SLFS Newsletter March 2016

MARCH 2016

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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT THE LOBSTER Page 5

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Meet Front of House Staffer

JACOB HALL Page 3

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

N O S F E R A T U w/ live score arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

MARCH 2016

PRESENTS F.W.MURNAU’S CLASSIC

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Doors at 6:30 pm, Show at 7 pm $15 General Admission $25 V.I.P. with 21+ balcony hosted

by Red Rock Brewing Co.* $10 Student** Tickets now available at SLFS.org *VIP tickets only available in advance online **Student tickets only available at the box office

pretty in pink

30TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

THEEB Directed by Naji Abu Nowar UAE/QAT/JOR/UK | NR | 100 min | Drama

Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards

HAIL, CAESAR! Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen USA/UK | PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy

Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney,

Alden Ehrenreich, and Scarlett Johansson

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Dance Party w/ DJ at 7 pm, Screening at 8 pm

THE WITCH

$20 - Screening, virgin punch, and commemorative photo $50 - $75 V.I.P. Tickets available online (in advance only) Sadie Hawkins, Spring Formal and Retro Prom attire requested, encouraged, and may even be rewarded

Directed by Robert Eggers Canada/USA | R | 90 min | Horror

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Katie Dickie

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

MARCH 2016 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

JACOB HALL FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF How long have you worked for the Film Society?

A little over a year. My first day at the Tower was New Year’s Eve 2014.

What drew you to apply here?

My friend Betty, who used to be a manager here, told me about the job. I’d been coming to the Tower and Broadway pretty regularly since moving here from Arizona. I used to go to movies by myself, while my friends went to singles ward.

Why is film important to you?

Film has been an important form of escape, but has also been helpful in teaching me about the world around me and all the cool things in it. It’s been great taking part in Sundance every year, seeing things I would’ve never been able to see anywhere else and meeting some of my favorite directors. There are so many new filmmakers with ideas that have me excited about the future of cinema.

If you could be working anywhere else in the world, what would you want to be doing?

I love playing music with my friends and have gone on a few small tours.

Maybe getting to play shows in other countries would be the dream, but I love living in Salt Lake.

Tell us a bit more about your band and what draws you to much!

I play drums for two bands, Bat Manors and The Circulars. Both bands have new albums coming out soon that I am super excited for my friends to hear! I also help run a small record label called Dirty Provo, which was started when I was living in Provo a few years ago. We’ve been able to release 10 albums, 2 compilations and a 7’’ single for Record Store Day. Playing in bands has forced me to be more outgoing and I get a lot of satisfaction out of promoting my friends’ work.

What is your favorite part of your job here?

What are your hopes for the future of SLFS?

I just hope people keep coming to the movies. The Broadway and the Tower are such magical places in my mind, and I hope more people become aware of what we’re doing.

What is your favorite movie and why?

My favorite movie is Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker because of the way it makes me feel. The mood, mystery and visual language put me in a heavenly headspace. I go back and forth between that and my other faves Blade Runner and Alien.

Hanging out with people I really look up to and admire. My friends at the film society are all smart, wonderful people who really care about each other. I feel very lucky to be a part of it.

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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MARCH 2016

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independent film in SLC

MARCH 2016

A WAR Directed by Tobias Linholm Denmark | R | 115 min | Drama Starts March 4 @broadway

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT

THE BOY AND THE BEAST

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda Japan | PG-13 | 119 min | Action/Adventure Starts March 4 @broadway

Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards

Directed by Ciro Guerra COL/ARG/VEN | NR | 125 min | Drama Starts March 11 @broadway

Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards

BOY AND TH

Directed by Alê Abre Brazil | PG | 80 min | A Starts March 11 @b

Nominated for the Best An the 88th Academy Awards

A Danish commander faces a courtroom trial after a judgment call leads to the deaths of 11 civilians during the war in Afghanistan.

Kyuta slips into an alternate universe where he is raised by a bear-man, Kumatetsu. Kyuta is eventually thrust into an adventure which spans both worlds.

The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

Cuca is a boy who lives a small village in the in country. One day, he em through distant and ma to find his father.

ONLY YESTERDAY

THE BRONZE

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EYE IN THE

Directed by Isao Takahata Japan | PG | 118 min | Drama Starts March 18 @broadway

Directed by Bryan Buckley USA | R | 108 min | Comedy/Drama Starts March 18 @broadway

Directed by Grímur Hákonarson ISL/DNK/NOR/POL | R | 93 min | Drama Starts March 25 @broadway

Directed by Gavin H UK | R | 102 min | Dram Starts March 25 @b

A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.

A spoiled and largely forgotten Olympic medalist takes action when a promising young gymnast threatens her status as a local celebrity.

In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them - their sheep.

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

Whose eyes are these? The first right answer on our Facebook page wins a pair of tickets.

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PLAN 10 FROM OUTER SPACE Directed by Trent Harris USA | NR | 80 min | Comedy/Sci-Fi Starts March 11 @tower

SOUTHBOUND

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David

Bruckner, Chad Villella, Tyler Gillett, Patrick Horvath, Roxanne Benjamin, Justin Martinez

USA | NR | 89 min | Horror Starts March 11 @tower

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS Directed by Michael Showalter USA | R | 95 min | Comedy/Drama Starts March 18 @broadway

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Newly restored for it’s 20th Anniversary, the film follows a woman who accidentally discovers the Plaque of Kolob which leads her to discover an insidous alien plot for world domination documented by a disreputable early Mormon prophet.

Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.

