metroguide cinema
july / august 2019
Where community meets cinema
The Study of Love: Three Films by John Cassavetes July 13 to 31
Carmine Street Guitars August 10 & 14
metro cinema at the Garneau ¡ 8712 109 St. Edmonton
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for ticket prices and information please visit edmontonfolkfest.org
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HOZIER
Brandi Carlile
Blue Rodeo
John Prine
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Jason Isbell
Bruce Cockburn
The War and Treaty
Amanda Shires • Amos Garrett and the Festival House Band feat. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Andrea House and Mitch Watkins • Andy White • Ani DiFranco • Bahamas • Blanco White Blue Rodeo • Brandi Carlile • The Brother Brothers • Bruce Cockburn • Caamp The California Honeydrops • Colter Wall • Con Brio • Courtney Marie Andrews • Dan Mangan Darlingside • The Dead Tongues • Dervish• Digging Roots • Dobet Gnahoré • Doctor Nativo Don Bryant feat. the Bo-Keys • Donovan Woods • Genticorum • The Hamiltones The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer w/ Dawn Pemberton • Henry Jamison • HOZIER Hurray for the Riff Raff • Irish Mythen • J.S. Ondara • Jason Isbell • Jay Gilday • Joe Nolan John Prine • John Smith • Julia Jacklin • Kate Rusby • Kevin Welch and Dustin Welch La Misa Negra • Mary Gauthier • Noura Mint Seymali • Nuela Charles • Ocie Elliott Pharis and Jason Romero • Pieta Brown • Robert Francis • Rose Cousins • Ruen Brothers St. Paul & The Broken Bones • Scenic Route to Alaska • School of Song (David Jay, Dennis Bouwman, Jessica Heine, Kay & Martinez) • The Small Glories • Socks in the Frying Pan SON • Tal National • Talisk • Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius • Toko Telo • Trampled by Turtles Twin Flames • The Waifs • The War and Treaty • Wild Rivers
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TICKETS AVAILABLE! edmontonfolkfest.frontgatetickets.com Festival Box Office: 780-429-1999
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About Us Metro Cinema is a community-based not-for-profit society devoted to creating and fostering opportunities for the exhibition of diverse and unique shared cinematic viewing experiences in Edmonton. metrocinema at the Garneau 8712 - 109 Street, • TEL 780 425 9212 www.metrocinema.org FACEBOOK /metrocinema TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @themetrocinema
Ticket Prices:
Adults - $13 Students/Seniors - $10 ($8 matinee) Children (12 & under) - $8
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Metro Cinema Passes*: Night at the Movies - $30 (2 regular admission, 2 medium drinks, 1 medium popcorn) Six-Pack Adult - $60 Six-Pack Student/Senior - $50 Silver Screen - $300 (Unlimited admission for 1 year) *Passes may not apply to special event rentals, festivals, or premium priced events.
Metro Cinema is grateful for the support of the Alberta Media Arts Alliance, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, CJSR, FAVA, EYESIGHT PUBLISHING, Telefilm Canada, and the Harper-Kennedy Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation. Metro Cinema wishes to recognize that we work and live on Treaty No. 6 territory of the First Nations – the Cree, Cree-Iroquois, Nakoda Sioux, Saulteaux and Stony – and on the traditional lands of Aboriginal peoples including the Métis, with holdings beyond the official treaty with the Crown.
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The Souvenir
Tales From the Winnipeg Film Group
JULY / August Listings The Souvenir
Missing Link
The Biggest Little Farm
Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group
UK/USA 2019, 120 min, Dir: Joanna Hogg A young film student in the early 80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. Opens July 5
USA 2018, 91 min, Dir: John Chester A testament to the immense complexity of nature, the documentary follows two dreamers on a journey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land, by developing a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Opens July 5
The Room
USA 2003, 99 min, Dir: Tommy Wiseau The film widely considered the “Citizen Kane of bad movies” is back! Be sure to catch Tommy and his friends for a screening of this classic piece. July 5 @ 11:30, Aug 2 @ 11:30 6
Canada/USA 2019, 94 min, Dir: Chris Butler Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his longlost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Free admission for kids 12 & under. July 6 @ 1PM
Canada 2019, 89 min, Dir: Dave Barber, Kevin Nikkel The explosive story of how a stubborn band of independent filmmakers started a film co-operative that became the most highly respected and mythologized film centre in Canada. Filmmaker in attendance July 6 @ 7PM
The Grizzlies
Canada 2018, 102 min, Dir: Miranda de Pencier Inuktitut & English with subtitles In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students’ lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse. Opens July 7 www.metrocinema.org
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The Princess Bride
USA 1987, 98 min, Dir: Rob Reiner Inconceivable! William Goldman’s epic tale of ultimate suffering and true love comes back for a special Movie Party, celebrating the 50th birthday of our Exec Director, David Cheoros. Free birthday cake, and donations to Metro Cinema are accepted in lieu of birthday gifts. July 8 @ 7PM
USA 2019, 102 min, Dir: Olivia Wilde On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night. Opens July 12
Shazam!
