SLFS Newsletter January 2018

JANUARY 2018

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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Page 4

Meet Director of Public Relations

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

JANUARY 2018 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E a t S L F S

BARB GUY

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS How long have you worked for SLFS?

such a joy for me too. I officiate at weddings now and then; I’ve married a number people including several same-sex couples.

But first and foremost, my life is great because I have the coolest husband. We’ve been together 30 years and we have a cozy life with some sweet kitties and dogs in a 106 year-old house where there’s always a new project that needs to get done!

Almost five years.

What did you study in school or what other work have you done?

I did a dual major in Political Science and Women’s Studies with a minor in Race, Gender, and Culture. After college I was a Scoville Peace Fellow in Washington, DC. For ten years I was an Op-Ed columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune, which I loved. I’ve had corporate management jobs and I’ve been lucky enough to work at some of Salt Lake’s great non-profits. I also worked in the Mayor’s office long ago and I was a DJ for about 10 years as well. My friend Paige and I had a little music fanzine we put out for a while and the first time journalism and film melded for me was when I wrote a review of Stop Making Sense in 1984.

What made you want to apply?

I’ve loved SLFS from the beginning. My husband Chris and I have spent literally more than a thousand happy hours at the Broadway and Tower. (Not counting work time, which is happy time as well.) I’ve always felt really proud of SLFS and I was already being an advocate in my own way, so joining the staff was an easy transition and I’m so happy to be here.

What is your favorite part of your job?

I love to hear people’s stories about SLFS – why they love the organization, what their wishes are for us going forward, what they’d change if they could. It’s a pleasure to represent SLFS in the community and interact with so many people who really care about SLFS. I work with a lot of amazing people who have spent their careers working in film and the non-profit arts milieu and I learn so much from them all. Also, when one

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What are your hopes for the future of SLFS?

works for a smallish organization, it’s easier to see your impact and be able to tell that you’re helping in concrete ways.

How would you say film impacts your life?

I love film as an art form, a communication tool, a teacher of empathy, a way to do activism, and as an escape. Filmmakers entertain us, educate us, and challenge us to act.

Also, when I was doing chemotherapy and I didn’t have any hair and I felt really crappy the Broadway was about the only public place I would visit. It was such a comfort and a refuge.

As I walk through the Broadway lobby today, I get the impression we’re serving other people in that way, too.

Tell us about your life outside of SLFS. What do you enjoy doing?

As a non-profit arts organization we face a number of challenges, most of them brought on by technological and social change, such as how and where people want to watch film. My wish is that we always have enough passionate patrons, interested filmgoers, and extraordinary staff members to help us through our changing choppy waters.

What is your favorite movie and why?

I grew up as a non-Mormon only child in SLC in the 60s and 70s, which gave me a profound sense of being Other that I never would have had growing up in a less homogeneous place and time. Maybe for this reason, I like stories about diversity. I gravitate toward serious consciousness-raising films that can tear your heart out while they educate you like Sin Nombre, Mudbound, The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, and Fruitvale Station. I also like more whimsical fish-out-of-water stories like Harold and Maude, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Captain Fantastic. Then again, I love a good heroic journalism story like Spotlight or The Killing Fields and inspirational films like He Named Me Malala.

Travel is big for me; Chris and I like to visit faraway places whenever possible. Friends are

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

SLFS Holiday Staff Party SLFS thanks our staff for another incredible year. We also paid tribute to the wonderful, visionary director Hayao Miyazaki.

JANUARY 2018

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

LADY BIRD Directed by Greta Gerwig USA | Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

STARRING: Saorsie Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges

THE DISASTER ARTIST Directed by James Franco USA | R | 103 min | Comedy/Drama

STARRING: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogan, Alison Brie, and Zoey Deutch

THE SHAPE OF WATER Directed by Guillermo del Toro USA | R | 119 min | Drama/Fantasy

STARRING: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, and Richard Jenkins All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

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JANUARY 2018

DARKEST HOUR

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Directed by Joe Wright UK | PG-13 | 125 min | Drama STARRING: Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: ATONEMENT, ANNA KARENINA, and PRIDE & PREJUDICE

Directed by Joachim Trier NOR/FRA/DEN/SWE | Not Rated | 116 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LOUDER THAN BOMBS In Norwegian with English subtitles

Directed by Craig Gillespie USA | R | 119 min | Drama STARRING: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Directed by Luca Guada IT/FR/BRA/USA | R | 132 m STARRING: Armie Hamme FROM THE DIRECTOR OF:

Starts DECEMBER 22 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts DECEMBER 22 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts JANUARY 1 at BROADWAY CENTRE

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During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newlyappointed Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

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PHANTOM THREAD

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Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson USA | R | 130 min | Drama STARRING: Daniel Day-Lewis FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: THERE WILL BE BLOOD, INHERENT VICE, and PUNCH DRUNK LOVE

Directed by Michael Haneke FRA/AUT/GER | R | 107 min | Drama STARRING: Isabelle Huppert FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: AMOUR, THE PIANO TEACHER, and FUNNY GAMES

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

Starts JANUARY 19 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts FEBRUARY 9 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts FEBRUARY 16 at BROADWAY CENTRE

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Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.

