29th Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival Feb 9

with festival director John Columbusdirected by variousNAMED FOR THOMAS Edison’s 1893 experimental motion picture studio, this touring festival features cutting edge fi lms from prominent avant-garde, documentary and animation fi lm and videomakers world-wide. Line-up at cinema.cornell.edu more at blackmariafi lmfestival.org VIDEO PROJECTION.APPROX. RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 45 MINS

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Feb 18•20•22

directed by Werner Herzogwith Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val KilmerIN WERNER HERZOG’S pulpy thriller, very loosely based on Abel Ferrara’s 1992 shocker Bad Lieutenant, Nicholas Cage gives a bravado performance as a drug-addicted cop whose grasp of reality and his own humanity begins to fracture. “[The fi lm’s] maniacal unpredictability is such a blast that it reminds you just how tidy and dull most crime thrillers are these days.” (NY Times) more at badlt.com 35MM2009>COLOR>2 HRS 1 MIN>USA

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMA OSCAR DOCS: AND THE NOMINEES ARE…ITHACA PREMIERE

Beaches of Agnes Feb 11•12•16

directed by Agnes Vardawith Agnes VardaLEGENDARY FILMMAKER AGNES Varda, the now 81-year-old grand dame of the French New Wave whose debut works predated the fi rst fi lms of Godard, Truffaut or Rivette, takes us for a stroll through this retrospective patchwork of her own fi lms, photo albums, home movies, souvenirs, fl ea market fi nds, ruminations on everything from feminism to Fidel Castro, revelations about the changing nature of cinema, and poignant memories of husband Jacques Demy. “The images are as delightful, unexpected and playfully uninhibited as Ms. Varda, perhaps the only fi lmmaker who has both won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and strolled around an art exhibition while costumed as a potato (not at the same time).” (NY Times) Shortlisted for Best Feature Documentary Oscar. SUBTITLED more at cinemaguild.com/beachesofagnes 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 50 MINS>FRANCE

AFRICANA@40ITHACA PREMIERE

Behind the RainbowFeb 18 [ free ]

with fi lmmaker Jihan El Tahridirected by Jihan El Tahriwith Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, Pallo Jordan, Thabo Mbeki and Terror LekotaFOCUSED ON THE conflicts within the ANC, in power in South Africa after the end of Apartheid, this rigorous, complete and richly docu-mented fi lm deals with the fratricide struggle between Thabo Mbecki and Jacob Zuma. It is not restricted to the political analysis but also studies in depth their psychology. The destructive nature of power emerges and in particular the threats that hang over a country, the evolution of which is decisive for the future of the whole of the African continent. VIDEO PROJECTION.2009>COLOR>2 HRS 4 MINS>SOUTH AFRICA/FRANCE/EGYPT

Black Dynamite Feb 12•13

directed by Scott Sanderswith Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy DavidsonWHEN THE MAN murders his brother and poisons the ghetto’s malt liquor, the ex-CIA, kung fu-choppin’, all-around baadasss Black Dynamite vows to clean up the streets. Joyfully embracing the blaxsploitation classics of the 70s, “Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high.” (Entertainment Weekly) more at blackdynamitemovie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 30 MINS>USA

Bright Star Jan 27•29•30 Feb 1

directed by Jane Campionwith Ben Wishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul SchneiderJANE CAMPION (THE Piano) returns to the screen with an indelible love story, fraught and poignant as any seen recently - except this one is set in 1818 and pertains to John Keats and his saucy neighbor in the two years before his untimely death of tuberculosis. Campion’s sure treatment of the period, her pitch-perfect actors, and the celebration of the poetry itself make for a transcendent experience: “It’s a tribute to all concerned, especially the letter-perfect actors and the wonderful language Campion has given them, that this fi lm holds us from fi rst to last even though history has told us exactly how it will end.” (Kenneth Turan, LA Times) more at brightstar-movie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 59 MINS>UK/AUSTRALIA/FRANCE

Capitalism: A Love Story Feb 2•4•8

directed by Michael MooreMICHAEL MOORE, THE incendi-ary documentarian who has tackled the thorny issues of guns, 9/11, and health care, takes on capitalism in light of mas-sive government bailouts and bank foreclosures. “[This] fi reball of a movie could change your life. It had me laughing with tears in my eyes.” (Rolling Stone) more at capitalismalovestory.com 35MM2009>COLOR>2 HRS>USA

CITIES: INSIDE OUT

Chinatown Feb 3

directed by Roman Polanskiwith Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John HustonJACK NICHOLSON’S PRIVATE eye is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest and municipal corruption all related to the city’s water supply in what “is undoubtedly one of the great fi lms of the ‘70s.” (Time Out Film Guide) 35MM ‘SCOPE1974>COLOR>2 HRS 11 MINS>USA

CITIES: INSIDE OUT

City of God Feb 17•19

directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lundwith Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da HoraTHIS BRAZILIAN GANG-LAND epic, an exposé of the underbelly of Rio de Janeiro, is as kinetic and impassioned as GoodFellas or Amores Perros, and was an international sensation and multiple Oscar nominee. SUBTITLED more at cidadededeus.globo.com 35MM2002>COLOR>2 HRS 10 MINS>BRAZIL

ITHAKID FILM FESTIVAL

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Jan 30•31 ($3 adults$2 kids 12 & under Jan 30)

directed by Chris Miller & Phil Lordwith Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Neil Patrick Harris (voices)A WHIMSICAL TOWN where food falls from the sky like rain suddenly starts experiencing violent pancake storms and pea soup fogs that threaten its very existence in this fun fi lm based on the popular children’s book. A resident inventor may just have the solution to save his beloved town and its residents. “Any moviegoers possessed of funny bones will laugh their fool heads off.” (Washington Post) Recom-mended for ages 6 and up. more at cloudywithachanceofmeatballs.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 21 MINS>USA

Coco Before Chanel Feb 11•13•14

directed by Anne Fontainewith Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro NivolaBEFORE COCO CHANEL was synonymous with high fash-ion and expensive perfume, she was an orphan girl named Gabrielle, a café chanteuse who became a wealthy man’s mistress to sidestep outright prostitution. “This refreshing alternative to the usual potted biopic provides an absorbing look at a singular, steely determination as it was forged and annealed, long before it made itself known to the world.” (Washington Post) SUBTITLED more at sonyclassics.com/cocobe-forechanel 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 45 MINS>FRANCE

OSCAR DOCS: AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

Cove Feb 5•7•9

directed by Louie PsihoyosTHE COASTAL JAPANESE village of Taiji, where most of the world’s aquarium dolphins are trapped, harbors a dark secret – and a team of divers, activists and special effects experts are determined to expose it. “At once an astonishing feat of advocacy fi lmmaking and a white knuckle eco-thriller; think Michael Moore meets Michael Mann.” (Film Threat) Winner of multiple festival Audi-ence Awards, the fi lm was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is shortlisted for Best Feature Documentary Oscar. more at takepart.com/thecove 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 32 MINS>USA

ITHAKID FILM FESTIVAL

Earth Feb 20•27 [$3 adults/$2 kids 12 & under]

directed by Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfi eldEARTH, THE FIRST film in the Disney nature series, follows three animal families on their remarkable journeys across the great blue planet, doing what they need to do to survive. Up in the Arctic, a mother polar bear and her two cubs make an appearance and look for food in the barren snows. In Africa’s considerably warmer Kalahari Desert, elephants fi ght off drought as they head for the promised lushness of the Okavango Delta. And, under the sea, a humpback whale and her calf navigate the 4,000-mile migration that is the longest of any for a marine mammal. Featuring “eye-popping, state-of-the-art nature photography” (LA Times), Earth is a knock-out! Recommended for ages 6 and up. more at disney.go.com/disneynature 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 35 MINS>UK/USA/GERMANY

