Good afternoon everyone!
We have arrived at one of our annual transition times. This schedule
takes us right up to Memorial Day weekend. Summer movies are already
starting up and many of our winter movie watchers are getting busy with
their warm weather activities away from and/or because of the hustle and
bustle of Vacationland in Bar Harbor. See you in the fall! We have fully
enjoyed sharing the dark months with everyone, including the senior
matinees and all the benefit screenings. We have more special events in
store for you over this summer, so stay tuned! Thanks for all your
support during this "locals time". We really enjoy hosting our friends
and neighbors whenever you can come and are glad to be able to provide a
relaxed community gathering spot for young and old alike when so much of
town is cold and dark. Be sure to put Reel Pizza on your "to-do" list
when company comes this summer; we will enjoy seeing a familiar face in
the crowd!
Here are the films for the Reel Pizza schedule which runs May 1 - 21.
Please notice that the first week is complete with times. See you soon!
-Lisa and Chris
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Friday May 1 - Thursday May 7
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (PG-13) 107min 5:30 and 8:00
BRAND NEW! Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a movie superstar
– as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers,
retractable claws and a primal fury. A prequel to X-MEN, this new film
tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, his
complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program.
Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new,
including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.
The summer movie season has begun!
Friday May 1 - Monday May 4
THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD (PG) 90min 6:00 and 8:15
Buck Howard (always fascinating John Malkovich) was once a famous,
flamboyant mentalist, an impressive hypnotist and somewhat corny
vaudeville entertainer, who now seems just eccentric. But he plays small
town venues with the same zeal he used to shower on Las Vegas and his many
Tonight Show appearances years ago. Troy (Colin Hanks) is a charming law
school dropout who, to the dismay of his father (Tom Hanks), becomes
Buck's assistant for the comeback tour believing it is his foot in the
showbiz door. Valerie (Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning) is an aggressive
publicist hired to promote his return. Jon Stewart, Martha Stewart, Conan
O'Brien, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa all have cameos as themselves as
Buck warms their show's couches. This nostalgic, charming and funny
story, based on real events in the life of director and screenwriter Sean
McGinly, is sure to enchant.
Tues May 5 - Thursday May 7
ABSURDISTAN (NR) 88min [in Russian with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:15 This
whimsical, infectiously funny fairytale tells a story of a water shortage
and the resulting battle between the sexes. In a small, high desert
village (filmed in Azerbaijan) a rickety, ancient irrigation pipe finally
gives out, and the men are too lazy to fix it. So the women of the town
go on strike, withholding sex until the pipe is fixed. This is untimely
for young couple and childhood sweethearts Aya and Temelko, who have been
waiting for years for the astrologically chosen date of their marriage and
it is now only a few days off. But she believes her fiancée can prove his
love by solving the problem. Reminiscent of the silent films of Buster
Keaton, German filmmaker Veit Helmer (Tuvalu) has made an irresistible,
nearly dialogue free, and truly wonderful film.
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Friday May 8 - Monday May 11
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 102min
Miley Cyrus stars as Miley Stewart, a smart, nice, young (brunette)
California teen who leads an alternative life as singing pop-star princess
(blonde) Hannah Montana, like in Disney's TV show. But when Miley begins
to forget her roots and can't seem to shift between her two worlds, her
dad (Miley's real dad Billy Ray Cyrus) sends her home to Tennessee for
some detox. This Beverly Hills girl certainly feels out of place in the
small, home-town, rural community to start, but soon she finds a place to
fit in, with her family, her community, and the cute ranch hand, even as
she must try to avoid a nosy reporter. From director Peter Chelsom
(Funny Bones, Shall We Dance), this is a fun, clean film with some catchy
songs.
Tuesday May 12 - Thursday May 14
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (NR) 151min [in French and Arabic with subtitles]
This touching and resoundingly humanistic story set in the rustic port of
Sete in southeastern France introduces Slimane who has worked in the same
shipyard job for over 35 years when his growing dissatisfaction prompts
him to try to open his own restaurant. His dream seems unbelievable, but
his contagious conviction and persistence work their way into the hearts
of his loyal but dispersed family; the four children from his first
marriage, his ex-wife, current girlfriend and her bright, outspoken
daughter, Rym (played to great acclaim by the stunning newcomer Hafsia
Herzi). A grand film about ordinary people, this is a deliciously
slow-burning drama about fate, food and family.
