Reel Pizza: Emails from Lisa

[Reel Pizza] update Jan 27 - Feb 2

2012-01-25T12:16:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

This week is flying by! Tomorrow's Senior matinee will be MY WEEK WITH MARILYN at 1:30. Next week, its MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL at 1:00 (note time change for longer show).

This weekend we have a special event. On Sunday afternoon Jan 29th, between 1pm and 4pm, the Emerson School 8th graders are holding a movie/Silent Auction event to raise funds for their class trip and graduation celebration. We are the parents of two children in this class (hard to believe!), so I send an extra special invitation to all of you to come out and help us reach our financial goal. We will be screening an animated, PG-rated, family friendly superhero movie about an incredible family with astonishing powers (can you guess?) at 1:30 in one auditorium. The Silent Auction, on the other side, will be full of great donations from local families and businesses. Perhaps you will find a Valentine's gift for your sweetie? You won't be disappointed!

The Oscar nominations were announced earlier this week, and we will, as always, try to get to as many of the nominated films as we can before the big night. This year we are delighted that our Oscah' Night Gala will be benefiting SFOA (Summer Festival of the Arts). We are starting to plan and are looking forward to Sunday Feb 26th for this sure-to-be-fun event.

Here is the schedule of movies for this week. See you soon!

-Lisa

Fri

Friday Jan 27 - Thursday Feb 2
MI:4 GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 133min 5:30 and 8:00
Oscar-winning Pixar director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) moves from animation to live-action with this fourth installment in the high-flying, stunt-filled adventure. Tom Cruise is joined by Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Paula Patton (Precious) and Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker) as agents for the IMF (Impossible Mission Force). This terrific, exhilarating thriller unflaggingly sustains amazing visual and dramatic energy as this team, disenfranchised by the government, works to stop the Russian bad guy (Michael Nyqvist, original Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) from blowing up a nuclear bomb on the US and bringing on the apocalypse, because he can.

Friday Jan 27 - Mon Jan 30
THE SKIN I LIVE IN (R) 117min [in Spanish with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
Provocative Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s darkly hypnotic new film is bizarre, colorful and unsettling. Based on Thierry Jonquet’s French novel Mygale, it stars Antonio Banderas, in his first film with his breakout director since 1990’s Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, as Dr. Ledgardan unethical plastic surgeon who, after his beloved wife was fatally burned in a car crash, has developed an extra-resilient, fire-resistant artificial skin. Vera (Elena Anaya) is a beautiful woman mysteriously imprisoned in his house and Marilia (Marisa Paredes) is his lifelong housekeeper who keeps his secrets too.

Tuesday Jan 31 - Thursday Feb 2
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (R) 101min 6:00 and 8:15
This powerful, gripping psychological thriller is the feature writing and directing debut of Sean Durkin, who won the 2011 Sundance prize for direction. Elizabeth Olsen gives a transfixing performance as Martha, who has just run away from a controlling cult in rural NY State and its charismatic leader. She seeks help from her older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and her husband (Hugh Dancy). Not knowing where she’d been the past two years, they somewhat reluctantly invite her to stay at their Connecticut lakeshore house. As Martha tries to reconnect to the normal world that is totally uncomfortable to her, she fights a paranoia about being returned to the commune.

[Reel Pizza] oops!

2012-01-18T09:42:00.000-08:00

I made a mistake in typing about THE BIG READ. Thanks to Pat for pointing
it out...

correctly it is: islandreadersandwriters.org (not .com)

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[Reel Pizza] update Jan 20 - 26

2012-01-18T04:51:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone~

The Senior Matinee on Thurs Jan 19 will be SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF
SHADOWS at 1:30 pm.

We had a real nice turnout for the BIG READ - Mark Twain event. There are
lots of events happening all this month and into February if you are
interested in participating. www.islandreadersandwriters.com

Here is a reminder of this coming week's films. At Sunday's Golden Globe
Awards, Michelle Williams won the lead actress honors for her performance
in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Hope to see you soon!

-Lisa

*********************

Friday Jan 20 - 26
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) 99min 5:30 and 7:45

Friday Jan 20 - Mon Jan 23
LIKE CRAZY (PG-13) 89min 6:00 and 8:00

Tues Jan 24 - Thurs Jan 26
SILENT SOULS (NR) 75min [in Russian with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00

*********************

Friday Jan 20 - Mon Jan 23
LIKE CRAZY (PG-13) 89min 6:00 and 8:00
A British visiting student (Felicity Jones) falls for her American
classmate (Anton Yelchin). Becoming inseparable, they embark on a
passionate and life-changing journey, until she violates the terms of her
visa and is returned to England. Immigration issues keep them apart and
they need resilience in carrying out a very long distance relationship
where jealousy and betrayal loom, yet a true connection exists. This
semi-improvised Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner from director Drake
Doremus is a sweet, honest, inventive and irresistible romantic drama.

Tues Jan 24 - Thurs Jan 26
SILENT SOULS (NR) 75min [in Russian with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
The Volga region of West-Central Russia is a land where there are only two
gods: love and water. When Miron's beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks
his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the
rituals of the Merja culture, whose myths and traditions live on in their
descendants' modern life. The two men, along with two small birds in a
cage, set out on a road trip thousands of miles across the boundless
lands. But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will
forever part with the body, Miron realizes he wasn't the only one in love
with Tanya… This was the most popular film in last fall's MIFF By-the-Sea
Film Festival.

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[Reel Pizza] HUGO time change

2012-01-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

Sorry to be filling your inbox today...you can tell it IS Friday the 13th,
though!

HUGO will actually screen at 5:30 and 8:00 (not 7:45 as previously
advertised)

My apologies.

-Lisa

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[Reel Pizza] HUGO tonight

2012-01-13T09:53:00.000-08:00

It has been a little touch and go with this lovely weather, but we wanted
everyone to know that our print of HUGO is finally here and our screenings
are confirmed for 5:30 and 7:45.
-L

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[Reel Pizza] replacing pdf that was blank

2012-01-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

after several aborted attempts to send this to you, I think I might have
learned the problem and corrected it. Let's try this again. Here is the
pdf of the printed schedule for Jan 20 - Feb 9.
-Lisa

[Reel Pizza] Schedule Jan 20 - Feb 9

2012-01-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

Hi again everyone

Here is the plan of films for the next few weeks. We have another special
event coming on Jan 29th that I hope you will be able to attend; see the
details below.

Also, we are working on several events in February that we want to let you
know about now. We are making plans for a special winter episode or two
of IMPROVISION, which I will let you know about as soon as we have all the
details ironed out. All you "early to beds" will be glad to know it won't
be at 11pm this time of year! We are also getting ready for OSCAH' NIGHT
2012 which is Sunday Feb 26th. Almost time to dust off those ol' jewels!
The nominations will be announced in the morning of Jan 24th. We will do
our best to screen as many of the nominees as we can before the big night.
Finally our annual collaboration with College of the Atlantic, the
TOURNEE FESTIVAL OF FRENCH FILMS, will be coming up Feb 21 - 23. Save the
dates!

Sunday January 29th EMERSON SCHOOL 8TH GRADE BENEFIT 1:00 – 4:00 Emerson
School Eighth Graders (of which we are the parents of TWO!) are raising
money to be able to take a class trip and have a graduation party in the
spring. Reel Pizza will be hosting a Sunday afternoon matinee featuring
the best animated action adventure ever with an incredible family who
sport classy red suits in one auditorium for the kids (PG 111min starts at
1:30). On the other side, adults please come for some bingo and a silent
auction of gifts and services from local businesses. It is sure to be a
fun time for a good cause!

This is a complete schedule. We have bookings on all films on both
screens, so it has all the showtimes included. I have also included a pdf
of the printed schedule that you can print out. See you soon!

-Lisa

++++++++++++++++++

Friday Jan 20 - 26
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) 99min 5:30 and 7:45
In an Oscar-worthy performance, Michelle Williams (Meek's Cutoff) is
extraordinary, enchantingly embodying the role of iconic film superstar
Marilyn Monroe in her heyday. Set during the 1956 filming of The Prince
and the Showgirl which famously united her with Sir Laurence Olivier
(Kenneth Branaugh) soon after her marriage to Arthur Miller, the story is
told from the perspective of a young assistant director, Colin Clark,
whose job was as liaison between director/star Olivier and heartthrob
Monroe. His memoirs of his time with these celebrities are the basis for
this feature film debut of London stage director Simon Curtis.
Friday Jan 20 - Mon Jan 23
LIKE CRAZY (PG-13) 89min 6:00 and 8:00
A British visiting student (Felicity Jones) falls for her American
classmate (Anton Yelchin). Becoming inseparable, they embark on a
passionate and life-changing journey, until she violates the terms of her
visa and is returned to England. Immigration issues keep them apart and
they need resilience in carrying out a very long distance relationship
where jealousy and betrayal loom, yet a true connection exists. This
semi-improvised Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner from director Drake
Doremus is a sweet, honest, inventive and irresistible romantic drama.

Tues Jan 24 - Thurs Jan 26
SILENT SOULS (NR) 75min [in Russian with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00 The
Volga region of West-Central Russia is a land where there are only two
gods: love and water. When Miron's beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks
his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the
rituals of the Merja culture, whose myths and traditions live on in their
descendants' modern life. The two men, along with two small birds in a
cage, set out on a road trip thousands of miles across the boundless
lands. But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will
forever part with the body, Miron realizes he wasn't the only one in love
with Tanya… This was the most popular film in last fall's MIFF By-the-Sea
Film Festival.

++++++++++++++++++

Friday Jan 27 - Thursday Feb 2
MI:4 GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 133min 5:30 and 8:00
Oscar-winning Pixar director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille)
moves from animation to live-action with this fourth installment in the
high-flying, stunt-filled adventure. Tom Cruise is joined by Simon Pegg
(Shaun of the Dead), Paula Patton (Precious) and Jeremy Renner (Hurt
Locker) as agents for the IMF (Impossible Mission Force). This terrific,
exhilarating thriller unflaggingly sustains amazing visual and dramatic
energy as this team, disenfranchised by the government, works to stop the
Russian bad guy (Michael Nyqvist, original Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) from
blowing up a nuclear bomb on the US and bringing on the apocalypse,
because he can.

Friday Jan 27 - Mon Jan 30
THE SKIN I LIVE IN (R) 117min [in Spanish with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
Provocative Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's darkly hypnotic new film is
bizarre, colorful and unsettling. Based on Thierry Jonquet's French novel
Mygale, it stars Antonio Banderas, in his first film with his breakout
director since 1990's Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, as Dr. Ledgardan unethical
plastic surgeon who, after his beloved wife was fatally burned in a car
crash, has developed an extra-resilient, fire-resistant artificial skin.
Vera (Elena Anaya) is a beautiful woman mysteriously imprisoned in his
house and Marilia (Marisa Paredes) is his lifelong housekeeper who keeps
his secrets too.

Tuesday Jan 31 - Thursday Feb 2
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (R) 101min
This powerful, gripping psychological thriller is the feature writing and
directing debut of Sean Durkin, who won the 2011 Sundance prize for
direction. Elizabeth Olsen gives a transfixing performance as Martha, who
has just run away from a controlling cult in rural NY State and its
charismatic leader. She seeks help from her older sister Lucy (Sarah
Paulson) and her husband (Hugh Dancy). Not knowing where she'd been the
past two years, they somewhat reluctantly invite her to stay at their
Connecticut lakeshore house. As Martha tries to reconnect to the normal
world that is totally uncomfortable to her, she fights a paranoia about
being returned to the commune.

++++++++++++++++++

Friday Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 9
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 158min 5:00 and 8:00
A disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) joins forces with a punk, pierced
computer hacker (Rooney Mara) to solve the mystery surrounding the
disappearance of the teenaged niece of a wealthy industrialist
(Christopher Plummer) at his rural island compound many decades earlier,
and finding lots of unsavory behavior. Director David Fincher (Social
Network, Se7en) with screenwriter Steve Zaillian (Moneyball) have
stylishly and faithfully adapted the first volume in Stieg Larsson's
international sensation crime thriller. It would be hard to top the
Swedish language original, but this English language version holds its own
in every way.

Friday Feb 3 - Mon Feb 6
THE WAY (PG-13) 115min [partly in Spanish with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15
Father and son team up on this thoughtful and offbeat story. Emilio
Estevez directs his father Martin Sheen in this story of travel and
transformation, an adaptation of Jack Hitt's story Off the Road. Sheen
plays an irascible Southern California doctor dad who is called to France
to collect the remains of his estranged son, who died while hiking the 500
mile Camino de Santiago that traverses the Pyrenees and across northern
Spain. Instead of returning home straight away, he impulsively decides
to continue the pilgrimage, honoring his son's desire to complete the
journey, and meets several other dysfunctional pilgrims who all have
reasons for making the trek. It is a moving, beautiful and fun small
film.

Tues Feb 7 - Thurs Feb 9
THE HEDGEHOG (PG-13) 100min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:!5
Precocious eleven year old Paloma is bent on ending it all on her next
birthday. Before then, she needs to complete her latest project, using
her father's old cam-corder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in her
family. Meanwhile, she forges new friendships with Renee, the gruff, but
secretly, surprisingly sweet building concierge, and the taciturn yet
dapper new neighbor Mr. Ozu, which gain her a new look on life. This
debut feature of director Mona Achache is irreverent, witty and magical.

++++++++++++++++++

COMING SOON:
OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN
WAR HORSE
THE DESCENDANTS
YOUNG ADULT
LE HAVRE
THE ARTIST
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

[Reel Pizza] update Jan 13 - 19

2012-01-11T09:44:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

First a reminder that we have begun our weekly Senior Matinees. They will
run through March or so, on Thursdays, with the film usually starting at
1:30 (although if the film is too long, we will have to shift to a 1:00
start). The film for Thursday Jan 12 is THE IDES OF MARCH at 1:30.

And we have a special program this weekend. On Sunday afternoon (Jan
15th) starting at 1:30pm, as part of THE BIG READ, a program of Island
Readers and Writers, we will be hosting a free screening of Ken Burn's
documentary on Mark Twain. Jan Coates, the program director told me
yesterday that over 1100 copies of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER have been
distributed across the county for this group read. In addition to Reel
Pizza's participation, there are many other events happening over the next
several weeks. check islandreadersandwriters.org for more info.

We will be screening SHERLOCK HOLMES: GAME OF SHADOWS this week, along
with HUGO and SUMMER PASTURE. We weren't able to get a preview trailer
for SUMMER PASTURE, but I added a link to one on the film's page on our
website that you can check out. Looks wonderful.

Here is the week's schedule. Barring complications, I will be sending out
the next "full" schedule shortly.

-Lisa

==================

Friday Jan 13 - Thursday Jan 19
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 128 min 6:00 and 8:30

Friday Jan 13 - Monday Jan 16
HUGO (in 2D) (PG) 98min 5:40 and 7:45

Tuesday Jan 17 - Thursday Jan 19
SUMMER PASTURE (NR) 85min [in Tibetan with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30

==================

Fri Jan 13 - Thurs Jan 19
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 128min 6:00 and 8:30
Director Guy Richie and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reteam for
another similarly inventive and entertaining foray into Victorian
intrigue. Holmes is in a tizzy because his partner Watson is about to be
married (he cannot imagine why!) Then the Crown Prince of Austria is
found dead; suicide is suspected, but Holmes thinks otherwise, and deduces
that the mastermind is his arch-enemy, the nefarious Professor Moriarty
(Jared Harris). Watson is hijacked from his honeymoon and bedlam ensues.

Fri Jan 13 - Mon Jan 16
HUGO (PG) 98min 5:30 and 7:45
Martin Scorsese brings his unique vision and winning talents to his first
family film, based on Brian Selznick's Caldecott-winning "The Invention of
Hugo Cabret," sharing with this story a love of and appreciation of the
magic of films at the dawn of moviemaking. Wiley orphan Hugo (Asa
Butterfield) lives in the rafters of a 1930s Paris Metro station, winding
the clocks daily while trying to discover the secrets of a broken machine
left to him by his father. But when he is caught stealing needed parts
from a local toy seller (Ben Kingsley), his quest might be over. Sasha
Baron Cohen, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Lee, and Emily Mortimer co-star.

Tues Jan 17 - Thurs Jan 19
SUMMER PASTURE (NR) 85min [in Tibetan with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30
In the poorest and most remote area of China's Sichuan Province lives a
charming and resilient nomadic family of eastern Tibetan yak herders.
Documentary filmmakers Lynn True, Nelson Walker, and Tsering Perlo have
crafted an accessible and intimate portrait of hardworking Yama, her
illiterate but charming husband Locho, and, following Tibetan Buddhist
tradition, their yet unnamed baby daughter. They continue their
hardscrabble lifestyle while many of their peers have relocated to the
city. This exquisite film chronicles a summer spent in the Zachukha
grasslands while the pressures of modernization create challenges that
threaten to reshape their existence.

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[Reel Pizza] udpate Dec 30 - Jan 5

2011-12-28T11:43:00.000-08:00

We have reopened and it is great to see all of you.

Continuing through Thursday, we have ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) at 5:30 and
7:45 and TOWER HEIST (PG-13) at 6:00 and 8:15.

On Friday 12/30 we start THE MUPPETS (PG) at 5:30 and 7:45 which plays
through Thursday 1/5, and J EDGAR (R) at 5:45 and 8:30, through Monday
1/2. Tuesday 1/3 through Thursday 1/5 we screen THE MILL AND THE CROSS
(NR) at 6:00 and 8:00.

On Thursday January 5th we will start Senior Matinees up again; the film
on 1/5 will be THE MUPPETS starting at 1:30.

We send out to all of you the very best wishes for a happy and healthy
2012. Cheers!

-Lisa and Chris

Mon Dec 26 - Thurs Dec 29
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) 97min 5:30 and 7:45
Aardman Animation, the legendary British studio (Wallace and Gromit,
Flushed Away) puts its own unique spin on the family Christmas genre with
this fresh and funny new film. Arthur (James McAvoy) is the black sheep
son of the current Santa (Jim Broadbent) who runs an ultra-high tech
operation out of the North Pole with his other son (Hugh Laurie) to get
all the presents delivered in one night. When things don't go as they
should, it seems up to Arthur to put things right in this clever and
wonderful for the whole family film.

and

TOWER HEIST (PG-13) 105min 6:00 and 8:15
There won't be a Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) version of the Academy Awards,
but we can see his satisfyingly entertaining and funny send-up of the
Bernie Madoff scandal. Alan Alda plays an amazingly successful investment
banker who lives in the luxury penthouse of a ritzy apartment complex
managed by Josh (Ben Stiller). Josh invests the pension fund of all his
employees (including homeless accountant Matthew Broderick, bellhop
Michael Peña, maid Gabourey Sidibe, and concierge Casey Affleck) with his
profitable tenant. When the FBI (agent Tia Leoni) arrests him and it
becomes apparent that the money is *poof* gone just like that, these
losers enlist the help of a local street criminal (Eddie Murphy) to help
them steal it back.

Fri Dec 30 - Thurs Jan 5
THE MUPPETS (PG) 102min 5:30 and 7:45
Gary (Jason Segal), his girlfriend (Amy Adams), and his brother Walter
(Walter the Muppet) take a vacation to Hollywood where Walter can visit
the Muppet Museum (he's a fan). He discovers the Muppet Theater
disheveled, and learns of a nefarious plan by the Tex Richman (Chris
Cooper) to buy the building and raze it so he can drill for oil. This
cannot be! Walter spearheads a fundraising telethon, convincing Kermit
the Frog to reunite his now far-flung buddies, including Miss Piggy,
Fozzie Bear, Animal, Gonzo and others to raise the millions needed to save
the beloved space. True to its roots, this is silly, slapstick, musical,
innocent felted puppet fun.

Fri Dec 30 - Mon Jan 2
J EDGAR (R) 137min 5:45 and 8:30
Leonardo DiCaprio gives a formidable performance as the nation's top
police officer, a former librarian whose career at the top of the FBI
spanned three wars, eight presidential administrations, and over fifty
years, snooping into the private lives of his enemies to keep them in
fear. Director Clint Eastwood and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black
(Oscar-winner for Milk) ambitiously and with nuance explore the life of
this controversial figure whose private relationships with his domineering
mother (Judi Dench), his fiercely loyal personal secretary (Naomi Watts),
and his deputy and longtime companion Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer) would
have made him a target of his own investigations were he anyone else.
This is an absorbing portrait of a complex man.

Tues Jan 3 - Thurs Jan 5
THE MILL AND THE CROSS (NR) 92min 6:00 and 8:00
This brilliantly complex and fascinatingly multi-layered dreamscape takes
the viewer directly into the Dutch master Pieter Bruegel the Elder's
iconic painting The Way to Calvary. Bruegel set his image of the
crucifixion in 16th century Flanders during the brutal Spanish
Inquisition, with the Spanish soldiers standing in for the Romans, and
Jesus and Mary just two in a crowd of locals. Polish filmmaker Lech
Majewski worked with art historian Michael Francis Gibson in adapting his
book; it is a detailed view of this particular piece, a glimpse into the
everyday life of rural 1564 Flanders, and an examination of this artist's
process, as part of this spectacular film includes Bruegel (Rutger Hauer)
explaining his methods to his financial patron (Michael York). Charlotte
Rampling plays the artist's muse and is the model for Mary.

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[Reel Pizza] Dec 26 - Jan19 Schedule

2011-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone

Happy Solstice! We have at long last returned from our travels. Utah was
quite fabulous, Cleveland, not so much; Needless to say we are glad to be
home! We have booked a schedule of films to share with you over the next
few weeks, and are getting ready to reopen this coming Monday. Only a few
more days to go. Can't wait to see everyone and get back into the swing.

For those procrastinators who would still like (or need) gift
certificates, I will be around the office all day Thursday 8am-3pm, Friday
morning 9-12ish, and Saturday morning 9-12ish. If you see my Passat wagon
in the parking lot, I am "IN". Come in the side door (Congo Church side)
and up the stairs to find my office; I would be glad to help you out.

We do have a SPECIAL PROGRAM planned for Sunday afternoon January 15th at
1:30pm. As part of the county-wide THE BIG READ 2012, we will host a free
screening the PBS/Ken Burns documentary "Mark Twain." This dynamic and
engaging film fully presents the life and writings of the great American
writer and humorist. The film includes a stunning collection of
photographs and interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, Russell
Banks, and William Styron. A brief discussion will follow the viewing of
the film.

Below is the brief schedule of films, most with times. Following are all
the films' descriptions. We will be booking the last full week Mon for
Fri, so you will get the outstanding title and times in a future email.

Here's to a great weekend...white Christmas???
See you soon!
-Lisa and Chris and the gang

12/26 - 12/29 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) 97min 5:30 and 7:45
12/26 - 12/29 TOWER HEIST (PG-13) 105min 6:00 and 8:15

12/30 - 1/5 THE MUPPETS (PG) 102min 5:30 and 7:45
12/30 - 1/2 J EDGAR (R) 137min 5:45 and 8:30
1/3 - 1/5 THE MILL AND THE CROSS (NR) 92min 6:00 and 8:00

1/6 - 1/12 THE IDES OF MARCH (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:15
1/6 - 1/9 THE TWILIGHT SAGA:BREAKING DAWN PT1 (PG-13) 117min 5:30 and 8:00
1/10 - 1/12 MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE (R) 82min [in French with
subtitles] 5:30 and 7:30

1/13 - 1/16 HUGO (PG) 98min
1/17 - 1/19 SUMMER PASTURE (NR) 85min [in Tibetan with subtitles]

and

Fri Jan 6 - Thurs Jan 12
THE IDES OF MARCH (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:15
This drama of insider politics, with all the backstabbing, betrayals and
intrigue that go along with it, was adapted from the play by Beau
Willimon, who worked on Howard Dean's 2004 campaign. The fourth
directoral effort by George Clooney (Good Night and Good Luck, Confessions
of a Dangerous Mind) is sharp and gripping. Ryan Gosling, in his third
film this year (Drive, Crazy Stupid Love) stars as an ambitious but
idealistic press secretary for a Democratic presidential nominee (Clooney)
in a tight primary race. He gets himself involved in a political scandal
that threatens his candidate's shot at the nomination. Marisa Tomei,
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Evan Rachel Wood co-star.

Fri Jan 6 - Mon Jan 9
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PT1 (PG-13) 117min 5:30 and 8:00
Director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, Dreamgirls) takes the
reins in this visually lush, deeply romantic, occasionally humorous and
finally horrific adaptation of the first half of the final book of
Stephenie Meyers' uber-popular romance series. Human Bella, vampire
Edward and their family must deal with the chain of consequences brought
by their magical wedding, private, tropical honeymoon, and resulting
tumultuous pregnancy, which also brings on unforeseen and shocking
developments for werewolf Jacob.

Tues Jan 10 - Thurs Jan 12
MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE (R) 82min [in French with subtitles] 5:30
and 7:30
In a small French town, Germain (Gerard Depardieu), a nearly illiterate
man considered to be the village idiot by his friends, takes a walk to the
park one day and happens to sit beside Margueritte (Giselle Casadesus) a
little old lady who is feeding his favorite pigeons and reading excerpts
from her novel aloud. Lured by her passion for life and the magic of
literature from which he has always felt excluded, Germain slowly realizes
that he is smarter that he has ever allowed himself to be. Both their
lives are transformed and take off on new journeys. This is a sweet,
small uplifting gem from French director Jean Becker about chance
encounters and how they can unexpectedly change us.

Fri Jan 13 - Mon Jan 16
HUGO (PG) 98min
Martin Scorsese brings his unique vision and winning talents to his first
family film, based on Brian Selznick's Caldecott-winning "The Invention of
Hugo Cabret," sharing with this story a love of and appreciation of the
magic of films at the dawn of moviemaking. Wiley orphan Hugo (Asa
Butterfield) lives in the rafters of a 1930s Paris Metro station, winding
the clocks daily while trying to discover the secrets of a broken machine
left to him by his father. But when he is caught stealing needed parts
from a local toy seller (Ben Kingsley), his quest might be over. Sasha
Baron Cohen, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Lee, and Emily Mortimer co-star.

Tues Jan 17 - Thurs Jan 19
SUMMER PASTURE (NR) 85min [in Tibetan with subtitles]
In the poorest and most remote area of China's Sichuan Province lives a
charming and resilient nomadic family of eastern Tibetan yak herders.
Documentary filmmakers Lynn True, Nelson Walker, and Tsering Perlo have
crafted an accessible and intimate portrait of hardworking Yama, her
illiterate but charming husband Locho, and, following Tibetan Buddhist
tradition, their yet unnamed baby daughter. They continue their
hardscrabble lifestyle while many of their peers have relocated to the
city. This exquisite film chronicles a summer spent in the Zachukha
grasslands while the pressures of modernization create challenges that
threaten to reshape their existence.

Coming on our second screen?

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 128min
Director Guy Richie and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reteam for
another similarly inventive and entertaining foray into Victorian
intrigue. Holmes is in a tizzy because his partner Watson is about to be
married (he cannot imagine why!) Then the Crown Prince of Austria is
found dead; suicide is suspected, but Holmes thinks otherwise, and deduces
that the mastermind is his arch-enemy, the nefarious Professor Moriarty
(Jared Harris). Watson is hijacked from his honeymoon and bedlam ensues.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 132min
Oscar-winning Pixar director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille)
moves from animation to live-action with this fourth installment in the
high-flying, stunt-filled adventure. Tom Cruise is joined by Simon Pegg
(Shaun of the Dead), Paula Patton (Precious) and Jeremy Renner (Hurt
Locker) as agents for the IMF (Impossible Mission Force). This terrific,
exhilarating thriller unflaggingly sustains amazing visual and dramatic
energy as this team, disenfranchised by the government, works to stop the
Russian bad guy (Michael Nyqvist, original Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) from
blowing up a nuclear bomb on the US and bringing on the apocalypse,
because he can.

Coming Soon?
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN
THE DESCENDANTS
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
LIKE CRAZY
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
THE ARTIST
and many more!

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[Reel Pizza] update Nov 4 - Nov 7

2011-11-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

hey everyone,

It has arrived...We are coming up on the last fall weekend for Reel Pizza
in 2011. Our closing night will be Monday Nov 7th. On Tuesday, we will
celebrate Pierce and Chloe's 14th birthday (!!!). Next we give the entire
place a thorough scrubbing and some needed repairs, and then we head off
for a few weeks to see family and recharge. Never fear, we will reopen
"for the season" December 26th, which falls on a Monday this year. Again,
(because we can't say it enough) THANK YOU ALL for supporting us and
allowing us to provide some fun and/or thoughtful entertainment for yet
another year.

Of course, our discount ticket card (THE BIG TICKET), single admission
cards and gift certificates in any amount are for sale as holiday gifts.
Send me an email, call the theatre at 288-3828 (leave a message if there's
no answer and we will get back to you) or mail us a check with your order
to PO Box 625, Bar Harbor ME 04609 and we will set you right up. Colin
will be taking care of business while we are away, so you shouldn't even
notice we are gone!

We have one last special program in this year...Sunday Nov 6th at 1:30 we
will be screening THE RAILROAD OF LOVE in honor of Veteran's Day, in the
spirit of reconciliation with our enemies, and with the cooperation of
several local peace and justice organizations. It is a free screening and
there will be time for discussion after.

Also, don't forget that tonight and tomorrow night we are screening
DANCING AT THE MILL, the Jeff Dobbs Documentary about the history of MDI.
Attending the screenings are participants in the film who will introduce
and take questions about the production, and a portion of the proceeds
will be donated to the MDI HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Happy Thanksgiving to all; we will be back with you with a new schedule as
an early Christmas gift in mid December!

-Lisa and Chris

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Fri 11/4 - Mon 11/7
PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
and
50/50 (R) 99min 6:00 and 8:15

Sun 11/6 Special Matinee
THE RAILROAD OF LOVE (NR) [in JAPANESE w/ subtitles] 1:30pm

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Fri Nov 4 - Mon Nov 7
PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
held over a second weekend BRAND NEW! Way before Puss (Antonio Banderas)
ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline friend goes on a swashbuckling
ride, as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and
the tough and street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed Goose
that lays the Golden Eggs from evil and ugly Jack (Billy Bob Thornton) and
Jill (Amy Sedaris) trying to save his town. It's a hilarious and
courageous adventure of an unlikely hero, and the true story of a
notorious fighter, lover and outlaw, in boots.

Fri Nov 4 - Mon Nov 7
50/50 (R) 99min 6:00 and 8:15
Inspired by the personal experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser (Da Ali G
Show) , this is an original story about friendship, love, survival and
finding humor in unlikely places. Joseph Gordon-Leavitt (Inception, (500)
Days of Summer) is Adam, a clean-living, twenty something public radio
producer who is diagnosed with a rare bone cancer one day after
complaining to his doc about a sore back. Seth Rogan plays his best
friend who stays true through all the indignities, including radiation,
chemo, hairloss, surgery and more. In real life Rogan is Reiser's best
friend and took the same role. Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) is the
therapist trainee who isn't quite sure how to help her new client.
Angelica Huston is his hovering mom. This film is unorthodox, observant,
honestly poignant, uplifting and very funny, all at the same time.

Sun 11/6
THE RAILROAD OF LOVE (NR) [in JAPANESE w/ subtitles] 1:30pm
Highlighting veteran's struggles after war, this wonderful documentary
tells the story of an Australian Catholic priest who led reconciliation
efforts between Australians and Japanese after WWII. Father Tony Glynn
showed unflagging generosity toward those stricken by poverty after the
war and, in the spirit of reconciliation and friendship, supported
Australia-Japan civilian associations towards that end. In depicting
Father Glynn's attempt to reconcile and re-create friendship between
former foes, including various historical footage from the period, this
documentary is a moving account of the history of Father Tony Glynn's work
with the friendship associations from both countries. Masanabu Ikemiya
will introduce the film. There will be representatives from Veterans for
Peace, Pax Christi, and the Peace and Justice Center in Bangor to lead
discussion afterward.

