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TALES FROM THE SCRIPT |
Opens Friday March 12th |
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Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in this insightful, and often hilarious odyssey through the world of movie storytelling. Celebrated scribes reveal the fascinating creative adventures that gave birth to beloved classics (and notorious flops). By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in Hollywood. Candid and unafraid to name names, they also describe their collaborations with stars including Tim Burton, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Kubrick, Adam Sandler, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Bryan Singer. (Running time 1:45
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THE WHITE RIBBON |
Opens Friday March 19th |
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Controversy-courting director Michael Haneke (CACHÉ) earned the Palm d’Or at Cannes in 2009 for this arresting drama set just before World War I. In a small German village, a number of unexplained accidents beset the schoolchildren and their parents. Though they at first appear coincidental, it begins to seem that they are not, in fact, accidents at all. (Running time 2:24)
In German with English Subtitles |
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DANCING ACROSS BORDERS |
Opens Friday March 26th |
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On a trip to Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a sixteen-year-old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing natural charm and grace as a dancer. A longtime devotee of the world of dance, Bass felt compelled to give this young boy the opportunity to leave his home and follow a dream that he could not yet have fully imagined. From the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the halls of New York’s School of American Ballet to the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, DANCING ACROSS BORDERS peeks behind the scenes into the world of dance and chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of a boy who was discovered, and who only much later discovered all that he had in himself.
(Running time 1:28)
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FRESH |
Opens Friday April 9th |
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FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.
(Running time 1:12)
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BEHIND THE BURLY Q |
Opens Friday April 23rd |
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Burlesque and vaudeville acts were America's most popular form of live
entertainment in the first half of the 20th century - until cinema drove
them from the mainstream. To add insult to injury, the art of burlesque
became vilified and misunderstood, and was largely left out of our cultural
history. By telling the intimate and surprising stories from its golden age
through the women (and men!) who lived it, director Leslie Zemeckis reveals
the true story of burlesque, even as it experiences a new renaissance. (Running time 1:38)
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IN MY SLEEP |
Opens Friday April 30th |
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In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, Marcus struggles with parasomnia, a rare sleepwalking disorder. After Marcus wakes up with blood on his hands and a knife at his side, he is startled to hear that a close friend has been found stabbed to death. Marcus frantically tries to put the pieces together – could he have murdered his close friend in his sleep to hide a secret between them? The police close in as Marcus investigates his own nocturnal activities, desperate to figure out what happens after he goes to sleep. His journey to uncover the truth leads him to a shocking revelation. (Running time 1:44)
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THE NATURE OF EXISTENCE |
Opens Friday June 18th |
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What if you asked the religious experts, gurus, scientists, and everyday people of
the world why we exist? Why are we here, and what are we supposed to do
about it? What started the Universe, and was it a mistake? Does God exist, and
why does he seem so interested in our sex lives? After exploring the
phenomenon of Trekkies, filmmaker Roger Nygard took on The Nature of
Existence. Nygard wrote down the toughest 85 questions he could think of,
roamed the globe to the source of each of the world’s philosophies, religions, and
belief systems, and interviewed people who have influenced, inspired, or freaked
out humanity. (Running time 1:33)
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WILD GRASS (LES HERBES FOLLES) |
Opens Friday June 25th |
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A wallet lost and found opens the door - slightly - to Georges and Marguerite’s romantic adventure. After examining the ID of its owner, it is not a simple matter for Georges to turn in to the police the red wallet he has found. Nor can Marguerite retrieve her wallet without being piqued with curiosity about the person who found it. As George and Marguerite navigate the social protocols of giving and acknowledging thanks, turbulence enters their everyday lives. WILD GRASS is based on the novel L’incident by French novelist Christian Gailly. (Running time 1:44)
In French with English Subtitles |
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