[Reel Pizza] SCHEDULE May 22 - June 11

Happy Memorial Day weekend, last weeks of school and Graduation, and Summer, if only at the movies!

This is a complete schedule, so there are dates and showtimes for all the films listed. The schedule is in brief to start (after all the miscellaneous info) and then in full with descriptions and trailer links after.

SOMETHING NEW! We are now able to receive orders for takeout (only) thru a new online service. Link thru our facebook webpage or the Reel Pizza website. Complimentary Android and Apple Apps for your device will be coming soon! (I will let you know when that happens.) Options include ordering in advance, and ordering with friends but paying separately! Pickup will be quick and easy because the order is already paid for. And remember that it will always remain a choice to call us with your order, or to order directly at the counter, especially after 9pm when the service turns off. (And PLEASE let us know if you find any glitches so we can fix.)

NEW ART IN THE LOBBY (starting Friday May 29)
MONA PEARL Brooksville, ME
"I see art all around us.  I'm fascinated by the infinite beauty in nature – its patterns and unique playful asymmetric expressions.  In my photography I strive to find the light that will shine through and illuminate a part of nature you might not see.  I've worn many hats over the years and lived in many places.  I am a mom, grandma, partner and friend – the family and people in my life truly inspire me and are precious lights in my life.  I've lived in over 30 places I could count as home, starting out in New Jersey and growing up in Israel, with strong ties to New York, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, settling down now in beautiful Brooksville, Maine.  Somewhere along the way my passion to learn emerged, and I have degrees in all different fields from New York University, Pace University, Auburn University and National Defense University.  I love to take care of people and am a nurse with specialties in hospice, critical care, trauma, and military flight nursing.  Recently retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service and a three-time cancer survivor, I currently am a Professor at University of Colorado College of Nursing developing a new clinical specialty of Veteran and Military Health Care.  My dream is to someday have a working studio and fully indulge my artistic endeavors in photography, metalsmithing, stone-setting, dichroic glass, and three-dimensional beadwork to create more beauty and reflection in this world."

COMING SOON!
Friday June 12th 11pm
LATE NIGHT FUN Back for the Season, it's IMPROVISION!!
So Wrong for all the Right reasons 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 way funnier than they were ever anticipated. It's a totally new show every time. Don't miss out on all the fun.

Seems like only yesterday, but it was actually 20 years ago, on Friday June 9th, 1995, that we showed our first film and served our first pizza. A LOT has changed over the past two decades, but not our commitment to providing a (nearly) year-round cozy space for meeting and eating. We are deeply grateful to our friends, neighbors and seasonal guests who have supported us through thick and thin, allowing us to do something we truly enjoy so that we could raise our family in one of the best places anywhere. We do our best to return that, and look forward to the future with enthusiasm and excitement. Cheers!

Most Sincerely, Lisa and Chris


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5/22 - 28 TOMORROWLAND (PG) 5:30 & 8:15
5/22 - 28 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (R) 6:00 & 8:30

5/29 - 6/4 TOMORROWLAND (PG) 5:30 & 8:15
5/29 - 6/1 EX MACHINA (R) 6:00 & 8:30
6/2 - 6/4 QUEEN AND COUNTRY (NR) 6:00 & 8:30

6/5 - 6/11 WATER DIVINER (R) 6:00 & 8:30
6/5 - 6/8 AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (PG-13) 5:30 & 8:15
6/9 - 6/11 SALT OF THE EARTH (PG-13) 5:30 & 8:00

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Friday May 22 - Thursday June 4
TOMORROWLAND (PG)  130 min   5:30 & 8:15
BRAND NEW!  Director Brad Bird has an amazing catalog of films to his credit:  The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, MI: Ghost Protocol; this is his newest production.  This riveting, thrilling mystery adventure stars George Clooney as a former boy-genius jaded by disillusionment who is bound by a shared destiny with a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity.  Together they embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that changes them and the world forever.  Also starring Hugh Laurie and Tim McGraw.  trailer

