We Have a Pope, 2011
Director: Nanni Moretti
Origin: Italy
Languages: Italian | German | Latin | English | Spanish | Polish | French
Running time: 102 minutes
The pope has died, and the congress of cardinals has chosen his successor. But what happens if the newly elected pontiff doesn't want the job? This comedy follows the Vatican's travails as it strives to make one cardinal accept his destiny. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $480,926
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's film ("Duck Season", 4.5 stars)
Steven says: We've all been there - a lazy, Sunday with no plans and limitless possibilities. What do you do? Two 14-year-old boys take us on their apartment-centered adventure, populated by an overqualified pizza delivery man and a baking-challenged 16-year-old neighbor. It's funny, astute, captivating, revealing and almost perfect. A great debut from the director, Fernando Eimbcke.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
May 22, 2013 - "Duck Season" (2006)
Duck Season, 2006
Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Running time: 90 minutes
What begins as another ordinary, quiet Sunday spirals into a chaotic adventure for two teens left home alone. Equipped with their usual video games, best friends Flama (Daniel Miranda) and Moko (Diego Catano) settle in for a pleasant, if predictable, afternoon. But an unexpected encounter with an alluring adolescent neighbor and the intrusion of an idiosyncratic pizza deliveryman conspire to make the day a memorable occasion. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language and some drug content
U.S. box office: $146,694
Watch the trailer on Netflix.
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Review of last week's film ("Chicken with Plums," 4.5 stars)
Steven says: You can't help but be enchanted by the story-telling techniques of this film based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis). With allusions to Iran's changing culture in the 1950s, the story centers on a disillusioned and depressed violinist and his family. It delights with humor (via lines and scenes) and expands your perspective with animation and surprising revelations. Providing details only muddies the expectations, and they would not serve to prepare one for viewing this treat.
Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Origin: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Running time: 90 minutes
What begins as another ordinary, quiet Sunday spirals into a chaotic adventure for two teens left home alone. Equipped with their usual video games, best friends Flama (Daniel Miranda) and Moko (Diego Catano) settle in for a pleasant, if predictable, afternoon. But an unexpected encounter with an alluring adolescent neighbor and the intrusion of an idiosyncratic pizza deliveryman conspire to make the day a memorable occasion. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for language and some drug content
U.S. box office: $146,694
Watch the trailer on Netflix.
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Review of last week's film ("Chicken with Plums," 4.5 stars)
Steven says: You can't help but be enchanted by the story-telling techniques of this film based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis). With allusions to Iran's changing culture in the 1950s, the story centers on a disillusioned and depressed violinist and his family. It delights with humor (via lines and scenes) and expands your perspective with animation and surprising revelations. Providing details only muddies the expectations, and they would not serve to prepare one for viewing this treat.
Monday, May 13, 2013
May 15, 2013 - "Chicken with Plums" (2011)
Chicken with Plums, 2011
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Origin: France | Germany | Belgium
Languages: French | English
Running time: 93 minutes
From the Oscar-nominated filmmakers of Persepolis comes a captivating live-action fairytale set in 1950s Tehran. After the destruction of his favorite violin, a renowned musician loses all taste for life and teeters on the edge of oblivion. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some drug content, violent images, sensuality and smoking.
U.S. box office: $253,705
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Origin: France | Germany | Belgium
Languages: French | English
Running time: 93 minutes
From the Oscar-nominated filmmakers of Persepolis comes a captivating live-action fairytale set in 1950s Tehran. After the destruction of his favorite violin, a renowned musician loses all taste for life and teeters on the edge of oblivion. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some drug content, violent images, sensuality and smoking.
U.S. box office: $253,705
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Announcing the Summer 2013 season
The Summer 2013 Season is May 15 – August 7, 2013.
All screenings for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Forney Hall, Room B124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, on the Purdue University campus.
Parking is available in the Northwestern Avenue parking garage.
All screenings for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Forney Hall, Room B124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, on the Purdue University campus.
Parking is available in the Northwestern Avenue parking garage.
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Chicken with Plums, 2011; Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi; Origin: France | Germany | Belgium; Languages: French | English; Running time: 93 minutes
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013, Duck Season, 2006; Director: Fernando Eimbcke; Origin: Mexico; Language: Spanish; Running time: 90 minutes
- Wednesday, May 29, 2013, We Have a Pope, 2011; Director: Nanni Moretti; Origin: Italy; Languages: Italian | German | Latin | English | Spanish | Polish | French; Running time: 102 minutes
- Wednesday, June 5, 2013, The Pope's Toilet, 2007; Directors: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández; Origin: Uruguay; Language: Spanish; Running time: 90 minutes
- Wednesday, June 12, 2013, The Pool, 2007; Director: Chris Smith; Origin: USA | UK; Language: Hindi; Running time: 98 minutes
- Wednesday, June 19, 2013, The Well-Digger's Daughter, 2011; Director: Daniel Auetiel; Origin: France; Language: French; Running time: 107 minutes
- Wednesday, June 26, 2013, Alice's House, 2007; Director: Chico Teixeira; Origin: Brazil; Language: Portuguese; Running time: 92 minutes
- Wednesday, July 3, 2013, The Kid with a Bike, 2011; Directors: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Origin: Belgium | France | Italy; Language: French; Running time: 87 minutes
- Wednesday, July 10, 2013, Abel, 2011; Director: Diego Luna; Origin: Mexico; Language: Spanish; Running time: 82 minutes
- Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Be With Me, 2005; Director: Eric Khoo; Origin: Singapore; Language: Cantonese | English | Hokkien | Mandarin; Running time: 93 minutes
- Wednesday, July 24, 2013, Found Memories, 2011; Director: Júlia Murat; Origin: Brazil | Argentina | France; Language: Portuguese; Running time: 98 minutes
- Wednesday, July 31, 2013, I Wish, 2011; Director: Hirokazu Koreeda; Origin: Japan; Language: Japanese; Running time: 128 minutes
- Wednesday, August 7, 2013, Starlet, 2012; Director: Sean Barker; Origin: USA; Language: English; Running time: 103 minutes
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
May 1, 2013 - "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild, 2012
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 93 min
This fantastical drama follows a little girl named Hushpuppy who lives in a dilapidated pocket of homes in the Mississippi Delta. When her father falls ill and natural disasters strike, Hushpuppy sets off to find her long-lost mother. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality
U.S. box office: $11,240,985
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's film ("In Darkness", 4 stars)
Steven says: Yes, it's a WWII film, similar to so many others that tell stories of how some Jews were able to survive with the help others. The similarity doesn't make it any less hard-hitting or less valuable to watch, learn and remember. The emotions we experience with the hidden Jews and their helper are real; and they also remind us that life still goes on, despite what evils we dream up. The final line of the film is so telling, so heartfelt, so poignant.