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Canada 2019, 91 min, Dir: Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni The film features disarmingly honest musings from Lightfoot himself, as well as astonishing archival footage which captures him during his earliest days of performing. It provides an illuminating and emotional glimpse into the personality and behind the scenes life of a Canadian legend. July 8 @ 7PM - With a live music performance by TBA @ 6:30PM. Encore screenings July 12 @ 9:15PM, July 14 @ 7PM
I’ll Take Your Dead
Canada 2018, 83 min, Dir: Chad Archibald A man who disposes of bodies for gangsters in a nearby city faces a difficult decision when one of the “corpses” turns out to still be alive. July 11 @ 9:30PM
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Booksmart
USA 2019, 132 min, Dir: David F. Sandberg We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out In 14-year-old Billy Batson’s case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam, and fight the deadly forces of evil. Free admission for kids 12 & under. July 13 @ 1PM
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
USA 2018, 103 min, Dir: Pamela B. Green Pamela B. Green’s energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation. Opens July 13
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Faces
Que Viva Mexico!
Faces
USA 1968, 130 min, Dir: John Cassavetes A middle-aged man leaves his wife for a younger woman, and shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other. Part of the spotlight The Study of Love: Three Films by John Cassavetes, curated by Dylan Rhys Howard. July 13 @ 6:30PM, July 17 @ 9PM
Forbidden Transmissions 2
USA 2007, 90 min, Dir: Brian Unfried Once again we delve into the vaults of Skeleton Farm in search of mixtape treasure. We will be screening three more episodes of the bizarre Forbidden Transmission show, the pride of Albuquerque! Tickets $6. Screening in the Lobby Gallery. July 13 @ MIDNIGHT
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Garneau Ghost Light History Tour
Live Event Get a rare glimpse at the history and hidden spaces of Edmonton’s grand Art Deco Garneau Theatre on this tour, with host Dave Clarke. We can only accommodate a few for the tour – book early to avoid disappointment. July 14 @ 11AM, Aug 11 @ 11AM
Que Viva Mexico!
Mexico/Soviet Union 1931/1979, 90 min, Dir: Sergei M. Eisenstein Russian with English Subtitles A rare example of a silent film with a spoken narration, Que Viva Mexico! is Eisenstein’s great unfinished masterpiece that was completed 30 years after his death. It is at times a stirring drama full of surreal dreamscapes, and conversely a rich document of Mexican life. July 14 @ 1PM
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Rabid
Echo in the Canyon
Rabid
Canada/USA 1977, 91 min, Dir: David Cronenberg A young woman develops a taste for human blood after undergoing experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into rabid, bloodthirsty zombies who proceed to infect others, which turns into a city-wide epidemic. July 14 @ 9PM
Krull
UK/USA 1983, 121 min, Dir: Peter Yates Staff: Kalan Kucera A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. July 15 @ 7PM
We All Believe in You
Canada 2018, 30 min, Dir: Andrea Beça From a portrait project to a peer support mental health organization and an online community of hundreds. Learn how We All Believe in You started and grew into a life-saving organization from founder Blake Loates and members of the WABIY community. July 17 @ 7PM 12
Echo in the Canyon
USA/UK 2018, 90 min, Dir: Andrew Slater Echo in the Canyon revisits the most influential music of the mid-60s from The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas, and how these iconic bands were all influenced by the Beatles and then went on to actually influence the Beatles. Opens July 19
Diamantino
Portugal/France/Brazil 2018, 96 min, Dir: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt Portuguese with English subtitles Diamantino, the world’s premiere soccer star loses his special touch and ends his career in disgrace. Searching for a new purpose, the international icon sets on a delirious odyssey where he confronts neo-fascism, the refugee crisis, genetic modification, and the hunt for the source of genius. Opens July 19
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JULY 2019 SCHEDULE SUNDAY
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8 7PM The Princess Bride – Metro Fundraiser 9:30PM The Biggest Little Farm
1PM World’s Best Commercials 2018 TBA TBA 9:30PM Being John Malkovich 14
7PM Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind 9:15PM The Souvenir
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12:45PM There Are No Fakes 3:30PM FAVA Video Kitchen TBA 9:30PM Diamantino
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TBA 9:30PM Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
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7PM There Are No Fakes 9:15PM Diamantino
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7PM The Souvenir 9:30PM The Biggest Little Farm 11:30PM The Room
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7PM Booksmart 9:15PM Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
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6 1PM Missing Link 3:30PM The Souvenir 7PM Tales from Winnipeg Film Group 9:30PM The Souvenir
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4PM Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché 6:30PM Faces 9:30PM Booksmart Midnight Forbidden Transmission Part 2
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1PM Microcosmos TBA 6:30PM A Woman Under the Influence 9:30PM A Clockwork Orange – No Minors Banned in Alberta
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Highway – English dubbed TBA 3:30PM FAVA Main 9:30PM Easy Rider Course 6:30PM Opening Night 9:30PM Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
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1PM Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, and the Student’s Journey TBA TBA 9:30PM Paris is Burning
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Light History Tour 12:30PM The SUNDAY Treasure of CLASSICS Sierra Madre TBA TBA 9:30PM Piranha (1978)
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EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL 9:30PM The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension 16
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Detective Pikachu TBA 7PM Dogman 9:15PM Carmine Street Guitars MIDNIGHT Midnite Monster Mayhem!