Friday May 15 - Thursday May 28
MAD MAX: Fury Road  (R)  120min   6:00 & 8:30
BRAND NEW!  Director George Miller, the originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, returns to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy, Dark Knight Rises).  Haunted by his turbulent past he believes the best way to survive is to wander alone.  Nevertheless he becomes swept up with a rebel group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by a mysterious woman, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron).  They are escaping from a Warlord from whom something irreplaceable has been taken; he has mobilized all his gangs to pursue the rebels ruthlessly while she is trying to cross the desert to return to her childhood home.  trailer 

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Friday May 22 - Thursday June 4
TOMORROWLAND (PG)  130 min   5:30 & 8:15
continues another week

Friday May 29 - Monday June 1
EX MACHINA  (R)  108min  6:00 & 8:30
In his directing debut, screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) has made a stylish, tense and twisty thriller with strong performances from the cast and a fascinating story.  Domhnall Gleeson is Caleb, a computer coder for the world's most successful search engine company who wins a competition to spend a week at the reclusive CEO's (Oscar Isaac) remote, private estate.  He discovers that he is the human component to evaluate his boss's latest experiment in artificial intelligence, which is a breath-taking robot named Ava, more emotionally intelligent and deceptive than either man imagines.  trailer

Tuesday June 2 - Thursday June 4
QUEEN AND COUNTRY  (NR)  115min  6:00 & 8:30
This engrossing sequel to director John Boorman's (The General, Deliverance) semi-autobiographical Hope and Glory, about a boy and his family surviving the London blitz, is a personal and unsentimental comedy filled with interesting characters.  The now grown Bill, at boot camp during the Korean War, meets a new friend Percy, a rebellious troublemaker and slacker.  They match wits with their superior officers (David Thewlis and Richard E Grant) although never get near to the war.  trailer

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Friday June 5 - Thursday June 11
THE WATER DIVINER (R)  111min  6:00 & 8:30
Actor Russell Crowe's impressive directing debut is an old-fashioned epic featuring strong acting.  When his three sons, sent to battle against the Ottoman Empire during World War I, do not return, a hardworking Australian farmer (Crowe), skilled in dousing, promises his distraught wife that he will go find them and bring them home, even if just to bury their bones on the family farm.  In Turkey his search is met with resistance from the Allied forces, while the Turks, including a Major and a widow, who have no reason to help, provide compassion and assistance, as he is one of few to come looking for his children.  trailer

Friday June 5 - Monday June 8
THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON  (PG-13)  141min  5:30 & 8:15
Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye join forces against a memorable villain in director Joss Whedon's fun, epic spectacle full of comic mayhem and a bit of romance.  After Tony Stark/Iron Man and Bruce Banner/The Hulk secretly revive a dormant peacekeeping program, the Avengers are put to the ultimate test as they battle to save the planet from destruction at the hands of Ultron. trailer

Tuesday June 9 - Thursday June 11
SALT OF THE EARTH  (PG-13) 110min  5:30 & 8:00
Celebrated photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, who over the past 40 years has borne witness with his indelible, large-format black and white images to some of the major, horrific events of recent history, bringing attention to remote corners of the earth that needed noticing, is the subject of this Oscar-nominated documentary.  Directors Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club, Pina) and Salgado's son Juliano directed this thought-provoking testament to the career of a man who has found humanity in scenes of despair, and is now embarking on a huge project to document pristine places as a tribute to the planet's beauty.  trailer

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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
Inside Out
5 to 7
Clouds of Sils Maria
I'll See You in My Dreams
Far From the Madding Crowd
Aloha
About Elly
Spy

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[Reel Pizza] Update May 15 - 21

Hi everyone

I apologize that it may appear I am neglecting you.  Once again, the movie schedule week overwhelms, as it always does.  Today we hosted the MDIHS Senior Class for their Social Responsibility Day, a once a year activity we love and have been doing for many years, but upends the routine.  Plus we have just installed a new online-takeout ordering system that you can access from our website or our facebook page which will be detailed in the next email that you receive (the one with the next schedule, coming shortly!)  So lots of  fun and exciting "STUFF" happening that makes me forget what I am supposed to be doing!  perhaps I can blame an aging brain???