CITIES: INSIDE OUT

Garden Feb 10•13

directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedywith Danny Glover, Darryl HannahWHEN THE LARGEST community garden in the United States—in the middle of South Central LA—is threatened, the low-income Latinos who farm there band together to fi ght corrupt politicians, greedy developers, and racism to save their oasis. “This intricate and compelling documentary paints a saddening portrait of American politics.” (NY Times) Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2009. more at thegardenmovie.com 35MM2008>COLOR>1 HR 20 MINS>USA

Good Hair Feb 4•5•7

directed by Jeff Stilsonwith Chris Rock, Raven-Symone, and Ice-TTHIS DOCUMENTARY, PRODUCED and narrated by comedian Chris Rock, delves into the multi-billion dollar industry behind hair care for black women. “Good hair” refers to a number of things: straightened, relaxed, weaved, or otherwise treated in accordance with the belief that the straighter, the better. “Spirited, probing and frequently hilarious, [Good Hair] coasts on the fearless charm of its front man and the eye-opening candor of its interviewees....” (NY Times) more at goodhairmovie.net 35MM COSPONSORED WITH THE CU WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER.2009>COLOR>1 HR 36 MINS>USA

Informant! Jan 24•25•26

directed by Steven Soderberghwith Matt Damon, Scott BakulaMATT DAMON PLAYS the feck-less Mark Whitacre, an Ar-cher Daniels Midland VP who volunteers to help the FBI expose a price-fi xing scheme in the early 1990s. Whitacre’s motives are unclear, and then appear downright delusional once the FBI agents involved with him become less and less confi dent in the man’s ability to keep everything undercover. A human comedy-of-errors, based on true events. (Whitacre received a Ph.D. from Cornell in 1983 in Nutritional Biochemistry!) more at theinformantmovie.warnerbros.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 48 MINS>USA

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Last Tango in Paris Feb 8•9

directed by Bernardo Bertolucciwith Marlon Brando, Maria SchneiderMARLON BRANDO, AS an American expatriate in Paris whose wife has just committed suicide, creates the compelling center of this dark fi lm as he enters into a tragic sexual liaison with a stranger (Schneider). Considered by many to be Bertolucci’s fi nest achievement. One of the most frequently screened fi lms in all of Cornell Cinema’s history. In English and French. SUBTITLED 35MM1973>COLOR>2 HRS 5 MINS>FRANCE/BRITAIN

Men Who Stare at Goats Feb 12•13•15•17

directed by Grant Heslovwith George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin SpaceyA SECRET MILITARY unit is de-termined to become “warrior monks” who can walk through walls, read enemy minds, and kill goats just by looking at them. Incredibly, this is based on true events. “A refreshingly unpredictable and fi zzy comic fantasy.” (Baltimore Sun) more at themenwhostareatgoatsmovie.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 33 MINS>USA/UK

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Monty Python and the Holy Grail Feb 13•15•16

directed by Terry Gilliamwith the Monty Python CastKING ARTHUR AND the Knights of the Round Table set out to fi nd the most holy of grails, braving killer rabbits, holy hand grenades, and the knights who say “Nee!” in this absurdist comedy. Widely considered Python’s best fi lm, this is a must-see for all fans of comedy and Camelot, even if you’ve already seen it a hundred times! more at pythonline.com 35MM1974>COLOR>1 HR 30 MINS>UK

THE BROTHERS QUAYITHACA PREMIERE

Piano Turner of Earthquakes

Jan 28•30directed by Quay Brotherswith Amira Casar, Gottfried JohnTHE QUAYS SECOND feature after 1995’s Institute Benjamentamerges live action and animation in a vaguely 18th century imaginary world where a beautiful opera singer falls prey to an evil inventor on the eve of her wedding, and later becomes captivated by the doctor’s piano tuner who bears a resemblance to her lost lover. But the story is mainly a foundation for the Quays’ exquisite animated tableaux, the sets for which can be viewed in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome as part of the exhibition Dormitorium: Film Decors by the Quay Brothers from Jan 25–Feb 5. In Portuguese and English. SUBTITLED. more at zeitgeistfi lms.com 35MM ‘Scope2006>COLOR>1 HR 25 MINS> GERMANY/UK/FRANCE

Pirate Radio Feb 19•20•24•27

directed by Richard Curtiswith Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Kenneth BranaughINSPIRED BY TRUE events, Pirate Radio is the rollicking story of a band of outlaw DJs who set up a radio station aboard an old tanker anchored in the North Sea dur-ing the mid-sixties. With a great soundtrack taking center stage (The Who, Rolling Stones, Hendrix, the Troggs, Beach Boys, and many others are represented), “Pirate Radio does what it sets out to do. It rocks.” (Miami Herald) more at fi lminfocus.com/focusfeatures/fi lm/pirate_radio 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 56 MINS>UK/GERMANY/USA/FRANCE

Serious Man Feb 3•5•6•10

directed by Joel and Ethan Cohenwith Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard KindLARRY GOPNIK IS a physics profes-sor at a suburban midwestern college in 1967. “He’s on the tenure track; his son, Danny, is about to be bar mitzvahed; the world is in order and Larry is content. Enter the Coens, with banana peel.” What follows is a string of misfortunes out of the Book of Job, and “it’s a work of cruel comic genius, in some ways even crueler than No Country for Old Men. Some have already labeled the fi lm despicable. I think it’s Jewish Bergman and one of their very best movies—a pitch-black Old Testament farce in which God is either absent, absent-minded, or mad as hell. It’s a fi lm to haunt you for a long time to come.” (Boston Globe) more at fi lminfocus.com/focusfeatures/fi lm/a_serious_man 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 45 MINS>USA

AN ELEGANT WINTER PARTY

Show People Feb 6$45 general; $25 students(pairs $80/$40)

live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip CarliNO COMPS, PASSES OR DISCOUNT CARDSdirected by King Vidorwith Marion Davies, William Haines, Charlie ChaplinCONSIDERED SILENT FILM star Marion Davies’s best performance, Show People is a comedic satire of the early days of fi lm, featuring cameos by many of the greats of the day, including Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. This entertaining look inside 1920s Hollywood refl ects on the actual acting career of starlet Davies, whose real-life lover was newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Lucille Ball frequently cited Davies as a major comedic infl uence and all of Ball’s facial techniques and comic behaviors are startlingly apparent in Davies’ performance. 35MM1928>B&W>1 HR 19 MINS>USA

THE BROTHERS QUAY

Tales from The Brothers Quay Jan 26•28

directed by The Brothers QuaySETS FROM THESE six shorts are on display in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome as part of the touring exhibition Dormitorium: Film Decors by the Quay Brothers (Jan 25–Feb 5.) These American-born, London-based twin brothers who possess “imaginations so wild you will forget everything you have come to expect from animated fi lms” (Village Voice), are perhaps best known for their surreal shorts. Films: Street of Crocodiles (1986); Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1987), The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer(1984); The Epic of Gilgamesh (1985); Stille Nacht I (1988); and The Comb (1991). Most in recently struck new prints! 35MM/16MM1985-1991>COLOR/B&W>1 HR 22 MINS>UK