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[Reel Pizza] update Oct 28 - Nov 3

2011-10-25T06:43:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

This morning I participated in "The Business of Reading" at the Conners
Elementary School in Bar Harbor. Every morning for a week, a business
person visits each classroom and talks about how reading is important to
their work and then reads a story, or a portion thereof, aloud to the
class. Today I read to some great first graders and we talked about the
reading I do to choose movies and about where the ideas for movies come
from.

In this spirit, I want to mention that there are several films opening
this fall that are literary adaptations, so while we are closed, you might
want to visit your local library or bookstore and pick up some reading,
/before/ you see the movie! (I should thank my mother for forwarding me an
email she received from her local bookstore in Clinton, NJ for this list
of titles.)

Including:
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by John Le Carre
CORIOLANUS by William Shakespeare
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick
THE DESCENDENTS by Kaui Hart Hemmings
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Doyle (a second film
based on the stories)
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Steig Larsson (the English language
version)
WE BOUGHT A ZOO by Benjamin Mee

This week we have two literary adaptations (although one should be
considered a rather "loose" adaptation!), as well as a special mid-week
film that benefits the MDI Historical Society. See you soon!

-Lisa

Fri Oct 28 - Thurs Nov 3 (continues till 11/7)
PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
Brand new!

Fri Oct 28 - Mon Oct 31
HIGHER GROUND (R) 109min 6:00 and 8:15
Inspired by Carolyn Briggs' memoir.

Tues Nov 1 - Thurs Nov 3
DANCING AT THE MILL (NR) 6:00 and 7:45
Celebrating 250 years of history here at home. A portion of the proceeds
from ticket sales will be donated to the MDI Historical Society.
Participants in the film and/or its making will be at every screening to
discuss their contribution to the final product.

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule Oct 21 - Nov 7

2011-10-18T05:15:00.000-07:00

hello everyone

Here we go, it is the last schedule until Christmas...

We have new, gorgeous Lobby Art by local resident Elizabeth Somers. There
will be two special programs coming up, one a fundraiser for the high
school Gay Straight Alliances of Northern Maine with presentations by
local students as well as a film; the other is a screening of a story of
reconciliation and a moving tribute to veterans (of WW2) in honor of the
upcoming Veteran's Day holiday, presented by Masanobu Ikemiya and several
local Peace organizations. Please join us if you can.

Of course, we encourage you to get Reel Pizza gift certificates or Big
Tickets to give to your friends and family over the holidays. It is
something that they will enjoy, will help them through the long dark
winter, and never expires! Email me at lisa@reelpizza.net, call 288-3828
and leave a message if we aren't here, or send a check with your order to
us at PO Box 625 Bar Harbor ME 04609. We will promptly fulfill your
request with discretion.

Finally, our closing night is Monday November 7th. Chris and I are
leaving town for a couple of weeks to recharge (southern Utah via
Cleveland), but will be returning in early December (Colin will be holding
down the fort while we are away) and we plan to reopen on Monday December
26th at 4:30, like usual "for the season". We thank you one and all for
your support, patronage, suggestions, and kind words over this year, and
we look forward to returning refreshed and ready to spend another winter
here at home with our friends and neighbors, presenting a wide variety of
films both obscure and highly popular, special programming, fundraisers,
Senior matinees and other fun things. We couldn't do this without you!

Fondly,
Lisa and Chris, Pierce and Chloe
Colin, Mark, Liz, Justine, Bob, Bridjit, Jake, Erik, Elizabeth, Rachel,
and Sofia

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Art in the Lobby ELIZABETH SOMERS Bar Harbor
Delight in the beauty found in everyday objects drives the selection of
subjects for my paintings. Celebrating the prismatic complexity of color
found in the illuminated surface of a handful of fruit, finding whimsy and
personality in a piece of antique furniture, these are discoveries that
fill me with surprise and inspiration. Oil pastels, by virtue of their
creamy consistency and rich depth of color lend themselves to layering of
colors beautifully, re-working with a brush and solvent or scratching away
color to achieve a sgraffito effect. This combination of techniques allows
me to create images that can glow, vibrate and, hopefully bring the viewer
a feast for the eyes.

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Sunday Oct 23 1:00pm
FUNDRAISER MATINEE: OUT IN THE SILENCE (NR)
When you marry, you put an announcement in your hometown paper but if you
are gay, it's not quite so simple. Film makers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer
returned to Joe's small hometown to investigate the hate their wedding
announcement generated. One individual who welcomed them was the mother of
a gay teenager who had to leave the local public school to escape bullying
after he came out. There is conflict and confrontation, but also, in its
way, resolution in this thoughtful film. This showing is a fundraiser to
support high school Gay Straight Alliances in Northern Maine sponsored by
the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network and includes student voice
presentations, an art show by MDI High students, and a live short play by
Sumner students. Come out and support GLSEN in creating a safer community
for all! There will also be a raffle of copies of the movie. $10 for
adults and $2 for students.

Sunday Nov 6 1:30pm free
SPECIAL SCREENING: THE RAILROAD OF LOVE (NR) [in Japanese w/ subtitles]
Highlighting veteran's struggles after war, this wonderful documentary
tells the story of an Australian Catholic priest who led reconciliation
efforts between Australians and Japanese after WWII. Father Tony Glynn
showed unflagging generosity toward those stricken by poverty after the
war and, in the spirit of reconciliation and friendship, supported
Australia-Japan civilian associations towards that end. In depicting
Father Glynn's attempt to reconcile and re-create friendship between
former foes, including various historical footage from the period, this
documentary is a moving account of the history of Father Tony Glynn's work
with the friendship associations from both countries. Masanabu Ikemiya
will introduce the film. There will be representatives from Veterans for
Peace, Pax Christi, and the Peace and Justice Center in Bangor to lead
discussion afterward.

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Fri Oct 21 - Thurs Oct 27
MONEYBALL (PG-13) 133min 5:45 and 8:30
This new film, directed by Bennett Miller (Capote) is based on a
best-selling true story by Michael Lewis. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane,
the general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team in the late 1990's
and the guy who assembles the team. He is forced to reinvent his team on
a tight budget and forms an unlikely partnership with Ivy League grad
Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), creating a specialized analytical computer
program to choose bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of
whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and hopefully will win
games. It is a revolution that challenges old school traditions and puts
Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he is tearing out the heart and
soul of the game. Also starring are Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin
Wright.

Fri Oct 21 - Mon Oct 24
DOLPHIN TALE (PG) 113min 5:15 and 7:45
This touching family film is based on an amazing true story. Winter the
dolphin stars as herself in this adaptation of her remarkable and unlikely
life. She is discovered wounded and stranded on a Florida beach one
morning by a lonely, troubled pre-teen. Rescued, she is taken to the
marine aquarium's hospital, but despite their best efforts, her tail
flukes must be amputated. The boy devotes himself to her recovery, which
helps him deal with the injuries suffered by his beloved cousin in the
war. With the help of a prosthetic tail, it is hoped she will learn to
swim again. Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick, jr., and
Morgan Freeman lend their acting talents to this inspirational film.

Tues Oct 25 - Thurs Oct 27
MOZART'S SISTER (NR-PG) 120min [in French with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
Written, directed and produced by René Féret, this lush historical drama
imagines the teenaged years of Nannerl Mozart, the older sister by five
years of young prodigy Wolfgang, and a gifted musician in her own right.
On the road in 1763, their parents are taking the children touring the
European royal courts, showcasing their talents. With Nannerl approaching
the marriageable age, her father is increasingly discouraging her in her
musical ambitions, succumbing to the gender mores of the times. A
friendship with the children of French monarch Louis XV gives an
opportunity to challenge the social order.

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Fri Oct 28 - Mon Nov 7
PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
BRAND NEW! Way before Puss (Antonio Banderas) ever met Shrek, our suave
and furry feline friend goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams with
mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and the tough and
street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed Goose that lays the
Golden Eggs from evil and ugly Jack (Billy Bob Thornton) and Jill (Amy
Sedaris) trying to save his town. It's a hilarious and courageous
adventure of an unlikely hero, and the true story of a notorious fighter,
lover and outlaw, in boots.

Fri Oct 28 - Mon Oct 31
HIGHER GROUND (R) 109min 6:00 and 8:15
Starring actress Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air) makes an assured directing
debut with this thoughtful, non-judgmental and believable story of a woman
questioning her faith. Inspired by Carolyn Briggs' memoir This Dark
World, the story spans twenty years in the life of Corinne, from the
development of her belief in the church as a young girl, through its
reinforcement as a young mother and wife living in a conservative
Christian commune, to her struggles with the doubt she faces in middle age
as she aches for a tangible connection to her God, all the while fearing
that in losing her faith she could lose her entire community of friends
and family.

Tues Nov 1 - Thurs Nov 3
DANCING AT THE MILL (NR) 63min 6:00 and 7:45
Made in collaboration with the Mount Desert Island Historical Society to
celebrate this year's 250th anniversary of European settlement on MDI,
this locally made film depicts life on Mount Desert Island from the
mid-1700s through the late 1940s. It begins with Abraham Somes' founding
of the earliest colonial settlement on the island and blossoms into a
presentation of island history, culture, and community. A unique feature
of the film is footage shot by island native Charles Savage from 1927 to
1930. In addition, many early scenes were recreated through digital
technology. You might even recognize some friends and neighbors! The film
was written by Gunnar Hansen, who wrote Mount Desert: An Informal History
and produced by Jeff Dobbs and Bing Miller of Dobbs Productions. A
portion of the ticket proceeds will go to the Mount Desert Island
Historical Society to support its further work.

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Fri Nov 4 - Mon Nov 7
PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
held over a second weekend

not yet confirmed but expected for
Fri Nov 4 - Mon Nov 7
50/50 (R) 99min 6:00 and 8:15
Inspired by the personal experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser (Da Ali G
Show) , this is an original story about friendship, love, survival and
finding humor in unlikely places. Joseph Gordon-Leavitt (Inception, (500)
Days of Summer) is Adam, a clean-living, twenty something public radio
producer who is diagnosed with a rare bone cancer one day after
complaining to his doc about a sore back. Seth Rogan plays his best
friend who stays true through all the indignities, including radiation,
chemo, hairloss, surgery and more. In real life Rogan is Reiser's best
friend and took the same role. Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) is the
therapist trainee who isn't quite sure how to help her new client.
Angelica Huston is his hovering mom. This film is unorthodox, observant,
honestly poignant, uplifting and very funny, all at the same time.

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[Reel Pizza] update Oct 14 - 20

2011-10-12T06:18:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Here is the schedule for the next week at Reel Pizza. It contains the
last episode in 2011 of ImproVision, our wacky collaboration with the
talents of ImprovAcadia on Friday night. They are a very funny crew!
Check it out while you still can.

With last week's frost, we have reached the end of the fresh basil season
(many thanks again to Paul of Happytown Farm) but, sad as this is, it
means the beginning of soup season. Hurrah! Look for some warming
options in the days and weeks ahead.

See you soon!
-Lisa

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Fri 10/14 IMPROVISION 11pm
Fri 10/14 - Thurs 10/20 DRIVE (R) 100min 5:30 and 7:45
Fri 10/14 - Mon 10/17 THE FUTURE (R) 92min 6:00 and 8:00
Tues 10/18 - Thurs 10/20 THE NAMES OF LOVE (R) 102min 6:00 and 8:15

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Fri Oct 14 - Thurs Oct 20
DRIVE (R) 100min 5:30 and 7:45
Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love) shifts gears again to play Driver, the
main character in this contemporary film noir set on the back streets of
Los Angeles. His days are spent as a stunt man for Hollywood pictures,
while in his evenings he moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals.
His cool is shaken a bit when he meets his pretty new neighbor (Carey
Mulligan) who has a young son and a husband in jail. Albert Brooks and
Ron Perlman are two shades of bad guy that cross Driver's path. This
stylishly suspenseful and entertaining film, based on the pulp novel by
James Sallis, won Nicholas Winding Refn the directing prize at this year's
Cannes Festival.

Fri Oct 14 - Mon Oct 17
THE FUTURE (R) 92min 6:00 and 8:00
Magical, charming and a little strange describes the second film from
performance artist Miranda July (Me, You and Everyone We Know). Blending
whimsy with deep emotion about growing up, she and Hamish Linklater star
as a middle-aged LA couple, Sophie and Jason, somewhat bored with life and
feeling they should add some responsibility. They decide to adopt a stray
cat they find; this cat, Paw-Paw, is ailing and may only have a few months
to live, one of its selling points. When they discover it could live
longer (even though they won't take possession for 30 days) their lives
are thrown into disarray, and they quit their day jobs; she takes on art
projects, he, volunteer activism and their lives change. This is a movie
that will stay with you long after you leave the cinema.

Tues Oct 18 - Thurs Oct 20
NAMES OF LOVE (R) [in FRENCH with subtitles] 102min 6:00 and 8:15
Energetic, young star Sara Forestier won the actress César this year for
her performance in this multi-cultural, star-crossed love story. She
plays free-spirit Baya Benmahmoud, an extroverted liberal who lives by the
old adage, "make love not war" to convert conservative right-wing men to
her left-leaning causes by sleeping with them. Then she meets Arthur
Martin, a middle aged biologist who specializes in avian diseases, but he
is not so easily seduced; this only encourages her further. Michel
Leclerc directs this clever and witty romantic comedy.

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[Reel Pizza] update Oct 7 - 13

2011-10-04T06:22:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

We are up upon the long Columbus Day weekend. Here are the films for the
week starting Friday Oct 7th. We look forward to seeing you soon.

-Lisa

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Fri 10/7 - Thurs 10/13 CONTAGION (PG-13) 106min 5:30 and 8:00

Fri 10/7 - Mon 10/10 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R) 6:00 and 8:15

Tues 10/11 - Thurs 10/13 SARAH'S KEY (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30

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Fri Oct 7 - Thurs Oct 13
CONTAGION (PG-13) 106min 5:30 and 8:00
Director Stephen Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) has made an
engrossing, harrowing medical thriller with a top shelf cast. Gwyneth
Paltrow is Patient Zero, the first to die from an easily spread virus that
starts off innocently with slight cold symptoms that within days morphs
into convulsions and death. Matt Damon is her husband, apparently immune.
Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard. Elliot Gould, and
Jennifer Ehle work on the medical side, trying to figure out what is
happening and how to stop an apparent pandemic. Jude Law is a blogger
selling a homeopathic remedy whose writing does not calm the masses. This
is a intelligent, entertaining disaster movie that might make you a
believer in antibacterial soap.

Fri Oct 7 - Mon Oct 10
MY IDIOT BROTHER (R) 95min 6:00 and 8:15
This big-hearted comedy that is true to life stars Paul Rudd as a too
trusting and generous organic farmer whose best intentions with everyone
always seem to lead to chaos. His main goal in life is to be reunited
with his beloved pet dog, lost in a custody battle with his former
girlfriend. When they break up, he also loses his place to live, so heads
to mom's (Shirley Knight), then to each of his sister's (Zooey Deschanel,
Emily Mortimer, and Elizabeth Banks) each of whom have secrets. As he
causes disarray in one household, he moves on to the next. Director Jesse
Peretz (The Chateau) has made a smart and charming film from an honest and
funny script by his sister Eugenia Peretz.

Tues Oct 11 - Thurs Oct 13
SARAH'S KEY (PG-13) 111min [partly in FRENCH with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
In Paris, July 1942, ten-year-old Sarah and her family are targeted by the
occupying Nazis and rounded up and imprisoned by the French police.
Before they are taken away, she locks her little brother in a secret
closet, promising to return to free him. In present-day Paris, American
journalist Julia Jarmond (an excellent Kirsten Scott Thomas) has been
commissioned to write an article about the notorious Velodrome d'Hiver
roundup of French Jews by their countrymen. She soon realizes she and her
husband live in an apartment that his family has owned since that summer
in 1942, one once owned by these deported people. Based on the
best-selling detective story by Tatiana de Rosnay, director Gilles
Paquet-Brenner has made a powerful and absorbing film.

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[Reel Pizza] update Sept 30 - Oct 6

2011-10-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

Hi all~

sorry this is already Saturday! What a week....!

The Schedule for Fri Sept 30 - Thursday Oct 6th is as follows:

We have THE DEBT (R) at 5:30 and 8:00 now through Thursday. (thriller with
Helen Mirren, and Jessica Chastain, most recently in THE HELP)

Through Monday we have THE GUARD (R) at 6:00 and 8:15. (cop comedy with
Brendon Gleeson and Don Cheadle)

Chris says they are both good ones!

Tues - Thurs we'll have MEEK'S CUTOFF (PG) at 6:00 and 8:30. (From
director Kelly Reichardt, with Michelle Williams)

hope to see you soon!
-Lisa

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule Sept 30 - Oct 20

2011-09-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all~

here is the next schedule of films that runs Sept 29 - October 20, 2011.

The final IMPROVISION for this year is coming up October 14th, and BONUS
it is back to Friday night. If you haven't checked out the genius of the
ImprovAcadia troupe, this would be a good opportunity!

Hope you find something that piques your interest on these increasingly
dark autumn days. No times until we know what is playing on our other
screen. Back with you next week and See you soon!

-Lisa and Chris

ps. Would you all be interested in receiving a pdf file of the completed
movie schedule, like what I snail-mail out? I don't want to burden your
inbox, but you might find it helpful....

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Friday Oct 14 IMPROVISION 11pm LAST EDITION OF THE YEAR!
Come check out our occasional, wacky collaboration with the talented
ImprovAcadia crew. With the sound turned off, this ever-changing group of
up-and-coming comedians improvise the dialogue, music tracks and sound
effects to a cheesy grade-B movie THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. Their
talents make the pictures on the screen much funnier than they were ever
anticipated. Its a totally new show every time. Don't miss out on all
the fun!

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Fri Sept 30 - Mon Oct 3
THE GUARD (R) 96min [partly in Gaelic with subtitles]
Brendon Gleeson and Don Cheadle both give excellent performances in this
entertaining and offbeat buddy-cop comedy. Set in County Galway in rural
Ireland, this fun film follows an unorthodox, small town cop (Gleeson) who
inserts himself into a drug investigation and must join forces with a
straight-laced FBI agent (Cheadle) to take on an international smuggling
gang. The direction is by John Michael McDonagh, brother to the director
of the also fun film, In Bruges.

Tues Oct 4 - Thurs Oct 6
MEEK'S CUTOFF (PG) 104min
Three families travel by covered wagon across the Cascades in search of a
new home or even just some water in American independent filmmaker Kelly
Reichardt's (Wendy and Lucy) newest release. Based on the diaries of
Oregon Trail settlers, this poetic and evocative original follows the
arduous journey as these families follow hired guide Stephen Meek to lead
them across the mountains. When they become lost they are faced with a
decision, to continue following Meek who they know is unreliable or
entrust themselves to a Native American, who they always considered a
natural enemy.

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Fri Oct 7 - Mon Oct 10
MY IDIOT BROTHER (R) 95min
This big-hearted comedy that is true to life stars Paul Rudd as a too
trusting and generous organic farmer whose best intentions with everyone
always seem to lead to chaos. His main goal in life is to be reunited
with his beloved pet dog, lost in a custody battle with his former
girlfriend. When they break up, he also loses his place to live, so heads
to mom's (Shirley Knight), then to each of his sister's (Zooey Deschanel,
Emily Mortimer, and Elizabeth Banks) each of whom have secrets. As he
causes disarray in one household, he moves on to the next. Director Jesse
Peretz (The Chateau) has made a smart and charming film from an honest and
funny script by his sister Eugenia Peretz.

Tues Oct 11 - Thurs Oct 13
SARAH'S KEY (PG-13) 111min [partly in FRENCH with subtitles]
In Paris, July 1942, ten-year-old Sarah and her family are targeted by the
occupying Nazis and rounded up and imprisoned by the French police.
Before they are taken away, she locks her little brother in a secret
closet, promising to return to free him. In present-day Paris, American
journalist Julia Jarmond (an excellent Kirsten Scott Thomas) has been
commissioned to write an article about the notorious Velodrome d'Hiver
roundup of French Jews by their countrymen. She soon realizes she and her
husband live in an apartment that his family has owned since that summer
in 1942, one once owned by these deported people. Based on the
best-selling detective story by Tatiana de Rosnay, director Gilles
Paquet-Brenner has made a powerful and absorbing film.

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Fri Oct 14 - Mon Oct 17
THE FUTURE (R) 92min
Magical, charming and a little strange describes the second film from
performance artist Miranda July (Me, You and Everyone We Know). Blending
whimsy with deep emotion about growing up, she and Hamish Linklater star
as a middle-aged LA couple, Sophie and Jason, somewhat bored with life and
feeling they should add some responsibility. They decide to adopt a stray
cat they find; this cat, Paw-Paw, is ailing and may only have a few months
to live, one of its selling points. When they discover it could live
longer (even though they won't take possession for 30 days) their lives
are thrown into disarray, and they quit their day jobs; she takes on art
projects, he, volunteer activism and their lives change. This is a movie
that will stay with you long after you leave the cinema.

Tues Oct 18 - Thurs Oct 20
NAMES OF LOVE (R) [in FRENCH with subtitles] 102min
Energetic, young star Sara Forestier won the actress César this year for
her performance in this multi-cultural, star-crossed love story. She
plays free-spirit Baya Benmahmoud, an extroverted liberal who lives by the
old adage, "make love not war" to convert conservative right-wing men to
her left-leaning causes by sleeping with them. Then she meets Arthur
Martin, a middle aged biologist who specializes in avian diseases, but he
is not so easily seduced; this only encourages her further. Michel
Leclerc directs this clever and witty romantic comedy.

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Coming during this schedule on our second screen?

CONTAGION (PG-13) 106min
Director Stephen Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) has made an
engrossing, harrowing medical thriller with a top shelf cast. Gwyneth
Paltrow is Patient Zero, the first to die from an easily spread virus that
starts off innocently with slight cold symptoms that within days morphs
into convulsions and death. Matt Damon is her husband, apparently immune.
Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard. Elliot Gould, and
Jennifer Ehle work on the medical side, trying to figure out what is
happening and how to stop an apparent pandemic. Jude Law is a blogger
selling a homeopathic remedy whose writing does not calm the masses. This
is a intelligent, entertaining disaster movie that might make you a
believer in antibacterial soap.

THE DEBT (R) 113min
Helen Mirren and Jennifer Chastain (The Help) play Mossad agent Rachel
Singer in two different eras. A 1997 event celebrating the publication of
a story written by her daughter of her heroic efforts on behalf of Israel
thirty years ago makes her uncomfortable. As she reads aloud, the story
of the 1966 capture by Ms. Singer and her ex-husband Steven (Tom Wilkenson
and Marton Csoka) and the mysterious David (Ciarin Hinds and Sam
Worthington) of a fugitive Nazi-era war criminal masquerading as a
gynecologist in Berlin (Jesper Christensen) becomes clearer. This taut,
riveting thriller from director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) is based
on a well-regarded 1997 Israeli film Ha-Hov.

DRIVE (R) 100min
Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love) shifts gears again to play Driver, the
main character in this contemporary film noir set on the back streets of
Los Angeles. His days are spent as a stunt man for Hollywood pictures,
while in his evenings he moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals.
His cool is shaken a bit when he meets his pretty new neighbor (Carey
Mulligan) who has a young son and a husband in jail. Albert Brooks and
Ron Perlman are two shades of bad guy that cross Driver's path. This
stylishly suspenseful and entertaining film, based on the pulp novel by
James Sallis, won Nicholas Winding Refn the directing prize at this year's
Cannes Festival.

MONEYBALL (PG-13) 133min
This new film, directed by Bennett Miller (Capote) is based on a
best-selling true story by Michael Lewis. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane,
the general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team in the late 1990's
and the guy who assembles the team. He is forced to reinvent his team on
a tight budget and forms an unlikely partnership with Ivy League grad
Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), creating a specialized analytical computer
program to choose bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of
whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and hopefully will win
games. It is a revolution that challenges old school traditions and puts
Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he is tearing out the heart and
soul of the game. Also starring are Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin
Wright.

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Coming Next Schedule?

Mozart's Sister
The Three Musketeers
Higher Ground
The Ides of March
The Big Year
The Whistleblower
Amigo

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[Reel Pizza] update Sept 23 - 29

2011-09-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Starting Friday, by popular demand (an understatment if ever I made one!)
we return THE HELP for another week, hopefully to provide for those of you
who were unable to get tickets last week...Where is Arthur Weasley when
you need him most???

see you soon~
Lisa

Fri Sept 23 - Thursday Sept 29 back by popular demand!
THE HELP (PG-13) 149min 5:30 and 8:30

Fri Sept 23 - Mon Sept 26
TERRI (R)* 105min 6:00 and 8:15
(*Roger Ebert mentions that the R rating on this film is absurd.)

Tues Sept 27 - Thursday Sept 29
POINT BLANK (R) 84min [in FRENCH w. subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00

Fri Sept 23 - Thurs Sept 29
THE HELP (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:30
Based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, this new film explores the
plight of black maids in Civil Rights Era Jackson, Mississippi with both
gravity and affecting humor, raised by excellent performances. Skeeter
(Emma Stone) is just graduated from Ol'Miss and returned to her childhood
home and friends. She has taken a job with the local paper writing a
housekeeping column, and hopes to get assistance from the maids, including
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, of her friends (whom she is finding
increasingly racist). Soon she decides what she would really like to do
is write a story of the maids' experiences working for these women. But
getting these women to talk to her is a challenge, especially with the
racial unrest.

Fri Sept 23 - Mon Sept 26
TERRI (R) 105min 6:00 and 8:15
This unpredictable and honestly complex coming-of-age comedy stars John C.
Reilly as a slightly outrageous and hapless vice-principal who guides a
group of high-school misfits, including Terri (Jacob Wysocki), an awkward,
gentle and overweight teen who wears pajamas to school because they are
comfortable, Heather, the unattainable, beautiful blonde girl of his
dreams, and Chad, an edgy, odd outcast. Directed by Azazel Jacobs
(Momma's Man) from a series of short stories by screenwriter Patrick
DeWitt, this rich and carefully made film is quite funny. Roger Ebert
mentions (again) that the R rating is absurd.

Tues Sept 27 - Thurs Sept 29
POINT BLANK (R) 84min [in French with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
An act of kindness by Samuel, a hospital nurse's aide, toward one of his
patient results first in his being honored as a hero, then in his pregnant
wife being kidnapped by vicious gangsters. In this breakneck-paced,
thrilling chase film that explores all sides of Paris from French director
Fred Cavayé, Samuel becomes a fugitive and must find his wife before she
is killed while evading both the notorious criminals that want his patient
dead, as well as dueling police commanders on his tail.

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[Reel Pizza] update Sept 16 - 22

2011-09-13T09:54:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

We are busy getting ready for this weekend's MIFF By-the-Sea, our
hand-picked selection of the best of this summer's Maine International
Film Festival. There will be lots of exciting film events and guests, so
be sure to check out the schedule and get in on all the fun! Our website
has additional information on speakers, or stop by for a printed program
booklet. The festival will take up both screens all weekend, so we will
have two midweek films starting on Tuesday.

More news, as I remember to tell you! Chris will be projecting an outdoor
movie in the Bar Harbor Village Green for the ACADIA NIGHT SKY FESTIVAL
coming up next weekend. It will be screened on Friday evening Sept 23rd,
a G-rated, family-friendly film, starting at 7:00pm. The festival is
advertising a byo picnic in the Green starting at 5:30. Bring your
blankets too, as these September nights are getting cooler, but it is sure
to be a fun time. For more information on these events you can check out
their website www.AcadiaNightSkyFestival.com. And be sure to check out
this mid-week's film NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT, a documentary that
juxtaposes the searching for life in the Chile's Atacama Desert, both
across the universe at the observatories there, and from the past,
including pre-Columbian mummies and "the disappeared" victims of the
Pinochet regime.

We hope to see you this weekend!
-Lisa, Chris and Colin

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Fri 9/16 - Mon 9/19
MIFF By-the-Sea highlights from this summer's MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL Tickets for catered reception is $15; all films are $8, both
available in advance at the box office.

Catered OPENING CELEBRATION and RECEPTION Friday from 4pm to 6pm.
Friday films start at 5:30 ending with IMPROVISION at 11pm.
Saturday films start at 1:00, last show starts at 9:30.
Sunday films start at 1:00, ending with ROCK&REEL edition of METROPOLIS at
9:30.
Monday films start at 5:00, ending with a closing party at 10:30 at LOMPOC.

For more information check our website www.reelpizza.com/MIFF or pick up a
printed program at the theatre.

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Tues 9/20 - 9/22
NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (NR) 90min [in Spanish with subtitles] 6:00
and 8:00
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 5:30 and 7:30

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Tues Sept 20 – Thurs Sept 22
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 5:30 and 7:30
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - LAST CHANCE! The City of Lights in three
separate eras is the setting for Woody Allen's latest literate gem, a
charming and engaging romantic comedy that muses on nostalgia. Owen
Wilson stars as Gil, a hack screenwriter who is working on but unsatisfied
with his first novel. He and his irritable fiancée (Rachel McAdams) have
traveled to Paris with her parents for a vacation. While he revels in the
artistic history surrounding them (he yearns to have lived in the Jazz Age
of the 1920s), she has plans to shop. One night out for a walk alone, he
is invited by a costumed American couple in a stylish old car to a party
and the magic begins.

Tues Sept 20 – Thurs Sept 22
NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (NR) 90min [in Spanish with subtitles] 6:00
and 8:00
Master Chilean filmmaker and political documentarian Patricio Guzmán
travels to 10,000 feet above sea level to the Atacama Desert where
astronomers gather from all over the world because the clear, dry air
allows them to see to the edges of the galaxy. This clear, dry air also
preserves human remains, from pre-Columbian mummies and 19th century
explorers to the victims of political persecution in the 1970s after the
US supported military coup of the democratically elected President ushered
in the reign of dictator Augusto Pinochet. Today, while the scientists
examine the boundaries of the universe, women relatives of the more
recently missing still search for the remains of their loved ones. In
this haunting, mesmerizing and gorgeous film, the director posits that
astronomy and archaeology are both variations on a quest for life, one
searching the sky, the other the earth.

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[Reel Pizza] MIFF by-the-sea #3 part A

2011-09-08T07:02:00.000-07:00

So...I sent this message yesterday, but it didn't go through because it
was TOO BIG! So I am dividing into two parts, first the schedule, then
the film descriptions. SORRY for the delay! Tickets will be available
starting today.

