[Reel Pizza] update

Good Morning
finally a dose of summer; enjoy it quick before it's over! 
And with things in town slowing down some, we hope to see you soon. 
-Lisa and Chris

On Friday 8/22 we have another ROCK & REEL presentation with THE SLACKS at 11:00pm
Classic, innovative and exciting silent films are brought into the new century with musical accompaniment provided by your favorite local bands.   This week THE SLACKS (Brian Torbeck, Dirk Erlandsen, Pat Watson, and Wayne Simmons) perform with probably Buster Keaton's finest and certainly most brilliantly spectacular comedy, the 1927 feature THE GENERAL.  This remarkably authentic historical epic set during the Civil War features one of the greatest chases in movie history including the breathtaking plunge of an actual locomotive from a burning bridge into a river. 

back by popular demand!
Friday Aug 22 - Thurs Aug 28
THE DARK KNIGHT  (PG-13)  152min   5:15 and 8:30
In this highly praised summer phenomenon, Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan (Memento) reunites with star Christian Bale (I�m Not There, 3:10 to Yuma), returning to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (the late Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces our Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Friday Aug 22 - Monday Aug 25
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD  (G)  99min  5:45 and 8:00
Eccentric people in extreme settings characterize most of master director Werner Herzog�s fiction and non-fiction films (Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn).  He promises his provocative, hypnotic new documentary about Antarctica is not another �fluffy penguin� movie, and he almost keeps his promise, profiling with his dry wit some of the loners and visionaries who live and work at McMurdo Station during the austral summer, exploring the natural beauty and fascinating nature found at the bottom of the world both above and below the ice, and contemplating the world's destruction by man's hand.  His film is a visually stunning, unsentimental journey that examines human nature and Mother Nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal and sometimes absurd experiences of this renegade community.
 
Tues Aug 26 - Thurs Aug 28
JELLYFISH  (NR)  78min  [in Hebrew with subtitles]   6:00 and 8:00
A young newlywed couple�s lives take a turn just as they are about to embark on their honeymoon.  A Filipino caregiver, who knows no Hebrew, has responsibility for a cranky, elderly woman.  A struggling waitress for a wedding caterer has just been dumped by her boyfriend.  Winner of this year�s Camera d�Or for best first feature at Cannes, this inventive, whimsical film follows the lives of these three Tel Aviv women whose lives intersect in unusual ways.  Directed by life partners Etgar Keret, a popular contemporary short story writer, and Shira Geffen, a playwright and children�s author, this film is both playful and magical.