AFRICANA@40

TestamentFeb 19 [ free]

with fi lmmaker John Akomfrahdirected by John AkomfrahHISTORIC ARCHIVAL FOOT-AG E , dream sequences and political ref lections are interwoven to create a complex experiment that is intensifi ed by the ritualistic music: twenty years after Ghana’s socialist experiment under Kwameh Nkrumah, a former activist returns to her home country as a reporter. She is supposed to do a report on Werner Herzog’s Cobra Verde, part of which was fi lmed in a former slave fort in Ghana. VIDEO PROJECTION.1988>COLOR>1 HR 16 MINS>GHANA/UK

This Is It Jan 29•30•31

directed by Kenny Ortegawith Michael JacksonTHIS IS IT takes the viewer behind the scenes as the late King of Pop Michael Jackson developed, created, and rehearsed for his would-be concerts in London’s O2 Arena, before his untimely death. “What this strange yet strangely beguiling fi lm does is capture one of pop culture’s great entertainers in the feverish grips of pure creativity.” (Hollywood Reporter) more at thisisit-movie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 51 MINS>USA

ART DOCUMENTARIESOSCAR DOCS: AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

Valentino: The Last Emperor Feb 20•21

directed by Matt Tyrnauerwith Valentino Garavani, Giorgio Armani, Tom FordVALENTINO: THE LAST Emperor goes behind the catwalks and editorials to take the viewer into the unique world of one of the most famous and luminary fashion designers in history, Valentino Garavani. The fi lm follows Valentino in the last days of his career as the head of one of the most celebrated fashion houses in the world, and gives the viewer an inside look at the relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. In English, Italian and French. SUBTITLED. more at valentinomovie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 36 MINS>USA

ART DOCUMENTARIESITHACA PREMIERE

Visual Acoustics Feb 20•21•23

directed by Eric Brickernarrated by Dustin HoffmanVISUAL ACOUSTICS CEL-EBRATES the life and career of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who expertly captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. “A really terrifi c, in-tensely focused documentary on a fascinating personality.” (Hollywood Reporter) more at juliusshulmanfi lm.com VIDEO PROJECTION2009>COLOR>1 HR 23 MINS>USA

ITHAKID FILM FESTIVAL

Where the Wild Things Are Feb 12*•13•14•19•20$3 adults/$2 kids 12 & under on Feb 13

*Grads pay just $2 on Feb 12, courtesy of the Big Red Barn Professional & Graduate Student Assocdirected by Spike Jonzewith Max Records, James Gandolfi ni, Catherine KeenerTHE CHILDREN’S CLAS-SIC is writ large on the big screen by two big talents: director Spike Jonze ( Being John Malkovich) and writer Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius). With Max Records as the King of All Wild Things and the wild things themselves voiced by James Gandolfi ni, Catherine O’Hara, Forrest Whitaker, Paul Dano, and Chris Cooper, among others. Strange and psychologically loaded as the book, Jonze and Eggers’ fi lm fl eshes out the story behind Max’s meltdown and gives real pathos to the monsters he encounters. “As wish-fulfi llments go, this is a movie lover’s dream.” (Wall Street Jour-nal) Recommended for ages 8 and up. more at wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 41 MINS>USA

Whip It Jan 24*•25•29•30

*$2 new students with ID Jan 24directed by Drew Barrymorewith Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Drew BarrymoreDREW BARRYMORE DIRECTS this “unreasonably entertaining movie” (Roger Ebert) about a rebellious Texas teen (Ellen Page) who trades in her beauty pageant crown for the raucous and rambunctious world of roller derby. “Clicks on so many levels—heartwarming family story, rough-and-tumble display of grrrl power and a secondary but tender and convincing romance.” (Hollywood Reporter) more at foxsearchlight.com/whipit 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 51 MINS>USA

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Young Frankenstein Feb 1•2

directed by Mel Brookswith Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Cloris LeachmanMEL BROOKS’ HILARIOUS parody of the original Frankenstein movies. 35MM1975>B&W>1 HR 45 MINS>USA

Zombieland Jan 27•29•30 Feb 5•6

directed by Ruben Fleischerwith Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail BreslinAN UNLIKELY DUO of survivors (Harrelson and Eisenberg) and their pals take down as many zombies as they possibly can

in every way imaginable in this gory, “wicked fun” zombie romp. “The four protagonists aren’t about to let something as minor as the complete breakdown of society get in the way of having a good time, and their fun proves infectious.” (Onion AV Club) more at zombieland.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 20 MINS>USA

FOR PARTY DETAILS, SEE BOX ABOVE LEFT

The Informant ![$4] WSH 4:30

Whip It[$ 2 NEW STUDENTS W/ID]

WSH 7:15

The Informant !WSH 7:15

Whip ItWSH 9:30

Tales from theBrothers Quay

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The Informant !WSH 8:45

Bright StarWSH 7:15

ZombielandWSH 9:45

Tales from theBrothers Quay

WSH 7:00

The Piano Turnerof Earthquakes

WSH 8:45

Bright StarWSH 7:15

This Is ItWSH 9:45

Whip ItURIS 7:15

ZombielandURIS 9:45

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs[$3 ADULTS/$2 KIDS 12 & UNDER]

WSH 2:00Bright Star

[$4]WSH 5:00The Piano Turner of Earthquakes

WSH 7:30This Is It

WSH 9:35

ZombielandURIS 7:15

Whip ItURIS 9:15

Cloudy witha Chance of Meatballs

[$4] WSH 4:30This Is It

WSH 7:15

Young FrankensteinWSH 7:00

Bright StarWSH 9:15

Capitalism : A Love StoryWSH 7:00

Young FrankensteinWSH 9:30

ChinatownWSH 7:00

A Serious ManWSH 9:45

Capitalism : A Love StoryWSH 7:00

Good HairWSH 9:30

The CoveWSH 7:15

Good HairWSH 9:15

ZombielandURIS 7:15

A Serious ManURIS 9:15

ELEGANT WINTER PARTYShow People

W/LIVE MUSIC[$45/$25 STUDENTS]

WSH 7:30

A Serious ManURIS 7:15

ZombielandURIS 9:30

The Cove[$4] WSH 4:30

Good HairWSH 7:15

Last Tango in ParisWSH 7:00

Capitalism : A Love StoryWSH 9:30

The 29th Annual Black Maria Film & Video Fest

W/GUEST[$4] SCPA 7:15

The CoveWSH 7:15

Last Tango in ParisWSH 9:15

The GardenWSH 7:00

A Serious ManWSH 9:00

The Beaches of AgnesWSH 7:00

Coco Before ChanelWSH 9:20

The Beaches of AgnesWSH 7:00

Where the Wild Things Are[GRADS $2] WSH 9:25

The Men WhoStare at GoatsURIS 7:15

Black DynamiteURIS 9:20

Where the Wild Things Are[$3 ADULTS/$2 KIDS 12 & UNDER]

WSH 2:00The Garden

[$4] WSH 5:00Coco Before Chanel

WSH 7:15Monty Python & The Holy Grail

WSH 9:30

Black DynamiteURIS 7:15

The Men Who Stare at Goats

URIS 9:15

Where the Wild Things Are[$4] WSH 4:30

Coco Before ChanelWSH 7:15

Monty Python & The Holy Grail

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The Men WhoStare at Goats

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The Beaches of AgnesWSH 7:00

Monty Python & The Holy Grail

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City of GodWSH 7:00

The Men WhoStare at Goats

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Behind the RainbowW/FILMMAKER

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Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call New Orleans