As promised, here is a full schedule and list of films, special
programming, and honored guests (lots to read) which FIRST LIGHT FILM
SOCIETY is bringing to Reel Pizza Cinerama over the weekend of Sept 16 -
19. In addition to the descriptions, I have attached a one page pdf file
of the overall schedule that you should be able to print out. All this
information is also available on our website. Tickets for all films and
events will be available starting tomorrow (that gives me a deadline!).
All films are $8 admission, no Big Tickets for this please. Please feel
free to call or email or ask for more information. We hope to see you
over this special weekend. -Lisa, Colin and Chris

FRI
4:00 - 6:00 CATERED OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION (tickets $15)

Screen one
5:30 - 7:10 QUILL
7:30 - 8:00 SUN CITY PICTURE HOUSE (guest)
8:30 - 8:40 MAINE SHORT FILMS (guest)
10:15 - 11:55 PROTEKTOR

Screen two
6:00 - 7:25 IN GOOD TIME (guest)
8:00 - 8:55 WE STILL LIVE HERE
9:15 - 10:40 ZANZIBAR MUSICAL CLUB
11:00 - 12:25 IMPROVISION

SAT
Screen one
1:00 - 2:05 YEREK YEREKO
2:30 - 3:50 FALCONS AND TERRORISTS (guest)
4:30 - 5:55 IN GOOD TIME (guest)
6:30 - 7:25 WE STILL LIVE HERE
8:00 - 9:15 SILENT SOULS
9:30 - 11:05 DERNIER MAQUIS

Screen two
1:15 - 3:15 WORLD SHORT FILMS
3:30 - 5:30 ROUTE 132
5:45 - 6:55 MAINE SHORT FILMS (guest)
7:30 - 8:30 AN UNCOMMON CURIOSITY (guest)
9:00 - 10:35 FORCE OF NATURE

SUN
Screen one
1:00 - 2:40 QUILL
3:00 - 4:45 FORCE OF NATURE
5:00 - 6:20 FALCONS AND TERRORISTS (guest)
7:00 - 7:30 SUN CITY PICTURE SHOW (guest)
8:00 - 9:05 YEREK YEREKO
9:30 - 11:30 ROCK AND REEL: METROPOLIS

Screen two
1:15 - 2:45 FALLING OVERNIGHT
3:00 - 4:00 AN UNCOMMON CURIOSITY (guest)
4:30 - 6:20 THE SALESMAN
6:45 - 8:45 ROUTE 132
9:00 - 11:00 WORLD SHORT FILMS

MON
Screen one
5:00 - 6:35 DERNIER MAQUIS
6:45 - 8:10 ZANZIBAR MUSIC CLUB
8:30 - 10:20 THE SALESMAN

Screen two
5:30 - 7:00 FALLING OVERNIGHT
7:15 - 8:30 SILENT SOULS
8:45 - 10:25 PROTEKTOR

10:30 - ? CLOSING PARTY AT LOMPOC CAFE

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[Reel Pizza] schedule Sept 9 - 29

2011-09-07T07:32:00.000-07:00

Hi, I apologize for being late, but there has been a lot going on the last
few weeks in my world...Happy September!

AND, as there is also A LOT going on during the next three weeks, I am
going to separate it into two parts. This part will deal with the regular
film schedule and special events. The next part will deal specifically
with the 3rd MIFF By-the-Sea Film Festival that is scheduled for Sept 16 -
19. See you soon!

-Lisa

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On Sunday September 11th from 1:30pm to 3pm, we will host an open
community forum to address questions and reflections about 9/11 and the
challenges ahead. A panel of speakers, including Rep. Elsie Flemings,
will also present their thoughts, and the program will be moderated by Ron
Beard. For more information, please contact deacon Jenny Reese at
revdrjmr@gmail.com.

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FILM SCHEDULE:

Fri Sept 9 – Thurs Sept 15
THE HELP (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:15
Based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, this new film explores the
plight of black maids in Civil Rights Era Jackson, Mississippi with both
gravity and affecting humor, raised by excellent performances. Skeeter
(Emma Stone) is just graduated from Ol'Miss and returned to her childhood
home and friends. She has taken a job with the local paper writing a
housekeeping column, and hopes to get assistance from the maids, including
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, of her friends (whom she is finding
increasingly racist). Soon she decides what she would really like to do
is write a story of the maids' experiences working for these women. But
getting these women to talk to her is a challenge, especially with the
racial unrest.

Fri Sept 9 – Mon Sept 12
ANOTHER EARTH (PG-13) 92min 6:00 and 8:00
This Sundance-winning film is the feature debut of director Mike Cahill,
co-written with star Brit Marling. She stars as Rhoda, a young
astrophysics student at MIT who aspires to explore the cosmos. Her path
crosses that of modern composer and Yale professor John Burroughs (William
Mapother) at the dawn of the discovery of a parallel Earth within viewing
distance of our own planet. Tragedy strikes and the lives of these two
become irrevocably intertwined. This intriguing, independent drama with
strong acting is imaginative and suspenseful.

Tues Sept 13 - Thurs Sept 15
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (NR) 114min [in THAI with
subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
Winner of last year's Grand Prize at the Cannes Film festival, this
hauntingly beautiful and unconventional fable from acclaimed director
Apichatpong Weerasethakul explores the connection between this life and
the spirit world. A Buddhist farmer suffering from kidney failure spends
his final days in his forest jungle home with his sister-in-law, and a
Laotian assistant, discussing his various incarnation during his past
lives, and the karmic consequences of his youthful participation in
military conflicts against the Communists, and the bugs he has eradicated
on his farm over the years. He also is visited by ghosts, including his
long-dead wife and long-lost son as he prepares for his next journey.

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Fri Sept 16 - Mon Sept 19
MIFF by-the-Sea
We are delighted for a third time to bring to Bar Harbor a
"best-of-the-fest" selection from this summer's 13th Maine International
Film Festival. Please look at the separately mailed flyer for the
schedule of films that we will show, from early afternoon to late at
night. Things kick off on Friday at 4pm with a catered opening
celebration ($15). Over the weekend several filmmakers and subjects have
graciously offered to attend to talk about their work. Film descriptions
are available on the website, or if you don't have access, please ask at
the theatre and we will have a printed sheet to give out. Full Program
booklets will be available at Reel Pizza soon. Tickets are now available
for $8.00, in advance at the box office or over the phone with a credit
card (add 50c service); for the festival, no Big Tickets will be honored.
We hope you will join us during this special weekend.

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Tues Sept 20 – Thurs Sept 22
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 5:30 and 7:30
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND The City of Lights in three separate eras is the
setting for Woody Allen's latest literate gem, a charming and engaging
romantic comedy that muses on nostalgia. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a hack
screenwriter who is working on but unsatisfied with his first novel. He
and his irritable fiancée (Rachel McAdams) have travelled to Paris with
her parents for a vacation. While he revels in the artistic history
surrounding them (he yearns to have lived in the Jazz Age of the 1920s),
she has plans to shop. One night out for a walk alone, he is invited by a
costumed American couple in a stylish old car to a party and the magic
begins.

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Fri Sept 23 - Mon Sept 26
TERRI (R) 105min
This unpredictable and honestly complex coming-of-age comedy stars John C.
Reilly as a slightly outrageous and hapless vice-principal who guides a
group of high-school misfits, including Terri (Jacob Wysocki), an awkward,
gentle and overweight teen who wears pajamas to school because they are
comfortable, Heather, the unattainable, beautiful blonde girl of his
dreams, and Chad, an edgy, odd outcast. Directed by Azazel Jacobs
(Momma's Man) from a series of short stories by screenwriter Patrick
DeWitt, this rich and carefully made film is quite funny. Roger Ebert
mentions (again) that the R rating is absurd.

Tues Sept 27 - Thurs Sept 29
POINT BLANK (R) 84min [in French with subtitles]
An act of kindness by Samuel, a hospital nurse's aide, toward one of his
patient results first in his being honored as a hero, then in his pregnant
wife being kidnapped by vicious gangsters. In this breakneck-paced,
thrilling chase film that explores all sides of Paris from French director
Fred Cavayé, Samuel becomes a fugitive and must find his wife before she
is killed while evading both the notorious criminals that want his patient
dead, as well as dueling police commanders on his tail.

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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
MONEYBALL (not yet rated) 90min
This new film, directed by Bennett Miller (Capote) is based on a
best-selling true story by Michael Lewis. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane,
the general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team in the late 1990's
and the guy who assembles the team. He is forced to reinvent his team on
a tight budget and forms an unlikely partnership with Ivy League grad
Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), creating a specialized analytical computer
program to choose bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of
whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and hopefully will win
games. It is a revolution that challenges old school traditions and puts
Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he is tearing out the heart and
soul of the game. Also starring are Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin
Wright.

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
THE GUARD
OUR IDIOT BROTHER
MOZART'S SISTER
THE DEBT
SARAH'S KEY
THE FUTURE
MEEK'S CUTOFF

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[Reel Pizza] update Sept 2 - 8

2011-08-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Here is the schedule of films for this coming week, and I am even able to
give you a peek at the next couple of weeks. Hopefully this will answer
some burning questions. I will send the upcoming full schedule early next
week.

The film for this coming week, over Labor Day weekend, will be RISE OF THE
PLANET OF THE APES. The following week (starting Sept 9), we will be
screening THE HELP, and the weekend after that (Sept 16th - 19th) is the
third annual MIFF By-the-Sea Film Festival. You will be getting more
information on the film festival shortly, but if you are interested in
what is playing, as long as you don't mind not knowing exactly when, you
can go our website and read more on the MIFF-Basic Info Tab.

Also I want to give you a heads up on a recently scheduled weekend
afternoon event coming up. We will be hosting a Community Forum on Sunday
afternoon Sept 11th beginning at 1:30pm. All members of the MDI community
are invited to share their personal reflections on the tenth anniversary
of 9/11 and their thoughts on what we have learned, how we have changed,
and the challenge in front of us. A panel of speakers including
Representative Elsie Flemings will also speak to these points. The Forum,
to be moderated by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professor and
WERU radio show host Ron Beard, is intended to include the voices of
everyone across the whole spectrum of political, religious, and cultural
affiliations. For more information please contact Jenny Reece, deacon at
St. Saviour's Episcopal Church, Bar Harbor at revdrjmr@gmail.com

August is going out gloriously. Hope you are out enjoying these last days
of mindless summer freedom. Because when I email you next week, many of
us will be back at school!

-Lisa

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ok, here is this week's schedule:

Fri 9/2 - Thu 9/8 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) 105min 5:30 & 8:15
Fri 9/2 - Mon 9/5 A BETTER LIFE (PG-13) 98min 6:00 and 8:30
Tue 9/6 - Thu 9/8 PAGE ONE: Inside the New York Times (R) 88min 6:00 & 8:00

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Fri Sept 2 - Thurs Sept 8
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) 105min 5:30 & 8:15
This "origins" story from British director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) has
the best reviews of this summer's crop of action films, both for its
reality-based cautionary tale and for the seamless visual effects; plus it
stands on its own as an individual film. Andy Serkis (LOTR, King Kong)
gives a terrific motion-capture performance as Caesar, an orphaned chimp,
raised by genetics scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) trying to work out
a drug to cure Alzheimer's disease, afflicting his father. Defending the
grandfather, Caesar gets himself into trouble and lands in monkey jail
where he causes the other inmates, including orangutans and gorillas to
revolt against Mankind.

Fri Sept 2 - Mon Sept 5
A BETTER LIFE (PG-13) 98min [partly in Spanish with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:30
From director Chris Weitz (About a Boy), this touching and poignant
multi-generational story is about a father's love and the lengths a parent
will go to give his child opportunities he never had. Demián Bichir gives
a masterful performance as Carlos, a struggling illegal day-laborer for a
landscape gardener. His is also raising his son (José Julián) alone,
trying to make ends meet while steering his teen clear of the lure of LA's
gangs and their easy money. It is a powerful and authentic story that
resonates with truth.

Tues Sept 6 - Thurs Sept 8
PAGE ONE: A Year Inside the New York Times (R) 88min 6:00 & 8:00
With unprecedented access to the Gray Lady's newsroom and the inner
workings of her Media Desk, this engrossing and enlightening documentary
is a nuanced portrait of a revered institution at a crossroads,
chronicling the transformation of the media industry at a time of greatest
turmoil. Grappling with challenges such as WikiLeaks, constantly evolving
platforms such as Twitter and tablets, and an increasing expectation that
news should be free, the writers, editors and publishers struggle to stay
vital and solvent. But director Andrew Rossi also shows that rigorous
journalism is vibrant and thriving.

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[Reel Pizza] update Aug 26 - Sept 1

2011-08-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

Several things happening at Reel Pizza this week; hope you can come by,
and enjoy this last week of summer vacation!

-Lisa

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Special programming:

Sat Aug 27 ROCK & REEL with Sean Murphy 11pm
Inspired, surrealist silent cinema from Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel,
with live accompaniment by local, multi-instrumentalist Sean Murphy.

Sun Aug 28 "THE INCREDIBLE LIFE OF BUTTERFLIES" Films and Talk 2pm Its
the final installment of our free summer film series sponsored by the
Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club. This is a repeat of a popular program
we did to capacity crowds last summer.

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Fri August 26 - Thurs September 1 HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!!
CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG-13) 118min 6:00 & 8:30

Fri Aug 26 - Mon Aug 29 BEGINNERS (R) 104min 5:30 & 8:00
Tues Aug 30 - Thurs Sept 1 THE FIRST GRADER (PG-13) 103min 5:30 & 8:00

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Saturday Aug 27 at 11pm
ROCK'N'REEL (NR) 79min
"In the hands of a free spirit, the cinema is a magnificent and
dangerous weapon."-- Luis Buñuel
Can't get enough of Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'? Come catch a double
feature from two of that film's most indelible characters: Luis Buñuel and
Salvador Dalí. Made in 1929 and 1930, these films are a one-two punch of
savage surrealist cinema that continues to inspire filmmakers today. We
are pleased to be presenting these films with live musical accompaniment
by multi-instrumentalist Sean Murphy. This should provide an
electrifying interplay with these two classic films. A rare treat.

Sunday Aug 28 at 2pm
THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE BUTTERFLIES (NR) 50min FREE
The 4th and final film of our summer series with the Maine Chapter of the
Sierra Club who offers these films at no charge to get people focused on
the environment. Orange-and-black wings fill the sky as NOVA charts one
of nature's most remarkable phenomena: the epic migration of monarch
butterflies across North America. NOVA's filmmakers followed monarchs on
the wing throughout their extraordinary 2000 mile odyssey to their
wintering grounds in the mountains of central Mexico. To capture a
butterfly's point of view, camera operators used a helicopter, ultralight,
and hot-air balloon for aerial views along the butterflies'
transcontinental route. Monarch butterfly expert Bill Calvert, featured
in the program, will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.

Fri Aug 26 - Thurs Sept 1
CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!
This enchanting comedy of romantic confusion stars Steve Carell as Cal, a
straight-laced father of two with the perfect life who finds his world
crumbling around him when his wife (Julianne Moore) tells him she has
cheated on him and wants a divorce. Now he spends his evenings sulking
alone at the local bar, where handsome Lothario Jacob (Ryan Gosling) takes
this sad sack under his wing and teaches him about the many options
available to meet new women. His makeover provides him with many new
conquests, but his heart still pines for his ex. Meanwhile, his teenager
son has a crush on the babysitter, who is crazy about his "new" dad.
Directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (I Love You Phillip Morris, Bad
Santa) have made a smart, satisfying, and hilariously funny comedy.

Fri Aug 26 - Mon Aug 29
BEGINNERS (R) 104min 5:30 and 8:00
Sweet, touching and funny, this is the second film from graphic artist
Mike Mills (Thumbsucker), a distinctive director with a unique style.
Based on his own personal history, the story follows a man (Ewan
MacGregor) whose 75 year old father informs him, after the death of his
mother following a 45 year-long marriage, that he is and always has been
gay. The son, somewhat mortified with his father's announcement watches
as his father morphs from a distant parent into a lively, happy man who is
in a loving relationship with a much younger man (Goran Visnjic).
Remembering this transformation after his father's death challenges him in
his newly forming relationship with a young woman (Melanie Laurant) with
whom he is interested, but under normal circumstances would flee from at
the first hint of attraction.

Tues Aug 30 - Thurs Sept 1
THE FIRST GRADER (PG-13) 103min 5:30 and 8:00
Based on a true story, this heartfelt film follows the controversial
attempt of an elderly tribal farmer (Oliver Litundo), once a freedom
fighter against the British, in a remote mountaintop village to take
advantage of the Kenyan government's new promise of universal, free
education. Eventually the principal-teacher (Naomi Harris, Pirates of the
Caribbean) risks all, her career, her marriage, her safety, to help the
old man to learn to read. Director Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn
Girl) provides a rich and beautiful portrait of Kenya and her people,
while also exploring its more violent past, in this provocative and
uplifting tale.

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[Reel Pizza] update Aug 19 - 25

2011-08-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone

Here is our final plan for next week...

See you soon!

-Lisa

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Fri 8/19 - Thurs 8/25 CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri 8//19 - Mon 8/22 WINNIE THE POOH (G) 69min 5:30 and 7:00
Tues 8/23 - Thurs 8/25 DOUBLE HOUR (NR) 95min 5:30 and 7:45

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Fri Aug 19 - Thurs Aug 25
CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
This enchanting comedy of romantic confusion stars Steve Carell as Cal, a
straight-laced father of two with the perfect life who finds his world
crumbling around him when his wife (Julianne Moore) tells him she has
cheated on him and wants a divorce. Now he spends his evenings sulking
alone at the local bar, where handsome Lothario Jacob (Ryan Gosling) takes
this sad sack under his wing and teaches him about the many options
available to meet new women. His makeover provides him with many new
conquests, but his heart still pines for his ex. Meanwhile, his teenager
son has a crush on the babysitter, who is crazy about his "new" dad.
Directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (I Love You Phillip Morris, Bad
Santa) have made a smart, satisfying, and hilariously funny comedy.

Fri Aug 19 - Mon Aug 22
WINNIE THE POOH (G) 69min 5:30 and 7:00
With gentle charm, the timeless 85-year-old AA Milne classics about a boy,
his philosophical bear of very little brain, and assorted friends, Tigger,
Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo and Eeyore, return to the big screen.
Narrated by John Cleese with songs by Zooey Deschanel, Disney has based
this most recent iteration of the original featurettes on five of the
timeless stories, using hand drawn animation that evokes the original EH
Shepard illustrations. Pooh starts his day, as he usually must, looking
for some honey. Later they discover that Eeyore's tail is missing, and
have a quest to save Christopher Robin from abduction by an imaginary
culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day with an important message
about the benefits of being literate.

Tues Aug 23 - Thurs Aug 25
DOUBLE HOUR (NR) 95min [in Italian with subtitles] 5:30 and 7:45
This twisty blend of romance, psychological thriller and film noir is the
debut feature of music video director Giuseppe Capatondi. Both leads
earned best actor awards at the Venice Film Festival. Ksenia Rappoport
plays a Slovenian immigrant who is a high-end hotel maid in Turin.
Filippo Timi plays a luckless ex-cop, now a security guard. They meet at
a speed-dating singles event and a passionate romance develops. Leaving
the city for a weekend getaway to the country, things suddenly take a dark
turn, and, as her murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble.

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[Reel Pizza] schedule Aug 19 - Sept 8

2011-08-12T10:43:00.000-07:00

Here is the schedule that takes us beyond Labor Day! We have two special
programs to offer, one late night and one matinee, and new art gracing our
lobby walls, in addition to our regular film program. No times are listed
on this schedule, as we will be returning to booking the week-long screen
on a Monday for Friday basis.

-Lisa and crew

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NEW ART Ethan Pierce, Portland Maine
"It is my personal belief that visual art is a medium like any other-the
purpose of which is to allow the creator of the piece to birth his or her
emotions and beliefs in physical form and thus to insinuate to the viewer
a more concrete image of the abstract feelings and or ideas that the
author wishes to convey. When I draw, paint, act, write, or perform any
other creatively based task, my objective is to create a piece that
reflects what I feel or think at that moment-be it joy, anger,
frustration, peace or any number of elemental emotions. The physical act
of painting helps me to understand things about myself, my thoughts and
values."

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Saturday Aug 27 11pm
ROCK'N'REEL (NR) 79min
"In the hands of a free spirit, the cinema is a magnificent and
dangerous weapon."-- Luis Buñuel
Can't get enough of Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'? Come catch a double
feature from two of that film's most indelible characters: Luis Buñuel and
Salvador Dalí. Made in 1929 and 1930, these films are a one-two punch of
savage surrealist cinema that continues to inspire filmmakers today. We
are pleased to be presenting these films with live musical accompaniment
by multi-instrumentalist Sean Murphy. This should provide an
electrifying interplay with these two classic films. A rare treat.

Sunday Aug 28 2pm
THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE BUTTERFLIES (NR) 50min FREE
The 4th and final film of our summer series with the Maine Chapter of the
Sierra Club who offers these films at no charge to get people focused on
the environment. Orange-and-black wings fill the sky as NOVA charts one
of nature's most remarkable phenomena: the epic migration of monarch
butterflies across North America. NOVA's filmmakers followed monarchs on
the wing throughout their extraordinary 2000 mile odyssey to their
wintering grounds in the mountains of central Mexico. To capture a
butterfly's point of view, camera operators used a helicopter, ultralight,
and hot-air balloon for aerial views along the butterflies'
transcontinental route. Monarch butterfly expert Bill Calvert, featured
in the program, will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.

**************************

Fri Aug 19 - Mon Aug 22
WINNIE THE POOH (G) 69min
With gentle charm, the timeless 85-year-old AA Milne classics about a boy,
his philosophical bear of very little brain, and assorted friends, Tigger,
Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo and Eeyore, return to the big screen.
Narrated by John Cleese with songs by Zooey Deschanel, Disney has based
this most recent iteration of the original featurettes on five of the
timeless stories, using hand drawn animation that evokes the original EH
Shepard illustrations. Pooh starts his day, as he usually must, looking
for some honey. Later they discover that Eeyore's tail is missing, and
have a quest to save Christopher Robin from abduction by an imaginary
culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day with an important message
about the benefits of being literate.

Tues Aug 23 - Thurs Aug 25
DOUBLE HOUR (NR) 95min [in Italian with subtitles]
This twisty blend of romance, psychological thriller and film noir is the
debut feature of music video director Giuseppe Capatondi. Both leads
earned best actor awards at the Venice Film Festival. Ksenia Rappoport
plays a Slovenian immigrant who is a high-end hotel maid in Turin.
Filippo Timi plays a luckless ex-cop, now a security guard. They meet at
a speed-dating singles event and a passionate romance develops. Leaving
the city for a weekend getaway to the country, things suddenly take a dark
turn, and, as her murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble.

**************************

Fri Aug 26 - Mon Aug 29
BEGINNERS (R) 104min
Sweet, touching and funny, this is the second film from graphic artist
Mike Mills (Thumbsucker), a distinctive director with a unique style.
Based on his own personal history, the story follows a man (Ewan
MacGregor) whose 75 year old father informs him, after the death of his
mother following a 45 year-long marriage, that he is and always has been
gay. The son, somewhat mortified with his father's announcement watches
as his father morphs from a distant parent into a lively, happy man who is
in a loving relationship with a much younger man (Goran Visnjic).
Remembering this transformation after his father's death challenges him in
his newly forming relationship with a young woman (Melanie Laurant) with
whom he is interested, but under normal circumstances would flee from at
the first hint of attraction.

Tues Aug 30 - Thurs Sept 1
THE FIRST GRADER (PG-13) 103min
Based on a true story, this heartfelt film follows the controversial
attempt of an elderly tribal farmer (Oliver Litundo), once a freedom
fighter against the British, in a remote mountaintop village to take
advantage of the Kenyan government's new promise of universal, free
education. Eventually the principal-teacher (Naomi Harris, Pirates of the
Caribbean) risks all, her career, her marriage, her safety, to help the
old man to learn to read. Director Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn
Girl) provides a rich and beautiful portrait of Kenya and her people,
while also exploring its more violent past, in this provocative and
uplifting tale.

**************************

Fri Sept 2 - Mon Sept 5
A BETTER LIFE (PG-13) 98min [partly in Spanish with subtitles] From
director Chris Weitz (About a Boy), this touching and poignant
multi-generational story is about a father's love and the lengths a parent
will go to give his child opportunities he never had. Demián Bichir gives
a masterful performance as Carlos, a struggling illegal day-laborer for a
landscape gardener. His is also raising his son (José Julián) alone,
trying to make ends meet while steering his teen clear of the lure of LA's
gangs and their easy money. It is a powerful and authentic story that
resonates with truth.

Tues Sept 6 - Thurs Sept 8
PAGE ONE: A Year Inside the New York Times (R) 88min
With unprecedented access to the Gray Lady's newsroom and the inner
workings of her Media Desk, this engrossing and enlightening documentary
is a nuanced portrait of a revered institution at a crossroads,
chronicling the transformation of the media industry at a time of greatest
turmoil. Grappling with challenges such as WikiLeaks, constantly evolving
platforms such as Twitter and tablets, and an increasing expectation that
news should be free, the writers, editors and publishers struggle to stay
vital and solvent. But director Andrew Rossi also shows that rigorous
journalism is vibrant and thriving.

**************************

COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG-13) 118min
This enchanting comedy of romantic confusion stars Steve Carell as Cal, a
straight-laced father of two with the perfect life who finds his world
crumbling around him when his wife (Julianne Moore) tells him she has
cheated on him and wants a divorce. Now he spends his evenings sulking
alone at the local bar, where handsome Lothario Jacob (Ryan Gosling) takes
this sad sack under his wing and teaches him about the many options
available to meet new women. His makeover provides him with many new
conquests, but his heart still pines for his ex. Meanwhile, his teenager
son has a crush on the babysitter, who is crazy about his "new" dad.
Directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (I Love You Phillip Morris, Bad
Santa) have made a smart, satisfying, and hilariously funny comedy.

THE HELP (PG-13) 137min
Based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, this new film explores the
plight of black maids in Civil Rights Era Jackson, Mississippi with both
gravity and affecting humor, raised by excellent performances. Skeeter
(Emma Stone) is just graduated from Ol'Miss and returned to her childhood
home and friends. She has taken a job with the local paper writing a
housekeeping column, and hopes to get assistance from the maids, including
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, of her friends (whom she is finding
increasingly racist). Soon she decides what she would really like to do
is write a story of the maids' experiences working for these women. But
getting these women to talk to her is a challenge, especially with the
racial unrest.

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) 110min
This "origins" story from British director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) has
the best reviews of this summer's crop of action films, both for its
reality-based cautionary tale and for the seamless visual effects; plus it
stands on its own as an individual film. Andy Serkis (LOTR, King Kong)
gives a terrific motion-capture performance as Caesar, an orphaned chimp,
raised by genetics scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) trying to work out
a drug to cure Alzheimer's disease, afflicting his father. Defending the
grandfather, Caesar gets himself into trouble and lands in monkey jail
where he causes the other inmates, including orangutans and gorillas to
revolt against Mankind.

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
MIFF by-the-sea #3
ANOTHER EARTH
30 MINUTES OR LESS
OUR IDIOT BROTHER
THE DEBT
MEEK'S CUTOFF
REJOICE AND SHOUT

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[Reel Pizza] update Aug 12 - 18

2011-08-11T12:22:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

here is the schedule of events at Reel Pizza this coming week.

On Sunday August 14th, we will have two special programs. We will have the
third film in our SIERRA CLUB SUMMER FREE FILM SERIES, called GREENFIRE, a
new film about conservationist Aldo Leopold, at a 2pm matinee, and later
that evening another installment of IMPROVISION at 11pm.

The next full schedule will be coming your way soon.

And, as always, we thank you kindly for your patronage~

-Lisa and Chris

Sunday Aug 14 SPECIALS
SIERRA CLUB SUMMER SERIES: GREENFIRE (NR) 72min 2pm FREE
IMPROVISION 11pm

Fri Aug 12 - Thurs Aug 18
HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:00

Fri Aug 12 - Mon Aug 15 back by popular demand!
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94 min 5:30 and 7:45

Tues Aug 16 - Thurs Aug 18
BRIDEFLIGHT (R) 130min 5:30 and 8:15

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SIERRA CLUB SUMMER SERIES #3
GREENFIRE (NR) 72min Sunday 8/14 2pm
Aldo Leopold is considered by many to be the father of wildlife management
and the US wilderness system. After a career in the US Forest Service in
the southwest, he transferred to Wisconsin and worked in ecological
restoration on his family farm, while teaching game management at
University of Wisconsin. A collection of his essays examining humanities
relationship to the natural world, A Sand County Almanac, was published
just after his death, and remains one of the most respected books about
the environment ever written. Led by Leopold's biographer Dr. Curt Meine,
this new film provocatively examines the legendary conservationist's
thinking, renewing his idea of a land ethic for a population facing 21 st
century ecological challenges. Using archival documents and photographs
as well as historical and contemporary footage of the landscapes that
influenced him as well as those he influenced, this film traces his
journey toward the key insight that was the culmination of his life's
work, that we are responsible for the health of our natural world.

IMPROVISION Sunday 8/14 11pm
Improvision is our occasional, wacky collaboration with the talented
ImprovAcadia crew. With the sound turned off, this ever-changing group of
up and coming comedians improvise the dialogue, music tracks and sound
effects to a cheesy grade-B movie that they have never seen before! Their
talents make the pictures on the screen way funnier than they were ever
anticipated. It's a totally new show every time.

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Fri 8/12 - Thurs 8/18
HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:00
Three horrible bosses (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, and Jennifer
Aniston)…that is what three friends (Jason Batemen, Charlie Day and Jason
Sudeikis) have and complain about. They can't quit because they know
there are no other jobs out there. What starts off as an imaginary and
far-fetched premise developed over beers at the pub devolves, with the
help and advice from a terrifying ex-con (Jamie Foxx), into unsavory,
doomed-to-fail and absolutely silly pandemonium. TV and Documentary
director Seth Gordon (King of Kong) gets pitch perfect performances from
his cast in a fun film where the wildly outrageous situations spiral into
increasing chaos.

Fri 8/12 - Mon 8/15
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 5:30 and 7:45
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
The City of Lights in three separate eras is the setting for Woody Allen's
latest literate gem, a charming and engaging romantic comedy that muses on
nostalgia. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a hack screenwriter who is working
on but unsatisfied with his first novel. He and his irritable fiancée
(Rachel McAdams) have traveled to Paris with her parents for a vacation.
While he revels ins the artistic history surrounding them (he yearns to
have lived in the Jazz Age of the 1920s), she has plans to shop. One
night out for a walk alone, he is invited by a costumed American couple in
a stylish old car to a party and the magic begins.

Tues 8/16 - Thurs 8/18
BRIDE FLIGHT (R) 130min [partly in Dutch with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15
Eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere of post-war Holland,
three young Dutch women look to a better life in New Zealand. They meet on
the immigration flight to their new country, where they are to join their
fiancés and marry. During the flight, the three women form a bond of
friendship among themselves, and with Frank, an attractive young man who
wants to set up a winery. On their arrival, all four part ways to start a
new life. Yet their paths continue to cross. An outing that reunites all
four turns into a near. Only 50 years later do they all come together
again, perhaps closer now than ever before. This was a well-received
title in last year's MIFF-by-the-Sea film festival, now in general
release.

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[Reel Pizza] update Aug 5 - 11

2011-08-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

Wow, August ALREADY!
Here's the next week at Reel Pizza.
Get out onto or into the water while you still can!
and, of course, see you soon at the movies.

-Lisa

Fr-Th 8/5 - 8/11 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) 139min 5:15 and 8:00

Fr - Mon 8/5 - 8/8 THE TRIP (R) 112min 6:00 and 8:30
Tu - Th 8/9 - 8/11 SUBMARINE (R) 97 min 6:00 and 8:15

Fri 8/5 - Thurs 8/11
THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) 139min 5:15 and 8:00
Acclaimed director Terrence Malik (The Thin Red Line, The New World)
presents only his fifth feature, winner of the top prize at this year's
Cannes Film Festival. It is an ambitious, transporting, impressionistic
story of a Midwestern family in the 1950s that follows the life journey of
eldest son Jack, through the innocence of childhood to the disillusioned
adult years (Sean Penn) as he tries to reconcile a complicated
relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Through the director's stunning
imagery, the nature of faith and the meaning of life are questioned as he
considers how both nature and grace shape not only our individual lives
but also all life.

