NOVEMBER
broadway and tower
2014 calendar
BIRDMAN Page 4
Surprise! YOU’RE INVITED TO SPRUCEFEST!See page 3 for details
WHIPLASH Page 5
showcasing the best in american independents, international films, and documentaries
NOVEMBER 2014
SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
SING WITH MARIA
@ tower
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Directed by Justin Simien
USA | NR | 100 min. | Comedy
Saturday, December 13 2 pm & 6:30 pm Tickets will be on sale at the Tower Theatre; family discounts available.
Starring Tessa Thompson, Tyler James Williams, and Dennis Haysbert
All proceeds benefit Salt Lake Film Society. COME SING WITH US!
$15 admission includes Costume Contest and a bag of interactive props!
KILL THE MESSENGER
F R E E H O L I D AY F U N
Directed by Michael Cuesta USA | R | 112 min. | Drama
Wassail and
@ broadway
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
waffles Starring Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Michael Sheen
THE SKELETON TWINS
FREE SCREENINGS OF HOLIDAY FILMS
Directed by Craig Johnson USA | R | 93 min. | Drama
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring Starring Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Luke Wilson
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Saturday Dec. 13
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
NOVEMBER 2014
We asked for your patience while we spruced up our lobby. You were patient. We spruced. Now we’re celebrating our gorgeous new lobby with a day-long open house.
You are hereby invited to:
SLFS’s Open House at Broadway Centre Cinemas Thursday, November 13, 2014
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All day, all night Free movies on all Broadway screens Cool free stuff 6 to 10 a.m
X96 Radio From Hell – Kerry, Bill, and Gina broadcasting live in our lobby all morning
11 a.m – 1p.m.
Live music in the lobby with the Mark Cheney Trio
11:30
Ribbon cutting with treats, prizes, and live music until 1 p.m.
6:30
Special screening and reception for SLFS members
SO TO RECAP: November 13, all day, all night Free movies on all Broadway screens Cool free stuff
200 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE TREE STARTS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY
COME CELEBRATE WITH US!
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
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NOVEMBER 2014
ART AND CRAFT
BIRDMAN
CITIZENFOUR
LAGGIES
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu USA | R | 119 min. | Comedy Starts October 31 @broadway
Directed by Laura Poitras USA | NR | 114 min. | Documentary Starts November 7 @broadway
Directed by Lynn Shelt USA | R | 99 min. | Come Starts November 7 @bro
From the director of BABEL, 21 GRAMS
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
A woman stuck in perman her fiancé about going on time hanging out with frie
Starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, and Edward Norton
Starring Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Jacob Appelbaum
Starring Chloë Grace M and Sam Rockwell
THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
THE NOTEBO
Directed by James Marsh UK | R | 123 min. | Drama Starts November 21 @broadway
Directed by János Szá HUNGARY/AUSTRIA/GERM 109 min. | Drama Starts November 21 @to
Directed by Sam Cullman &
Jennifer Grausman
USA | NR | 89 min. | Documentary Starts October 31 @broadway
A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.
In French with English subtitles
When one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.
FORCE MAJEURE Directed by Ruben Östlund SWEDEN/DENMARK/NORWAY | R | 118 min. | Drama Starts November 14 @broadway
Directed by Isao Takahata USA | NR | 89 min. | Documentary Starts November 14 @broadway In Swedish with English subtitles
UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY PRIZE
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
A family on a ski holiday in the French Alps find themselves staring down an avalanche during lunch one day; in the aftermath, their dynamic has been shaken to its core, with a question mark hanging over their patriarch in particular.
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Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. From the director of MAN ON A WIRE, SHADOW DANCER Starring Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, and Emily Watson
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
Twin siblings enduring the village on the Hungarian bo on studying and learning f them.
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Moretz, Keira Knightley,
WHIPLASH
THE OVERNIGHTERS
WALKING THE CAMINO: SIX WAYS TO SANTIAGO
Directed by Damien Chazelle USA | R | 106 min. | Drama Starts November 7 @broadway
Directed by Jesse Moss USA | PG-13 | 90 min. | Documentary Starts November 7 @tower
Directed by Lydia Smith USA/SPAIN | NR | 84 min. | Documentary Starts November 7 @tower
GRAND JURY AWARD
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
GOLDEN GATE AWARD
SAN FRANSICO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
A young musician struggles to make it as a top jazz drummer.
Broken, desperate men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.
Starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons
From the director of FULL BATTLE RATTLE, SPEEDO
A profile of six pilgrims taking the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage.
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Coming February 6
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Gaby Hoffmann, and Laura Dern
MANY/FRANCE | R |
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e harshness of WWII in a order hedge their survival from the evil surrounding
Whose eyes are these? The first right answer on our Facebook page wins a pair of tickets.
Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson
A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.
MR. TURNER
WILD
Coming February 20
Coming January 16
FOXCATCHER
Directed by Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Based on the true story of Mark Schultz, an Olympic wrestler whose relationship with sponsor John du Pont and brother Dave Schultz would lead to unlikely circumstances.
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev Starring: Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Aleksey Serebryakov
LEVIATHAN
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
In a Russian coastal town, Dmitri is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Dmitri and his family.
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NOVEMBER 2014 L I V E S TA G E P E R F O R M A N C E S @ broadway
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
THE TEMPEST
From the Home of William Shakespeare
captured live at
The Globe Theatre
SATURDAY, NOV 29 @ NOON
SUNDAY, NOV 9 @ NOON
Imbued with a spirit of magic and the supernatural, The Tempest is Shakespeare’s late great masterpiece of forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment.
ADMISSION: General - $18 • SLFS Members - $12 • Students - $9.25
One of Shakespeare’s most famous, funny and controversial plays is a tale of change of regime between an independent man and woman when they unite in love and marriage.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
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SATURDAY, NOV 8 @ NOON
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Visionary director Benedict Andrews returns to the Young Vic following his Critics’ Circle Award-winning Three Sisters.
SKYLIGHT
SATURDAY, NOV 22 @ NOON
CAREY MULLIGAN BILL NIGHY MATTHEW BEARD
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All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. The two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.
General - $18 SLFS Members - $12 Students - $9.25
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
NOVEMBER 2014 F R O M T H E T O W E R A R C H I V E @broadway
November 14-20 @Broadway CITY LIGHTS DR. STRANGELOVE SINGING IN THE RAIN PULP FICTION Check slfs.org for times.
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SLFS Membership + Merco Box = Year Round Cinema Joy + Locally Made Goodies This holiday season SLFS has partnered with Merco Local to make you a very special offer. Between Nov 13 and Dec 31 purchase any level of SLFS membership and receive a free Merco Box full of handpicked, locally made products created just for SLFS and its members. SLFS memberships make great gifts, offering a full year of member benefits, special events and discounts while supporting our nonprofit mission. The Merco Box, with its blend of goodies and discoveries offers a tangible selection of locally made products. This year, give the gift of film, buy local and keep your holiday dollars working in our arts and entrepreneurial community all year long.
The fine print: This offer is available only at our Broadway and Tower locations. Quantities are limited and available on a first come first served basis, limit 3 per customer. New memberships or upgrades only, renewals do not apply.
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.
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$1.00 off all regular admissions FREE small popcorn on Mondays FREE tix to 6 exclusive members-only events
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ALL SUPER 8 BENEFITS, PLUS $2.00 off all regular admissions Entry in drawing to attend 1 FREE Tower video rentals year ‘round Sundance Film Fest private FREE SLFS T-Shirt (2 with DUAL) screening (2 entries for DUAL) FREE tix to 6 exclusive members-only events
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