To all our Film Society members and supporters,
*Help the Tower!
* Ever wanted to be more involved in your film community? Now is your
chance to really make a difference.
Upon starting the 4:30 digital screening of the film Afghan Star last
Friday, the Tower's digital projector shorted out and is now beyond
repair. The machine was purchased in 2000 when the lumens, or strength
of light power, were based on one chip and not extremely bright. Since
then, technology in this field has made a vast improvement and current
available projectors have potential to give us festival quality
projection. We are so close! Still, we need your help to make it
possible! So join in by making a contribution today and be directly
invested into providing film access at the Tower Theatre for many years
to come.
We're raising money through Facebook Causes, if you're not a member of
Facebook it only takes a few seconds to sign up and start helping!
*Click here to visit the cause page and DONATE!
<
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/358352/40103119?m=bc0fb5c3>*
We're trying to reach the goal of $8,500 in only four days, so please
help now! All donations are tax deductible and every little bit helps!
*This Thursday! The Manhattan Short Film Festival is coming to Utah!*
On Thursday, Sept 24 at 7pm we're holding the Manhattan Film Festival at
the Tower. Tickets are $8 at the door, come see what all the buzz is about.
*What is the Manhattan Short?*
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.
*Opening at the theaters this week!
_Broadway
It Might Get Loud
<
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/itmightgetloud>_* Rarely can a
film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud
tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of
electric guitar virtuosos -- The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin),
and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his
unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both
found and invented.
**** Rolling Stone- "Does this sound like rock heaven? It is."
*
Big Fan <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/bigfan>* From the creator
of The Wrestler, Big Fan tells the story of Paul Aufiero (played
masterfully by Patton Oswalt), a hardcore New York Giants football fan
who struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his
favorite player.
**** Los Angeles Times- "Starring an ideally cast Patton Oswalt in the
title role, Big Fan is a poignant, dead-on character study, an
examination of a crisis in the life of the most die-hard of die-hard New
York Giants football fans."
*
The Baader Meinhof Complex
<
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/baadermeinhofcomplex>* Nominated
for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, The Baader Meinhof Complex is a
perfectly executed and haunting look at Germany's terrorist group, The
Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings
and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
*_
_***** The New York Times- "A taut, unnerving, forcefully unromantic
fictional film."
*_
_**Held Over!*
*_
_*
*Cold Souls <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/coldsouls>* Is your
soul weighing you down? Paul Giamatti has found a solution! In the
surreal comedy Cold Souls, Paul Giamatti plays an actor named... Paul
Giamatti. Stumbling upon an article in The New Yorker about a high-tech
company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people's souls, Paul very
well might have found the key to happiness for which he's been searching.
*My One and Only <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/myoneandonly>* A
1950s-set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux (Renee Zellweger)
embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a
wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons. Also starring Kevin
Bacon, Chris Noth, and Nick Stahl.
***1/2 Roger Ebert- "This is essentially Renee Zellweger's picture, and
she glows in it."
*_
_**_
(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 9/24!
**Lorna's Silence <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/lornassilence>
*_*Afghan Star <
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/afghanstar>*_
*Adoration <
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074929/>*
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_*PROGRAMS AND NEWS
*_
*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!
_*QUICK LOOK AT SHOWTIMES*_
*THIS WEEK*
****** Thru Thursday 9/24...
_ Broadway
_Cold Souls 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35
Lorna's Silence 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 9:40
Adam 1:20, 4:20, 7:20*, 9:30 * no 7:20 show Thurs 9/24
Ponyo 1:15, 7:15
Adoration 4:10, 9:25
500 Days of Summer 1:05, 4:15, 7:10, 9:15
My One And Only 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:20
_Tower _
Afghan Star 4:30, 7:00** **no 7:00 show on Wed 9/23 or Thurs 9/24
Food Inc. (2:00 Fri thru Sun only), 9:30
*NEXT WEEK *
****** From Friday 9/25 - Thursday 10/1
_ Broadway
_Big Fan 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 9:40
Cold Souls 4:20, 9:35
Adam 1:20, 7:20
The Baader Meinhof Complex 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50
It Might Get Loud 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:30
500 Days of Summer 1:05, 4:15, 7:10, 9:15
My One And Only 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:25
_Tower _
Ponyo 4:30, 7:00* *no 7:00 show on Mon-Wed 9/28-9/30
Food Inc. (2:00 Fri thru Sun only), 9:30_
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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.
*
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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