Here is the Reel Pizza scene for the next week. Hope to see you soon. -L
Fri May 1 - Thurs May 7 DANNY COLLINS (R)106min6:00 & 8:15 Fri May 1 - Mon May 4HOME(PG)93min 5:30 & 7:45 Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7 WILD TALES(R)115min[in Spanish with subtitles]5:30 & 8:00
Fri May 1 - Thurs May 7 DANNY COLLINS (R)106min6:00 & 8:15 Al Pacino gives an excellent performance in this charming story of redemption.He plays a hard-partying, aging pop-star who hasn't done anything new in years.When his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written to him decades ago from John Lennon telling to stay true to himself, he is spurred to write new music, find age-appropriate love, perhaps with the resistant suburban chain motel manager (Annette Bening) where he moves as he tries to connect with his long-estranged son (Bobby Canavale) and family.This feature debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love, Tangled) is a clever, heart-warming comedy with a soundtrack of Lennon's songs. trailer
Fri May 1 - Mon May 4 HOME(PG)93min 5:30 & 7:45 This goofy, kooky animated adventure features a lonely, wimpy alien who finds himself on Earth and on the run from his own people.He forms an unlikely bond with a spunky girl who is on a quest of her own.On their comic misadventures they learn that being different and making mistakes are only part of growing up.Based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday, and with excellent voicework by actor Jim Parsons (TVs Big Bang Theory), popstar Rihanna, and funny guy Steve Martin, Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge) directs this silly and sweet story.trailer Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7 WILD TALES(R)115min[in Spanish with subtitles]5:30 & 8:00 This Oscar-nominated Argentinian film is an outrageous and darkly comic anthology of six unrelated vignettes that all revolve around a theme of revenge.In each story, vulnerable people succumb to stress, become explosively unpredictable, and lose control.Surprising, audacious, slightly deranged and mostly all hysterically funny, these short films from writer-director Damián Szifrón show his great skill in filmmaking that emulates the wackiness of the films of Pedro Almadóvar, a producer.trailer
The Senior Matinees are history till next winter, the tulips in the planter boxes are getting ready to bloom and time is marching towards the start of summer, as this schedule takes us right up to the start of Memorial Day weekend. Whoo Hoo! Can we start thinking about swimming yet?? OK, I realize Ice Out was just... yesterday? ...but a girl's gotta have hope. :)
We do have open positions in the front/counter starting now, so if you are interested in part- or full-time, thru the summer, into the fall, or year-round, in a fun, fast-paced environment, come by weekday (M - Th) afternoons/evenings, or by appt, and talk to Chris.
We will be bringing the new AVENGERS movie likely during the next schedule as well as the start of another season of ImproVision and our Sierra Club Summer Film Series, but in the meanwhile there are many different choices of films to choose from in the next few weeks. Wacky Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation, Rock-n-Roll, Romance, Based-on-a-True-Story, and Mindless Entertainment! It's all here, just for you. Watch the trailers to find something you might like; we look forward to welcoming you to a show.
Happy Spring!! -Lisa and Chris
Fri May 1 - Mon May 4
HOME(PG)93min
This goofy, kooky animated adventure features a lonely, wimpy alien who finds himself on Earth and on the run from his own people.He forms an unlikely bond with a spunky girl who is on a quest of her own.On their comic misadventures they learn that being different and making mistakes are only part of growing up.Based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday, and with excellent voicework by actor Jim Parsons (TVs Big Bang Theory), popstar Rihanna, and funny guy Steve Martin, Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge) directs this silly and sweet story.trailer
Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7
WILD TALES(R)115min[in Spanish with subtitles]
This Oscar-nominated Argentinian film is an outrageous and darkly comic anthology of six unrelated vignettes that all revolve around a theme of revenge.In each story, vulnerable people succumb to stress, become explosively unpredictable, and lose control.Surprising, audacious, slightly deranged and mostly all hysterically funny, these short films from writer-director Damián Szifrón show his great skill in filmmaking that emulates the wackiness of the films of Pedro Almadóvar, a producer.trailer
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Fri May 8 - Mon May 11
FURIOUS 7(PG-13)140min
The unlikely film series featuring preposterous car stunts continues, increasingly so, in this latest entry.The late Paul Walker, in his final F&F film, returns - and in the end is sent off in style - with co-stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris Bridges and Tyrese Gibson who join forces to take down two bad guys (played by Jason Statham and Djimon Hounsou) with epic action sequences filmed in Azerbaijan, Abu Dhabi and at home in Los Angeles as they protect their own.It is purely mindless, exciting entertainment.trailer
Tues May 12 - Thurs May 14
KUMIKO: The Treasure Hunter(NR)105min[partly in Japanese with subtitles]
In this deadpan comedy, Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) plays a quiet lonely office worker whose job is to serve tea to her boss.She becomes obsessed with the Coen brother's movie Fargo, and because it says in the film's opening credits "this is a true story," she believes it to be so.She sets off from Tokyo on a quixotic search to North Dakota in winter to recover the buried suitcase of cash, which takes her on an increasingly dangerous adventure.This strangely touching, alternately whimsical and heartbreaking story is from Texas independent filmmaking brothers David and Nathan Zellner.trailer
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Fri May 15 - Mon May 18
WOMAN IN GOLD(PG-13)110min
