We are coming up on Oscah' Weekend! Tickets are available at the Jesup during their open hours, and here at Reel Pizza during ours. Cash or check only. And they will most likely be available at the door on Sunday night. The festivities get started at 6pm and go until the last Oscar statue is awarded. Do you have your finery selected? It is sure to be a fabulous evening! Remember too that we will have 1pm matinees of both our films on Sunday, and no evening shows!
And Saturday we are delighted that we were able to reschedule with filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer, who was snowed out last weekend. He will attend a Saturday afternoon screening of his film STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED and one other, starting at 1pm. Doors, as always, open 1/2 hour before showtime. This is a free show sponsored by COA and is open to the public.
The Senior Matinee on this Thursday 2/19 will be INTO THE WOODS; next Thursday it will be SELMA. 1pm start.
I will be sending out the next full schedule shortly, as I am going away for a few days :) Have a great week.
-L
Here is this week's schedule with times.
Fri - Thurs SELMA (PG-13) 5:30 and 8:00 *no eve show Sunday, 1pm matinee only
Fri - Mon FOXCATCHER (R) 6:00 and 8:15 *no eve show Sunday, 1pm matinee only
Tues - Thurs BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30
Fri Feb 20 - Thurs Feb 26
SELMA (PG-13) 127min
With brutality of white police against unarmed black men again prominent in today's news cycle, and with the Supreme Court's removal of many protections to minority enfranchisement two years ago, this powerful film of the civil rights movement couldn't be more timely or relevant. Covering the breathtaking parade of events during the three months before President Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act, a campaign of civil disobedience designed to speed its passage, the tactics of the Southern Christian Leadership Council were calculated for maximum effectiveness by Martin Luther King Jr, a shrewd, dynamic figure who is humanized by his flaws and contradictions in this portrayal by actor David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay. This Oscar Best Picture nominee also earned a Best Song nomination for Glory by Common and John Legend. trailer
Fri Feb 20 - Mon Feb 23
FOXCATCHER (R) 134min
After winning Cannes' best director award last spring, Director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) earned another Oscar nomination for himself, screenwriter Dan Futterman, and two of his actors (Carell and Tatum) in this mesmerizing, based-on-true-events crime drama about two lonely men and the bizarre relationship between them. Steve Carrell gives an intense performance as eccentric, unstable heir to his family's chemical company fortune, John DuPont, who loves wrestling and decides to create a team to compete in the 1988 Olympics. He recruits 1984 Gold medalists, down-trodden Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and his more successful and charismatic brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo); Dave declines, and Mark is lured into a dangerous world with a self-destructive spiral. trailer
Tues Feb 24 - Thurs Feb 26
BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13) 116min
This warm-hearted, crowd-pleasing romantic drama stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) in a tremendous performance as a young, rising star R&B singer whose life is on the edge from the pressures of fame. Her unlikely romance with earnest, handsome cop and aspiring politician Kaz (Nate Parker) upends the aspirations of both their parents (her mom, Minnie Driver, his dad, Danny Glover) who each urge them to put their careers ahead of their love. Gina Prince-Blythewood (Secret Life of Bees) directs this entertaining drama that earned an Oscar Nomination for Best Song, Grateful, by Diane Warren. trailer
RESCHEDULED! Saturday Feb 21
STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1pm Free and open to the public
We are delighted to join with COA to co-present filmmaker and NYCs School of Visual Arts faculty Manfred Kirchheimer who is bringing two works to screen, one older and one newer. Originally premiering at the 1981 New York Film Festival, and recently restored, STATIONS is a lyrical documentary that follows elevated subway trains that are illicitly painted by slum youths and was one of the earliest works of non-graffiti to consider graffiti as an art form. Its 45 minutes are a gentle, meditation on the way New York City used to look and feel, with brightly painted train cars rolling back and forth across the screen to the music of Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. The newer work is related! trailer
Sunday February 22
Oscah'Night Gala 6:00pm till.....
a benefit for the The Jesup Memorial Library with Complimentary hors d'oeuvres & Champagne. Hosts will be the inimitable ImprovAcadia's Jen Shepard & Amy Roeder. Pre-show activities include a Scavenger Hunt & Costume Contest (Formal or Movie-themed) to win Prizes. A Grand Prize for most correct Ballot. It is TERRIFIC FUN for a GREAT CAUSE. Tickets: $15 for everyone available at Box office or Library NOW!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Saturday, February 14, 2015
[Reel Pizza] SPECIAL MATINEE on Sunday cancelled
We regret that the special screening of STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED has
been cancelled. We are trying to reschedule the filmmaker for next
Saturday 2/21, but that isn't yet confirmed. I will let you know if we
are able to make that change. We will be open for regular business
starting at 4:30 tonight, and tomorrow night. Stay warm and safe. -L
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Saturday 2/21, but that isn't yet confirmed. I will let you know if we
are able to make that change. We will be open for regular business
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
[Reel Pizza] update Feb 13 - 19
hi all,
Hope everyone has had some time to go skiing or sledding or snowshoeing or will be able to make time during this coming long weekend and vacation week. I will admit I am a bit tired of shoveling! We will continue to show movies throughout the weather good or nasty. Don has made yummy Miso soup and Chili to warm your bones.