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TestamentW/FILMMAKER

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City of GodWSH 9:30

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Pirate RadioURIS 9:30

Earth[$3 ADULTS/$2 KIDS 12 & UNDER]

WSH 2:00Valentino : The Last Emperor

[$4] WSH 5:00Visual Acoustics

WSH 7:15Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Where the Wild Things Are

URIS 9:45

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SATFilms Jan 24–Feb 20 (see reverse for Feb 21–Mar 19)WSH=WILLARD STRAIGHT THEATRE • URIS= URIS HALL AUDITORIUM • SCPA=SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS FILM FORUM • ADMISSION: (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED): $6.50 GENERAL / $5 SENIORS / $4 STUDENTS & KIDS 12 + UNDER

jan 24 jan 28 jan 29jan 26 jan 27 jan 30jan 25

jan 31 feb 4 feb 5feb 2 feb 3 feb 6feb 1

feb 7 feb 11 feb 12feb 9 feb 10 feb 13feb 8

feb 14 feb 18 feb 19feb 16 feb 17 feb 20feb 15

featuring a 9 pm screening of King VIdor’s Show People and the Charlie Chaplin Short Behind the Screen with live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip CarliS a t u r d ay, F e b r u a ry 6 t h s t a r t n i g a t 7:30 pm i n Willard Stra ig ht Th e atre

Cornell Cinema celebrates its 40th anniversary with… Hits from the ‘70s!

That’s right, Cornell Cinema turns 40 in 2010 and we’ve got events planned throughout the coming year to commemorate what is truly a monumental achievement (have you noticed there aren’t that many repertory

cinemas around anymore??) It hasn’t been easy, to say the least, but by continually adapting to the changing cinema landscape over the past four decades, we have managed to maintain a stellar program with devoted past and present patrons. So, raise a glass to toast Ithaca’s year-round fi lm festival and plan on attending as many fi lms in this series as possible—ten of

Cornell Cinema’s most popular fi lms of the 70s—to show your support. Besides, it’s been years since some of these classics graced our screen.In addition, we’re holding a contest: every time you attend one of these screenings in this calendar, you’ll be eligible to cast a vote for which fi lm you think was the most popular of the 70s. During spring break, we’ll collect all the correct entries and then draw three lucky winners from the bunch, who will be awarded one of three prizes:1st Prize: A Ten-Admission Discount Card, valid for a full year2nd Prize: Five guest passes, valid for a full year3rd Prize: A Reel Culture T-Shirt

…and remember, 40 is the new 20! Cheers to us!

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Feb 1 & 2

LAST TANGO IN PARIS Feb 8 & 9

MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL

Feb 13, 15 & 16A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Feb 22 & 23DR. NO

March 1 & 2TAXI DRIVER

March 6, 8 & 9BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

March 11, 13 & 19SMALL CHANGE

March 15 & 16

COMING IN MAY

ANNIE HALL COMING IN JULY

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Art Documentaries x 3Film captures the spark of creativity in these three excellent and enlightening documentaries, each about a different creative art. The series begins with Valentino: The Last Emperor, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of legendary couturier Valentino Garavani, one of the most celebrated fashion designers in history. Following the designer through his last collection before retiring, the fi lm captures the end of an era in global fashion. Visual Acoustics examines the photography of Julius Shulman, called the greatest photographer of architecture in the world. Shulman made his name by beautifully photographing the work of such modern giants as Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Richard Neutra, and Frank Gehry, especially in and around Los Angeles. Moving from the camera to the stage, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet gives the viewer an intimate look at one of the best dance companies in the world as they prepare for and perform in their demanding 7-ballet season, culminating with Waltz’s Romeo and Juliette.

An E l eg a n t W i n t er Pa rty & B e n e f i t fo r Corn e l l C i n em a&40th Anniversary Celebrattion

Cornell Cinema’s annual Elegant Winter Party has become a must-attend event on the social calendars of cinema-loving Ithacans, and this year it doubles as a celebration of Cornell Cinema’s 40th anniversary, and that’s a lot of fi lms to celebrate! Dress up in your winter best and join us for scrumptious hors d’oeuvres and desserts, courtesy of some of Ithaca’s fi nest dining

and catering establishments, a cash bar, live music, drawings for an array of wonderful door prizes, and a 9 pm screening of the Charlie Chaplin short Behind the Screen, followed by King Vidor’s Show People, both with accompaniment by silent fi lm pianist extraordinaire Dr. Philip Carli, all in the always elegant Willard Straight Theatre.

Both short and feature take an insider’s look at Hollywood in the early years. Behind the Screen is a slapstick featuring Chaplin as

a stagehand on a movie set under the thumb of a tyrannical boss named Goliath. Show People is a comedic satire of Tinseltown’s early days, and is con-sidered silent fi lm star (and lover of William Randolph Hearst) Marion Davies’s best performance. (Lucille Ball cited Davies as a huge comedic infl uence.) It also features cameo appearances by many of the great fi lm stars of the day, including Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, and John Gilbert, as well as an appearance by director King Vidor. In 2003, Show People was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aestheti-cally signifi cant.” Aside from all that, though, it’s just a lot of fun, and we’ll be screening a lovely print from the Library of Congress.

Could there be a better way to greet the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, beat the winter blues, celebrate the 40th anniversary of your favorite repertory cinema, and have a fabulous evening—all at the same time—than attending our Elegant Winter Party? We think not! Proceeds from this event will help Cornell Cinema continue to provide its eclectic slate of cinematic offerings from around the world.

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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Jan 30WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

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Feb 20 & 27FANTASTIC MR. FOX

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ART DOCUMENTARIES X 3VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR

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Feb 6 Dr. Philip Carli performs live piano accompaniment for Show PeopleFeb 9 Festival Director John Columbus presents The 29th

Annual Black Maria Film and Video FestivalFeb 18 Filmmaker Jihan El Tahir presents Behind the RainbowFeb 19 Filmmaker John Akomfrah presents TestamentFeb 25 Temple Grandin, a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ‘56 Professor, and

Producer Scott Ferguson ’82 present Temple GrandinMar 2 Filmmaker Naomi Uman presents The Ukrainian

Time Machine and other shortsMar 13 Mary Brett Lorson and the Soubrettes perform live with

Cyclonic: The Dance and Life of Eva TanguayMar 14 Mary Brett Lorson performs live piano accompaniment for The Wild Girl

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BEHIND THE RAINBOWFeb 18

TESTAMENTFeb 19

DORMITORIUM: FILM DECORS BY THE QUAY BROTHERS

TALES FROM THE BROTHERS QUAYJan 26 & 28

THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES

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JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL ITHACA PREMIERE

$9.99 Mar 7•9•11

directed by Tatia Rosenthalwith the voices of Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey RushBASED ON THE short sto-ries of Israeli writer Etgar Keret, this beautifully crafted claymation feature ponders the meaning of life through the lives of a dozen people living in a Sydney apartment complex. “[Israeli animator] Tatia Rosenthal concocts an artful film that’s enchanted, enchanting, and meaningful, too.” (Entertainment Weekly) Not for kids! more at 9dollars99movie.com 35MM2008>COLOR>1 HR 18 MINS>ISRAEL/AUSTRALIA

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMACITIES: INSIDE OUT•ITHACA PREMIERE

