To all our Film Society members and supporters,
*
The Global Film Initiative's _Global Lens
<
http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm>_ is back, starting Friday!*
_**_
Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals
a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary
series of ten feature films from ten countries for ten dollars. Tickets
on sale now at the Broadway. Click on the link above for info on the
films, or see schedule below.
The program only runs for a week, so don't miss it!
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*_
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**Also opening at the theaters this week!
_Broadway
Tetro <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964185/>_* Francis Ford Coppola's
first original screenplay since "The Conversation", Tetro is his most
personal film yet, arising from memories and emotions from his early
life, though totally fictional. It is the bittersweet story of two
brothers, of family lost and found and the conflicts and secrets within
a highly creative Argentine-Italian family. Starring Vincent Gallo.
**** The New York Times- "...a sign of vigorous artistic renewal."
*_
_Adoration <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074929/>* Indie auteur, Atom
Egoyan, brings us a highly compelling story of a high school student
who, for his French-class assignment, weaves his family history in a
news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an internet
audience in on the resulting controversy.
**** The New York Times- "A profound and provocative exploration of
cultural inheritance, communications technology and the roots and
morality of terrorism, the Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan nimbly wades
into an ideological minefield without detonating an explosion."
*_
_**Held Over!
*_*Little Ashes <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104083/>*_ In 1922, Madrid
is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged
by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde.
Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to
become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant
exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social
elite - Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunel. Starring Robert Pattinson
as Dali.
*_Management <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082853/>_* When Sue checks
into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts
with a bottle of wine "compliments of Management" soon evolves into a
multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense
of purpose. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, and Woody Harrelson.
*_
_**** Roger Ebert "Management works as a sweet rom-com with some big
laughs."
*_
(500) Days of Summer
<
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/500daysofsummer>_* An offbeat
romantic comedy and Sundance hit about a woman (played perfectly by
Zooey Deschanel) who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man
(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who falls for her.
**** Roger Ebert- "Here is a rare movie...a delightful comedy, alive
with invention."
*
**_Adam <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185836/plotsummary>_* Adam is a
handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered
existence - until he meets his new neighbor, Beth, a beautiful,
cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with
funny, touching and entirely unexpected results. Their implausible and
enigmatic relationship reveals just how far two people from different
realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection.
**** Los Angeles Times- "Subtlety and nuance mark both the film's
dialogue and performances. It's hard to see how [the actors] could be
any better."*
*_*
Ponyo <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ponyo>*_ Japanese master
animator Hayao Miyazaki brings us a story inspired by Hans Christian
Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid." Already a box-office success
in Japan, this story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo and
her quest to become human features an outstanding roster of voice talent
including Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, Lily
Tomlin, and Betty White.
*_Food, Inc. <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/foodinc>_* You'll
never look at dinner the same way again after seeing this unflattering
look inside America's corporate-controlled food industry. Featuring
interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and
Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) Food, Inc. reveals surprising --
and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who
we have become as a nation and where we are going from here. **** Los
Angeles Times- "Essential Viewing"
*Last Chance ... Ends Thursday 9/3!*
*_Soul Power
<
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/soulpower?q=soul%20power>
_**_In the Loop <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/intheloop>
_*_*Paper Heart <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1331064/>*_
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_*PROGRAMS AND NEWS
*_*LGBT Movie Night
*Every month the Salt Lake Film Society is proud to bring you select,
special free screenings catered toward the LGBT community. Films are on
35mm and presented on the second Monday of every month at the Tower Theatre.
This week's film:
*Trembling Before G-d <
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0278102/>*
Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox
Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who
face a profound dilemma -- how to reconcile their passionate love of
Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that
forbid homosexuality.
Monday 9/14, 7:00pm, Tower Theatre, FREE!
_*
*_*
Next Week!
Last Open Screen Night of the Year!
*Formally Open Mic Night, the last Open Screen Night of '09 will be held
next week before the Best of Open Screen comes around in Dec.
Bring your Short Film to the Tower Theatre at 6:00pm on Wednesday 9/16
to submit your film to be shown at 9:00pm. All films are eligible for
entry and will be picked by random. Submission is $5.00, suggested
donation for admission is $1.00.
_*
*_*Special Sneak Preview!
*On Wednesday, 9/16 at 7pm we'll be holding a special sneak preview
benefit screening of the hilarious doc and Sundance hit The Yes Men Fix
the World at the Broadway. All proceeds will benefit Tim DeChristopher
(Bidder #70) who will be in person for a Q and A after the film.