We have Special Programming at 1pm this Sunday afternoon (doors open at 12:30pm). Presented in association with with College of the Atlantic, we welcome filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer who will attend this special screening of two of his documentary films, including recently restored STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
This Thursday's Senior Matinee (2/12) is UNBROKEN (PG-13) at 1pm.
Next Thursday's Senior Matinee (2/19) is INTO THE WOODS (PG-13) at 1pm.
Oscah'Night tickets for our annual Gala Celebration coming right up on Feb 22nd are available at the box office and at the Jesup Library, this year's presenter and beneficiary. Get yours now! Sure to be Big Time Fun and supports a most excellent institution! Local hosts Jen Shepard and Amy Roeder from ImprovAcadia join Neil Patrick Harris in Los Angeles to provide hours of entertainment!
Need a special gift for that special Valentine? Maybe some beautiful, colorful artwork by Bar Harbor artist Jeanne Perkins will do the trick. Her show, which is for sale, will hang at in our lobby through the end of February.
Oh, and one more correction to the printed schedule.... Next weekend's FOXCATCHER is really rated R, (not PG....)
Stay Warm and See you soon!
-Lisa
Fri - Thurs INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min 6:00 & 8:30
Fri - Mon PADDINGTON (PG) 95min 5:30 & 7:45
Tues - Thurs SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min 5:30 & 7:45
Sun STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1:00 Free and open to the public
Sunday, February 15th
STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1:00pm Free and open to the public
We are delighted to join with COA to co-present filmmaker and NYCs School of Visual Arts faculty Manfred Kirchheimer who is bringing two works to screen, one older and one newer. Originally premiering at the 1981 New York Film Festival, and recently restored, STATIONS is a lyrical documentary that follows elevated subway trains that are illicitly painted by slum youths and was one of the earliest works of non-graffiti to consider graffiti as an art form. Its 45 minutes are a gentle, meditation on the way New York City used to look and feel, with brightly painted train cars rolling back and forth across the screen to the music of Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. The newer work is related! trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Thurs Feb 19
INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min 6:00 & 8:30
Stephen Sondheim's 1987 mash-up of Grimm's fairy-tales has been terrifically adapted by Broadway librettist James Lapine to this new film from director Rob Marshall (Chicago). Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood stories are joined by a new story of a Baker and his wife who are trying to start a family without success, when they learn they have been cursed by a witch, played by Meryl Streep, who received an Oscar nomination. This humorous and heartfelt musical has a strong cast including Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, and James Cordon. Be careful what you wish for! trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Mon Feb 16
PADDINGTON (PG) 95min 5:30 & 7:45
Michael Bond's beloved story about a talking bear with a yen for marmalade from darkest Peru is marvelously adapted with visually inventive charm, punny wit and calamitous antics. When his relations are no longer able to care for him, this rare bear travels to London to find a new home and finds himself taken in by the kindly Brown family, named for the subway station where they find him. All is well until a museum taxidermist learns of his existence. With a style reminiscent of Wes Anderson films (Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox) and the seamless blending of live action and CGI (like Ted), this lovely film features an excellent cast, including Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, and Jim Broadbent. trailer
Tues Feb 17 - Thurs Feb 19
SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min 5:30 & 7:45
For a second time, Irish director Tomm Moore (The Secret of the Kells) has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature with his charming new magical family adventure. Inspired by the Irish folktale about the ancient myth of the Selkie (human on land, seal in the water), this poetic and visually stunning, hand-drawn film follows a boy and his young sister on a voyage from their island home, to urban Dublin, and onto an enchanted spirit world where they discover the power of song. trailer
Hope everyone has had some time to go skiing or sledding or snowshoeing or will be able to make time during this coming long weekend and vacation week. I will admit I am a bit tired of shoveling! We will continue to show movies throughout the weather good or nasty. Don has made yummy Miso soup and Chili to warm your bones.
We have Special Programming at 1pm this Sunday afternoon (doors open at 12:30pm). Presented in association with with College of the Atlantic, we welcome filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer who will attend this special screening of two of his documentary films, including recently restored STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
This Thursday's Senior Matinee (2/12) is UNBROKEN (PG-13) at 1pm.
Next Thursday's Senior Matinee (2/19) is INTO THE WOODS (PG-13) at 1pm.
Oscah'Night tickets for our annual Gala Celebration coming right up on Feb 22nd are available at the box office and at the Jesup Library, this year's presenter and beneficiary. Get yours now! Sure to be Big Time Fun and supports a most excellent institution! Local hosts Jen Shepard and Amy Roeder from ImprovAcadia join Neil Patrick Harris in Los Angeles to provide hours of entertainment!
Need a special gift for that special Valentine? Maybe some beautiful, colorful artwork by Bar Harbor artist Jeanne Perkins will do the trick. Her show, which is for sale, will hang at in our lobby through the end of February.
Oh, and one more correction to the printed schedule.... Next weekend's FOXCATCHER is really rated R, (not PG....)
Stay Warm and See you soon!
