NOVEMBER 2018
broadway and tower
newsletter
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
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COLETTE Directed by Wash Westmoreland UK/USA| R | 111 min | Drama
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Starring: Keira Knightley and Dominic West
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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.
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NOVEMBER 2018
ALL ABOUT NINA
MID90s
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.
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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
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Starts NOVEMBER 16 at BROADWAY CENTRE
Starts NOVEMBER 30 at BROADWAY CENTRE
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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