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Doors
Art Foundation presents HOW
THE WAR STARTED ON MY ISLAND (dir. Vinko Bresan, 97 mins, 1996) showing from DVD video Thurs Feb 1 7pm - buy tix |
Cottbus Film Festival, Grand Prix - Vinko Bresan Though one of the first movies to take a humorous approach to the violent break-up of Yugoslavia, this motion picture is partly based on real events that took place in September of 1991. A few months after Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia, Yugoslav military installations still hold previously recruited Croatian men inside. One such installation is a garrison on a small island, commanded by Major Aleksa Milosavljevic. Besieged by local militia, Major Aleksa threatens to blow up ammunition depots with half the island in the event of any hostile action. During the stalemate, art historian Blaz Gajski comes from Zagreb, hoping to rescue his son from the barracks. |
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(dir. Michael Knowles, 100 mins, 2005) Wed Jan 31
9pm - SOLD OUT |
"Room
314 sticks to your memory like a troubling dream." "…
the audience remains captivated by the multiple set-ups that unfold slowly,
sincerely, dramatically." ROOM 314 is five different stories about five couples in various stages of their relationships. Longing for connection, underlying tensions, and need for understanding all swirl about as these couples struggle to say what they want and occasionally succeed. Nick and Stacey wake up and find they have to get to know each other again. An unexpected visit forces Harry to confront Gretchen. Jack and Kathy discover that their physical attraction could be something far more significant. Matt and Tracey push a game a little too far. And David and Caly struggle to redefine their relationship. ROOM 314 gives the audience a look at these characters that's so close as to be uncomfortable at times, but shows a universal truth: Wanting connection with someone else and knowing how to achieve it are two entirely different things. Written and Directed by Michael Knowles. Produced by Laura Knight and Michael Knowles. Executive Producer: John Ramos.
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on Groundhog's Day! (dir. Harold Ramis, 102 mins, 1993) Fri Feb 2 7pm - buy tix
A Pioneer Tradition. Second year in a row. |
ON GROUNDHOG'S DAY EVE, BRING YOUR TRUE LOVE TO THE PIONEER TO SEE GROUNDHOG DAY! Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next morning, ready to leave, he discovers it's February 2 all over again. He tries to tell his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), what's happening, but neither she nor anyone else understands; only he remembers that they've already lived through Groundhog Day. When the same thing happens the next morning, he thinks he's going insane and wreaks havoc all through the town. More and more mornings pass, all of them February 2, and all of them with an ever angrier Phil. Desperate to escape, he even tries suicide, but still another February 2 dawns. As he starts realizing that his exploits are not making time march on any quicker, Phil begins to change his behavior, performing a series of lifesaving tasks until he becomes a model citizen, hoping it will be enough to get him out of Punxsutawney forever. Along the way he learns more about the people around him--and himself--than he ever thought possible. The film is extremely well put together by director Harold Ramis, and the script by Danny Rubin and Ramis is sharp and clever. The actors--many of whom have to perform essentially the same scene over and over again, with only subtle differences--is a riot. [synopsis from RottenTomatoes.com] SEATS RESERVED FOR DANNY RUBIN, BILL MURRAY, HAROLD RAMIS, AND ANDIE MacDOWELL. |
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(dir. Dennis Hopper, 90 mins, 1969) 35mm print |
A landmark in film history, EASY RIDER blew the studio doors open for more young directors than any film before or since, helping to create the wide-open climate that would lead to the production of many outstanding films in the 1970s. As its director, Dennis Hopper is usually given the lion's share of credit for the film's success, but the revelations of time suggest that the contributions of the late Terry Southern and, to some degree, Jack Nicholson have endowed the film with much of its residual power. Starring
Peter Fonda as Wyatt (alias Captain America) and Hopper as Billy, it traces
the hippie duo's adventures as they mount their seriously chopped hogs
on a journey to find the real America en route to Mardi Gras. In Arizona,
they visit a commune whose members are having a tough time, and in a small
Texas town they're jailed for joining a parade. But they're quickly sprung
by an ACLU lawyer, the quirky, hard-drinking George Hanson (Jack Nicholson),
who accepts their offer to join them on the trip to New Orleans, eager
to visit the best whorehouse in the South. EASY RIDER accurately reflects
the tensions and hostilities of the period, Laszlo Kovacs's photography
is superb, Nicholson is exceptional in his breakthrough role--and the
startling, stunning ending is a shocker. |
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DEATH OF A PRESIDENT (2006) (dir. Gabriel Range, 90 mins, 2006) Sat Feb 3 11pm
