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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Film Charlotte Film Society screens Even The Rain
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Using the Bolivian water crisis as the subject matter for Even The Rain (También la lluvia), director Icíar Bollaín packs an intense rebellion into his 2010 Spanish drama. The flick is based around a film crew who comes to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a period piece about Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World.
Sebastián (Gael García Bernal, best known stateside for The Motorcycle Diaries and Y Tu Mamá También) and Costa (Luis Tosar), who are in charge of shooting the film, use impoverished locals as extras due to limited funds. But when the powers-that-be (the government) decide to privatise the region's water utilities and prohibit the people's right to collect rainwater, the filmmakers are caught in the midst of an uprising.
$5 for Film Society members, $8 for non-members. April 13, 7:30 p.m. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. For more information, visit www.charlottefilmsociety.com.
Film Paths of Glory screens at ImaginOn
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Arguably the greatest anti-war film ever made, Stanley Kubrick's 1957 masterpiece feels like a mule kick to the stomach no matter how many times a person has seen it. It's World War I, and a French outfit led by the courageous and honorable Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) is ordered by a pair of glory-seeking generals (Adolphe Menjou and George Macready) to embark on a suicide attack against an impregnable German position.
The mission naturally fails, and to cover up their own ineptitude, the generals order the random selection of three survivors (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey and Joe Turkel) to serve as scapegoats, charged with cowardice and marked for execution. It's up to Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, to defend the trio against the heinous - and fraudulent - charges. Kubrick's devastating parable takes an unflinching look at how the common man will always emerge as the victim of the bureaucratic machinations of self-indulgent leaders. Not surprisingly, the film was banned in France for nearly two decades (although its message of course applies to all nations). Free admission. April 13, 2 p.m. ImaginOn's Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM
- A24
- Ginger & Rosa
42 - Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford
Ginger & Rosa - Elle Fanning, Alice Englert
The Place Beyond the Pines - Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper
Scary Movie 5 - Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan
Trance - James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Evil Dead; Jurassic Park 3D; and more
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 3:34 PM
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:00 AM
- Universal
- Jurassic Park 3D
Evil Dead - Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez
Jurassic Park 3D - Sam Neill, Laura Dern
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: G.I. Joe: Retaliation; On the Road; and more
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Film / Film News Opening This Week
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:16 AM
- IFC Films
- On the Road
Opening Today:
G.I. Joe: Retaliation - Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis
Opening Friday:
The Gatekeepers - Academy Award nominee: Best Documentary Feature
On the Road - Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Spring Breakers; Admission; Olympus Has Fallen; The Croods; and more
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
Be sure to also check out our preview of the 2013 RiverRun International Film Festival here.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:00 PM
- Focus Features
- Admission
Admission - Tina Fey, Paul Rudd
The Croods - Animated; voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone
Koch - Documentary
Olympus Has Fallen - Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart
Spring Breakers - James Franco, Selena Gomez
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Film / Film News Mad Monster Party: The Sequel
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:59 PM
The 2nd Annual Mad Monster Party will be held this weekend, March 22-24, at the Blake Hotel. Be sure to pick up the new issue of Creative Loafing that will hit stands this Wednesday, as it features ample coverage of the event. Also be sure to check out our online content beginning this Thursday. In the meantime, you can peruse our comprehensive articles on last year's event here.
For complete details on the three-day event, go here. And be sure to tell them Bruce sent ya!
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