vineyard, and begins his work. The original memoir is dull, but then our Ghost discovers some other hidden research that leads to a more nefarious view of his subject, and may put his life at the same risk as the previous writer. Master filmmaker Roman Polanski's (The Pianist) spellbinding, stylish and darkly witty political thriller, adapted from Robert Harris' novel, is greatly entertaining and well-made.
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in ARABIC and HEBREW with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors. A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old. Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting. A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
[Reel Pizza] update and cancellation notice
hi everyone
In the movie business...its always something
This time we sadly announce that we have had to cancel our screening of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. There was apparently a confusion with the booking and the distributor didn't actually have a print available for us. So we will be holding over HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON instead. Our apologies to everyone who is disappointed with this news. On our other screen we will have CLASH OF THE TITANS, a title that wasn't on the original schedule, and just to confirm, both of these films are being shown in 2-D. I will get a description of CLASH out soon, but thought I should get the bad news about DIARY out as quick as possible. Again, our apologies. Feel free to spread the word.
-Lisa
Here are the times for Fri April 23 - Thurs April 29.
4/23 - 4/29 CLASH OF THE TITANS (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
continuing thru 4/26 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
4/27 - 4/29 THE WHITE RIBBON (R) 145min [in GERMAN with subtitles] 5:15 and 8:15
In the movie business...its always something
This time we sadly announce that we have had to cancel our screening of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. There was apparently a confusion with the booking and the distributor didn't actually have a print available for us. So we will be holding over HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON instead. Our apologies to everyone who is disappointed with this news. On our other screen we will have CLASH OF THE TITANS, a title that wasn't on the original schedule, and just to confirm, both of these films are being shown in 2-D. I will get a description of CLASH out soon, but thought I should get the bad news about DIARY out as quick as possible. Again, our apologies. Feel free to spread the word.
-Lisa
Here are the times for Fri April 23 - Thurs April 29.
4/23 - 4/29 CLASH OF THE TITANS (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
continuing thru 4/26 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
4/27 - 4/29 THE WHITE RIBBON (R) 145min [in GERMAN with subtitles] 5:15 and 8:15
Monday, April 12, 2010
[Reel Pizza] schedule April 16 - May 6
Hi everyone
Here is the new Reel Pizza schedule, which runs from Friday April 16 - Thursday May 6. We have a special event (this coming weekend) in honor of Earth Day, as well as a regular film that celebrates the natural world, and some family-friendly films for vacation week (which is coming right up), also two Oscar-nominated foreign language films, plus a brand new film, that isn't yet released, with some fun buzz. Read on for more information! As always, we look forward to seeing you soon...
-Lisa and Chris
SPECIAL EVENT Sunday April 18th FREE Film and Discussion sponsored by the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club
NORTHRUNNER (NR) 50min 2:00pm
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway has been a highway to the Native Americans, a vital corridor to Maine's lumber business, and a world-class canoe trip. While its uses have been as varied as its twists and turns, its mystical hold on visitors is unlike that of no other place in Maine. Discover the history of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway--from its creation in 1966 to the present--with those who live and work there. This amazing portrait explores the history of this gem of a park in the middle of a working forest and shows why this place is so revered and engenders so much passion. "Northrunner" is a tribute to a wild river that will leave you wanting to head for the north woods. After the film, Karen Woodsum, Director of Sierra Club's Maine Woods Campaign, will give an update on the status of the Allagash and the 100 Mile Wilderness and will talk about new opportunities to protect forests.
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Friday April 16 - Thiurs April 22
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
The directing team behind Lilo and Stitch, and Mulan, Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, has created this spectacularly animated and winning film based on the kids series by Cressida Cowell. Hiccup is a scrawny teenaged Viking, the chief's son, living on a remote northern island whose population has been terrorized by and fighting dragons for centuries. Desperate to prove himself, he wounds a dragon, but then is unable to kill it. Instead he nurses it back to health, befriends it, and instead proves something entirely unexpected to his family and neighbors. Voices include Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerald Butler and Craig Ferguson.
