This coming week we are departing from our normal schedule and bringing you four films. Two will play Friday to Monday, and the other two will play Tuesday to Thursday. There is no movie this week that will be on screen for an entire seven days. Hopefully you have enjoyed having another chance to see MALEFICENT, DRAGONS 2 and CHEF these past two weeks (I did!). This coming week we will be giving you an additional opportunity to see another surprise hit from the summer of 2014, BELLE. We tried but were unable to secure a booking of 100 FOOT JOURNEY on the break, so will be looking for it in early September.
Also a special news flash. This Wednesday (8/6) at the later (8:30) show of THE IMMIGRANT, we are delighted to be able to welcome Christopher Spelman, the creator of film's score (described by the NYTimes' AO Scott as "lush"); Mr Spelman will make some introductory comments about the film and its music. Remember tickets go on sale at 4:30 at the box office day of the show.
See you soon!
-L
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Fri 8/8-Mon 8/11
SNOWPIERCER (R) 126min
PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (PG) 83min
Tues 8/12 - Thurs 8/14
JERSEY BOYS (R) 134min
BELLE (PG) 105min 6:00 and 8:30
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A failed attempt to mitigate the effects of global warming have gone disastrously wrong, the Earth has frozen over completely, and all that remains of humanity resides on a high-speed train that travels around the globe using a perpetual motion machine. The inhabitants are separated by caste, with the have-nots in the back of the train, and the haves in the increasingly pristine first class up front. After seventeen years circumnavigating the planet, the poor are ready to revolt, and must work their way through the train cars to get to the mastermind. In this ambitious, audacious, inventive, bizarre and suspenseful post-apocalyptic thriller and his English language debut, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) has attracted a sensational cast, including Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ed Harris and Jamie Bell. trailer
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PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (PG) 83min
Aerial star Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) is finally showing his age and unable to race like he once could. He takes on a new career, reassigned to the Aerial Fire Fighters at scenic and historic Piston Peak National Park to become a Single Engine Air Tanker with the help of other fire and rescue vehicles, including water scooper Dipper, heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, transport plane Cabbie, and a lively bunch of brave ATVs called the Smokejumpers, all led by the group’s leader, helicopter Blade Ranger (voice of Ed Harris). In no time Dusty has made a new group of friends and, although learning the secrets to dousing fires takes time, Dusty is a fast learner. When the time comes to battle a massive wildfire, he will be able to do his part. This is the sequel to the animated Pixar Cars spin-off, Planes. The early word is there is a stirring plot, a good amount of action, silly jokes and beautiful animation of the southwest setting. trailer
Clint Eastwood directs his 33rd film, adapting this 4x Tony Award-winning Broadway show into a crowd-pleasing portrait of the doo-wop quartet The Four Seasons, a group of teenagers from a working class Belleville, New Jersey neighborhood who had both successes and troubles over their decades long career. John Lloyd Young reprises his winning Broadway role as little Frankie Castelluccio, soon to become Frankie Valli, whose sweet falsetto endears him to the local mob boss (Christopher Walken) keeping him out of trouble; two performers of the national touring show, Michael Lomenda and Erich Bergen, also reprise their roles. From their discovery, to their first hit "Sherry" on American Bandstand, to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this well-told and appealing film explores the highs, and the lows of this unlikely but talented group. trailer
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BELLE (PG) 105min 6:00 and 8:30
Inspired by an unusual painting, this opulent and stirring period costume drama tells the story of two real-life 18th century cousins; one, Belle, is the illegitimate bi-racial daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral who bequeathed her a substantial fortune, the other, Elizabeth, a white girl without any inheritance and abandoned by her father, both being raised with privilege by their aristocratic great-uncle (Tom Wilkenson), a powerful judge, and his wife (Emily Watson). Belle’s unique heritage causes gossip and mixed messages about her status in the home. When the girls both come of marrying age, her uncle is considering a landmark case about an insurance claim after a slave ship massacre. His nieces cause him to reconsider his opinion. trailer
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