-Lisa
Fri - Thurs INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min 6:00 & 8:30
Fri - Mon PADDINGTON (PG) 95min 5:30 & 7:45
Tues - Thurs SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min 5:30 & 7:45
Sun STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1:00 Free and open to the public
Sunday, February 15th
STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1:00pm Free and open to the public
We are delighted to join with COA to co-present filmmaker and NYCs School of Visual Arts faculty Manfred Kirchheimer who is bringing two works to screen, one older and one newer. Originally premiering at the 1981 New York Film Festival, and recently restored, STATIONS is a lyrical documentary that follows elevated subway trains that are illicitly painted by slum youths and was one of the earliest works of non-graffiti to consider graffiti as an art form. Its 45 minutes are a gentle, meditation on the way New York City used to look and feel, with brightly painted train cars rolling back and forth across the screen to the music of Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. The newer work is related! trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Thurs Feb 19
INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min 6:00 & 8:30
Stephen Sondheim's 1987 mash-up of Grimm's fairy-tales has been terrifically adapted by Broadway librettist James Lapine to this new film from director Rob Marshall (Chicago). Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood stories are joined by a new story of a Baker and his wife who are trying to start a family without success, when they learn they have been cursed by a witch, played by Meryl Streep, who received an Oscar nomination. This humorous and heartfelt musical has a strong cast including Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, and James Cordon. Be careful what you wish for! trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Mon Feb 16
PADDINGTON (PG) 95min 5:30 & 7:45
Michael Bond's beloved story about a talking bear with a yen for marmalade from darkest Peru is marvelously adapted with visually inventive charm, punny wit and calamitous antics. When his relations are no longer able to care for him, this rare bear travels to London to find a new home and finds himself taken in by the kindly Brown family, named for the subway station where they find him. All is well until a museum taxidermist learns of his existence. With a style reminiscent of Wes Anderson films (Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox) and the seamless blending of live action and CGI (like Ted), this lovely film features an excellent cast, including Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, and Jim Broadbent. trailer
Tues Feb 17 - Thurs Feb 19
SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min 5:30 & 7:45
For a second time, Irish director Tomm Moore (The Secret of the Kells) has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature with his charming new magical family adventure. Inspired by the Irish folktale about the ancient myth of the Selkie (human on land, seal in the water), this poetic and visually stunning, hand-drawn film follows a boy and his young sister on a voyage from their island home, to urban Dublin, and onto an enchanted spirit world where they discover the power of song. trailer
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
[Reel Pizza] update Feb 6 - 12
ok, let's all close our eyes and imagine being beside a warm ocean on a sandy beach with a gentle breeze while we're holding a pink drink with a paper umbrella......
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Mmmmm, that was nice! :) Ok, now back to business...
The matinee this Thursday is THE IMITATION GAME at 1pm. Hope the weather cooperates for all of us, although I don't know what makes me think it's going to start now....
Next Thursday's will be UNBROKEN. Please notice it's PG-13, not R...
Oscah'Night Tickets will go on sale this evening. They are $15 for everyone and it will be on Sunday 2/22. Get'em while they're HOT!
Here's the upcoming week's films (Oscar-nominees all!!) and times; Stay safe and warm! -L
Fri - Thurs UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:15
Fri - Mon WHIPLASH (R) 106min 6:00 and 8:30
Tues - Thurs TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
Fri Feb 6 - Thurs Feb 12
UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:15
Director Angelina Jolie's old-fashioned epic drama about the trials of one man (Jack O'Connell) over the years, from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, thru surviving 47 days in a liferaft with two buddies after his B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific during WWII, only to be rescued by the Japanese and put into a POW camp with a notorious, sadistic commander, is poignant, beautiful and exhilarating. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's novel (Seabiscuit) it tells Louis Zamperini's unbelievable and inspiring true story about resiliency powered by the human spirit. Oscar-nominated for Cinematography, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. trailer
Fri Feb 6 - Mon Feb 9
WHIPLASH (R) 106min 6:00 and 8:30
Both Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and JK Simmons (Juno) have received critical acclaim for their intense performances in this riveting film, both Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner at last year's Sundance Film Festival, and the second feature from young director Damien Chazelle. Teller plays a young jazz drummer at an elite conservatory who becomes obsessed by perfection, both inspired by and terrorized by his unorthodox teacher (Simmons) who is equally demanding and abusive. Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Sound Editing. trailer
Tues Feb 10 - Thurs Feb 12
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
Actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) headlines this taut, suspenseful thriller about a woman who is forced to argue with her community for her dignity. Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's latest film, which won them another Cannes Palme d'Or, follows Sandra, just released from the hospital after a nervous breakdown, who discovers her boss gave her co-workers a choice. Either give Sandra back her factory job, or get a substantial bonus; when she discovers they chose the bonus, a friend convinces management to hold a second vote, giving Sandra a weekend to try to convince her co-workers to let her keep her job. Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language film. trailer
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Mmmmm, that was nice! :) Ok, now back to business...
The matinee this Thursday is THE IMITATION GAME at 1pm. Hope the weather cooperates for all of us, although I don't know what makes me think it's going to start now....