- buy
tix
not to be confused with DEATH OF A PRESIDENT (1978), written by Boleslaw Michalek and Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. |
"Easily
the most dangerous and breathtakingly original film I have encountered
this year." "Every
thinking person should see DEATH OF A PRESIDENT." "[Comes
at] these issues in a provocative way, but they're still worth discussing,
aren't they?" "I've
only seen the trailer, but from what I've seen I can tell you DEATH
OF A PRESIDENT is as tasteless as it is obscene." "I
think it's despicable." Winner of the International Critics' Prize at the Toronto Film Festival, DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is conceived as a fictional TV documentary broadcast in 2008, reflecting on a monstrously despicable and cataclysmic event: the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007. The "documentary" combines archival footage and carefully composed interviews, presented in a respectful and dignified manner. It is exciting and questioning, and it offers viewers a riveting story, creating a provocative political thriller that reveals larger truths. But the film doesn't advocate violence; rather, it shows the pernicious effects of violence. The film opens with ferocious energy as frenetically edited archival footage thrusts us into a raging crowd of protesters, waiting for President Bush's procession. The President is portrayed as a sympathetic and likable man-beloved by those close to him and charming to his followers. As the President gives a patriotic speech inside a hotel, the demonstrators' fury increases to the breaking point. The tension mounts until the horrible instant where the President is assassinated. After the assassination, the film shifts into the style of a mystery, and follows the FBI's hunt for the assassin. All the suspects are interviewed except one-the Syrian man who is convicted and put on death row. There is much circumstantial evidence against him. But is he guilty of the crime? Or does his Middle Eastern origin provide a convenient excuse to label the death of the President as an Act of Terror? Director Gabriel Range previously used the device of a "retrospective documentary" in his celebrated 2003 film "The Day Britain Stopped," about a chain of events that led to a breakdown of the country's transport system and nearly a hundred fatalities. Both of these films have been acclaimed for the technical virtuosity with which they combine archival footage and filmed scenes to create disturbingly real visions of catastrophes. (text from Newmarket Films) |
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(dir. Douglas Sirk, 79 mins, 1949) Beautiful 35mm print Sun Feb
4 5pm - buy
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Directed by Douglas Sirk * Co-written by Samuel Fuller "Essential
viewing for fans of Mr. Fuller and Mr. Sirk." "even
with . . . third-party meddling, SHOCKPROOF bears the mark of the master
of melodrama and the lord of the lurid." "a
babes-and-bullets B-picture, a standard of the late 1940s . . . a unique
window into the passions of both Fuller the pulp dramatist, and Sirk,
the master of domestic melodrama." "An
auteurist epiphany but the main thing is that, for a disposable entertainment,
SHOCKPROOF has an intensity that sticks to the mind—yours, mine,
or Richard Hamilton's." Read review by Bilge Ebiri * See related artwork by Richard Hamilton Sam Fuller and Douglas Sirk never met, but their audacious personalities compete for center stage in this 1949 Columbia thriller, directed by Sirk from Fuller's original script (which was modified by co-producer Helen Deutsch, much to Sirk's displeasure). Probation officer Cornel Wilde (named "Griff," like so many other Fuller heroes) takes charge of beautiful paroled killer Patricia Knight (Wilde's real-life wife), installing her in his blind mother's home to keep her away from her gangster boyfriend John Baragrey. The ensuing romantic and criminal complications put the couple on the run from the law, and divide the upright, moralistic Wilde against himself. Showing the beginnings of the massed, imbalanced compositional style that characterizes Sirk's later films, SHOCKPROOF inspired British artist Richard Hamilton to create an acclaimed series of paintings, based on a still photo of Knight. presented in association with a_film_by, an online forum for the discussion of "film as art, from an auteurist perspective" |
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Chicago City Limits First Sundays Comedy Films First Sundays Sun Feb
4 7pm - buy
tix filmmakers & special guests will attend! This is a Sunday Shorts program. Early evenings on many Sundays, the Pioneer presents programs of short films. |
Part stand-up comedy act, part film festival, part party, First Sundays is a monthly festival featuring the best in short comedy films from around the world. Each screening features new films, audience and judges awards, and an after party sponsored by Stella Artois. Hosted by the illustrious Jay Stern and Victor Varnado. |
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Monday! SNOOP