Fri April 16 - Mon April 19
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (PG-13) 102min 6:00 and 8:15
This love story is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships are forged and changed in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love. Martine (Kristen Stewart) is a troubled teen runaway who has just gotten a ride heading toward New Orleans with an eccentric, Native American drifter Gordy (Eddie Redmanyne) in his big old convertible when they meet up with older Brett (William Hurt) who is in the midst of dealing with a painful past and deciding if he should return to his ex-wife (Maria Bello). Directed by Udayan Prasad (My Son the Fanatic) this deeply humanistic film is a wonderfully moving character-driven drama.
Tues April 20 - Thurs April 22
SWEETGRASS (NR) 101min 6:00 and 8:15
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, this awe-inspiring and endearing observational documentary follows the last modern-day cowboy sheepherders to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. Filmed over three years by husband and wife anthropologists Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash, the permits for the ranch to graze on this land were not renewed; this is the record of the final drive. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, climate and landscape, and vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.
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Fri April 23 - Mon April 26
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (PG) 94min
Based on the first book in Jeff Kinney's wildly popular illustrated series, this clever and delightful film directed by Thor Freudenthal (Hotel for Dogs) chronicles the landmines of middle school, the dumbest idea ever invented, according to short but savvy pre-teen Greg Heffley. He devises many can't miss schemes to become cool in the eyes of his classmates, which of course all go remarkably awry, and leave him looking more pathetic than ever. It's a charming, funny and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation.
Tues April 27 - Thurs April 29
THE WHITE RIBBON (R) 145min [in GERMAN with subtitles]
With stunning black and white cinematography, director Michael Haneke (Caché) has made a haunting, mesmerizing story of corruption as security that was the winner of Palme d'Or at Cannes. In a small northern German village populated by devout Protestants in the days leading up to WW1 a number of unexplained accidents befall both adults and children. Although they first appear coincidental, these events soon seem to be not accidents at all. The mild-mannered schoolteacher is determined to discover the truth, while also courting a beautiful local girl, but he does not know what goes on within the houses of his village when the doors are closed.
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Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK ASS (R) 117min
This film was booked after the schedule went to press, stay tuned for more details about this exciting, funny new action-comedy about a highschool student who decides to become a super-hero, based on Mark Millar's comic book series and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Stardust).
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min
Ewan McGregor stars as The Ghost, a writer hired for big money to anonymously improve an autobiography, this time for a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) with a tight turnaround time; the previous ghost drowned under mysterious circumstanceswas is accidental? Suicide? Murder? He travels to a vacation home of the PM on Martha's Vineyard, and begins his work. The original memoir is dull, but then our Ghost discovers some other hidden research that leads to a more nefarious view of his subject, and may put his life at the same risk as the previous writer. Master filmmaker Roman Polanski's (The Pianist) spellbinding, stylish and darkly witty political thriller, adapted from Robert Harris' novel, is greatly entertaining and well-made.
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in ARABIC and HEBREW with subtitles]
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors. A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old. Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting. A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.
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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (R) 93min
The title says it all! John Cusack, Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry star in this raunchily funny homage to so-bad-they-are-classic 1980's movies. They play 40-something buddies who are each having trouble with life. After a particularly bad episode with one of them, they, with one of their grown nephews in tow, decide to recapture the magic of a glorious day they spent 25 years ago at a now decrepit ski resort. After many drinks, a mysterious incident sets off a chain of events with the hot tub of the title, and these four are sent back to 1986 and must actually relive the day, which is before the nephew is born. It's politically incorrect, but spot-on hilarious, quite clever and a whole lot of fun.
GREENBERG (R) 107min
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) directs Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder) in his latest intelligent, incisively observed character examination/ romantic comedy. Perpetually dissatisfied, Roger Greenberg fled LA years ago to NYC and became a carpenter. After a recent breakdown, he is back on the west coast to recover, staying at his affluent brother's home while they are on vacation. He's not doing much, although he promised to build a doghouse, and he does try to make a connection with an old friend and bandmate (Rhys Ifans), as well as his old girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh). But most of his time is spent with his brother's aimlessyoung house assistant (Greta Gerwig) who he alternately is attracted to and repelled by. As they get to know each other, they find they know themselves a little better too.
