Events for September 16th, 2012
The Killers
Directed by Robert Siodnak. US. 1946. NR. 103 min. Universal. 35mm.
- Sun, Sep 16, 2:00 pm
Based upon the famous short story by Ernest Hemingway, this was the first film to star Burt Lancaster, here in the role of Swede, the ex-boxer who is stalked by professional killers. Though the original story gave no explanation for why the killers are after Swede, this film provides a credible and exciting back-story, told largely by means of flashback. More»
They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain
Directed by Robert H. Lieberman. US. 2012. NR. 84 min. PhotoSynthesis Productions. blu ray.
- Sun, Sep 16, 4:30 pm
“I’ve never seen a documentary with more smiling faces. The people of Burma seem sunny and cheerful, kind and eager to accept visitors. No, not all of them. Not the unsmiling ruling military class with their comic opera official hats, and not the little girl with untreated TB that has caused an ulcer to open a hole in her chest. But most of them. They have an inner glow. See for yourself. More»
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Directed by Benh Zeitlin. US. 2012. PG-13. 93 min. Fox Searchilight. 35mm.
Fri, Sep 7 thru Thu, Sep 20 -- Roll over to view showtimes.
“It’s difficult to explain exactly what Beasts Of The Southern Wild is, though it’s undoubtedly something extraordinary: like a live-action Miyazaki film, with Days Of Heaven narration, set in a dirt-poor community at an unspecified time of crisis. More»