[Reel Pizza] Schedule Aug 15 - Sept 4

ok, y'all, this takes us past Labor Day and straight into back to school.  Better get it in now, if it has to happen before the end of summer!! 

We have two special programs on Sunday August 17th.  In the afternoon, our 5th annual Sierra Club Matinee series continues, with the movie INTO THE ARCTIC II, with guest speakers John Demos, the Alaska Wilderness League representative for the Northeast, and film subject and artist Cory Trépanier.  Doors will open at 1:30, the film/speakers start at 2pm and admission is free.  Then later, at 11pm after our regular programming, it is time for another round of IMPROVISION with our friends at ImprovAcadia.  We screen a cheesy grade B movie without the sound and the comics make up, on the fly, a new story in a totally different genre.  It's a new show every time and always loads of fun.  Hope you can join us for one or both. 

Also remember on Wednesdays in August, Chris is showing Outdoor Family-Friendly Movies in Agamont Park, co-sponsored with Machias Savings Bank and in conjunction with the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. The pre-show starts just after 8pm and the feature at 8:30 when it gets dark.  Remaining shows are 8/13 FLY AWAY HOME, 8/20 THE ROCKETEER, 8/27 SPIRITED AWAY, and 9/4 THE SEVEN CHANCES.  Rain venue (and it has to be coming down) is the Congregational Church next door to Reel Pizza.

We'd like you to put the weekend of Sept 12 - 15 on your calendar for our non-profit arm FIRST LIGHT FILM SOCIETY'S 6th edition of MIFF By-the-Sea, a specially curated 'best-of' selection from the most recent Maine International Film Festival (MIFF).  We have planned both films by locals and about locals, several filmmakers scheduled to attend, and other fun things in the works.  Hope you will make some time that weekend to join us for a film or two.  The schedule and film list will be posted on our website later this month, and we will have printed flyers soon too.  (and of course I will send out an email with all the details as well.)  One film, ALIVE INSIDE, which is on this current schedule, was the Audience Award Runner-Up at this year's Big MIFF; the MIFF AA winning film will be playing at the festival. 

This schedule is fully booked on both screens, so there are times included for all the films.  It's a diverse offering this go-'round; hope you find something intriguing.  We look forward to seeing you soon.

-Lisa and Chris

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8/12 - 8/14    BELLE (PG)   105min  6:00 and 8:30  and  JERSEY BOYS (R)  134min  5:30 and 8:15

8/17    INTO THE ARCTIC II  (NR) 85min  2pm  FREE  and  IMPROVISION (NR)  11pm  *in addition to our regular programming!*

8/15 - 8/28   THE GIVER  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 and 8:00  (2 weeks)
8/15 - 8/18    HERCULES  (PG-13)  99min  6:00 and 8:30
8/19 - 8/21    THE GRAND SEDUCTION  (PG-13)  115min  6:00 and 8:30

8/22 - 8/28    THE GIVER  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 and 8:00  (2nd week)
8/22 - 8/25    LUCY  (R)  89min  6:00 and 8:15
8/26 - 8/28    IDA  (PG-13)  80min  [in Polish with subtitles]  6:00 and 8:15

8/29 - 9/04    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY  (PG-13)  121min  6:00 and 8:30
8/29 - 9/01    BEGIN AGAIN  (R)  101min  5:30 and 8:00
9/02 - 9/04    ALIVE INSIDE  (NR)  74min  5:30 and 7:30

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Tues Aug 12 - Thurs  Aug 14

BELLE (PG)   105min  6:00 and 8:30 

BACK by Popular Demand!  This opulent and stirring period costume drama tells the story of two real-life 18th century cousins; one is the illegitimate bi-racial girl of a Navy Admiral bequeathed a substantial fortune, the other, a white girl abandoned by her father.  Both are being raised with privilege by their aristocratic great-uncle, a judge.  His nieces cause him to reconsider his opinions.  trailer