Although a middle-class family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks, they pay little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.

Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame finds romance and happiness with a younger man, but her life changes forever when she is diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1970s.

A minor incident betwee and a Palestinian refuge explosive trial that ends communities.

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Directed by Paul McGuigan UK | R | 105 min | Drama STARRING: Annette Bening and Jamie Bell

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Directed by Ziad Doueir FRA/BEL/CYP/LEB/USA | R STARRING: Kamel El Bash

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Directed by Paolo Virzì Italy/Fran | R | 112 min | Comedy/Drama

Directed by Sebastián Lelio CHILE/GER/SPA/USA | R | 104 min | Drama

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev RUS/FRA/GER/BEL | R | 127 min | Drama

STARRING: Helen Mirren & Donald Sutherland FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: HUMAN CAPITAL (2013) and THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING

STARRING: Daniela Vega and Francisco Reyes FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: GLORIA

STARRING: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, and Varvara Shmykova FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LEVIATHAN

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Traveling in their family Leisure Seeker vintage recreational vehicle, John and Ella Spencer take one last road trip from Boston to the Hemingway House in the Florida Keys before his Alzheimer’s and her cancer can catch up with them.

Marina, a transgender waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

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Coming March 30

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.

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JANUARY 2018

SLFS TITLES AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES Sorted by number of nominations

SLFS is proud to be a Sundance Film Festival venue once again in 2018.

With seven screens to serve you, Broadway Centre Cinemas and Tower Theatre welcome Sundance ticketholders and SLFS patrons alike during January.

Download the Sundance app and stay tuned to SLFS.org for up-to-the-minute updates to our January screening schedule.

THE SHAPE OF WATER (7) THREE BILLBOARDS (6) LADY BIRD (4) CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (3) I, TONYA (3) BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2) THE DISASTER ARTIST (2) PHANTOM THREAD (2) THE BREADWINNER (1)

Name SLFS as your charity of choice when you log in at Amazon.Smile. Then Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase price to SLFS.

IT’S NO SURPRISE, WE LOVE MOVIES Check back in our February issue for the SLFS Staff Top Tens of 2017 Share your Top Tens with us too on Facebook!

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Please note: during the Sundance Film Festival, Tower Theatre will not have any regular screenings, however video rentals will still be open to the public.

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DARKEST HOUR A FANTASTIC WOMAN THE FLORIDA PROJECT THE LEISURE SEEKER LOVELESS LOVING VINCENT THE SQUARE VICTORIA & ABDUL

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“I come to SLFS venues to be entertained and I end up being inspired.

SLFS makes life in our city vastly more interesting and enjoyable.”

Brian Rivette - President, Focal Concept Inc.

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“I support SLFS because it brings people together to experience one-of-a-kind programs in eclectic and historic venues. SLFS enriches all of our lives.” - Bridget Shears Lee, Clinical Services Director at Intermountin Health Care

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SLFS b oa r d o f d i r e c to r s GOVERNANCE BOARD

Brian Rivette - Chair Phil Cooper - Treasurer Lisa Bickmore - Vice Chair Sarah Sinwell - Secretary Tori A. Baker Claudia Benítez

Leigh Ann Bernal Kurt Bestor Bernardo Flores-Sahagun Prescott Muir Tamra Rieper Bridget Shears-Lee

FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

ADVISORY BOARD

“We are lucky to have SLFS exhibiting classic films and new works by independent filmmakers.” - Cassandra Loveless

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Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Robert Brown Matt Frisbie Rachel Hodson Thomas Francis Jakab Chris Lippard Donna Lifsey-Foster Justina Parsons-Bernstein George Pence Dan Purjes Miles Romney Thomas Sobchack Jonathon Tichy Scott Ulbrich

Film Professionals Barbara Boyle, Producer Kevin Hanson, Film & Media Arts Department, U of U Trevor Groth, Sundance Senior Programmer David Cummins, Post Production Stephen Katz, Cinematographer Chapin Cutler, Digital Media Guru Kelly Loosli, BYU Animation Lance Williams, Producer/Actor Film Directors Richard Dutcher Keith Gordon Trent Harris Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Tyler Measom