DOGG'S (dir. Stacy Title, 88 mins, 2006) Mon Feb 5 6:30pm - buy tix This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, freakshow, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, z-movies, and just plain weird stuff |
Starring A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife. Directed by Stacy Title and co-scripted by Tim (2001 MANIACS) Sullivan, SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR features an all-star cast (Jason Alexander, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo, Diamond Dallas Page, Lin Shaye, Billie Dee Williams, Daniella Alonso, etc.), a hip-hop soundtrack and copious amounts of colorful grue (by DRIFTWOOD’s Vincent Guastini). Presented by Xenon Pictures, SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR will screen at 6:30. Fango’s Ryan Rotten called HOOD OF HORROR “a vigorous and droll triumvirate of gore-drenched urban morality tales,” while Ain’t it Cool News praised the Snoopfest as “Sick, funny and fun… The first ‘studio quality’ horror film I’ve seen in a long time that is unapologetic in its offensiveness and blood-splattered gore.” |
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Tues Feb 6 7pm - buy tix This is a Tuesdays@7 program. Every Tuesday at 7pm features special guests presenting their film, and is followed by a beer and pizza reception for ticket holders. Sponsored by Harpoon India Pale Ale, Radeberger Pilsner, and Woodchuck Cider. |
Shooting People is an international community of independent filmmakers sharing resources, collaborating on projects together, and making great films. Tonight they present a selection of really lovely shorts made by their members - including films by British DIY maestro Lee Kern and other award-winning delights from both sides of the Atlantic. Ingrid Kopp, head of Shooting People NY, and many other filmmakers will attend. Goodbye
Mr Snuggles (6 mins) - dir. Jonathan Hopkins Animated
short doc by Jesse Epstein (11 mins) Bicycle
Messengers (5 mins) - dir. Joshua Frankel T For
Middle Eastern (12 mins) - dir. Merva Faddoul Master
of Reality (21 mins) - dir. Matthew Killip Wee Dark
Hours (2 mins) - dir. Alexis Powell and Annie Novak Happy
Trails (12 mins) - dir. Michael Goldburg Tales
of the Creepy Crooked (3 mins) - dir. Lee Kern |
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EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED (dir. Calum Grant & Joshua Atesh Litle, 78 mins) Weds
Feb 7 7:20pm - buy
tix
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EVERYONE ON EARTH IS DEAD. EXCEPT FOR A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO. "Ingeniously
written and photographed . . .a remarkably three-dimensional, speculative
chronicle of what life might be like if the world's population was reduced
by about 90% . . . a reminder that pragmatic, logical, and honest examination
of human behavior fuels storytelling "vision" just as well
as extravagant production values and bold pictorial strokes. Arguably
better. . . bears more than a passing resemblance to Rod Serling's equally
harsh yet homey futures . . . heartbreaking, spellbinding, and frighteningly
real." "[a]
fascinating record of remembrance and reconstruction . . . Effects are
all the more special for being minimal: a decaying Golden Gate bridge,
a decomposing ship listing in the harbor." "A
meditation on the end of the world and an indictment of the unsustainable
lifestyle we enjoy today." "a
smart post-apocalyptic outing . . .like LORD OF THE FLIES on Quaaludes,
and it gets under your skin more horrifyingly than many bigger-budgeted
films of apocalypse-themed dread." EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED is a character-driven “social science fiction” film about life after the end of the world. Twelve years after a devastating plague emptied the world of people, two San Francisco filmmakers traverse the nearly deserted City with a camera and a microphone. On a journey that will carry them far beyond the city limits and into the wilderness beyond, they begin to uncover the secrets of their new world. In a series of encounters and interviews with a handful of fellow survivors, they explore the harsh realities of life after civilization, revealing the day-to-day struggles for survival, the shifting moral imperatives, and the deep ideological rifts in a fledgling community trying to chart a way forward. At
once epic and intensely personal, the film explores the strange and
often humorous ways that people cope with devastating loss, the impatience
of the younger generation with their elders’ apparently baffling
customs, and the new sexual politics that results from a catastrophic
loss of population. Through the words of a ragtag collection of survivors,
EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic
look at society, humankind’s hopes for the future, the legacy
of history, and the tough choices facing everyday people struggling
to build a community on a large and lonely planet. |
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(dir. Van Flesher, writ. Zack Ordynans, 95 mins, 2004) Weds Feb 7
9pm - buy
tix Sun Feb 11
9pm - buy
tix |
Meet
Max. He’s got a love-hate relationship He
built his world around Annie Hall. “Likable—
tons of ‘tude! Sardonic puns, witty asides, and sharp social observations.