Next Thursday's will be UNBROKEN. Please notice it's PG-13, not R...
Oscah'Night Tickets will go on sale this evening. They are $15 for everyone and it will be on Sunday 2/22. Get'em while they're HOT!
Here's the upcoming week's films (Oscar-nominees all!!) and times; Stay safe and warm! -L
Fri - Thurs UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:15
Fri - Mon WHIPLASH (R) 106min 6:00 and 8:30
Tues - Thurs TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
Fri Feb 6 - Thurs Feb 12
UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min 5:30 and 8:15
Director Angelina Jolie's old-fashioned epic drama about the trials of one man (Jack O'Connell) over the years, from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, thru surviving 47 days in a liferaft with two buddies after his B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific during WWII, only to be rescued by the Japanese and put into a POW camp with a notorious, sadistic commander, is poignant, beautiful and exhilarating. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's novel (Seabiscuit) it tells Louis Zamperini's unbelievable and inspiring true story about resiliency powered by the human spirit. Oscar-nominated for Cinematography, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. trailer
Fri Feb 6 - Mon Feb 9
WHIPLASH (R) 106min 6:00 and 8:30
Both Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and JK Simmons (Juno) have received critical acclaim for their intense performances in this riveting film, both Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner at last year's Sundance Film Festival, and the second feature from young director Damien Chazelle. Teller plays a young jazz drummer at an elite conservatory who becomes obsessed by perfection, both inspired by and terrorized by his unorthodox teacher (Simmons) who is equally demanding and abusive. Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Sound Editing. trailer
Tues Feb 10 - Thurs Feb 12
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles] 6:00 and 8:00
Actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) headlines this taut, suspenseful thriller about a woman who is forced to argue with her community for her dignity. Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's latest film, which won them another Cannes Palme d'Or, follows Sandra, just released from the hospital after a nervous breakdown, who discovers her boss gave her co-workers a choice. Either give Sandra back her factory job, or get a substantial bonus; when she discovers they chose the bonus, a friend convinces management to hold a second vote, giving Sandra a weekend to try to convince her co-workers to let her keep her job. Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language film. trailer
Monday, February 2, 2015
[Reel Pizza] schedule Feb 6 - Feb 26
Well, ol' Mother Nature sure is making it difficult for people to get to the movies (or school or work for that matter!) But Chris and our within-walking-distance employees are at the theater tonight if you care to join them for the final night of Oscar-Nominated Short Films (animated @ 5:30, live-action @ 7:30) or for Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game at 6:00 and 8:30.
Some corrections to the pdf as well as the printed schedule (I was quite ill when I proofed it and obviously didn't look closely or well). The date on the cover, to start, should be Feb 6 - Feb 26. And Unbroken is not R-rated, but PG-13. That's all I have caught so far...... there may be more. School Germs, UGH!
We have two special programs on this schedule. First up, on Sunday Feb 15th and presented in association with with College of the Atlantic, we welcome filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer who will attend a special screening of two of his documentary films, including recently restored STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
Coming up Sunday Feb 22nd, it's Oscah'Night! We will again have our annual Gala Event hosted by the amazing ladies of the Jesup Memorial Library. This year, National host Neil Patrick Harris will be joined by our local hosts, the inimitable Jen Shepard and Amy Roeder of ImprovAcadia (gulp, I spelled Jen's name wrong on the print copy, oops, sorry Jen!) There will be prizes for best costume, men and woman, both formal and movie-themed. So it's time to start lurking at Serendipity and the Goodwill or your local resale shop to find some great threads. Also a Library Scavenger Hunt and of course a Most Correct Ballot Prize. Tickets are on sale now at both the library and at Reel Pizza. Get yours now.
Tomorrow I will send the update with the times for next week. Stay warm. See you soon.
