October 16, 2019
THE THIRD BANK OF THE RIVER (A TERCEIRA MARGEM DO RIO)
DescriptionDescription In his newest film, beloved Brazilian filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos distills the essence of five short stories to create a narrative that encompasses city and country, reality and fantasy, good and evil. Liojorge and Alva have always known their daughter Nhinhinha is different-but it is only when they visit her aunt that the...
October 16, 2019
THIS IS THE NIGHT
DescriptionDescription In this pre-code tale of gay infidelity, Thelma Todd is having an affai.r with Roland Young Young must engage Lily Damita as his wife when Todd's husband Cary Grant arrives in town unexpectedly. They al I jaunt off to Venice where moral standards win out.
October 16, 2019
TIGRERO: A FILM THAT WAS NEVER MADE
DescriptionDescription In Mika Kaurismaki's innovative new film, legendary director Sam Fuller leads a nostalgic and unconventional journey into the past. Forty years ago, Fuller went into Brazil's Amazonian rainforest to research locations for his adventure film, Tigrero. The project never came to fruition and was all but forgotten until Kaurismaki undertook this documentary. Tigrero portrays...
October 16, 2019
THE DUTCH MASTER
DescriptionDescription Susan Seidelman's (Desperately Seeking Susan, She-Devi0 The Dutch Master, which was nominated for a 1993 Academy Award, tells the story of Teresa, a Brooklyn dental hygienist who is nervous about her upcoming marriage to a traffic cop. She begins to act strangely and finds herself obsessed with a handsome man she sees in a...
October 16, 2019
SNAKES AND LADDERS (SERPIENTES Y ESCALERAS)
DescriptionDescription The childhood game of the title serves as a metaphor for the coming-of-age of two young Mexican women in the male-dominated society of the 1950s. Along with Dana Rotberg (Danzon), director Busi Cortes (Rome/fa's Secret) is at the forefront of the new women directors movement in contemporary Mexican cinema. "Cortes gracefully captures a world...
October 16, 2019
SOLDIER OF ORANGE (SOLDAAT VAN ORANJE)
DescriptionDescription Nominated for a 1979 Academy Award, this suspenseful World War II story set in the Netherlands concerns the heroics of six young Dutch men involved in the Resistance. "Verhoeven is a filmmaker of immense vitality, passion, and humor, which gives his work a sweeping romantic quality."-Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2019
STARBABY
DescriptionDescription In Benders, Franny, an alcoholic, falls desperately for Jack, a crisis hotline operator and recovering addict. This truly human tale touchingly portrays two lost people who struggle together to overcome alcoholism and loneliness. In Starbaby, a star-struck waif adrift in Hollywood is taken in by celebrity-hounds, falls for Luke Perry, and hangs out with...
October 16, 2019
DORA WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL
DescriptionDescription Dora Was Dysfunctional is a sweetly comic tale about a quirky young woman searching for love. When her boyfriend leaves her, she finds comfort in the Ukrainian love rituals recommended by her immigrant grandmother. Eugene, aka Helicopter, acts as manager for his friend Malik, prepping him for try-outs for the USC basketball team. Helicopter...
October 16, 2019
DREAM GIRLS
DescriptionDescription Kim Longinotto's and Jano Williams' Dream Girls is a fascinating documentary about the Takarazuka Revue, a musical troupe in Japan dedicated to romantic Hollywood-style musical extravaganzas, staged with spectacular sets and choreographyand an all-female cast. In Bui Doi: Life Like Dust, directors Ahrin Mishan and Nick Rothenberg create a subtle portrait of an imprisoned...
October 16, 2019
SHOE BIZ
DescriptionDescription Frederic Cassidy's Kissing Time is a reverential and referential tribute to silent films, made in the tradition of 1920s cinema. Bloods on the Moon is a textured examination of a father forced to decide which to believe, his instinct or his love for his son. Elizabeth's fiance has left her for another in Shoe...
