![]() ![]() Redford, barely uttering a word, uses his wits and tenacity to find a way home. Chandor and star Robert Redford tell the story of a solitary sailor using his wits to survive when his sailboat is damaged in the Indian Ocean. The results are harrowing, as the men unabashedly account their heinous acts - until the amassed guilt of many deaths hits one of the men like a freight train.įilmmaking at its most primal and least cluttered, as writer-director J.C. Joshua Oppenheimer’s daring, genre-busting documentary follows two former death-squad leaders in Indonesia who re-create their killings using the styles of Hollywood gangster flicks and Busby Berkeley musicals. By turns funny and poignant, the movie speaks volumes about what it means to fall in love. In a romance for the 21st century, writer-director Spike Jonze imagines a not-too-distant future in which a lonely writer (Joaquin Phoenix) recovers from a breakup - and begins a relationship with his computer’s operating system, dubbed Samantha (and voiced by the sultry Scarlett Johansson). Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s hard-hitting documentary, exposing the treatment of killer whales at SeaWorld and other marine amusement parks, will change the way you think about animals - and make you reconsider where to go on your next vacation. The movie is lovably loopy, as Bell uses off-kilter humor and a hilarious cast to make a sly commentary about show-business sexism. In this funny and sweet comedy, a would-be voice-over artist (played by Lake Bell, who also directed and wrote) tries to bust the glass ceiling in the world of Hollywood trailer narration. But for all of Cuarón’s visual flair, what holds us glued to the screen is the humanity Bullock brings to the story. Director Steve McQueen’s perfectly composed dramatization of America’s greatest sin - the enslavement of human beings before the Civil War - grips the audience with stark, unflinching details of a free black man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep South.Ĭhilean director Pablo Lorrain brilliantly captures the exhilaration and fear of his country’s 1988 public vote on the Pinochet regime by focusing on the advertising expert (Gael Garcia Bernal) who engineered the anti-Pinochet campaign.ĭirector Alfonso Cuarón uses all the technological tricks in this whiz-bang thriller about a disaster in orbit that leaves two astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) stranded in space without a vehicle to make it home. The other, an update of the Henry James novel by directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel, heartbreakingly shows the damage done by a divorcing couple (Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan) on their young daughter (Onata Aprile). One, Joss Whedon’s bubbly version of Shakespeare’s romantic farce, plays like a scintillating cocktail party. Two classics, adapted smartly for modern times. Programming note: will be screened with Working Bikes and Bikes Belong.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]() ![]() New York City, though to many the most vibrant and dynamic city on Earth, still has lessons to learn from Old Europe. Congestion pricing, bus rapid transit (BRT) and pedestrian and bike infrastructure schemes and looked at in depth. When their friend Cookie o.d.s, best buddies and musicians Spoon (Tupac Shakur) and Stretch (Tim Roth) decide its time to kick their drug habit by putting themselves into detox. Interviews and footage shot in these cities showcase how curtailing automobile use in recent years has improved air quality, mitigated noise pollution and enriched commercial, recreational and community interaction. This examination allows for an understanding of how the city, though the most well served by mass transit in the United States, has slowly relinquished what was a rich, multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other functions.Ĭentral to the story is a comparison of New York to what is experienced in London, Paris and Copenhagen. Through interviews with leading historians, urban planners, and government officials, Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. Stefan Schaefer/2008/57 min (25 min clip)/FAMILY Saturday, Mar 2, 3P/ Greenline Wheels, Oak Park - Tickets ![]()
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