-L
Fri Feb 6 - Mon Feb 9
WHIPLASH (R) 106min
Both Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and JK Simmons (Juno) have received critical acclaim for their intense performances in this riveting film, both Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner at last year's Sundance Film Festival, and the second feature from young director Damien Chazelle. Teller plays a young jazz drummer at an elite conservatory who becomes obsessed by perfection, both inspired by and terrorized by his unorthodox teacher (Simmons) who is equally demanding and abusive. trailer
Tues Feb 10 - Thurs Feb 12
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles]
Actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) headlines this taut, suspenseful thriller about a woman who is forced to argue with her community for her dignity. Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's latest film, which won them another Cannes Palme d'Or, follows Sandra, just released from the hospital after a nervous breakdown, who discovers her boss gave her co-workers a choice. Either give Sandra back her factory job, or get a substantial bonus; when she discovers they chose the bonus, a friend convinces management to hold a second vote, giving Sandra a weekend to try to convince her co-workers to let her keep her job. trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Mon Feb 16
PADDINGTON (PG) 95min
Michael Bond's beloved story about a talking bear with a yen for marmalade from darkest Peru is marvelously adapted with visually inventive charm, punny wit and calamitous antics. When his relations are no longer able to care for him, this rare bear travels to London to find a new home and finds himself taken in by the kindly Brown family, named for the subway station where they find him. All is well until a museum taxidermist learns of his existence. With a style reminiscent of Wes Anderson films (Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox) and the seamless blending of live action and CGI (like Ted), this lovely film features an excellent cast, including Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, and Jim Broadbent. trailer
Tues Feb 17 - Thurs Feb 19
SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min
For a second time, Irish director Tomm Moore (The Secret of the Kells) has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature with his charming new magical family adventure. Inspired by the Irish folktale about the ancient myth of the Selkie (human on land, seal in the water), this poetic and visually stunning, hand-drawn film follows a boy and his young sister on a voyage from their island home, to urban Dublin, and onto an enchanted spirit world where they discover the power of song. trailer
Fri Feb 20 - Mon Feb 23
FOXCATCHER (R) 134min
After winning Cannes' best director award last spring, Director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) earned another Oscar nomination for himself, screenwriter Dan Futterman, and two of his actors (Carell and Tatum) in this mesmerizing, based-on-true-events crime drama about two lonely men and the bizarre relationship between them. Steve Carrell gives an intense performance as eccentric, unstable heir to his family's chemical company fortune, John DuPont, who loves wrestling and decides to create a team to compete in the 1988 Olympics. He recruits 1984 Gold medalists, down-trodden Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and his more successful and charismatic brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo); Dave declines, and Mark is lured into a dangerous world with a self-destructive spiral. trailer
Tues Feb 24 - Thurs Feb 26
BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13) 116min
This warm-hearted, crowd-pleasing romantic drama stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) in a tremendous performance as a young, rising star R&B singer whose life is on the edge from the pressures of fame. Her unlikely romance with earnest, handsome cop and aspiring politician Kaz (Nate Parker) upends the aspirations of both their parents (her mom, Minnie Driver, his dad, Danny Glover) who each urge them to put their careers ahead of their love. Gina Prince-Blythewood (Secret Life of Bees) directs this entertaining drama that earned an Oscar Nomination for Best Song, Grateful, by Diane Warren. trailer
COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN:
UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min
Director Angelina Jolie's old-fashioned epic drama about the trials of one man (Jack O'Connell) over the years, from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, thru surviving 47 days in a liferaft with two buddies after his B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific during WWII, only to be rescued by the Japanese and put into a POW camp with a notorious, sadistic commander, is poignant, beautiful and exhilarating. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's novel (Seabiscuit) it tells Louis Zamperini's unbelievable and inspiring true story about resiliency powered by the human spirit. trailer
INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min
Stephen Sondheim's 1987 mash-up of Grimm's fairy-tales has been terrifically adapted by Broadway librettist James Lapine to this new film from director Rob Marshall (Chicago). Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood stories are joined by a new story of a Baker and his wife who are trying to start a family without success, when they learn they have been cursed by a witch, played by Meryl Streep, who received an Oscar nomination. This humorous and heartfelt musical has a strong cast including Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, and James Cordon. Be careful what you wish for! trailer
SELMA (PG-13) 127min
With brutality of white police against unarmed black men again prominent in today's news cycle, and with the Supreme Court's removal of many protections to minority enfranchisement two years ago, this powerful film of the civil rights movement couldn't be more timely or relevant. Covering the breathtaking parade of events during the three months before President Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act, a campaign of civil disobedience designed to speed its passage, the tactics of the Southern Christian Leadership Council were calculated for maximum effectiveness by Martin Luther King Jr, a shrewd, dynamic figure who is humanized by his flaws and contradictions in this portrayal by actor David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay. This Oscar Best Picture nominee also earned a Best Song nomination for Glory by Common and John Legend. trailer
AMERICAN SNIPER (R) 134min
Director Clint Eastwood returns to the theater of war with his latest film, the story of a soldier who served in Iraq over 1000 days during four tours of duty. Based on his memoir, Navy Seal Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook) holds the distinction of being the deadliest operative in US history. More a western style film than a war movie, this apolitical film shows the physical and emotional price paid by those who fight to protect American lives. Kyle, a true believer in his mission, finds his intensity follows him home to affect this relationship with his wife; he would feel more content in Fallujah, Ramada or Sadr City safekeeping his fellow soldiers, even as a price is put on his head by the enemy. This film earned six Oscar nominations, for Best Picture, Actor and Adapted Screenplay, plus three for craft. trailer
Special Programming:
Sunday, February 15th
STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1pm Free and open to the public
We are delighted to join with COA to co-present filmmaker and NYCs School of Visual Arts faculty Manfred Kirchheimer who is bringing two works to screen, one older and one newer. Originally premiering at the 1981 New York Film Festival, and recently restored, STATIONS is a lyrical documentary that follows elevated subway trains that are illicitly painted by slum youths and was one of the earliest works of non-graffiti to consider graffiti as an art form. Its 45 minutes are a gentle, meditation on the way New York City used to look and feel, with brightly painted train cars rolling back and forth across the screen to the music of Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. The newer work is related! trailer
Sunday February 22
Oscah'Night Gala 6:00pm till.....
a benefit for the The Jesup Memorial Library with Complimentary hors d'oeuvres & Champagne. Hosts will be the inimitable ImprovAcadia's Jen Shepard & Amy Roeder. Pre-show activities include a Scavenger Hunt & Costume Contest (Formal or Movie-themed) to win Prizes. A Grand Prize for most correct Ballot. It is TERRIFIC FUN for a GREAT CAUSE. Tickets: $15 for everyone available at Box office or Library NOW!
