Feature Films
The Descendants
Directed by Alexander Payne. US. 2011. R. 115 min. Fox Searchlight. 35mm.
Fri, Jan 27 thru Thu, Feb 9 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
“The Descendants, Payne’s long-awaited new film, is another beautifully chiseled piece of filmmaking — sharp, funny, generous, and moving — that writes its own rules as much as About Schmidt or Sideways did. In a funny way, Payne has become the Stanley Kubrick of serious American comedy: He takes forever to make a movie, searching every time (as Kubrick did) for the perfect book to adapt. But when he finally discovers it and gets rolling (in this case, it’s a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings), he turns each film into a masterfully realized and inhabited universe. More»
Oscar Nominated Short Films
2011. Magnolia. Blu ray.
Fri, Feb 10 thru Thu, Feb 16 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
Come see all of the Oscar nominated short films – animated, live action, and documentary. Please note that from what we’ve seen so far of the animated program, only La Luna and The The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore will be of particular interest to children. The screening schedule will be posted ASAP. More»
The Artist
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. France. 2011. PG-13. 100 min. Weinstein Co. 35mm.
Fri, Feb 17 thru Thu, Feb 23 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
“We rarely think of as great movies as breezy ones: Breeziness is supposedly only for disposable entertainment, though achieving filmmaking greatness in the way we normally think of it — with impressive sets, heavy-duty acting and ultra-polished cinematography — is probably easier than brushing a movie with just the right amount of gold dust. Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist is a gold dust movie, a picture whose very boldness lies in its perceived lightness. More»