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Microcosmos
France/Switzerland/Italy 1996, 80 min, Dir: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou A documentary about insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. Free admission for kids 12 & under. July 20 @ 1PM
A Woman Under the Influence
USA 1974, 155 min, Dir: John Cassavetes Mabel, a wife and mother, is loved by her husband Nick but her mental illness proves to be a problem in the marriage. Part of the spotlight The Study of Love: Three Films by John Cassavetes, curated by Dylan Rhys Howard. July 20 @ 6:30PM, July 24 @ 9PM
A Clockwork Orange
Banned
in UK/USA 1971, 136 min, Alberta Dir: Stanley Kubrick In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn’t go as planned. RESTRICTED - No Minors. July 20 @ 9:30PM
There Are No Fakes
FAVA Video Kitchen
Canada 2019, 60 min, Dir: Various FAVA is proud to present new works from their introductory digital film course, Video Kitchen, which offers aspiring film and video artists the opportunity to gain new skills and develop their own personal vision within a supportive and collaborative environment. Each student has the opportunity to shoot and edit their own short film. Admission by donation. July 21 @ 3:30PM
Have You Seen My Movie?
UK/Canada 2016, 136 min, Dir: Paul Anton Smith Drawing on clips from hundreds of films, filmmaker Paul Anton Smith recalls the myriad ways in which movies have been publicly exhibited, from opulent movie palaces to drive-ins and seedy porn theaters. July 25 @ 6:45PM
Easy Rider
USA 1969, 95 min, Dir: Dennis Hopper, 50th Anniversary Through the open country and desert lands, two bikers head from L.A to New Orleans, and along the way, meet a man who bridges a counterculture gap they are unaware of. July 26 @ 9:30PM
Canada 2019, 113 min, Dir: Jamie Kastner A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rock star who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada’s far north. Opens July 21 18 www.metrocinema.org
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Penguin Highway
Penguin Highway
Japan 2018, 118 min, Dir: Hiroyasu Ishida A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a young woman working at a dental clinic. July 27 @ 1PM - English dubbed / Free admission for kids 12 & under July 29 @ 9:30PM - Japanese with subtitles / Regular admission
FAVA Main Course
Canada 2019, 60 min, Dir: Various FAVA is thrilled to be premiering these brand new, local short films from the intermediate filmmaking class, Main Course. These emerging filmmakers bring their newly acquired skills to their own short film through all stages of development. Admission by donation. July 27 @ 3:30PM
Opening Night
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
by John Cassavetes, curated by Dylan Rhys Howard. July 27 @ 6:30PM, July 31 @ 9PM
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
USA 1989, 90 min, Dir: Stephen Herek, 30th Anniversary Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Come party with the Wyld Stallyns! July 27 @ 9:30PM
World’s Best Commercials 2018 Cannes Lions International
Festival Of Creativity The reel showcases the world’s 59 most creative commercials–cinematic mini-movies–from the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Opens July 28
Being John Malkovich USA 1977, 144 min, USA 1999, 113 min, Dir: John Cassavetes Dir: Spike Jonze, 20th Anniversary An actress suffers an emotional A puppeteer discovers a portal uproar in her personal life after that leads literally into the head of a fan dies while trying to get her movie star John Malkovich. attention. Part of the spotlight July 28 @ 9:30PM The Study of Love: Three Films 20 www.metrocinema.org
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Pavarotti
UK/USA 2019, 114 min, Dir: Ron Howard A look at the life and work of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, an icon who brought opera to the people. Opens Aug 3 Pavarotti
AlphaGo
USA 2017, 90 min, Dir: GregKohs Presented by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in connection with the Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School. A journey from the halls of Cambridge to Seoul, where a legendary Go master faces an unproven AI challenger. July 29 @ 7PM
Fargo
USA/UK 1996, 98 min, Dir: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. Free admission with a food or cash donation for the Edmonton Food Bank. Aug 1 @ 9:30PM
The Goonies
USA 1985, 114 min, Dir: Richard Donner A group of young misfits who call themselves The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure. Free admission for kids 12 & under. Aug 3 @ 1PM 22
Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, and the Student’s Journey USA/India 2018, 107 min, Dir: Jake Clenell Feature documentary on the life, struggle, and teaching of worldrenowned yogi BKS Iyengar. Opens Aug 4
Paris is Burning
USA 1990, 78 min, Dir: Jennie Livingston A chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality. Featuring a live drag performance before the screening. Aug 4 @ 9:30PM
An Elephant Sitting Still
China 2018, 230 min, Dir: Bo Hu Mandarin with English subtitles The story links together the lives of a number of protagonists, narrating the course of one single, tensionfilled day from dawn to dusk, and along the way, painting a portrait of a society marked by selfishness. Aug 5 @ 6:30PM
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Midnight Cowboy
Dogman
Hype!