This weekend we are opening a brand new movie!  It must be close to summer!  The highly anticipated MAD MAX: FURY ROAD will start tomorrow and play for two weeks.  It stars Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy and is getting awesome early reviews.  And if that is not your cup of tea (and that is fine!), we have WOMEN IN GOLD, a remarkable historical drama starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds about a elderly woman trying to be reunited with a beloved painting stolen from her family by the Nazis during WW2, and a terrific documentary, THE WRECKING CREW, about the fabulous band who played behind most of the popular top 40 acts of the 1960s and 1970s that came out of Los Angeles, including Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, the Beach Boys and many others. 

I hope you are all enjoying the fabulous spring weather, planting the beginnings of your garden, riding your bicycle, and/or grilling on the deck before the bugs arrive.  We look forward to seeing you the next time you come in, or try the new online ordering system and get some takeout! 

-Lisa

Fri May 15 - Thurs May 28
MAD MAX: Fury Road (R)  120min 6:00 & 8:30
Director George Miller, the originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and
mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, returns to the world
of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy). Haunted by his
turbulent past he believes the best way to survive is to wander
alone.Nevertheless he becomes swept up with a rebel group fleeing across
the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by a mysterious woman, Imperator
Furiosa (Charlize Theron). They are escaping from a Warlord from whom
something irreplaceable has been taken; he has mobilized all his gangs
to pursue the rebels ruthlessly while she is trying to cross the desert
to return to her childhood home.  trailer


Fri May 15 - Mon May 18
WOMAN IN GOLD  (PG-13) 110min 5:30 & 8:00
Based on a true story, this remarkable film tells the story of one
woman's battle to reclaim her heritage. Helen Mirren stars as Maria
Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman who as a bride escaped from Europe to
America on the eve of WW2, though her parents weren't so lucky. Now the
last remaining family member living, she cajoles a young lawyer (Ryan
Reynolds), grandson of an old family friend, to help her get back some
family possessions that were stolen. A painting that hung in her family's
house of her beloved Aunt Adele, painted by famous Austrian artist
Gustav Klimt, was seized by the Nazis and eventually placed on public
display in Vienna. Her journey takes her to the Supreme Court and the top
of the Austrian government while forcing her to confront her
history.   trailer

Tues May 19 - Thurs May 21
THE WRECKING CREW (PG) 95min 5:30 & 7:45
You may not be surprised to learn that the music played on recordings by
The Monkees, Sonny and Cher or Captain and Tenille were studio
musicians, but you might be more astonished to learn that group also
included The Byrds, The Beach Boys, all the bands that made up Phil
Spector's Wall of Sound, Elvis, Simon and Garfunkle, and more. Behind
nearly every hit in the heyday of Top Forty music out of Los Angeles in
the 1960s and 1970s, as well as many well-known TV theme songs - 
Bonanza, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther - was this same group of jazz
musicians who played without credit even though they were the best in
the business. Few escaped anonymity, so be prepared to discover the
talents of Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Carol Kaye, Plas Johnson, and Tommy
Tedesco, whose son Daniel made this documentary that took ten years to
get the rights to all the songs. trailer

[Reel Pizza] update May 1- May 7

Here is the Reel Pizza scene for the next week.  Hope to see you soon.
-L

Fri May 1 - Thurs May 7   DANNY COLLINS (R)  106min  6:00 & 8:15
Fri May 1 - Mon May 4   HOME  (PG)  93min  5:30 & 7:45
Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7   WILD TALES  (R)  115min  [in Spanish with subtitles]  5:30 & 8:00


