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A little girl who is sent with her sister to an orphanage in the heart of
France, who waits in vain every Sunday for her father to come for her…
A cabaret performer with a weak voice who sings to an audience of drunken
soldiers… A humble seamstress, who stitches hems at the back of a provincial
tailor's shop… A young, skinny courtesan, to whom protector Étienne
Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde) offers a safe haven, amongst the idle and
decadent… A woman in love who knows she will never be anyone’s wife,
refusing marriage even to Arthur 'Boy' Capel (Alessandro Nivola), the man
who returned her love… A rebel who finds the conventions of her time
oppressive, and instead dresses in her lovers' clothes… This is the story
of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (Audrey Tautou, Amélie),
who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey
becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a
timeless symbol of success, freedom and style. Official
Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
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In this thriller inspired by true events, Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt star
in a compelling human drama about two men from opposite sides of sectarian
conflict. One man is a killer; the other is the brother of the dead man, who
witnessed the murder as a young boy. They are reunited on the set of a popular
television reality show that hopes for a reconciliation story but underestimates
the brother's thirst for revenge. Winner of two awards at the 2009 Sundance
Film Festival—World Cinema Directing for Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall,
Das Experiment) and World Cinema Screenwriting for Guy Hibbert (Omagh)—the
film moves from a powerful re-enactment of the tragic, real events from Northern
Ireland in 1975 to a fictional interpretation of what might happen should
these two surviving men ever come face to face over 30 years later. Also starring
Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). Official
Web Site Joe Williams's St. Louis Post-Dispatch review... |
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| Since the birth of movies, New York has long been cinema's dream city—its teeming populace of one-of-a-kind characters, its stone-and-glass skyscrapers rocketing towards the heavens, its subterranean cultures and its rooftop love affairs all making for the perfect backdrop to all manner of action, comedy, drama and poetry. Directed by an eclectic group of some of today's most imaginative filmmakers, including Mira Nair, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Natalie Portman and Fatih Akin, New York, I Love You is a collective film that invites the audience into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Their stories are woven together to form a colorful, lyrical collage not only of the city—but of the deep yearning for love and human connections that sustain everyone within it. All-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Olivia Thilrlby, Julie Christie, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Shu Qi, Burt Young, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright Penn, Eva Ammuri, Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman. Official Web Site |
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| A grieving couple retreat to 'Eden,' their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse… Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg (winner of the Best Actress Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival) give brave, outstanding performances in the new provocation from writer/director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville). Antichrist is a totally uncompromising psychological horror film conceived and made while the director was experiencing emotional challenges in his own life. Reviewing the intense and controversial film at its Cannes premiere, Roger Ebert called it "powerfully made" and continued: "The performances by Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg are heroic and fearless…Von Trier's visual command is striking…And if you can think beyond what he shows to what he implies, its depths are frightening…Von Trier has reached me and shaken me." Official Web Site |
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| An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and continuing mystery comes to light in Amelia, a vast, thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (two time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank). After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as America's sweetheart—the legendary "goddess of light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam (Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). In the summer of 1937, Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo flight around the world that she and George both anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome, to become one of the most talked-about journeys in history. Directed by Mira Nair (The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding). Official Web Site |
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The new dramatic comedy from the Coen Brothers (Burn After Reading, Fargo)
is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson
Airplane is on the radio and "F-Troop" is on TV. It is 1967, and
Larry (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university,
has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving
him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy (Fred
Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry.
Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch,
his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew
school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his
wallet in order to save up for a nose job. While his wife and Sy blithely
make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a
burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry's chances
for tenure at the university. Also, a graduate student seems to be trying
to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue
him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing
nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different
rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous
person—a mensch—a serious man? Official
Web Site Calvin Wilson's St. Louis Post-Dispatch review... |
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Cédric Klapish, the beloved director of L'Auberge Espagnole, gathers
together some of the biggest actors in French cinema for a valentine to the
city of lights. The all-star cast includes Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche,
Romain Duris, Melanie Laurent, Fabrice Luchini, Francois Cluzet and Karin
Viard. While waiting for a heart transplant that could save his life, Pierre
(Duris) grows close again with his sister (Binoche) and her lively children.