THE RUNAWAYS (R) 105min
Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart nail their roles as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, two of the founding members of the seventies band The Runaways. Discovered by their manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon) who manipulates their image with drill sergeant precision, he turns these rock-obsessed highschool misfits into successful stars by exploiting their youth and sexuality. Based on Currie's memoir Neon Angel and the feature debut of music video director Floria Sigismondi, this gritty, spirited story of the rise and fall of these teenaged rock-n-roll rebels, and the unlikely friendship that developed between the two main bandmates is authentic with rich, period details.
DATE NIGHT (PG-13) 88min
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a typical suburban couple whose lives – including their weekly date nights of dinner and a movie – have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro where a case of mistaken identity turns their evening into the ultimate date night-gone-awry. But as Claire and Phil take their unexpected walk on the wild side, they begin to remember what made them so special together. The early word (from Variety) on this new action romantic comedy from director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) is that it is "uncommonly engaging" and "hits a home run."
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Coming Next Schedule?
The Secret of Kells
The Prophet
Iron Man 2
Clash of the Titans
Oceans
Kick Ass {opens 4/30}
Death at a Funeral
Mid-August Lunch
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Here is the new Reel Pizza schedule, which runs from Friday April 16 - Thursday May 6. We have a special event (this coming weekend) in honor of Earth Day, as well as a regular film that celebrates the natural world, and some family-friendly films for vacation week (which is coming right up), also two Oscar-nominated foreign language films, plus a brand new film, that isn't yet released, with some fun buzz. Read on for more information! As always, we look forward to seeing you soon...
-Lisa and Chris
SPECIAL EVENT Sunday April 18th FREE Film and Discussion sponsored by the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club
NORTHRUNNER (NR) 50min 2:00pm
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway has been a highway to the Native Americans, a vital corridor to Maine's lumber business, and a world-class canoe trip. While its uses have been as varied as its twists and turns, its mystical hold on visitors is unlike that of no other place in Maine. Discover the history of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway--from its creation in 1966 to the present--with those who live and work there. This amazing portrait explores the history of this gem of a park in the middle of a working forest and shows why this place is so revered and engenders so much passion. "Northrunner" is a tribute to a wild river that will leave you wanting to head for the north woods. After the film, Karen Woodsum, Director of Sierra Club's Maine Woods Campaign, will give an update on the status of the Allagash and the 100 Mile Wilderness and will talk about new opportunities to protect forests.
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Friday April 16 - Thiurs April 22
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
The directing team behind Lilo and Stitch, and Mulan, Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, has created this spectacularly animated and winning film based on the kids series by Cressida Cowell. Hiccup is a scrawny teenaged Viking, the chief's son, living on a remote northern island whose population has been terrorized by and fighting dragons for centuries. Desperate to prove himself, he wounds a dragon, but then is unable to kill it. Instead he nurses it back to health, befriends it, and instead proves something entirely unexpected to his family and neighbors. Voices include Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerald Butler and Craig Ferguson.
Fri April 16 - Mon April 19
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (PG-13) 102min 6:00 and 8:15
This love story is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships are forged and changed in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love. Martine (Kristen Stewart) is a troubled teen runaway who has just gotten a ride heading toward New Orleans with an eccentric, Native American drifter Gordy (Eddie Redmanyne) in his big old convertible when they meet up with older Brett (William Hurt) who is in the midst of dealing with a painful past and deciding if he should return to his ex-wife (Maria Bello). Directed by Udayan Prasad (My Son the Fanatic) this deeply humanistic film is a wonderfully moving character-driven drama.
Tues April 20 - Thurs April 22
SWEETGRASS (NR) 101min 6:00 and 8:15
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, this awe-inspiring and endearing observational documentary follows the last modern-day cowboy sheepherders to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. Filmed over three years by husband and wife anthropologists Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash, the permits for the ranch to graze on this land were not renewed; this is the record of the final drive. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, climate and landscape, and vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.
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Fri April 23 - Mon April 26
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (PG) 94min
Based on the first book in Jeff Kinney's wildly popular illustrated series, this clever and delightful film directed by Thor Freudenthal (Hotel for Dogs) chronicles the landmines of middle school, the dumbest idea ever invented, according to short but savvy pre-teen Greg Heffley. He devises many can't miss schemes to become cool in the eyes of his classmates, which of course all go remarkably awry, and leave him looking more pathetic than ever. It's a charming, funny and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation.
