SLFS Newsletter November 2017

NOVEMBER 2017

broadway and tower

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LADY BIRD Page 5

Meet Manager of Sponsorship and Corporate Giving

MARCIE COLLETT Page 6

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

NOVEMBER 2017

Holidays

From the desk of

TORI BAKER

at SLFS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31

Executive Director of SLFS

Trick or Treat at Tower

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Thanksgiving Day Regular hours at both venues

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9

WASSAIL & WAFFLES Wassail, your own waffle creations, & Holiday Family Films ELF and THE POLAR EXPRESS, plus Santa in person!

10 am at Broadway - Free Admission

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9

Crisp mornings and scattering leaves are signaling a change of seasons, and at SLFS we are welcoming fall and preparing for all that comes to you from now into the New Year.

Fall brings a renewed emphasis on fine filmmaking and the very best films of the year begin to appear and vie for spots on all the awards season lists. We are chock-full of highly acclaimed titles now and that will be the case until the weather warms in the spring and the film schedule lightens enough that we can bring you fun things like Summer Late Nights and our The Greatest series.

So for now, keep a close eye on us and don’t miss all the great films we’re showing.

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

I’ve just returned from the Rocky Mountain National Association of Theatre Owners annual convention where we talked about running great theaters, keeping employees and patrons safe and happy, industry trends, upcoming studio projects, and the like.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Our focus is now turning to the holiday season and, in January, the Sundance Film Festival. We are proud to once again be Sundance venues at Broadway and Tower. As you know, great titles from Sundance figure into our programming all year long.

SLFS Holiday Staff Party Both venues close early

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24

Free screening of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Both venues open

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25

Free screening of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Both venues open

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31

January also brings Art House Convergence, a meeting of Art House proprietors from around the nation and even a few international participants. Many but not all Art House Convergence members represent non-profit organizations, so I always look forward to relevant conversations with peers from all over. These important dialogues help us to shape the coming year.

For now, I wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving.

Best,

Both venues open

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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 2017

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

THE FLORIDA PROJECT Directed by Sean Baker USA | R | 115 min | Drama

Film fuels dreams, ignites conscience and sparks community.

Support your local, independent cinema.

SUPPORT SLFS ON NOVEMBER 28 To donate, visit the link here http://bit.ly/2yJG8Z8 or use your smartphone to scan this QR code:

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: TANGERINE and STARLET

MARK FELT Directed by Peter Landesman USA | PG-13 | 103 min | Drama

COMING SOON at SLFS

STARRING: Liam Neeson and Diane Lane

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

THE SHAPE OF WATER

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris UK/USA | PG-13 | 121 min | Comedy/Drama

Directed by Guillermo del Toro USA | R | 119 min | Drama/Fantasy

Directed by Luca Guadagnino IT/FR/BRA/USA | R | 132 min | Drama

STARRING: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, and Doug Jones FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: PAN’S LABYRINTH, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, and CRONOS

STARRING: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, and Michael Stuhlbarg FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: A BIGGER SPLASH and I AM LOVE

An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.

In 1983, the son of an American professor is enamored by the graduate student who comes to study and live with his family in their northern Italian home. Together, they share an unforgettable summer full of music, food, and romance that will forever change them.

STARRING: Emma Stone and Steve Carell

Coming December 22

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

Coming January 19

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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NOVEMBER 2017

DINA

KILLING OF A S

Directed by Simon Curtis UK | PG | 107 min | Drama/Biography STARRING: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, and Kelly Macdonald

Directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles USA | Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: MALA MALA

Directed by Yorgos Lant UK/IRE | R | 121 min | Dram STARRING: Colin Farrell a FROM THE DIRECTOR OF:

Starts OCTOBER 27 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts OCTOBER 27 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 3 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 3 at

After contracting polio at the age of 28, Robin Cavendish is confined to a bed and given only months to live. With help from his family and inventor Teddy Hall, Cavendish devotes the rest of his life to help fellow patients and the disabled.

After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son’s growing collection of stuffed animals that become the basis for his story “Winnie the Pooh.”

An eccentric suburban woman and a Walmart door greeter navigate their evolving relationship in this unconventional love story.

Steven, a charismatic su make an unthinkable sac starts to fall apart, when teenage boy he has take sinister.

WONDERSTRUCK

TOM OF FINLAND

THE SQUARE

LADY BIRD

Directed by Todd Haynes USA | PG | 117 min | Drama STARRING: Julianne Moore & Michelle Williams FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: CAROL, VELVET GOLDMINE, SAFE, and I’M NOT THERE.

Directed by Dome Karukoski Finland | Not Rated | 115 min | Drama In Finnish with English subtitles

Directed by Ruben Östlund SWE/GER/FRA/DEN | NR | 142 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: FORCE MAJEURE

Directed by Greta Gerwi USA | Not Rated | 93 min | STARRING: Saorsie Ronan

Starts NOVEMBER 10 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 10 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts NOVEMBER 17 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 22 at

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of one of the most influential and celebrated figures of twentieth century gay culture.

The Square is a poignant satirical drama reflecting our times - about the sense of community, moral courage and the affluent person’s need for egocentricity in an increasingly uncertain world.