Based on a true story, this remarkable film tells the story of one woman's battle to reclaim her heritage. Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman who as a bride escaped from Europe to America on the eve of WW2, though her parents weren't so lucky.Now the last remaining family member living, she cajoles a young lawyer (Ryan Reynolds), grandson of an old family friend, to help her get back some family possessions that were stolen.A painting that hung in her family's house of her beloved Aunt Adele, painted by famous Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, was seized by the Nazis and eventually placed on public display in Vienna.Her journey takes her to the Supreme Court and the top of the Austrian government while forcing her to confront her history.trailer
Tues May 19 - Thurs May 21
THE WRECKING CREW(PG)95min
You may not be surprised to learn that the music played on recordings by The Monkees, Sonny and Cher or Captain and Tenille were studio musicians, but you might be more astonished to learn that group also included The Byrds, The Beach Boys, all the bands that made up Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, Elvis, Simon and Garfunkle, and more.Behind nearly every hit in the heyday of Top Forty music out of Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as many well-known TV theme songs – Bonanza, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther - was this same group of jazz musicians who played without credit even though they were the best in the business.Few escaped anonymity, so be prepared to discover the talents of Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Carol Kaye, Plas Johnson, and Tommy Tedesco, whose son Daniel made this documentary that took ten years to get the rights to all the songs. trailer
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Coming for a week on our Second Screen?
DANNY COLLINS (R)106min
Al Pacino gives an excellent performance in this charming story of redemption.He plays a hard-partying, aging pop-star who hasn't done anything new in years.When his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written to him decades ago from John Lennon telling to stay true to himself, he is spurred to write new music, find age-appropriate love, perhaps with the resistant suburban chain motel manager (Annette Bening) where he moves as he tries to connect with his long-estranged son (Bobby Canavale) and family.This feature debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love, Tangled) is a clever, heart-warming comedy with a soundtrack of Lennon's songs. trailer
TRUE STORY(R)100min
Based on real events as told in the memoir of disgraced former NYTimes columnist Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill), True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, this film tells a bizarre story that starts with his being fired for fabricating an article.He is unable to find further employment and his life is a mess, which only gets weirder when he receives a phone call asking for his opinion, as a man (James Franco) just arrested in Mexico, who allegedly murdered his wife and two children, had been using the name and identity of Michael Finkel.This riveting, unsettling character-driven drama is about two liars, and Finkel's relentless pursuit of the true story.trailer
THE AGE OF ADALINE (PG-13)109min
This delightful, captivating romantic fantasy tells the story of Adaline (Blake Lively) a beautiful woman who in her late twenties suffered an accident and unlikely rescue that left her unable to age.Her daughter (Ellen Burstyn) is the only person in whom she can confide, and she has lived the past eighty years alone, unwilling to get close to anyone for fear of revealing her secret.But when she meets a charismatic philanthropist (Michael Huisman) her passion for life is reignited, only to have a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) threaten to uncover the truth.Adaline must make a decision that will change her life forever.trailer
EX MACHINA(R)108min
In his directing debut, screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) has made a stylish, tense and twisty thriller with strong performances from the cast and a fascinating story.Domhnall Gleeson is Caleb, a computer coder for the world's most successful search engine company who wins a competition to spend a week at the reclusive CEO's (Oscar Isaac) remote, private estate.He discovers that he is the human component to evaluate his boss's latest experiment in artificial intelligence, which is a breath-taking robot named Ava, more emotionally intelligent and deceptive than either man imagines.trailer
MAD MAX: Fury Road(R)~120min
Director George Miller, the originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, returns to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy).Haunted by his turbulent past he believes the best way to survive is to wander alone.Nevertheless he becomes swept up with a rebel group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by a mysterious woman, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron).They are escaping from a Warlord from whom something irreplaceable has been taken; he has mobilized all his gangs to pursue the rebels ruthlessly while she is trying to cross the desert to return to her childhood home.trailer
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Coming Next Schedule? AVENGERS: Age of Ultron
SALT OF THE EARTH THE WATER DIVINER 5 TO 7 TOMORROWLAND CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA 5 FLIGHTS UP FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
plus IMPROVISION!!! Sierra Club Summer Matinee Series!!!
Happy Earth Day everyone! And with that, a reminder that we have a free screening in honor of Earth Day at 2pm on Saturday afternoon (4/25) of the movie WRENCHED (NR) that looks at the history and continuing struggle to keep America's wilderness areas wild, with discussion afterward led by a COA senior who has worked on a project to protect Utah's Red Rocks Wilderness, an area near and dear to our hearts. Thank you to COA and the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club for bringing this film to all of us. Doors open at 1:30.
Below is the schedule in brief and in detail. The next three week chunk will come to your inbox tomorrow. Enjoy the Springtime!