Fri 8/5 - Mon 8/8
THE TRIP (R) 112min 6:00 and 8:30
Steve Coogan is one of the funniest guys around. When asked by revered
British Sunday paper, The Observer, to tour the country's finest
restaurants, he envisions a perfect getaway with his girlfriend. But she
backs out and he can't find anyone else to accompany him except his best
buddy, also a comic, Rob Brydon. Director Michael Winterbottom (Tristran
Shandy, 24 Hour Party People) reunites with the pair on a hysterical
odyssey, freestyling with flair, where they drive each other mad with
constant competition while eating a lot of delicious food. This
side-splitting road comedy will have you rolling in the aisles.

Tues 8/9 - Thurs 8/11
SUBMARINE (R) 97 min 6:00 and 8:15
Oliver, resident of Swansea Wales, is 15 and has two goals. One is to
lose his virginity before his next birthday; the other is to save his
parent's marriage. His research leads him to sense that his parent's sex
life has become dormant, and with his marine-biologist father falling
deeper into depression, he also imagines his mother (Sally Hawkins) to be
having an affair with a new age guru neighbor (Paddy Considine). He also
has a crush on the totally unromantic, domineering and pyromaniacal
schoolmate, Jordana Breven. His wry, observant narration is hardly
reliable but very funny. Adapted from Joe Dunthorne's acclaimed novel,
this original debut directed by British comic Richard Ayoade is a
delightfully offbeat and refreshing coming of age story.

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[Reel Pizza] schedule July 29 - Aug 18 in brief and correction

2011-07-25T13:29:00.000-07:00

One thing I should mention that I forgot...our box office, that has been
opening at 4:00 for our run of HARRY POTTER, will resume its regular
opening time of 4:30 starting Friday.

And I found a mistake... SUBMARINE is really rated R (not PG-13) and runs
97min. It is correct here, but wrong in the previous email, and on the
printed schedule. sorry...

ok that's all~
-Lisa

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Fri July 29 - Thurs Aug 4
CAPTAIN AMERICA (PG-13) 124min 5:30 and 8:00
and
COWBOYS AND ALIENS (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30

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Fri Aug 5 - Thurs Aug 11
THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) 139min 5:15 and 8:00

Fri Aug 5 - Mon Aug 8
THE TRIP (R) 112min 6:00 and 8:30

Tues Aug 9 - Thurs Aug 11
SUBMARINE (R) 97min 6:00 and 8:15

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Sunday Aug 14 SPECIALS
SIERRA CLUB SUMMER SERIES: GREENFIRE (NR) 72min 2pm FREE
IMPROVISION 11pm

Fri Aug 12 - Thurs Aug 18
HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:00

Fri Aug 12 - Mon Aug 15 back by popular demand!
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94 min 5:30 and 7:45

Tues Aug 16 - Thurs Aug 18
BRIDEFLIGHT (R) 130min 5:30 and 8:15

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[Reel Pizza] schedule July 29 - Aug 18

2011-07-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

I got started on this on Friday, and must have become distracted...I think
I /could/ blame the heat (but I won't)! Sorry for the delay and hope to
see you soon~

-Lisa

And here you go...

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SPECIAL PROGRAMMING:
Sunday August 14th, we have two specials. We will have the third film in
our SIERRA CLUB SUMMER FILM SERIES, GREENFIRE a new film about
conservationist Aldo Leopold, at a 2pm matinee, and later that evening
another installment of IMPROVISION at 11pm.

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Fri 7/29 - Thurs 8/4
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER PG-13 124min 5:30 and 8:00
In the early days of the Marvel Universe, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans, Star
Trek) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him
into a Super Soldier. But after a successful transformation, the military
decides he is far too expensive a creation to risk in battle, so he is
given a red, white and blue costume and used as a morale builder in USO
shows during WWII. Eventually he must break away to fight the Nazi menace.
He joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the
evil HYDRA organization, led by the diabolical Red Skull (Hugo Weaving,
LOTR). Directed by Joe Johnson (Hildago, October Sky), this is an
exciting period epic that fully captures patriotic fervor prevalent in the
1940s.

Fri 7/29 - Thurs 8/4
COWBOYS AND ALIENS (PG-13) 118min 6:00 and 8:30
Jon Favreau directs Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in an original film
that crosses a classic Western with an alien-invasion movie. In the
Arizona Territory 1873, a stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past,
with only a shackle on his wrist as a clue, stumbles into the desert town
of Absolution, where the town's folk don't do anything unless ordered to
do so by the town's ironfisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). But when the
town is attacked by marauders from the sky, the stranger is their only
hope. Slowly he starts to remember who he is and where he has been, and a
secret he holds might give the town a fighting chance against the alien
forces.

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Fri 8/12 - Mon 8/15
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 5:30 and 7:45
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
The City of Lights in three separate eras is the setting for Woody Allen's
latest literate gem, a charming and engaging romantic comedy that muses on
nostalgia. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a hack screenwriter who is working
on but unsatisfied with his first novel. He and his irritable fiancée
(Rachel McAdams) have travelled to Paris with her parents for a vacation.
While he revels ins the artistic history surrounding them (he yearns to
have lived in the Jazz Age of the 1920s), she has plans to shop. One
night out for a walk alone, he is invited by a costumed American couple in
a stylish old car to a party and the magic begins.

Tues 8/16 - Thurs 8/18
BRIDE FLIGHT (R) 130min [partly in Dutch with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15
Eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere of post-war Holland,
three young Dutchwomen look to a better life in New Zealand. They meet on
the immigration flight to their new country, where they are to join their
fiancés and marry. During the flight, the three women form a bond of
friendship among themselves, and with Frank, an attractive young man who
wants to set up a winery. On their arrival, all four part ways to start a
new life. Yet their paths continue to cross. An outing that reunites all
four turns into a near. Only 50 years later do they all come together
again, perhaps closer now than ever before. This was a well-received
title in last year's MIFF-by-the-Sea film festival, now in general
release.

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Coming Next Schedule?
THE HELP
CRAZY STUPID LOVE
ANOTHER EARTH
MEEK'S CUTOFF
A BETTER LIFE
REJOICE AND SHOUT
WINNIE THE POOH

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[Reel Pizza] update July 22 - 28

2011-07-21T08:56:00.000-07:00

WHEW I guess it is summer! Don't forget we are an air-conditioned
establishment...

One item of note, we are glad to announce that after a LONG TIME of
searching, we have found a good, reliable and reasonably priced GLUTEN
FREE CRUST that we now have available for our patrons. It is not vegan
(some milk solids in it) but it makes quite a nice pie. It comes only in
a 10" size. Please try it if it is something you like/need and let us
know your opinion.

We continue HARRY POTTER three times a day for another week, and have
Woody Allen's new film and the Canadian Oscar-nominee on the other side.
All of them are excellent. Our Box office is opening at 4:00 during the
run of HARRY POTTER; next week we will return to our regular 4:30 open
time.

See you soon, and stay cool!

-Lisa

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Fri 7/15 - Thurs 7/28
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG-13) 118min 5:00, 7:30
and 10:00

Fri 7/22 - Mon 7/25 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 6:00 and 8:15

Tues 7/26 - Thurs 7/28 INCENDIES (R) 130min [in FRENCH & ARABIC with
subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15

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Friday July 15 - Thursday July 28
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG-13) 118min 5:00, 7:30
and 10:00
in 2D At long last, we have arrived at the final adventure of this
amazing series. Young wizard Harry and his friends including Ron,
Hermione, Neville, Luna, Ginny, Fred and George are fighting the evil
forces of their world led by Lord Voldemort, and it is all out war now.
The stakes have never been higher and Harry Potter himself may be called
on to make the ultimate sacrifice as the climactic showdown with his enemy
approaches. If you don't know how this all ends yet, you really should
hunker down and read the books…

Friday July 22 - Monday July 25
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 6:00 and 8:15
The City of Lights in three separate eras is the setting for Woody Allen's
latest literate gem, a charming and engaging romantic comedy that muses on
nostalgia. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a hack screenwriter who is working
on but unsatisfied with his first novel. He and his irritable fiancée
(Rachel McAdams) have travelled to Paris with her parents for a vacation.
While he revels ins the artistic history surrounding them (he yearns to
have lived in the Jazz Age of the 1920s), she has plans to shop. One
night out for a walk alone, he is invited by a costumed American couple in
a stylish old car to a party and the magic begins.

Tuesday July 26 - Thursday July 28
INCENDIES (R) 130min [in FRENCH & ARABIC with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:15
When a notary sits down with grown twins Jeanne and Simon to read them
their mother's will, they are stunned to each receive an envelope to
deliver. Hers is to the father they thought was dead and his is to a
brother they never knew existed. Thus begins the unraveling of the
secrets of their mother's life. Through a trip to the Middle East, they
piece together the tragic story of a courageous woman. Adapting the hit
play by Lebanese/Canadian Wajdi Mouawad who used his homeland's 1970's
conflict between militant Christians and Muslims as inspiration, Québécois
director Denis Villeneuve has made a deeply moving and poetic testament to
the uncanny power of the will to survive. This film was one of this
year's Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Film.

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[Reel Pizza] update July 15 - 21

2011-07-16T08:15:00.000-07:00

oops, this is LATE sorry...

This week (you may have heard), we have the final HARRY POTTER film
playing three times a day -- so LOTS of opportunities to see it as many
times as you wish (and I expect the lines to recede with every passing
day), and two "Back by Popular Demand" titles on our other
screen...BRIDESMAIDS and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. If you didn't see them when
we played them before, you might want to make time, as they were quite
popular. I haven't heard so much hearty laughter as when I worked late one
night when BRIDESMAIDS was here the last time! Also this week we have a
SUNDAY night IMPROVISION at 11pm. ALWAYS FUN!

And do try to make some time to come in to see Jenn Booher's photographs.
They will be up at least through mid August.

See you soon!
-Lisa

Sunday July 17 IMPROVISION our wacky collaboration with ImprovAcadia 11pm

Friday 7/15 - Thursday 7/21 (continues through 7/28)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG-13) 5:00, 7:30 and 10:00

Friday 7/15 - Monday 7/18
BRIDESMAIDS (R) 5:30 and 8:15

Tues 7/19 - Thursday 7/21
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:15

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[Reel Pizza] Saturday parking

2011-07-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Just a note to you locals that the Congregational Church is going to be
using our parking lot for attendees to the funeral of Wallace Reed
Saturday (tomorrow 7/9). Please do not plan to park here during the day.
Our lot will be publicly available again by showtime. Thanks for
understanding and co-operating.

-Lisa

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule July 8 - 28

2011-07-05T10:51:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

High Summer has arrived! Wow! Here is the schedule for July. Lots going
on. New Art in the Lobby, ImproVision, the next in the Sierra Club film
series, the last HARRY POTTER film...can't get much more exciting than
this.

For those who might be interested, we want you to be aware that, while we
WILL have HARRY POTTER on its opening, we WILL NOT be having a midnight
screening...we are just too small to accommodate even a fraction of those
who hope to get a seat (where is Arthur Weasley with his special enlarging
charm when you need him?) Last time was awful with way too many angry
people who didn't get in. But to compensate, we will be screening three
times a day. Tickets go on sale Friday (7/15) afternoon...we will try to
open the box office a little early and will sell tickets for any of that
evenings shows, like usual. Thanks for understanding.

See you soon~ swimming at the lake? Blueberry picking? ice cream
eating? parade watching? on the trail? SFOA? or maybe even at the
movies!!

-Lisa and Chris

ps oops I thought I sent this last week! Sorry...

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NEW ART IN THE LOBBY
Jennifer Booher, Bar Harbor
"For the last year I have been obsessed with photographing things I find
while beachcombing. The photos look vaguely scientific, with echos of
pressed botany specimens and Linnean classification diagrams, but the
logic behind these assemblages is my curiosity about their components.
Beachcombing is fundamentally a treasure hunt, an emotional and
old-fashioned form of exploration that depends on serendipity, suspense,
and glee. To make sense of the things I find, I reference marine biology,
glass-making history, geology, chemistry, climate, oceanography, local
settlement and use patterns ... If science is a method of finding answers,
these photos are my way of framing the questions."

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SIERRA CLUB SUMMER FILM SERIES
Sunday July 10 2pm FREE
MONUMENTAL: David Brower's Fight For Wild America (NR) 80min
From the moment David Brower first witnessed the extraordinary beauty of
Yosemite Valley, his life was tied to the fight to preserve the American
wilds for future generations. Not since John Muir has an American fought
so hard, or been more successful in protecting our natural heritage. This
beautiful film explores the dramatic allure of the story of Brower's and
his colleagues' unrelenting campaigns -- through lobbying, art, and
hard-hitting advertising -- to protect and establish some of our most
treasured national parks. Ken Cline, Rockefeller Environmental Professor
at COA who has worked with Brower, will speak.
* The Sierra Club offers these films at no charge to get people focused on
the environment. This is the second in a series of four films this
summer.

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IMPROVISION Sunday July 17 (oops, on the printed schedule it says Friday)
Its Back! And Better than ever! Check out our occasional, wacky
collaboration with the talented crew of ImprovAcadia. With the sound
turned off, this ever-changing group of up and coming comedians improvise
the dialogue, music tracks, and sound effects to a cheesy grade-B movie
THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Their talents make the pictures on the
screen way funnier than they were ever anticipated. It's a totally new
show every time. Don't miss out on all the FUN.

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FILM SCHEDULE:

Sun 7/10 MONUMENTAL (NR) 2pm FREE

Fri 7/8 - Thurs 7/14 LARRY CROWNE (PG-13) 5:30 and 7:45
Fri 7/8 - Mon 7/11 THE HANGOVER PART II (R) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 7/12 - Thurs 7/14 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) 6:00 and 8:00

Sun 7/17 IMPROVISION 11pm

Fri 7/15 - Thurs 7/28 HARRY POTTER 7B (PG-13) 5:00 and 7:30 and 10:00
Fri 7/15 - Mon 7/18 BRIDESMAIDS (R) 5:30 and 8:15
Tues 7/19 - Thurs 7/21 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:15

Fri 7/22 - Mon 7/25 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 7/26 - Thurs 7/28 INCENDIES (R) 5:30 and 8:15

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Friday July 8 - Thursday July 14
LARRY CROWNE (PG-13) 99min 5:30 and 7:45
Tom Hanks has written, directs and stars in this sweet dramatic comedy
about a downsized middle-aged man who is unclear on what to do with his
suddenly free days. Unable to find new work, he heads to his local
college to start over and becomes part of a colorful community of outcasts
and misfits all trying to find a better future. Unexpectedly he develops
a crush on his cranky public speaking professor (Julia Roberts, his
co-star in CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR).

Friday July 8 - Monday July 11
THE HANGOVER PART II (R) 102min 6:00 and 8:15
The wolfpack reunites, this time in Thailand, for Stu's wedding to Lauren.
Barely recovered from the last bachelor party, Stu (Ed Helms) decides
that he, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis), Doug (Justin
Bartha), and Lauren's innocent, studious teenaged brother (Mason Lee, son
of Ang) will celebrate at a safe and sedate beachside picnic. Needless to
say, things don't go as planned, and the next morning they wake up in a
squalid hotel room, and someone is missing. Returning director Todd
Philips keeps his winning formula and most excellent cast, making another
all-out hilarious adult comedy.

Tuesday July 12 - Thursday July 14
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) 90min 6:00 and 8:00
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND In 2D. Intrepid and always fascinating filmmaker
Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Encounters at the End of the World,
Fitzcarraldo) takes part in an extraordinary and exclusive expedition into
a nearly inaccessible and only recently discovered cave in southern
France, home to some of the most ancient visual art known to have been
created by man. This unforgettable, beautiful documentary provides a
unique glimpse of pristine, sophisticated artwork, made by humans of the
creatures of the forest, including bison, cave-bears and woolly mammoths,
over 30,000 years ago; the cave was blocked by a rockslide some 20,000
years ago.

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Friday July 15 - Monday July 18
BRIDESMAIDS (R) 125min 5:30 and 8:15
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND This female-centric adult comedy stars Kristen
Wiig (SNL, Knocked Up) as a woman whose life is on a downward spiral. Her
bakery has just fallen victim to the recession, her boyfriend isn't really
very nice, and now her oldest, best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) is
engaged to be married. But she has asked her to be the maid of honor.
Even though she is broke and lovelorn, she does her best to fulfill her
obligations, while worrying that another bridesmaid, Lillian's fiancé's
boss's wife, is trying to take over her place as Lillian's best friend and
most important attendant. Each event escalates the comedy and the
conflict as the big day draws nearer. This is the last screen role for
the late Jill Clayburgh. Judd Apatow produced, and Paul Feig (co-creator
of Freaks and Geeks) directs.

Tuesday July 19 - Thursday July 21
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min 5:30 and 8:15
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Rob Pattinson (Twilight), Reese Witherspoon (Walk
the Line) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) star in this brand
new adaptation of the best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, directed by
Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend). The story follows a young veterinary
student who, after the deaths of his parents, takes a job caring for the
animals in a travelling circus full of freaks and misfits, and falls in
love with the star performer of the show through their compassion for a
particular elephant, even though she is married to the charismatic but
dangerous animal trainer.

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Friday July 22 - Monday July 25
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) 94min 6:00 and 8:15
The City of Lights in three separate eras is the setting for Woody Allen's
latest literate gem, a charming and engaging romantic comedy that muses on
nostalgia. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a hack screenwriter who is working
on but unsatisfied with his first novel. He and his irritable fiancée
(Rachel McAdams) have travelled to Paris with her parents for a vacation.
While he revels ins the artistic history surrounding them (he yearns to
have lived in the Jazz Age of the 1920s), she has plans to shop. One
night out for a walk alone, he is invited by a costumed American couple in
a stylish old car to a party and the magic begins.

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Coming Next Schedule?
THE TREE OF LIFE
MEEK'S CUTOFF
CAPTAIN AMERICA
COWBOYS VS ALIENS
THE HELP
A BETTER LIFE
REJOICE AND SHOUT
BRIDE FLIGHT

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[Reel Pizza] update June 24 - 30

2011-06-21T08:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Solstice! Let's all hope there are plenty of gorgeous summer days
just like this one in our near future!

I apologize that I didn't send out an update last week...hope the
schedule's arrival in your inbox was close enough to be useful. Seems
like plenty of folks liked BRIDESMAIDS this weekend, and starting tonight
we have Werner Herzog's new documentary about a recently discovered French
cave with paintings and artifacts that are 32,000 years old in CAVE OF
FORGOTTEN DREAMS at 6:00 and 8:00. X-MEN FIRST CLASS (PG-13) to which
Chris gives high marks, continues at 5:30 and 8:15. These both run
through Thursday night.

Don't forget that we have another installment of IMPROVISION, our
occasional collaboration with the talented folks at ImprovAcadia at 11pm
this Friday night June 24th. Did you see the article by Nan Lincoln about
it in the Islander?

You can sample, among other things, our fabulous MUSSEL BEACH PARTY pizza
at the Wine and Mussel fest and fundraiser for ANGEL FLIGHT this Saturday
1pm - 4pm at Bar Harbor Cellars at Sweet Pea Farm.

Friday we have the opening of the new PIXAR/Disney animation CARS 2, which
runs for two weeks. We also have GREEN LANTERN, which runs through
TUESDAY, irregularly. On Wednesday we open the new TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF
THE MOON just in time for the big Holiday weekend!

Hope to see you soon!
-Lisa

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Fri 6/24 only IMPROVISION 11pm
Fri 6/24 - Tues 6/28 GREEN LANTERN (PG-13) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri 6/24 - Thurs 7/7 CARS 2 (G) 113min 5:30 and 8:00

Wed 6/29 - Thurs 7/7 TRANSFORMERS 3: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13) 157min
5:00 and 8:15

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[Reel Pizza] schedule June 17 - July 7

2011-06-09T12:06:00.000-07:00

Guess what day today is? It is Reel Pizza's 16th birthday! Can you
believe it? Seems like only yesterday we were drilling a hole in the side
of our (old) building to install the exhaust fan for the pizza oven
instead of starting our first scheduled show of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE
DESERT. (We did make our second screening however, and someone who came
in from away said we had a great place and had we ever considered
franchising! We laughed!)

Anyhow, we have come a long way since those early days! As you will
notice, this schedule runs from the first day of summer vacation until
after the 4th of July holiday, so don't be surprised or offended to see a
heavier percentage than normal of commercial shows. Booking film is
definitely an art form and the challenge is increased exponentially when
you don't have total control of what's available.

Also, please remember that on MONDAY JULY 4TH we will close up early,
after the early screenings of both scheduled films, in deference to the
fireworks display. If for some reason the fireworks are canceled, we will
remain closed that evening, but will stay open whenever they are
rescheduled. Let's hope they go off without a hitch!

And we have another installment of IMPROVISION Friday June 24th at 11pm.
Prepare with a restorative nap and/or a late cup'o'joe and join us and
ImprovAcadia for some outrageous fun.

The entire schedule is booked, but times for all the new shows are not yet
available, so we haven't finished with the screentimes. They will come
with the appropriate update.

Thank you ALL for a great 16 years, and here's a toast to at least 16 more!

Sincerely
Lisa and Chris

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Fri 6/17 - Thurs 6/23 X-MEN FIRST CLASS (PG-13) 132min 5:30 and 8:15
Fri 6/17 - Mon 6/20 BRIDESMAIDS (R) 125min 6:00 and 8:30
Tues 6/21 - Thurs 5/23 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) 90min 6:00 and 8:00

Fri 6/24 only IMPROVISION 11pm
Fri 6/24 - Tues 6/28 GREEN LANTERN (PG-13) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri 6/24 - Thurs 7/7 CARS 2* (G) 113min 5:30 and 8:00

Wed 6/29 - Thurs 7/7 TRANSFORMERS 3: DARK OF THE MOON* (PG-13) ??min

*Remember NO LATER SHOWS ON JULY 4th!!

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Friday June 17 - Thursday June 23
X-MEN FIRST CLASS (PG-13) 132min 5:30 and 8:15
This James Bondian prequel to the mutant superhero story unveils the
beginning of the relationship between Professor Charles Xavier (James
McAvoy) and Eric Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender, Jane Eyre) who would
eventually become Xavier's rival, Magneto. They, with Xavier's friend
Raven (Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone) jointly work with the CIA and a
group of other young mutants to bring down the evil Sebastian Shaw (Kevin
Bacon) as the cold war heats up. Director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake,
Kick-Ass) bring fresh style and excitement back to this franchise with an
interesting story, nuanced performances and action-packed sequences.

Friday June 17 - Monday June 20
BRIDESMAIDS (R) 125min 6:00 and 8:30
This female-centric adult comedy stars Kristen Wiig (SNL, Knocked Up) as a
woman whose life is on a downward spiral. Her bakery has just fallen
victim to the recession, her boyfriend isn't really very nice, and now her
oldest, best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) is engaged to be married. But
she has asked her to be the maid of honor. Even though she is broke and
lovelorn, she does her best to fulfill her obligations, while worrying
that another bridesmaid, Lillian's fiancé's boss's wife, is trying to take
over her place as Lillian's best friend and most important attendant.
Each event escalates the comedy and the conflict as the big day draws
nearer. This is the last screen role for the late Jill Clayburgh. Judd
Apatow produced, and Paul Feig (co-creator of Freaks and Geeks) directs.

Tuesday June 21 - Thursday June 23
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) 90min 6:00 and 8:00
In 2D. Intrepid and always fascinating filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly
Man, Encounters at the End of the World, Fitzcarraldo) takes part in an
extraordinary and exclusive expedition into a nearly inaccessible and only
recently discovered cave in southern France, home to some of the most
ancient visual art known to have been created by man. This unforgettable,
beautiful documentary provides a unique glimpse of pristine, sophisticated
artwork, made by humans of the creatures of the forest, including bison,
cave-bears and woolly mammoths, over 30,000 years ago; the cave was
blocked by a rockslide some 20,000 years ago.

Friday June 24 - TUESDAY June 28
GREEN LANTERN (PG-13) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
The centuries-old Green Lantern Corps, a small brotherhood of warriors
with magical rings that grant them superpowers, are sworn to keep peace
and order in the universe. Their latest recruit, Hal Jordan (Ryan
Reynolds), is a gifted pilot, but is also human, and humans have never yet
harnessed the infinite power of the ring before. When a new enemy,
Parallax, threatens to upset the intergalactic balance of power, the fate
of the corps and of Earth rest in the ability of Jordan to overcome his
fears and master the ring. Based on the DC comic book series, this highly
anticipated, action-adventure is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino
Royale, Mask of Zorro).

Friday June 24 - Thursday July 7 (2 weeks)
CARS 2 (G) 113min 5:30 and 8:00
Travel the world with Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the
Cable Guy) in this new Pixar animation. The star streetracer and the
trusty tow truck take their friendship to exciting new places when they
head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix to determine the world's
fastest car. Then Mater, who is meant to be helping his buddy in the
race, gets caught up in his own intriguing adventure, international
espionage, which sends him on an action-packed journey in a top-secret spy
mission. He is trailed by his friends across Europe and Asia and watched
by the whole world. Director John Lasseter (Cars, Toy Story) is joined by
co-director Brad Lewis (producer of Ratatouille) making what is sure to be
a wonderful film for the entire family.

Wednesday June 29 - Thursday July 7
TRANSFORMERS 3: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13) ??min
The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime again take on the evil Decepticons, who
are determined to avenge their defeat (in the last Transformers movie).
When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it
threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will
not be able to save it. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a
perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, and, once again, human
Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) has to come to the aid of his robot friends.
Director Michael Bay's latest, also starring John Malkovich, Frances
McDormand, and Tyrese Gibson, is sure to be full of explosive excitement.

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Coming Next Schedule?
Hangover Part 2
Meek's Cutoff
Midnight in Paris
Incendies
Larry Crowne
Mr. Popper's Penguins
THE LAST HARRY POTTER!!!

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[Reel Pizza] update June 10 - 16

2011-06-08T06:07:00.000-07:00

Hi All

Here is the program schedule for Reel Pizza from Friday June 10 through
Thursday June 16. The last full week of spring!

We have special programming on Sunday June 12th at 2pm. It is the first
in a series of four films on environmental issues that we will be
screening this summer, sponsored by the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club.
These films have FREE admission and at each will have featured speakers to
present the films and provide moderated discussion afterward.

The first film in the series is the Oscar-nominated film GASLAND (NR)
107min about the effects of natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Linda and Robert Godfrey from SAVE PASSAMAQUODDY BAY will introduce the
film and take questions after.

Our regular evening film schedule includes the opening of the new JJ
Adams- directed, Steven Spielberg-produced SUPER 8, (finally) the
adaptation of the bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, and Susanna
Biers' Oscar-winning foreign language film from this year, IN A BETTER
WORLD.

Hope to see you soon!

-Lisa

Fri June 10 - Thurs June 16 SUPER 8 (PG-13) 112min 6:00 and 8:30

Fri June 10 - Mon June 13 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min 5:30 and 8:00

Tues June 14 - Thurs June 16 IN A BETTER WORLD (R) 113min [partly in
Swedish and Danish w/ subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00

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Fri June 10 - Thurs June 16
SUPER 8 (PG-13) 112min 6:00 and 8:30
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends (Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney,
Gabriel Basso, and Zach Mills) in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic
train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not
an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events
begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy (Ron Eldard), one kid's
father, tries to uncover the truth – and discovers something more
terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Not much else is known
about this mystery sci-fi thriller, directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek,
TV's Alias, and Lost) from his original script, produced by Steven
Spielberg.

Fri June 10 - Mon June 13
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min 5:30 and 8:00
Rob Pattinson (Twilight), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Christoph
Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) star in this brand new adaptation of the
best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am
Legend). The story follows a young veterinary student who, after the
deaths of his parents, takes a job caring for the animals in a travelling
circus full of freaks and misfits, and falls in love with the star
performer of the show through their compassion for a particular elephant,
even though she is married to the charismatic but dangerous animal
trainer.

Tues June 14 - Thurs June 16
IN A BETTER WORLD (R) 113min [partly in Swedish and Danish with
subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00
In this year's Oscar-winning foreign language film, Danish director
Susanne Bier explores the choices people make between revenge and
forgiveness, as both parents and children must deal with the consequences
of circumstance and situation. Anton (Mikael Persbrandt, Everlasting
Moments) works in a war-torn African country as a doctor who must deal
with the atrocities dealt by a vicious war lord. His family remains in
Denmark where his son is bullied at school; the kid just takes the abuse
until one day a new student, whose mom just died from cancer, comes to his
defense in a big way. They form a strong bond, but subsequent events test
their friendship.

**************

Sunday June 12
GASLAND (NR) 107min 2pm Free
Gasland is an Oscar-nominated documentary, directed by Josh Fox. After he
is asked to lease his land for drilling, he journeys across America and
discovers a trail of secrets, lies and contamination about natural gas.
The negative effects of natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing
range from poisoned water sources (picture things that burst into flame)
to unhealthy animals and people. Is natural gas a viable home-grown
alternative to the country's dwindling energy resources, or do the
potential harmful consequences outweigh the positive? Fox's film raises
these and many more probing questions. We will have a moderated
discussion after the film with Linda and Robert Godfrey from SAVE
PASSAMAQUODDY BAY. The Sierra Club offers these films at no charge to get
people focused on the environment.

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[Reel Pizza] update June 3 - 9

2011-06-02T08:28:00.000-07:00

hey everyone

Summer has started! The local graduations have begun, this weekend at
COA, and soon for the Highschool and 8th graders. CONGRATS to everyone
who has completed this milestone; go out and do great things.

And I am working on the schedule that runs past July 4th!

This Friday at 11pm we welcome the first installment of the fourth year of
IMPROVISION, our occasional late-night collaboration with the talented and
fun folks at ImprovAcadia, who make up the soundtrack, dialogue and
effects to a cheesy old movie (with the sound off) that they have never
seen before. They can and do make anything funny! It is a new show every
time; take a restorative nap or have a coffee after dinner and come check
it out.

Films for this week are:

Fri June 3 - Thurs June 9 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) 91min 5:30 and 7:45

Fri June 3 LATE NIGHT: IMPROVISION (NR) 11pm

Fri June 3 - Mon June 6 FAST FIVE (PG-13) 130min 6:00 and 8:30

Tues June 7 - Thurs June 9 KORKORO (NR) 111min [in French and Romani
with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:15

see you soon
-Lisa

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Fri June 3 - Thurs June 9
KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) 91min 5:30 and 7:45
Po the Panda (Jack Black) is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior,
protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu
masters, The Furious Five (Mantis, Tiger, Monkey, Snake and Crane). But
Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a
formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to
conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover
the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock
the strength he needs to succeed.

Fri June 3 - Mon June 6
FAST FIVE (PG-13) 130min 6:00 and 8:30
High-octane energy and scenic, Brazilian locales propel this popcorn flick
with audacious stunts and a fun, exciting heist-caper plot. Vin Diesel,
Paul Walker, and Jordana Brewster and many supporting actors from previous
sequels are joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson who goes up against Diesel
bicep to bicep. Johnson plays a federal agent assigned to bring down
unlikely partners ex-con Dom (Diesel) and ex-cop Brian (Walker) who have
gotten themselves cornered in a high stakes race, and have to pull one
last job to gain their freedom.