Kim Murphy is luminous.” A dark (romantic?) comedy about Max, who thinks Woody Allen's Annie Hall is a cautionary tale about the futility of romance. Just as he starts to suspect the film is ruining his love life, his world is turned inside-out by a girl who might be the modern equivalent of Annie Hall herself. |
Doors
Art Foundation presents I
LOVE YOU (dir. Dalibor Matanic, 83 mins, 2006) showing from 35mm Thurs Feb 8 7:10pm - buy tix |
"Unusually
perceptive . . . haunting . . . as much about the loss of a generation
as the redemption of an individual." "The
innovative Two Boots Pioneer Theater kicks off 2007 with a shocking drama
from Croatia, I LOVE YOU." The Doors Art Foundation presents films from Croatia Kreso has it all - youth, money and a gorgeous successful girlfriend. His job is the dream job of all Croats that have grown up in the era of new capitalism - he is a copywriter in a marketing agency. At the same time, Kreso also has nothing. He and his girlfriend are weighed down by work and they do not spend enough time with each other, while his friends, a once innocent group of high school students, are now a bunch of useless dudes in frenzied search of loose women, alcohol and drugs. One day, after having committed a drunk-driving accident that had lead to one woman’s death, and after receiving a blood transfusion, Kreso finds out that he is HIV- infected. His life changes overnight. His girlfriend leaves him, he is fired from his job and his friends abandon him. Kreso is left all alone and begins to take revenge. |
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WHOLE LOTTA LOVE SHORT FILMS Sun Feb 11 5pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend! This is a Sunday Shorts program. Early evenings on many Sundays, the Pioneer presents programs of short films. |
The Whole Lotta Love Film Fest is a compilation of short LOVE stories made by local moviemakers. The event is a follow-up to the super fun Rockin Horror Picture Show in which 10 moviemakers composed horror movies 5 mins or less. And, many of the directors were first timers. |
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Blip.TV Sun Feb 11 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend! This is a Sunday Shorts program. Early evenings on many Sundays, the Pioneer presents programs of short films. |
Viral video is so over! The future is at blip.tv, where an army of new talents are creating original, independent episodic content. Join them for a one-hour showcase of the best and most unique video content available online--from producers ranging from animators to journalists to artists. Creators will be on-hand to talk about their work. Join the gurus behind Blip.TV for a night of short films presented through their pioneering online video forum. Blip.TV is a start-up in New York City that grew out of the videoblogging community.
