It is a movie schedule week for me (and a crazy one at that!) and it seems this always goes out late when I am in the thick of putting that together! sorry for any inconvenience.... Expect the next full schedule notice tomorrow. -L
Here is the coming week's plan:
Senior matinee today is GRAVITY at 1:30. Senior matinee next week is GREAT EXPECTATIONS at 1:00 PLEASE NOTE: Starting next week ALL Senior matinees will start at 1pm.
Fri 1/31 - Thu 2/6 GRAVITY (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30 Fri 1/31 - Mon 2/3 DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R) 5:30 and 8:00 Tues 2/4 - Thu 2/6 GREAT EXPECTATIONS (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:15
Fri Jan 31 - Thurs Feb 6 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
Fri Jan 31 - Mon Feb 3 DALLASBUYERSCLUB(R)117min Matt McConaughey continues his string of strong, indie performances (Bernie, Magic Mike, Mud) with his fierce and unforgettable portrayal of homophobic, redneck and free-wheeling cowboy Ron Woodruff.His world is turned upside down in 1985 with a diagnosis of AIDS and a one month life-expectancy.Ostracized by his friends and unhelped by the offered treatments, he takes matters into his own hands, tracking down alternatives which he shares with other HIV-positive outcasts.Adapting this true story, Québecois director Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) captures the helplessness and fear in the early days of this epidemic and the escapades of an unlikely champion. trailer Tues Feb 4 - Thurs Feb 6 GREATEXPECTATIONS(PG-13)128min This is a haunting and faithful adaptation of the classic Charles Dicken’s novel with a stellar cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Sally Hawkins, Robbie Coltrane, and Helena Bonham Carter, under the direction of Mike Newell (HP4, Four Weddings and a Funeral).Young Pip (Jeremy Irvine, War Horse) is the blacksmith’s apprentice and lives with his evil sister in the marshlands of the Thames.He has an encounter with an escaped convict, and is invited to visit and becomes smitten with Estella, the daughter of an eccentric heiress.Suddenly he is informed he has had a generous endowment bestowed upon him and is sent to London to become a gentleman.trailer
Tonight at the Grand in Ellsworth, there will be a special screening of
Buster Keaton's classic THE GENERAL with live accompaniment by Downeast
Maine's fabulous youth orchestra TEMPO. Tickets will be available at
the door which opens at 6:30 and the film starts at 7pm. Come support
silent film and our area's young and talented musicians!
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The Oscar Nominations came out last Thursday, and we have a pretty good chance to show you all of the nominated films (save the unreleased foreign language and animated titles) before the ceremony... which is coming up Sunday March 2. This year's Gala Soiree is being organized by and supports Bar Harbor's Jesup Library. Stay tuned for more details; tickets are available now at the Library!
This week, our Oscar-nominated film is ALL IS LOST, which received a Sound Editing nod; some feel Robert Redford's performance also deserved an acting nomination.
Our Senior Matinee this coming Thursday is 12 YEARS A SLAVE at 1:30. Next week's film choice will be discussed at this week's screening.
-Lisa
Fri Jan 24 - Thurs Jan 30 ANCHORMAN 2(PG-13)119min 6:00 and 8:30 As the 1970s give way to the 1980s, pompous buffoon Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) keeps it classy, returning to the news desk on the first 24-hour all-news cable network.He collects his old team, including brainless weatherman Brick (Steve Carell), stud reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and racist sports guy Champ (David Koechner).Adam McKay directs another wacky, inspired episode full of slapstick and sheer silliness.trailer
Fri Jan 24 - Mon Jan 27 ALLISLOST(PG-13)106min5:30 and 8:00 Robert Redford gives a riveting and tremendous performance as a man alone in a 39-foot sailboat in the middle of the Indian Ocean who must fight for survival after an errant cargo container rips a hole in his boat’s hull.That is only the beginning of his tribulations which he deals with stoically and methodically.Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for his first film Margin Call, writer/director JC Chandor has made a thought-provoking, nearly wordless, and thrilling adventure. trailer Tues Jan 28 - Thurs Jan 30 KILLYOURDARLINGS(R)104 min5:30 and 8:00 As famed poet Allan Ginsburg, Daniel Radcliffe immerses himself with the ensemble cast who all give rich performances in this evocative period drama about Ginsberg’s early years at Columbia University. During his freshman year he meets others who would define the Beat Generation with him, including William Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), and charismatic classmate Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan).When an older outsider they know dies under mysterious circumstances, all are arrested as potential suspects, an event that would have a major impact on the lives of these emerging artists.trailer
Please put that first one in the trash! +++++++++++++++++++
Hi everyone
We have started our Thursday afternoon Senior Matinees for the winter. This coming Thursday 1/16 the movie will be CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13) at 1:30.