COMING NEXT SCHEDULE?
Top Five
Mr. Turner
Big Eyes
Tracks
Still Alice
Inherent Vice
Leviathan
And MORE!
Some corrections to the pdf as well as the printed schedule (I was quite ill when I proofed it and obviously didn't look closely or well). The date on the cover, to start, should be Feb 6 - Feb 26. And Unbroken is not R-rated, but PG-13. That's all I have caught so far...... there may be more. School Germs, UGH!
We have two special programs on this schedule. First up, on Sunday Feb 15th and presented in association with with College of the Atlantic, we welcome filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer who will attend a special screening of two of his documentary films, including recently restored STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
Coming up Sunday Feb 22nd, it's Oscah'Night! We will again have our annual Gala Event hosted by the amazing ladies of the Jesup Memorial Library. This year, National host Neil Patrick Harris will be joined by our local hosts, the inimitable Jen Shepard and Amy Roeder of ImprovAcadia (gulp, I spelled Jen's name wrong on the print copy, oops, sorry Jen!) There will be prizes for best costume, men and woman, both formal and movie-themed. So it's time to start lurking at Serendipity and the Goodwill or your local resale shop to find some great threads. Also a Library Scavenger Hunt and of course a Most Correct Ballot Prize. Tickets are on sale now at both the library and at Reel Pizza. Get yours now.
Tomorrow I will send the update with the times for next week. Stay warm. See you soon.
-L
Fri Feb 6 - Mon Feb 9
WHIPLASH (R) 106min
Both Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and JK Simmons (Juno) have received critical acclaim for their intense performances in this riveting film, both Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize winner at last year's Sundance Film Festival, and the second feature from young director Damien Chazelle. Teller plays a young jazz drummer at an elite conservatory who becomes obsessed by perfection, both inspired by and terrorized by his unorthodox teacher (Simmons) who is equally demanding and abusive. trailer
Tues Feb 10 - Thurs Feb 12
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG-13) 95min [in French with subtitles]
Actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) headlines this taut, suspenseful thriller about a woman who is forced to argue with her community for her dignity. Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's latest film, which won them another Cannes Palme d'Or, follows Sandra, just released from the hospital after a nervous breakdown, who discovers her boss gave her co-workers a choice. Either give Sandra back her factory job, or get a substantial bonus; when she discovers they chose the bonus, a friend convinces management to hold a second vote, giving Sandra a weekend to try to convince her co-workers to let her keep her job. trailer
Fri Feb 13 - Mon Feb 16
PADDINGTON (PG) 95min
Michael Bond's beloved story about a talking bear with a yen for marmalade from darkest Peru is marvelously adapted with visually inventive charm, punny wit and calamitous antics. When his relations are no longer able to care for him, this rare bear travels to London to find a new home and finds himself taken in by the kindly Brown family, named for the subway station where they find him. All is well until a museum taxidermist learns of his existence. With a style reminiscent of Wes Anderson films (Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox) and the seamless blending of live action and CGI (like Ted), this lovely film features an excellent cast, including Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, and Jim Broadbent. trailer
Tues Feb 17 - Thurs Feb 19
SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 93min
For a second time, Irish director Tomm Moore (The Secret of the Kells) has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature with his charming new magical family adventure. Inspired by the Irish folktale about the ancient myth of the Selkie (human on land, seal in the water), this poetic and visually stunning, hand-drawn film follows a boy and his young sister on a voyage from their island home, to urban Dublin, and onto an enchanted spirit world where they discover the power of song. trailer
Fri Feb 20 - Mon Feb 23
FOXCATCHER (R) 134min
After winning Cannes' best director award last spring, Director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) earned another Oscar nomination for himself, screenwriter Dan Futterman, and two of his actors (Carell and Tatum) in this mesmerizing, based-on-true-events crime drama about two lonely men and the bizarre relationship between them. Steve Carrell gives an intense performance as eccentric, unstable heir to his family's chemical company fortune, John DuPont, who loves wrestling and decides to create a team to compete in the 1988 Olympics. He recruits 1984 Gold medalists, down-trodden Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and his more successful and charismatic brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo); Dave declines, and Mark is lured into a dangerous world with a self-destructive spiral. trailer
Tues Feb 24 - Thurs Feb 26
BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13) 116min
This warm-hearted, crowd-pleasing romantic drama stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) in a tremendous performance as a young, rising star R&B singer whose life is on the edge from the pressures of fame. Her unlikely romance with earnest, handsome cop and aspiring politician Kaz (Nate Parker) upends the aspirations of both their parents (her mom, Minnie Driver, his dad, Danny Glover) who each urge them to put their careers ahead of their love. Gina Prince-Blythewood (Secret Life of Bees) directs this entertaining drama that earned an Oscar Nomination for Best Song, Grateful, by Diane Warren. trailer
