[Reel Pizza] update

good morning everyone

here is the next week's schedule for Reel Pizza covering Fri April 30 thru Thursday May 6th.  Hard to believe summer is nearly upon us (despite the weather forecast for *snow* tomorrow morning!)  I will send out the May schedule in the next day or so.  Please come see new art in the lobby, gorgeous floral photographs by Kathy VanGorder, who is a great gardener, midwife, and mom as well as an excellent photographer.   More about her work in the next email.  See you soon!  -Lisa

Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R)   118min  6:00 and 8:30

Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER  (PG-13)  128min 5:30 and 8:00

Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI  (NR) 120min   [in Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles]    5:30 and 8:00

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Fri April 30 - Thurs May 6
KICK-ASS (R)  118min   6:00 and 8:30
"How come nobody's ever tried to be a Superhero?"  When ordinary NY teen and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) dons a green and yellow wetsuit to become a no-nonsense vigilante, he soon discovers the answer to his question: because it hurts.  But overcoming all odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave/Kick-Ass becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public.  Then Kick-Ass gets drawn into the no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting when he meets a highly-trained father (Nicolas Cage) and daughter (Chloe Moretz) crime-fighting duo who have slowly but surely been taking down the criminal empire of the local Mafia boss, Frank.  Frank's son (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is soon reborn as Kick-Ass's arch-nemesis, Red Mist, and the stage is set for the final showdown between the forces of good and evil.  Will Dave live up to his name… or die trying?  This new adaptation of Mark Millar's lethal comic is directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake).

Fri April 30 - Mon May 3
THE GHOST WRITER  (PG-13)  128min   5:30 and 8:00
Ewan McGregor stars as The Ghost, a writer hired for big money to anonymously improve an autobiography, this time for a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) with a tight turnaround time; the previous ghost drowned under mysterious circumstances­was is accidental?  Suicide?  Murder?  He travels to a vacation home of the PM on Martha's Vineyard, and begins his work.  The original memoir is dull, but then our Ghost discovers some other hidden research that leads to a more nefarious view of his subject, and may put his life at the same risk as the previous writer.  Master filmmaker Roman Polanski's (The Pianist) spellbinding, stylish and darkly witty political thriller, adapted from Robert Harris' novel, is greatly entertaining and well-made. 
 
Tues May 4 - Thurs May 6
AJAMI (NR)  120min  [in ARABIC and HEBREW with subtitles]    5:30 and 8:00
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.   A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old.  Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting.  A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.

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