Tues April 27 - Thurs April 29
THE WHITE RIBBON (R) 145min [in GERMAN with subtitles]
With stunning black and white cinematography, director Michael Haneke (Caché) has made a haunting, mesmerizing story of corruption as security that was the winner of Palme d'Or at Cannes. In a small northern German village populated by devout Protestants in the days leading up to WW1 a number of unexplained accidents befall both adults and children. Although they first appear coincidental, these events soon seem to be not accidents at all. The mild-mannered schoolteacher is determined to discover the truth, while also courting a beautiful local girl, but he does not know what goes on within the houses of his village when the doors are closed.
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Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK ASS (R) 117min
This film was booked after the schedule went to press, stay tuned for more details about this exciting, funny new action-comedy about a highschool student who decides to become a super-hero, based on Mark Millar's comic book series and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Stardust).
Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER (PG-13) 128min
Ewan McGregor stars as The Ghost, a writer hired for big money to anonymously improve an autobiography, this time for a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) with a tight turnaround time; the previous ghost drowned under mysterious circumstanceswas is accidental? Suicide? Murder? He travels to a vacation home of the PM on Martha's Vineyard, and begins his work. The original memoir is dull, but then our Ghost discovers some other hidden research that leads to a more nefarious view of his subject, and may put his life at the same risk as the previous writer. Master filmmaker Roman Polanski's (The Pianist) spellbinding, stylish and darkly witty political thriller, adapted from Robert Harris' novel, is greatly entertaining and well-made.
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR) 120min [in ARABIC and HEBREW with subtitles]
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors. A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old. Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting. A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.
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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (R) 93min
The title says it all! John Cusack, Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry star in this raunchily funny homage to so-bad-they-are-classic 1980's movies. They play 40-something buddies who are each having trouble with life. After a particularly bad episode with one of them, they, with one of their grown nephews in tow, decide to recapture the magic of a glorious day they spent 25 years ago at a now decrepit ski resort. After many drinks, a mysterious incident sets off a chain of events with the hot tub of the title, and these four are sent back to 1986 and must actually relive the day, which is before the nephew is born. It's politically incorrect, but spot-on hilarious, quite clever and a whole lot of fun.
GREENBERG (R) 107min
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) directs Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder) in his latest intelligent, incisively observed character examination/ romantic comedy. Perpetually dissatisfied, Roger Greenberg fled LA years ago to NYC and became a carpenter. After a recent breakdown, he is back on the west coast to recover, staying at his affluent brother's home while they are on vacation. He's not doing much, although he promised to build a doghouse, and he does try to make a connection with an old friend and bandmate (Rhys Ifans), as well as his old girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh). But most of his time is spent with his brother's aimlessyoung house assistant (Greta Gerwig) who he alternately is attracted to and repelled by. As they get to know each other, they find they know themselves a little better too.
THE RUNAWAYS (R) 105min
Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart nail their roles as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, two of the founding members of the seventies band The Runaways. Discovered by their manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon) who manipulates their image with drill sergeant precision, he turns these rock-obsessed highschool misfits into successful stars by exploiting their youth and sexuality. Based on Currie's memoir Neon Angel and the feature debut of music video director Floria Sigismondi, this gritty, spirited story of the rise and fall of these teenaged rock-n-roll rebels, and the unlikely friendship that developed between the two main bandmates is authentic with rich, period details.
DATE NIGHT (PG-13) 88min
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a typical suburban couple whose lives – including their weekly date nights of dinner and a movie – have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro where a case of mistaken identity turns their evening into the ultimate date night-gone-awry. But as Claire and Phil take their unexpected walk on the wild side, they begin to remember what made them so special together. The early word (from Variety) on this new action romantic comedy from director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) is that it is "uncommonly engaging" and "hits a home run."
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Coming Next Schedule?