Here is next week's plan for both screens. 12 YEARS A SLAVE was the winner of the Golden Globe award last night for Best Film Drama! 1/17 - 1/23 12YEARSASLAVE(R)134min 5:30 and 8:15 1/17 - 1/20 ABOUTTIME(R)124min6:00 and 8:30 1/21 - 1/23 HAUTECUISINE(PG-13)95min6:00 and 8:30
See you soon. -Lisa
Fri Jan 17 - Thurs Jan 23 12YEARSASLAVE(R)134min 5:30 and 8:15 This exceptional and powerful film is an unflinching look at slavery in the US South in the mid-1800s.Based in part on his published memoirs, Soloman Northup (with a masterful portrayal by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a free, educated Black man in upstate NY who makes a living as a musician.Lured to Washington DC with a promise of work, he is drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave, ending up on several plantations in Louisiana over the next dozen years.During his saga of survival, he fights to regain his dignity and his identity, determined to return to his family.Director Steve McQueen and screenwriter John Ridley have made a sobering masterpiece.This is the WINNER of last night's Golden Globe Award for Best Film Drama. trailer
Fri Jan 17 - Mon Jan 20 ABOUTTIME(R)124min6:00 and 8:30 Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) has not ever had any success with girlfriends.When on his 21 st birthday his dad (Bill Nighy) tells him the family secret, that the men can time travel back in time to fix blunders, his first use of his secret is to go back to the previous New Year’s Eve and kiss his date, instead of shaking her hand as he did the first time.Although this relationship was not to be, eventually, he meets a nice, beautiful girl (Rachel McAdams) and they fall in love; however, a time travel alterations for a friend changes things so he never meets Mary at all, and he must start over winning her heart, first by finding her.This sincere and witty romantic comedy about making the most of life is from filmmaker Richard Curtis, acclaimed screenwriter (Bridget Jones Diary, Notting Hill) and director (Love Actually, Pirate Radio). trailer Tues Jan 21 - Thurs Jan 23 HAUTECUISINE(PG-13)95min[in FRENCH with subtitles]6:00 and 8:30 A delectable and beautifully filmed food lover’s movie that fully captures the energy of the kitchen, this witty French drama-comedy tells the true story of a spirited and renowned chef from the rural Perigord district in southwest France who is astonished to learn that the country’s President has chosen her to be his personal chef.Her authentic home cooking satisfies the President, but jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff presents traps.trailer
We have started our Thursday afternoon Senior Matinees for the winter. This coming Thursday 1/16 the movie will be CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13) at 1:30.
Here is next week's plan for both screens. 12 YEARS A SLAVE was the winner of the Golden Globe award last night for Best Film Drama! 1/17 - 1/23 12YEARSASLAVE(R)134min 5:30 and 8:15 1/17 - 1/20 ABOUTTIME(R)124min6:00 and 8:30 1/21 - 1/23 HAUTECUISINE(PG-13)95min6:00 and 8:00
See you soon. -Lisa
Fri Jan 17 - Thurs Jan 23 12YEARSASLAVE(R)134min 5:30 and 8:15 This exceptional and powerful film is an unflinching look at slavery in the US South in the mid-1800s.Based in part on his published memoirs, Soloman Northup (with a masterful portrayal by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a free, educated Black man in upstate NY who makes a living as a musician.Lured to Washington DC with a promise of work, he is drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave, ending up on several plantations in Louisiana over the next dozen years.During his saga of survival, he fights to regain his dignity and his identity, determined to return to his family.Director Steve McQueen and screenwriter John Ridley have made a sobering masterpiece.This is the WINNER of last night's Golden Globe Award for Best Film Drama. trailer
Fri Jan 17 - Mon Jan 20 ABOUTTIME(R)124min6:00 and 8:30 Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) has not ever had any success with girlfriends.When on his 21 st birthday his dad (Bill Nighy) tells him the family secret, that the men can time travel back in time to fix blunders, his first use of his secret is to go back to the previous New Year’s Eve and kiss his date, instead of shaking her hand as he did the first time.Although this relationship was not to be, eventually, he meets a nice, beautiful girl (Rachel McAdams) and they fall in love; however, a time travel alterations for a friend changes things so he never meets Mary at all, and he must start over winning her heart, first by finding her.This sincere and witty romantic comedy about making the most of life is from filmmaker Richard Curtis, acclaimed screenwriter (Bridget Jones Diary, Notting Hill) and director (Love Actually, Pirate Radio). trailer Tues Jan 21 - Thurs Jan 23 HAUTECUISINE(PG-13)95min[in FRENCH with subtitles]6:00 and 8:00 A delectable and beautifully filmed food lover’s movie that fully captures the energy of the kitchen, this witty French drama-comedy tells the true story of a spirited and renowned chef from the rural Perigord district in southwest France who is astonished to learn that the country’s President has chosen her to be his personal chef.Her authentic home cooking satisfies the President, but jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff presents traps.trailer
Here is the next three week plan. No times are included, as I don't know any of the week-long films yet. Be sure to check for the updates!
