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BAREFOOT TO TIMBUKTU |
Opens Friday February 12th |
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Araouane is a settlement in the middle of the Sahara, seven days by camel from Timbuktu. In 1989, the once prosperous oasis was disappearing under encroaching dunes, when the noted Swiss/American artist Ernst Aebi passed through on a caravan. The population’s destitution leaves a deep impression on him. Trying to help them becomes an obsession for Aebi because attempting the impossible satisfies his quest for adventure. Aebi, one of the pioneers in the transformation of New York’s SoHo factory spaces to lofts, stays for three years in the desert and becomes so engrossed that he is willing to spend much of his capital there. Under his guidance, the village awakens to a new life: a productive vegetable garden, a school, and even a small hotel rise from the barren sands. A civil war in Mali forces Aebi in the early nineties to escape from “his” village. He leaves behind a blooming oasis and a family of friends who await his return.
Except for a few earlier unsuccessful attempts, almost twenty years pass until Aebi is finally able to get back.
(Running time 1:26)
In English, French, German, Sorai & Arabic with English Subtitles More Info: Movie Web Site |
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THE LAST NEW YORKER |
Opens Friday February 19th |
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This film is about lifelong friends Lenny (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s and dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers. The New York they inhabit barely lingers beneath the modern city: their places, the ones they've frequented for years give them a refuge from the changes they see around them. At last they are confronted with the reality that the last holdouts are a threatened species, and they are too. This film is about love and friendship, and the way these things keep us young, and make us feel alive. It's about one man at a point in his life when he is finally forced to concede that his whole life is no longer ahead of him, and he makes a last reach for one thing he's never had - true love. The film also stars Kathleen Chalfant and Josh Hamilton, and a host of renowned New York Character actors. (Running time 1:30)
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EASIER WITH PRACTICE |
Opens Friday February 26th |
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Nominated for 2 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature and starring acclaimed newcomer Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), this film tells the touching and provocative story of Davy, a 28-year-old writer on a road trip to promote his unpublished collection of short stories. A random phone call in Davy's motel room from a mysterious, sexy woman named Nicole leads to a series of phone sex sessions that surprisingly over time become emotionally and sexually satisfying for the shy writer. Later, when he meets a former girlfriend, he must try to choose between them--but only if he can arrange a meeting with his reclusive phone mate. Based on a true story published in GQ, the film is a hypnotic tale of sexual attraction and romantic isolation-and the need to ultimately connect. (Running time 1:40)
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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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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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