Tues June 7 - Thurs June 9
KORKORO (NR) 111min [in French and Romani with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:15
This passionate and lovely new movie from Romani filmmaker Tony Gatlif
(Latcho Drom, Gadjo Dilo) presents the plight of the gypsy people in
France during WW2, when both the Nazis and the French government were
working against them, through a single family's story. When the French
outlawed nomads, these migrant workers found their way of life illegal.
As they struggle to adapt to their new static situation, some try to help
them, including a provincial veterinarian and a young school teacher, but
most French look on them as common thieves. One (played by Charlie
Chaplin's grandson James Thiérrée) takes in an orphaned French child who
finds a loving home with these misunderstood people, and although he has
other options, he chooses their fate. The film's title means "freedom" in
Romani, the images show their compelling customs, and the soundtrack
features their exquisitely spirited music.

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[Reel Pizza] update May 27 - June2

2011-05-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone~

Are you ready? We've made it to Memorial Day weekend! Happy Summer!
(just don't look out the window...)

Here is this week's movie schedule that starts TODAY. We are showing
three totally different films - hope one looks good to you! Have a great
weekend and Monday holiday.

-Lisa

Fri May 20 - Thurs June 2 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES
(PG-13) 137min 5:15 and 8:15 Continuing for a second week.

Fri May 27 - Mon May 30 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13) 122min 6:00 and 8:30

Tues May 31 - Thurs June 2 FOUR TIMES (LE QUATTRO VOLTE) (NR) 88min
[in ITALIAN with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00

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Fri May 20 - Thurs June 2
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) 137min 5:15 and 8:15
In 2D The fun and excitement returns in this new, action-packed adventure
comedy Oscar-nominated directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago). Johnny Depp
continues his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow, who crosses paths with
the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), with whom he shares a mysterious
past. Is he in love, or is she a ruthless con, using him to find the
fabled Fountain of Youth? When she forces him aboard the ship of
legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane) Capt. Jack isn't sure who to
fear more.

Fri May 27 - Mon May 30
THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13) 122min 6:00 and 8:30
Robert Redford (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) directs this riveting and
moving legal drama based on true events nearly 150 years ago. A
confederate woman (Robin Wright) who operated a boarding house where John
Wilkes Booth and his cohorts met is accused of conspiracy against the US
Government in the wake of President Lincoln's assassination. A reluctant,
unwilling young lawyer and northern war hero (James McAvoy) is charged
with defending her and her right to a fair trial in the face of the
government's desire to convict quickly to appease an anxious public. This
absorbing, character-driven period drama that could be about events today
is historically accurate and features powerful performances.

Tues May 31 - Thurs June 2
FOUR TIMES (LE QUATTRO VOLTE) (NR) 88min [in ITALIAN with subtitles]
6:00 and 8:00
This is the antithesis to Hollywood. From Kenneth Turan's (LA Times)
review: "Perched between fiction and documentary, "Le Quattro Volte" is
above all a beautiful and profound evocation of the eternal cycles of life
and nature. (Director Michelangelo) Frammartino has made this evocation
feel all the more powerful by expressing it, not in the familiar explicit
changes of season, but through his discovery of the workings of
Pythagoras' belief (in four-fold transmigration, which holds that the soul
is passed from human to animal to vegetable to mineral) in the course of
everyday life in Caulonia (a remote Italian mountain village) and in its
ancient rituals. (The director) has found a fresh and ravishingly poetic
and beautiful way to explore the relationship between the spirit, man and
nature."

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule May 27 - June 16

2011-05-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

Whew! This takes us right up to the last day of (elementary) school!
Hurrah!! Now this is a day I am looking forward to, perhaps even more than
my kids. Finally, a relaxing morning coffee...

Summer scheduling, if not temperature, is upon us. We have some special
programming, and the return of IMPROVISION, plus a bevy of brand new
Hollywood films and a wide selection of intriguing independent and foreign
fare to keep you entertained thru the lazy, hazy (or foggy and damp, if
this dreary weather doesn't break) days leading up to the real start of
summer. Remember, that any movie that is released in 3D that we show will
be screened in 2D at Reel Pizza.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING: We have again joined with our local Sierra Club to
bring a Summer Matinee Series of documentary films with environmental
themes, each concluding with moderated discussion. The first film of this
series will be GASLAND (NR) 107min at 2pm on Sunday June 12th. See the
film description below. Other films coming are GREENFIRE: ALDO LEOPOLD
AND A LAND ETHIC OF OUR TIME, MONUMENTAL: DAVID BROWER'S FIGHT FOR WILD
AMERICA, and a repeat of last year's overwhelmingly popular THE INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY OF THE BUTTERFLIES. We are still working out the exact schedule,
and I will let you know when it is all set.

LATE NIGHT FUN: IMPROVISION is back for its FOURTH Season! YEA! The
first installment will be Friday June 3 at 11pm. IF you don't know, this
wacky late night event is our occasional collaboration with the talented
crew at ImprovAcadia. With the sound turned off, this ever-changing group
of up-and-coming comedians create, on the spot, the dialog, music tracks
and sound effects to a cheesy Grade-B movie (from Chris's extensive
collection) THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! (and most likely never heard
of.) Their talents make the pictures on the screen way funnier than they
were ever anticipated. It is a totally new show every time.

And below is our regular evening film schedule, which is all booked on
both screens so there are times included (except on the last week; still
waiting on one new film's running time)

See you soon!
-Lisa and Chris

**************

Fri May 20 - Thurs June 2 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES
(PG-13) 137min 5:15 and 8:15

Fri May 27 - Mon May 30 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13) 122min 6:00 and 8:30
Tues May 31 - Thurs June 2 FOUR TIMES (LE QUATTRO VOLTE) (NR) 88min
[in ITALIAN with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00

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Fri June 3 - Thurs June 9 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) 91min 5:30 and 7:45

Fri June 3 LATE NIGHT: IMPROVISION (NR) 11pm

Fri June 3 - Mon June 6 FAST FIVE (PG-13) 130min 6:00 and 8:30
Tues June 7 - Thurs June 9 KORKORO (NR) 111min [in French and Romani
with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:15

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Fri June 10 - Thurs June 16 SUPER 8 (PG-13? not yet rated) ??min

Sun June 12 MATINEE: GASLAND (NR) 107min 2pm

Fri June 10 - Mon June 13 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min
Tues June 14 - Thurs June 16 IN A BETTER WORLD (R) 113min [partly in
Swedish and Danish with subtitles]

**************

Fri June 10 - Thurs June 16
SUPER 8 (PG-13? not yet rated) ??min
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends (Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney,
Gabriel Basso, and Zach Mills) in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic
train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not
an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events
begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy (Ron Eldard), one kid's
father, tries to uncover the truth – and discovers something more
terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Not much else is known
about this mystery sci-fi thriller, directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek,
TV's Alias, and Lost) from his original script, produced by Steven
Spielberg.

Fri June 10 - Mon June 13
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min
Rob Pattinson (Twilight), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Christoph
Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) star in this brand new adaptation of the
best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am
Legend). The story follows a young veterinary student who, after the
deaths of his parents, takes a job caring for the animals in a travelling
circus full of freaks and misfits, and falls in love with the star
performer of the show through their compassion for a particular elephant,
even though she is married to the charismatic but dangerous animal
trainer.

Tues June 14 - Thurs June 16
IN A BETTER WORLD (R) 113min [partly in Swedish and Danish with subtitles]
In this year's Oscar-winning foreign language film, Danish director
Susanne Bier explores the choices people make between revenge and
forgiveness, as both parents and children must deal with the consequences
of circumstance and situation. Anton (Mikael Persbrandt, Everlasting
Moments) works in a war-torn African country as a doctor who must deal
with the atrocities dealt by a vicious war lord. His family remains in
Denmark where his son is bullied at school; the kid just takes the abuse
until one day a new student, whose mom just died from cancer, comes to his
defense in a big way. They form a strong bond, but subsequent events test
their friendship.

**************

Sunday June 12
GASLAND (NR) 107min 2pm Free
Gasland is an Oscar-nominated documentary, directed by Josh Fox. After he
is asked to lease his land for drilling, he journeys across America and
discovers a trail of secrets, lies and contamination about natural gas.
The negative effects of natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing
range from poisoned water sources (picture things that burst into flame)
to unhealthy animals and people. Is natural gas a viable home-grown
alternative to the country's dwindling energy resources, or do the
potential harmful consequences outweigh the positive? Fox's film raises
these and many more probing questions. We hope to have a moderated
discussion after the film. The Sierra Club offers these films at no
charge to get people focused on the environment.

**************

Coming Next Schedule?
Bridesmaids
The Hangover Part 2
Meek's Cutoff
Cars 2
X-Men First Class
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
African Cats
Incendies

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[Reel Pizza] update May 20 - 26

2011-05-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

hey everyone

here is a reminder of what is playing this coming week. Just getting the
next schedule off to the printer, and after that is done (as in sometime
tomorrow morning), I will type it up and send it out to you.

See you soon,
-Lisa

Fri May 20 - Thurs May 26 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
(PG-13) 137min 5:15 and 8:15

Fri May 20 - Mon May 23 WIN WIN (R) 106min 5:45 and 8:00

Tues May 24 - Thurs May 26 OF GODS AND MEN (PG-13) 122min [in French
and Arabic with subtitles] 5:30 and 8:00

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[Reel Pizza] update May 13 - 19

2011-05-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

e-greetings everyone

BRRR, just a reminder that we are still heating the building for your
sedentary comforts; hopefully we will have a brief window of perfect
weather before we have to kick in with the air-conditioning!

Also, for planning purposes, we are finalizing our summer schedule of
IMPROVISION (yes, it is that time again) (and if you don't know, its a
wacky collaboration between Chris's B movie collection and the comic
brilliance of the ImprovAcadia troupe). I wanted you all to be the first
to know that the initial installment will be at 11pm on Friday June 3rd.
Save the date!

Here is the schedule for this coming week. Remember that THOR is in 2D.

See you soon!
-Lisa

Fri May 13 - Thurs May 19 THOR (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:15
Fri May 13 - Mon May 16 SOURCE CODE (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:00
Tues May 17 - Thurs May 19 THE CONCERT (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30

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Fri - Thurs, May 13 - 19
THOR (PG-13) 130min 5:30 and 8:15
in2D Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is a powerful but arrogant warrior in the
mythical realm of Asgard. When his reckless actions reignite an ancient
conflict, he is banished to present-day Earth and forced to live among
humans. After the most dangerous villain of his home world sends its
darkest forces to invade Earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true
hero. With dramatic strength and impressive action, director Kenneth
Branagh turns this lesser Marvel comic into a captivating, entertaining
adventure, fabulously starting the summer blockbuster movie season.

Fri - Mon, May 13 - 16
SOURCE CODE (PG-13) 94min 6:00 and 8:00
An Army pilot (Jake Gyllenhaal), who last remembers being in Afghanistan,
wakes up on a Chicago commuter train talking to a woman (Michelle
Monaghan) he does not know, in a body that is not his. A few disorienting
minutes later the train explodes killing everyone aboard. And the man
finds his real self in a cramped pod taking orders from a military
superior (Vera Farmiga) and a scientist (Jeffrey Wright) who directly send
him back to the train to relive those few minutes over in the same body,
again and again until he can discover who is behind the attack, so as to
prevent a subsequent bombing. Except that, with every additional visit,
he starts to fall for the woman. The second feature from director Duncan
Jones (Moon) is a smart, twisty, and suspenseful science fiction thriller
with an excellent cast who create an appealing, credible film.

Tues - Thurs, May 17 - 19
THE CONCERT (PG-13) 120min [in RUSSIAN and FRENCH w/ subtitles] 6:00
and 8:30
Once the renowned conductor of the esteemed Bolshoi Orchestra, Andrei
Filipov (Alekksei Guskov) was abruptly demoted (during a performance) to
janitor by the Communists when he refused to fire his Jewish and Gypsy
musicians. When he intercepts a fax thirty years later asking if the
current orchestra would be able to fill in for a cancellation at a Paris
engagement in two weeks, he decides on subversive revenge, to reunite his
former comrades and pass themselves off as the real deal, and perform his
interrupted piece, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D. He even hopes to
convince young virtuoso violinist Anne-Marie Jacquet (Mélanie Laurent,
Inglourious Basterds) to accompany them. Romanian writer-director Radu
Mihaileanu has made a heartfelt, funny and fast-paced screwball comedy
filled with glorious music.

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[Reel Pizza] update May 6 - 12

2011-05-02T14:44:00.000-07:00

hi everyone,

This week's other film wasn't set when I sent out the earlier email.
Here is the week-long movie starting this Friday, and times for the other
two. And Happy Mother's Day to all the hard-working moms out there. Hope
you are fully celebrated this weekend!

-Lisa

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Fri May 6 - Thurs May 12 HANNA (PG-13) 111min 5:30 and 8:00

Fri May 6 - Mon May 9 CEDAR RAPIDS (R) 87min 6:00 and 8:15

Tues May 10 - Thurs May 12 POTICHE (R) 103min [in FRENCH w. subtitles]
6:00 and 8:15

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[Reel Pizza] schedule May 6 - May 26

2011-05-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

Spring greetings

The leaves have started coming out, and the flower beds out front are full
of tulips, so it must be time for BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES! Most certainly not
entirely, but be aware that at Reel Pizza we are about to begin the summer
movie season, since this is when Hollywood has deemed it time to start.
We expect to have anticipated first run product for you all regularly well
into August... with the best of independent American and foreign films
filling the other side. And of course, continuing special programming.
Stay tuned for details.

We also have some NEW ART IN THE LOBBY (Hurray!) Photographs courtesy of
David Westphal of Somesville and Eric Perkins of Hancock.

David has shown here previously. A fall visit to Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico to witness the annual arrival of
tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes piqued his interest in migration. He
began fascinated by flight, specifically, the wings themselves. His
images are from the wildlife refuge, the Tempisque River basin in Costa
Rica, and Somesville's own Mill Pond.

Eric has been doing photography for some sixty years, and learned darkroom
work in a little island shed in Taunton Bay. There was no electricity, so
to expose the paper for printing, it was necessary to very quickly open
and close a small window. His photographs lately have as their subject
matter objects that we see every day but don't often really look at.

We look forward to seeing you soon.
with appreciation
-Lisa and Chris

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Fri - Mon, May 6 - 9
CEDAR RAPIDS (R) 87min
Insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, The Hangover) is beyond naïve.
Though he does have a girlfriend, his former 7th grade teacher (Sigourney
Weaver), he has never been out of his sleepy Wisconsin hometown. Yet now
he's been chosen to represent his company at the regional convention in
the big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. New experiences, like a plane ride,
car rental, a hotel stay, and meeting a black person, are only part of his
future. His initiation by three convention veterans (Isaiah Whitlock Jr.,
John C. Reilley, and Anna Heche) finds him in an urban jungle he's only
ever seen on DVD. This consistently funny, sweet and charming film with
an excellent ensemble cast is from director Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl).

Tues - Thurs, May 10 - 12
POTICHE (R) 103min [in FRENCH with subtitles]
This playful French farce from director François Ozon (Swimming Pool, 8
Women) reunites iconic stars Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
Based on a 1970's play and colorfully and comically updated by the
director, the title means "trophy wife" crossed with "status symbol"
referring to Ms. Deneuve's character, a wife and mother of two grown and
totally different children. She brought to her marriage an umbrella
factory started by her father that is now run by her tyrannical husband
(Fabrice Luchini) who also abuses his secretary/mistress. The workers
tire of his meanness and, during a strike, take him hostage; she takes
over the reins of the business which everyone expects will be an utter
failure, but with the help of an old beau who still has a flame for her,
the communist mayor (Mr. Depardieu), she just might prove herself to be a
competent boss.

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Fri - Thurs, May 20 - June 2 (two weeks)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) 141min 5:15 and
8:15 (valid for first week only!)
In 2D The fun and excitement continues in this new, action-packed
adventure comedy Oscar-nominated directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago).
Johnny Depp continues his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow, who crosses
paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), with whom he shares a
mysterious past. Is he in love, or is she a ruthless con, using him to
find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the ship of
legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane) Capt. Jack isn't sure who to
fear more.

Fri - Mon, May 20 - 23
WIN WIN (R) 106min 5:45 and 8:00
Tom McCarthy scores again with his third film that explores the depths and
nuances of human relationships (after The Station Agent and The Visitor).
Here his protagonist is a cash-strapped attorney and high school wrestling
coach Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) who takes a risky, questionably
ethical action, taking financial advantage of an aging, wealthy client by
becoming his legal guardian without looking for relatives, as it comes
with a useful monthly stipend. First the man's grandson arrives
unannounced, but is taken in by the Flaherty family, and, bonus, he is
also a star student wrestler who gives a needed boost to the school team.
Then the man's addict daughter shows up looking for a handout, and the
whole plan appears to be on the verge of implosion. This delightful film
deftly balances heartfelt drama and off-beat comedy.

Tues - Thurs, May 24 - 26
OF GODS AND MEN (PG-13) 122min [in French and Arabic w/ subtitles]
5:30 and 8:00
Eight French Cistercian Trappist Monks live peacefully and harmoniously
with their Muslim neighbors in a monastery near an impoverished Algerian
town. They garden, sell honey and provide free basic medical services in
between their devotional duties, as has been the case for many decades
before. When the Algerian civil war breaks out, both the Islamic
fundamentalists and the Algerian army order them to leave. They debate
their place, and their collective decision comes from a different point of
view for each man. There are no easy answers. Based on true events in
the 1990's, this powerfully spiritual and beautiful film from director
Xavier Beauvois was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, and the
French Césars for Best Picture, Cinematography and supporting Actor.

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Coming on our second screen?

HANNA (PG-13) 111min
This twisty and stylish adventure thriller interwoven with elements of
dark fairy tales stars Saoirse Ronan, reuniting with her Atonement
director Joe Wright. She plays the bright and devoted teen-aged daughter
being raised alone by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana) in remote Finland.
Her entire education has been geared toward one end, to make her the
perfect assassin. When she gets out in the world, which she has never
experienced, she meets a family and befriends their daughter. But soon
she is detained by career CIA agent Marissa (Cate Blanchette), who has
long been harboring secrets that tie her to both Hanna and her father.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min
Rob Pattinson (Twilight), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Christoph
Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) star in this brand new adaptation of the
best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am
Legend). The story follows a young veterinary student who, after the
deaths of his parents, takes a job caring for the animals in a traveling
circus full of freaks and misfits, and falls in love with the star
performer of the show through their compassion for a particular elephant,
even though she is married to the charismatic but dangerous animal
trainer.

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Coming next schedule?
THE CONSPIRATOR
THE HANGOVER 2
SOUL SURFER
IN A BETTER WORLD
SUPER 8
MEEK'S CUTOFF
KUNG-FU PANDA 2
and more!

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[Reel Pizza] update April 29 - May 5

2011-04-27T06:27:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Here is the plan for this coming week, and in a while I will be sending
out the next schedule that runs right up to Memorial Day! Till then...
-Lisa

Fri April 29 - Thurs May 5 JANE EYRE (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:00
Fri April 29 - Mon May 2 PAUL (R) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues May 3 - Thurs May 5 CARANCHO (NR) [in Spanish w/ subtitles] 6:00
and 8:15

Fri April 29 - Thurs May 5
JANE EYRE (PG-13) 121 min
Charlotte Brontë's timeless, classic romantic
drama receives a bold new interpretation in this
refreshing, wonderful adaptation. The confident
second film from Cary Joji Fukunaga (Sin Nombre)
stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and
Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) as the
iconic leads of the young heroine and her older
employer Edward Rochester. After an unhappy
childhood with a cruel aunt (Sally Hawkins) then
at an abusive boarding school, Jane is sent to
Rochester's sprawling estate to tutor his young
ward, and is treated kindly by his housekeeper
(Judi Dench). But the discovery of a terrible
secret sends her fleeing. She finds a home with
the family of preacher St. John Rivers (Jamie
Bell), but when he makes a surprising proposal,
she must make a difficult choice.

Fri April 29 - Mon May 2
PAUL (R) 100min
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost follow up their
hilarious spoofs of zombies and buddy-cops (Shaun
of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) with an equally zany
sci-fi alien comedy adventure. They play two
British geeks attending Comic-Con who embark on a
roadtrip across southwestern America to visit
extraterrestrial shrines and UFO hotspots. They
are travelling in their RV when they are
unexpectedly joined by an alien (Paul, voiced by
Seth Rogan) who has been held captive for the
past 60 years at a nearby military
installation. Paul now wants to go home, but the
federal agents have decided it is time to dissect
him for more information. His new friends decide
to make it their goal to get him to the
mothership. Complications with the inadvertent
kidnapping of a young Christian fundamentalist
(Kristen Wiig) don't help. Directed by Greg
Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland), this is a
silly, distinctly funny and quite sweet film.

Tues May 3 - Thurs May 5
CARANCHO (NR) 107min [in Spanish with subtitles]
This is an edgy and involving dark thriller from
Argentinean director Pablo Trapero. Lujan
(Martina Gusman) is a young, idealistic doctor
who has just moved from the countryside and is
now working in Buenos Aires as an emergency room
and ambulance medic. She works long hours to
establish herself in her new town, and the work
is seemingly endless. On her rounds she meets
Sosa (Ricardo Darín, Nine Queens, Secret in Their
Eyes) a temporarily disbarred lawyer who now is
employed as a personal injury ambulance chaser
scamming victims out of their insurance money by
having them sign over power of attorney (the
film's title means "vulture"). It isn't his
choice of work, and occasionally his morals get
in the way of his job, but he continues. Their
paths cross frequently and despite her distaste
for his current work, a romance develops between
them. But both have secrets that threaten their relationship.

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[Reel Pizza] update April 22 - 29

2011-04-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day everyone...rejoice that it isn't snowing! Hope everyone
who qualifies is enjoying their spring vacation. And Happy Easter on
Sunday.

Here are our films for this coming week, starting tonight. We look
forward to seeing you sometime soon.
-Lisa

Fri April 22 - Thurs April 28 RIO (G) 5:30 and 7:45 continues for a
second week.

Fri April 22 - Mon April 25 LIMITLESS (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:15

Tues April 26 - Thurs April 28 CERTIFIED COPY (NR) 6:00 and 8:15

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[Reel Pizza] SCHEDULE April 15 - May 5

2011-04-08T14:47:00.000-07:00

At long last, here is the schedule that runs April 15th through May 5th. We managed to get a family friendly movie for vacation; hope it suits you all, and if not, there is always the other side! This schedule moves us right into May, and we expect to notice the usual departure of many winter friends, but the beginning emergence of many summer friends in the weeks ahead. We appreciate you all supremely, and look forward to seeing you soon, or in the fall, whichever side of the coin you fall on. Happy Spring!

-Lisa and Chris and the whole crew!

Fri April 15 - Thurs April 28 (two weeks)
RIO (G) 96min 5:30 and 7:45
Combining thrills, comedy and romance, this brand new animated adventure from the director of ICE AGE (Carlos Saldanha) and the screenwriter of SURF'S UP (Don Rhymer) has a spirited South American vibe, vibrant colors and inventive voicework (from Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Mann, Tracy Morgan and more). The story involves a domesticated blue Macaw who lives comfortably in Minnesota with his beloved owner. When they discover that there is another like him (they think Blu is the last of his kind) they head to Brazil to meet Jewel. When Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by animal smugglers, he has to try to escape, but he's never learned to fly. With the help of his new friend, he must learn a new skill to thwart his captors, and return to his favorite person. This is sure to be a fun adventure for the whole family.

Fri April 15 - Mon April 18
UNKNOWN (PG-13) 109min 6:00 and 8:15
Dr Martin Harris (Liam Neeson, Taken) has just arrived in Berlin with his wife to attend a conference, and realizes he left his bag at the airport. An accident during the return taxi ride puts him in a coma for four days, and when he awakens, he discovers neither his wife (January Jones) nor his colleagues know who he is, and another man (Aiden Quinn) seems to have taken his identity. The only person who believes him is the illegal Bosnian taxi-driver who took him to the airport (Diane Kruger). He also enlists the help of a quirky private detective who formerly was in the secret police (Bruno Ganz) to help him recover his life. This twisty, clever and engaging thriller with terrific acting, amazing car chases and propulsive action is loads of popcorn fun.

Tues April 19 - Thurs April 21
HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE (R) 98min   6:00 and 8:15
Josh Raynor (TV's How I Met Your Mother) wrote, directed and stars in this sharp, observant comedy centered on a group of young adults (pushing 30) struggling to figure out themselves, their lives and their loves. He plays aspiring novelist Sam who, while on his way to a meeting, finds a young boy lost from his family on the subway and impulsively invites him to stay at his place for a couple of days. Dropped into a chaotic bachelor lifestyle, the boy is introduced to Sam's circle of friends, all on the cusp of adulthood. This appealing debut, featuring a delightful young cast in an interlocking ensemble deftly captures the uncertainty and angst of what it is to be young, vulnerable and desperate to find out who you are, or more importantly, who you want to be.

Fri April 22 - Thurs April 25
LIMITLESS (PG-13) 105min   6:00 and 8:15
The life of slacker and chronic writer's block-inflicted author Eddie (Bradley Cooper, The Hangover) changes dramatically and instantly when he comes into possession of a supply of the not exactly legal NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to access the 80% of his brain that as humans we supposedly don't use. Suddenly he can tap into his full potential, with perfect recall and the ability to comprehend even the most complex concepts. He becomes a financially successful stockbroker, and all is well as long as he takes his daily dose. But corporate mogul Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro) wants him to go in on a big deal, the side effects of the drug are taxing, and others will do anything to get in on his stash. This latest film from director Neil Burger (2006's The Illusionist) from a script by Leslie Dixon (Mrs. Doubtfire, Pay it Forward) based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, is sharp and thrilling fun.

Tues April 26 - Thurs April 28
CERTIFIED COPY (NR) 106min [partly in Italian and French with subtitles]   6:00 and 8:15
In his first film not made in his homeland, esteemed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (The Wind Will Carry Us) directs Juliette Binoche (who won the actress award at Cannes for her performance) and opera star William Shimell in a playful and provocative romantic drama that is also a contemplation on reality versus pretense. He is a British author in Italy to promote his controversial treatise on authentic opposed to copied works of art. Does it really matter if a masterpiece is the original or a reproduction? A French gallery owner, she attends his talk, and invites him to spend the afternoon in the Tuscan countryside. They discuss love, life and art, and carry on like a married couple, and at one point are mistaken for one. Are they play acting or is there more to their relationship than meets the eye? It's a mesmerizing mystery.

Fri April 29 - Mon May 2
PAUL (R) 100min
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost follow up their hilarious spoofs of zombies and buddy-cops (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) with an equally zany sci-fi alien comedy adventure. They play two British geeks attending Comic-Con who embark on a roadtrip across southwestern America to visit extraterrestrial shrines and UFO hotspots. They are travelling in their RV when they are unexpectedly joined by an alien (Paul, voiced by Seth Rogan) who has been held captive for the past 60 years at a nearby military installation. Paul now wants to go home, but the federal agents have decided it is time to dissect him for more information. His new friends decide to make it their goal to get him to the mothership. Complications with the inadvertent kidnapping of a young Christian fundamentalist (Kristen Wiig) don't help. Directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland), this is a silly, distinctly funny and quite sweet film.

Tues May 3 - Thurs May 5
CARANCHO (NR) 107min [in Spanish with subtitles]
This is an edgy and involving dark thriller from Argentinean director Pablo Trapero. Lujan (Martina Gusman) is a young, idealistic doctor who has just moved from the countryside and is now working in Buenos Aires as an emergency room and ambulance medic. She works long hours to establish herself in her new town, and the work is seemingly endless. On her rounds she meets Sosa (Ricardo Darín, Nine Queens, Secret in Their Eyes) a temporarily disbarred lawyer who now is employed as a personal injury ambulance chaser scamming victims out of their insurance money by having them sign over power of attorney (the film's title means "vulture"). It isn't his choice of work, and occasionally his morals get in the way of his job, but he continues. Their paths cross frequently and despite her distaste for his current work, a romance develops between them. But both have secrets that threaten their relationship.

COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

JANE EYRE (PG-13) 121 min
Charlotte Brontë's timeless, classic romantic drama receives a bold new interpretation in this refreshing, wonderful adaptation. The confident second film from Cary Joji Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) as the iconic leads of the young heroine and her older employer Edward Rochester. After an unhappy childhood with a cruel aunt (Sally Hawkins) then at an abusive boarding school, Jane is sent to Rochester's sprawling estate to tutor his young ward, and is treated kindly by his housekeeper (Judi Dench). But the discovery of a terrible secret sends her fleeing. She finds a home with the family of preacher St. John Rivers (Jamie Bell), but when he makes a surprising proposal, she must make a difficult choice.

WIN WIN (R) 106min
Tom McCarthy scores again with his third film that explores the depths and nuances of human relationships (after The Station Agent and The Visitor). Here his protagonist is a cash-strapped attorney and high school wrestling coach Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) who takes a risky, questionably ethical action, taking financial advantage of an aging, wealthy client by becoming his legal guardian without looking for relatives, as it comes with a useful monthly stipend. First the man's grandson arrives unannounced, but is taken in by the Flaherty family, and, bonus, he is also a star student wrestler who gives a needed boost to the school team. Then the man's addict daughter shows up looking for a handout, and the whole plan appears to be on the verge of implosion. This delightful film deftly balances heartfelt drama and off-beat comedy.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) 115min
Rob Pattinson (Twilight), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) star in this brand new adaptation of the best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend). The story follows a young veterinary student who, after the deaths of his parents, takes a job caring for the animals in a travelling circus full of freaks and misfits, and falls in love with the star performer of the show through their compassion for a particular elephant, even though she is married to the charismatic but dangerous animal trainer.

CEDAR RAPIDS (R)   87min
Insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, The Hangover) is beyond naïve. Though he does have a girlfriend, his former 7th grade teacher (Sigourney Weaver), he has never been out of his sleepy Wisconsin hometown. Yet now he's been chosen to represent his company at the regional convention in the big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. New experiences, like a plane ride, car rental, a hotel stay, and meeting a black person, are only part of his future. His initiation by three convention veterans (Isaiah Whitlock Jr., John C. Reilley, and Anna Heche) finds him in an urban jungle he's only ever seen on DVD. This consistently funny, sweet and charming film with an excellent ensemble cast is from director Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl).

COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
Source Code
The Conspirator
Of Gods and Men
The Last Lions
In a Better World
Miral
Thor
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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[Reel Pizza] update April 8 - 14

2011-04-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

hey everyone

Here is a quickie update on this week's film schedule. Then I will start putting together the details of the next schedule...it runs into MAY! Do you hear a whooshing sound? I do, and it is melting snow.

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Perhaps you would like to celebrate it by coming to see this midweek's highly lauded film about an older woman who finds strength and purpose through writing poetry. See details below.

4/8 - 4/14      THE LINCOLN LAWYER (R) 119min   5:30 and 8:00
4/8 - 4/11      BLUE VALENTINE (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
4/12 - 4/14     POETRY (NR) 149min [in KOREAN with subtitles]   5:15 and 8:15

Fri April 8 - Thurs April 14
THE LINCOLN LAWYER (R) 119min   5:30 and 8:00
Matthew McConaughey stars as a scrappy and charismatic LA criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his sedan. After a career defending petty criminals, he unexpectedly lands the job that will solve his financial woes, defending a rich kid (Ryan Phillippe) accused of rape and attempted murder, but what initially appears to be a straightforward case develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation. This gripping new thriller based on the popular best-seller by Michael Connely, is directed by Brad Furman.

Fri April 8 - Mon April 11
BLUE VALENTINE (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
This commanding film is a hard-hitting love story about a marriage slowly yet undeniably falling apart. Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Wendy and Lucy) and Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson) bury themselves in their roles both as the current weary, working couple with a young daughter he's content, with no ambition beyond free-lance house painting while she feels held back as well as their characters at the beginning of their relationship when their love was sweet and happy. Co-writer (with improvisational input from his leads) and young Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker Derek Cianfrance fills the intimate story with telling details that make what happens feel absolutely real.