The Secret of Kells
The Prophet
Iron Man 2
Clash of the Titans
Oceans
Kick Ass {opens 4/30}
Death at a Funeral
Mid-August Lunch
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
[Reel Pizza] update April 9 - 16
e-greetings to all
This coming weekend, thanks to the organizing efforts of weekend house manager and COA faculty member Colin Capers we are once again bringing the TOURNEES FESTIVAL of French Film to Reel Pizza. Over the weekend (Fri to Mon) in one auditorium we will be screening five films of all different types --there's a romance, a comedy, a documentary, a collection of animated short films, and a thriller-- and each title will be shown twice. The times won't be as consistent as they usually are, so pay close attention. Regular prices apply, but you can buy a discounted pass at the box office good for all five films for $25. COA community members have free admission only with the presentation of ID at the box office. (please note the correction of a discrepancy with the printed schedule; BEACHES OF AGNES plays at 5:30 on Friday)
I will be sending out the next schedule of films to you soon, so look for it...tomorrow maybe?
see you soon
-Lisa
Here are the films at Reel Pizza from Fri April 9 - Thurs April 15.
Fri April 9 - Thurs April 15
GREEN ZONE (R) 115min 6:00 and 8:30
Inspired by the non-fiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Oscar-winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential), director Paul Greengrass (Bourne Supremacy, Bloody Sunday), and star Matt Damon (Invictus) have made an entertaining, action-packed fictional thriller that recreates the chaos that was central Iraq in 2003, just after the fall of Saddam Hussein as our troops were looking for the weapons of mass destruction that the government claimed was the reason to go to war. Damon plays a Chief Warrant Officer who becomes suspicious that the intelligence has been falsified as they fight lethal battles over empty storehouses. Brandon Gleeson is a CIA op who sees the chaos coming; Greg Kinnear is the crony who is running the show.
Fri April 9 -- Mon April 12
TOURNÉES FESTIVAL OF FRENCH FILM (NR) [in French with subtitles]
The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC) through a grant awarded to the College of the Atlantic. Tickets are $6 each or $25 for a pass for all five films. COA students free (*must show ID).
-THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON 106min Sat 9:00; Sun 6:45.
The final film from New Wave veteran Eric Rohmer; an exquisite, enthralling, thoroughly cinematic exploration of love, freedom, and honor set in idyllic French pastures, where romance grows like roses on a vine.
-ELDORADO 80min Fri 7:45; Sun 5:00.
When gruff, unsuspecting Belgian car dealer Yvan comes back from work one evening, his home has been ransacked and a series of clues indicate that the burglar is still on the premises… written and directed with a wonderfully modern, absurdist sense of humor by its star actor.
-A GIRL CUT IN TWO 110min Sat 6:45; Mon 5:30.
A playful, sexy triangle that turns darkly foreboding and dangerous, until it builds to a fever pitch with disastrous and melodramatic results.
-FEAR(S) OF THE DARK 80min Sat 5:00; Mon 7:45
Six leading graphic artists and cartoonists turn their personal terrors into reality in this nightmarish animated anthology.
-THE BEACHES OF AGNES 110min Fri 5:30; Sun 9:00.
On the eve of her 80th birthday, Agnès Varda, often referred to as "the godmother of the French New Wave," decided to make this lively, autobiographical film, guiding us through her extraordinary 55-year career.
FRI 4/09: 5:30 -- The Beaches of Agnes; 7:45 -- Eldorado
SAT 4/10: 5:00 -- Fear(s) of the Dark; 6:45 -- A Girl Cut in Two; 9:00 -- Romance of Astrea & Celadon
SUN 4/11: 5:00 -- Eldorado; 6:45 -- Romance of Astrea & Celadon; 9:00 -- The Beaches of Agnes
MON 4/12: 5:30 -- A Girl Cut in Two; 7:45 -- Fear(s) of the Dark
Tues April 13 - Thurs April 15
TREELESS MOUNTAIN (NR) 89min [in KOREAN with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30
In Korean-born, Brooklyn-based director So Yong Kim's beautiful, evocative and thought-provoking second feature, two young girls are taken by their mother to live with their lazy Big Aunt while she goes to find their absent father. Promising to return when their piggy bank is full, they are confused and angry when she doesn't. Eventually Big Aunt can no longer cope, taking them to their grandparent's farm where against the grandfather's wishes, the grandmother takes them in and they come to learn the importance of family bonds.
