SLFS Newsletter April 2018 by Salt Lake Film Society

APRIL 2018 newsletter

April 17-19

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Come and see new and exciting films at the 7th annual Czech That Film tour, showcasing the best of Czech cinema across the United States and Canada. More details on page 3.

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Meet Front of House staffer

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showcasing the best in american independents, international films, and documentaries

APRIL 2018 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

TIMOTHY MORRISE

amount of time I put into my religion, I feel like I should list it? Also, I really like taking showers in pitch black darkness. Oh — and floating sensory isolation tanks. Let me tell you - that is clutch. And I’m a Leo with triple moon in Libra. Wait, sorry, what was the question?

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

What are your hopes for the future of SLFS?

How long have you worked for SLFS?

Almost 3 years. I mean, at this point I feel like I’m approaching the point where I make it a permanent lifestyle to be here, move into the the basement of The Broadway and rig some pre-lit candles to rise from a layer of fog on the floor whenever my bewitched lovers follow me down there.

What made you want to apply?

Poor impulse control. There was also a vision of The Alligator from “All Dogs Go To Heaven” where she gave me a lot of wisdom. One of the things she said to do was apply here.

What is your favorite part of your job?

One of the best things about working at SLFS is finding out what all the people think about the films they see. The actual “film’ part of a film is really only half, you know? To me the experience of a movie isn’t just what happens on screen, it’s the conversation. What are people saying? Like this happened recently with “The Shape of Water.” I’ve always been a sci-fi/ fantasy fan and like Guillermo Del Toro, so “Shape” wasn’t a hard sell for me. But a lot of people saw it because it won Best Picture and thought, “Well maybe I’ll give this a chance” even if they were initially alienated by the classic Universal Monster stuff. And while I think the film is beautiful, truly beautiful, to me what matters isn’t just my opinion, it’s how those other people who weren’t primed for Fish Husbandry like I was felt about it — who either found themselves surprised and enjoyed it or still kind of don’t like it, but for different reasons than they thought when they were going in.

saying that 8 of the 9 best picture nominations were each in their own way political given America at this exact moment, and we have never had a ratio like that before. Getting to see my country, my city, my generation, whatever it might be through that lens — it helps me know my place in all of it.

Tell us about your life outside of SLFS. What are some of your hobbies?

Well I, like all twenty-____ year olds, have a podcast, The Judgement Day Refreshment Committee. As my cohost and renaissance woman Dory Peacock says ,”We won’t judge you but we will bring the jello salad to your trial.” We cover Young Adult fiction - movies, television, and books for teens and 20-somethings with arrested development. It’s kind of a weird topic for a podcast, because we find Young Adult is so broad now in application. Like that used to very specifically mean “Twilight” or “Harry Potter,” but now there’s so many things made for teens or about them, like even “Thoroughbreds,” or “Lady Bird” which recently played here. Those to me are also “young adult” because they have a lot to say about the experience of coming of age in the zeitgeist of April 2018— even though they lack the normal trappings YA is known for like vampires or dystopian hungry games or CW-esque teen melodrama. It’s a huge topic with a lot of room for exploration. (Visit us How would you say film impacts your life? at JDRCpodcast.podbean.com) One reason I’m so interested in films and filmmaking I spend of lot of time reading and watching media criticism. Youtube is amazing. And I mean specifically is it reveals a lot about our culture, our day to day. youtube video essays. I also enjoy video games Consider “Captain America: Civil War.” It’s a stealth especially stuff that’s fantasy or sci-fi role plays. I am treatise on the ethics of military drone strikes without international oversight or accountability. And also a pretty religious person. Which isn’t something that was a movie ostensibly for kids! I’d go on record you would normally list as a hobby, but given the

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It’s so hard to say. The way films are being produced and distributed has already changed so much in the last 5 years with streaming services. So where we fit into it is totally up in the air. It’s so important to come to art house films, because nowadays the films may not come here if there isn’t an expected turnout. And then they find their second life in an endless queue of content online you can always procrastinate. Watching film, engaging with it, takes energy. But when you come to an art house you always get a return on that investment of effort and time.

What is your favorite movie and why?

Don’t do this to me, man! I thought we were friends. You know this is a hard question to answer! I’m gonna answer this by talking about a movie that came out last year that I’m not sure a lot of people saw or heard about which I really liked called “The Ornithologist.” It’s on Netflix right now. It’s this bizarre film about a gay birdwatcher wandering through the Portuguese wilderness with a series of vignettes loosely based on the Catholic Saint Anthony of Padua. I think it’s a nice elaboration on some of the queer films that came out last year which garnered more attention, like “Call Me By Your Name.” CMBYN affected me emotionally but it lacks a certain spunk that lots of other movies have - it’s beautiful but not necessarily challenging. “The Ornithologist” weaves a tone that’s enthralling to me. It’s peaceful, tepid and then all at once shocking with moments of violence and bondage and sex. It challenges the idea of why is one thing “sacred” and the other “profane” and what happens when the lines between those blur. To me, we need not only queer films that are explorations of love, but also what it means to be queer and spiritual in the context of a spiritual tradition that wasn’t always welcoming to us, yet we are upending just by being present. Check it out if that sounds like your game of baseball!