Tues April 12 - Thurs April 14
POETRY (NR) 149min [in KOREAN with subtitles]   5:15 and 8:15
This exceptional film, for which the great Korean actress Yun Jung-hee came out of retirement, explores the emotional setbacks of an older woman and the direction these challenges take her. Winner of the best screenplay prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival for writer-director Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine, Oasis), the story is of a seemingly unremarkable, aging pensioner raising her sullen teenaged grandson, implicated in the death of a schoolmate, who finds strength and purpose through a poetry class she takes at the local cultural center.

[Reel Pizza] update April 1 - 7

2011-04-01T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone

This is late in arriving because Chris and I have been out of town at a cinema owners convention and just returned in time for this lovely Maine spring weather! Our films are all here and enough of our staff are walkers, so we will be open, but don't drive unnecessarily, because it is pretty miserable out there on the roads. This is quite a different sight from what we left yesterday in Las Vegas, that is for sure!

Next Thursday will be our final Senior Matinee for the winter.

Here is the schedule of films for this week, starting TODAY.

Fri 4/1 - Thurs 4/7     ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13) 129min   5:45 and 8:30
Fri 4/1 - Mon 4/4       RANGO (PG) 107min   5:30 and 7:45
Tues 4/5 - Thurs 4/7    COLD WEATHER (NR) 97min   5:30 and 7:45

Fri April 1 - Thurs April 7
ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13) 129min   5:45 and 8:30
Master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Topsy Turvey, Vera Drake) again uses his unorthodox, collaborative style of script development to create a rich, involving and understated drama (Oscar-nominated for original screenplay) about happiness and growing old.   Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen play a long-time happily married couple with a grown son. Over a year they share their home with friends, colleagues, and family whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped.

Fri April 1 - Mon April 4
RANGO (PG) 107min   5:30 and 7:45
This new animated picture, the first from Industrial Light and Magic, and director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is not the traditional fart-joke cartoon. It is a gorgeous, weird, exciting and totally original ride through the Wild West. Rango (Johnny Depp) is a sheltered pet chameleon with aspirations to be an actor who is jostled out of the back of his people's car on a trip through the Mojave Desert. He ends up in the lawless, gun-slinging town of Dirt where at that moment they are looking for someone to become the new sheriff (the last one lasted less than a week). Although he's always blended in, all of a sudden he is asked to be the hero. This is one fun film for both kids and adults.

Tues April 5 - Thurs April 7
COLD WEATHER (NR) 97min   5:30 and 7:45
Doug (Cris Lankenau) has just dropped out of college where he was studying forensic science, and moved in with his older sister (Trieste Kelly) in Portland. He gets a dead-end job in an ice-packing factory and befriends co-worker Carlos (Raúl Castillo). When Carlos's new girl friend goes missing, these three join forces, with a ramshackle, Sherlock Holmes-style, to solve the mystery of her whereabouts. With deadpan humor and natural performances, independent filmmaker Aaron Katz has created a comfortable, lived-in world for his charming offbeat detective story that also shows a brother and sister becoming friends.

Re: Certified Copy?

2011-03-22T11:52:00.001-07:00

we'll look into it.
-L

> Hi Lisa-
>
> I'd love to see Certified Copy.
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020773/
>
> -Michael
>

[Reel Pizza] update March 25 - 31

2011-03-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

hey there everyone~

To start, the Senior Matinee this Thursday 3/24 is going to be THE COMPANY MEN (R) at 1:30pm. We plan to continue them through the screening on April 7th, at least.

Here is a reminder about our movies this coming week. Don't forget that RABBIT HOLE (at 5:30 and 7:45) and THE COMPANY MEN (at 6:00 and 8:30) continue through Thursday evening.

Just ignore the weather outside (good night for a movie?), and have a great day!

-Lisa

3/25 - 3/31     THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG-13) 99min   6:00 and 8:30
3/25 - 3/28     BARNEY�S VERSION (R) 132min 5:30 and 8:15
3/29 - 3/31     OUTSIDE THE LAW (NR) 137 min [in FRENCH with subtitles]   5:30 and 8:15

Fri March 25 - Thurs March 31
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG-13) 99min   6:00 and 8:30
Do we have free-will over our actions or do the unseen Fates manipulate us to keep things going according to a master plan? In his directing debut, screenwriter George Nolfi (Ocean�s Twelve, Bourne Ultimatum) adapts a Philip K. Dick short story making an entertaining science-fiction action thriller with a believable and refreshing romantic energy. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt share great chemistry as an ambitious but recently knocked-down US Representative, and the woman he unexpectedly meets and feels is his soul mate. He soon discovers a mysterious group of Men in Hats (fedoras) whose job is to keep them apart, so that predestined events can unfold.

Fri March 25 - Mon March 28
BARNEY�S VERSION (R) 132min 5:30 and 8:15
Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Sideways) won the Golden Globe for his standout performance of four decades in the life of Barney Panofsky. This fun and engaging comedy-drama follows the loves and life of this hard-living, Montreal-based soap opera producer, three times married, who is accused of murder late in life. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by late Canadian author Mordecai Richler, this debut feature from TV director Richard J. Lewis highlights outstanding supporting work by Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham) as the love of his life, and Dustin Hoffman as his rapscallion father.

Tues March 29 - Thurs March 31
OUTSIDE THE LAW (NR) 137 min [in FRENCH with subtitles]   5:30 and 8:15
Algeria�s Oscar-nominated film for Best Foreign Language film, from previously nominated director Rachid Bouchareb (2002�s Days of Glory) is a decades-spanning historical action epic set against the backdrop of the Algerian war of independence from France after WW2. The personal career paths of three brothers are intertwined as they work towards freedom for themselves and their people, their losses beginning when their family is evicted by the French from their ancestral land when they are children. One brother joins the French military as a soldier fighting in Indochina, another becomes a wealthy but shady boxing promoter in Paris, and the third is a revolutionary helping organize the resistance.

[Reel Pizza] schedule Mar 25 - Apr 14

2011-03-18T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone

Here is the schedule that runs March 25 - April 14.

For the first two weeks, we have all three films booked, so I have included times.

Some regular reminders:
*       Don't forget we have infra-red transmitters in both our screening rooms. If you would like to use a headset so you can better hear the film, please just ask at the concession counter. They are free of charge and always available.

*       If you have a cell phone, by sending a blank text message to times@reelpizza.net you will get a message back with the titles and showtimes for that evening's two films .

*       Don't forget we are now on FACEBOOK, where I post odd bits, like any kitchen specials or soups, the Senior Matinee, and other items that I think might be of interest. And then you can "like" them if you choose. Feel free to join us.

Make Syrup. Plant Peas. Happy Equinox.

-Lisa

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Fri March 25 - Thurs March 31
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG-13) 99min   6:00 and 8:30
Do we have free-will over our actions or do the unseen Fates manipulate us to keep things going according to a master plan? In his directing debut, screenwriter George Nolfi (Ocean's Twelve, Bourne Ultimatum) adapts a Philip K. Dick short story making an entertaining science-fiction action thriller with a believable and refreshing romantic energy. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt share great chemistry as an ambitious but recently knocked-down US Representative, and the woman he unexpectedly meets and feels is his soul mate. He soon discovers a mysterious group of Men in Hats (fedoras) whose job is to keep them apart, so that predestined events can unfold.

Fri March 25 - Mon March 28
BARNEY'S VERSION (R) 132min 5:30 and 8:15
Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Sideways) won the Golden Globe for his standout performance of four decades in the life of Barney Panofsky. This fun and engaging comedy-drama follows the loves and life of this hard-living, Montreal-based soap opera producer, three times married, who is accused of murder late in life. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by late Canadian author Mordecai Richler, this debut feature from TV director Richard J. Lewis highlights outstanding supporting work by Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham) as the love of his life, and Dustin Hoffman as his rapscallion father.

Tues March 29 - Thurs March 31
OUTSIDE THE LAW (NR) 137 min [in FRENCH with subtitles]   5:30 and 8:15
Algeria's Oscar-nominated film for Best Foreign Language film, from previously nominated director Rachid Bouchareb (2002's Days of Glory) is a decades-spanning historical action epic set against the backdrop of the Algerian war of independence from France after WW2. The personal career paths of three brothers are intertwined as they work towards freedom for themselves and their people, their losses beginning when their family is evicted by the French from their ancestral land when they are children. One brother joins the French military as a soldier fighting in Indochina, another becomes a wealthy but shady boxing promoter in Paris, and the third is a revolutionary helping organize the resistance.

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Fri April 1 - Thurs April 7
ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13) 129min   5:45 and 8:30
Master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Topsy Turvey, Vera Drake) again uses his unorthodox, collaborative style of script development to create a rich, involving and understated drama (Oscar-nominated for original screenplay) about happiness and growing old.   Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen play a long-time happily married couple with a grown son. Over a year they share their home with friends, colleagues, and family whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped.

Fri April 1 - Mon April 4
RANGO (PG) 107min   5:30 and 7:45
This new animated picture, the first from Industrial Light and Magic, and director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is not the traditional fart-joke cartoon. It is a gorgeous, weird, exciting and totally original ride through the Wild West. Rango (Johnny Depp) is a sheltered pet chameleon with aspirations to be an actor who is jostled out of the back of his people's car on a trip through the Mojave Desert. He ends up in the lawless, gun-slinging town of Dirt where at that moment they are looking for someone to become the new sheriff (the last one lasted less than a week). Although he's always blended in, all of a sudden he is asked to be the hero. This is one fun film for both kids and adults.

Tues April 5 - Thurs April 7
COLD WEATHER (NR) 97min   5:30 and 7:45
Doug (Cris Lankenau) has just dropped out of college where he was studying forensic science, and moved in with his older sister (Trieste Kelly) in Portland. He gets a dead-end job in an ice-packing factory and befriends co-worker Carlos (Raúl Castillo). When Carlos's new girl friend goes missing, these three join forces, with a ramshackle, Sherlock Holmes-style, to solve the mystery of her whereabouts. With deadpan humor and natural performances, independent filmmaker Aaron Katz has created a comfortable, lived-in world for his charming offbeat detective story that also shows a brother and sister becoming friends.

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Fri April 8 - Mon April 11
BLUE VALENTINE (R) 114min
This commanding film is a hard-hitting love story about a marriage slowly yet undeniably falling apart. Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Wendy and Lucy) and Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson) bury themselves in their roles both as the current weary, working couple with a young daughter he's content, with no ambition beyond free-lance house painting while she feels held back as well as their characters at the beginning of their relationship when their love was sweet and happy. Co-writer (with improvisational input from his leads) and young Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker Derek Cianfrance fills the intimate story with telling details that make what happens feel absolutely real.

Tues April 12 - Thurs April 14
POETRY (NR) 149min [in KOREAN with subtitles]
This exceptional film, for which the great Korean actress Yun Jung-hee came out of retirement, explores the emotional setbacks of an older woman and the direction these challenges take her. Winner of the best screenplay prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival for writer-director Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine, Oasis), the story is of a seemingly unremarkable, aging pensioner raising her sullen teenaged grandson, implicated in the death of a schoolmate, who finds strength and purpose through a poetry class she takes at the local cultural center.

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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

THE LINCOLN LAWYER (R) 119min
Matthew McConaughey stars as a scrappy and charismatic LA criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his sedan. After a career defending petty criminals, he unexpectedly lands the job that will solve his financial woes, defending a rich kid (Ryan Phillippe) accused of rape and attempted murder, but what initially appears to be a straightforward case develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation. This gripping new thriller based on the popular best-seller by Michael Connely, is directed by Brad Furman.

CEDAR RAPIDS (R)   87min
Insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, The Hangover) is beyond naïve. Though he does have a girlfriend, his former 7th grade teacher (Sigourney Weaver), he has never been out of his sleepy Wisconsin hometown. Yet now he's been chosen to represent his company at the regional convention in the big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. New experiences, like a plane ride, car rental, a hotel stay, and meeting a black person, are only part of his future. His initiation by three convention veterans (Isaiah Whitlock Jr., John C. Reilley, and Anna Heche) finds him in an urban jungle he's only ever seen on DVD. This consistently funny, sweet and charming film with an excellent ensemble cast is from director Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl).

THE LAST LIONS (PG) 88min
Over the past 50 years, the world's lion population has fallen from 450,000 to approximately 20,000, the decline led by human encroachment of their habitat. Stunning footage, shot over six years by longtime lion researchers Derek and Beverly Joubert of a family group of lions in Botswana's Okavanga Delta anchors this riveting tale of survival. A small family of lions is evicted from their home after a ferocious fight that kills the male. The now single mother with three cubs to raise must relocate as the winning, larger pride will kill the cubs if given the chance, but she is seriously limited in where she can go. Her tale of survival is gripping; the increasing plight of the king of the beasts is disturbing. Jeremy Irons narrates.

COMING SOON NEXT SCHEDULE?

UNKNOWN
RIO
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
JANE EYRE
PAUL
OF GODS AND MEN
WIN WIN
THE CONSPIRATOR

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[Reel Pizza] update Mar 18 -24

2011-03-16T05:56:00.000-07:00

hey good morning everyone

Happy Spring!

Here are this coming week's films. I have the next schedule completed and at the printers, so will get that to you shortly also.

Tomorrow's (3/17) Senior Matinee will be BLACK SWAN at 1:30.

Have a good week~
-Lisa

Fri 3/18 - Thurs 3/24   THE COMPANY MEN (R) 113min    6:00 and 8:30
Fri 3/18 - Mon 3/21     THE ILLUSIONIST (PG) 82min   5:30 and 7:30
Tues 3/22 - Thurs 3/24  RABBIT HOLE (PG-13) 92min   5:30 and 7:45

Friday March 18 - Thursday March 24
THE COMPANY MEN (R) 113min   6:00 and 8:30
Engrossing and nuanced, this keenly observed drama from executive producer turned writer-director John Wells (ER, West Wing) presents the disconnect between those with resumes and those with a skill set. Featuring strong performances by Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Craig T. Nelson, Maria Bello and Rosemarie DeWitt, three American Dream winners, each having given his all to their company, are forced to redefine their lives as men, husbands, and fathers, with varying levels of success, when they face corporate downsizing.

Friday March 18 - Monday March 21
THE ILLUSIONIST (PG) 82min [nearly dialog-free]    5:30 and 7:30
Inspired animator Sylvan Chomet (Triplets of Belleville) makes a second exquisite masterpiece, working from an early, unpublished autobiographical script by French director and comic Jacques Tati. Paying homage to Tati�s onscreen persona, Monsieur Hulot, Chomet�s virtually dialog-free tale (because, like Triplets, it is so easy to understand) follows an aging magician from Paris to Scotland where, looking for work, he meets a young orphaned woman who believes in his magic and becomes his traveling companion. This enchanting, very unique, and often quiet and sad film about the passing of an era (this is not a cartoon, although it is filled with delicious sight-gags) is one of three animated films nominated for an Oscar.

Tuesday March 22 - Thursday March 24
RABBIT HOLE (PG-13) 92min    5:30 and 7:45
Eight months after the accidental death of their young son, Becca and Howie Corbett (Oscar-nominated Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) are still dealing with their grief, but each is working toward healing, forgiving and resuming life, although in seemingly opposite directions. Maverick director John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) shows restraint and uses humor in this sad but ultimately hopeful story of life beginning again, adapted by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire from his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

[Reel Pizza] update 3/11 - 17

2011-03-09T13:09:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

Here is the update on our upcoming week. Join us to watch Oscar Winner Natalie Portman, Oscar Nominee Javier Bardem and Irishman Colin Farrell. If you don't forget to change your clocks this weekend, you will arrive rather early to everything next week!

This week's Senior Matinee will be MADE IN DAGENHAM at 1:30pm on Thursday.

See you soon!

-Lisa

Fri 3/11 - Thurs 3/17   THE WAY BACK (PG-13) 132min    6:00 and 8:30
Fri 3/11 - Mon 3/14     BLACK SWAN (R) 110min   5:30 and 8:00
Tues 3/15 - Thurs 3/17  BIUTIFUL (R) 147min [in Spanish with subtitles]    5:15 and 8:15

Fri March 11 - Thurs March 17
THE WAY BACK (PG-13) 132min
This epic and old-fashioned adventure story of survival, solidarity and indomitable human will is the latest film from director Peter Weir, whose last picture was 2003's Master and Commander, while his other films include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, The Truman Show, Witness, The Dead Poets Societyall classics. This remarkable and beautifully photographed film, inspired by true events, follows a ragtag group of prisoners of a Soviet gulag during WW2 who would rather face suicide by Mother Nature than imprisonment, and so escape, crossing Siberia, the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas over the course of a year on their way to freedom. Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) as a Polish soldier, Ed Harris (Pollock) as an American engineer, Colin Farrell (In Bruges) as a Russian with a knife, star, with Saoirse Ronan co-starring as a young Polish refugee who joins the group along the way.

Friday March 11 - Monday March 14
BLACK SWAN (R) 110min
Set in the world of performance ballet, this multi-Oscar-nominee (including for best director, picture and actress) from visionary director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, The Wrestler) features an amazing performance by Natalie Portman. She plays a young, dedicated but sheltered dancer who is chosen for the lead in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. But though she is technically capable, is she emotionally? As she prepares for the part of the Black Swan, she tries to explore her dark side, even as she receives conflicting messages from the women in her life; her zealous, jealous mother (Barbara Hershey), the ballerina she dethroned (Winona Ryder), and her understudy (Mila Kunis). In her confusion, she descends into mental chaos.

Tuesday March 15 - Thursday March 17
BIUTIFUL (R) 147min [in Spanish with subtitles]
Mexico's Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film is from director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, Babel). Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Eat Pray Love) earns another Best Actor Oscar nomination for his powerful and brave performance as Uxmel, a single father with his estranged, bipolar ex to his two young children. He works as a middle man between two groups of illegal immigrants the Chinese who make counterfeit luxury goods in a sweatshop and the Senegalese who sell them on the streets and the crooked Barcelona cops who let it all happen, for a price. When fate hands him a terminal diagnosis, he tries to put his house in order to provide for his children.

[Reel Pizza] update Mar 4 - 10

2011-03-02T08:13:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

LOTS of films this week!   The TOURNEES FESTIVAL OF FRENCH FILM that Reel Pizza and College of the Atlantic are bringing to Bar Harbor this weekend is a special opportunity to see some worthy French language films. We are offering a discount pass for all five films for $25; individual tickets are, of course, available at our regular prices. There is a broad range of film, even one that is suitable for kids who read (A TOWN CALLED PANIC), a wonderful opportunity to introduce the next generation to the international world of film.

I forgot to put the times on MADE IN DAGENHAM in the "schedule" email (oops) but they're on this "update"

The Senior Matinee tomorrow (3/3) is going to be FAIR GAME.

Hope to see you soon!
-Lisa and Chris

Friday 3/4
GNOMEO & JULIET (G) 84min   5:30 and 7:45
and
AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN (NR) 84min 5:00 [in French with subtitles]
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (NR) 75min   7:00   [in French with subtitles]
THE WEDDING SONG (NR) 100 min 8:30    [in French with subtitles]

Sat 3/5
GNOMEO & JULIET (G) 84min   5:30 and 7:45
and
LORNA'S SILENCE (R) 105min 5:00    [in French with subtitles]
AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN (NR) 84min 7:15    [in French with subtitles]
COCO BEFORE CHANEL (PG-13) 105min 9:00    [in French with subtitles]

Sun 3/6
GNOMEO & JULIET (G) 84min   5:30 and 7:45
and
COCO BEFORE CHANEL (PG-13) 105min 5:00    [in French with subtitles]
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (NR) 75min   7:15    [in French with subtitles]
THE WEDDING SONG (NR) 100 min 8:45    [in French with subtitles]

Mon 3/7
GNOMEO & JULIET (G) 84min   5:30 and 7:45
and
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (NR) 75min   6:00    [in French with subtitles]
LORNA'S SILENCE (R) 105min 8:00    [in French with subtitles]

Tues 3/8 - Thurs 3/10
127 HOURS   (R)    94min     6:00 and 8:15
and
MADE IN DAGENHAM (R) 113min 5:30 and 8:00

[Reel Pizza] Schedule Mar 4 - 25

2011-02-25T17:07:00.000-08:00

As promised, here is the next schedule for Reel Pizza. ....Friday isn't over yet!

Coming right up is our annual TOURNEE FESTIVAL of French Film over the March 4th weekend. We will showcase five worthy French language films that we have not already screened. Each title screens twice (one, three times). We hope you will check out one or more of these interesting films from a wide range of filmmakers, from 82 year old Jacques Rivette, to two French women directors, Jewish filmmaker Karin Albou with her second film, and Anne Fontaine, and two Belgian teams, the Dardenne Brothers and animators Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar. We are selling a pass for one admission to all five films, non-transferrable, for $25; otherwise, individual films are $6 like usual.

Please note that during the first week of this schedule, we are showing two "weekend" films (one being the Tournee collection) and two "midweek" films --no week-long film. Lots of great film on this schedule! Come see a movie or two while we wait patiently for spring to arrive. Happy Reading and see you soon!

-Lisa

Friday March 4 - Monday March 7
GNOMEO & JULIET (G) 84min   5:30 and 7:45
Shakespeare's revered tragedy gets an inventive and playful makeover to become a comedy-fairy tale. Set in adjacent backyards, our star-crossed garden gnomes (voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt) discover many obstacles to overcome when they become caught in a neighborhood feud between their parents (voiced by Maggie Smith and Michael Caine). Director Kelly Asbury (Spirit of Cimmaron, Shrek 2) adds a Cuban pink flamingo, a ceramic frog and deer and a soundtrack full of both old and new Elton John songs, making a genuinely sweet film.

and

TOURNEE FESTIVAL OF FRENCH FILM
TOURNÉE: AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN (NR) 84min Fri 5:00; Sat 7:15
Master filmmaker Jacques Rivette, now 82, returns to one of his favorite themeslife versus performancein this elegant work, which begins with a chance encounter on a mountain road. This is a buoyant film about secret histories and buried truths, filled with a sense of hope and wonder, set in a circus "where everything is possible."

TOURNÉE: COCO BEFORE CHANEL (PG-13) 105min Sat 9:00; Sun 5:00
This thoughtful exploration of the pre-fame life of the world's greatest fashion designer focuses on Coco Chanel during the Belle Epoque. Audrey Tautou (Amélie) expertly conveys Chanel's struggle against the formidable limitations that an ambitious, non-wealthy woman at the time facedparticularly one who refused to marry. Chanel remained fiercely independent, becoming a great visionary.

TOURNÉE: LORNA'S SILENCE (R) 105min Sat 5:00; Mon 8:00
Lorna, an Albanian immigrant living in Belgium, shares an apartment with a heroin addict. They have a sham marriage that allows her to legally live in the country, where she dreams of opening up a café with her boyfriend. Though profoundly critical of the punishing, frequently inhumane forces of late capitalism, this latest work from Belgium's Dardenne Brothers is not a simplistic political screedLorna is a multifaceted character who must make (and live with) her own decisions.

TOURNÉE: A TOWN CALLED PANIC (NR) 75min   Fri 7:00, Sun 7:15; Mon 6:00
A marvelous fantasia, made using meticulously detailed stop-motion animation and a cast of 1,500 plastic-toy figures, never lets up for a second. After a gaffe involving an order of 50 million bricks mistakenly placed online, three friends travel to the center of the Earth, the frozen tundra (where they must battle an evil giant-robot penguin), and a mysterious underwater universe. Inspired by the manic energy of the Marx brothers and old Warner Bros. cartoons, this playful anarchy will appeal to children and adults alike.

TOURNÉE: THE WEDDING SONG (NR) 100 min Fri 8:30; Sun 8:45
Set in Nazi-occupied Tunis in 1942, this film focuses on the friendship between teenagers Nour, a devout Muslim celebrating her engagement, and her neighbor Myriam, a secular Jew living with her widowed mother. Though their lives are certainly circumscribed, Nour and Myriam are committed to taking control, exercising their own formidable will whenever they can.

Tuesday March 8 - Thursday March 10
127 HOURS   (R)    94min     6:00 and 8:15
The new film from last year's Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) is beautiful and life-affirming even as it tells a harrowing, true story. Aron Ralston (James Franco, Howl, Milk) is a care-free rock climber who enjoys the escape of being alone in the brilliant wilderness of Utah's Canyonlands National Park. That is, until the one day when his cockiness and luck fails him and he finds himself stuck, having fallen down a crevasse with a boulder he is unable to move pinning his arm. Over the next five days he contemplates his current position, his life up to then, and his future, finally deciding he does have the courage to do whatever is necessary to choose life.

and

MADE IN DAGENHAM (R) 113min
This crowd-pleasing, fictionalized account of real events is an uplifting labor drama set in 1968 suburban London. Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky) stars as a Ford Motors seamstress who becomes the voice of her co-workers when they realize their male equals make significantly more pay. Bob Hopkins is the woman's union organizer who is stunned when these outraged women courageously push the boundaries of their grievances, forcing change to an entrenched old-boys system. Director Nigel Cole (Saving Grace, Calendar Girls) uses humor to tell this remarkable underdog story.

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Friday March 11 - Monday March 14
BLACK SWAN (R) 110min
Set in the world of performance ballet, this multi-Oscar-nominee (including for best director, picture and actress) from visionary director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, The Wrestler) features an amazing performance by Natalie Portman. She plays a young, dedicated but sheltered dancer who is chosen for the lead in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. But though she is technically capable, is she emotionally? As she prepares for the part of the Black Swan, she tries to explore her dark side, even as she receives conflicting messages from the women in her life; her zealous, jealous mother (Barbara Hershey), the ballerina she dethroned (Winona Ryder), and her understudy (Mila Kunis). In her confusion, she descends into mental chaos.

Tuesday March 15 - Thursday March 17
BIUTIFUL (R) 147min [in Spanish with subtitles]
Mexico's Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film is from director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, Babel). Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Eat Pray Love) earns another Best Actor Oscar nomination for his powerful and brave performance as Uxmel, a single father with his estranged, bipolar ex to his two young children. He works as a middle man between two groups of illegal immigrants the Chinese who make counterfeit luxury goods in a sweatshop and the Senegalese who sell them on the streets and the crooked Barcelona cops who let it all happen, for a price. When fate hands him a terminal diagnosis, he tries to put his house in order to provide for his children.

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Friday March 18 - Monday March 21
THE ILLUSIONIST (PG) 82min [nearly dialog-free]
Inspired animator Sylvan Chomet (Triplets of Belleville) makes a second exquisite masterpiece, working from an early, unpublished autobiographical script by French director and comic Jacques Tati. Paying homage to Tati's onscreen persona, Monsieur Hulot, Chomet's virtually dialog-free tale (because, like Triplets, it is so easy to understand) follows an aging magician from Paris to Scotland where, looking for work, he meets a young orphaned woman who believes in his magic and becomes his traveling companion. This enchanting, very unique, and often quiet and sad film about the passing of an era (this is not a cartoon, although it is filled with delicious sight-gags) is one of three animated films nominated for an Oscar.

Tuesday March 22 - Thursday March 24
RABBIT HOLE (PG-13) 92min
Eight months after the accidental death of their young son, Becca and Howie Corbett (Oscar-nominated Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) are still dealing with their grief, but each is working toward healing, forgiving and resuming life, although in seemingly opposite directions. Maverick director John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) shows restraint and uses humor in this sad but ultimately hopeful story of life beginning again, adapted by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire from his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

THE COMPANY MEN (R) 113min
Engrossing and nuanced, this keenly observed drama from executive producer turned writer-director John Wells (ER, West Wing) presents the disconnect between those with resumes and those with a skill set. Featuring strong performances by Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Craig T. Nelson, Maria Bello and Rosemarie DeWitt, three American Dream winners, each having given his all to their company, are forced to redefine their lives as men, husbands, and fathers, with varying levels of success, when they face corporate downsizing.

ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13) 129min
Master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Topsy Turvey, Vera Drake) again uses his unorthodox, collaborative style of script development to create a rich, involving and understated drama (Oscar-nominated for original screenplay) about happiness and growing old.   Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen play a long-time happily married couple with a grown son. Over a year they share their home with friends, colleagues, and family whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped.

THE WAY BACK (PG-13) 132min
This epic and old-fashioned adventure story of survival, solidarity and indomitable human will is the latest film from director Peter Weir, whose last picture was 2003's Master and Commander, while his other films include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, The Truman Show, Witness, The Dead Poets Societyall classics. This remarkable and beautifully photographed film, inspired by true events, follows a ragtag group of prisoners of a Soviet gulag during WW2 who would rather face suicide by Mother Nature than imprisonment, and so escape, crossing Siberia, the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas over the course of a year on their way to freedom. Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) as a Polish soldier, Ed Harris (Pollock) as an American engineer, Colin Farrell (In Bruges) as a Russian with a knife, star, with Saoirse Ryan co-starring as a young Polish refugee who joins the group along the way.

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?

Blue Valentine
Rango
The Adjustment Bureau
Barney's Version
Cold Weather
Tiny Furniture
Cedar Rapids
Outside the Law

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[Reel Pizza] update Feb 25 - Mar 3

2011-02-25T08:42:00.000-08:00

Oh My its late...what did my mother always say? " the hurrier I go, the behinder I get!"
That's me this week!

Here is the (rather busy) schedule of events for this weekend, starting TODAY.

First, don't forget we have two special events happening this weekend.
Saturday (tomorrow 2/26) we are hosting EQUALITY MAINE's free 2pm screening of the movie SAVING MARRIAGE about the battle in Massachusetts to gain the legal right of same-sex marriage there a few years ago. After the film (rated PG-13, 90min) there will be time for discussion, led by people from this non-profit organization.

Sunday 2/27 is OSCAH DAY, deahs. We will be hosting our annual GALA BENEFIT in the evening, starting at 6:30pm, running until the award for Best Picture is announced (hopefully not TOO late!). There will be hors d'oeuvres donated by local restaurants, complimentary champagne and sparkling cider, prizes awarded for best dressed (male and female) and best costumed (also male and female). And of course a grand prize for most correct ballot. All the admission proceeds (reasonably priced at $10 per person) go to supporting the good work of the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. We hope you can come out and celebrate both the movies and the food pantry with us on Sunday.

With our evening booked with the Academy Awards ceremony, we will be screening both our regular evening films earlier in the day only, at 2pm matinees. Doors open at 1:30.

I want to mention that this coming midweek's film, FOUR LIONS, was recently awarded the British film award (BAFTA) for outstanding debut by a British filmmaker.

And the next schedule will be in your inbox by the end of today!

See you soon!
-Lisa

2/25 - 3/3      THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some brief language 111min 5:30 and 8:00 (Sunday at 2pm ONLY)
2/25 - 2/28     FAIR GAME (PG-13) 104min   6:00 and 8:15    (Sunday at 2pm ONLY)
3/1 - 3/3       FOUR LIONS (R) 102min   6:00 and 8:15

Fri 2/25 - Thurs 3/3 (held over a second week)
THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some brief language 111min 5:30 and 8:00 (Sunday at 2pm ONLY)
Prince Albert (Colin Firth) has suffered a serious speech impediment all his life. When his father King George V dies, and soon afterwards his older brother Edward abdicates the throne, Albert is suddenly thrust into the highest position of the monarchy, but he can't give a speech. With the country on the verge of war, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) arranges for one more therapy, with eccentric Australian Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). This masterful and rousing period drama follows his unorthodox and eccentric treatment and the growing friendship between these two different men as the world marches toward World War 2 and Albert prepares to inspire his people to go to battle. Directed by Tom Hooper (The Damned United, TV's John Adams) from a screenplay by veteran David Seidler (Tucker) is a shoe-in for a slew of Oscar nominations.