USA 1996, 84 min, Dir: Doug Pray This documentary examines the Seattle scene as it became the focus of a merging of punk rock, heavy metal, and innovation. Building from the grass roots, selfpromoted and self-recorded until break-out success of bands like Nirvana brought the record industry to the Pacific Northwest. Aug 6 @ 7PM - With a live music performance by Rebuild/Repair @ 6:30PM.
Midnight Cowboy
USA 1969, 113 min, Dir: John Schlesinger, 50th Anniversary A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process. Aug 8 @ 9:15PM
The Slumber Party Massacre
USA/Japan/Canada 2018, 104 min, Dir: Rob Letterman In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective. Free admission for kids 12 & under. Aug 10 @ 1PM
Dogman
Italy/France 2018, 103 min, Dir: Matteo Garrone Italian with English subtitles A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood. Opens Aug 10
Carmine Street Guitars
USA 1982, 77 min, Dir: Amy Holden Jones A high school student’s slumber party turns terrifying as an escaped mental patient with a drill decides to crash the evening. Aug 9 @ 9:30PM 24
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Canada 2018, 80 min, Dir: Ron Mann Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars. Opens Aug 10
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Midnite Monster Mayhem!
Piranha
For the season finale, Night Gallery presents a midnight double feature of monstrous proportions! These two fully restored classics will be shown on the big screen in the Auditorium.
Them!
USA 1954, 94 min, Dir: Gordon Douglas 65th Anniversary The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
King Kong Escapes
Japan 1967, 96 min, Dir: Ishirô Honda King Kong is captured by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot MechaKong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan. Aug 10 @ Midnight - Only $13 for both shows!
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
SUNDAY CLASSICS
USA 1948, 126 min, Dir: John Huston Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Seniors get 2-for-1 admission at the doors. Aug 11 @ 12:30PM
USA 1978, 94 min, Dir: Joe Dante When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal. Aug 11 @ 9:30PM
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
August 15 - 25 Edmonton’s festival juggernaut returns to the Garneau with a glorious and star-studded line-up. Tickets and schedule info at fringetheatre.ca, starting in August.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
USA 1984, 103 min, Dir: W. D. Ritchter, 35th Anniversary Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth. Aug 25 @ 9PM
Pasolini
France/Belgium/Italy 2014, 84 min, Dir: Abel Ferrara Hot off the completion of the shocking Salo, Pasolini was gearing up to make a new picture and struggling with increasing political backlash in his personal life when he died. Part of the spotlight Myth & Legend - Pier Paolo Pasolini, curated by Maggie Hardy. Opens Aug 26
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Arabian Nights
Italy/France 1974, 130 min, Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini 45th Anniversary Italians & Arabic with English subtitles The final piece in Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life, Arabian Nights is an erotic and slapstick adaptation of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. Part of the spotlight Myth & Legend - Pier Paolo Pasolini, curated by Maggie Hardy Aug 27 @ 9:30PM
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Italy/France 1964, 137 min, Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini 55th Anniversary Italian with English subtitles A surprisingly sympathetic telling of the bible which paints Christ as the ultimate revolutionary. Part of the spotlight Myth & Legend - Pier Paolo Pasolini, curated by Maggie Hardy Aug 29 @ 6:45PM
The Art of Self Defense
USA 2019, 104 min, Dir: Riley Stearns A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, 26
led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself. Opens Aug 30
The Secret Life of Pets 2
USA 2019, 86 min, Dir: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val On a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster, and both attempt to overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Gidget tries to rescue Max’s favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment, and Snowball sets on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus. Free admission for kids 12 & under. Aug 31 @ 1PM
The Big Lebowski
USA 1998, 117 min, Dir: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. Aug 31 @ 9:30PM
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