[Reel Pizza] Schedule Sept 10 - 30

August 33rd Greetings!
Here is the info on the upcoming Reel Pizza schedule that runs Sept 10 - 30.
The schedule is completely booked so all films come with time.
I will be sending out the Film Festival schedule separately, that covers the Fri Sept 17- Mon Sept 20 weekend, so be sure to look for that.
There will be a special Festival Edition of IMPROVISION on Fri Sept 17 at 11pm, along with the other late night films we will be screening that weekend. 
We look forward to seeing you whenever you can come by!
-Lisa, Chris and Colin

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Fri Sept 10 - Thurs Sept 16
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD  (PG-13)  112min  5:30 and 8:00
The director of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright, brings an original, inventive comic book sensibility to his entertaining adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's manga-inspired graphic novel series.  Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) stars as Scott, the guitar-playing, slacker wannabe boyfriend of Ramona, the new punk girl in town.  However, she comes with seven former boyfriends who are all dead set on eliminating him for winning her attention; he has to vanquish each (in a videogame setting; as they fall, he gains extra lives and hits the jackpot), while also unraveling his relationship with his number one fan, and ignoring his sister (Anna Kendrick, Up In the Air) and his roommate (Keiran Culkin) who are texting about his every move.  This is a fast-paced and hilarious film that could become a cult-classic.

Fri  Sept 10 - Mon Sept 13
WINTER'S BONE  (R)  100min   6:00 and 8:15
This rich and emotionally complex story, based on Daniel Woodrell's novel becomes a powerful, tense and naturalistic thriller in the hands of sophomore filmmaker Debra Granik (Down to the Bone).  Her young and excellent new star, Jennifer Lawrence, plays Ree, a teen-age girl taking care of her mentally ill mother and two younger siblings in a backwoods Ozark community where most are on the wrong side of the law.  Her missing crystal-meth cooking daddy put their family farm up as bond collateral and if he doesn't make his court appearance, they are all homeless.  So she sets off to find him, but most of her neighbors and kin are suspicious and reticent, and few, except maybe her scary addict uncle Teardrop (John Hawkes) will help.  This winner of two prizes at Sundance, one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, is culturally authentic and altogether remarkable. 

Tues Sept 14 - Thurs Sept 16
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (R) for some language    87min   6:00 and 8:15
This raucously entertaining survey of guerilla street art turns on its head as initial director (Thierry Guetta) and subject (Banksy) swap places part way through the process.  For years antic French expatriot and LA resident Guetta has been convincing outlaw graffiti artists to let him film them as they go about their clandestine nightwork and has gathered hundreds of hours of tape.  Then he finally meets the renowned, elusive, and reclusive British artist Banksy who encourages Guetta to turn his footage into a film.  What he creates is an unwatchable mess, so Banksy takes over the film, while Guetta becomes the subject.  He reinvents himself as Mr. Brainwash, a pop-artist whose art is also talentless, yet his knack for self-promotion makes his event a rousing success.  Or maybe it is all a hoax, but either way, this film is totally outrageous and subversively funny.  Narration is by Rhys Ifans.

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Fri Sept 17 - Mon Sept 20
MIFF-BY-THE-SEA  
We are delighted to again 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 (coming soon!) 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) when we will honor MIFF Mid-Life Honoree Jay Cocks who will present his Oscar-nominated THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.  Over the weekend several filmmakers from across the country 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 or Gold Tickets will be honored.  We hope you will join us during this special weekend.

Tues Sept 21 - Thurs Sept 23
INCEPTION (PG-13)  142min   5:30 and 8:30
Last Chance to see it here!  One of the most anticipated films of the summer, this new film from director Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) is cloaked in a veil of secrecy.  However, it is known that this sci-fi thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a dream thief whose forte is stealing secrets from deep within the subconscious when the mind is most vulnerable.  His success has made him an international fugitive, but one last job could give him his life back.  He must do the reverse, plant an idea into someone's mind.  But the enemy is seemingly able to predict his every move.  Also stars Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine.

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I AM LOVE  (R)  [in ITALIAN with subtitles]  120min  5:45 and 8:15
This poetically lush and opulent film from gifted director Luca Guadagnino compellingly tells the story of the wealthy Recchis, a Milanese family that has made a fortune in textiles, at a time of change.  Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton, Orlando) is mesmerizing as Emma, the Russian trophy wife of the eldest son, Tancredi, in line to inherit the family business.  But the aging patriarch decides to split the power, also leaving the business to his eldest grandson, beloved Edo who is more interested in opening a restaurant with his handsome and talented friend, Antonio.   When Emma falls quickly and deeply in love with Antonio after eating his cooking, (epic food porn alert!), her existence is upended and their relationship changes her family forever.

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Fri Sept 24 - Thurs Sept 30
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (R)  [in SWEDISH with subtitles] 129 min   6:00 and 8:30
The second installment of the late Stieg Larsson's Millenium trilogy, now directed by Daniel Alfredson from a screenplay by Jonas Frykberg, again features the damaged punk hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and the serious investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist).  He is on the verge of exposing a sex-trafficking operation implicating highly-placed Swedish politicians, when two of his reporters are murdered.  The police's main suspect is his friend Lisbeth.  Convinced of her innocence, his attempts to exonerate her reveal her abusive past. It is an intriguing and compelling thriller that advances the story toward the final installment to be released this fall.

Fri Sept 24 - Mon Sept 27
NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (PG)  100min  5:30 and 7:45
Actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson reprises her role of the endearingly odd and magical nanny in her hilarious and heartwarming sequel to the wonderful first film.  This time round, she appears at the door of a harried young mother of three (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war.  When she arrives, Nanny McPhee discovers the children are waging their own war against their two spoiled cousins from the city who have been sent to the farm for the summer.  In her own inimitable way, she dispenses her life lessons, until the time when the children want her but no longer need her, at which point her job is done.

Tues Sept 28 - Thurs Sept 30
AGORA  (NR)  127min   5:30 and 8:00
Alejandro Amenábar (The Sea Inside) explores the disparity between religious intolerance and diversity in this mesmerizing historical drama set in 4th century Alexandria, Egypt.  In the city's famous library, the brilliant female astronomer Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) teaches an elite class of students.  When religious upheaval between the Roman Pagans and the early, militant Christians threatens this repository of the ancient world's wisdom, she and her disciples fight to save it.  Her helpers include two men competing for her heart.  Orestes, a witty and privileged student, serves the Roman's while Davos, Hypatia's slave, is torn between his secret love and the freedom he knows is his if he chooses to join the Christian surge. 

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