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APRIL 2018

The best of new Czech cinema Come and see new and exciting films at the seventh annual Czech That Film tour, showcasing the best of Czech cinema across the United States and Canada.

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN THE DEATH OF STALIN Directed by Armando Iannucci FRA/UK/BEL | R | 106 min | Comedy

Czech That Film Tour April 17-19 Broadway Centre Cinemas Free Admission Presented in partnership with the Czech Consulate in Salt Lake City

FULL SCHEDULE OF FILMS Wednesday, April 18

Thursday, April 19

7 pm - MILADA

5 pm - ICE MOTHER

7 pm - GARDEN STORE: FAMILY FRIEND

(Bába z ledu)

7 pm - BAREFOOT (Po strništi bos)

9:10 pm - 8 HEADS OF MADNESS (8 hlav šílenství)

FLOWER Directed by Max Winkler USA | R | 90 min | Comedy/Drama

STARRING: Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, and Adam Scott

Tuesday, April 17 Featuring a Q&A with visiting film artist and directer David Mrnka.

STARRING: Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Jeffrey Tambor, and Steve Buscemi

(Zahradnictví: Rodinný prítel)

9:20 pm - A PROMINENT PATIENT (Masaryk)

OH LUCY! Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi Japan/USA | NR | 95 min | Comedy/Drama

STARRING: Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, and Kaho Minami All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

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APRIL 2018

LOVELESS

HAVE A NICE DAY

ISLE OF DOGS

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev RUS/FRA/GER/BEL | R | 127 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LEVIATHAN

Directed by Jian Liu China | Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy/Crime

Directed by Wes Anderson Germany/USA | PG-13 | Comedy/Adventure FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS,

Starts MARCH 30 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts MARCH 30 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts APRIL 6 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts APRIL 6 at BROA

An estranged Russian couple going through a brutal divorce both have new partners and want to start over, until their 12-year-old son disappears after witnessing one of their fights.

A city in southern China and a bag containing a million yuan draw several people from diverse backgrounds with different personal motives into a bloody conflict.

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads a Japanese city to banish all dogs to a remote island. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

A runaway couple go on journey in the faithful ol Leisure Seeker.

LEAN ON PETE

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, and FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Directed by Andrew Haigh UK | R | 121 min | Drama STARRING: Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, and Chloë Sevigny

Starts APRIL 27 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Directed by Lynne Ramsay UK/France/USA | R | 90 min | Drama/Thriller STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix

Starts APRIL 27 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Opening at Broadway Centre Directed by Jason Reitman USA | R | 96 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, and Ron Livingston

Directed by Paolo Virzì Italy/France | R | 112 min | STARRING: Helen Mirren

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Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean On Pete. When he learns Pete is bound for slaughter, the two embark on an odyssey in search of a place to call home.

THE LEISURE

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job goes wrong, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Marlo, a mother of three, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.

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Directed by Richard Loncraine UK | PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, and Joanna Lumley

Directed by Samuel Maoz ISR/SWI/GER/FRA | R | 109 min | Drama STARRING: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, and Yonaton Shiray

Directed by Stanley Tucci UK | R | 90 min | Drama STARRING: Armie Hammer and Geoffrey Rush

Starts APRIL 13 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts APRIL 13 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts APRIL 20 at BROADWAY CENTRE

A troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son’s desolate military post.

The story of the offbeat friendship between American writer and art-lover James Lord and Alberto Giacometti, revealing unique insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and sometimes the chaos of the artistic process.

On the eve of retirement, a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

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THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE Opening at Broadway Centre

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki FIN/GER | NR | 100 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Ville Virtanen, Kati Outinen, and Dome Karukoski FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LE HAVRE, LA VIE DE BOHEME, and DRIFITNG CLOUDS A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees that has recently arrived in Finland.

ADMISSION General - $20 SLFS Donors - $17 Students - $15

JULIUS CAESAR TUESDAY, APRIL 10 7:00 PM Presented in partnership with

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APRIL 2018 IVORY TOWER

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT

IVORY TOWER

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MONDAY, APRIL 2 | 7 PM FREE | TOWER THEATRE

2018 CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN FILMS May 18-19 | Broadway Centre Cinemas Free Admission | www.slfs.org

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APRIL 2018 S L F S C O L L E G E C O L L A B O R AT I O N S - F R E E S C R E E N I N G S

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3 | 7 PM FREE | SLCC SOUTH CITY CAMPUS

VIDEODROME

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 | 7 PM FREE | U OF U POST THEATER

KUE D7 presents

FREE SCREENING

OUR AUDIENCE IS YOUR AUDIENCE Support SLFS through sponsorships and on-screen underwriting Contact Marcie Collett at 801.503.9434 or marciecollett@slfs.org to see your business on the big screen.

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