Fri 2/25 - Mon 2/28
FAIR GAME (PG-13) 104min   6:00 and 8:15    (Sunday at 2pm ONLY)
When former Nigerian ambassador Joe Wilson (Sean Penn) contradicted in a NYTimes Op-Ed piece the US government's position about sales of uranium from Niger to Iraq (which was used as the reason for the US to go to war), the Bush White House responded by secretly outing his wife, Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) to the press as a CIA operative. This leak destroyed her career, endangered her life as well as the lives of many others, and nearly destroyed her marriage. Based on memoirs by both Wilson and Plame and directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), this riveting espionage drama, suspenseful even though the outcome is known, is also a realistic political and human drama about the price of truth-telling in a time of fear.

Tues 3/1 - Thurs 3/3
FOUR LIONS (R) 102min   6:00 and 8:15
Razor-sharp and pitch dark, this edgy and very funny satire is the debut film from British comic Chris Morris, working with screenwriters Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop). Reveling in the ridiculous, like the Three Stooges or Monty Python, they skewer fundamentalism, following the exploits of a fervent but inept cell of suburban wannabe jihadists, also mostly sweet, if perhaps somewhat dim, regular guys. They don�t all really understand their cause, but know there is one, and it leads to heaven. They are eager to destroy something, and start out training crows to be suicide bombers, and think perhaps to bomb the local mosque, in order to radicalize the moderates. But first they travel to a Pakistani training camp with comically disastrous results before returning to England for something big, an attack on the London Marathon dressed as clowns.

[Reel Pizza] update Feb 17 - 24

2011-02-16T12:01:00.000-08:00

hi everyone!

If you listen to any of the Cumulus Radio stations (92.9, 95.7, 106.5, or 107.3) you might hear me on the air talking about the Oscar Night Gala fundraiser for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. Hope I sounded vaguely intelligent! Tickets for this always fun event are available now at the Reel Pizza Box Office, just $10. Hope you can come and support a worthy cause and celebrate the movies with us.

Happy beginning of Winter Vacation!

This is what's happening at Reel Pizza this week.

Thurs 2/17 Senior Matinee will be the Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films at 1:30.

Fri 2/18 - Thurs 3/3    THE KING'S SPEECH (R) 5:30 and 8:00 (rated R for some brief language only)
Fri 2/18 - Mon 2/21     THE GREEN HORNET (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 2/22 - Thurs 2/24  MY DOG TULIP (NR) 6:00 and 8:15

Fri 2/18 - Thurs 3/3 (two weeks)
THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some brief language 111min 5:30 and 8:00
Prince Albert (Colin Firth) has suffered a serious speech impediment all his life. When his father King George V dies, and soon afterwards his older brother Edward abdicates the throne, Albert is suddenly thrust into the highest position of the monarchy, but he can't give a speech. With the country on the verge of war, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) arranges for one more therapy, with eccentric Australian Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). This masterful and rousing period drama follows his unorthodox and eccentric treatment and the growing friendship between these two different men as the world marches toward World War 2 and Albert prepares to inspire his people to go to battle. Directed by Tom Hooper (The Damned United, TV's John Adams) from a screenplay by veteran David Seidler (Tucker) is a shoe-in for a slew of Oscar nominations.

Fri 2/18 - Mon 2/21
THE GREEN HORNET (PG-13) 108min [in 2-D]   6:00 and 8:15
Off-beat director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and co-screenwriter Set Rogan (Superbad) team up, making this action comedy update of the 1930�s radio serial/1970�s TV show. Togan stars as partyboy-son of a media magnate who discovers a new direction in life after his dad�s sudden death. Joining forces with dad�s mechanic Kato (Taiwan pop star Jay Chou) they become a vigilante crime fighting team. Using Kato�s advanced retro-weaponry, they make a name for themselves. Then they decide LA�s top crime lord (Christop Waltz) is their next target.

Tues 2/22 - Thurs 2/24
MY DOG TULIP (NR) 81min   6:00 and 8:15
The 1956 memoir of distinguished British author JR Ackerley, the basis of this sublime animated film, is a bittersweet account of the author�s 14 year relationship with a young, rescued German Shepherd, Tulip. Full of gentle wit, this faithful adaptation and sophisticated love story, narrated by Christopher Plummer, with voicework by late Lynn Redgrave (her final film performance) and Isabelle Rossellini, examines a transformative relationship between a curmudgeonly man and a dog that turns out to be the love of his life.

[Reel Pizza] oops

2011-02-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

sorry about the change of address email that I accidently forwarded
to all of you that I meant only to go to my own email....
my mistake. please delete and carry on as if nothing of import happened!
-Lisa

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule Feb 11 - March 3

2011-02-07T12:34:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone

Lots going on during this schedule! Hope you can make time to participate somehow.

Special events first, and in chronological order:

Sunday Feb 13th from 2pm - 4pm we will be hosting the Emerson School 8th grade fundraiser for their class trip. They have a silent auction planned for one auditorium, a screening of GET SMART (PG-13) in the other ($5 sug. donation), and a raffle for two (separate) 32g I-PADS which they will draw the winners of at the end of the film around 4pm. Come out and support our Eighth Graders!

Saturday Feb 26th at 2pm we will host a free film and discussion. We are screening SAVING MARRIAGE, presented by EQUALITYMAINE. This engrossing, powerful documentary, three years in the making, is on the scene as one state (Massachusetts) grapples with a simple question: Should gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry? Included in this sharply edited film are the personal stories of people that are shaping history, career politicians who stand up to their constituents and follow their hearts, seasoned lobbyists who see the holy grail of the gay rights movement suddenly within reach, and regular people thrust suddenly into the world of politics by an issue that could change their lives. A discussion led by EqualityMaine will follow the film.

Sunday Feb 27th at 6:30pm its our OSCAH' NIGHT GALA. This year we support the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. Its always a fun time, with exquisite hors d'oeuvres donated by local restaurants, complimentary glass of champagne or sparkling cider, prizes for best dressed and best costumed, and of course, a grand prize for the most correct ballot! Affordable, Terrific Fun and a GREAT CAUSE. Tickets are available now ($10 for everyone) at the Reel Pizza box office or from a Food Pantry board member. Its the last day of vacation...stay up late and party with us! **Remember, no regular evening shows, but both films will screen at 2pm matinees 2/27.

And of course we have our regular Film Program....
I waited so long between going to the printer and getting this email out (I blame the snow and new postal regulations on my mailing list!) that now I have all the films booked for the entire schedule. So I will give you dates and times on every film.   First in Brief and then in detail.

**Remember that on Oscar Sunday, we will have 2pm matinees of BOTH the films playing that weekend. I'll remind you again when its closer to the actual day.

If I've forgotten anything, I will tell you next time. See you soon.
-Lisa

Fri 2/11 - Thurs 2/17   NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) 5:30 and 8:00
Fri 2/11 - Mon 2/14     OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2011: Animated (NR) 6:00 only (appropriate for all ages)
Fri 2/11 - Mon 2.14    OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2011: Live Action (NR) 7:45 only
Tues 2/15 - Thurs 2/17  WASTE LAND (R) 6:00 and 8:15

Fri 2/18 - Thurs 3/3    THE KING'S SPEECH (R) 5:30 and 8:00 (rated R for some brief language only)
Fri 2/18 - Mon 2/21     THE GREEN HORNET (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 2/22 - Thurs 2/24  MY DOG TULIP (NR) 6:00 and 8:15

Fri 2/25 - Thurs 3/3    THE KING'S SPEECH (R) 5:30 and 8:00 (rated R for some brief language only) HOLDS FOR A SECOND WEEK
** Sunday 2/27 2pm matinees of both films only, due to OSCARS in the evening.
Fri 2/25 - Mon 2/28     FAIR GAME (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 3/1 - Thurs 3/3    FOUR LIONS (R) 6:00 and 8:15

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Fri 2/11 - Thurs 2/14
NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) 110min   5:30 and 8:00
Actress and Oscar-frontrunner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) stars with Ashton Kutcher as long-time friends who decide to become non-committal lovers in this honest and genuine romantic comedy. She is a busy medical doctor doing her residency, he is a TV show assistant and aspiring writer; they have known each other off and on since they were kids. But she is most definitely not interested in commitment, in fact doesn't even believe in it, and he agrees, until he falls in love with her. Director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), using a snappy screenplay from new writer Elizabeth Meriwether, has made a terrifically sweet and fun film.

Fri 2/11 - Mon 2/14
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2011 (NR) 85min animated at 6:00 only; 106min live-action at 7:45 only
This year's crop of short films are all from not-previously nominated filmmakers, although one from Pixar was on the front of Toy Story 3. The other animated films (all appropriate for all ages) cover a range of stories, from a parody of 1950s educational science films to a Euro traveler's trying to come to terms with Madagascar's culture, to a mysterious creature a boy finds on the beach, to a mouse who must outwit a fox, an owl and a snake. The live action films follow a young boy going to his first confession, an 8 year old boy's infatuation with his teacher, the unexpected wish of a terminally ill boy, a bus attack during the Rwandan genocide, and a love triangle that takes a surprising turn with the discovery of magic darts.

Best animated short film nominees:   Appropriate for ALL AGES
"Day & Night" Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo", Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute", Geefwee Boedoe
"The Lost Thing", Ouat Media, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)", Bastien Dubois
also special mentions
"Urs", Moritz Mayerhofer
"The Cow That Wanted to Be a Hamburger", Bill Plympton

Best live action short film nominees:
"The Confession" Tanel Toom
"The Crush" Michael Creagh
"God of Love", Luke Matheny
"Na Wewe"   Ivan Goldschmidt
"Wish 143",   Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Tues 2/15 - Thurs 2/17
WASTE LAND (NR) 98min [partly in Portuguese with subtitles]   6:00 and 8:15
In this Oscar-nominated and award-winning documentary, renowned Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz traveled to his native Brazil and collaborated with local catadores, people who work in the world's largest dump outside of Rio de Janeiro picking out recyclable materials. Together they created large-scale photographic images of themselves using the garbage that surrounded them. Through this beautiful, moving film by documentarian Lucy Walker (Blindsight, Countdown to Zero) we discover both the despair and dignity of these inspiring people and witness the transformative power of art.

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Fri 2/18 - Thurs 3/3 (two weeks)
THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some brief language 111min 5:30 and 8:00
Prince Albert (Colin Firth) has suffered a serious speech impediment all his life. When his father King George V dies, and soon afterwards his older brother Edward abdicates the throne, Albert is suddenly thrust into the highest position of the monarchy, but he can't give a speech. With the country on the verge of war, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) arranges for one more therapy, with eccentric Australian Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). This masterful and rousing period drama follows his unorthodox and eccentric treatment and the growing friendship between these two different men as the world marches toward World War 2 and Albert prepares to inspire his people to go to battle. Directed by Tom Hooper (The Damned United, TV's John Adams) from a screenplay by veteran David Seidler (Tucker) is a shoe-in for a slew of Oscar nominations.

Fri 2/18 - Mon 2/21
THE GREEN HORNET (PG-13) 108min [in 2-D]   6:00 and 8:15
Off-beat director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and co-screenwriter Set Rogan (Superbad) team up, making this action comedy update of the 1930's radio serial/1970's TV show. Togan stars as partyboy-son of a media magnate who discovers a new direction in life after his dad's sudden death. Joining forces with dad's mechanic Kato (Taiwan pop star Jay Chou) they become a vigilante crime fighting team. Using Kato's advanced retro-weaponry, they make a name for themselves. Then they decide LA's top crime lord (Christop Waltz) is their next target.

Tues 2/22 - Thurs 2/24
MY DOG TULIP (NR) 81min   6:00 and 8:15
The 1956 memoir of distinguished British author JR Ackerley, the basis of this sublime animated film, is a bittersweet account of the author's 14 year relationship with a young, rescued German Shepherd, Tulip. Full of gentle wit, this faithful adaptation and sophisticated love story, narrated by Christopher Plummer, with voicework by late Lynn Redgrave (her final film performance) and Isabelle Rossellini, examines a transformative relationship between a curmudgeonly man and a dog that turns out to be the love of his life.

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Fri 2/18 - Thurs 3/3 (two weeks)
THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some brief language 111min 5:30 and 8:00

Fri 2/25 - Mon 2/28
FAIR GAME (PG-13) 104min   6:00 and 8:15
When former Nigerian ambassador Joe Wilson (Sean Penn) contradicted in a NYTimes Op-Ed piece the US government's position about sales of uranium from Niger to Iraq (which was used as the reason for the US to go to war), the Bush White House responded by secretly outing his wife, Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) to the press as a CIA operative. This leak destroyed her career, endangered her life as well as the lives of many others, and nearly destroyed her marriage. Based on memoirs by both Wilson and Plame and directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), this riveting espionage drama, suspenseful even though the outcome is known, is also a realistic political and human drama about the price of truth-telling in a time of fear.

Tues 3/1 - Thurs 3/3
FOUR LIONS (R) 102min   6:00 and 8:15
Razor-sharp and pitch dark, this edgy and very funny satire is the debut film from British comic Chris Morris, working with screenwriters Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop). Reveling in the ridiculous, like the Three Stooges or Monty Python, they skewer fundamentalism, following the exploits of a fervent but inept cell of suburban wannabe jihadists, also mostly sweet, if perhaps somewhat dim, regular guys. They don't all really understand their cause, but know there is one, and it leads to heaven. They are eager to destroy something, and start out training crows to be suicide bombers, and think perhaps to bomb the local mosque, in order to radicalize the moderates. But first they travel to a Pakistani training camp with comically disastrous results before returning to England for something big, an attack on the London Marathon dressed as clowns.

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COMING SOON?
127 HOURS (R) 94min
The new film from last year's Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) is beautiful and life-affirming even as it tells a harrowing, true story. Aron Ralston (James Franco, Howl, Milk) is a care-free rock climber who enjoys the escape of being alone in the brilliant wilderness of Utah's Canyonland National Park. That is, until the one day when his cockiness and luck fails him and he finds himself stuck, having fallen down a crevasse with a boulder he is unable to move pinning his arm. Over the next five days he contemplates his current position, his life up to then, and his future, finally deciding he does have the courage to do whatever is necessary to choose life.

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Coming Next Schedule?
Gnomeo and Juliet
Made in Dagenheim
The Illusionist
Black Swan
Another Year
The Way Back
Blue Valentine
The Company Men

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[Reel Pizza] update Feb 3 - 10

2011-02-01T12:24:00.000-08:00

snowy greetings!

First let me announce there has been a change of plan with the Senior Matinee for this week. Due to scheduling considerations, we are going to show THE TOURIST on Thursday Feb 3 at 1:30. On Thurs Feb 10, we will screen TRUE GRIT (as we are holding it for another week). Hopefully all those who are hoping to see TRUE GRIT will be more able to come out next week (If the weather ever improves), and the hardy folks can enjoy THE TOURIST (which we won't have next week....)

OK...so now you know we are holding TRUE GRIT, as it has been wildly popular, and we were unable to get a booking on anything else we were looking for.
And with this weather, don't feel you have to come out to see it until it is safe to drive!

As I don't believe I will be in tomorrow (anticipating a snow day...) I expect I will send out the upcoming new schedule to you on Thursday.

In addition to the GINGERED SWEET POTATO SOUP, Erika has also made a

classic and colorful soup SOPA DE LIMA with citrus, fresh tomato, onion, garlic and hot sausage garnished with cilantro and served with tortilla chips. Send yourself to the sunny Yucatan where it is NOT snowing!

See you soon!
-Lisa

Here is the schedule for the next week:

Fri 2/4 - Thurs 2/10    TRUE GRIT (PG-13) 110min   5:30 and 8:00 Ten Oscar Nominations!
Fri 2/4 - Mon 2/7       I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS (R) 98min 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 2/8 - Thurs 2/10   INSIDE JOB (PG-13) 108min 6:00 and 8:15 Oscar nominated!

Feb 4 - 10 (Fri - Thurs)
TRUE GRIT (PG-13) 110min   5:30 and 8:00     TEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
The Coen brothers' entertaining new western is an adaptation of the Charles Portis novel that also served as a basis for the 1969 film that earned John Wayne an Oscar. Young Hailee Steinfeld is Mattie, a strong-willed, pig-tailed girl who seeks revenge on the man who, in cold blood, killed her father. As he has escaped into the Indian Territory, she needs a Federal Marshal to arrest, which she finds in drunk and ornery Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). Also seeking this killer for other crimes is a goofy Texas Ranger (Matt Damon), but she insists on catching him first. Magnificent western vistas filmed by longtime cinematographer Roger Deakins, are combined with an atmospheric score by Carter Burwell and the Coen brothers' trademark dark humor, making a striking film.

Feb 4 - 7 (Fri - Mon)
I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS (R) 98min
From the writer-director team of BAD SANTA, this improbable but true story is very funny and heartfelt, telling the spectacularly charismatic journey of a con man, a successful small town businessman turned white collar criminal, who escapes prison four times, all in the name of love (he is currently incarcerated at a Texas prison serving a 144 year sentence in solitary confinement.) Jim Carrey stars as Steve Russell, living an average life as a cop with a wife and two kids, who realizes after a severe car accident that he is gay and must live his life to the fullest, even if it means breaking the law. In jail he meets the man of his dreams (Ewan McGregor), and springs them both from prison so they can live together happily and luxuriously ever after, financed by one (often, but not always successful) con after another, even as his beloved believes in a trusting relationship.

Feb 8 - 10   (Tues - Thurs)
INSIDE JOB (PG-13) 108min   OSCAR NOMINATED
You might have noticed that recently the stock market has begun to recover, while the rest of the economy has not. Filmmaker Charles Fergueson (No End In Sight) knows why. He has made another alarmingly incisive expose that lays out plainly, fairly, and meticulously how the rich keep getting richer and the rest of us fall further and further behind, examining the history of the recent recession with a coherent synthesis of why the current solutions are inadequate. Beginning back in the Reagan era, he tracks the fallacy of financial deregulation from the 1980s, through the Clinton and both Bush administrations, to the meltdown and subsequent collapse of Wall Street and its star players beginning in late 2008, and finally into Barack Obama's term as president, as his administration features the same players complicit in the creation of this mess in charge of its cleanup (Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, and Larry Summers declined to be interviewed). Narrated by Matt Damon, this comprehensive analysis is an important and sobering look at our economic situation; it also should be required viewing.

[Reel Pizza] update Jan 28 - Feb 3

2011-01-25T09:37:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

We learned the Oscar nominations this morning, and Reel Pizza features nominated films on both screens right now. Tonight through Thursday we are showing ANIMAL KINGDOM at 5:30 and 8:00, which earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Jackie Weaver, and THE FIGHTER at 6:00 and 8:30 which earned seven nominations, Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and two for Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo and Amy Adams). Hopefully any more snow (I will not look out the window!) will come late at night and not disrupt any more movie-going! No matter the weather, we will be open!

Speaking of Oscars, mark Sunday February 27th on your calendar now, for our annual fundraiser and Oscah' Night Gala which benefits the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. It is sure to be a good time and certainly supports a good cause. More info on this event soon.

This week's Senior Matinee will be THE FIGHTER screening Thursday at 1:30.

Erika is making soup to warm you to your toes! Right now we are serving

Gingered Sweet Potato soup garnished with a lemon cream..."a sweet and lively soup." mmmmm!

Here are the films coming Friday Jan 28 - Feb 3. Hope to see you soon!
-Lisa

Fri 1/28 - Thurs 2/3    TRUE GRIT (PG-13) 110min   5:30 and 8:00
Fri 1/28 - Mon 1/31     THE TOURIST (PG-13) 103min 6:00 and 8:15
Tues 2/1 - Thurs 2/3    HOWL (NR) 90min 6:00 and 8:15

Jan 28 - Feb 3 (Fri - Thurs)
TRUE GRIT (PG-13) 110min   5:30 and 8:00     TEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
The Coen brothers� entertaining new western is an adaptation of the Charles Portis novel that also served as a basis for the 1969 film that earned John Wayne an Oscar. Young Hailee Steinfeld is Mattie, a strong-willed, pig-tailed girl who seeks revenge on the man who, in cold blood, killed her father. As he has escaped into the Indian Territory, she needs a Federal Marshal to arrest, which she finds in drunk and ornery Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). Also seeking this killer for other crimes is a goofy Texas Ranger (Matt Damon), but she insists on catching him first. Magnificent western vistas filmed by longtime cinematographer Roger Deakins, are combined with an atmospheric score by Carter Burwell and the Coen brothers� trademark dark humor, making a striking film.

Jan 28 - 31 (Fri - Mon)
THE TOURIST (PG-13) 103min 6:00 and 8:15
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie team up with Oscar-winning German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) for this fun romantic spy caper. Full of eye-candy and set in picturesque Paris and Venice, he is an American tourist on an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart. She deliberately crosses his path and he finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with this elegant, mysterious woman. Their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves thrust into a deadly game of mistaken identities and revenge. This picture was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture.

Feb 1 - 3   (Tues - Thurs)
HOWL (NR) 90min 6:00 and 8:15    another excellent film featuring Oscar nominee James Franco
What began as a documentary becomes an inventive, impressionistic reenactment of a short period in the life of groundbreaking poet Alan Ginsberg's life. Using transcripts, directors Jeffrey Freidman and Rob Epstein (The Celluloid Closet) recreate the early years in the career of the young poet who would become an icon of the Beat Generation. Portrayed by James Franco (Milk, 127 Days) he recounts his travels and companions, including the first public reading of this seminal work and the 1957 public trial against the poem's publisher, bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, for distributing obscenity, a trial that would begin the breakdown of societal barriers.

[Reel Pizza] update Jan 21 - 27

2011-01-19T06:08:00.000-08:00

E-greetings everyone!

Did any of you hear FRESH AIR last night? There was an interesting interview with new Australian director David Michôd and actress Jackie Weaver from the movie ANIMAL KINGDOM, that we will be showing this coming week (Jan 25 - 27 @ 5:30 and 8:00) . Here is the link if you are interested.    http://www.npr.org/2011/01/18/132938144/weaver-and-michod-go-inside-animal-kingdom

This week's Senior Matinee is LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13) at 1:30pm Thursday.

Tired of Pizza? Erika has been making some great soups this winter. Right now we have a southwestern-flavored vegetable chowder that is quite excellent and satisfying on a cold night!

Here is the schedule for this coming week. Hope to see you soon!

-Lisa

Jan 21 - 27 (Fri - Thurs)      THE FIGHTER (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Jan 21 - 24 (Fri - Mon)         CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 115min   [in 2D]    5:30 and 8:00
Jan 25 - 27 (Tues - Thurs)     ANIMAL KINGDOM (R) 112min 5:30 and 8:00

Jan 21 - 27 (Fri - Thurs)
THE FIGHTER (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Based on a true story from 1990's Lowell Mass., David O. Russell's gripping film with excellent performances all around explores family and commitment through an underdog boxing story.   Mark Wahlberg plays Mickey, a young boxer who hopes to repeat the success in the ring of his idol, trainer and older half-brother Dickey (Christian Bale), who once showed promise, but now is a criminal and crack addict who milks his past glory. But he isn't winning fights. When Dickey lands in jail, Mickey and his girlfriend Charlene (Amy Adams) think his career might be better served with a paid trainer, but this doesn't go over well with the men's formidable, manipulative mom (Melissa Leo), who manages Mickey's career yet clearly prefers Dickey. When do poisonous family dynamics become so toxic that they must be abandoned?

Jan 21 - 24 (Fri - Mon)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 115min   [in 2D]    5:30 and 8:00
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie (Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes both reprising), along with annoying young cousin Eustace (Will Poulter, Son of Rambow) enter Narnia through a seafaring painting that lands them in the water near the galleon Dawn Treader, helmed by Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) with help from Reepicheep the mouse (Simon Pegg). An evil force has descended on the kingdom with seven Narnian lords gone missing. The crew must find them and reunite the seven missing swords to break the spell while confronting their own inner demons. Directed with aplomb by Michael Apted (Amazing Grace, 7-Up series), this enchanting, family-friendly adventure has fantastic special effects featuring encounters with sea serpents, dwarves, mer-people, and a nasty green mist.

Jan 25 - 27 (Tues - Thurs)
ANIMAL KINGDOM (R) 112min 5:30 and 8:00
This confident debut film from Australian writer-director David Michôd is a sharp, gritty noir thriller about a dysfunctional crime family in suburban Melbourne. Teenaged Jay has just discovered his mother dead from a heroin overdose; he watches TV while he waits for the ambulance to arrive. With no other options, he goes to live with his estranged grandmother from whom his mother always kept him. He discovers the family matriarch supervises his three grown, lawless uncles; a drug dealer, an armed robber, and one in hiding, the police having promised to kill him on sight. As he moves in with and is getting to know his new family, so are the equally lawless police moving in; Jay finds himself caught in the middle. This taut, cunning film won the competitive world cinema jury prize at Sundance last year.

[Reel Pizza] Schedule Jan 21 - Feb 10

2011-01-13T11:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Day After SnowDay~!

As promised...here is the new schedule of films. We are starting to see the easing up on print availability of the "prestige pictures" that were released late last year. This means we can bring them to you...Hurrah! Where we have all three pictures in a week booked, I have included the times. Hope to see you soon.

-Lisa

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Jan 21 - 27 (Fri - Thurs)
THE FIGHTER (R) 114min 6:00 and 8:30
Based on a true story from 1990's Lowell Mass., David O. Russell's gripping film with excellent performances all around explores family and commitment through an underdog boxing story.   Mark Wahlberg plays Mickey, a young boxer who hopes to repeat the success in the ring of his idol, trainer and older half-brother Dickey (Christian Bale), who once showed promise, but now is a criminal and crack addict who milks his past glory. But he isn't winning fights. When Dickey lands in jail, Mickey and his girlfriend Charlene (Amy Adams) think his career might be better served with a paid trainer, but this doesn't go over well with the men's formidable, manipulative mom (Melissa Leo), who manages Mickey's career yet clearly prefers Dickey. When do poisonous family dynamics become so toxic that they must be abandoned?

Jan 21 - 24 (Fri - Mon)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 115min   [in 2D]    5:30 and 8:00
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie (Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes both reprising), along with annoying young cousin Eustace (Will Poulter, Son of Rambow) enter Narnia through a seafaring painting that lands them in the water near the galleon Dawn Treader, helmed by Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) with help from Reepicheep the mouse (Simon Pegg). An evil force has descended on the kingdom with seven Narnian lords gone missing. The crew must find them and reunite the seven missing swords to break the spell while confronting their own inner demons. Directed with aplomb by Michael Apted (Amazing Grace, 7-Up series), this enchanting, family-friendly adventure has fantastic special effects featuring encounters with sea serpents, dwarves, mer-people, and a nasty green mist.

Jan 25 - 27 (Tues - Thurs)
ANIMAL KINGDOM (R) 112min 5:30 and 8:00
This confident debut film from Australian writer-director David Michôd is a sharp, gritty noir thriller about a dysfunctional crime family in suburban Melbourne. Teenaged Jay has just discovered his mother dead from a heroin overdose; he watches TV while he waits for the ambulance to arrive. With no other options, he goes to live with his estranged grandmother from whom his mother always kept him. He discovers the family matriarch supervises his three grown, lawless uncles; a drug dealer, an armed robber, and one in hiding, the police having promised to kill him on sight. As he moves in with and is getting to know his new family, so are the equally lawless police moving in; Jay finds himself caught in the middle. This taut, cunning film won the competitive world cinema jury prize at Sundance last year.

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Jan 28 - Feb 3 (Fri - Thurs)
TRUE GRIT (PG-13) 110min   5:30 and 8:00
The Coen brothers' entertaining new western is an adaptation of the Charles Portis novel that also served as a basis for the 1969 film that earned John Wayne an Oscar. Young Hailee Steinfeld is Mattie, a strong-willed, pig-tailed girl who seeks revenge on the man who, in cold blood, killed her father. As he has escaped into the Indian Territory, she needs a Federal Marshal to arrest, which she finds in drunk and ornery Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). Also seeking this killer for other crimes is a goofy Texas Ranger (Matt Damon), but she insists on catching him first. Magnificent western vistas filmed by longtime cinematographer Roger Deakins, are combined with an atmospheric score by Carter Burwell and the Coen brothers' trademark dark humor, making a striking film.

Jan 28 - 31 (Fri - Mon)
THE TOURIST (PG-13) 103min 6:00 and 8:15
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie team up with Oscar-winning German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) for this fun romantic spy caper. Full of eye-candy and set in picturesque Paris and Venice, he is an American tourist on an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart. She deliberately crosses his path and he finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with this elegant, mysterious woman. Their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves thrust into a deadly game of mistaken identities and revenge. This picture was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture.

Feb 1 - 3   (Tues - Thurs)
HOWL (NR) 90min 6:00 and 8:15
What began as a documentary becomes an inventive, impressionistic reenactment of a short period in the life of groundbreaking poet Alan Ginsberg's life. Using transcripts, directors Jeffrey Freidman and Rob Epstein (The Celluloid Closet) recreate the early years in the career of the young poet who would become an icon of the Beat Generation. Portrayed by James Franco (Milk, 127 Days) he recounts his travels and companions, including the first public reading of this seminal work and the 1957 public trial against the poem's publisher, bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, for distributing obscenity, a trial that would begin the breakdown of societal barriers.

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Feb 4 - 7 (Fri - Mon)
I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS (R) 98min
From the writer-director team of BAD SANTA, this improbable but true story is very funny and heartfelt, telling the spectacularly charismatic journey of a con man, a successful small town businessman turned white collar criminal, who escapes prison four times, all in the name of love (he is currently incarcerated at a Texas prison serving a 144 year sentence in solitary confinement.) Jim Carrey stars as Steve Russell, living an average life as a cop with a wife and two kids, who realizes after a severe car accident that he is gay and must live his life to the fullest, even if it means breaking the law. In jail he meets the man of his dreams (Ewan McGregor), and springs them both from prison so they can live together happily and luxuriously ever after, financed by one (often, but not always successful) con after another, even as his beloved believes in a trusting relationship.

Feb 8 - 10   (Tues - Thurs)
INSIDE JOB (PG-13) 108min
You might have noticed that recently the stock market has begun to recover, while the rest of the economy has not. Filmmaker Charles Fergueson (No End In Sight) knows why. He has made another alarmingly incisive expose that lays out plainly, fairly, and meticulously how the rich keep getting richer and the rest of us fall further and further behind, examining the history of the recent recession with a coherent synthesis of why the current solutions are inadequate. Beginning back in the Reagan era, he tracks the fallacy of financial deregulation from the 1980s, through the Clinton and both Bush administrations, to the meltdown and subsequent collapse of Wall Street and its star players beginning in late 2008, and finally into Barack Obama's term as president, as his administration features the same players complicit in the creation of this mess in charge of its cleanup (Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, and Larry Summers declined to be interviewed). Narrated by Matt Damon, this comprehensive analysis is an important and sobering look at our economic situation; it also should be required viewing.

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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN - stay tuned!
THE KING'S SPEECH (R)*for some language 111min
Prince Albert (Colin Firth) has suffered a serious speech impediment all his life. When his father King George V dies, and soon afterwards his older brother Edward abdicates the throne, Albert is suddenly thrust into the highest position of the monarchy, but he can't give a speech. With the country on the verge of war, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) arranges for one more therapy, with eccentric Australian Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). This masterful and rousing period drama follows his unorthodox and eccentric treatment and the growing friendship between these two different men as the world marches toward World War 2 and Albert prepares to inspire his people to go to battle. Directed by Tom Hooper (The Damned United, TV's John Adams) from a screenplay by veteran David Seidler (Tucker) is a shoe-in for a slew of Oscar nominations.