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Friday May 15 - Monday May 18
CHE (R) pt 1: 129min; pt 2: 128min [partly in Spanish with subtitles]
Steven Soderbergh's absorbing, epic biography stars Benico Del Toro as the
iconic grass-roots, guerilla revolutionary. Part one, adapted by Peter
Buchman from Che's "Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War," follows
the asthmatic leader and his compatriots including Fidel and Ramon Castro
as they travel to Cuba and successfully overthrow the US-supported Batista
regime. Part two, distilled from Che's Bolivian diaries by Buchman and
Benjamin vander Veen, runs from 1966 to his death in 1967 as Che tries to
repeat his Cuban success in Bolivia but doesn't receive the same reception
from the local people. Separate tickets sold for each part; both parts
will be shown once each evening divided by a 30min "intermission". You do
not have to watch both parts the same night.
Tuesday May 19 - Thursday May 21
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (NR) 131min [in Swedish with subtitles]
This rich, episodic film set a century ago follow the life of a woman
(Maria Heiskanen) who as a young woman wins a camera in a lottery, decides
to keep it, and that decision alters the course of her life. She marries
a dockworker whose alcoholism keeps them poor and makes her life as a
mother to their house full of children difficult. One day she decides to
sell the camera for food money, is persuaded to reconsider by the camera
shop owner, and discovers an artistic outlet she never realized she needed
and a financial independence she never expected. Directed by renowned
Swedish filmmaker Jan Troell (The Emigrant), and based on the life story
of his wife's great aunt, this inspiring film is an extraordinary portrait
of an accidental artist.
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COMING SOON ON OUR SECOND SCREEN?
STAR TREK (PG-13) 126min
There is loads of anticipation for this new film, full of action, comedy
and cosmic peril, in the venerable series. Directed by JJ Adams (Lost,
MI:3), this prequel tells the story of the beginnings of the Starship
Enterprise, the most advanced starship ever created. Thrill-seeking farm
boy, James Kirk, and half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. Spock who was raised in a
world devoid of all emotion are bitter rivals but they must tame their
rivalry, making a powerful partnership to lead their crew through
unimaginable dangers as they fight an evil that threatens all mankind.
Live Long and Prosper!
STATE OF PLAY (PG-13) 127min
With an all-star cast, this blistering political thriller from director
Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland) finds journalists and
politicians alternately back-scratching and back-stabbing. Ben Affleck is
an up-and-coming Congressman destined to be the party's next presidential
nominee. At least, he is until his assistant, and mistress is murdered.
Robin Wright Penn is his long-suffering wife. Russell Crowe is an
investigative journalist trying to untangle a string of murders. Rachel
McAdams is an ambitious blogger who assisting the investigation, whether
he wants her help or not, and Helen Mirrin is the beleaguered newspaper
editor who needs the story on time and within budget. Written by Tony
Gilroy (Michael Clayton) and Billy Ray (Shattered Glass) based on a BBC
television series, this is an intelligent look into the current state of
print journalism and the power struggle and intrigue of Congress that
doesn't flinch.
SUNSHINE CLEANING (R) 91min
A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their
lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. Desperate to get her young
son into a better school, Rose (Amy Adams, Enchantment) convinces her
younger sister (Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada), who still lives at
home with their always scheming Dad (Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine),
into going into business together in the crime scene cleanup business.
This spirited and uplifting film about an average family that finds the
path to its dreams in an unlikely setting, directed by Christine Jeffs
(Sylvia), is heartfelt and totally entertaining.
EARTH (G)
Combining rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations while
capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most
elusive creatures, this first film from Disneynature tells the remarkable
stories of three animal families and their amazing journeys across our
planet. The creative team behind the "Planet Earth" series follows polar
bears in the Arctic, elephants in Africa's Kalahari Desert, and humpback
whales in the southern ocean. Additionally the filmmakers encounter other
creatures, caribou, grey wolves, lions, cheetahs, great white sharks,
baboons, and mandarin ducks among others. The spectacular footage
combined with a vital ecological message makes for a provocative,
transfixing film for all.
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COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
UP
The Soloist
Goodbye Solo
Angels and Demons
Terminator Salvation
Azur and Asmar
Fados
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