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JERSEY BOYS (R)  134min  5:30 and 8:15

Clint Eastwood’s latest is a crowd-pleasing portrait, adapted from the Broadway show, about the successes and troubles of popular and talented doo-wop quartet The Four Seasons.  trailer

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Sunday Aug 17

INTO THE ARCTIC II  (NR) 85min  2pm  FREE

For years, artist Cory Trépanier has explored and painted some of the wildest places in Canada. Few have walked into these landscapes. Even fewer have captured them on canvas. Now, he's gone further, into a breathtaking Arctic wilderness to experience and paint a land that might never be the same again. Join Cory for three months of filming in a dozen arctic locations, many which have never painted or filmed before, as he brings his fresh perspective to the hidden treasures at the top of the world. Experience the majesty of the north through stunning cinematography and the dramatic experiences of a passionate artist. Featured Speakers, Cory Trépanier and John Demos of the Alaska Wilderness League.  trailer

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Fri Aug 15 - Thurs Aug 28 (two weeks)

THE GIVER  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 and 8:00

BRAND NEW!  Based on Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal winning novel, this haunting story centers on Jonas, (Brenton Thwaites) who lives in a contented although colorless world.  When he starts spending time with the Giver (Jeff Bridges) who keeps all the community’s memories, he quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths about his community’s secret past and, despite the extreme odds, realizes he must escape this world to protect them all, a challenge no one has ever succeeded at before.  Also starring Meryl Street, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, and Taylor Swift, and directed by Philip Noyce.  trailer

 
Fri Aug 15 - Mon Aug 18

HERCULES  (PG-13)  99min  6:00 and 8:30

This fast-paced and funny revision of the classic myth, adapted from Steve Moore’s graphic novel, stars Dwayne Johnson as the ancient Greek demi-God, son of Zeus, who has lived his entire life as a mortal man.   With six other lost souls, after the entreaties of Princess Ergenia, they hire themselves out as mercenaries to Lord Cotys (John Hurt) King of Thrace to train his soldiers into the greatest army of all time to defeat a tyrannical warlord Rhesus.  Brett Ratner (Horrible Bosses, Rush Hour) directs; Ian McShane and Joseph Fiennes costar. It is a fast-paced epic action picture with impressive special effects, pure popcorn.  trailer

 
Tues Aug 19 - Thurs Aug 21

THE GRAND SEDUCTION  (PG-13)  115min  6:00 and 8:30

Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter, In Bruges) stars in this English language remake of a French Canadian film, Seducing Dr. Lewis.  In this eccentric, endearing comedy, he is the mayor of a small, picturesque Newfoundland fishing village whose economy has been devastated by the collapse of the fishing industry.  They have the potential to lure a recycling company and plenty of jobs, but to be considered, the town must have a full-time doctor.  When an American surgeon (Taylor Kitsch) gets stopped at customs with contraband, they hope they can entice him, with a little deception, to stay.  trailer

 

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Fri Aug 22 - Thurs Aug 28 (second week)

THE GIVER  (PG-13)  100min   5:30 and 8:00

Fri Aug 22 - Mon Aug 25

LUCY  (R)  89min  6:00 and 8:15

French writer/director Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element) presents another powerful female action hero in this bold, funny and adventurous sci-fi thriller. Lucy, played by Scarlett Johansson, starts the film as a spacy, party-loving student in Taiwan whose new boyfriend sets her up with some crazy Asians who force her to become a mule to transfer a new, valuable synthetic drug to Europe.  But before she can fulfil her mission, she is assaulted, the bag inside her ruptures and she suddenly finds herself increasingly able to use much more than the proverbial 10% of our available brain power.  Mayhem ensues.  Morgan Freeman plays the role of a brain scientist who helps her understand what is happening as she seeks revenge.  trailer