127 HOURS (R) 94min
The new film from last year's Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) is beautiful and life-affirming even as it tells a harrowing, true story. Aron Ralston (James Franco, Howl, Milk) is a care-free rock climber who enjoys the escape of being alone in the brilliant wilderness of Utah's Canyonland National Park. That is, until the one day when his cockiness and luck fails him and he finds himself stuck, having fallen down a crevasse with a boulder he is unable to move pinning his arm. Over the next five days he contemplates his current position, his life up to then, and his future, finally deciding he does have the courage to do whatever is necessary to choose life.

FAIR GAME (PG-13) 104min
When former Nigerian ambassador Joe Wilson (Sean Penn) contradicted in a NYTimes Op-Ed piece the US government's position about sales of uranium from Niger to Iraq (which was used as the reason for the US to go to war), the Bush White House responded by secretly outing his wife, Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) to the press as a CIA operative. This leak destroyed her career, endangered her life as well as the lives of many others, and nearly destroyed her marriage. Based on memoirs by both Wilson and Plame and directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), this riveting espionage drama, suspenseful even though the outcome is known, is also a realistic political and human drama about the price of truth-telling in a time of fear.

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
THE GREEN HORNET
MADE IN DAGENHEIM
THE ILLUSIONIST
THE BLACK SWAN
ANOTHER YEAR
THE TEMPEST
OSCAR SHORTS
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[Reel Pizza] update Jan 14 - 20

2011-01-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

hi Everyone

To start, I would like you to know that Reel Pizza Cinerama now has an official page on Facebook. I am just learning, and there isn't a lot up there yet, but if you use this social media, please feel free to check us out, and become our friend if you'd like. And thank you to the person who made a "fan" site a while back. We appreciate all the love! And if you have suggestions for me, bring them on!

We will have a senior matinee this Thursday; the film is MORNING GLORY, showtime is 1:30pm.

On Sunday Jan 16th, we will host the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. The festivities kick off at 1pm, and run through 4pm.   There will be a presentation by MDI High School students about their fundraising work for Artists for Peace and Justice: The Haiti Project, and the suggested donation of $5 will benefit this organization. There will also be a slide show of images from post-earthquake Haiti taken by Haitian-American photographer Carl Juste of the Miami Herald. Next will be a screening of the Michael Jackson film THIS IS IT (PG) 121min. The event will conclude with Lionel Ritchie's music video We Are The World 25 For Haiti. . For more info. contact Robin Farrin at farinphotography@gmail.com or 664-8209.    We hope to see you here.

And we have another week of film. The next schedule is nearly done and I will send it off to you in the next day or so (if we don't have a snow day tomorrow...) We expect to be showing some of the award-garnering films very soon. In the meantime, mindless comedy!

Have a good week

-Lisa

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Fri Jan 14 - Thurs Jan 20
THE LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13) 98min 5:30 and 7:45

Fri Jan 14 - Mon Jan 17
UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) 98min 6:00 and 8:15

Tues Jan 18 - Thurs Jan 20
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (PG) 102min    6:00 and 8:15

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Fri Jan 14 - Thurs Jan 20
LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13) 98min   5:30 and 7:45
Reprising their roles for another installment of the popular Meet The Parents comedy series, Ben Stiller is male nurse Greg Focker, now raising twins with wife Pam (Terri Polo), the daughter of former CIA agent Jack Bynes (Robert DeNiro). Over the past ten years he has tried to become accepted by his in-laws, and he is on the verge of success when a series of misunderstandings about a second job cash-strapped Greg takes up again raise suspicions and threatens to quash the standing he has worked so hard for with his father-in-law. Directed by Paul Weitz (About A Boy).

Fri Jan 14 - Mon Jan 17
UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) 98min   6:00 and 8:15
This classic runaway train story breathlessly hurtles towards its destination after an inept engineer accidently sends an unmanned train carrying toxic waste southbound on a northbound track towards a small Pennsylvania city.   Denzel Washington and Chris Pine (Star Trek) star as the two conductors, one a seasoned veteran, the other an arrogant rookie, who are charged with intervention before this out-of-control locomotive derails on a curve, using the help of a smart dispatcher (Rosario Dawson). Director Tony Scott uses real stunts featuring actual trains on real tracks in making this genuinely thrilling and superbly crafted cinematic experience.

Tues Jan 18 - Thurs Jan 20
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (PG) 102min   6:00 and 8:15
On the short list for Best Documentary Oscar, director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) has made a provocative, discussion-inducing film about education in America. He puts a personal face on the crisis facing our national educational system, as more money has not been able to stem the tide in the decline of student�s abilities over the past few decades. He follows several students from 4 US cities desperate to secure through lottery a rare place in a charter school rather than linger in their local school more likely to produce a dropout than a graduate. Exploring the reality of public education for many, he gives voice to innovative solutions hopeful to bring reform and success to our children.

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[Reel Pizza] update Jan 7 - 13

2011-01-05T07:59:00.000-08:00

hi everyone

Here is a notice about a Special Weekend Afternoon Event coming up soon, and of course, this week's film schedule. Remember our Senior Matinee series starts tomorrow Thurs Jan 6 with THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) at 1:30. Have a good week; we look forward to seeing you soon!

-Lisa

SPECIAL EVENT
Reel Pizza will be hosting the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration in Bar Harbor this year on Sunday, Jan 16th from 1pm to 4pm to honor the work of Dr. King. This year's theme is to recognize the effective work of artists in creating positive change for the world. The suggested donation of $5 per person will benefit Artists for Peace and Justice: The Haiti Project. The afternoon's program includes a presentation by MDI High School students of their work for Artists for Peace and Justice (APJnow.org) followed by a slide show of post-earthquake images from Haiti taken by Haitian-American photographer Carl Juste of the Miami Herald. Next will be a screening of the Michael Jackson film THIS IS IT (PG) 121min. The event will conclude with Lionel Ritchie's music video We Are The World 25 For Haiti. . For more info. contact Robin Farrin at farinphotography@gmail.com or 664-8209.

1/7 - 1/13      TRON: LEGACY (PG) 127min   [in 2D]    5:30 and 8:00
1/7 - 1/10      MORNING GLORY (PG-13) 102min          6:00 and 8:15
1/11 - 1/13     NOWHERE BOY (R) 97min         6:00 and 8:15

Fri Jan 7 - Thurs Jan 13
TRON: LEGACY (PG) 127min   [in 2D]
In this high tech adventure, a sequel to the 1982 Tron, Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) looks into the disappearance 25 years ago of his father, video game developer Kevin (Jeff Bridges, reprising his role) and finds himself pulled into the same digital world where his father has been trapped. With the help of Kevin's confidant and fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-or-death journey across a visually stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and dangerous since Kevin created it, chased by a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.

Fri Jan 7 - Mon Jan 10
MORNING GLORY (PG-13) 102min
Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Venus) sets his smartly and enjoyably funny new romantic comedy with an excellent cast in the world of national morning television programming. The lowest ranked show has just hired a young producer (Rachel McAdams) whose career is on the line.   She immediately decides to bring on a legendary but bygone news anchor (Harrison Ford) to co-anchor with the longtime host and former beauty queen (Diane Keaton) while he fills out the end of his contract, but his reluctance and grumpiness test her, even as his co-host is game for anything. Meanwhile, her travails with her new job are taking their toll on her budding relationship with another producer (Patrick Wilson), and soon she finds herself struggling to save everything in her life.

Tues Jan 11 - Thurs Jan 13
NOWHERE BOY (R) 97min
John Lennon's formative years, before the Beatles, are explored in this biography of the great songwriter, based on a knowledgeable book by his half-sister Julia Baird and directed with insight by Sam Taylor-Wood. Played by Aaron Johnson, young Lennon is a troubled teen in lower-middle class Liverpool, chafing from life with his strict aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) who has raised him since her flakey sister (Ann Marie Duff) gave him up when he was a young child. Learning when he is a young man that his birth mother lives nearby gave rise to a new-found relationship, and she taught him to play banjo. His bond with his mother and his discovery of rock-n-roll are formative experiences for him; the effects are soon be found in his lyrics, as by the end of the film, he has formed a band, the Quarrymen, with some school mates including George Harrison and Paul McCartney.

[Reel Pizza] update

2010-12-31T09:20:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL~

We have enjoyed seeing so many of you this week (despite the weather! ....have you been able to go skiing?) and look forward to a full winter of film excitement.

Here is our schedule for this week which starts TODAY!   Tonight's later screenings will both be out with plenty of time to spare before the calendar changes over to another year.

Please note our first Senior Matinee will be THE SOCIAL NETWORK on Thursday January 6th starting at 1:30pm.

Here is our toast to a healthy and happy 2011! See you soon...

-Lisa and Chris

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Fri Dec 31 - Thurs Jan 6
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) 120min    6:00 and 8:30

Friday Dec 31 - Mon Jan 3
MEGAMIND (PG) 96min [in 2D]   5:30 and 7:45

Tues Jan 4 - Thurs Jan 6
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET�S NEST (R) 148min [in SWEDISH with subtitles]    5:15 and 8:15

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Fri Dec 31 - Thurs Jan 6
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) 120min    6:00 and 8:30
Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac) teams up with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) making a critically acclaimed, resonant and mesmerizing dramatization about the beginnings of the internet phenomenon known as Facebook, and the legal and personal repercussions that grew along with the business�s popularity and profitability. The story begins with geeky Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg, Adventureland) reeling from a date with his girlfriend where she calls him not-so-nice names and breaks up with him. His revengeful reaction to this rejection leads him to create an imaginary world where anyone can have the illusion of a relationship, even someone with no social skills. He is financially assisted by his only friend (Andrew Garfield) only to leave him behind for the advice of Napster�s creator (Justin Timberlake) as the venture thrives.

Friday Dec 31 - Mon Jan 3
MEGAMIND (PG) 96min [in 2D]   5:30 and 7:45
This delightful, smart and funny animated film from Madagascar director Tom McGrath turns the superhero story on its head. Bulbous blue-headed Megamind (Will Ferrell), a brilliantly evil super-villain, wants to conquer Metro City, yet he always is defeated by his virtuous, do-gooder nemesis (who has much better hair) Metro Man (Brad Pitt). That is, until the one day when Megamind prevails, Metroman disappears in a poof of smoke, and he is left without an adversary. Dreadfully bored now, he uses his powers to create another opponent named Titan/Tighten (Jonah Hill), but unfortunately for him, the new superhero is not a hero at all but a worse villain than Megamind who wreaks havoc on Metro City, plus they are fighting over the same girl (Tina Fey). Will Megamind have to become a good guy and save the day?

Tues Jan 4 - Thurs Jan 6
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET�S NEST (R) 148min [in SWEDISH with subtitles]    5:15 and 8:15
This rewarding final installment of the thrilling, thought-provoking and best-selling trilogy by Stieg Larsson picks up right where the The Girl Who Played With Fire ended. In this fast-moving conspiracy story Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist reprise their roles as brooding, punk cyber-hacker Lisbeth Salander and her unlikely defender, investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist. She is confined to hospital bed with three bullets lodged in her thanks to her estranged father, while facing attempted murder charges. He is trying to sort out who is behind the plot to eliminate her while his sister lawyer prepares her defense and Lisbeth prepares her revenge.

[Reel Pizza] update

2010-12-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

You have made it, the long wait is nearly over! Reel Pizza will be reopening "for the season" at 4:30pm Sunday December 26th. We thank you for your patience, and look forward to seeing you all soon.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

with great appreciation
-Chris, Lisa, Pierce and Chloe

Sunday 12/26 - Thursday 12/30
TANGLED (PG) 100min   [in 2D] 5:00 and 7:15
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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: Part 1 (PG-13)   150min   5:30 and 8:30

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TANGLED (PG) 100min   [in 2D] 5:00 and 7:15
Disney�s 50th animated film updates the Brothers Grimm fairytale Rapunzel, the story of the girl with the very long hair cloistered in a high tower. Stolen by an evil woman who has raised her, Rapunzel�s hair contains magic that keeps the old woman young. When a charming bandit with stolen goods chooses the locked up teen�s tower to hide in, she blackmails him into helping her escape so she can experience the world beyond her walls. This entertaining, vividly detailed and beautiful film recalls the blockbuster Disney films of twenty years ago.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: Part 1 (PG-13)   150min   5:30 and 8:30
This satisfying first half of the adaptation of the final book in JK Rowling�s generation-defining series finds Harry, helped by his best friends Ron and Hermione, having quit school, searching for Horcruxes, magical items that house pieces of the soul of his adversary Lord Voldemort. At the behest of late Professor Dumbledore, these unknown objects must be found, somewhere, and then destroyed, somehow, as these young wizards work towards defeating the Dark Lord.

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[Reel Pizza] Schedule Dec 26 - Jan 20

2010-12-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

Holiday Greeting to Everyone!

We have been back from a lovely time on St. John in the US Virgin Islands for about a week, and are still relaxed and nearly ready to begin showing films to you once more. If you are interested, we would be more than happy to tell you about our trip.

Some notes:
We will begin our winter program of Thursday afternoon Senior Matinees the first week of January 2011. Island Connections (288-4457) can arrange a ride if you qualify for that kind of assistance. On Jan 6th we will screen THE SOCIAL NETWORK at 1:30.

Gift Certificates are still available for all you procrastinators out there, ...like me! They never expire, and your recipient will be glad to use it. Reply to this email, or call 288-3828 during school hours (leave a message after hours- I will return your call if you'd like), or send a check with a note of what you want (PO Box 625 Bar Harbor 04609), and I will fulfill your request. OR, Please feel free to stop in during the day...come in the side door by the church (which will be unlocked when we are here) and up the stairs; I will be glad to help you out.

Please remember that many of the films with *Oscar Buzz* are in very limited release this time of year; we will certainly play them as soon as we can, once their distribution has been widened enough to include Bar Harbor. We thank you for your patience.

Also, we are not a 3D equipped cinema. You won't miss it!   ALL our films are shown in bright, clear 2D.

Below is the schedule of films for the next month or so. It will be lovely to see you all again, when you get a chance to come in. Happy Solstice, and don't worry about any post-Holiday doldrums...we will bring back the (projector) light very soon!

With great appreciation

-Lisa and Chris

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Sunday Dec 26 - Thurs Dec 30
TANGLED (PG) 100min   [in 2D] 5:00 and 7:15
Disney�s 50th animated film updates the Brothers Grimm fairytale Rapunzel, the story of the girl with the very long hair cloistered in a high tower. Stolen by an evil woman who has raised her, Rapunzel�s hair contains magic that keeps the old woman young. When a charming bandit with stolen goods chooses the locked up teen�s tower to hide in, she blackmails him into helping her escape so she can experience the world beyond her walls. This entertaining, vividly detailed and beautiful film recalls the blockbuster Disney films of twenty years ago.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: Part 1 (PG-13)   150min   5:30 and 8:30
This satisfying first half of the adaptation of the final book in JK Rowling�s generation-defining series finds Harry, helped by his best friends Ron and Hermione, having quit school, searching for Horcruxes, magical items that house pieces of the soul of his adversary Lord Voldemort. At the behest of late Professor Dumbledore, these unknown objects must be found, somewhere, and then destroyed, somehow, as these young wizards work towards defeating the Dark Lord.

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Fri Dec 31 - Thurs Jan 6
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) 120min    6:00 and 8:30
Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac) teams up with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) making a critically acclaimed, resonant and mesmerizing dramatization about the beginnings of the internet phenomenon known as Facebook, and the legal and personal repercussions that grew along with the business�s popularity and profitability. The story begins with geeky Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg, Adventureland) reeling from a date with his girlfriend where she calls him not-so-nice names and breaks up with him. His revengeful reaction to this rejection leads him to create an imaginary world where anyone can have the illusion of a relationship, even someone with no social skills. He is financially assisted by his only friend (Andrew Garfield) only to leave him behind for the advice of Napster�s creator (Justin Timberlake) as the venture thrives.

Friday Dec 31 - Mon Jan 3
MEGAMIND (PG) 96min [in 2D]   5:30 and 7:45
This delightful, smart and funny animated film from Madagascar director Tom McGrath turns the superhero story on its head. Bulbous blue-headed Megamind (Will Ferrell), a brilliantly evil super-villain, wants to conquer Metro City, yet he always is defeated by his virtuous, do-gooder nemesis (who has much better hair) Metro Man (Brad Pitt). That is, until the one day when Megamind prevails, Metroman disappears in a poof of smoke, and he is left without an adversary. Dreadfully bored now, he uses his powers to create another opponent named Titan/Tighten (Jonah Hill), but unfortunately for him, the new superhero is not a hero at all but a worse villain than Megamind who wreaks havoc on Metro City, plus they are fighting over the same girl (Tina Fey). Will Megamind have to become a good guy and save the day?

Tues Jan 4 - Thurs Jan 6
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET�S NEST (R) 148min [in SWEDISH with subtitles]    5:15 and 8:15
This rewarding final installment of the thrilling, thought-provoking and best-selling trilogy by Stieg Larsson picks up right where the The Girl Who Played With Fire ended. In this fast-moving conspiracy story Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist reprise their roles as brooding, punk cyber-hacker Lisbeth Salander and her unlikely defender, investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist. She is confined to hospital bed with three bullets lodged in her thanks to her estranged father, while facing attempted murder charges. He is trying to sort out who is behind the plot to eliminate her while his sister lawyer prepares her defense and Lisbeth prepares her revenge.

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Fri Jan 7 - Mon Jan 10
MORNING GLORY (PG-13) 102min
Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Venus) sets his smartly and enjoyably funny new romantic comedy with an excellent cast in the world of national morning television programming. The lowest ranked show has just hired a young producer (Rachel McAdams) whose career is on the line.   She immediately decides to bring on a legendary but bygone news anchor (Harrison Ford) to co-anchor with the longtime host and former beauty queen (Diane Keaton) while he fills out the end of his contract, but his reluctance and grumpiness test her, even as his co-host is game for anything. Meanwhile, her travails with her new job are taking their toll on her budding relationship with another producer (Patrick Wilson), and soon she finds herself struggling to save everything in her life.

Tues Jan 11 - Thurs Jan 13
NOWHERE BOY (R) 97min
John Lennon�s formative years, before the Beatles, are explored in this biography of the great songwriter, based on a knowledgeable book by his half-sister Julia Baird and directed with insight by Sam Taylor-Wood. Played by Aaron Johnson, young Lennon is a troubled teen in lower-middle class Liverpool, chafing from life with his strict aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) who has raised him since her flakey sister (Ann Marie Duff) gave him up when he was a young child. Learning when he is a young man that his birth mother lives nearby gave rise to a new-found relationship, and she taught him to play banjo. His bond with his mother and his discovery of rock-n-roll are formative experiences for him; the effects are soon be found in his lyrics, as by the end of the film, he has formed a band, the Quarrymen, with some school mates including George Harrison and Paul McCartney.

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Fri Jan 14 - Mon Jan 17
UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) 98min
This classic runaway train story breathlessly hurtles towards its destination after an inept engineer accidently sends an unmanned train carrying toxic waste southbound on a northbound track towards a small Pennsylvania city.   Denzel Washington and Chris Pine (Star Trek) star as the two conductors, one a seasoned veteran, the other an arrogant rookie, who are charged with intervention before this out-of-control locomotive derails on a curve, using the help of a smart dispatcher (Rosario Dawson). Director Tony Scott uses real stunts featuring actual trains on real tracks in making this genuinely thrilling and superbly crafted cinematic experience.

Tues Jan 18 - Thurs Jan 20
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (PG) 102min
On the short list for Best Documentary Oscar, director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) has made a provocative, discussion-inducing film about education in America. He puts a personal face on the crisis facing our national educational system, as more money has not been able to stem the tide in the decline of student�s abilities over the past few decades. He follows several students from 4 US cities desperate to secure through lottery a rare place in a charter school rather than linger in their local school more likely to produce a dropout than a graduate. Exploring the reality of public education for many, he gives voice to innovative solutions hopeful to bring reform and success to our children.

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COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?

TRON: LEGACY (PG) 127min   [in 2D]
In this high tech adventure, a sequel to the 1982 Tron, Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) looks into the disappearance 25 years ago of his father, video game developer Kevin (Jeff Bridges, reprising his role) and finds himself pulled into the same digital world where his father has been trapped. With the help of Kevin�s confidant and fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-or-death journey across a visually stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and dangerous since Kevin created it, chased by a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 115min   [in 2D]
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie (Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes both reprising), along with annoying young cousin Eustace (Will Poulter, Son of Rambow) enter Narnia through a seafaring painting that lands them in the water near the galleon Dawn Treader, helmed by Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) with help from Reepicheep the mouse (Simon Pegg). An evil force has descended on the kingdom with seven Narnian lords gone missing. The crew must find them and reunite the seven missing swords to break the spell while confronting their own inner demons. Directed with aplomb by Michael Apted (Amazing Grace, 7-Up series), this enchanting, family-friendly adventure has fantastic special effects featuring encounters with sea serpents, dwarves, mer-people, and a nasty green mist.

THE FIGHTER (R) 114min
Based on a true story from 1990�s Lowell Mass., David O. Russell�s gripping film with excellent performances all around explores family and commitment through an underdog boxing story.   Mark Wahlberg plays Mickey, a young boxer who hopes to repeat the success in the ring of his idol, trainer and older half-brother Dickey (Christian Bale), who once showed promise, but now is a criminal and crack addict who milks his past glory. But he isn�t winning fights. When Dickey lands in jail, Mickey and his girlfriend Charlene (Amy Adams) think his career might be better served with a paid trainer, but this doesn�t go over well with the men�s formidable, manipulative mom (Melissa Leo), who manages Mickey�s career yet clearly prefers Dickey. When do poisonous family dynamics become so toxic that they must be abandoned?

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Coming Next?
The Concert
127 Hours
True Grit
Fair Game
Little Fockers
Made in Dagenheim
The King's Speech
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[Reel Pizza] update Nov 5 - 8

2010-11-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

hi everyone~

This is our last weekend coming up. I know you are sad (I've been threatened several times already), but it has to be so.

Remember we REOPEN on Sunday December 26th (only a mere six weeks away), and we will play all the interesting looking films that have been released between now and then, as well as some of the fun, mindless popular movies. We look forward to seeing you all right after Christmas, if not before.

And remember too that we have Gift Certificates and Big Ticket passes for sale, gifts that everyone on your list will be glad to receive, and thrilled to use up! You can get them in any of several ways: 1.) call 288-3828 and leave a message and return number - we will get back to you; 2.) email lisa@reelpizza.net with what you want and a phone # (no credit card numbers through the email Please), 3.) send us a check with your directive to PO Box 625 Bar Harbor ME 04609 or 4.) Stop in when you see Colin's or Chris's Toyota trucks, or my Passat by the side door. You can even catch us around town and we will make arrangements to help you out. Pretty easy all the way around.

We are all ready for a break, but will be ready and raring to go when we get back. And the sun will have made its big turn back toward the light by then too! So Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you, and we will be back with you all sooner than you'd think!

Here's hoping you can join us for one of our final films.

-Lisa, Chris, Chloe, Pierce, Colin, Mark, Erika, Sarah, Ellie, Kelsey, Justine, Bob, Bridjit, Jake and Erik

Fri Nov 5 - Mon Nov 8
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIAN: The Owls of Ga�Hoole (PG) 90min 5:30 and 7:30
Based on the first three books in Kathryn Lasky�s beloved series, a favorite in our house, this visually sumptuous and exciting fantasy adventure, directed by Zach Snyder (300, The Watchmen), follows Soren, a young barn owl who is pushed out of his nest by his brother, captured and taken to an orphan camp deep in a forbidding canyon to be trained for a sinister army run by the evil Pure Ones. But Soren longs to be part of the legendary Guardians of Ga�Hoole, mythic warriors featured in his father�s stories who fought a great battle to keep the owl kingdoms free. With his new friends Gylphie, Twilight and Digger, they must make a daring escape and fly across the sea to find the great tree, home to his heroes, and save their world. This feature is preceded by a new Roadrunner cartoon!

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SOUL KITCHEN (NR) 99min [in German and Greek with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:15
Zinos (co-screenwriter Adam Bousdoukos) is a disorganized and lovesick restaurant owner in suburban Hamburg with an irresponsible brother (Moritz Bleibtreu, Run Lola Run) just out of jail who needs a job -- but one that requires no work, a temperamental new chef whose opinionated ideas about cuisine are driving his regular customers away, and a beautiful girlfriend who is moving to Shanghai. This multi-cultural, irresistibly zany, inspired and big-hearted screwball farce from Turkish-German director Fatih Akin (Across the Bridge, The Edge of Heaven), a prize-winning hit in Europe, includes delectable food scenes and a buoyant soundtrack of American soul, ethnic Greek and techno German music.

[Reel Pizza] update Oct 29 - Nov 4

2010-10-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

This morning I was delighted to read for Mrs. Brechlin's kindergarten class at Bar Harbor's Conners School as part of their Business of Reading. We talked about how some movie ideas come from books (and some don't), and how movies can be different than the books from which they're adapted, and what movies they were looking forward to (there's a lot of hope in the five-year-old crowd for TOY STORY 4.) We read "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and a chapter from "A House at Pooh Corner", in anticipation of a new Winnie-the-Pooh movie scheduled for next year. On Thursday, I look forward to talking about reading and (different) movies with Mrs. Galeaz's second graders.

Reel Pizza continues to show movies for your viewing pleasure. Of this week's three film offerings, two began as books, and both are based on real life stories~

And please feel free to come by to show us your Halloween costume this weekend, ...if you dare!
Wha--ha-ha-ha-ha!

see you soon!
-Lisa

Fri Oct 29th - Thurs Nov 4th    SECRETARIAT (PG) 116min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri Oct 29th - Mon Nov 1st      WALL STREET: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13) 136min   5:30 and 8:15
Tues Nov 2nd - Thurs Nov 4th    MAO'S LAST DANCER (PG) 127min 5:30 and 8:00

Fri Oct 29th - Thurs Nov 4
SECRETARIAT (PG) 116min 6:00 and 8:30
Diane Lane stars as suburban housewife Penny Chereny, a novice who takes over her ailing father's stables, to her family's dismay. With the help of a colorful veteran horse trainer (John Malkovich), her dad's stable hand (Nelsan Ellis), and his secretary (Margo Martindale) this unlikely woman, fighting an uphill battle in a man's world, fosters a precocious colt named Big Red into a winning race horse that, if it becomes the first in 25 years to win the Triple Crown, will save the farm. Director Randall Wallace (screenwriter of Braveheart) has made an old-fashioned, feel-good, crowd-pleasing film, successfully taking a predictable story about a legend that everyone knows the ending to and imbuing it with suspense and excitement. {Based on the Novel "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion" By William Nack.}

Fri Oct 29 - Mon Nov 1
WALL STREET: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13) 136min   5:30 and 8:15
Director Oliver Stone (W, Nixon, JFK) returns Gordon Gekko to the screen in this sequel to his 1987 hit film. Michael Douglas reprises his Oscar-winning role as the now disgraced corporate raider who is just emerging from a lengthy prison term. He finds himself on the outside of a world he once dominated and is looking to repair his damaged relationship with his daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan). Gekko forms an alliance with her fiancé Jacob (Shia LaBeouf), but its unclear if Jacob and Winnie can really trust the ex-financial titan, whose relentless efforts to redefine himself in a different era have unexpected consequences.

Tues Nov 2 - Thurs Nov 4
MAO'S LAST DANCER (PG) 127min 5:30 and 8:00
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies) uses the inspirational autobiography of internationally renowned Chinese dancer (now Australian stockbroker) Li Cunxin (Chi Cao of the Birmingham Royal Ballet) to weave a moving tale about the quest for freedom and the courage it takes to live one's life. From a poor upbringing in rural China, young Li is chosen at age 11 by Madam Mao to train in her ballet. His extraordinary journey continues when the Houston Ballet's director (Bruce Greenwood) invites him to the US for a cultural exchange. He sees that the Chinese propaganda against the USA is false, falls in love and chooses defection and exile rather than return to China. This rich and rewarding film features exquisite ballet sequences and won the Audience Choice Award at this year's Maine International Film Festival.

[Reel Pizza] update Oct 22 - 28

2010-10-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

hi everyone

Here is our reminder of what is happening at Reel Pizza this coming week. See you soon!

-Lisa

Fri Oct 22 - Thurs Oct 28       THE TOWN (R) 123min 6:00 and 8:30
Fri Oct 22 - Mon Oct 25 EASY A (PG-13) 92min 5:30 and 7:45
Tues Oct 26 - Thurs Oct 28      LAST TRAIN HOME (PG) 85min 5:30 and 7:45
*SPECIAL PROGRAMMING* Sat Oct 23      CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY (R) *language 120min   2:00

Friday Oct 22 - Thurs Oct 28
THE TOWN (R) 123min 6:00 and 8:30
Ben Affleck�s second outing as director proves his initial success (with Gone Baby Gone) was no fluke. In this smart, compelling heist drama based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, set in Boston of course, he stars as a thug who falls for the sunny bank manager (Rebecca Hall) who was briefly taken hostage while he was robbing her vault with his buddy (Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker). He�s kicked alcohol, and, now in love, he wants to beat crime. But he�s being chased by the FBI, and getting out means turning his back on his best friend, and his heritage, as his dad (Chris Cooper) taught him his trade.   And then a local crime kingpin (Pete Postlethwaite) gives them a job they can't refuse.

Fri Oct 22 - Mon Oct 25
EASY A (PG-13) 92min   5:30 and 7:45
Like high school satire Election, this inventive, engaging and witty comedy features smart, sharp dialogue, and like Clueless, shares an inspirational literary relationship with a classic, this time Nathaniel Hawthorne�s �The Scarlet Letter.� A talented supporting cast (Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow, and Thomas Hayden Church) keeps right up with the winning performance of young star Emma Stone. She plays Olive, a school nobody who is transformed to the school tramp after she fibs to her best friend about losing her virginity over the weekend, instead of the boring truth. Her conversation is overheard by the class morality queen (Amanda Bynes) and the news spreads virally among her peers. But instead of shying away, she embraces her new status, and uses it to help her peers gain social mobility.

Tues Oct 26 - Thurs Oct 28
LAST TRAIN HOME (PG) 85min [in Mandarin with subtitles]   5:30 and 7:45
This remarkable and riveting film documents the world of the Chinese migrant worker by following a single couple who left home years ago to work in a jeans factory, leaving the care of their children (now teens) to their grandparents one thousand miles away in Sichuan Province. These two work seven days a week to earn enough money to send their children to school, and only can come home during the Chinese New Year, when 130 million other migrants are making the same trek, the largest human migration on the planet. Chinese-born, Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan (Up the Yangtze) spent three years with the Zhang family and has made an extraordinary and universal portrait of parents who sacrifice for their children, only to see their children come up with their own ideas of the future.

Sat Oct 23 SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY (R) *language 120min   2:00
sponsored by the Maine Citizens For Clean Elections, a nonpartisan coalition of groups and individuals who work in the public interest to advocate for, increase public support for, defend and improve the Maine Clean Election Act and related campaign finance law.
When mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to jail in early 2006, he was seen as the personification of corruption, along with Tom DeLay and Bob Ney. But as this entertaining and provocative documentary shows, Abramoff and the individuals associated with him were just the tip of the iceberg. Filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) takes the same approach to its topic that his previous documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room does, looking at the roots of the main character, and how deregulation led to the outright buying of elected officials.   The most important topic that the documentary brings up is that this is neither "a few bad apples" nor a conspiracy. This happened because the American people let it happen by neglecting to take democracy seriously. Prevention of such events in the future requires the American people to stay vigilant of their government, and of corporations.