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One of the fine gifts any film festival can share is human stories that move us to action. Besides being entertaining, many of
the films at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival in October motivated the audi- ence to a desire to do something. Next year marks the tenth anniversary and at 67 films in five days, it just keeps growing. Thanks to Ron and John, Denise and Kristi for their continued enthusiasm and eclectic taste. For a long weekend in October, Flagstaffians visit hidden nooks of this ever-diminishing planet and walk away with new pockets of inspiration. What we do with that gift is our gift back to our community and the world. To one and all; cheers to next year!
The College of Arts and Letters Classic Film Series reprises on Tuesdays in Cline Li- brary at 7PM for free. “Families: Not Your Typi- cal Family Film Series” continues with a di- verse selection of weird families playing out their dysfunction. The two Pauls, (Helford and Donnelly) continue their two-man show with knowledgeable introductions from lo- cal cinephiles. Check it out!
11/6/12 - The Last Hurrah Directed by John Ford, 1958, 121 minutes, UR, starring Spencer Tracy and Jeffery Hunter. This is John Ford’s adaptation of a best selling novel about the final campaign of a big city mayor and his journalist nephew who covers the show. Po- litical satire just in time for our election!
11/13/12 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Di- rected by Lasse Hallstrom, 1993, 118 minutes, PG-13, starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. Depp plays Gilbert who must hold his family of misfits together while falling in love with an outsider. Family love and the determined nature of a single soul in a vast universe has rarely been so well presented. A mini-masterpiece!
11/20/12 – Planes, Trains and Automobiles Directed by John Hughes, 1987, 93 minutes, PG-13,starringSteveMartinandJohnCandy. Two unlikely travel companions must en- dure the road and each other as they try to get back to their families for Thanksgiving. A
sweet John Hughes classic!
11/27/12 – Melancholia Directed by Lars
Von Trier, 2011, 136 minutes, R, starring Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg. A Flagstaff Premiere! A twisted psychodrama of a family dealing with the end of the world, as the newly discovered planet Melancholia bears down on a collision course with earth. Noboby makes films like Von Trier!
The International Film Series returns in November with free films in room 120 of the Liberal Arts Building. Great discussions follow each film led by scholarly folks from various departments at the university. Don’t miss these eclectic voices from all over the world.
11/7/12 – The Warrior Directed by Asif Kapadia, India, 2001, 86 minutes, NR. Set in feudal India a warrior renounces his role to his lord and is pursued into the Himalayan Mountains by the lord, who refuses to accept his departure.
11/28/12 – The Assault Directed by Fons Rademakers, Netherlands, 1986, 149 min- utes, NR. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language film in 1986! The film takes place in the Dutch town of Haarlem during the end stages of the German occu- pation. Young Anton watches a Nazi collabo- rator murdered in the streets and in retalia- tion the Nazi’s brutally murder his parents. A sensitive account of a young man’s struggle to understand events that shaped his past.
The Native American Film Series is proud to show wonderful films that advance indigenous studies and enrich people lives. Films show at Cline Library on Wednesday nights for free. The only show this month is:
11/14/12 – Apache 8 Directed by Sande Zeig, 2011, Documentary, NR. This is the true story of an all women wild land firefighting crew from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. They have been fighting fires throughout the US and Arizona for over 30 years. Four extraordinary women share their personal narratives from the fire crew as they speak
of hardship and loss. It’s a tale of native fire fighters revealed on film for the first time.
The Sedona International Film Festival continues showing films at the Mary D. Fish- er Theatre in Sedona and bringing memo- rable films to Flagstaff once a month. Check out their website: SedonaFilmFestival.com for details.
The Prescott Film Festival continues it monthly series with the screening of Inde- pendent film. Screenings are at the Yavapai College of Performing Arts Center. Films show at 6:30PM at YPAC for $5 or get tickets online at: PrescottFilmFestival.com .
11/7/12 – Cinema Paradiso This wonderful coming of age film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film in 1986. The story of a local movie palace in Italy after WWII and the kind projectionist who teaches a small boy how to appreciate film. A true gem!
11/14/12 – The Whisperer in Darkness Di- rected by Sean Branney, 103 minutes, PG-13, Written in 1931, this H. P. Lovecraft iconic gender bending tale of suspense and alien terrors is brought to life in the style of a
1930’s horror classic. The H.P. Lovecraft His- torical Society expands on Lovecraft’s origi- nal tale to give the audience a taste of the master!
11/28/12 – Hugo Directed by Martin Scorcese won five Oscars. Set in Paris circa 1930, Hugo is an orphaned boy living in the walls of the train station. He’s trying to find the key to unlock the mystery to what hap- pened to his father. Truly an homage to cin- ema, this is one of Scorcese’s best and not to be missed on the big screen.
| Bob Reynolds may own a pair of 3D glasses, but may not necessarily admit to it. bob699669@hotmail.com
CW from top left: Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Apache 8; Melancholia; the Warrior.
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