Tues Aug 26 - Thurs Aug 28

IDA  (PG-13)  80min  [in Polish with subtitles]  6:00 and 8:15

Acclaimed Polish-born British director Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort, My Summer of Love) revisits his roots with this unforgettably moving and intimate drama about a young orphan who discovers a dark family secret on the eve of becoming a nun.  She is told by her Mother Superior that she has an aunt, her sole living relative, whom she must visit before taking her vows.  Her Aunt Wanda is a worldly and cynical Communist party insider who shocks her both with her demeanor and her news.  They undertake a journey to the countryside that will change both of them.  trailer

 

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Fri Aug 29 - Thurs Sept 4

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY  (PG-13)  121min  6:00 and 8:30

Inventive, irreverent and especially funny, this new fast-paced, outerspace adventure features some of the lesser characters from the comic book universe.   Human orphan Peter Quill (Chris Pratt, TV’s Parks and Recreation) leads a rag tag group of scoundrel outcasts and misfits including a gun-toting Racoon (Bradley Cooper), a tree-humaniod (Vin Diesel), a deadly and green female alien (Zoe Saldana) and a brutal, revenge-driven Drax (pro-wrestler Dave Bautista) as they try to destroy a mysterious orb that threatens the cosmos if it gets into the hands of villain Ronan (Lee Pace).   Also starring Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, and Glenn Close; from director James Gunn (Slither, Super).  trailer

 
Fri Aug 29 - Mon Sept 1

BEGIN AGAIN  (R)  101min  5:30 and 8:00

This joyful and sweet musical fairy tale is the follow-up film from John Carney, the writer/director of ONCE.  In this engaging and soul-stirring romance, Gretta (Keira Knightly) has just moved to NYC with her longtime boyfriend (Adam Levine of Maroon 5) when he gets a big record deal and dumps her.  At an open mike night, a disgraced record label executive (Mark Ruffalo) hears her and imagines what her music could become with his talents.  From this chance encounter, an enchanting and transformative collaboration emerges.  trailer

Tues Sept 2 - Thurs Sept 4

ALIVE INSIDE  (NR)  74min  5:30 and 7:30

Winner of the Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, as well as runner up in last month’s Maine International Film Festival (which anticipates September’s MIFF By-the-Sea Festival here at Reel Pizza) this uplifting and joyous film explores music’s capacity to reawaken the mind.  Social worker Dan Cohen founded Music and Memory, a nonprofit dedicated to combating memory loss and loss of self through personalized music.  He brings personalized iPods to nursing home residents, transforming the lives of those who suffer from dementia, Alzheimer’s and other debilitating aliments.  Exploring eldercare issues, this crowd-pleasing documentary by filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett shows how enhancing the quality of life for our increasing population of senior citizens can have miraculous effects.  trailer

 
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Coming Soon?

BOYHOOD

100 FOOT JOURNEY

CALVARY

CHINESE PUZZLE

LAND HO!

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT

GABRIELLE

LE CHEF

GET ON UP

MIFF By-the-Sea #6

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[Reel Pizza] update Aug 8 - 14

hi everyone

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 6:00 and 8:30
PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE  (PG) 83min  5:30 and 7:30

Tues 8/12 - Thurs 8/14
JERSEY BOYS  (R)  134min 5:30 and 8:15
BELLE  (PG)  105min  6:00 and 8:30

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Fri Aug 8 - Mon Aug 11
SNOWPIERCER  (R) 126min 6:00 and 8:30
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  5:30 and 7:30
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
 
Tues Aug 12 - Thurs Aug 14
JERSEY BOYS  (R)  134min 5:30 and 8:15
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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[Reel Pizza] Schedule July 25 - Aug 14

Hi Everyone!

Multiple trips to Southwest Harbor every day for my beloved youths :/ have been keeping me over-occupied!  And we are also busy working on MIFF By-The-Sea (coming September 9 - 12; put it on your calendar now!) our mini-version of the recently concluded 17th Maine International Film Festival which this year will have a strong local presence (how exciting is that!?)  More about that in a few weeks.  Anyhow, this particular schedule starts TOMORROW... sorry for delay.  Consider this the weekly update as well!