24 City Feb 24•26

directed by Zhang Ke Jiawith Joan Chen, Lv Liping, Zhao Tao24 CITY CHRONICLES the conver-sion of an aircraft parts plant into a mixed-use high-rise development that will cover 3.3 million square feet and house 60,000 people, weaving together stories of three generations of factory workers in an experi-mental fiction-nonfiction hybrid. The film takes place in Chengdu City in Sichuan Province, and portrays “a culture on the verge of erasure with the advent of redevelopment and gentrification…reflecting the idea of a city built from the rubble of abandoned, forgotten histories” (Strictly Film School), as China transitions from planned to market economy. In Mandarin and Shanghainese. SUBTITLED more at cinemaguild.com/24city 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 52 MINS>CHINA/HONG KONG/JAPAN

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMACITIES: INSIDE OUTITHACA PREMIERE

35 Shots of Rum Mar 3•5•6•8

directed by Claire Deniswith Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Gregoire ColinCLAIRE DENIS, ONE of France’s most gifted filmmakers, offers one of her finest films yet with 35 Shots of Rum, based loosely on her mother’s relationship with her grandfather and an homage to Ozu’s Late Spring (1949). Starring the wonderful Alex Descas as a long-widowed African immigrant who works as a train conductor, and Mati Diop as his daugh-ter, a college student, the two live in a suburb of Paris where their easy relationship is on the brink of change, as Diop’s character is wooed by a handsome neighbor (Colin). One of the best reviewed films of 2009. SUBTITLED more at cinemaguild.com/35shots 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 40 MINS>FRANCE/GERMANY

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Feb 18•20•22

directed by Werner Herzogwith Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val KilmerIN WERNER HERZOG’S pulpy thr i l ler, ver y loosely based on Abel Ferrara’s 1992 shocker B a d L i e u t e n a n t , Nicholas Cage gives a bravado performance as a drug-addicted cop whose grasp of reality and his own humanity begins to fracture. “[The film’s] maniacal unpredictability is such a blast that it reminds you just how tidy and dull most crime thrillers are these days.” (NY Times) more at badlt.com 35MM2009>COLOR>2 HRS 1 MIN>USA

HITS FROM THE ‘70S•NEW PRINT!

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Mar 11•13•19

directed by George Roy Hillwith Paul Newman, Robert RedfordSTARRING THE HEART-THROBS of the day, Newman and Redford, as two affable bandits, and Katharine Ross as their gorgeous moll, Butch Cassidy is a play-ful—even hilarious—Western that borrows from both Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch and Truffaut’s Jules and Jim. Dedicated to our own dynamic duo: Tyler and Dan. Thanks you guys: you’re the best! 35MM ‘SCOPE1969>COLOR>1 HR 50 MINS>USA

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Clockwork Orange Feb 22•23

directed by Stanley Kubrickwith Malcolm McDowellA D A P T E D F R O M A N T H O N Y Burgess’s 1962 novel, Stanley Kubrick’s classic is set in a vaguely socialist future and depicts a dreary, Orwellian England overcome by roving gangs of teenage thugs. Gang-leader Alex, after assorted crimes, is finally apprehended and quite forcibly, most inhumanely set on the painfully straight and narrow. 35MM1971>COLOR>2 HRS 17 MINS>BRITAIN

Cyclonic: The Dance & Life of Eva Tanguay Mar 13

with live music by Mary Brett Lorson and the SoubrettesTHIS MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION is the brainchild of local mu-sician Mary Lorson, whose grandmother was the costumer for legendary vaudevillian Eva Tanguay, who Lorson describes as “contradiction personified. Tough but puny, maternal but unmarriageable, smart but un-educated, appealing but bizarre,” with a style of dancing like no other. Tanguay starred in two silent films: Energetic Eva! (1916) and The Wild Girl (1917)–screening March 14–and Mitzi Gaynor portrayed her in the bizarre The I Don’t Care Girl (1953). Lorson has been researching Tanguay’s life and writing songs inspired by it for a full-length stage play. Tonight’s program displays part of that exploration, including what she calls the “Eva Tanguay dance detective project,” which takes center stage tonight with live music, theatrical readings about Tanguay, short original dance films that imagine what Eva’s dancing may have been like, and a clip from The Wild Girl depicting the real Eva dancing, which Lorson will be seeing for the first time. A talk-back with Lorson and the other performers will follow. VIDEO PROJECTION / 35MMAPPROX RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 30 MINS

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMA ART DOCUMENTARIES ITHACA PREMIERE

Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

Feb 26•27•28directed by Frederick WisemanCALL IT BALLET immersion. In documentary auteur Wise-man’s latest (and second film about this subject) we are dropped into the center of Palais Garnier, the neo-Ba-roque opera house where the legendary Paris Opera Ballet company rehearses and per-forms. Very little exists in the way of traditional documentaries—“traditional” not being Wiseman’s style—so a viewer not well-versed in ballet terms or business matters should sit back, relax, and take pleasure in this privileged peek into the inner-workings of an artistic behemoth. “A superb portrait of the perennial pas de deux between art and commerce.” (eyeweekly.com) SUBTITLED more at zipporah.com/films/37 VIDEO PROJECTION2009>COLOR>2 HRS 39 MINS>FRANCE/USA

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN ITHACA PREMIERE

Disgrace Mar 12•14•18•19

directed by Steve Jacobswith John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq EbouaneyBASED ON THE Booker Prize winning novel by J.M Coetzee, Disgrace takes us into the heart of the ethical complexities of post-apartheid South Africa, as a disgraced university professor—played convincingly by Malkovich—is forced to confront irrevocable changes in his country. “The austere economy of Coetzee’s writing, crisply adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli, plays out the melodrama with quietly brooding menace.” (Village Voice) In English, Xhosa, Afrikaans and Zulu. SUBTITLED 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>2 HRS>AUSTRALIA/SOUTH AFRICA

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Dr. No Mar 1•2

directed by Terence Youngwith Sean Connery, Ursula AndressBOND: SEAN CONNERY. Villain: Joseph Wiseman, in the title role, as an out-rageous precursor of Darth Vader. Bond Girl: Ursula Andress, emerging from the surf in a killer bikini. Best line: “World domination—the same old dream.” 35MM1962>COLOR>1 HR 51 MINS>UK

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Earth Feb 20•27[$3 adults/$2 kids]

directed by Alastair Fothergill & Mark LinfieldEARTH, THE FIRST film in the Disney nature series, follows three animal families on their remarkable journeys across the great blue planet, doing what they need to do to survive. Up in the Arctic, a mother polar bear and her two cubs make an appearance and look for food in the barren snows. In Africa’s considerably warmer Kalahari Desert, elephants fight off drought as they head for the promised lushness of the Okavango Delta. And, under the sea, a humpback whale and her calf navigate the 4,000-mile migration that is the longest of any for a marine mammal. Featuring “eye-popping, state-of-the-art nature photography” (LA Times), Earth is a knock-out! Recommended for ages 6 and up. more at disney.go.com/disneynature 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 35 MINS>UK/USA/GERMANY

CITIES: INSIDE OUTITHACA PREMIERE

End of Poverty?