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Origin: USA
Language: English
Running time: 93 min
This fantastical drama follows a little girl named Hushpuppy who lives in a dilapidated pocket of homes in the Mississippi Delta. When her father falls ill and natural disasters strike, Hushpuppy sets off to find her long-lost mother. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality
U.S. box office: $11,240,985
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's film ("In Darkness", 4 stars)
Steven says: Yes, it's a WWII film, similar to so many others that tell stories of how some Jews were able to survive with the help others. The similarity doesn't make it any less hard-hitting or less valuable to watch, learn and remember. The emotions we experience with the hidden Jews and their helper are real; and they also remind us that life still goes on, despite what evils we dream up. The final line of the film is so telling, so heartfelt, so poignant.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
April 24, 2013 - "In Darkness" (2011)
In Darkness, 2011
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Origin: Poland | Germany | Canada
Languages: Polish | Ukrainian | Yiddish | German
Running time: 145 min
As Nazis overrun Warsaw, many of the city's Jews hide out in sewers, where they encounter Leopold, an anti-Semitic sanitation worker. His prejudice reflects the rift between Poland's Jews and Catholics in this film inspired by true events. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for violence, disturbing images, sexuality, nudity and language
U.S. box office: $1,038,733
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's films ("Not One Less", 3.5 stars)Steven says: A substitute teacher, a missing student, and a promise that all students would be accounted for when the regular teacher returns in a month. What follows is a teenager's persistence in the face of what seems like insurmountable odds. From a tiny country school to a teeming city, the 13-year-old teacher searches for her most frustrating student, which is all a part of a larger message about the plight of education in rural China.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Origin: Poland | Germany | Canada
Languages: Polish | Ukrainian | Yiddish | German
Running time: 145 min
As Nazis overrun Warsaw, many of the city's Jews hide out in sewers, where they encounter Leopold, an anti-Semitic sanitation worker. His prejudice reflects the rift between Poland's Jews and Catholics in this film inspired by true events. (from Netflix.com)
MPAA rating: Rated R for violence, disturbing images, sexuality, nudity and language
U.S. box office: $1,038,733
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's films ("Not One Less", 3.5 stars)Steven says: A substitute teacher, a missing student, and a promise that all students would be accounted for when the regular teacher returns in a month. What follows is a teenager's persistence in the face of what seems like insurmountable odds. From a tiny country school to a teeming city, the 13-year-old teacher searches for her most frustrating student, which is all a part of a larger message about the plight of education in rural China.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
April 17, 2013 - "Not One Less" (1999)
Not One Less, 1999
The final of three films we're screening from Chinese director Yimou Zhang.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Origin: China
Language: Mandarin
Running time: 106 min
Master Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou turns his lens on the travails of modern China's peasants. When teacher Gao (Gao Enman) leaves town for a month, 13-year old Wei (Wei Minzhi) is pressed into serving as his substitute at the school. If she keeps her class intact, she will receive a bonus. But when a student leaves for the city, she follows and strives relentlessly to bring him back. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $589,114
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Read Yimou Zhang's biography from the New York Times.
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Review of last week's film ("To Live", directed by Yimou Zhang, )
Steven says: Transpiring over 30 years, its amazing it only last two hours! The director makes us feel the heartache and fear that the main characters live with in each passing governmental iteration in China from the 1940s to the early 1970s. But within the regimented lives, humanity still exists, in a practical joke, the defense of a sibling or the wedding of a daughter. They endure "to live", simple and profound.
The final of three films we're screening from Chinese director Yimou Zhang.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Origin: China
Language: Mandarin
Running time: 106 min
Master Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou turns his lens on the travails of modern China's peasants. When teacher Gao (Gao Enman) leaves town for a month, 13-year old Wei (Wei Minzhi) is pressed into serving as his substitute at the school. If she keeps her class intact, she will receive a bonus. But when a student leaves for the city, she follows and strives relentlessly to bring him back. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $589,114
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
Read Yimou Zhang's biography from the New York Times.
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Review of last week's film ("To Live", directed by Yimou Zhang, )
Steven says: Transpiring over 30 years, its amazing it only last two hours! The director makes us feel the heartache and fear that the main characters live with in each passing governmental iteration in China from the 1940s to the early 1970s. But within the regimented lives, humanity still exists, in a practical joke, the defense of a sibling or the wedding of a daughter. They endure "to live", simple and profound.
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