We are bringing back a few very popular films - maybe you missed (that would be me) or want to see again? -  and return to our normal programming of a week-long movie on one side with a weekend movie and midweek movie sharing the other. 

We will have new art coming in early next week.  If you haven't already, come by to see Blue Butterfield's beautiful wood-block prints.  They will be up through Sunday.  Then we segue into something different from Blue Hill artist Keith Herklotz, described below. 

We have no special programs during this time (but two coming Aug 17th); however, Chris will start showing free outdoor movies on Wednesday evenings starting 7/30 at Agamont Park (new location this year) for the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  The first film is THE FANTASTIC MR FOX.  The pre-show starts shortly after 8pm with the feature set to begin at 8:30.  Screenings run through Sept 3rd.

hope to see you soon.
-L

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LOBBY ART  Keith Herklotz, Blue Hill

“The more I look at our society's discards, random leftovers and broken pieces, the more I see the beginnings of new compositions. A small pile of valued material becomes the treasury of new beginnings.  I love the freedom in collaging and the challenges of assemblage. Much of my work can be refreshingly simple and direct, others much more involved. Some pieces originated from time spent in the stark beauty of Arizona deserts, some from time at Deer Isle’s Haystack School of Crafts. Working normally as a potter takes weeks to finish a group of pieces; working in this direct and more immediate way is a welcome change.  See the beauty here in common things and enjoy each piece’s energy and sometime Zen simplicity.”

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Fri July 25 - Thurs July 31
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2  (PG)  105min 5:30 & 8:00

Five years on from the first outing Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless spend their days flying over the seas discovering and charting new lands near their island home Berk.   On adventure leads to the discovery of a nasty and entirely unreasonable dragon hunter (Djimon Hounsou) who is training an army of dragons to take over the world.  On another, they discover a striking woman (Cate Blanchette) who runs a remote dragon sanctuary, rescuing and rehabilitating dragons.  Hiccup and Toothless become enmeshed in a battle to protect the peace and must fight for what they believe in.  This satisfying, but somewhat darker sequel blends beautiful animation and thrilling storytelling with real emotional heft.  Director Dean DeBlois directs and wrote this second installment of his successful franchise solo (the first DRAGONS film was co-directed and co-written.)    trailer

Fri July 25 - Mon July 28

TAMMY (R)  96min 6:00 and 8:15

Melissa McCarthy, who stole or shared top billing in Bridesmaid, Identity Thief, and The Heat, now goes solo in this hilarious, involving and heartfelt buddy comedy.  Co-written with and directed by her husband Ben Falcone, this engaging story starts with abrasive loudmouth Tammy’s horrible no good very bad day.  After losing her car, her job and her husband in quick succession, it’s time to travel.  She goes to mom’s house (two doors down) where she discovers mom won’t help, but her alcoholic granny (Susan Sarandon) has car, cash and a yearning to see Niagara Falls.  They head off on an ill-fated roadtrip that isn’t what she had in mind, exactly, but might be just what she needs.  The excellent supporting cast includes Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Sandra Oh, and Dan Aykroyd.  trailer

Tues July 29 - Thurs July 31

THE RAILWAY MAN (R)  116min 6:00 & 8:30

In this profoundly moving and compelling film based on Eric Lomax's remarkable and best-selling memoir, Colin Firth (The King's Speech) stars as a broken man who is rehabilitated through the efforts of his wife (Nicole Kidman) and his best buddy (Stellan Skarsgård).  Decades earlier he was a British soldier (now played by Jeremy Irvine, War Horse) captured by the Japanese in Singapore and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Death Railway (see Bridge Over the River Kwai), and was severely tortured for making a small radio.  When his new wife experiences his untreated PTSD, she works with his friend, a former soldier, to learn the reasons helping him return to the Southeast Asian camp to confront his demons and face his torturer.  trailer

