SLFS Newsletter September 2018

SEPTEMBER 2018

broadway and tower

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Meet Front of House Staffer

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

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

AVERI CROCKETT FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF How long have you worked for SLFS?

I’m one of the newbies, so I’ve just been working here since the beginning of July.

What made you want to apply?

Averi (center) with her band Pennyland I’m a huge film nerd, and the Tower and Broadway theaters are some of my favorite places in Salt Lake Tell us about your life outside of SLFS. City, so I thought it would be a lot of fun to get involved with Salt Lake What are some of your hobbies?

Film Society. I’m really looking forward to working events like Summer I play piano, Celtic harp, banjo, and accordion, and I’m currently the Late Nights, Tower of Terror, the Sundance Film Festival, etc. harpist in a Scottish folk band called Pennyland that plays a lot of local festivals. I also catch and relocate snakes for Wasatch Snake Removal, What is your favorite part of your job? so if you ever have a rattlesnake in your yard give me a call!

My favorite part of the job is when I get to chat with customers and coworkers about the films we’re screening. It’s also a great excuse to go What are your hopes for the future of SLFS? to the movies a couple of times a week to stay up to date on all our films.

I would love to see SLFS participate in even more international film events like our Czech and Mexican film festivals in the future.

How would you say film impacts your life?

I think film is one of the most powerful tools for building empathy, especially for an introvert like myself who has a hard time getting to know people in the real world. I’m lucky to have a family that introduced me to great films at a young age (I remember my dad showing me Aguirre, The Wrath of God; Knife in the Water; and The Shining when I was probably way too young) and I credit that for a lot of my openness and compassion toward people now.

What is your favorite movie and why?

It’s hard to choose a favorite movie, but at the moment I’d have to say Robert Altman’s 3 Women. I love the eeriness and sense of dread that underlies its mundane setting and plot. It manages to feel like a horror movie without any on-screen violence or supernatural elements beyond coincidences. Add to that Shelley Duvall and those paintings of lizard people and it’s basically a perfect movie.

It’s coming. October 2018. Tower Theatre.

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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.

SEPTEMBER 2018

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

2018 SLFS Summer Staff Party at Red Iguana’s Red Tree Room

BLACKkKLANSMAN Directed by Spike Lee USA | Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy

From the director of: DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOM X, and SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT

EIGHTH GRADE Directed by Bo Burnham USA | R | 93 min | Comedy/Drama

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E L I V E @ S L F S

Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, and Emily Robinson

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST Directed by Desiree Akhavan USA | Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Saturday, September 8 Noon ADMISSION

General - $20 SLFS Donors - $17 Students - $15

Presented in partnership with

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

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, and Forrest Goodluck

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SEPTEMBER 2018

THE BOOKSHOP

JULIET NAKED

THE LITTLE STRANGER

SKATE KITCH

Directed by Isabel Coixet UK/SPA/GER | PG | 113 min | Drama STARRING: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson

Directed by Jesse Peretz USA | R | 105 min | Comedy/Drama STARRING: Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, and Chris O’Dowd

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson IRE/UK/FRA | R | 111 min | Drama/Horror STARRING: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, and Charlotte Rampling FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: ROOM and FRANK

Directed by Crystal Mos USA | R | 106 min | Drama FROM THE DIRECTOR OF:

Starts AUGUST 31 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts AUGUST 31 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts AUGUST 31 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts AUGUST 31 at BR

Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker’s hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker.

During the long summer of 1948, Dr. Faraday travels to Hundreds Hall, home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. The Hall is now in decline, and its inhabitants remain haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life.

Camille’s life as a lonely sub dramatically when she befr skateboarders. As she journ New York City subculture, s the true meaning of friendsh

THE WIFE

MANDY

BLAZE

FAHRENHEIT

Directed by Björn Runge SWE/UK/USA | R | 100 min | Drama STARRING: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, and Max Irons

Directed by Panos Cosmatos USA | Not Rated | 121 min | Action/Horror STARRING: Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW

Directed by Ethan Hawke USA | R | 127 min | Drama STARRING: Ben Dickey and Alia Shawkat

Directed by Michael Mo USA | R | 127 min | Docum FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: SICKO, and BOWLING FO

Starts SEPT 14 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 14 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts SEPT 21 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 21

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life.

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

Traveling across the cou Michael Moore interview to get a sense of the soc political impact of Trump

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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.

SEPTEMBER 2018

HEN

CUSTODY

WE THE ANIMALS

AMERICAN CHAOS

Directed by Xavier Legrand France | Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

Directed by Jeremiah Zagar USA | R | 90 min | Documentary

Directed by James D. Stern USA | R | 90 min | Documentary

ROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 7 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 7 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 14 at BROADWAY CENTRE

burban teenager changes riends a group of girl neys deeper into this raw she begins to understand hip.

After Miriam and Antoine Besson divorce, their bitter custody battle leaves their young son a hostage to the escalating conflict between his parents.

Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.

Six months before the 2016 presidential election, filmmaker James D. Stern travels across the country to ask potential voters about their feelings for candidate Donald Trump.

LET THE CORPSES TAN

LIZZIE

THE CHILDREN ACT

Directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani France | Not Rated | 92 min | Thriller FROM THE DIRECTORS OF: AMER and THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS

Directed by Craig William Macneill USA | R | 105 min | Drama/Crime STARRING: Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny

Directed by Richard Eyre UK | R | 105 min | Drama STARRING: Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: STAGE BEAUTY and NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Starts SEPT 21 at TOWER THEATRE

Starts SEPT 21 at BROADWAY CENTRE

Starts SEPT 28 at BROADWAY CENTRE

A grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold b to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test.

In 1892 Lizzie Borden lives a quiet life under the strict rules established by her father. Lizzie finds a kindred spirit in the maid, Bridget, which soon blossoms into a secret romance. But tension mounts in the Borden household, leading to a violent breaking point.

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a lifesaving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family’s refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 2018 COMING SOON at SLFS

FREE SOLO

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN

TOWER OF TERROR

Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Directed by David Lowery USA | R | 90 min | Documentary

Fan of creepy? Of the spooky and scary? Of the bloody and disgusting? Well join SLFS for another year of TOWER OF TERROR. A new horror classic, cult film, or hidden gem every weekend this October. Keep a look out for a full line-up, we’ll be announcing in September.

Opening at Broadway Centre

Opening at Broadway Centre

USA | Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary FROM THE DIRECTORS OF: MERU

Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

STARRING: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, and Sissy Spacek FROM THE DIRECTOR OF: A GHOST STORY and AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS

Opening at Tower Theatre

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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 dialogue-free 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

SUNDAY SEPT. 23

2018

ART HOUSE THEATRE DAY CELEBRATE WHERE CINEMA

LIVES

• 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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Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

SEPTEMBER 2018

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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