THE LOBSTER

A self-help seminar inspires a sixtysomething woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

COMING SOON @SLFS

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos IRE/UK/GRC | R | 118 min | Comedy/Drama Starts March 25 @tower

MARGUERITE Coming April 8 Directed by Xavier Giannoli France| R | 129 min | Drama

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

In 1920s Paris, Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman, and lover of music and the opera. She loves to sing for her friends, although she’s a terrible singer. Both her friends and her husband have kept her fantasy alive for her sake. Unfortunately, a problem begins when she decides to perform in front of a real audience.

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD Coming April 22

Directed by Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci France | PG | 105 min | Comedy/Adventure In 1941 Paris, a teenage girl, her talking cat, her grandfather and a young scoundrel go off in search of her parents, who were mysteriously adbucted. They soon find themselves at the center of a shadowy conspiracy, on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered dirigibles and cyborg rat spies.

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MARCH 2016 IVORY TOWER @TOWER

THE NEW WORLD

MONDAY, MARCH 7 7 PM FREE

Presented By:

KU ED 7 presents

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E L I V E @ B R O A D W AY ADMISSION: General - $20 SLFS Members - $15 Students - $10

Introducing the Newest Benefit of KUED Membership

Enjoy extended on-demand access to quality PBS programs.

KUED Passport offers extended access to a rich library of on-demand public television programs including independent films, drama, arts, history, science, and more.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Available at the $60 annual level. ($5 a month as a Sustaining Member) Go to KUED.org/Passport for more information.

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

MARCH 2016 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

AMANDA WALTON VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Interviewed by Erin Emerson, Volunteer Coordinator This month’s volunteer spotlight is about our amazing intern, Amanda Walton. She approached me at a New Volunteer Orientation a few months ago, and asked if we ever needed interns. With no expectations of class credit or compensation, she volunteered her services so that she could learn more about film and working in an art house theatre. She is truly a delight to work with, is upbeat, outgoing, and refreshingly excited about every detail about SLFS. In addition to her help here behind the scenes, she is one of our off-site outreach contacts and helps coordinate SLFS volunteers at the Salt Lake Winter Farmer’s Market.

Tell me a little about yourself.

I go to Highland High. I’m a Junior there. At school, I’m the Vice President of the Film Club.

We do lots of filmmaking, and watch a lot of films too. We also make videos just for fun together (not just as Film Club projects).

How did you get started volunteering with SLFS? I saw ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL over the summer and it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. I hadn’t been to the Broadway much, so I checked out the website. I wanted to get involved, came to orientation and started from there.

What is your favorite thing about volunteering with SLFS? Well, getting free movie passes is great, but I’m not just here to get stuff. I’m really learning a lot here. Film is what I want to do in life, so I feel like I am getting a head start with what I want to do while I’m young. SLFS is a really great organization and I love the people here!

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

What is your favorite film and why?

AMERICAN PSYCHO. I know it sounds strange because I’m not supposed to be seeing rated R movies. In the eyes of my friends and family I’m supposed to be innocent... but AMERICAN PSYCHO is amazing!

Outside of film, what are your hobbies?

Haha! More film! And I love running, hiking, spending time with my family… We play lots of games, have meals together and hang out a lot.

I also have a lot of fun adventures with friends.

We’ll go downtown and explore. For example, a few weeks ago, we tested a City Creek Canyon legend. Supposedly, if you put powdered sugar on the back of a car, and put the car in neutral, the car is supposed to be able to go uphill.

There was a bus crash there years ago, and the ghost children push the car. You should be able to see little ghost handprints in the powdered sugar as if they’re helping push the car uphill.

We tried it, and the car went uphill a little and then started to go backwards. There was a car behind us, so we had to stop and it didn’t work. But we tried and it was fun! Another time, we went to a makeout parking spot, put all the seats back, and jumped up and down and screamed in the car. No one noticed or looked, but it was fun.

What are you hopes for SLFS in the future?

I hope that more people know about the Broadway and Tower theatres and come here. I don’t even go to other movie theatres anymore, and I don’t pay attention to commercial films— only independent ones. SLFS has changed my way of thinking about film. I took my family to see HAIL, CAESAR! My younger brother hasn’t really ever seen independent films, but I’ve seen it twice already and I loved it. The more I see independent films, the more it changes my way of thinking about film and my expectations for film for the better. I love working here!!

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please sign up and register at: www.shiftboard.com/slfs/register.html or contact our Volunteer Coordinator at erinemerson@saltlakefilmsociety.org or 801-503-9434.

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Check out slfs.org for all updates.

Whose eyes are these? The first right answer on our Facebook page wins a pair of tickets.

Details about our new supporter program coming March 1.

MARCH 2016 801.321.0310 | www.slfs.org

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SLFS b oa r d o f d i r e c to r s GOVERNANCE BOARD Kevin Hanson - Chair Robert Brown Prescott Muir - Vice Chair Phil Cooper Gavin Payne - Treasurer David Emmitt Lisa Bickmore - Secretary Richard Q. Perry Tori A. Baker Tamra Rieper Leigh Ann Bernal Brian Rivette Hal Widlansky

FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

ADVISORY BOARD Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Jackie Biskupski Jeffrey Breglio Michael W. Christopherson Lori Feld Donna Lifsey Foster Rachel Hodson Thomas Francis Jakab Seth Jarvis Chris Lippard Justina Parsons-Bernstein George Pence Dan Purjes Miles Romney Thomas Sobchack Jonathon Tichy Scott Ulbrich

Film Professionals Barbara Boyle, Producer 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 Sarah Sinwell, U of U Film & Media Arts Film Directors Richard Dutcher Keith Gordon Trent Harris Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Tyler Measom