COMING ON OUR SECOND SCREEN:
UNBROKEN (PG-13) 137min
Director Angelina Jolie's old-fashioned epic drama about the trials of one man (Jack O'Connell) over the years, from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, thru surviving 47 days in a liferaft with two buddies after his B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific during WWII, only to be rescued by the Japanese and put into a POW camp with a notorious, sadistic commander, is poignant, beautiful and exhilarating. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's novel (Seabiscuit) it tells Louis Zamperini's unbelievable and inspiring true story about resiliency powered by the human spirit. trailer
INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125min
Stephen Sondheim's 1987 mash-up of Grimm's fairy-tales has been terrifically adapted by Broadway librettist James Lapine to this new film from director Rob Marshall (Chicago). Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood stories are joined by a new story of a Baker and his wife who are trying to start a family without success, when they learn they have been cursed by a witch, played by Meryl Streep, who received an Oscar nomination. This humorous and heartfelt musical has a strong cast including Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, and James Cordon. Be careful what you wish for! trailer
SELMA (PG-13) 127min
With brutality of white police against unarmed black men again prominent in today's news cycle, and with the Supreme Court's removal of many protections to minority enfranchisement two years ago, this powerful film of the civil rights movement couldn't be more timely or relevant. Covering the breathtaking parade of events during the three months before President Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act, a campaign of civil disobedience designed to speed its passage, the tactics of the Southern Christian Leadership Council were calculated for maximum effectiveness by Martin Luther King Jr, a shrewd, dynamic figure who is humanized by his flaws and contradictions in this portrayal by actor David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay. This Oscar Best Picture nominee also earned a Best Song nomination for Glory by Common and John Legend. trailer
AMERICAN SNIPER (R) 134min
Director Clint Eastwood returns to the theater of war with his latest film, the story of a soldier who served in Iraq over 1000 days during four tours of duty. Based on his memoir, Navy Seal Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook) holds the distinction of being the deadliest operative in US history. More a western style film than a war movie, this apolitical film shows the physical and emotional price paid by those who fight to protect American lives. Kyle, a true believer in his mission, finds his intensity follows him home to affect this relationship with his wife; he would feel more content in Fallujah, Ramada or Sadr City safekeeping his fellow soldiers, even as a price is put on his head by the enemy. This film earned six Oscar nominations, for Best Picture, Actor and Adapted Screenplay, plus three for craft. trailer
Special Programming:
Sunday, February 15th
STATIONS OF THE ELEVATED (NR) 1pm Free and open to the public
We are delighted to join with COA to co-present filmmaker and NYCs School of Visual Arts faculty Manfred Kirchheimer who is bringing two works to screen, one older and one newer. Originally premiering at the 1981 New York Film Festival, and recently restored, STATIONS is a lyrical documentary that follows elevated subway trains that are illicitly painted by slum youths and was one of the earliest works of non-graffiti to consider graffiti as an art form. Its 45 minutes are a gentle, meditation on the way New York City used to look and feel, with brightly painted train cars rolling back and forth across the screen to the music of Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. The newer work is related! trailer
Sunday February 22
Oscah'Night Gala 6:00pm till.....
a benefit for the The Jesup Memorial Library with Complimentary hors d'oeuvres & Champagne. Hosts will be the inimitable ImprovAcadia's Jen Shepard & Amy Roeder. Pre-show activities include a Scavenger Hunt & Costume Contest (Formal or Movie-themed) to win Prizes. A Grand Prize for most correct Ballot. It is TERRIFIC FUN for a GREAT CAUSE. Tickets: $15 for everyone available at Box office or Library NOW!
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Still Alice
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
[Reel Pizza] update Jan 30 - Feb 5
Time to ski! Or snowshoe! And think about all the calories you are burning as you shovel, and shovel, and shovel..... And afterwards you can be a sloth and cozy up on the couch to watch a movie! You gotta EARN that torpor. :)
We have many choices this week, with this weekend's two different programs of Oscar nominated short films (get ready for the office pool or burnish your chances of winning the big prize on Oscah'Night, coming up 2/22 ). The distributor tells us the Animated program which is our early show this coming weekend would be rated PG and the Live-Action program, the later show, would be PG-13.
During the mid-week, FORCE MAJEURE, a hilarious Swedish psychological thriller, set in Switzerland, about how a split second decision has repercussions for a man and his family during a ski vacation.
And many of you have been waiting for Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in the multi-Oscar nominee, THE IMITATION GAME, which plays all week and will be the Senior Matinee next Thursday (2/5). This Thursday (today 1/29) it is the concluding film of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy THE HOBBIT: Battle of Five Armies. Senior matinees are at 1pm.
see you soon!
-L
Here is the line up with the times.
