SLFS Newsletter September 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016

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Meet Front of House Staffer

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

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

ARIC HARRISON FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

How long have you worked for SLFS? 289 days

What made you want to apply?

There wasn’t an extensive background check, which is good for me.

What is your favorite aspect of working here?

The best things about working for the SLFS are my coworkers. They have become some of my really close friends. Also I can’t get enough of those blessed movie theater treats like some sweet buttery popcorn or pizza triangles. That soy based butter nectar is so good on popcorn! I have to eat it at least 5 times a day. Love that popcorn nectar; I like to rub it on each individual piece. Word of advice: The next time you order a steamy bag, order a triangle of pizza too, then put the pizza triangle in the middle of your steamy bag. And if someone asks you why you didn’t get a nice pizza triangle to go with your steamy bag of popcorn, you can just say, “Oh, you mean this?” and pull out the pizza from inside the bag of popcorn, where you’ve hidden it. Pretty good gag, huh?

Why is film important to you?

Film is important to me because film is a communal learning experience—a place where we can be with others to be amazed, fall in love, become angry, feel vindicated, and lose or gain faith. We can experience a world of technicolor saturation or the foreboding noir grays,

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and then by taking just a few steps, walk back into our everyday world. Movies move us through time while giving us a time out by occupying the very senses that tell us what is real and what is not. Movies can be events in time. Looking back at our lives, some movies are milestones. I can vividly remember the time I took my first girlfriend to see WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE in theaters when I was in 10th grade, or the time I cried while watching AIR BUD as a child. Films can also be companions in times of need. When I was little kid I had an explosive imagination, and I was afraid of everything. I could never fall asleep at night because my brain was too busy thinking about all the ways I would end up dead by morning. I would think about all sorts of atrocities, like getting murdered by a burglar or being abducted by aliens (things that I think would be fun now). The only way I’d stay in my room at night was if my parents played movies for me. I have peacefully fallen asleep countless times to Groucho Marx jokes and TOMMY BOY. That was the first time in my life film became

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something more to me than just a way to pass time.

What do you like to do during your free time?

I like to think about that sweet popcorn nectar.

What are your hopes for the future of SLFS?

This quote efficiently conveys everything I hope for the SLFS: “I’ll never stop dreaming that one day we can be a real family, together, all of us laughing and talking, loving and understanding, not looking at the past but only to the future.” – LaToya Jackson

What is your favorite movie and why?

My favorite movie right now is Guy Maddin’s BRAND UPON THE BRAIN because of all the nectar.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

SEPTEMBER 2016

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

ANTHROPOID Directed by Sean Ellis Czech Republic/UK | R | 120 min | Drama

Starring: Jamie Dornan, Cilliam Murphy, and Toby Jones

HELL OR HIGH WATER Directed by David Mackenzie USA| R | 102 min | Crime Drama

COMING SOON @SLFS Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster

INDIGNATION Directed by James Schamus USA | R | 110 min | Drama

TOWER OF TERROR

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

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. All Tower of Terror screenings are just $5!

Directed by Jim Sharman UK/USA | R | 100 min | Musical

September 31 - October 31

Coming October

Starring: Logan Lerman and Tracy Letts

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

An SLFS Halloween tradition! Join us for another wild year of Rocky Horror screenings with special live shadowcast, The Latter Day Transvestites.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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independent film in SLC

EQUITY

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU

THE INTERVENTION

LITTLE MEN

Directed by Meera Menon USA | R | 100 min | Drama Starts August 26 @broadway

Directed by Richard Tanne USA | PG-13 | 81 min | Drama Starts August 26 @broadway

Directed by Clea DuVall USA | R | 90 min | Comedy/Drama Starts August 26 @tower

Directed by Ira Sach Greece/USA | PG | 84 m Starts September 2

An investment banker tries to work her way up the Wall Street ladder while a prosecutor keeps an eye out for corrupt practices.