This rediscovery of his family and observation of the teeming streets outside
his window give Pierre a new, hopeful sense of how he might spend the time
still left to him. A cinematic love letter to the city that seems to hide
a story behind every shop window, small alley, street market or grand apartment
building, the film explores the life and love possible only in Paris. Official
Web Site Joe Williams's St. Louis Post-Dispatch review... |
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| In Capitalism: A Love Story, filmmaker Michael Moore (Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Roger & Me) tackles an issue he has been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). Moore explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what he has described as the biggest robbery in the history of this country—the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions. Official Web Site |
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Written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion (The Piano),
Bright Star is a riveting drama based on the three-year romance between
19th century poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish),
which was cut short by Keats' untimely death. London, 1818—a secret love
affair begins between 23-year-old English poet John Keats and the girl next
door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started
at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in
general. But when Keats's younger brother falls ill John and Fanny are drawn
together. Keats, touched by Fanny's efforts to help care for his brother,
agrees to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny's alarmed mother (Kerry Fox)
and Keats's best friend Charles Armitage Brown (Paul Schneider) realize their
attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Official
Web Site Joe Williams's St. Louis Post-Dispatch review... |
Friday & Saturday, November 6 & 7
at Midnight at the Tivoli Theatre!
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| The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. It’s harmless musical fun—a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. All of our engagements feature live casts who perform scenes during the movie, and the audience is always welcome to respond to the on-screen action. The Rocky Horror Picture was the first—and is still the best—interactive movie experience! Official Web Site |
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Starts Friday, November 13
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An Education is the story of a teenage girl's coming-of-age set in
1961 London, a city caught between the drab, post-war 1950s and the glamorous,
more liberated decade to come. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) stands on the brink
of becoming a woman: a brilliantly witty and attractive 16-year-old whose
suburban life is about to be blown apart by the utterly unsuitable 30-something
David (Peter Sarsgaard). Urbane and witty, David manages to charm her conservative
parents Jack (Alfred Molina) and Marjorie (Cara Seymour). David introduces
Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers
with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and
Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). Just
as Jenny's family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into
Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Written
by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) and directed by Lone Scherfig
(Italian for Beginners). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 20
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| Set in Harlem in 1987, Precious is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a 16-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo'Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her. Threatened with expulsion, Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. In the literacy workshop taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination. Winner of three awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Co-starring Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 20
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Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna (Nisreen Faour), a single
mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi (Melkar Muallem), her teenage son,
with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small-town Illinois.
In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move
through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new
life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle.
Told with heartfelt humor by writer/director Cherien Dabis in her feature
film debut, Amreeka is a universal journey into the lives of a family
of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage
and the new world in which they now live and the bittersweet search for a
place to call home. Co-starring Hiam Abbass (The Visitor, Lemon Tree).
Official Web Site How autobiographical is writer/director Cherien Dabis's debut feature? |
Starts Friday, November 20 at the Tivoli Theatre
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| In the new comedy from director/co-writer Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre), Michael Angarano stars as Benjamin, a teenager being home-schooled by his eccentric mother (Jennifer Coolidge). A loveable loner, Benjamin's passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story first gets ripped off by legendary fantasy novelist Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement), and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town's most prolific homespun filmmaker. Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 25
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| Viggo Mortensen leads a stellar cast (including Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce) in the epic, post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father (Moretensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. A masterpiece of adventure, The Road is adapted from author Cormac McCarthy's (No Country for Old Men) beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of—a future in which father and son are sustained by love. Directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition). Official Web Site |
Nine Days Only! Starts Wednesday, November 25
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How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal
yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows one Texas couple
and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in
a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. When two-year-old
Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse
trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best
possible medical care for their son-but traditional therapies had little effect.
Then they discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals—particularly
horses—and the family set off on a quest for a possible cure. The
Horse Boy is part travel adventure, part insight into shamanic tradition
and part intimate look at the autistic mind. In telling one family's extraordinary
story, the film gives voice to the thousands who display amazing courage and
creativity everyday in the battle against this mysterious and heartbreaking
epidemic. Produced by Rupert Isaacson and directed by Michel Orion Scott.
Official Web Site The director and producer/author discuss their spiritual journey |
Starts Friday, November 27
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| In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will's emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival. Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster, Harrelson and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut by Oren Moverman, The Messenger brings us into the inner lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their fragility with compassion and dignity. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 27
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| Set in 1960s and 1970s England, The Damned United tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough's doomed 44-day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football, Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney), and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds was perceived by many to represent a new aggressive and cynical style of football—an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough (Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon), who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County, where he built teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall). Taking the Leeds job without Taylor by his side, with a changing room full of what in his mind were still Don's boys, would lead to an unheralded examination of Clough's belligerence and brilliance over 44 days. Official Web Site |
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