_*The Yes Men Fix the World <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352852/>*_
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are two guys who just can't take "no"
for an answer. They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of
corporations they hate. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, the
Yes Men lie their way into business conferences and parody their
corporate targets in ever more extreme ways - basically doing everything
that they can to wake up their audiences to the danger of letting greed
run our world.
_*
*_
_*
Valentino: The Last Emperor <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1176244/>*_,
the stunning new doc, chronicling the glamorous life of fashion designer
Valentino Garavani, which debuted at the Tower in June is now on dvd and
available to rent at the Tower. If you missed your chance to see it when
it we had it in the theater, make sure you check it out!_*
*_*Free Wireless Internet at the Broadway!*
Our local web provider, XMISSION <
http://www.xmission.com/>, has
generously donated their wireless internet services for the lobby of the
Broadway. Now you can surf the web on your laptop while you wait for
your film or simply come down and relax while you enjoy one of our
gourmet coffees in our lounge area. Thanks Xmission!
*The Manhattan Short Film Festival is coming to Utah!*
Over 450 Screenings in 130 cities across Five Continents including all
50 states of the USA have already been booked for one week in September,
for 2009 MANHATTAN SHORT. Festival organizers predict 500 screening in
200 cities by the end of the month, with a global average of 200 viewers
per cinema an audience of over of 100,000 is expected to view and vote
on the next Finalists of 2009. Many feature films don't see this
audience within a week...for a filmmaker out there with a short film
there can be no greater test than the *MANHATTAN SHORT
<
http://www.msfilmfest.com/>.*.. click on the link for more info.
_*QUICK LOOK AT SHOWTIMES*_
*THIS WEEK*
****** From Friday 9/4 - Thursday 9/10
_ Broadway
_Ponyo 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:30
Paper Heart 1:00, 7:00
In The Loop 4:00, 9:15
Adam 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35
Soul Power 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:20
500 Days of Summer 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:35, 9:45
Management 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:25_
__Tower _
Little Ashes 7:00, 9:30
Food Inc 4:30
*NEXT WEEK *
****** From Friday 9/11 - Thursday 9/17
_ Broadway
_Ponyo 1:15, 7:15
Management 4:10, 9:25
Global Film Series (see showtimes below)
Adoration 1:20, 4:15, 7:10*, 9:20 *no 7:10 show Wed 7/16
Adam 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35
500 Days of Summer 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:35, 9:45
Tetro 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40_
__Tower _
Little Ashes 4:30, 7:00* *no 7:00 show Mon 7/14
Food Inc (2:00 Fri thru Sun only), 9:30** **no 9:30 show Wed 7/16
Open Screen Night 9:30 on Wed 7/16
*_Global Lens Schedule
_*Please visit the Global Lens website here
<
http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm> or pick up a catalog at the
Broadway for more info on the films.
FRI 9/11
1:00 What a Wonderful World
4:00 I Am from Titov Veles
7:00 Mutum
9:30 Getting Home
SAT 9/12
1:00 Getting Home
4:00 Mutum
7:00 What a Wonderful World
9:30 I Am from Titov Veles
SUN 9/13
1:00 What a Wonderful World
4:00 Getting Home
7:00 I Am from Titov Veles
9:30 Mutum
MON 9/14
1:00 My Time Will Come
4:00 Sleepwalking Land
7:00 The Photograph
9:30 Those Three
TUE 9/15
1:00 Possible Lives
4:00 My Time Will Come
7:00 Sleepwalking Land
9:30 The Photograph
WED 9/16
1:00 Margarette's Feast
4:00 Those Three
7:00 The Photograph
9:30 Song From The Southern Seas
THU 9/17
1:00 Those Three
4:00 Song From The Southern Seas
7:00 Possible Lives
9:30 Margarette's Feast
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*Staff*
Our staff here at the Salt Lake Film Society thanks all our supporters.
SLFS takes great care in hiring a staff that has a film history or
knowledge, so feel free to talk with any staff member about up coming
releases and our video collection at the Tower Theatre. They are a
wealth of knowledge and I'm happy to take all e-mail correspondence.
*Volunteer*
If you would like to volunteer for the Film Society events and earn
passes, please contact Jim Faulkner at 801-746-0038 or reply to this
e-mail.
We thank you for your continuing support.
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SPECIAL THANKS*
Salt Lake Film Society thanks Xmission for their donation of services.
Salt Lake Film Society thanks Zoo Arts and Parks and SL County.
Salt Lake Film Society thanks George Q. Morris Foundation for sponsorship.
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