Mar 10directed by Philippe Diazwith John Christensen, William Easterly, Amartya SenDIRECTOR DIAZ TRAVELS to the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of Kenya to give voice to the human cost of global capitalism in his devastating, radical critique of the colonialist enterprise as inextricable from the current global economic model. Diaz proposes a histori-cal-analytical framework that posits a direct link between the legacy of colonization and the current unequal distribution of wealth that leaves much of the world’s population in a stunning state of poverty. COSPONSORED WITH THE COALITION FOR PAN-AFRICAN SCHOLARS. SUBTITLED more at theendofpoverty.com 35MM2008>COLOR>1 HR 46 MINS>USA

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Fantastic Mr. Fox Mar 4•5•6•7•12*[$3 adults/$2 kids on Mar 6]

*Grads pay just $2 on Mar 12, courtesy of the Big Red Barn Professional & Graduate Student Assocdirected by Wes Andersonwith the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason SchwartzmanINDIE DIRECTOR WES Anderson (The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Limited) turns his inimitable style to Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel, and the stop-motion results are, truly, fantastic. “An adventure in pure imagination that plays to the smart kid in all of us.” (Rolling Stone)Recommended for ages 7 and up. more at fantasticmrfoxmovie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 27 MINS>USA/UK

CITIES: INSIDE OUTITHACA PREMIERE

Greening of Southie

Mar 17directed by Ian CheneyTHE CONSTRUCTION OF the first truly “green” residential building in Boston was a luxury condo in South Boston, and this insightful docu-mentary tracks its rise as well as its problems, from the unsympathetic attitudes of the union workers to the failures of environmentally-friendly materials. Funny and poignant, this is the story of bold ideas and unlikely environmentalists, and points to the future of how we live. more at greeningofsouthie.com VIDEO PROJECTION2008>COLOR>1 HR 13 MINS>USA

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Lemon Tree Mar 14•16

directed by Eran Rikliswith Hiam Abbass, Doron TavoryA PALESTINIAN WIDOW’S livelihood is threatened when her lemon grove is marked for destruction by her Israeli government minister neighbor. The grove, situated along the Green Line, serves as a metaphorical divide between two cultures, a delineation between powerful and pow-erless, and a tangible reminder of the countless battles fought by people in the region. As Salma takes a stand against the Israeli government with the help of a handsome young lawyer and begets sympathy from her neighbor’s cultured yet browbeaten wife, there is a distinct uproar of support among the news media that threatens to embarrass her op-ponent. Winner of the Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, Lemon Tree is “a wrenching, richly layered feminist allegory as well as a geopolitical one.” (NY Times) In Arabic, Hebrew, French and English. SUBTITLED more at lemontreemovie.com 35MM2008>COLOR>1 HR 46 MINS>ISRAEL/GERMANY/FRANCE

Oscar Nominated ShortsAnimation! Feb 25•26•28Live Action! Feb 27 Mar 1directed by variousAS WE GO to press the Oscar nominations for best animated and live action shorts have not been decided, but we have no doubt

these will be terrific programs. Nominations will be announced on February 2, so we’ll get the info up on our website soon after. See all the nominees before the winner is declared at the Academy Awards Ceremony on March 7! VIDEO PROJECTIONRUNNING TIMES: TBA

Pirate Radio Feb 19•20•24•27

directed by Richard Curtiswith Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Kenneth BranaughINSPIRED BY TRUE events, Pirate Radio is the rol-licking story of a band of outlaw DJs who set up a radio station aboard an old tanker anchored in the North Sea during the mid-sixties. With a great soundtrack taking center stage (The Who, Rolling Stones, Hendrix, the Troggs, Beach Boys, and many others are represented), “Pirate Radio does what it sets out to do. It rocks.” (Miami Herald) more at filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/pirate_radio 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 56 MINS>UK/GERMANY/USA/FRANCE

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

Precious Mar 12•14•15•18

directed by Lee Danielswith Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny KravitzTHE FILM STARS newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as the titular Claireece “Precious” Jones, an obese, illiterate, pregnant, 16-year-old African American girl living with her abusive mother. Things begin to turn around when Precious meets a lovely teacher, Miss Rain, and when Social Services finally become involved. “Precious avoids the traps of well-meaning, preachy lower-depths realism. It howls and stammers, but it also sings.” (NY Times) more at weareallprecious.com 35MM COSPONSORED WITH THE CU WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER.2009>COLOR>1 HR 50 MINS>USA

Red Cliff Feb 26•27 Mar 3•5•6

directed by John Woowith Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang ChenJOHN WOO’S IMMENSE and in-tense tale of a Han dynasty general determined to take down two warlords that stand in the way of expanding the Empire. The warlords band together to defeat the general, and change the fate of China forever. “Anyone who enjoys stylized hyper-violence should be enthralled by this long, sweeping, murderously vivid dramatization of ancient Chinese warfare, circa A.D. 208.” (SF Chronicle) In Mandarin. SUBTITLED more at redclifffilm.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>2 HRS 28 MINS>CHINA

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

Road Mar 10•12•13•17

directed by John Hillcoatwith Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert DuvallTHE SCREEN ADAPTATION of Cormac McCarthy’s bleakly haunting novel about a father and son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic America is “compellingly enervating and a marvel in the filmmaking process.” (Film Threat) more at theroad-movie.com 35MM ‘SCOPE2009>COLOR>1 HR 59 MINS>USA

HITS FROM THE ‘70SNEW PRINT!

Small Change Mar 15•16

directed by Francois Truffautwith Georgy DesmouceauxTRUFFAUT, A MASTER of the French New Wave, scored his greatest European success since The 400 Blows with this film. He constructed an intricate and graceful mosaic around the lives of several children in the town of Thiers, France, and although the story abounds with charm and vitality, the film also ranks with Truffaut’s deeper and more ambitious films, demonstrating a vision of childhood that is profound and wise, realistic and entertaining. SUBTITLED 35MM1976>COLOR>1 HR 44 MINS>FRANCE

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMAITHACA PREMIERE

Sun Mar 4•5•6

directed by Aleksandr Sokurovwith Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori MomoiIN AUGUST 1945, with Tokyo under siege by American forces, Emperor Hirohito made his first ever address to the Japanese people, who were not as stunned by his command to cease all fighting as they were to simply hear the voice of their reincarnated sun god. “This engrossing, supremely assured movie” (Village Voice) chronicles, in an act of historical imagination taking place primarily in a bunker beneath the imperial palace, the events leading up to that monumental speech, including meetings between Hirohito and General MacArthur, and the historic renunciation of the emperor’s divine status. In English and Japanese. SUBTITLED more at lorberfilms.com/thesun 35MM2005>COLOR>1 HR 55 MINS>RUSSIA/ITALY/SWITZERLAND/FRANCE

HITS FROM THE ‘70S

Taxi Driver Mar 6•8•9

directed by Martin Scorsesewith Robert DeNiro, Jodie FosterMARTIN SCORSESE’S CLASSIC vision of the New York underworld fol-lows a taxi driver who goes on a rampage when he blows his chance with a beautiful socialite and fails to save a child prostitute from the streets. 35MM1976>COLOR>1 HR 53 MINS>USA

ITHACA PREMIERE

Temple Grandin Feb 25

with Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ‘56 Professor Temple Grandin and Producer Scott Ferguson ’82directed by Mick Jacksonwith Claire Danes, Catherine O’Hara, Julia Ormond, David StrathairnCLAIRE DANES STARS in this biopic about Temple Grandin, scientist, innovator, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, renowned animal welfare activist, much-in-demand veteran of the speaking circuit, and arguably the world’s most accomplished and well-known adult with autism. Her experience growing up with severe autistic symptoms allowed her unique insights into the behavior of cows and other animals, leading her to her life’s work of developing more humane methods and facilities for livestock handling. This new biopic from HBO chronicles her life in the 1960s and 1970s, beginning with her high school years and ending after she had established her business, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems. VIDEO PROJECTION2010>COLOR> 1 HR 48 MINS>USA

Ukrainian Time Machine Mar 2

with filmmaker Naomi Umandirected by Naomi UmanUMAN HAS BEEN making 16mm films since the late 1990s and is known for her signature hand-made aesthetic, often shooting, hand-process-ing and editing her films with the most rudimentary of practices, films that have been screened in museums and festivals around the world. In 2006 she set off on a reverse journey that her great grandparents made from the Ukraine in 1906, hoping to experience what it is like to be an immigrant. She began life in a small village where people still live as if it were 100 years ago, not knowing the language or anyone there. Tonight we’ll show four short films she’s made as part of what she calls The Ukrainian Time Machine: Clay (12 min), Coda (3 min), Kalendar (10 min) and On This Day (5 min), as well as some of her earlier work. more at cany-oncinema.com 16MM COSPONSORED WITH THE CENTRAL NEW YORK PROGRAMMERS GROUP AND PRESENTATION FUNDS FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL TELEVISION CENTER.