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DEAD OR ALIVE: FINAL (dir. Takashi Miike, 89 mins, 2002) Mon Feb
12 7pm - buy
tix This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, freakshow, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, z-movies, and just plain weird stuff |
"a
cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime." "Alternates
between comic parody and pulp melodrama" Freely referencing everything from anime to Huxley's Brave New World, from Blade Runner to Jean Luc Godard, director Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) crafts a spectacular conclusion to his wildly successful series. In Yokohama, 2346 A.D., a simmering multi-ethnic melting pot ruled by flamboyantly cruel Dictator Woo threatens to boil over. Woo's distopian vision of a city where procreation is forbidden is desperately resisted by an underworld alliance of crooks and rebels, but brutally enforced by super-cop Honda (Riki Takeuchi). When the uneasy rebels accidentally capture Honda's son, the only thing standing between them and Honda's implacable wrath is Ryo (Sho Aikawa), an android killing machine with his own deadly agenda. Extravagantly laced with plenty of dynamic, bone-crunching mayhem and a rogues' gallery of endearingly bizarre characters, DOA: Final is Miike's lush valentine to Japanese "V Films;" the no-holds barred, direct-to-video crime films where both Miike and his Dead or Alive series got their start. A uniquely inventive, slyly post-modern cinematic comfit all its own, DOA: Final brings the series to an end with an aberrant exuberance that surpasses the first two Dead or Alive films while it "tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life." (The New York Times) presented with thanks to Kino International |
| Tuesdays@7 Tues Feb 13 7pm - buy tix This is a Tuesdays@7 program. Every Tuesday at 7pm features special guests presenting their film, and is followed by a beer and pizza reception for ticket holders. Sponsored by Harpoon India Pale Ale, Radeberger Pilsner, and Woodchuck Cider. |
Diggnation is a weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories. Join us for an evening of selected Diggnation episodes, followed by a free beer and pizza reception for ticket holders! We expect this to sell out - buy tickets in advance! Co-hosted with the NY Diggnation meetup group. |
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (dir. Michel Gondry, 108 mins, 2004) Weds Feb
14 7pm - buy
tix Fri Feb
16 10:50pm - buy
tix
Eternal Sunshine
on Valentine's Day: |
One
of the most acclaimed - and romantic - films of recent years ETERNAL SUNSHINE
OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract,
inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works
off of a relatively complex idea that is easier explained through language
of film than through words. In its most basic description, Joel (Jim Carrey)
is undergoing a medical procedure to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend,
Clementine (Kate Winslet). However, while he is unconscious and the procedure
is underway, he takes a journey through his mind, reliving moments with
Clementine for fear of losing her forever. Using disjointed sound and
action, foggy periods indicating Joel's confusion, and flashbacks to childhood
where objects appear much bigger than they are to adult eyes, the cinematography
communicates Joel's dilemma with visual hilarity. Only occasionally is
the film laugh-out-loud funny; instead it is much more deeply and darkly
amusing as the absurdity of the situation grows. ETERNAL SUNSHINE is nothing
short of brilliant--a credit to director Michel Gondry (who has a topnotch
reputation for his aesthetic music videos by artists such as Bjork). Carrey
is wonderfully understated in the role of a simpleminded nice guy, and
his signature goofiness is used only a handful of times. Winslet lights
up the screen with her blue hair and orange sweatshirt, playing a lively
free spirit and loose cannon. There are also strong supporting performances
by Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo, along with an excellent
score by Jon Brion and a peppy soundtrack including songs by E.L.O. and
The Polyphonic Spree. The film's conclusion promises to satisfy viewers;
it offers a beautiful metaphor for the end of a love affair that brings
perfect closure to this excellent film. Seats reserved for Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Jim Carrey, and Kate Winslet, if they would like to join us. |
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(dir. Stewart Wade, 94 mins, 2006) Weds Feb
14 9pm - buy
tix Sun Feb
18 3:20pm - buy
tix |
"a
wry romantic comedy of sexual confusion that deftly becomes increasingly
serious without losing its sense of humor . . . wise and accomplished." "the
THREE'S COMPANY episode ABC censors would never have green-lighted . .
. a likable, extremely goofy piece of fluff that . . . might show up on
your 'gaydar.'" When an internet 'Coffee Date' goes awry, comedy ensues… Uptight and impeccably groomed, Todd (Jonathan Bray) is set up on an internet blind date by his brother Barry (Jonathan Silverman). The date, to Todd’s surprise, is with Kelly (Wilson Cruz), a gay man. The two strike up a friendship and take revenge on Barry by reversing the joke, sauntering past him holding hands! Convinced that Todd is gay, Barry calls their mother (Sally Kirkland) who hops on the next plane. Despite Todd’s vehement denials, Mom now sees Todd’s love of movies and theatre, as well as his lack of interest in sports as clear signs she’d previously missed. It doesn’t take long before everyone in his life thinks he’s gay, including his co-workers (Deborah Gibson, Jason Stuart). This bedroom farce gets even more complicated when Kelly’s roommate (Elaine Hendrix) adds her chemistry to the fray! Heartfelt and hilarious, it’s a must-see movie with something for everyone!