Fri Jan 17 - Mon Jan 20 ABOUTTIME(R)124min
Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) has not ever had any success with girlfriends.When on his 21 st birthday his dad (Bill Nighy) tells him the family secret, that the men can time travel back in time to fix blunders, his first use of his secret is to go back to the previous New Year’s Eve and kiss his date, instead of shaking her hand as he did the first time.Although this relationship was not to be, eventually, he meets a nice, beautiful girl (Rachel McAdams) and they fall in love; however, a time travel alterations for a friend changes things so he never meets Mary at all, and he must start over winning her heart, first by finding her.This sincere and witty romantic comedy about making the most of life is from filmmaker Richard Curtis, acclaimed screenwriter (Bridget Jones Diary, Notting Hill) and director (Love Actually, Pirate Radio). trailer
Tues Jan 21 - Thurs Jan 23
HAUTECUISINE(PG-13)95min[in FRENCH with subtitles]
A delectable and beautifully filmed food lover’s movie that fully captures the energy of the kitchen, this witty French drama-comedy tells the true story of a spirited and renowned chef from the rural Perigord district in southwest France who is astonished to learn that the country’s President has chosen her to be his personal chef.Her authentic home cooking satisfies the President, but jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff presents traps.trailer
Fri Jan 24 - Mon Jan 27
ALLISLOST(PG-13)106min
Robert Redford gives a riveting and tremendous performance as a man alone in a 39-foot sailboat in the middle of the Indian Ocean who must fight for survival after an errant cargo container rips a hole in his boat’s hull.That is only the beginning of his tribulations which he deals with stoically and methodically.Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for his first film Margin Call, writer/director JC Chandor has made a thought-provoking, nearly wordless, and thrilling adventure. trailer
Tues Jan 28 - Thurs Jan 30
KILLYOURDARLINGS(R)104 min
As famed poet Allan Ginsburg, Daniel Radcliffe immerses himself with the ensemble cast who all give rich performances in this evocative period drama about Ginsberg’s early years at Columbia University. During his freshman year he meets others who would define the Beat Generation with him, including William Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), and charismatic classmate Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan).When an older outsider they know dies under mysterious circumstances, all are arrested as potential suspects, an event that would have a major impact on the lives of these emerging artists.trailer
Fri Jan 31 - Mon Feb 3
DALLASBUYERSCLUB(R)117min
Matt McConaughey continues his string of strong, indie performances (Bernie, Magic Mike, Mud) with his fierce and unforgettable portrayal of homophobic, redneck and free-wheeling cowboy Ron Woodruff.His world is turned upside down in 1985 with a diagnosis of AIDS and a one month life-expectancy.Ostracized by his friends and unhelped by the offered treatments, he takes matters into his own hands, tracking down alternatives which he shares with other HIV-positive outcasts.Adapting this true story, Québecois director Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) captures the helplessness and fear in the early days of this epidemic and the escapades of an unlikely champion. trailer
Tues Feb 4 - Thurs Feb 6
GREATEXPECTATIONS(PG-13)128min
This is a haunting and faithful adaptation of the classic Charles Dicken’s novel with a stellar cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Sally Hawkins, Robbie Coltrane, and Helena Bonham Carter, under the direction of Mike Newell (HP4, Four Weddings and a Funeral).Young Pip (Jeremy Irvine, War Horse) is the blacksmith’s apprentice and lives with his evil sister in the marshlands of the Thames.He has an encounter with an escaped convict, and is invited to visit and becomes smitten with Estella, the daughter of an eccentric heiress.Suddenly he is informed he has had a generous endowment bestowed upon him and is sent to London to become a gentleman.trailer
COMING ON OUR OTHER SCREEN?
