SLFS Newsletter June 2017

JUNE 2017

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

JUNE 2017 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E a t S L F S

FILMÉXICO 2017

Three feature films, a shorts program, and a special guest were on tap for Filméxico, the sixth annual celebration of contemporary Mexican film.

Carlos Sosa, producer, brought his beautiful film, THE CLOUD FOREST. He graciously hung out with people on the red carpet and stayed for a thorough Q&A session after the screening.

Photos from top: SLFS directors Tori Baker, Brandon Suisse, Barb Guy, Levi Elder, and Amy Beth Leber on the red carpet with Claudia Benítez from the Consulado de México en Salt Lake City and Carlos Sosa, producer of THE CLOUD FOREST. Tori Baker, executive director of SLFS, shares a laugh with Carlos Sosa.

Patrons enjoying the opening evening events.

All photos Austen Diamond Photography

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

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JUNE 2017

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

SALT LAKE FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS

CHUCK Directed by Philippe Falardea USA | R | 101 min | Drama

30 DAYS. 18 FILMS. JUNE 2 - 30, 2017 STARRING: Liev Schrieber, Naomi Watts, and ELisabeth Moss

THE LOST CITY OF Z Directed by James Gray USA | PG-13 | 141 min | Action/Adventure

JUNE 3 @ Tower Theatre HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2001)

JUNE 2 - 8 @ Broadway Centre Cinemas THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) CARMEN JONES (1954)

JUNE 9 - 15 @ Broadway Centre Cinemas WEST SIDE STORY (1961) THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971) STARRING: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, and Sienna Miller

NORMAN Directed by Joseph Cedar USA/Israel | R | 117 min | Drama

JUNE 16 - 22 @ Broadway Centre Cinemas CABARET (1972) JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973) GREASE (1978) THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (1982)

JUNE 23 - 29 @ Broadway Centre Cinemas PURPLE RAIN (1984) DANCER IN THE DARK (2000) MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) ONCE (2007)

JUNE 24 @ Tower Theatre THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1974) STARRING: Richard Gere, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens, and Steve Buscemi

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

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JUNE 2017

THE LOVERS

MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA

Directed by Lucy Walker Cuba/USA | PG | 110 min | Documentary

Directed by Azazel Jacobs USA | R | 94 min | Comedy STARRING: Debra Winger and Tracy Letts

Directed by Dash Shaw USA | PG-13 | 75 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, and Reggie Watts

Directed by John Schei USA | Not Rated | 99 min FROM THE DIRECTOR OF LENNON

Starts MAY 26 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts MAY 26 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts MAY 26 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts JUNE 2 at BROA

Revisit with the remaining original members of the Buena Vista Social Club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of Cuba.

Joel and Mary are a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.

An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck.

The film explores the glo of the music of John Col passions, experiences a his life and revolutionary

PARIS CAN WAIT

DEAN

THE BEGUILED

Directed by Eleanor Coppola USA | PG | 92 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin

Directed by Demetri Martin USA | PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Demetri Martin, Gillian Jacobs, and Kevin Kline

Directed by Sofia Coppola USA | R | 94 min | Drama STARRING: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, and Colin Farrell FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: LOST IN TRANSLATION

Starts JUNE 16 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts JUNE 30 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts JUNE 30 at BROADWAY CENTRE

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS

In Spanish with English subtitles

CHASING TRA

THE BIG SICK Coming July 7

Directed by Michae USA | R | 120 min | Co

STARRING: Kumail N Holly Hunter, and Ray

FROM THE DIRECTOR NAME IS DORIS A woman, grown restless in her life with her inattentive husband, finds herself on a whirwind two-day trip through France with her husband’s business associate, renewing her lust for life.

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A comedy about loss, grief and the redemptive power of love, Dean is an NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother’s death.

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

An injured Union soldier arrives at an all-female Southern boarding school during the Civil War. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounds and offer him shelter and companionship.

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JUNE 2017

WAKEFIELD

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MY COUSIN RACHEL

| Documentary F: THE US VS JOHN

Directed by Robin Swicord USA | Not Rated | 106 min | Drama STARRING: Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner

Directed by Ken Loach UK/FRA/BEL | R | 100 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: JIMMY’S HALL and THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

Directed by Roger Michell UK/USA | PG-13 | 106 min | Drama Starring: Rachel Weisz and Sam Clafin FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: KNOTTING HILL, VENUS, and LE WEEK-END

ADWAY CENTRE

Starts JUNE 2 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts JUNE 9 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts JUNE 9 at BROADWAY CENTRE

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After a New York City lawyer suffers a nervous breakdown, he retreats from his family and hides in the attic of his home for weeks, while his withdrawl causes him to examine his life.

After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-yearold carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

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THE JOURNEY Coming July 7

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Directed by Nick Hamm UK | PG-13 | 94 min | Drama

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STARRING: Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney

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A fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland - firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness - who are forced to take a short journey together in which they will take the biggest leap of faith and change the course of history.

OBSESSION

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 | NOON All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

ADMISSION: General - $20 SLFS Members - $17 Students - $15

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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 | NOON

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JUNE 2017

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JUNE 2017 S P E C I A L P R E S E N TAT I O N S a t T O W E R

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

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June 23 at 11 pm (no live performance) - $10 June 24 at 7:30 pm (with live shadowcast) - $20 June 24 at 11:30 pm (with MC & live shadowcast) - $20 Tickets now on sale at SLFS.org!

ANGRY INCH

UP with THE ALL SEWN live shadowcast

11 PM SATURDAY JUNE 3 -

Visit SLFS in the VIP Lounge at each concert this summer!

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KUED

Celebrates the Arts

From drama to opera, dance and art, no other channel brings more arts and cultural programming to Utah than KUED.

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Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Jackie Biskupski Jeffrey Breglio Robert Brown Michael W. Christopherson Sean Desilets Lori Feld Matt Frisbie Rachel Hodson Thomas Francis Jakab Seth Jarvis 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