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If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front US 2010 / Documentary / Directed by Marshall Curry Academy Award Nominee - Best Documentary Film In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front-- a group the FBI has called America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." "...clear-eyed, even-handed and honest.... never loses sight of the human beings at the heart of the conflict -- no matter what side of the conflict they're on." - Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian This film has not been rated for content. Contains some strong language Monday, February 6 at 5:30 PM |
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Margaret US 2011 / Drama / Directed by Kenneth Lonergan Margaret centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world. Starring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Reno. "They're calling this the movie that never had a chance.... for all its flaws, a film of rare beauty and shocking gravity.... resonates with loss felt deeply by New Yorkers in the shadow of 9/11.... Seek it out." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Rated R; Restricted - Persons under 17 must be accompanied by a legal age adult. Rated for Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug use and disturbing images Monday, February 6 at 7:35 |
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Le Havre Finland, France and Germany 2011 / Comedy-Drama / Directed by Aki Kaurismäki In this wry and warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, legendary Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (The Man WIthout A Past , The Match Factory Girl, Leningrad Cowboys Go America ) pays tribute to the Gallic cinema he loves with a film unlike anything else in the Kaurismäki canon, yet which still feels like it couldn’t have been made by anyone else. Fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-read bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight. "...uses Kaurismäki's dry wit to tell a tale that's more earnest and political than anything he's done, but which retains the skewed Scandinavian worldview we've come to expect." - Marc Mohan, Portland Oregionian This film has not been rated for content. Contains mature thematic elements In French with English subtitles Monday, February 13 at 7:45 |
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Academy Award Nominated Short Films Animation and Live Action International - 2011 The Bear Tooth will be presenting the 2012 Oscar Nominated Short films starting Monday, February 13th The Oscar-nominated live-action and animated shorts are split in two separate programs. English subtitles if language is other than English and films are not rated for content. The 2012 Academy Award Nominated Short Films program offers viewers the rare opportunity to experience the year's best short films from across the globe, collected together in this special cinematic showcase courtesy of Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International. Animated Program Dimanche/Sunday - Patrick Doyon Every Sunday, it's the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course, Grandma will pay a visit and the animals will meet their fate. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, this is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of animation techniques, the filmmakers present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and MGM Technicolor musicals, creating a film that is both old-fashioned and cutting-edge at the same time. A fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we're left to wonder which one is the real city slicker. Wild Life - Amanda Forbis and Wendy Calgary, 1909: an Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters homw are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet. In addition to the nominated short films this program will include these specialy selected animated works: Nullarbor - Alister Lockhart Amazonia - Sam Chen In the dangerous world of the Amazon Rainforest, finding a meal proves to be an impossible task for a little tree-frog named Bounce. Skylight - David Bass HYBRID UNION - Serguei Kouchnerov Live Action Program Pentecost - Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane When Damien is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish, he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo, or serve an extended ban from life's passion - football. Raju - Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren Director Max Zahle makes the moral dilemma faced by couples wishing to adopt emotionally palpable. The Shore - Terry George and Oorlagh George After 25 years in exile, Jim Mahon returns to show his American daughter Patty his Belfast roots. But things don't go as planned when she learns of a secret love triangle and a long lost best friend, Paddy. Their reconciliation leads to hilarious confusion. Time Freak - Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey A neurotic inventor creates a time machine, only to get caught up traveling around yesterday. Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar, 70,is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother, who he believes lives on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it's too late?
Animated Program - Monday & Tuesday, February 13 & 14 at 5:30 Live Action Program - Wednesday & Thursday, February 15 & 16 at 5:30 |
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20 Trips in 60 Minutes International 2011 / Multimedia Presentation / Presented by Will Gadd “20 trips in 60 minutes: Up, down and through the world. Try to keep up with Gadd on trips ranging from trying to pick up Kate Beckinsale to setting world records in paragliding, climbing ice (icebergs, caves, mountains, 24 hours), and a whole whack of other stuff including "How to climb harder in only two hours a week", and "Training tips for the fat and lazy." Showing in conjunction with the Alaska Ice Climbing Festival A portion of the proceeds benefit local ice climbing access This film has not been rated for content. The program contains profanity and nudity and is not recomended for children Thursday, February 16, 8 PM Special Event, General Admission $10 |
All coming attractions are subject to change
This page updated 2/3/12
