Events for August 9th, 2009
China Seas
Directed by Tay Garnett. US. 1935. NR. 88 min.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2:00 pm
In this rousing tale of adventure on the high seas, Gable plays the intrepid captain of a tramp steamer, sailing from Singapore to Hong Kong with a load of gold, and dealing with romance and drama on the high seas. Harlow, his spicy, insolent ex-mistress, is on board, and is not too happy with Rosalind Russell (in one of her earliest roles), who also has eyes for Clark. More»
Moon
Directed by Duncan Jones. UK. R. 97 min.
Fri, Aug 7 thru Thu, Aug 13 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
This mesmerizing mind-bender sneaks up and hits you hard. Sam Rockwell, reliably brilliant, is an astronaut finishing up a three-year stint on the moon, mining energy from lunar rock. He wants back on Earth with his wife and daughter. His only contact is GERTY, a robot with the sweet-sinister voice of Kevin Spacey. There’s an accident. A new astronaut appears, looking just like the old one. I’ll say no more. Director Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie), working from a script by Nathan Parker, pulls off sci-fi miracles on a $5 million shoestring. Moon is a potent provocation that relies on ideas instead of computer tricks to stir up excitement. (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) More»