Fri May 1 - Thurs May 7
DANNY COLLINS (R)  106min  6:00 & 8:15
Al Pacino gives an excellent performance in this charming story of redemption.  He plays a hard-partying, aging pop-star who hasn't done anything new in years.  When his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written to him decades ago from John Lennon telling to stay true to himself, he is spurred to write new music, find age-appropriate love, perhaps with the resistant suburban chain motel manager (Annette Bening) where he moves as he tries to connect with his long-estranged son (Bobby Canavale) and family.  This feature debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love, Tangled) is a clever, heart-warming comedy with a soundtrack of Lennon's songs. trailer

Fri May 1 - Mon May 4
HOME  (PG)  93min  5:30 & 7:45
This goofy, kooky animated adventure features a lonely, wimpy alien who finds himself on Earth and on the run from his own people.  He forms an unlikely bond with a spunky girl who is on a quest of her own.  On their comic misadventures they learn that being different and making mistakes are only part of growing up.  Based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday, and with excellent voicework by actor Jim Parsons (TVs Big Bang Theory), popstar Rihanna, and funny guy Steve Martin, Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge) directs this silly and sweet story.  trailer

Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7
WILD TALES  (R)  115min  [in Spanish with subtitles]  5:30 & 8:00
This Oscar-nominated Argentinian film is an outrageous and darkly comic anthology of six unrelated vignettes that all revolve around a theme of revenge.  In each story, vulnerable people succumb to stress, become explosively unpredictable, and lose control.  Surprising, audacious, slightly deranged and mostly all hysterically funny, these short films from writer-director Damián Szifrón show his great skill in filmmaking that emulates the wackiness of the films of Pedro Almadóvar, a producer.    trailer



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[Reel Pizza] Schedule May 1 - 21

Hi everyone

The Senior Matinees are history till next winter, the tulips in the planter boxes are getting ready to bloom and time is marching towards the start of summer, as this schedule takes us right up to the start of Memorial Day weekend. Whoo Hoo!  Can we start thinking about swimming yet??  OK, I realize Ice Out was just... yesterday? ...but a girl's gotta have hope.  :)

We do have open positions in the front/counter starting now, so if you are interested in part- or full-time, thru the summer, into the fall, or year-round, in a fun, fast-paced environment, come by weekday (M - Th) afternoons/evenings, or by appt, and talk to Chris.

We will be bringing the new AVENGERS movie likely during the next schedule as well as the start of another season of ImproVision and our Sierra Club Summer Film Series, but in the meanwhile there are many different choices of films to choose from in the next few weeks. Wacky Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation, Rock-n-Roll, Romance, Based-on-a-True-Story, and Mindless Entertainment!  It's all here, just for you.  Watch the trailers to find something you might like; we look forward to welcoming you to a show.

Happy Spring!!
-Lisa and Chris

Fri May 1 - Mon May 4

HOME  (PG)  93min

This goofy, kooky animated adventure features a lonely, wimpy alien who finds himself on Earth and on the run from his own people.  He forms an unlikely bond with a spunky girl who is on a quest of her own.  On their comic misadventures they learn that being different and making mistakes are only part of growing up.  Based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday, and with excellent voicework by actor Jim Parsons (TVs Big Bang Theory), popstar Rihanna, and funny guy Steve Martin, Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge) directs this silly and sweet story.  trailer

 
Tues May 5 - Thurs May 7

WILD TALES  (R)  115min  [in Spanish with subtitles]

This Oscar-nominated Argentinian film is an outrageous and darkly comic anthology of six unrelated vignettes that all revolve around a theme of revenge.  In each story, vulnerable people succumb to stress, become explosively unpredictable, and lose control.  Surprising, audacious, slightly deranged and mostly all hysterically funny, these short films from writer-director Damián Szifrón show his great skill in filmmaking that emulates the wackiness of the films of Pedro Almadóvar, a producer.    trailer

