SLFS Newsletter November 2018

NOVEMBER 2018

broadway and tower

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CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Page 4

Meet Front of House staffer

WHITMAN HOWARD Page 3

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

NOVEMBER 2018

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN OLD MAN & THE GUN Directed by David Lowery USA | R | 90 min | Drama/Comedy

Holidays at SLFS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15

Veteran’s Day Regular hours at both venues

SING WITH MARIA Enjoy THE SOUND OF MUSIC, wear a costume for our contest, and feel free to burst into song!

2 pm & 6:30 pm at Tower Theatre

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Thanksgiving Day Regular hours at both venues Starring: Robert Redford , Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, and Sissy Spacek

FREE SOLO

Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

USA | Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary

From the directors of: MERU

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 SLFS Holiday Staff Party Both venues close early

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15

Free screenings of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and GREMLINS Both venues close early

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25

WASSAIL & WAFFLES Wassail, your own waffle creations, & holiday family films, plus Santa in person!

10 am at Broadway - Free Admission

Free screenings of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and GREMLINS Both venues open late

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 New Year’s Eve Both venues close early

We want YOU to sponsor SLFS

COLETTE Directed by Wash Westmoreland UK/USA| R | 111 min | Drama

S L F S S p o n s o rs h i p s a re avai l abl e st arti ng a t $ 1 ,0 0 0 . Le a rn m o r e at SLFS.org C o n t a c t Ma rc i e a t 8 01.503.9434 or m a rc i e c o l l e tt@ s l fs.org

Starring: Keira Knightley and Dominic West

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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.

NOVEMBER 2018 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

WHITMAN HOWARD FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKING FOR SLFS? It will be a year on December 19th.

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO APPLY? My interest in film had been developing for a good while. I was renting movies from Tower quite often and would pop into a show at Broadway pretty regularly. I think I slowly came to realize that it was the type of environment in which I’d like to participate.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT WORKING FOR SLFS? My coworkers! Getting to work somewhere full of people who share similar interests is an absolute blessing, and it has really been wonderful to develop friendships with all the staff.

HOW WOULD YOU SAY FILM IMPACTS YOUR LIFE? I think it gave me a pathway to engaging with art and its effects in the real world, which I likely wouldn’t have found elsewhere. Film enables growth, whether it be social, mental, or intellectual, through beautiful, emotional

synesthesia that I believe only a visual medium such as film can pull off.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF SLFS. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? I enjoy pretending to read a lot, and spend a good portion of time simply moving about Salt Lake, discovering and visiting random locations.

I also love to just chat with people!

WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF SLFS? I hope that longevity will play to our advantage.

The domineering heavy hand of companies such as Disney, Amazon, or even large movie theaters has pressed arthouse venues into a

tight corner. Much like film, we need a visual presence in order to remain alive, and this may only be done by continued love of independent cinema. We shall not be destroyed (or bought)!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE AND WHY? Jonathan Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN. Detached, cold, yet golden-hearted, it tells the story of an extra-terrestrial woman’s attempts to destroy and later love humanity. Sadly, her simple physical existence prevents the will to become human, to live truly. A haunting indictment of the treatment and position of women in a callous world.

SUPPORT SLFS ON NOVEMBER 27

Film fuels dreams, ignites conscience and sparks community.

To donate, visit the link here http://bit.ly/2yJG8Z8 or use your smartphone to scan this QR code: 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 2018

ALL ABOUT NINA

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BEAUTIFUL BOY

Directed by Eva Vives USA | R | 97 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Common

Directed by Jonah Hill USA | R | 84 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, and Lucas Hedges

CAN YOU EVE ME?

Directed by Felix Van Groeningen USA | R | 120 min | Drama STARRING: Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet

Directed by Marielle He USA | R | 107 min | Drama STARRING: Melissa McCa FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: D

Starts OCTOBER 26 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts OCTOBER 26 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 2 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 2 at

Nina Geld’s passion and talent have made her a rising star in comedy, but she’s an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own troubled past.

