First of all, we will be open tonight for walkers, skiiers, and brave drivers.
Tomorrow's Senior Matinee is GREAT EXPECTATIONS at 1pm. Next week's is PHILOMENA, also at 1pm (all Senior Matinees will be at 1pm from now on).
Here's the schedule. This is slightly revised from the printed schedule. Since we went to press, we have secured SAVING MR BANKS for Feb 14 - 20. Chris hasn't figured out the times yet, so I will send them next week. Also, on the printed schedule the rating and running time for MANDELA is incorrect. *MANDELA is PG-13 and 141min.* (sorry)
-Lisa
There are two special events on the printed program that are coming up at the beginning of the next schedule to tell you about.
OSCAH'NIGHT is Sunday Mar 2nd! This year the organizer and beneficiary is the Jesup Memorial Library. The library ladies are busy coming up with lots of interesting activities for the pre-show time. There will be prizes for costumes and dress-up, and correct balloting. Delicious hors d'oeuvres, complimentary glass of champagne, red carpet will all be returning. Tickets ($15 each, couple for $25) are available at the Library desk during their regular hours, and any tickets still available will be for sale at the Box office on that Sunday afternoon. Remember that we will have matinees of our regular films on Oscar Sunday.
Sunday March 9th at 1:30pm we will be screening THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE (NR) 88min, presented by The Acadia Family Center. The film is free and open to the public. This powerful documentary features real stories about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma and discrimination have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades, and fostered a feeling of hopelessness around this treatable disease. The Anonymous People tells the story of successful, long-term recovery through the faces and voices of real people including award-winning actress Kristen Johnston, former NBA star Chris Herren; Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006; former congressman Patrick Kennedy; veteran news anchor Laurie Dohue and many others. This film aims at transforming public discourse around addiction recovery in order to spark widespread change. Produced and directed by Greg Williams, the film is presented FREE by the Acadia Family Center, which offers resources for recovery to our community. A brief discussion will follow the film. trailer
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Fri Feb 7 - Thurs Feb 13
PHILOMENA (PG-13) 98min 6:00 and 8:30
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). Five Oscar Nominations! trailer
Fri Feb 7 - Mon Feb 10
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS (NR) 102min animated (~PG) 5:30; 113min live action (~R) 8:00
Short Films are a medium where many respected directors have had their start. Five live-action short films and five animated short films have each been honored with an Oscar nomination. These films represent the pinnacle of short filmmaking, from filmmakers around the globe including Spain, France, Denmark, Japan, UK, USA, Finland and Luxembourg. The animated program, screening during the early block, will be hosted by the high-diving giraffes of You-tube fame and also includes three additional commended films; the live action program, in the later slot, will be hosted by Shawn Christiansen, Matthew Modine, Tom Vaughn, Peter Webber, Jim Field Smith, and Sean Fine and Andrea Nix, filmmakers who have either earned Oscars in this category or began their careers with short films. trailer
Tues Feb 11 - Thurs Feb 13
THE GREAT BEAUTY (NR) 142min [in Italian with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15
This intoxicating inventive and opulent Oscar nominee for Foreign Language Film centers on aging aristocrat and journalist Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) who had legendary success early on with his first novel but nothing since then, has spent his life carousing at lavish parties and travelling the city’s social circles. His 65 th birthday coincides with a shock from the past and he finds himself unexpectedly considering deeper questions of his life, turning his considerable wit on himself and his contemporaries, and exploring his home city in all its glory. Director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo) pays homage to Federico Fellini with this beautiful film. trailer
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Fri Feb 14 - Thurs Feb 20
SAVING MR BANKS (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
Fri Feb 14 - Mon Feb 17
NEBRASKA (R) {but PG in Canada!?} 115min
Bruce Dern give the performance of his lifetime with his portrayal of crotchety, taciturn and alcoholic Montana senior Woody Grant who, in the early stages of senility, believes that he has actually won what the magazine sweepstakes letter says might be. And, without a driver’s license, he is prepared to walk all the way to Lincoln NE to claim his winnings. His estranged son (Will Forte, SNL) grudgingly decides it would be better to just drive him there, with the thought that some father-son bonding might be informative. Director Alexander Payne adds another excellent film about his home state to his résumé, after The Descendents, About Schmidt, Sideways, Election, and Citizen Ruth earning Oscar-nominations for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, and Cinematography. trailer
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (PG-13) 141min
The phenomenal life of the late South African president, based on his autobiography, is brought to the silver screen by filmmaker Justin Chadwick (The First Grader, The Other Boleyn Girl). This stirring and celebratory film traces Mandela’s growth as a political figure and the parallel emergence of the African National Congress working to overthrow apartheid, as well as his complicated relationship with his second wife Winnie. Idris Elba (TVs Luther, The Wire) gives a commanding performance as the revered leader and peace activist, and Naomie Harris is fierce and heartfelt as his wife and partner. trailer
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Fri Feb 21 - Thurs Feb 27
AMERICAN HUSTLE (R) 138min 5:30 and 8:15
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 film's many Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress (both lead and supporting) and screenplay. trailer
Fri Feb 21 - Mon Feb 24
THE BOOK THIEF (PG-13) 131min 6:00 and 8:30
Based on the beloved best-selling young adult novel by Markus Zusak, this engaging and moving film tells the extraordinary story of a spirited but illiterate teen sent to live with foster parents in Nazi-era Germany. Her foster father teaches her to read after she is shunned at her new school, and when a secret guest moves in under the stairs, she creates a magical world that inspires them all. Excellent performances by Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson as the parents, and Sophie Nélisse (Monsieur Lazhar) and intelligent direction by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) make this an elegant, keenly observed, and superb adaptation. trailer
Tues Feb 25 - Thurs Feb 27
THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (R) 112min [in Dutch with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
Belgium’s submission to the Oscars, recently nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, is based on the stage play written by star Johan Heldenbergh with Mieke Dobbels. This intoxicating romance uses music, specifically bluegrass, to explore the gap between reality and faith and reason. Heldenbergh plays a banjo player who falls immediately in love with a tattoo artist (Veerle Baetens), bonding over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture. Their relationship plays out both on stage and off, as she joins the band, but when unexpected tragedy strikes, everything they know and love is tested. trailer
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HER (R) 126min
Spike Jones (Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) directs this thought-provoking love story that speaks to the impact of ever-evolving technology on our personal lives. Joachim Phoenix (Walk the Line) is Theodore, a lonely man who purchases a new operating system for his computer that promises intelligence and consciousness. Theodore finds himself falling in love with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), his computer’s voice, and they start spending increasing amounts of time together. This romance earned five Oscar Nominations, including Best Picture and Original Screenplay. trailer
COMING NEXT?
Inside Llewyn Davis
August: Osage County
The Monuments Men
The Past
The Invisible Woman
Maidentrip
The Rocket
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