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Fri May 8 - Mon May 11

FURIOUS 7  (PG-13)  140min

The unlikely film series featuring preposterous car stunts continues, increasingly so, in this latest entry.  The late Paul Walker, in his final F&F film, returns - and in the end is sent off in style - with co-stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris Bridges and Tyrese Gibson who join forces to take down two bad guys (played by Jason Statham and Djimon Hounsou) with epic action sequences filmed in Azerbaijan, Abu Dhabi and at home in Los Angeles as they protect their own.  It is purely mindless, exciting entertainment.  trailer

Tues May 12 - Thurs May 14

KUMIKO: The Treasure Hunter  (NR)  105min  [partly in Japanese with subtitles]

In this deadpan comedy, Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) plays a quiet lonely office worker whose job is to serve tea to her boss.  She becomes obsessed with the Coen brother's movie Fargo, and because it says in the film's opening credits "this is a true story," she believes it to be so.  She sets off from Tokyo on a quixotic search to North Dakota in winter to recover the buried suitcase of cash, which takes her on an increasingly dangerous adventure.  This strangely touching, alternately whimsical and heartbreaking story is from Texas independent filmmaking brothers David and Nathan Zellner.  trailer

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Fri May 15 - Mon May 18

WOMAN IN GOLD  (PG-13)  110min

Based on a true story, this remarkable film tells the story of one woman's battle to reclaim her heritage. Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman who as a bride escaped from Europe to America on the eve of WW2, though her parents weren't so lucky.  Now the last remaining family member living, she cajoles a young lawyer (Ryan Reynolds), grandson of an old family friend, to help her get back some family possessions that were stolen.  A painting that hung in her family's house of her beloved Aunt Adele, painted by famous Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, was seized by the Nazis and eventually placed on public display in Vienna.  Her journey takes her to the Supreme Court and the top of the Austrian government while forcing her to confront her history.  trailer

Tues May 19 - Thurs May 21

THE WRECKING CREW  (PG)  95min

You may not be surprised to learn that the music played on recordings by The Monkees, Sonny and Cher or Captain and Tenille were studio musicians, but you might be more astonished to learn that group also included The Byrds, The Beach Boys, all the bands that made up Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, Elvis, Simon and Garfunkle, and more.  Behind nearly every hit in the heyday of Top Forty music out of Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as many well-known TV theme songs – Bonanza, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther - was this same group of jazz musicians who played without credit even though they were the best in the business.  Few escaped anonymity, so be prepared to discover the talents of Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Carol Kaye, Plas Johnson, and Tommy Tedesco, whose son Daniel made this documentary that took ten years to get the rights to all the songs.  trailer

 

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Coming for a week on our Second Screen?

DANNY COLLINS (R)  106min

Al Pacino gives an excellent performance in this charming story of redemption.  He plays a hard-partying, aging pop-star who hasn't done anything new in years.  When his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written to him decades ago from John Lennon telling to stay true to himself, he is spurred to write new music, find age-appropriate love, perhaps with the resistant suburban chain motel manager (Annette Bening) where he moves as he tries to connect with his long-estranged son (Bobby Canavale) and family.  This feature debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love, Tangled) is a clever, heart-warming comedy with a soundtrack of Lennon's songs. trailer

 

TRUE STORY  (R)  100min

Based on real events as told in the memoir of disgraced former NYTimes columnist Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill), True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, this film tells a bizarre story that starts with his being fired for fabricating an article.  He is unable to find further employment and his life is a mess, which only gets weirder when he receives a phone call asking for his opinion, as a man (James Franco) just arrested in Mexico, who allegedly murdered his wife and two children, had been using the name and identity of Michael Finkel.  This riveting, unsettling character-driven drama is about two liars, and Finkel's relentless pursuit of the true story.  trailer 

 

