[Reel Pizza] update

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)  97min  5:30 and 7:45
4/24 - 4/27    WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (NR)  87min  6:00 and 8:00
4/28 - 4/30    MERCHANTS OF DOUBT  (PG-13)  96min  6:00 and 8:15



Fri Apr 24 - Thurs Apr 30
WHILE WE'RE YOUNG  (R)  97min  5:30 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)  87min  6:00 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)  96min  6:00 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)  93min  Free  2pm
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