ART DOCUMENTARIESOSCAR DOCS: AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

Valentino: The Last Emperor Feb 20•21

directed by Matt Tyrnauerwith Valentino Garavani, Giorgio Armani, Tom Ford, Giancarlo GiammettiVALENTINO: THE LAST Emperor goes behind the catwalks and editorials to take the viewer into the unique world of one of the most famous and luminary fashion designers in history, Valentino Garavani. The film follows Valentino in the last days of his career as the head of one of the most celebrated fashion houses in the world, and gives the viewer an inside look at the relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. In English, Italian and French. SUBTITLED more at valentinomovie.com 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 36 MINS>USA

ART DOCUMENTARIESITHACA PREMIERE

Visual Acoustics Feb 20•21•23

directed by Eric Brickernarrated by Dustin HoffmanVISUAL ACOUSTICS CELE-BRATES the life and career of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who expertly captured the work of nearly every modern and progres-sive architect since the 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. “A really terrific, intensely focused documentary on a fascinating personality.” (Hollywood Reporter) more at juliusshulman-film.com VIDEO PROJECTION2009>COLOR>1 HR 23 MINS>USA

Wild Girl Mar 14

with live piano accompaniment by Mary Lorsondirected by Howard Estabrookwith Eva Tanguay and Tom MooreEVA TANGUAY STARS as a gypsy girl in this Sel-znick-produced comedy, which was intended to capture on screen, and capitalize on, Tanguay’s lusty stage vitality. One of Tanguay’s many nicknames was “The Girl Who Made Vaudeville Famous,” and boy, did she, with both her on- and offstage antics. Local musician Mary Lorson has been researching Tanguay’s life and writing songs inspired by it for a full-length stage play—see Cyclonic program on Mar 13—and this screening is part of that process. Read more about the first “rock star” of the 20th century, Eva Tanguay, at slate.com/id/2236658/pagenum/all/ 35MM1917>B&W>1 HR 10 MINS>USA

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL ITHACA PREMIERE

Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Feb 28 Mar 2

directed by Aviva Kempnerwith Gertrude Berg, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Susan StambergDOCUMENTARIAN AVIVA KEMPNER revives the memory of Gertrude Berg, writer, producer, and star of “The Goldbergs,” for which Berg won the first-ever Best Actress Emmy. The film critiques the “collective forgetfulness in the age of information... [with] a generous helping of old kinescopes... and admirers, including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” (NY Times) more at mollygoldbergfilm.org 35MM2009>COLOR>1 HR 32 MINS>USA

Visual Acoustics[$4] WSH 4:30

Valentino : The Last EmperorWSH 7:15

A Clockwork OrangeWSH 7:00

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Visual AcousticsWSH 7:15

A Clockwork OrangeWSH 9:15

24 CityWSH 7:00

Pirate RadioWSH 9:30

Temple GrandinW/GUESTS

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Oscar NominatedShorts: Animation !

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24 CityURIS 7:15

Red CliffURIS 9:45

La Danse : The Paris Opera Ballet

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Oscar NominatedShorts: Animation !

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Earth[$3 ADULTS/$2 KIDS 12 & UNDER]

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Red CliffURIS 7:00

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Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg[$4] WSH 11:00amLa Danse : The Paris Opera Ballet

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Dr. NoWSH 7:00

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The Ukrainian Time MachineW/FILMMAKER

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Yoo Hoo, Mrs. GoldbergWSH 7:15

Dr. NoWSH 9:15

35 Shots of RumWSH 7:00

Red CliffWSH 9:15

The SunWSH 7:00

Fantastic Mr. FoxWSH 9:30

35 Shots of RumWSH 7:15

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Taxi DriverWSH 7:00

35 Shots of RumWSH 9:30

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Taxi DriverWSH 9:15

The End of Poverty?WSH 7:00

The RoadWSH 9:30

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Butch Cassidy andthe Sundance KidWSH 9:15

Fantastic Mr. Fox[GRADS $2]URIS 7:15

The RoadURIS 9:45

PreciousWSH 7:00

DisgraceWSH 9:25

Butch Cassidy andthe Sundance Kid

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The RoadURIS 9:30

CyclonicW/LIVE MUSIC & DANCE

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Lemon Tree[$4] WSH 11:00amThe Wild Girl

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Disgrace[$4] WSH 4:30

PreciousWSH 7:15

Small ChangeWSH 7:00

PreciousWSH 9:15

Lemon TreeWSH 7:00

Small ChangeWSH 9:15

The Greening of SouthieWSH 7:00

The RoadWSH 9:00

PreciousWSH 7:00

DisgraceWSH 9:25

DisgraceWSH 7:00

Butch Cassidy andthe Sundance Kid

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From Page to Screen: 3 Recent AdaptationsReading a good book is a marvelously visual process in its own, unique, way—the scenes occur in our mind’s eye, as vivid as any Technicolor concoction on a movie screen. The lure of adapting those images to an actual screen is too great for most screenwriters and directors, and countless novels have undergone the transformation, to wildly varied results. In this calendar, we present three of the latest successes, each staying true to its source material and fleshing it out with stellar performances, a strong director’s vision, and a tight screenplay. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire wears its pedigree in its title, the heart wrench-ing and controversial 1996 novel about Clareece “Precious” Jones, an obese and abused black teenager pregnant with

her second child at 16. Aus-tralian director John Hilcoat adapted Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road to screen with powerful visuals of a father and son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic America.

And Disgrace, the Booker Prize-winning novel by J.M Coetzee, transports us back to post-apartheid South Africa, where a fallen professor, played by John Malkovich, must face uncomfortable realities. Better than the book? That’s not an argument we’ll take up. Great cinema? Absolutely.

Most f i lms that c l a i m t o b e about cities, in truth, are not.

There are many f ilms that feature cities in a glamorous, but passive, way. At best, one learns f rom these f ilms how cities look, but gain little insight into how they are or how they work . But there is value in the depiction of a city as a dynamic unit, a character every bit as vital and rich as an individual actor. And the medium of cinema is uniquely suited to depict with visceral clarity the city’s complexity, taking into account political, economic and cultural dimensions.In this calendar, Cornell Cinema and the Department of City and Regional Planning present a series that explores cities as full characters in the drama. We begin with Roman Polanski’s classic Chinatown (1974), which explores the central urban planning dilemma, water, of Los Angeles’s early 20th century growth. A sordid subplot tries to steal the show, but the city never fades as a presence. L.A. is a formidable adversary years later in The Garden (2008), the Oscar-nominated documentary about a group of Latinos fighting City Hall and the deep pockets of a developer to save the biggest community garden in the nation, incongruously located in the South Central neighborhood. Jewish Film Festival

It has become a tradition for us to host a Sunday morning Jewish Film Festival in March, and this year you can join us at 11am

for three great films with Jewish themes (with additional evening screenings for late risers). As added enticement, complimentary bagels & coffee are offered at the morning screenings. This year we feature the delightful Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, by the maker of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, telling the humorous and eye-opening story of television pioneer Gertrude Berg. Berg was the creator, principal writer, and star of “The Goldbergs,” a popular radio show for 17 years, which became television’s very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. Next up is $9.99, a stop motion puppet animation film, based on the surreal short stories of Etgar Keret, one of the leading voices in Israeli contemporary literature. We end with Lemon Tree, which is based on a true story about life around the Green Line. Starring Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass, who won the Best Actress Award from the Israeli Film Academy for her portrayal of a widow whose livelihood is threatened when her lemon grove is marked for destruction by her Israeli government minister neighbor.The Festival is cosponsored with Temple Beth El, Tikkun v’Or, Cornell Hillel Jewish Student Union and the Program of Jewish Studies.