THE AGE OF ADALINE (PG-13)  109min

This delightful, captivating romantic fantasy tells the story of Adaline (Blake Lively) a beautiful woman who in her late twenties suffered an accident and unlikely rescue that left her unable to age.  Her daughter (Ellen Burstyn) is the only person in whom she can confide, and she has lived the past eighty years alone, unwilling to get close to anyone for fear of revealing her secret.  But when she meets a charismatic philanthropist (Michael Huisman) her passion for life is reignited, only to have a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) threaten to uncover the truth.  Adaline must make a decision that will change her life forever.  trailer 

 

EX MACHINA  (R)  108min

In his directing debut, screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) has made a stylish, tense and twisty thriller with strong performances from the cast and a fascinating story.  Domhnall Gleeson is Caleb, a computer coder for the world's most successful search engine company who wins a competition to spend a week at the reclusive CEO's (Oscar Isaac) remote, private estate.  He discovers that he is the human component to evaluate his boss's latest experiment in artificial intelligence, which is a breath-taking robot named Ava, more emotionally intelligent and deceptive than either man imagines.  trailer

 

MAD MAX: Fury Road  (R)  ~120min

Director George Miller, the originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, returns to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy).  Haunted by his turbulent past he believes the best way to survive is to wander alone.  Nevertheless he becomes swept up with a rebel group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by a mysterious woman, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron).  They are escaping from a Warlord from whom something irreplaceable has been taken; he has mobilized all his gangs to pursue the rebels ruthlessly while she is trying to cross the desert to return to her childhood home.    trailer

 
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Coming Next Schedule?
AVENGERS: Age of Ultron

SALT OF THE EARTH
THE WATER DIVINER
5 TO 7
TOMORROWLAND
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
5 FLIGHTS UP
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

plus
IMPROVISION!!!
Sierra Club Summer Matinee Series!!!

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[Reel Pizza] update

Happy Earth Day everyone!  And with that, a reminder that we have a free screening in honor of Earth Day at 2pm on Saturday afternoon (4/25) of the movie WRENCHED (NR) that looks at the history and continuing struggle to keep America's wilderness areas wild, with discussion afterward led by a COA senior who has worked on a project to protect Utah's Red Rocks Wilderness, an area near and dear to our hearts.  Thank you to COA and the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club for bringing this film to all of us.  Doors open at 1:30.

Below is the schedule in brief and in detail.  The next three week chunk will come to your inbox tomorrow.  Enjoy the Springtime! 

-L

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



Fri Apr 24 - Thurs Apr 30
WHILE WE'RE YOUNG  (R)  97min  5:30 and 7:45
This sharply observed and witty comedy from Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) explores the themes of aging, ambition and success. Naomi Watts and Ben Stiller star as a middle-aged couple whose friends are all having children, but they aren't, and are finding they don't have much in common anymore.  When they meet a young, free-spirited couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried) they begin enjoying hanging out with the cool, younger crowd, and their lives are reinvigorated but eventually wonder if this is right.  trailer

Fri Apr 24 - Mon Apr 27
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (NR)  87min  6:00 and 8:00
New Zealanders Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Boy) co-wrote, co-direct and co-star in this dryly witty and extremely funny mockumentary about an unhip group of vampire housemates trying to live in the modern world revealed by the documentary film crew that is following them around.  Ranging in age from 183 to 8000, they squabble over household chores, try to keep up with the latest technological and fashion trends, antagonize the local werewolves and deal with the rigors of a very limited diet.  It is inspired, fresh comedy.  trailer
 
Tues Apr 28 - Thurs Apr 30
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT  (PG-13)  96min  6:00 and 8:15
Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, this satirically comedic, illuminating and thought-provoking documentary explores the deceptive tactics used by large corporations to undermine public policy and sway public opinion by discrediting peer-reviewed, scientific studies with pundits-for-hire who present themselves as experts but are really just obfuscators.  Filmmaker Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) starts with big tobacco which for 50 years manipulated prevented regulation on smoking, moving into toxic chemicals from big pharma, and now these spin-meisters work to fight against climate change.  trailer

