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Playing at Pickford Film Center135 minutes, USA, In English, Thriller Rated NR: _ CCAPDirected by: Jordan Peele
The residents of a lonley gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
No Food Screenings: August 2nd @ 2:15PM, August 9th @ 12:00PM
Open Caption Screening: August 7th @ 11:15AM
All other screenings are closed captioned.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, a Song
Playing at Pickford Film Center118 minutes, USA, In English, Documentary Rated PG-13: Brief strong language and some sexual material CCAPDirected by: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singersongwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times; the song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit; and moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom “Hallelujah” has become a personal touchstone. Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.
Open Caption Showing: August 6th @ 12:00 PM
All other showings are closed captioned.
No Food Screening: August 9th @ 1:00 PM
Made in Hong Kong
Playing at Pickford Film Center109 minutes, Hong Kong, In Cantonese, Drama Rated NR: _ Final film in the Made in Hong Kong series, curated by Sean Gilman:
Made in Hong Kong, the film (Fruit Chan, 1997)
“Shot on a shoestring budget with non-professional actors, Fruit Chan’s acclaimed breakthrough was one of the first great post-Handover films. Recapturing the spirit of the Hong Kong New Wave, Chan follows a trio of teenaged misfits as they try to navigate a world of crime, poverty, abuse, and inadequate health care, haunted as much by the ghost of a mysterious girl as they are the lost ideals of Hong Kong and its cinema. Made in Hong Kong set a new model for independent production in Hong Kong, filmmaking outside the constraints of the old studios or Mainland censors.” ~Sean Gilman
I Love My Dad
Playing at Pickford Film Center96 minutes, USA, In English, Comedy Rated R: Sexual content and language CCAPDirected by: James Morosini
Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I LOVE MY DAD follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl (Claudia Sulewski) and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfished his own son. A thrilling comedy with an unexpected twist, I LOVE MY DAD also stars Rachel Dratch, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker and Ricky Velez.
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Playing at Pickford Film Center95 minutes, USA, In English, Horror Rated R: Violence, bloody images, drug use, sexual references and pervasive language CCAPDirected by: Halina Reijn
When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Playing at Pickford Film Center110 minutes, UK, In English, Horror Rated R: Violence, sexual situations, language Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film is a fascinating rumination on a couple grappling with the grief of loss, encapsulated into one of the most mystifying and beautiful horror movies of all time. Shot and set in Venice, the city’s labyrinthian design serves as a backdrop for Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie’s attempts at navigating their fracturing relationship. Masterfully crafted by British director Nicolas Roeg at the height of his sensibilities, the cinematography and editing remains unparalleled to this day and makes this film the zeitgeist of ‘70s psychological horror. The notoriety garnered from its controversial-for-the-time sex scene and indescribable ending have cemented it as a North Star of cult and arthouse cinemas for decades to come.
Third Eye Cinema is a staff and volunteer-curated film series of all of our favorite flicks — the cult classics, the ones you might have missed, the ones you need to revisit. This series is sponsored by our friends at Trove Cannabis!
Starship Troopers (1997)
Playing at Pickford Film Center129 minutes, USA, In English, Science Fiction Rated R: Graphic sci-fi violence and gore, some language and nudity Shock and Awe: Films of the Dubya Years, a 2-film series: curated/introduced by Brandon Wilson & co-presented w/ American Cinematheque
“It is easy to think you’re smarter than Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers but that’s a mistake. Even though it was released in the Clinton Era, no film more accurately foretold the Dubya Era & its cycle of terrorism giving way to military adventurism like Verhoeven’s adaptation of the Heinlein novel. Verhoeven drew on memories of growing up in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands to tell a story which he sums up as “war makes fascists of us all.” We follow a group of teenagers from their utopian high school days & watch them become hardened warriors for their totalitarian state after a devastating attack from an insectoid alien race. Mixing satire, dazzling special effects & Verhoeven’s impressive staging of combat, the film blurs the line between rousing American action films & fascist propaganda in a way we now understand all too clearly.” ~Brandon Wilson
Storyteller’s Seasonal
Playing at Pickford Film Center60 minutes, , In , Rated NR: _ Tickets are $5, no free passes accepted. The Storyteller’s seasonal is a quarterly event that screens up to an hour with 5 min films submitted from creatives students and DIY filmmakers from the local area. Winner of the audience vote chooses the next quarterly theme and props are chosen at random. The main focus of this event is to cultivate visual storytelling at all levels and provide a venue where storytellers can share their ideas in low pressure environment.
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Playing at Pickford Film Center101 minutes, USA, In English, Family Friendly Rated PG-13: Thematic elements, and some violent images Directed by: Wes Anderson
ISLE OF DOGS tells the story of ATARI KOBAYASHI, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Venice, Infinitely Avant-garde (Great Art on Screen)
Playing at Pickford Film Center90 minutes, Italy, In English, Documentary Rated NR: _ A tour of the magical city, Venice: Infinitely Avant Garde showcases masterpieces by Tiepolo, Canaletto, Rosalba Carriera and the intellectuals who fell in love with Venice: from Canova to Goethe, Lord Byron to Walter Scott, down to the great Hollywood stars drawn to its yearly Film Festival. 1600 years after its legendary foundation, Venice continues to be unique for its urban landscape and for its rich history, but above all, the city is unique for its identity, which combines the charm of decadence with the excitement of being on the cutting edge.
White= Open, Gray= Buffer, Purple= Taken
Shortbus (2006)
Playing at Pickford Film Center101 minutes, USA, In English, Drama Rated NR: _ Shock and Awe: Films of the Dubya Years: a 2-film series curated by Brandon Wilson, co-presented w/ American Cinematheque
Livestream Q&A w/ director John Cameron Mitchell
“5 years after turning his rock musical into a film, Mitchell released the film that in his words was “everything we needed to get through a 2nd term of George W. Bush.” Developed through workshops for years, Shortbus is the kind of film directors dare themselves to make but either lose their nerve or compromise into oblivion. The title refers to an underground salon in NYC that features art, song, & pansexual orgies. Like one of Altman’s ensembles, the characters are a disparate group of New Yorkers who find themselves drawn to the space. The sex scenes are unsimulated which at the time got a lot of attention. But unlike other films that seek to break the taboo of unsimulated sex, Shortbus didn’t use sex to shock or titillate. The scenes of intimacy instead contribute to a bracing honesty.” ~Brandon Wilson
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Playing at Pickford Film Center110 minutes, USA, In English, Western Rated NR: _ Directed by: Nicholas Ray
Perhaps no American filmmaker was more sympathetic with the plight of the outsider than Nicholas Ray, and perhaps his most compelling rebel-without-a-cause is Joan Crawford’s Vienna in Johnny Guitar, who is forced to wage war with a puritanical posse intent on stealing everything from her. One of the strangest westerns ever made, the film pulses with delicious subtext and a strikingly vibrant “TruColor” pallete. Championed by the filmmakers and critics of the French New Wave, Johnny Guitar has transcended its B-movie roots to become a uniquely fascinating cult triumph.
-Mario Bonilla, projectionist
Third Eye Cinema is a staff and volunteer-curated film series of all of our favorite flicks — the cult classics, the ones you might have missed, the ones you need to revisit. This series is sponsored by our friends at Trove Cannabis!
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