SLFS Newsletter January 2019

JANUARY 2019

broadway and tower

newsletter

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Page 2

Meet Front of House staffer

AIDAN CROFT Page 3

Check out SLFS’s new project

MAST Page 4

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

JANUARY 2019

SHOPLIFTERS

ON THE BASIS OF SEX

Directed by Barry Jenkins USA | R | 119 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: MOONLIGHT

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda Japan | R | 122 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: STILL WALKING, AFTER THE STORM, and LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Directed by Mimi Leder USA | PG-13 | 120 min | Drama STARRING: Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: PAY IT FORWARD

Starts JANUARY 4 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts JANUARY 4 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts JANUARY 11 at BROADWAY CENTRE

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl freezing in the rain, and decide to take her in. Although the family is poor, they vow to live happily together until an unforeseen incident will test the bonds that untie them.

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg works with her husband to bring a groundbreaking case of gender discrimination before the Supreme Court.

STAN & OLLIE

COLD WAR

Directed by Jon S. Baird UK/CAN/USA | PG | 97 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: FILTH

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski POL/FRA/UK | R | 88 min | Drama STARRING: Joanna Kulig and Tomasz Kot FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: IDA, MY SUMMER OF LOVE, and LAST RESORT

Starts JANUARY 4 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts FEBRUARY 1 at BROADWAY CENTRE

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

IT’S NO SURPRISE, WE LOVE MOVIES Check back in our February issue for the SLFS Staff Top Tens of 2018

Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

2

Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

Share your Top Tens with us too on Facebook!

JANUARY 2019 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

AIDAN CROFT FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED FOR SLFS? Getting close to a year and a half now!

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO APPLY? I LOVED visiting the Tower and Broadway Theaters during high school. I remember I saw Ciro Guerra’s Embrace of the Serpent during that time and it blew my mind. I knew I wanted to be involved in the local film scene and expand my knowledge of cinema, so I thought that applying at SLFS would be a great way to start. Unfortunately, I thought I knew a lot more than I did about film and I ended up applying twice and not getting the job. It wasn’t until I applied for the third time during my second year of college that I got an offer. Third time’s the charm I guess.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT WORKING FOR SLFS? I think my favorite part of my job is the fact that I have such incredible co-workers. The people I work with here are so unique, talented, have such fascinating interests. I feel so lucky to be able to be surrounded by these people and learn so much from them. The majority of my growth as an artist and general human over the last year and half has been a result of what these wonderful people have taught me.

HOW WOULD YOU SAY FILM IMPACTS YOUR LIFE? As an aspiring filmmaker, film impacts nearly every aspect of my life from my career goals, my personal wellness, to my day to day interactions with other people. Film is the fuel of my spirit and every day that goes by where I cannot see a film that is new to me or one that is beloved by me, I really do feel myself fall into a depression. And that sounds all “woo woo” but it’s very true. Film is also the reason I have the friends I have. We’ve bonded over our shared love and common understanding of cinema and the way that it impacts us and inspires us to live the ways we do.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF SLFS. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? Outside of SLFS I’m an avid but amatuer photographer

(follow me at @aidanpowellcroft on Instagram!). I’m very passionate about the protection of our public lands here in Utah, especially the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. I grew up there and whenever I can, I’ll escape the city and get lost in the canyons for awhile. Save the Grand Staircase and Bears Ears National Monuments! I’m also an actor and every now again you might find me in a production around town. This past year I’ve worked a lot with Riot Act Theatre and have been involved in their productions of The Aliens, Mopey Wrecks, and Anatomy of Arithmetic.

ARE THERE ANY PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON YOU’D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? I’m going to Westminster College for a degree in Theater Arts and this coming spring we will be putting up a production of Shakespeare’s Othello and I will be playing Iago in it. It’s a great show and I’m very excited to attack such a meaty role. I’ve never played a character before that has entire books written about them! I start rehearsing for it in February and the show will be performed in April. So this is plenty of time to mark your calendars for April 4-6 and 11-13 at 7:30 pm!

WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF SLFS? My largest hope is to continue to push for the Salt Lake Film Society to be as inclusive as possible. We’ve made a lot of progress just in my time here by supplying our customers with many more audio and visual assistance devices. But I feel like we can continue to push towards opening our doors to a much wider audience. Art House Theaters definitely carry a certain attitude with them and unfortunately it can come off as pretentious. I think this

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

pushes a certain demographic away from coming to our theaters because maybe they do not have the greatest depth of cinematic knowledge or the diction to discuss film the way the majority of our current audiences do. But film is for everyone. It is the human experience under a magnifying glass. Everyone is entitled to experience this and should feel welcomed to do so regardless of one’s ability to discuss a film’s aesthetics or whatever it may be.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FILM YOU’VE SEEN AT SLFS AND WHY IS IT YOUR FAVORITE? My favorite film I’ve seen here is probably Phantom Thread. I’m a HUGE Paul Thomas Anderson fan and having the opportunity to recommend this film to customers was my greatest pleasure. It’s a fascinating film that marks an interesting change in PTA’s career. He’s spent years creating a cinematic history of the stories of California and then all of the sudden he makes this English drama about a clothing designer? WHAT!?! And it’s GORGEOUS. Every frame is a brilliant painting (and PTA was the cinematographer too!!). The film is about love, work, family and the ghosts of all of these and how they impact us and are carried in our lives. All of these themes are so delicately interlaced into this decadent film which also features an INCREDIBLE original score by Jonny Greenwood. I saw this film in theaters over five times and snuck into it to take a peak at it almost every day I worked. Phantom Thread sweeps me away into the best kind of dream that is really only achieved by special, special films. Some other films I loved seeing here were Good Time, Blindspotting, Roma, and Mandy.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

3

JANUARY 2019

EXPLORE SLFS’S NEW PROGRA

SLFS Launches Media Accelerator Studio In pursuit of our vision to inspire artists, achieve high cultural impact, and add to the quality of life in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Film Society announces the creation of MAST, a forward-thinking content development program for postgraduate animators, game designers, and content creators that will harness the power of tech-enabled and animation storytelling. MAST will significantly grow the SLFS Film Fostering & Education Initiative, which has fostered 150 screenwriters, 4 digital directors, and produced cultural film tours. The program is made possible by an endowment from the Robin M. Woods Legacy Fund for Future Initiatives.

MAST will offer a fellowship program, on-site and online labs, and contests, alongside mentoring, networking, and collaboration opportunities, empowering artists to create art where they are, and shift Utah and Salt Lake City from exporting artists to exporting art. There will be a special emphasis on supporting artists and projects that highlight diversity and social conscience.

MAST programs, labs, and to other available curricula special focus on forward-t distributing, and monetizin platform building, and on t Industry subject matter ex and instructors.

MAST is founded by Tori A Romney. Miles will lead th Miles is an entertainment of DigiClay Animation, coCEO of the film distributor co-producer (Anastasia, W This Island), and award-wi

MAST’s kick-off consists o The VOICES SEEN contes Entrants may submit alone piece highlighting a distinc aptitude for visual storytel

The second is PEOPLE OF phot enco shou depi peop char or pe

The docu are e grou prod subj chal racis SLFS’s MAST will inspire artists, achieve high cultural impact, and add to the quality of life in Salt Lake City.

Pictured: Miles Romney, Head/Founder of MAST (Photo: Austen Diamond)

4

Salt Lake Film Society Launches Media Accelerator Studio with Goal of Keeping Top Artists in Utah. Left to right: SLFS’s MAST Advisory Board members Sterling Van Wagenen and Kelly Loosli, SLFS Board Chair Brian Rivette, SLFS President/CEO Tori A. Baker, Head/Founder of MAST Miles Romney, and MAST Advisory Board members Jon Beutler and John Dahlstrom. (Photo: Austen Diamond)

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

All s befo 2019 on M

JANUARY 2019

AM - MAST

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

d events will be complementary a and workshops, and will put thinking approaches to producing, ng content, on artist brand and thriving as an artist entrepreneur. xperts are being tapped as mentors

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Directed by Josie Rourke UK | R | 124 min | Drama

A. Baker (CEO of SLFS) and Miles he program under Tori’s direction. and tech entrepreneur (co-inventor -founder of Radiate Media, former r Yekra), Broadway fundraiser and Waitress, Be More Chill, Once On inning writer.