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This coming weekend, thanks to the organizing efforts of weekend house manager and COA faculty member Colin Capers we are once again bringing the TOURNEES FESTIVAL of French Film to Reel Pizza. Over the weekend (Fri to Mon) in one auditorium we will be screening five films of all different types --there's a romance, a comedy, a documentary, a collection of animated short films, and a thriller-- and each title will be shown twice. The times won't be as consistent as they usually are, so pay close attention. Regular prices apply, but you can buy a discounted pass at the box office good for all five films for $25. COA community members have free admission only with the presentation of ID at the box office. (please note the correction of a discrepancy with the printed schedule; BEACHES OF AGNES plays at 5:30 on Friday)
I will be sending out the next schedule of films to you soon, so look for it...tomorrow maybe?
see you soon
-Lisa
Here are the films at Reel Pizza from Fri April 9 - Thurs April 15.
Fri April 9 - Thurs April 15
GREEN ZONE (R) 115min 6:00 and 8:30
Inspired by the non-fiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Oscar-winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential), director Paul Greengrass (Bourne Supremacy, Bloody Sunday), and star Matt Damon (Invictus) have made an entertaining, action-packed fictional thriller that recreates the chaos that was central Iraq in 2003, just after the fall of Saddam Hussein as our troops were looking for the weapons of mass destruction that the government claimed was the reason to go to war. Damon plays a Chief Warrant Officer who becomes suspicious that the intelligence has been falsified as they fight lethal battles over empty storehouses. Brandon Gleeson is a CIA op who sees the chaos coming; Greg Kinnear is the crony who is running the show.
Fri April 9 -- Mon April 12
TOURNÉES FESTIVAL OF FRENCH FILM (NR) [in French with subtitles]
The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC) through a grant awarded to the College of the Atlantic. Tickets are $6 each or $25 for a pass for all five films. COA students free (*must show ID).
-THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON 106min Sat 9:00; Sun 6:45.
The final film from New Wave veteran Eric Rohmer; an exquisite, enthralling, thoroughly cinematic exploration of love, freedom, and honor set in idyllic French pastures, where romance grows like roses on a vine.
-ELDORADO 80min Fri 7:45; Sun 5:00.
When gruff, unsuspecting Belgian car dealer Yvan comes back from work one evening, his home has been ransacked and a series of clues indicate that the burglar is still on the premises… written and directed with a wonderfully modern, absurdist sense of humor by its star actor.
-A GIRL CUT IN TWO 110min Sat 6:45; Mon 5:30.
A playful, sexy triangle that turns darkly foreboding and dangerous, until it builds to a fever pitch with disastrous and melodramatic results.
-FEAR(S) OF THE DARK 80min Sat 5:00; Mon 7:45
Six leading graphic artists and cartoonists turn their personal terrors into reality in this nightmarish animated anthology.
-THE BEACHES OF AGNES 110min Fri 5:30; Sun 9:00.
On the eve of her 80th birthday, Agnès Varda, often referred to as "the godmother of the French New Wave," decided to make this lively, autobiographical film, guiding us through her extraordinary 55-year career.
FRI 4/09: 5:30 -- The Beaches of Agnes; 7:45 -- Eldorado
SAT 4/10: 5:00 -- Fear(s) of the Dark; 6:45 -- A Girl Cut in Two; 9:00 -- Romance of Astrea & Celadon
SUN 4/11: 5:00 -- Eldorado; 6:45 -- Romance of Astrea & Celadon; 9:00 -- The Beaches of Agnes
MON 4/12: 5:30 -- A Girl Cut in Two; 7:45 -- Fear(s) of the Dark
Tues April 13 - Thurs April 15
TREELESS MOUNTAIN (NR) 89min [in KOREAN with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30
In Korean-born, Brooklyn-based director So Yong Kim's beautiful, evocative and thought-provoking second feature, two young girls are taken by their mother to live with their lazy Big Aunt while she goes to find their absent father. Promising to return when their piggy bank is full, they are confused and angry when she doesn't. Eventually Big Aunt can no longer cope, taking them to their grandparent's farm where against the grandfather's wishes, the grandmother takes them in and they come to learn the importance of family bonds.
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