Week Starting March 29Wednesday, April 1  Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig. Kate immerses Nick in yoga, and follows him …  In the director’s own words, "Tulpan" was shot “in the middle of nowhere,” in southern Kazakhstan, in an area known as the Hunger Steppe, home to nomadic shepherds and their flocks. … Week Starting April 5Friday, April 3  It's the summer of 1987, and James Brennan, an uptight, recent college grad, can't wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents announce they can no …  Norma Khouri is a thief, a saint, a seductress and a sociopath – depending on who is talking. Men want to marry her, Islamic extremists want to kill her, and the …  Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a …  Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family …  Frank Perry (Brian Cox) is a lifer: in prison for the rest of his natural-born days. And he's been perfectly willing to accept that...until now. A letter informs him his daughter …  Karim works at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran, Iran. He leads a simple and contented life with his family in his small house, until one day when one of the … Tuesday, April 7  Kim (Jaime Winstone), Tammi (Nichola Burley) and Lisa (Sian Breckin) are best friends on a girl’s weekend in Mallorca, away from grey Leeds. Feisty Kim and carefree Lisa are determined to …  It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools’ strict customs, which have long been …  In July 2005, filmmaker Scott Hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer Philip Glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007. Over the next 18 months, Scott followed Philip across …  .O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, … Wednesday, April 8  Scott Bartlett (Rory Culkin) is a typical 15-year-old boy growing up in late-1970s Long Island. His suburban existence is primarily marked by a nerdy interest in Star Wars, fending off bullies … Week Starting April 12Friday, April 10  At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the "demigods of Canadian metal," releasing …  In his follow up to last year's "Boy A," John Crowley returns to the world of a young boy, fashioning a film of a very different kind. Infusing his new work …  At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when … Tuesday, April 14  The feature film debut of renowned opera and theater director Chen Shi-Zheng, "Dark Matter" delves into the world of Liu Xing (Chinese for “Shooting Star”), a Chinese science student pursuing a …  The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out … Wednesday, April 15  The latest documentary from Heddy Honigmann ("Forever," "Metal and Melancholy," "O Amor Natural") focuses on Peru's capital city of Lima, revealing its startling contrasts of wealth and poverty, and how many … Week Starting April 19Friday, April 17  Based on real events and set in a small Texas town in the midst of the 2000 Bush/Gore Presidential election, "American Violet" tells the story of Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a …  Documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the grueling audition process for the hit Broadway show "A Chorus Line."  Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbor, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line …  "Sleep Dealer" is our tomorrow today, a corporation-controlled, militarized near future where the United States has successfully closed its borders. Finally. Through American technology we have developed a capacity, a digital … Tuesday, April 21  In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, "A Jihad for Love" is a daring documentary filmed in twelve countries and nine languages. Muslim gay filmmaker …  For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions …  Away from every-day-life in Berlin which fades out in the afternoon entering darkness Edmond (a man in his late sixties) visits by advise of his older friend Kogi (75) a mysterious …  How about You tells the story of Ellie (Hayley Atwell- Brideshead Revisited, The Duchess), a footloose and fearless young woman who is left in charge of a residential home for senior …  Back in the late 80s, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling … Wednesday, April 22  Evoked by early childhood memories, the story of a precocious journey to maturity comes into focus with exquisite simplicity in So Yong Kim's gentle masterpiece, Treeless Mountain. An observational portrait … Week Starting April 26Friday, April 24  Cultured, prosperous, blessed with three children and many friends, Leonardo and Martha are a truly enviable example of the species "married couple." Leonardo is an author of considerable repute; Martha, a …  In Rome, at dawn, when everyone is sleeping, one man is awake. That man is Giulio Andreotti. He's awake because he has to work, write books, move in fashionable circles and, …  In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is …  Set in New York City, this documentary takes an in-depth look into the oddly competitive world of New York City nursery school admissions. The film follows five families attempting to place …  The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the …  Sex, drugs, and new wave...Los Angeles in the early 1980s: a time of excess and decadence, and nobody captures it better than Bret Easton Ellis as he coadapts his own acclaimed …  “Throw Down Your Heart” follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s boundary-breaking …  A gritty and intimate portrait of one of boxing’s most polarizing figures, James Toback’s Tyson recounts Iron Mike’s rise to superstardom and subsequent fall from grace through the eyes of the … Tuesday, April 28  When the life of Jean-Claude Van Damme collides with the reality of a hold-up in Brussels, Belgium, suddenly the huge movie star turns into an ordinary guy, filled with fears, contradictions …  On October 12th, 1972, a Fairchild F 227 airplane from the Uruguayan Air Force took off from Montevideo in the direction of Santiago de Chile carrying a team of amateur rugby …
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AFI Fest
AFI Fest '09
AN EDUCATION
Now Playing New York, Los Angeles and other select cities Where is it playing? When does it open by you? www.sonyclassics.com/aneducation/dates.html From Nick Hornby, Writer of ABOUT A BOY and HIGH FIDELITY "Wonderfully fresh and original" Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL "One of the best films of the year" Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES A Lone Scherfig film Starring Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan as Jenny http://www.aneducationfilm.com http://www.facebook.com/aneducation |
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