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(dir. Michael
Tully, 75 mins, 2006) Weds Feb
21 9pm - buy
tix |
"The
flip side of the sunshine state. COCAINE ANGELis caked with legitimate,
unforgettable grime, one that makes similar Hollywood efforts seem as
fake as an orange juice commercial." "Another
American low-budget highlight, first-time director Michael Tully's convincingly
grimy Cocaine Angel goes a long way toward rescuing the addiction drama
from junkie stereotypes and self-help cliches, thanks in no small part
to star/screenwriter Damian Lahey, whose shambling presence is well matched
by his gift for free-ranging monologues.” "Most
impressive about the film is its conclusion, which hits just the right
note of optimism; Scott may be doomed, but the world he's living in turns
out to have a little bit of beauty in it after all.” GOOD NIGHT TO ALL OF IT. With unflinching realism and dark humor, COCAINE ANGEL captures a tragic week in the life of a weary young drug addict who is clinging to the remnants of his once hopeful existence amidst the stink, the sweat, and unforgiving heat of Jacksonville, Florida. |
Doors
Art Foundation presents WASHED
OUT (dir. Zrinko Ogresta, 87 mins, 1995) showing from DVD video Thurs Feb 22 7pm - buy tix |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jagoda is young woman who lives in poor section of Zagreb together with her dysfunctional family. Mother is dying, father cares only about fishing, brother is an alcoholic and uncle is a war refugee. Her relationship with young soldier isn't any better because they can't find place to make love. |
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(dir. Marc Dworkin, 80 mins, 2006) Sat Feb 24 6:30pm - buy tix Director Marc Dworkin will answer questions along with fellow Executive Producer Eugene Lehnert and actors from the film |
All’s fair in love and nuclear war. A tale of teen-angst and post-apocalyptic Armageddon on prom night. Bethany wouldn’t go to the prom with Andy unless he was the last guy on earth. It looks like Andy might have a date to the prom after all. Extended synopsis: From the first day of kindergarten, Andy knew he was going to take Bethany Hopkins to the senior prom. The only problem is: he never bothered to tell Bethany. In fact, Andy's never even spoken to her. But with the prom only twenty-four hours away, he's not going to let a little thing like that get him down. He's got bigger problems. Mainly the fact that America is on the brink of a nuclear war that not only threatens to destroy the free world... but his prom night as well. |
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(dir. Alex Wolfe, 73 mins, 2003) Sun Feb 25 6:30pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend! coinciding
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SANTO DOMINGO BLUES is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the guitar-playing, singer songwriter Luis Vargas and Bachata, the guitar blues of Santo Domingo. Born in the bars and brothels of the Dominican Republic, Bachata is now eclipsing rap as the music of choice for Latino youth on the streets of New York and has become an emblem of national pride for Dominican immigrants. This movie documents why Bachata, known originally as the “Song Of Bitterness”, was, and still is, so important to the waves of impoverished immigrants that pour into American cities from the Dominican Republic. It was the anthem of the hard drinking, womanising, down on his luck man, vilified as the entertainment of the brothels, but worshipped by the poor as their authentic music. Today Bachata is heard on the radio throughout the Americas from New York to Buenos Aires and rivals Merengue and Salsa as the preferred music of the Latin American world. With exclusive interviews with stars and pioneers of the genre and scenes involving live performances on and off stage, SANTO DOMINGO BLUES brings to life the triumph of a poor peopleís music over censorship and prejudice. |
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FEMALE SPIRIT RISING A group of films presented with the Cinewomen NY group These three shorts are inspiring examples of how the female spirit asserts itself in the face of injustice and personal setbacks – and comes out stronger on the other side. Tues Feb 27 7pm - buy tix This is a Tuesdays@7 program. Every Tuesday at 7pm features special guests presenting their film, and is followed by a beer and pizza reception for ticket holders. |
THE
ARM BITA HAIDARIAN is an Iranian American filmmaker that grew up in Texas to Baha'i refugee parents. Her first two student films The Arm and Virgin 72 went on to win multiple awards film festivals around the world. Fresh out of film school, Bita is currently working on Finding Bibi her first feature length documentary. Bita takes her youthful irreverence and young vantage point of a woman of both east and west sets out on an around the world journey to tell a story all about the east and the west finding common ground through the stories of women. Finding Bibi, smashes worldwide stereotypes about women in the Middle East and is simultaneously a clarion call for the emancipation of women around the world. COVERED GIRLS After
graduating from New York University Tisch University’s Graduate
Film Program, Program curated by Maria Pusateri |
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