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant, and Guy Pearce

BEN IS BACK

of three contests: st will focus around animation. e, or in groups, a short animated ctive visual voice and style, and an lling.

Directed by Peter Hedges USA | R | 103 min | Drama

F EARTH, which is a writing and tography contest. Entrants are ouraged to collaborate in pairs, and uld submit an original photograph icting one person, or multiple ple, accompanied by an engaging racter profile describing the person eople in the photograph.

Starring: Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges

THE FAVOURITE

last is MICRO-DOCS, a umentary contest. Entrants encouraged to collaborate in ups, but may work alone, in ducing micro-documentaries on jects touching the history, reality, llenges, progress, and solutions to sm and inequality.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos IRE/UK/USA | R | 119 min | Drama

submissions must be received ore noon MST on 15 February, 9 and winners will be announced March 4.

Starring: Olivia Coleman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

5

JANUARY 2019

Featuring the Tribune’s Sean P Means and Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival director of programming.

Monday, January 7th at 7 pm Tower Theatre, 876 East 900 South Salt Lake City Tickets $15 N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E L I V E a t B R O A D W AY

IVORY TOWER

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

THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Noon

THE HITCH-HIKER CELEBRATE DIRECTOR IDA LUPINO’S 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH THIS NEW RESTORATION

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 | 7 PM FREE | TOWER THEATRE

6

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

IVORY TOWER

@SLFS

Presented By:

JANUARY 2019

PRESENTS WITH

FRE E SCREENING

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 7 PM BROADWAY CENTRE CINEMAS

KUE D7 presents

SLFS is proud to be a Sundance Film Festival venue once again in 2019.

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.

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.

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

7

JANUARY 2019 801.321.0310 | www.slfs.org

SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILM INVEST IN SLFS

Support your home for independent film by joining Red Carpet Club

YOU LIKE MOVIES?

TOWER THEATRE & VIDEO 876 East 900 South Video Rentals: 801.359.5158

We have so much in common.

BROADWAY CENTRE CINEMAS 111 East 300 South Lost & Found: 801.746.0288

facebook.com/SaltLakeFilmSociety @SaltLakeFilmSoc

T H A N K YO U t o o u r s p o n s o r s a n d g r a n t o r s

CINEMA CIRCLE $5,000 Per Year

GRANTORS

AHE/CI TRUST

Brian Rivette

PRESIDENT Focal Concept, Inc.

George Q. Morris

“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.”

FOUNDATION

SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

DIRECTOR $600 Per Year ($50/ Month)

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Bridget Shears-Lee

CLINICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Intermountain Health Care

“I support SLFS because it brings quality films to SLC that are not available at any other cinema. SLFS makes it possible for people of all ages to gather together to experience exciting, provocative, one-of-a-kind programs in eclectic and historic venues. SLFS enriches all of our lives.”

INTERNET SERVICES DONATED BY XMISSION

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 Prescott Muir Tamra Rieper Bridget Shears-Lee

FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

ADVISORY BOARD

FILM BUFF $60 Per Year ($5/ Month)

Cassandra Loveless

Photographer

“We are lucky to have SLFS to preserve and exhibit the classic films of generations past and to promote the new and exciting works of independent filmmakers. Visiting the Tower brings me back to simpler times.”

Learn more about Red Carpet Club at slfs.org/join-us/become-a-supporter

Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Matt Frisbie Rachel Hodson Thomas Francis Jakab Chris Lippard Donna Lifsey-Foster 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 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 Diana Whitten