5 Masters of World Cinema — New Work

Cornell Cinema’s Early Spring 2010 Flicksheet boasts five Ithaca premieres of recent work by five of the world’s most renowned filmmakers, and each one is among the makers’ best films. Agnès Varda has been making features and documentaries, both with a distinct experimental style, since the 1950s, and her latest, The Beaches of Agnes (2009), is a thoroughly enjoyable self-referential work, which recently won France’s Cesar Award for best documentary film.

Frederick Wiseman, a contemporary of Varda’s, has produced a tremendous body of documentaries since the 1960s, films offering intimate depictions of social institutions. His latest, La Danse (2009), reveals the inner workings of the Paris Opera Ballet, from discussions about health care coverage for the dancers to observations of dancers and choreographers breaking down complex movements into their constituent gestures.

Aleksandr Sokurov is a generation younger, and has been hailed as the successor to the great Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, making poetic films exploring a variety of themes, many specifically Russian in nature, since the 1980s. The Sun (2005)—just now making its way to American screens—is the third in Mr. Sokurov’s trilogy about 20th-century dictators, which began with Moloch (1999), about Hitler, and continued with Taurus (2001), about the dying Lenin. The Sun is a fascinating act of historical imagination, depicting Hirohito’s last days as Emperor.French filmmaker Claire Denis, a contemporary of Sokurov, was raised in colonial Africa, and this upbringing has had a profound effect on her filmmaking. Her debut feature film Chocolat (1988), was a semi-autobiographical meditation on African colonialism and her recent 35 Shots of Rum (2008), portrays an African immigrant and his daughter living in Paris, reflecting the new face of Europe.Finally, there is the youngest of the bunch, Chinese filmmaker, Jia Zhangke, born in 1970, who is regarded as a leading figure of the “Sixth Generation” movement

in Chinese cinema. 24 City is a fascinating hybrid of both fiction and non-fiction, which weaves together the stories of three generations of factory workers into an oral history of post-revolutionary China and a bracing meditation on the massive physical and psychological changes transforming the country.

CITIES: INSIDE OUT CHINATOWN

Feb 3THE GARDEN

Feb 10 & 13CITY OF GOD

Feb 17 & 1924 CITY

Feb 24 & 2635 SHOTS OF RUM

March 3, 5, 6 & 8THE END OF POVERTY?

March 10THE GREENING OF SOUTHIE

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FROM PAGE TO SCREEN: THREE RECENT ADAPTATIONS

THE ROADMarch 10, 12, 13 & 17

PRECIOUSMarch 12, 14, 15 & 18

DISGRACEMarch 12, 14, 18 & 19

MASTERS OF WORLD CINEMA

THE BEACHES OF AGNES (AGNES VARDA)Feb 11, 12 & 16

24 CITY (ZHANG-KE JIA)Feb 24 & 26

LA DANSE (FREDERICK WISEMAN)Feb 26 - 28

35 SHOTS OF RUM (CLAIRE DENIS)March 3, 5, 6 & 8

THE SUN (ALEKSANDR SOKUROV)March 4 – 6

As we go to press, we know the f i f teen

films that have been short-listed to be one of the five nominees for Best Documen-tary Feature of 2009. We’d love to be able to screen all fifteen titles for your con-sideration (actually, we’ve already shown Food Inc.), but instead we’re offering three of the fifteen, three we think are top contenders for the five nominee slots. First up is The Cove, which

was recently awarded the top prize by the National Board of Review and tied with another one of our selections, The Beaches of Agnes, for the award from the LA Film Critics. Winner of the Audience Award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Roger Ebert declared it a certain Oscar nominee. Variety wrote “Eco-activist documentaries don’t get much more compelling than The Cove, an impassioned piece of advocacy filmmaking that follows

‘Flipper’ trainer-turned-marine crusader Richard O’Barry in his efforts to end dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.” Featuring amaz-ing cinematography and a great score in a film that plays more like a thriller than anything else, we have to agree with Roger.The Beaches of Agnes, made by the grand dame of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda, now in her 80s, was the most well reviewed documentary of the year according to metacritic.com, and the distinction is well-deserved. A beautiful, playful and insightful look back at her life and the movies she and her

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LEMON TREEMarch 14 & 16OSCAR DOCS

AND THE NOMINEES ARE…THE COVE

Feb 5, 7 & 9THE BEACHES OF AGNES

Feb 11, 12 & 16VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR

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husband Jacques Demy made, the film itself is a reminder of all that Agnes Varda has contributed to cinema over her long career, including both documentaries and features, as well as a voice and presence like no other. You’ll leave the theatre after watching The Cove and want to write a letter to the Japanese embassy; you’ll leave the theatre after watching Beaches, and want to write a love letter to Agnes!We’re not sure what you’ll want to do after seeing Valen-tino: The Last Emperor, but we do agree with the LA Times that it’s an “unexpectedly involving documentary.” Made by Vanity Fair writer and editor Matt Tyrnauer, the film follows the lives and careers of the Italian design guru and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. Valentino made the short-list whereas the more financially successful fashion doc, The September Issue, considered a real-life Devil Wears Prada, did not. Fashion critics, at least, say Tyrnauer has earned one of the five nominee spots, due to having shadowed one of the notoriously most difficult people to work with in the industry (he documented a full two years of the designer’s life). More than that, though, the work paid off, in what we think will land him one of the coveted slots.

Oscar Docs – And the Nominees Are…Two depictions of cities in economic and social flux come from op-posite sides of the world. In 24 City (2009), an aircraft parts plant is converted into a high-rise development in Sichuan Province, and the process highlights the social disparity running rampant in China as the nation retools from a planned to a market-based economy. Similarly, in The Greening of Southie (2008) the first entirely “green” residential building is constructed in the working-class neigh-borhood of South Boston, by union workers who will never be able to afford living there.In Claire Denis’s 35 Shots of Rum (2009), which intimately depicts a mixed-race middle-class suburb of Paris, the college student daughter of an African immigrant and metro train conductor debates colonialism in her classes, railing against the ways “the global South”

is perpetually indebted to the industrialized world. These ideas are fleshed out in The End of Poverty? (2009), a documentary that posits a direct link between the legacy of colonialism and the current unequal distribution of wealth that leaves much of the world’s population in a stunning state of poverty. To make its case, the film travels to the shantytowns of Kenya and the slums of Brazil to give voice to the human cost of global capitalism. Another film in the series goes there as well: City of God (2002), one of the city’s darkest characterizations, set in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.Join us for this eclectic group of films that reveal the city from the inside out.

Cities: Inside Out

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