Saturday Apr 25
WRENCHED (NR)  93min  Free  2pm
As part of COA's Earth Day celebration and co-sponsored by both COA and the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club, we present this fascinating documentary that captures the passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of eco-activism to the new generation which will carry Edward Abbey's legacy into the 21st century as the fight continues to sustain the last bastion of the American wilderness - the spirit of the West.  Chris Phillips, a senior at COA, recently worked with the Utah Wilderness Coalition to lobby congressmen for co-sponsorship on the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Bill, which aims to safeguard 9.3 million acres of federal public land in Utah with the highest level of protection possible. After the film he will discuss his experience, Ed Abbey, and current issues facing Utah public lands.  trailer

[Reel Pizza] update April 17 - 23

Big Smile!  I do not see any snow from my second floor perch (as long as you don't count the top of Cadillac Mountain or what is lurking around the corner!)  We have certainly earned this fabulous weather. 

With the departure of winter, this Thursday will be the final Senior Matinee of the season.  Cinderella will screen at 1pm.  We will start back up again when the snow flies -- but, really, let's not think about that right now, ok?

Have you seen the new ART up on our lobby walls? Please join us this coming Saturday, April 18, from 2 to 4 pm for the opening of "Work{er}s in Progress", an exhibit of recent works by students at Mount Desert Island High School.  Artist Meghan McDunnah blends traditional and digital techniques  to produce unique works reflecting her response to  film and television. Joni Mangarella and Emma Fernald show life drawings from work they have done with Artwaves. Molly Brown, Mary Paola, Ellie McGee, Cala Coffman, Dana Clarito and Izzy Iannuzzi show works that include cyanotypes and illustrations inspired by the work of Wes Anderson and Shakespeare. Music will be provided by jazz musicians from Mount Desert Island High School.

Hope everyone who gets one enjoys their spring break.  May the pea planting begin! 
See you soon~
-L

Fri 4/17 - Thurs 4/23    INSURGENT  (PG-13)  119min  6:00 & 8:30
Fri 4/17 - Mon 4/20    THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE:  Sponge Out of Water  (PG)  93min   5:30 & 7:45
Tues 4/21 - Thurs 4/23    TIMBUKTU  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 & 7:45

Fri Apr 17 - Thurs Apr 23
INSURGENT  (PG-13)  119min  6:00 & 8:30
The second installment in the Divergent young adult film series based on Veronica Roth's books, follows the resourceful heroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) who are now fugitives and hunted by the leader of the elite Erudites (Kate Winslet).  They are searching for answers to why Tris's family sacrificed their lives and why the Erudites want them stopped.  It is a satisfying, action-heavy science fiction.  Returning co-stars include Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Ansel Elgort (Fault in our Stars); new cast members include Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts.  trailer
 
Fri Apr 17 - Mon Apr 20
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE:  Sponge Out of Water  (PG)  93min   5:30 & 7:45
This colorful, crazy live-action/animation mash-up features the characters from the hit TV show on a new adventure.  The secret recipe for making Krabby Patty sandwiches has been stolen.  Spongebob joins forces with his rival Plankton as they travel thru time and space from Bikini Bottom onto land where they meet Burger-Beard (Antonio Banderis) and try to get it back.  It is silly, offbeat fun for young and old alike.  trailer

Tues Apr 21 - Thurs Apr 23
TIMBUKTU  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 & 7:45
The West African nation of Mauritania earned its first Oscar nomination for this visually and musically stunning, humorous as well as horrifying story about the absurdities of religiously fundamental jihadists who are now in control and enforcing Sharia Law upon the citizens of a previously peaceful and content multi-ethnic desert town, and they are powerless and suffering.  Kidane is a proud cattle herder living outside of town with his wife, daughter and young farm hand and are largely immune to the chaos in town, until an abrupt event changes everything.  trailer


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