October 16, 2019
BAD CITY BLUES
DescriptionDescription Eugene Grimes, a doctor living in the underbelly of New Orleans, awakens in the night to find Callie, a woman with a bullet wound and a case containing $2 million, on his doorstep. Drawn into a dark labyrinth of betrayal and revenge by Callie, Grimes finds himself forced to confront the nightmare of his...
October 16, 2019
BARNEY GOOGLE: RUNNIN’ THRU THE RYE
DescriptionDescription AFl's latest film restoration/ preservation work includes the only existing copies of three comedies, a 1949 Three Stooges TV film and two movies based on old-time comic strips. The Stooges film, JERKS OF ALL TRADES, was made for a TV series but never shown on television. It stars Moe, Larry and Shemp as painters/wallpaper...
October 16, 2019
THE CALL OF THE OBOE (O TOQUE DO OBOÉ)
DescriptionDescription A fable about life and death that celebrates rebirth through art, THE CALL OF THE OBOE is the story of a fatally ill Brazilian musician who chooses a forsaken village as his final resting place. Following an impromptu musical performance in the town square, the owner of an abandoned local cinema invites him to...
October 16, 2019
THE CARRIERS ARE WAITING (LES CONVOYEURS ATTENDENT)
DescriptionDescription Roger Closset is the photographer for a small town tabloid paper. Between monitoring the police band for leads and tricking people into posing for incriminating photos, he dreams of a life beyond where his motorcycle can take him. Roger sees his chance in the form of a locally· sponsored contest for new world records:...
October 16, 2019
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE)
DescriptionDescription There is a Greek saying that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. The saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, she cried until she was completely dry. And far from seeing clearly, she now finds the present and the...
October 16, 2019
AMBUSH (RUKAJARVEN TIE)
DescriptionDescription In the first days of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union ( 1941-44), idealistic young lieutenant Eero Perkola unexpectedly sees his beloved fiancee Kaarina in a village deserted by the enemy. He asks his superior to have Kaarina and the other women of the auxiliary services transferred from the front line....
October 16, 2019
AMERICAN HOLLOW
DescriptionDescription This compelling story of an Appalachian family caught between past tradition and the modern world encompasses many of the disquieting and politically-charged social conflicts facing America today. For seven generations, the Bowling family has lived in Saul, Kentucky, one of the poorest and most isolated parts of Appalachia. Like much of the Appalachian population,...
October 16, 2019
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
DescriptionDescription Over a span of some fifty years, Elmer Bernstein has proven to be one of our most prolific and versatile screen composers, producing sweeping scores and memorable themes that have become icons of the art form. Bernstein originally planned to be a concert pianist, but radio scores done during World War 11 for the...
October 16, 2019
BRONX CHEERS
DescriptionDescription After WWII ends, returning veteran Danny is befriended by Logs Laganegra, a former World Heavyweight contender reduced to throwing fights for easy money. Although Logs tries lo help Danny fulfill his songwriting ambitions, Logs' uncontrollable temper inevitably leads to disaster. Struggling to free himself of Logs' negative influence, Danny finally learns to assert his...
October 16, 2019
ALICE
DescriptionDescription Kick off the Halloween weekend with our all-night Halloween Movie Rave- -Thon! On Friday night the Vogue Theatre will host five classic horror, sci-fi and cult films. Most will include live accompaniment, as guest DJs from Berlin DJ Traveler & DJ Neucleus and notorious L.A. DJs Carlos Nino & Tony Watson spin a web...
