Inspired by an emotional incident involving Friedrich Nietzsche and a horse, The Turin Horse (A torinói ló) is a Hungarian film shot in black and white. Its plot tells the story of a rural farmer and his very routine life, involving his family and a horse. It's been described by director Béla Tarr as being a film about the "heaviness of human existence". At its premiere at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival, it picked up the "Jury Grand Prix". Charlotte Film Society presents this screening during its Saturday Night Cine Club. A discussion about the film will follow the screening.
$5 for Film Society members, $8 for non-members. Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. For more information, visit www.charlottefilmsociety.com.
Dark Skies - Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton
Snitch - Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon
The 85th Annual Academy Awards will be held Feb. 24, and as always, local film reviewers will appear opposite host Mike Collins on Charlotte Talks to offer their predictions in the major races. Creative Loafing film critic Matt Brunson, AMCFilmCritic.com's Sean O'Connell and Arts a la Mode's Ann Marie Oliva will discuss the various contenders, including Lincoln, Life of Pi and Argo.
This edition of Charlotte Talks will air at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, on WFAE 90.7 FM. The broadcast will then be archived at www.wfae.org.
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Be sure to also check out our comprehensive coverage of the James Bond series, as well as our picks for the Best & Worst Movies of 2012:
The Double-Oh Dossier: Lists of all things Bond
Film 2012: The Best & Worst
Opening Thursday:
Beautiful Creatures - Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson
A Good Day to Die Hard - Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney
Safe Haven - Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough
Opening Friday:
Escape from Planet Earth - Animated; voices of Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker
Amour - Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva
Identity Thief - Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy
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Also:
Bullet to the Head - Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa
Stand Up Guys - Al Pacino, Christopher Walken
Warm Bodies - Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Still Playing:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters - Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton
Movie 43 - Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone
Parker - Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez
Quartet - Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly