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Cinemateca, Sept 1, 2006 José Luis’s Pick and Tips: The pick: The Boys of Baraka This film is a gem. It is rare that we get a glimpse into the lives of young black men on film outside of the typical stereotypes. The film begins with a startling statistic: 76% of black males drop out of high school in Baltimore. Then it chronicles the lives of a few boys at risk selected to attend a two-year boarding school in Africa to prepare them for college. This film is humorous, sad, but most of all, important. The tips: Please take note that in order to provide the best viewing experience, the show times for some movies may be adjusted to accommodate their length. So please double-check the times in your schedule. Also, please remember our new ticket price of 50 pesos. Discount cards are 400 pesos for 10 shows. On Monday after 4pm, buy your tickets for any selection of the week. Don’t take the risk of being locked out! Nos vemos en el Cine…. The Boys of Baraka (2005) Monday, September 4, 5pm Thursday, September 7, 7pm English, 84 minutes Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady. In an experimental program to reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency, the city of Baltimore sent a group of 12-year-olds deemed "at risk" to a boarding school in Kenya, affording the boys the rare opportunity to turn their troubled lives around. Focusing on four of the youths, this compelling documentary follows the students as they struggle to overcome the obstacles of their past in their hopeful bid for a shot at a brighter future. Shower (Xizao, 1999) Monday, September 4, 7pm Mandarin with English subtitles, 94 minutes Director: Zhang Yang Wealthy, big-city executive Da Ming (Pu Cun Xin) returns to his boyhood home, where his aging father (Zhu Xu) and mentally disabled brother (Jiang Wu) run an old-fashioned communal bathhouse. At first, Da longs to return to his job. But soon, the leisurely pace and abundant camaraderie of the bathhouse, where men gather to chat and play games, has Da thinking twice about leaving his family. My Name Is Bill W. (1989) Tuesday, September 5, noon English with Spanish subtitles, 100 minutes A discussion follows the movie. Donations accepted. This film runs every Tuesday at noon until October 3. Director: Daniel Petrie Based on the inspiring true story of the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, this moving drama stars James Woods in an Emmy-winning performance as Bill Wilson, a successful stockbroker who loses everything in the 1929 stock market crash. After succumbing to depression and drink, he eventually sobers up with the help of fellow recovering alcoholic Dr. Bob (James Garner). With newfound hope for the future, the two create the now-famous support group. Look at Me (Comme une image, 2005) Tuesday, September 5, 5pm Wednesday, September 6, 7:30pm French with English subtitles, 111 minutes Director: Agnès Jaoui This unusual comedy catches its characters at various moments of loneliness, identity crisis and despair. Marilou Berry plays Lolita Cassard, a young woman disgusted with the world's seeming inability to accept beauty in all forms; her neglectful father, Etienne Cassard (Jean-Pierre Bacri), wants badly to have someone to love. When they meet up with the equally lost Sylvia (Agnès Jaoui) and Pierre (Laurent Grévill), all hell breaks loose. Classic Cinema Special Band of Outsiders (Bande à part, 1964) Tuesday, September 5, 7pm Thursday, September 7, 5pm French with English subtitles, 95 minutes Director: Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime-store novels and American crime films with this free-spirited romp. Two friends, Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey), are searching for a way to make a big score. When Franz meets the beautiful Odile (Anna Karina) and she informs him of a large chunk of cash her aunt keeps hidden in her house, which could be their lucky break. But a miscalculation delays the seemingly perfect plan. Art & Culture Special In the Light of Reverence (2001) Wednesday, September 6, noon English, 77 minutes Director: Christopher McLeod This award-winning documentary, originally broadcast on the PBS series P.O.V. ("Point of View"), explores three places considered sacred by American Indians: Devil's Tower in Wyoming, the Colorado Plateau in the Southwest and Mt. Shasta in California. The Lakota, Hopi and Wintu people who traditionally care for these areas still struggle to co-exist with non-Indians who have very different ideas about land, culture and what is sacred. Cinemateca for Mexican Youth Old Gringo (1989) Wednesday, September 6, 5pm English with Spanish subtitles, 120 minutes Director: Luis Puenzo When schoolteacher Harriet Winslow (Jane Fonda) goes to Mexico to work as a governess, she's caught up in the Mexican revolution and kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo (Jimmy Smits), with whom she's quickly smitten. But soon after, Harriet meets and falls in love with the sardonic Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce (Gregory Peck), a renowned author who is dying and wishes to spend his final days in anonymity. Cinemateca Series: The Singing Detective (1986) Chapter 1 Every week we show one chapter; ticket per show is 50 pesos, or all 6 chapters for 200 pesos; discount cards accepted. Friday, September 8, 4pm Director: Jon Amiel Mystery writer Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon) is suffering a debilitating bout of arthritis in a British hospital. Unable to move without pain, he escapes into his imagination, plotting out a murder tale in which he's both a big-band singer and a super-sleuth. Mix in flashbacks of Marlow's youth and his unhappy marriage, and you have a gripping murder mystery and a lavish musical rolled into one. The Syrian Bride (2004) Friday, September 8, 6pm Monday, September 11, 5pm Tuesday, September 12, 6pm Hebrew with English subtitles, 97 minutes Director: Eran Riklis Eran Riklis's film digs into the Middle East conflict with the tale of a Druze woman who lives with her family in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Her family makes plans for her to marry a Syrian television star from Damascus, but the wedding must take place at the border, and once she marries and crosses into Syria, she'll never be able to return home. Hiyam Abbass and Makram J. Khoury and Clara Khoury star. Musical Saturdays: Opera: Richard Strauss's Salome Saturday, September 9, 2:30pm Sung in German with English subtitles, 103 minutes Next week: Closed for the National Holiday Maria Ewing gives a command performance in this landmark production of Strauss's one-act musical drama. The cast includes Michael Devlin, who is in strong voice as John the Baptist, and Kenneth Riegel, the heinous Herod the Tetrarch. Edward Downes and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House bring out every thrilling aspect of the young Strauss's still disturbing score. Kids' Cartoons Saturday, September 2, noon Free Musical Saturdays Video-Opera: La Traviata Saturday, September 2, at 2:30pm 139 minutes |