In 1990s Los Angeles, 13-year-old Stevie spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all -- good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist, and athlete. When Nic’s addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son.

Celebrity biographer Lee living profiling the likes o and Estee Lauder. When to get published, she tur deception, abetted by he

BOY ERASED

LIFE AND NOTHING MORE

THE FAVOURITE

Directed by Joel Edgerton USA | R | 114 min | Drama STARRING: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Joel Edgerton

Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza Spain/USA | Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos IRE/UK/USA | R | 119 min | Drama STARRING: Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: THE LOBSTER and THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

MARIA BY CA IN HER OWN

Starts NOVEMBER 16 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 30 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts DECEMBER 7 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts DECEMBER 7 at

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Stressed by her job at a diner, single mother Regina struggles to raise her two children in northern Florida. When her 14-year-old son has another brush with the law, Regina starts to worry that he’ll wind up in prison like his father.

In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead.

When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.

A reimagining of the life Foley, the unsung songw Texas Outlaw Music mov

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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.

Directed by Tom Volf France | PG | 113 min | Do

NOVEMBER 2018

WHAT THEY HAD

WILDLIFE

Directed by Elizabeth Chomko USA | R | 101 min | Drama STARRING: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, and Blythe Danner

Directed by Paul Dano USA | PG-13 | 104 min | Drama STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan

Starts NOVEMBER 2 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts NOVEMBER 9 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 30 at TOWER THEATRE

Ranging from light diversion to neorealism to a one-of-a-kind look into the abyss, this year’s Short Film Tour brings highlights from Sundance’s 2018 program to viewers across the country.

Bridget returns home at her brother’s urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father’s reluctance to let go of their life together.

Fourteen-year-old Joe watches his parents marriage dissolve as his mother finds a new man in a small town in 1960s Montana.

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Various Countries

COMING SOON at SLFS

ALLAS: WORDS

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BROADWAY CENTRE

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Opening December at Broadway Centre

Opening January at Broadway Centre

Directed by John McPhail UK/USA | R | 92 min | Comedy/Horror

Directed by Josie Rourke UK | Not Rated | Drama

Directed by Mimi Leder USA | PG-13 | Drama

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones.

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

STARRING: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, and Sam Waterston

Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: PAY IT FORWARD

Opening December at Broadway Centre

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

ON THE BASIS OF SEX

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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NOVEMBER 2018 IVORY TOWER

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THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 | 7 PM

MONDAY, DECEMER 17 | 7 PM

FREE | TOWER THEATRE

FREE | TOWER THEATRE

IVORY TOWER

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General - $20 SLFS Donors - $17 Students - $15 All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

NOVEMBER 2018 KUE D7 presents

SLFS SIGHT AND SOUND Accessibility Upgrades

Thanks to donors to our Sight & Sound campaign, we now offer these assistive devices: Personal Audio Headphone Receiver

• Adjustable volume for all movie sound & dialogue

Personal Audio Headphone Receiver with Descriptions for Vision Loss

• Adjustable volume for all movie sound & dialogue • An additional audio track is mixed in with the movie sound where a narrator describes the action. This narration takes place in dialoguefree moments.

Personal Audio Receiver – Hearing Aid Option

• For either type of audio receiver above – A neck loop accessory is available for any patron who wears a T-Coil type hearing aid, and prefers not to wear headphones.

Personal Text Display

• Placed in any individual seat’s cup holder, adjusting to your sight line.

• For severely hard of hearing or Deaf patrons who need text to know the dialogue and other sounds that are happening.

Open Caption Screenings

• We will continue to screen one film each week with open captions. The open caption screenings are on Tuesdays at about noon and 7 p.m. Check listings each week for the exact time.

Nerd out with us.

Join host Dylan Allred and a rotating panel of guests each month as they talk about what’s what in film today.

Listen to the podcast anytime on one of these services:

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Or listen at slfs.org/talkingfilm

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NOVEMBER 2018 801.321.0310 | www.slfs.org

SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILM INVEST IN SLFS

Support your home for independent film by joining Red Carpet Club

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

We have so much in common.

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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