Set in California in 2002, shifting American econo Bird is an affecting look that shape us, the belief the unmatched beauty o

BREATHE Directed by Andy Serkis UK | PG-13 | 117 min | Drama STARRING: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Hugh Bonneville

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GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

NOVEMBER 2017

SACRED DEER

LBJ

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL

FACES PLACES

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Directed by Rob Reiner USA | R | 98 min | Drama STARRING: Woody Harrelson, Bill Pullman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh

Directed by Takashi Miike Japan/UK | R | 140 min | Action/Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: AUDTION, ICHI THE KILLER, and 13 ASSASSINS

Directed by JR and Agnès Varda France | PG | 89 min | Documentary In French with English subtitles

Starts NOVEMBER 3 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 3 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts NOVEMBER 10 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Lyndon Johnson goes from being a powerful Senate majority leader to a powerless vice president before he becomes the president of the United States following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

An immortal, highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/ muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

LAST FLAG FLYING

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

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Directed by Richard Linklater USA | R | 124 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, and Steve Carell STARRING: BOYHOOD and BEFORE SUNSET

Directed by Martin McDonagh UK/USA | R | 115 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Frances McDormand FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: IN BRUGES

NOVITIATE Directed by Margaret Betts USA | R | 122 min | Drama STARRING: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, and Melissa Leo

Starts NOVEMBER 22 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 22 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts NOVEMBER 24 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman re-unites with his old buddies to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.

In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit.

Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.

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

MARCIE COLLETT

Austen adaptation once in a while, but lately I prefer Whit Stillman’s LADY SUSAN for a darker, Austen interpretation.

Tell us about your life outside of SLFS. What are some of your hobbies?

Per capita, Salt Lake City has so many opportunities to experience art in all its forms.

I attend plays whenever I can, especially at Salt Lake Acting Company. I love our museums and galleries, especially UMFA, UMOCA, and Modern West Fine Art which is just a block from the Broadway. I worked at the U for six years, and there’s always something interesting and/or fun going on there, especially at Red Butte Gardens. I tend to get a bit involved with local politics and/LGBTQ issues.

I was an English major, so I like to read, but don’t seem to read as much as I used to.

MANAGER OF SPONSORSHIP AND CORPORATE GIVING

How long have you worked for SLFS?

I started the last week of September, so just over one month. It’s gone by so fast, and yet I feel like I’ve been here for much longer — in a good way.

What made you want to apply?

Marcie as Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Of course, a love of movies, but also a deep respect for SLFS. The timing felt right, too. There’s an abundance of the bizarre in the world going on, for sure, but it’s also a great time for advocacy and agency - to be the change – and being the Sponsorship Manager for SLFS is being an advocate for film. Salt Lake City is so lucky to have seven SLFS screens which are open 365 days a year and which show the best of independent cinema. SLFS also hosts hundreds of incredible programs for people of any and all demographic and economic types. Very few other cities have this many independent screens showing and doing what we do. I also respect the SLFS staff, many of whom have been here for more than five years, and a few who have been with SLFS since its beginning 15 years ago when they saved the Tower.

What is your favorite part of your job?

Inviting people to movies. Going to movies is my favorite thing to do — so every day I’m inviting people to go do my favorite thing. I’m always checking what’s coming soon, and I love that moment when I think, “Oh, so-and-so is going to love that. She must see that.” When I know I’m going to see someone, I always know which movie I’m going to recommend to them. My actual, ideal job I don’t think exists: Personal Movie Shopper? Cinema Concierge?

Individual Film Curator?

How would you say film impacts your life?

When I was younger, film provided escapism. One my earliest film memories is seeing FANTASIA, which still can give me a sense of awe. There are many films from John Waters, Jane Campion, Julie Taymor, Ang Lee, and Gus Van Sant, which kind of helped me through some challenging times. More often now, though, I rely on movies for reality rather than escapism. Documentaries like DOLORES, HUMAN FLOW, and DINA deliver historical, global, and humanity lessons with a poignancy which is unique to our art form. I do still love escaping with a Jane

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

What are your hopes for the future of SLFS?

I am so fortunate to be a part of this talented and dedicated team of clever cinephiles. My hope is to recruit corporate-like benefits and resources for SLFS while also preserving the local, eclectic culture of our people and buildings. Our staff and volunteers intentionally nurture an independent and creative atmosphere in our theaters, which our patrons and I love. My job is to engage the best Salt Lake businesses and organizations with our extraordinary films and myriad of programs. Then it’s an easy next step to convince them not only of our cultural value, but also of our economic impact. Block by block, all the way into the suburbs, we have inventive, thriving neighbors who, like SLFS, really add to our quality of life, and I am pleased and proud to invite them all to movies.

October has been the most fun and inspiring first month on a job — especially with Halloween and Tower of Terror.

I’m so looking forward to the holidays, Sundance, and Oscar season — which are all so cinema-centric. It’s the perfect time to be a film advocate and SLFS agent!

What is your favorite movie and why?

I was raised on 70’s musicals, CABARET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, WEST SIDE STORY and many others. Probably because of this, I love films like VELVET GOLDMINE, WHIPLASH, BIRDMAN, and PATTI CAKE$ which combine music and sound with surprising stories and interesting visuals. I also love Philip Seymour Hoffman’s work – especially his early stuff. I saw him whenever possible when he was on stage in New York - way back in the late 90’s! I usually love the work of Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Darren Aronofsky, Paul Thomas Anderson, Cohen brothers, and Christopher Nolan. I have seen MEMENTO so many times and love how it manipulates time and memory and madness. If I had to make a Sophie’s Choice, I would choose BARTON FINK as my favorite film. It’s so simultaneously beautiful and bizarre, and both funny and shocking.

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NOVEMBER 2017

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“SLFS is the heart and soul of our film community. I invest in SLFS because I want to preserve the only local cinema that brings people together to share an authentic and pure experience of what going to the movie can be.”

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IN-KIND SPONSORS

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Executive Director, Art Access

“The Broadway and The Tower theaters are the only places I see films. I invest in Salt Lake Film Society because I know if I hear about a great movie, SLFS is going to show it. This is where the good movies are!”

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FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

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Cultural Attaché, Consulate of Mexico

“I invest in Salt Lake Film Society because it changes the beat of our town. It deepens and enriches our sense of culture and makes Salt Lake City feel more cosmopolitan.”

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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