-L
4/24 - 4/30 WHILE WE'RE YOUNG(R)97min5:30 and 7:45 4/24 - 4/27 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (NR)87min6:00 and 8:00 4/28 - 4/30 MERCHANTS OF DOUBT(PG-13)96min6:00 and 8:15
Fri Apr 24 - Thurs Apr 30 WHILE WE'RE YOUNG(R)97min5:30 and 7:45 This sharply observed and witty comedy from Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) explores the themes of aging, ambition and success. Naomi Watts and Ben Stiller star as a middle-aged couple whose friends are all having children, but they aren't, and are finding they don't have much in common anymore.When they meet a young, free-spirited couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried) they begin enjoying hanging out with the cool, younger crowd, and their lives are reinvigorated but eventually wonder if this is right. trailer
Fri Apr 24 - Mon Apr 27 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (NR)87min6:00 and 8:00 New Zealanders Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Boy) co-wrote, co-direct and co-star in this dryly witty and extremely funny mockumentary about an unhip group of vampire housemates trying to live in the modern world revealed by the documentary film crew that is following them around.Ranging in age from 183 to 8000, they squabble over household chores, try to keep up with the latest technological and fashion trends, antagonize the local werewolves and deal with the rigors of a very limited diet. It is inspired, fresh comedy.trailer Tues Apr 28 - Thurs Apr 30 MERCHANTS OF DOUBT(PG-13)96min6:00 and 8:15 Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, this satirically comedic, illuminating and thought-provoking documentary explores the deceptive tactics used by large corporations to undermine public policy and sway public opinion by discrediting peer-reviewed, scientific studies with pundits-for-hire who present themselves as experts but are really just obfuscators.Filmmaker Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) starts with big tobacco which for 50 years manipulated prevented regulation on smoking, moving into toxic chemicals from big pharma, and now these spin-meisters work to fight against climate change.trailer
Saturday Apr 25 WRENCHED (NR)93minFree2pm As part of COA's Earth Day celebration and co-sponsored by both COA and the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club, we present this fascinating documentary that captures the passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of eco-activism to the new generation which will carry Edward Abbey's legacy into the 21st century as the fight continues to sustain the last bastion of the American wilderness - the spirit of the West.Chris Phillips, a senior at COA, recently worked with the Utah Wilderness Coalition to lobby congressmen for co-sponsorship on the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Bill, which aims to safeguard 9.3 million acres of federal public land in Utah with the highest level of protection possible. After the film he will discuss his experience, Ed Abbey, and current issues facing Utah public lands. trailer
Big Smile! I do not see any snow from my second floor perch (as long as you don't count the top of Cadillac Mountain or what is lurking around the corner!) We have certainly earned this fabulous weather.
With the departure of winter, this Thursday will be the final Senior Matinee of the season. Cinderella will screen at 1pm. We will start back up again when the snow flies -- but, really, let's not think about that right now, ok?
Have you seen the new ART up on our lobby walls? Please join us this coming Saturday, April 18, from 2 to 4 pm for the opening of "Work{er}s in Progress", an exhibit of recent works by students at Mount Desert Island High School. Artist Meghan McDunnah blends traditional and digital techniques to produce unique works reflecting her response to film and television. Joni Mangarella and Emma Fernald show life drawings from work they have done with Artwaves. Molly Brown, Mary Paola, Ellie McGee, Cala Coffman, Dana Clarito and Izzy Iannuzzi show works that include cyanotypes and illustrations inspired by the work of Wes Anderson and Shakespeare. Music will be provided by jazz musicians from Mount Desert Island High School.
Hope everyone who gets one enjoys their spring break. May the pea planting begin! See you soon~ -L
Fri Apr 17 - Thurs Apr 23 INSURGENT(PG-13)119min6:00 & 8:30 The second installment in the Divergent young adult film series based on Veronica Roth's books, follows the resourceful heroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) who are now fugitives and hunted by the leader of the elite Erudites (Kate Winslet).They are searching for answers to why Tris's family sacrificed their lives and why the Erudites want them stopped.It is a satisfying, action-heavy science fiction.Returning co-stars include Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Ansel Elgort (Fault in our Stars); new cast members include Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts. trailer
Fri Apr 17 - Mon Apr 20 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE:Sponge Out of Water(PG)93min 5:30 & 7:45 This colorful, crazy live-action/animation mash-up features the characters from the hit TV show on a new adventure.The secret recipe for making Krabby Patty sandwiches has been stolen.Spongebob joins forces with his rival Plankton as they travel thru time and space from Bikini Bottom onto land where they meet Burger-Beard (Antonio Banderis) and try to get it back.It is silly, offbeat fun for young and old alike. trailer
Tues Apr 21 - Thurs Apr 23 TIMBUKTU(PG-13)100min 5:30 & 7:45 The West African nation of Mauritania earned its first Oscar nomination for this visually and musically stunning, humorous as well as horrifying story about the absurdities of religiously fundamental jihadists who are now in control and enforcing Sharia Law upon the citizens of a previously peaceful and content multi-ethnic desert town, and they are powerless and suffering.Kidane is a proud cattle herder living outside of town with his wife, daughter and young farm hand and are largely immune to the chaos in town, until an abrupt event changes everything. trailer