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Fri Aug 1 - Thurs Aug 7

CHEF  (R)  115min 6:00 & 8:30

When Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man) first started, he made small, hip films (Swingers, Made).  He retreats from Hollywood with this delightful and entertaining gem about a creative, high-end Los Angeles chef who suddenly finds himself out of work and ends up in Miami taking possession of a food truck and heading out on the road with his son, through New Orleans and Austin en route back home, hoping to reignite his passion for the kitchen and his zest for love and life.  It is a sweetly funny film with scrumptious food scenes.  Trailer

Fri Aug 1 - Mon Aug 4

MALEFICENT  (PG)  97min  5:30 & 7:45

Disney fractures Charles Perrault’s Sleeping Beauty with this imaginative telling of the fairytale from the evil Queen’s point of view.  Angelina Jolie gives an affecting portrayal as a icy fairy queen spurred to revenge after a young human stole her heart, then betrayed her, in order to become King.  Maleficent places an irrevocable curse on the King’s new daughter that on her 16th birthday Aurora  will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep only reversible by her true love’s first kiss.  Marvelous visual effects, a thoughtful story and a comic trio of fairy nannies make this a magical family film.  Trailer

 
Tues Aug 5 - Thurs Aug 7 

THE IMMIGRANT  (R)  120min 5:30 & 8:00

This old-fashioned, beautiful and intelligent drama features excellent performances from its three leads.  Marion Cotillard stars as Ewa a young Polish woman in the early 1920s who sails with her sister to New York to start a new life.  Her ailing sister is put into quarantine and they are separated. Ewa is taken in by a charming but unsavory burlesque producer Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix) who puts her in his shows and then forces her into prostitution, while all she wants to do is rescue her sister from the hospital.  When she meets dashing stage magician Orlando (Jeremy Renner) her hopes for a brighter future are restored, but he is Bruno’s estranged cousin with ideas of his own for her.  Director James Gray (Little Odessa, The Yards, Two Loves) has made a richly rewarding period melodrama.  trailer

 

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Fri Aug 8 - Thurs Aug 14

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Fri Aug 8 - Mon Aug 11

SNOWPIERCER  (R) 126min

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

 
Tues Aug 12 - Thurs Aug 14

JERSEY BOYS  (R)  134min

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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Coming on our second screen? 

THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY  (PG)  122min

BRAND NEW!  The Kadam family, displaced from their native India, relocate to a quaint village in the south of France, the perfect place to open an Indian restaurant where son Hassan, a culinary ingénue can showcase his talents.  When Mme. Mallory (Helen Mirren) the chilly proprietress of a Michelin-starred classical French restaurant just across the street hears about this, her protests escalate to all-out war.  But Hassan has a passion for both French haute cuisine and the competition’s enchanting sous-chef Marguerite which he uses to magically fuse the two cultures’ cuisines that Mme. Mallory cannot ignore.  A stimulating triumph over exile, blossoming with passion and heart, it is a portrayal of two worlds colliding and one boy’s drive to find the comfort of home, wherever he may be.  trailer

 

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

 
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Coming Next Schedule?
Chinese Puzzle
Ida
Boyhood
Begin Again
The Grand Seduction
Night Moves
Obvious Child
Land Ho!

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[Reel Pizza] update July 18 - 24

hi everyone

Hope you are staying dry!  It seems to be either feast or famine in the rain department this summer. 

Here is the update for this coming week.  I will be sending out the next schedule soon. 

We have another in our 5th Annual Sierra Club Free Summer Matinee Series, on Sunday July 20th.  At 2pm we will be showing A FIERCE GREEN FIRE (NR) about the history of the environmental movement in the US over the past 50 years.  Former Maine Conservation Commissioner and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Pat McGowan will be the guest speaker, and the doors will open at 1:30.

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES will continue a second week, and we will tickle your funny bone with 22 JUMP STREET.  Both these films run for the full week. 

Saturday night we will be participating in the annual Dine-Around Day to benefit Island Connections.  So if you come on Saturday eve, be sure to buy a pizza!  We will be donating a portion of the price of every pizza sold that night - eaten-in or taken-out - to them. 

And do stop in to see the beautiful woodcuts by Blue Butterfield gracing our lobby walls. This show will be coming down on Mon July 28th.

Ides of July!  Whoo hoo!

-L

Fri July 11 - Thurs July 24  two weeks!
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES  (PG-13)   127min  5:30 and 8:15
Brand New!  Andy Serkis (LOTR, The Hobbit) reprises his role as Caesar.  He leads a growing nation of genetically evolved apes that are threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. The two sides reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.  Also starring are  Gary Oldman (Harry Potter, The Dark Knight), Keri Russell (Waitress, Wonder Woman), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road, Birder’s Guide to Everything).   trailer

Fri July 18 - Thurs July 24
22 JUMP STREET  (R)  112min 6:00 and 8:30
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum reprise their roles in this ultra-meta, irreverently silly and self-referential comic parody of the surprise success of 21 Jump Street.  Again directed by the hot duo of Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie) Jenko (Tatum) and Schmidt’s (Hill) home base has moved across the street.  Their boss (Ice Cube) tells them they have a new job, just like the old job and don’t do anything different!  So they are off to college where Jenko falls in with the fraternity jocks on the football team and Schmidt geeks out with the art crowd.  But the relationship between the two buddies sours, and it is unclear if they can remain partners. (greenband) trailer

 
Sun July 20  5th Annual Sierra Club Free Summer Matinee Series
A FIERCE GREEN FIRE  (NR)  101min 2:00pm
This passionate, provocative film is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement - grass-roots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change.  Narrated by Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and others, the film focuses on heroic activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives, the future - and succeeding against all odds.  Feature Speaker is Pat McGowan, the former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation.  The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club offers this film series at no charge to get people focused on the environment. trailer

[Reel Pizza] update July 11 - 17

e-Greetings! 

I want you all to know that the 17th edition of the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) starts in Waterville at Railroad Square Cinema and other local venues this Friday and runs for ten days.  Be sure to check out the link above and do go if you are able; there are many excellent films and other activities to choose from!  If trekking to central Maine in mid-July doesn't work for you, don't forget that in mid-September (9/12 -15 this year) Reel Pizza hosts MIFF By-the-Sea, a curated mini-festival of about a dozen films, plus two shorts programs, picked from the 100+ shown this week, plus our own special additions. 

Great News!  Paul from Happytown Farm dropped off the first of this year's basil!  So the special basil pizza is back until the hard frost.  And we have been using his fab salad greens for several weeks now.  I want to remind everyone that we have other options from the kitchen besides pizza.  Don has been making some awesome quinoa salad, and he's had gazpacho and other lighter summer food too. 

Here's a reminder about this coming week's films.  Again, both films run for the full week, and APES continues for another week following. 

Are you sailing? Swimming? Gardening?  Hiking?  Hope summer is being very good to you! 
See you soon. 
-L

7/11 - 7/17
BELLE  (PG)  105min  6:00 and 8:30
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES  (PG-13)   127min  5:30 and 8:15

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Fri July 11 - Thurs July 17
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

Fri July 11 - Thurs July 24  two weeks!
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES  (PG-13)   127min  5:30 and 8:15
Brand New!  Andy Serkis (LOTR, The Hobbit) reprises his role as Caesar.  He leads a growing nation of genetically evolved apes that are threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. The two sides reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.  Also starring are  Gary Oldman (Harry Potter, The Dark Knight), Keri Russell (Waitress, Wonder Woman), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road, Birder’s Guide to Everything).   trailer
 
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