12YEARSASLAVE(R)134min This exceptional and powerful film is an unflinching look at slavery in the US South in the mid-1800s.Based in part on his published memoirs, Soloman Northup (with a masterful portrayal by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a free, educated Black man in upstate NY who makes a living as a musician.Lured to Washington DC with a promise of work, he is drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave, ending up on several plantations in Louisiana over the next dozen years.During his saga of survival, he fights to regain his dignity and his identity, determined to return to his family.Director Steve McQueen and screenwriter John Ridley have made a sobering masterpiece.This is the Golden Globe frontrunner in the drama category. trailer
SAVINGMRBANKS(PG-13)125min
In 1965, Disney’s now classic film Mary Poppins won 5 Oscars and was nominated for 8 others.But in 1961, Walt still didn’t have the rights to the P.L. Travers book, although he had been trying for two decades to fulfill a promise made to his daughters.This involving and delightful film follows the true story of the two weeks the persistent mogul (Tom Hanks) had to convince a curmudgeonly, uncompromising and reluctant, but also financially strapped writer (Emma Thompson) to allow him adapt her beloved story, when she had absolutely no intention of letting her magical nanny get abused by the Hollywood system.Director John Lee Hancock (The Blindside) has taken a fascinating bit of Hollywood history and created a charming and heartfelt story of family.trailer
AMERICANHUSTLE(R)138min
Set during Abscam, the 1970s FBI sting operation that brought down a US Senator and several Congressmen, director David O Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, Fight Club) has created a propulsively funny and sharp screwball entertainment that includes some factual events within a fictional story.Christian Bale and Amy Adams are savvy but low-level cons who get stung by an ambitious FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) who forces them to entrap a passionate political operator (Jeremy Renner) or go to jail.This is the frontrunner for the Golden Globe in the comedy category. trailer
PHILOMENA(PG-13)98min
Based on a powerful true story, Judi Dench plays an elderly Irish-Catholic woman who decides to try and search for the son the church forced her to give up for adoption as an unwed teen on the occasion of what would be his fiftieth birthday.She meets a BBC investigative reporter (Steve Coogan) who reluctantly agrees to assist her, and they embark on what turns out to be a five year journey that follows an unexpected path.This affecting detective story with phenomenal performances comes from director Stephen Frears (The Queen). trailer
ANCHORMAN 2(PG-13)119min
As the 1970s give way to the 1980s, pompous buffoon Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) keeps it classy, returning to the news desk on the first 24-hour all-news cable network.He collects his old team, including brainless weatherman Brick (Steve Carell), stud reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), and racist sports guy Champ (David Koechner).Adam McKay directs another wacky, inspired episode full of slapstick and sheer silliness.trailer
COMING NEXT SCHEDULE? Oscar-Nominated Short Films Starts Feb 7th The Book Thief Inside Llewyn Davis Mandela The Wolf of Wall Street August: Osage County Her Nebraska
hi everyone Here is the schedule for this coming week.
(I will email again later this afternoon to confirm WADJDA for tonight, once the drive arrives and it is successfully injested (the industry's word, not mine!) into the projector. We don't anticipate problems, but you never know...)
Also, hopefully later today, or tomorrow, I expect to email you the next full schedule.
Thursday Senior Matinees start this week (tomorrow!) we will have THE HOBBIT 2: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) which will start at 1:00.
see you soon! -Lisa
Starting Friday we have:
Fri - Thurs CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:15 Fri - Mon RUSH (R) 6:00 and 8:30 Tues - Thurs THE SUMMIT (R) 6:00 and 8:00
Fri Jan 10 - Thurs Jan 16 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS(PG-13)134min 5:30 and 8:15 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
Fri Jan 10 - Mon Jan 13 RUSH(R) 123min 6:00 and 8:30 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 6:00 and 8:00 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
Our "print" of WADJDA which arrived this afternoon is faulty and won't
load into the projector... so we are going to have to cancel tonight's
(Tuesday) screenings. Instead we will show LAST VEGAS at 5:30 and 7:45.
We expect to get a replacement drive tomorrow and will try again.
SORRY for any and every inconvenience....
-Lisa
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