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The Royal Tenenbaums at the cofa&l Film series; Le Petite Jerusalem at naU international Film series; Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan at the Prescott Film Festival
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April 23 — Sita Sings the Blues (directed
by Nina Paley, 2008, NR, 82 minutes). Star- ring Annette Hanshaw and Reena Shah. In a blend of modern comedy and ancient trage- dy, three shadow puppets narrate an ancient Sanskrit epic. Sita is a goddess rejected by her husband, in a miracle of a film animated to life by Nina, who’s also separated from her husband. Don’t miss this chance to be under Sita’s spell!
April 30 — Godfather (directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972, R, 175 minutes). Star- ring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert Duvall. Always on the top ten lists for Best Film of all time. As families go, the Corleone family ranks as the most loving and the most ruthless. Don Vito must pass the control of the family business onto one of his four sons. The genre was raised to a new level with this classic mix of art and commerce. Won many Academy Awards, including Best Picture, don’t miss it on the big screen.
the naU international Film series con- tinues in room 120 of the Liberal Arts Build- ing at NAU on Wednesday nights at 7PM in April for free. The theme is “Asia: Identity and Agency.” A conversation after each film fea- tures a local scholar!
April 3 — Le Petite Jerusalem (directed by Karin Abou, France, 2005, NR, 94 minutes). Two completely modern women are raised in ancient faiths and must find themselves within their conflicted worlds. While inti- macy competes with sex, ideology also com- petes with divinity as two cloistered sister’s search for their spiritual and sexual identities in a Paris suburb known as little Jerusalem. Both sisters suffer a crises of faith as their
“known” worlds unwind. Brilliant, don’t miss it. April 17 — Halfaouine (directed by Ferid Boughedir, Tunesia, 1995, NR, 98 minutes).
Subtitled “the boy of the terraces” is a bitter- sweet tale of a young man’s sexual awaken- ing. Noura is a feisty 13-year old boy whose eyes open wide one day when his mom takes him to the local bath house. There he sees women and girls naked for the first time and
“something” awakens in Noura. It’s a comical and sensitive glance at the coming of age story for the ages. Also, the film explores the hypocritical nature of religion and adults.
April 24 — Liverpool (directed by Lisandro Alonso, Argentina, 2008, NR, 85 minutes). While exploring Tierra del Fuego, the direc-
tor Alonso met Juan Fernandez, who worked cleaning snow from the street. So he built his story around this Fernandez character and used a non-professional actor as the lead Farrel. When Farrel asks for shore leave from his job to visit his sick mother in Tierra del Fuego he must rely on strangers and copi- ous amounts of liquor to make the grueling trip south. Selected by Cannes and Toronto Film Festival, this film is rooted in the mas- terworks by Ford and Renoir in what the LA Times describes as: “images are everything and words few.”Visit Argentina!
the Prescott Film Festival continues its film series at the yavapai college of Per- forming arts center in April. A Sci-fi Mini Festival April 19-21. Watch Trek Nation spe- cial screening with special guest star rod roddenberry, producer and son of Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek. Work- shops, discussions and a dance on 4/19. The Prescott Astronomy Club will have a viewing on Saturday 4/20 as well! Novelist alan dean Foster will read from his book, Splinter of the Mind’s Eye on Sunday 4/21/13 at 11:00am. All events at Yavapai College of Performing Arts. Films coming: Forbidden Planet, District 9, Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn, Galaxy Quest, In- ception, The Matrix and others. Have fun at the college with an edgy weekend of sci-fi workshops and fun. Check out PrescottFilm- Festival.com for more details on times and days of screenings!
Just a heads up for overland expo & the adventure travel Film Festival coming to Flagstaff May 17-19. “Get outfitted, get trained, get inspired, get going — the world is waiting.”This is an international event that seeks to educate and inspire people to get out and explore the world, by bike and vehi- cle. With classes and workshops and exhibi- tors, they also have a film festival. Their films celebrate odd, historic and inspirational ad- venture films from around the world. Check out: OverlandExpo.com for more details and next month we’ll have more on the films showing in May!
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concluded on March 3 with the films Amour, Rust and Bone and The Hunt. Audi- ences were enchanted all week long with thought provoking films and filmmaker discussions. Everywhere you turned, there was a vibe emanating from a screen or a filmmaker, drawing the audience into the fascinating world of cinematic storytelling. Cheers to Pat schweiss and his unstoppable crew of 199 volunteers! Next year marks the 20th anniversary and one can only imagine what new expansion is in store. Sometimes bigger is better! Check out April’s schedule of incredible films to be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on the website Sedona- FilmFestival.com. Also, look for the film they bring up to Flagstaff’s Harkins Theatre on Wednesday April 8.
the college of arts and letters Film se- ries continues with its theme: “More Families, Not Family Friendly” with free showings at cline library on Tuesday nights at 7PM in April. (Park for free behind the library.)
April 2 — Magnolia (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999, R, 188 minutes). Starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Wil- liam H. Macy and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in what amounts to an epic opera of grand human proportions. Notions of fate collide as a father lays dying and family surround the man. Unforgettable scenes of pain and forgiveness permeate a work as “the sins of the father are visited upon the son.” (And Tom Cruise can act, no really!)
April 9 — Almost Famous (directed by Cameron Crowe, 2000, R, 122 minutes). Star- ring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand in writer-director Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical tale of a jour- nalist from Rolling Stone who’s caught up in the world of rock and roll. It’s a coming of age story from Crowe’s biography and he won the Academy Award for best screenplay. You’ll love the music!
April 16 — The Royal Tenenbaums (direct- ed by Wes Anderson, 2001, R, 110 minutes). Starring Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller and Gwyneth Paltrow. A quirky family comes to- gether when their father announces he has a terminal illness. Unlike any family you’ve ever known, the Tenenbaums alternately en- tertain and frustrate with a dry humor that explores the word “dysfunction” in unique ways. If you liked Rushmore, give this gem a
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