Fri 1/30 - Thurs 2/5 THE IMITATION GAME (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30
Fri 1/30 - Mon 2/2 OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORT FILMS (NR/PG) 5:30 only
Fri 1/30 - Mon 2/2 OSCAR-NOMINATED LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMS (NR/PG-13) 7:30 only
Tues 2/3 - Thurs 2/5 FORCE MAJEURE (R) 5:30 and 8:00
Fri Jan 30 - Thurs Feb 5
THE IMITATION GAME (PG-13) 114min
Benedict Cumberbatch (TVs Sherlock) gives an excellent performance, combining an air of superiority while remaining likable, portraying the socially inept mathematical genius and closeted homosexual Alan Turing, who with a team of game-playing geeks was responsible for inventing the machine that cracked the Nazi's seemingly uncrackable Enigma Code in WWII. Keira Knightly plays the sole woman on the team who becomes Turing's friend and most trusted colleague. Norwegian director Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) makes his English language debut with this fascinating, absorbing character study and wartime thriller. Earned four Golden Globe Noms and eight Oscar Nominations. trailer
Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS (NR) animated 77min
As we have for the past several years, this year we will be screening separate programs of the Oscar-nominated short films; the Animated collection will play at the early showtimes, and the Live-Action collection will be the later screening each day. Animated shorts hail from US, UK, Canada, and Netherlands, with 4 additional commended films in the program . Live Action collection includes films from Switzerland, UK, Israel, France and Tibet. Our annual Oscah' Night Gala celebration, this year on Sunday February 22nd, benefits and is presented by the Jesup Library. trailer
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
FORCE MAJEURE (R) 120min [in SWEDISH with subtitles]
This Cannes Jury Prize winner is a haunting and often darkly hilarious psychological drama from Swedish director Ruben Östlund. An upscale Swedish family on a skiing vacation in the Swiss Alps escapes a passing moment of peril; in the moment, the husband makes a cowardly decision which shakes his marriage to the core; his single action, unbeknownst to him, breaks open a crevasse in his relationship with his wife that may not be repaired. It is a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. trailer
We have many choices this week, with this weekend's two different programs of Oscar nominated short films (get ready for the office pool or burnish your chances of winning the big prize on Oscah'Night, coming up 2/22 ). The distributor tells us the Animated program which is our early show this coming weekend would be rated PG and the Live-Action program, the later show, would be PG-13.
During the mid-week, FORCE MAJEURE, a hilarious Swedish psychological thriller, set in Switzerland, about how a split second decision has repercussions for a man and his family during a ski vacation.
And many of you have been waiting for Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in the multi-Oscar nominee, THE IMITATION GAME, which plays all week and will be the Senior Matinee next Thursday (2/5). This Thursday (today 1/29) it is the concluding film of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy THE HOBBIT: Battle of Five Armies. Senior matinees are at 1pm.
see you soon!
-L
Here is the line up with the times.
Fri 1/30 - Thurs 2/5 THE IMITATION GAME (PG-13) 6:00 and 8:30
Fri 1/30 - Mon 2/2 OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORT FILMS (NR/PG) 5:30 only
Fri 1/30 - Mon 2/2 OSCAR-NOMINATED LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMS (NR/PG-13) 7:30 only
Tues 2/3 - Thurs 2/5 FORCE MAJEURE (R) 5:30 and 8:00
Fri Jan 30 - Thurs Feb 5
THE IMITATION GAME (PG-13) 114min
Benedict Cumberbatch (TVs Sherlock) gives an excellent performance, combining an air of superiority while remaining likable, portraying the socially inept mathematical genius and closeted homosexual Alan Turing, who with a team of game-playing geeks was responsible for inventing the machine that cracked the Nazi's seemingly uncrackable Enigma Code in WWII. Keira Knightly plays the sole woman on the team who becomes Turing's friend and most trusted colleague. Norwegian director Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) makes his English language debut with this fascinating, absorbing character study and wartime thriller. Earned four Golden Globe Noms and eight Oscar Nominations. trailer
Fri Jan 30 - Mon Feb 2
OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS (NR) animated 77min
As we have for the past several years, this year we will be screening separate programs of the Oscar-nominated short films; the Animated collection will play at the early showtimes, and the Live-Action collection will be the later screening each day. Animated shorts hail from US, UK, Canada, and Netherlands, with 4 additional commended films in the program . Live Action collection includes films from Switzerland, UK, Israel, France and Tibet. Our annual Oscah' Night Gala celebration, this year on Sunday February 22nd, benefits and is presented by the Jesup Library. trailer
Tues Feb 3 - Thurs Feb 5
FORCE MAJEURE (R) 120min [in SWEDISH with subtitles]
This Cannes Jury Prize winner is a haunting and often darkly hilarious psychological drama from Swedish director Ruben Östlund. An upscale Swedish family on a skiing vacation in the Swiss Alps escapes a passing moment of peril; in the moment, the husband makes a cowardly decision which shakes his marriage to the core; his single action, unbeknownst to him, breaks open a crevasse in his relationship with his wife that may not be repaired. It is a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. trailer
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
[Reel Pizza] Snow, What Snow?
Reel Pizza will be open tonight, for any of you hearty souls who dare
brave the elements!
Chris takes it as a badge of honor to not let the weather get the best
of him; he is in town, and will be happy to welcome any who come out.
Our walking-distance employees will be joining him.
Update for the upcoming week soon.
-L
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brave the elements!
Chris takes it as a badge of honor to not let the weather get the best
of him; he is in town, and will be happy to welcome any who come out.
Our walking-distance employees will be joining him.
Update for the upcoming week soon.
-L
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