Future U.S. President Barack Obama and lawyer Michelle Robinson go on a fateful first date in the summer of 1989.

A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

When 13-year-old Jake’ family moves back into There, Jake befriends T Chilean mother runs the

OUR LITTLE SISTER

THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER

PHANTOM BOY

THE BEATLE DAYS A WEE

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda Japan | PG | 128 min | Drama Starts September 9 @broadway

Directed by Lars Kraume Germany | R | 105 min | Drama/Thriller Starts September 9 @broadway

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings invite their half sister to live with them.

The story of the man who brought highranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.

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Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol France/Belguim | NR | 84 min | Fantasy Starts September 9 @broadway

Directed by Ron How UK/USA | NR | 120 min Starts September 16

A super-powered boy helps a wheelchairbound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.

A compilation of found f music, interviews and s 250 concerts from 1963

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

MISS SHARON JONES

MORRIS FROM AMERICA

YOGA HOSERS

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Directed by Barbara Kopple USA | Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary Starts September 2 @broadway

Directed by Chad Hartigan Germany/USA | R | 91 min | Drama Starts September 2 @broadway

Directed by Kevin Smith USA | PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy/Horror Starts September 2 @tower

’s grandfather dies, his its old Brooklyn home.

Tony, whose single e shop downstairs.

Filmmaker Barbara Kopple follows rhythm and blues singer Sharon Jones as she tries to hold her band together while battling pancreatic cancer.

A 13-year-old rapper focused on hip-hop stardom falls for a rebellious classmate after moving from the U.S. to Germany with his widowed father.

Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.

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Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig USA | R | 110 min | Documentary Starts September 23 @broadway

Directed by John Krasinski USA | PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy Starts September 23 @broadway

footage featuring stories of the Beatles to 1966.

The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.

A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.

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| Documentary

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Join us at the Broadway or the Tower for Art House Theater Day - a national event to celebrate the important role independent film plays in our lives.

Saturday, September 24 Art House Theater Day and

Salt Lake Film Society’s 15th Birthday AN OCTOBER TRADITION @TOWER

SHIVER WITH ANTICI....

...PATION

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW FRI 10/21 SAT 10/22 FRI 10/28 SAT 10/20 MON 10/31

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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 2016 S TA G E P E R FO R MA N C E S @ B R O A D WAY

RICHARD II

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 NOON

ADMISSION: General - $20 SLFS Members - $15 Students - $10

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 NOON

O N E N I G H T O N LY C I N E M A E V E N T @ T O W E R

KUE D7 presents

More Drama on KUED Dancing on the Edge

ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING

Directed by Andrew Dominik ONE NIGHT ONLY Thursday 9/8 @ 7pm $15 Screening $30 Screening and invitation to 21+ VIP balcony hosted by Red Rock Brewing Co. All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Endeavour

The Tunnel

Sunday Nights Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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Support your home for independent film by joining Red Carpet Club

$125 Per Month or $1500 Per Year

Lindsey Ferrari

Partner, Wilkinson Ferrari & Co.

“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.”

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

SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILM INVEST IN SLFS

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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 GRANTORS

George Q. Morris FOUNDATION

ON-SCREEN UNDERWRITERS

MEDIA SPONSORS

$50 Per Month Or $600 Per Year

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Sheryl Gillilan

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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SLFS b oa r d o f d i r e c to r s GOVERNANCE BOARD

Prescott Muir - President Phil Cooper - Treasurer Lisa Bickmore - Secretary Tori A. Baker Leigh Ann Bernal Kurt Bestor

Robert Brown Richard Q. Perry Tamra Rieper Brian Rivette Sarah Sinwell

FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

ADVISORY BOARD

$12.50 Per Month Or $150 Per Year

Claudia Benitez

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.”

Learn more about Red Carpet Club at slfs.org/join-us/become-a-supporter

Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Jackie Biskupski Jeffrey Breglio 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 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