We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back soon and thank you for understanding our need to take a break. We enjoyed a fabulous trip to Bonaire and enjoyed sights both above and below the surface of the ocean. Upon our return, we jumped right into installing the new digital projectors that will provide the images on our screens from now on. These are basically very complicated computers, so we have a bit of a learning curve to master, but for the audience, you should find no change in the Reel Pizza “experience” … except we should never have a scratched print again, and there should be preview trailers for every film! Happy Winter everyone! The light is returning!
-C&L
ps Our Senior Winter Matinees will be starting up again on Jan 9th. I will let you know what we are playing next week.
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Fri Dec 27 - Thurs Jan 2
HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG-13) 146min 5:30 and 8:30
Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) have just returned safely home from winning the 74th Hunger Games, when they have to turn around and go on a victory tour thru all the other districts. They feel revolution in the air, but are fully aware that the Capitol, run by President Snow (Donald Sutherland), is in total control and preparing for the 75th Games - the Quarter Quell - a competition that could change Panem forever. trailer
Fri Dec 27 - Mon Dec 30
FROZEN (PG) 108min 5:00 and 7:30
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fable The Snow Queen, Disney’s gorgeous animation celebrates snow and ice in this exuberant musical adventure story of two sisters, a prophesy, and a kingdom trapped in eternal winter. Princess Anna goes off to find her sister Queen Elsa who flees after she loses control of her magical powers. With the help of an unemployed ice salesman, his pet reindeer, and a naïve snowman who dreams of summer, Anna and her friends battle the elements to put an end to the icy spell. In front of the feature is the retro short film GET A HORSE, directed by Lauren MacMullan, the first woman ever to have a solo directing credit on a Disney animation. trailer
Tues Dec 31 - Thurs Jan 2
THOR (PG-13) 112min 5:00 and 7:30
The Norse God-Superhero returns to save the Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. Thor embarks on a most perilous journey that will reunite him with the lovely Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to restore order to the cosmos, as vengeful Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) tries to plunge the world into darkness. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins and Stellan Skarsgård reprise their roles. Directed by Alan Taylor (Palookaville, TVs Game of Thrones, Mad Men) this is a very funny, action-packed and thoroughly entertaining adventure. trailer
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Fri Jan 3 - Thurs Jan 9
THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) 161min 5:00 and 8:15
We return to Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth with Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his band of Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) who are on a quest to steal back their rightful treasure and mountain home from the nasty dragon Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbach) who stole it. This is an exciting, fun chapter in the beloved fantasy adventure. trailer
Fri Jan 3 - Mon Jan 6
LAST VEGAS (PG-13) 104min 5:30 and 7:45
Four legendary men (Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline) and one phenomenal woman (Mary Steenburgen), Oscar-winners all, join forces in this silly and totally funny story of friendship. Four childhood pals get together in Las Vegas to celebrate the occasion of the marriage of the group’s sworn bachelor – to a much younger woman, relive their glory days and stop acting their age. But when they arrive they realize that Sin City isn’t what it used to be, and neither are they. It still becomes an unforgettable weekend. trailer
Tues Jan 7 - Thurs Jan 9
WADJDA (PG) 97min [in ARABIC with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:45
This totally charming first narrative feature from Saudi Arabia, where movie theaters are outlawed, by a female director, Haifaa al-Mansour, no less, tells the simply subversive tale of a rebellious young girl who wants more than anything to have her own bicycle to ride, so she can race her friend and neighbor, a boy. Unfortunately for her, girls riding bikes is deemed inappropriate and dangerous to a girl’s virtue in Islamic culture, although she has a plan to raise the money so she can buy the bicycle herself. Similarly, her mother is chafing at not being allowed to drive, requiring rude chauffeurs to get to and from her job, even though she will not allow her daughter a bike. And, as she has not produced a male heir, her husband is considering taking a second wife. trailer
Fri Jan 10 - Mon Jan 13
RUSH (R) 123min
Ron Howard’s (Frost/Nixon) latest thrillingly recreates the merciless and legendary rivalry between winning Formula 1 racecar drivers, gifted hedonistic British playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) and his disciplined, blunt Austrian opponent Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl, Inglourious Basterds). This entertaining comic drama from screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen) fully captures the exhilaration of the popular circuit’s dramatic 1976 season while being a thought-provoking character study of two very different men both on and off the track. It recently earned Golden Globe Nominations for Best Drama and Best Supporting Actor (Brühl). trailer
Tues Jan 14 - Thurs Jan 16
THE SUMMIT (R) 95min
K-2, the second highest of Earth’s peaks was first conquered in 1954 and is known as Savage Mountain, as one in four climbers does not survive. On a fateful day in August 2008, nearly two dozen climbers from many countries set out to complete the challenging trek to the summit but one by one, the mountain took half of them. This complex and absorbing documentary, created by director Nick Ryan and writer Mark Monroe, uses climbers’ first hand footage, seamless reenactments, and after-the-fact interviews to tell the stories of those who returned and those who did not, in particular, the extraordinary Ger McDonnell. This was the winner of the Best Feature-length Mountain Film at this year’s Banff Film Festival. trailer
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Coming on our second screen:
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13) 134min
Paul Greengrass (Bourne Ultimatum, United 93. Bloody Sunday) gives this taut film, based on true events, an urgency and humanity as he recreates the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship off the coast of Somalia using a script written by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass). Tom Hanks stars as the ship’s captain who is taken hostage after a group of impoverished Somali fishermen (played by first time actors, once Somali refugees now from Minneapolis) manage to board his vessel brandishing automatic weapons. The relationship of the ship’s Captain to the one English speaking Somali as they engage in an increasingly tense game of cat and mouse is riveting and powerful. This film, with 4 Golden Globe nominations, is sure to receive some Oscar attention. trailer
GRAVITY (PG-13) 91min
Visually amazing and completely entertaining, this breathtaking and thrilling space adventure is masterfully directed by Alfonso Cuarón (HP4, Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien). Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as astronauts, he is the veteran always with a joke, she is the nervous rookie, working on the Hubble Telescope and what happens after a Russian satellite explodes, sending a stream of debris hurtling their way. It is amazing cinema. trailer
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Coming Next Schedule?
12 Years A Slave
Philomena
Great Expectations
Oscar-Nominated Shorts
Dallas Buyers Club
All is Lost
Saving Mr. Banks
Kill Your Darlings
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