Film Streams Programming Calendar The Ruth Sokolof Theater . July – September 2013 v7.1
Devdas 2002
Bollywood and Beyond July 26 – October 3, 2013
Devdas 2002 3 Idiots 2009 Sholay 1975 Nishabd 2007 Om Shanti Om 2007 Jalsaghar Dilwale Dulhania (The Music Room) 1958 Le Jayenge 1995 Patang 2011 Omkara 2006 Monsoon Wedding 2001 Generously supported by Sam Walker.
A comprehensive overview of India’s prolific film- “Curry Western” tradition through its unforgettable assortment of action, musi- making traditions would be impossible to offer in a cal, melodrama, and comedy—and you’ll find its influence in the more recent year, much less a season. Even a ten-film spotlight DEVDAS, with its grandiosity, opulence, music, and timeless story of tragedy. focused on classics from a given era of Bollywood— But we’ve gone beyond masala film to include PATANG, whose cinematogra- Mumbai-made, Hindi-language films—would phy blends the lines between documentary and fiction, and we’ve gone beyond leave glaring omissions. So for our Bollywood and Bollywood with the classic JALSAGHAR (THE MUSIC ROOM) by the master Beyond series, we’ve put together a small sampling Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray. What all of these films have in common is one of cinema that’s a bit like a masala—a mixture thing: They are captivating, beautifully rendered experiences whose sights and of spices that in Indian cinema refers to a genre sounds are truly intended to be experienced on the big screen. that combines conventions into a feast. You’ll find that mix in films like SHOLAY, which birthed the See reverse side for more information and dates. Forever Young Family & Children’s Series July 6 – September 26, 2013
The Painting First-Run A Tree Grows The Sound of Music 1965 in Brooklyn 1945 Bye Bye Birdie 1963 Young Frankenstein 1974 Forbidden Planet 1956
Our Forever Young series continues into summer with classics old and brand new. Tickets for all films in the series are just $2.50 for children ages 12 and under! See reverse side for more information and dates.
Don’t forget, the first Monday of every month is Student Night – all shows FREE with your valid school ID. Hey Students! Film Streams’ student programs are supported by grants from the Gifford Foundation and Jetton Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation. Summer Collaborations Thursday, July 11, 7pm Much Ado About Tuesday, August 20, 7pm Nothing First-run (PG-13) Renoir to Renoir First-Run (R) Directed by Joss Whedon. Séraphine: Directed by Gilles Bourdos. Presented with Nebraska For a description of this film, Shakespeare. A discussion Two Special please see its listing under will follow the film, featuring Coming Soon – Omaha Premieres. Nebraska Shakespeare’s Artistic Screenings Director, Vincent Carlson- Brown, and Director of Education, Presented with Joslyn Art Tuesday, August 27, 7pm Sarah Carlson-Brown. Museum, timed to coincide with their exhibit “Renoir to Chagall: Séraphine 2009 For a description of this film, Paris and the Allure of Color.” Directed by Martin Provost. please see its listing under Coming Following the screening will be Soon – Omaha Premieres. a discussion led by University of One screening only! Nebraska at Omaha associate pro- Housekeeper Séraphine Louis, aka Séraphine fessor of French language, cinema, de Senlis, paints at the dictate of her guardian and culture, Dr. Juliette Parnell. Each quarter, Film Streams’ Community angel. But when discovered by a German art Development Committee accepts Members of Joslyn Art Museum critic, she must grapple with fame. In French, proposals for film-related partnerships may enjoy a discounted German, and Latin with English subtitles. and events. Deadlines for proposals admission price of $7. Please France, Belgium; 125 min. are Jan 2 (for Apr-Jun events), April 1 present your Joslyn membership (for Jul-Sep), July 1 (for Oct-Dec), and ID at the box office. Oct 1 (for Jan-Mar). For more info, email [email protected].
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Location, Hours & Parking Board of Directors Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater is located at 1340 Laura Alley Staff Mike Fahey Street in downtown Omaha, within the Roger duRand Rachel Jacobson, Director Saddle Creek Records complex—one block west of Charles Gifford Chris Harding Thornton, the TD Ameritrade ballpark and one block south of David Jacobson Communications Director Cuming Street. Showtimes begin in the early eve- Rachel Jacobson, Founder/Director Molly Welsh, Operations Manager Mark Javitch ning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and early Hallie Sharkey, Membership Associate Daniel Lonergan afternoon Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Amanda Fehlner, Associate Manager Robert E. (Bob) Mundy Michelle McElligott, Free parking is available in the lot behind our the- Alexander Payne Office Manager & Bookkeeper ater, accessible from 14th Street between Cuming Steven W. Seline Cody Ma, Theater Staff and Mike Fahey Streets. Street parking is also Betiana Simon & Outreach Coordinator available in the vicinity surrounding the cinema Paul G. Smith Craig D, Shift Manager (free after 5pm weekdays and all day on weekends). Ted Warin Aaron Haug, Shift Manager Katie Weitz White, Chair Jim Foyt, Projectionist Tickets Advisory Board Matt Maine, Projectionist Bob Foyt, Projectionist Buy tickets at the box office (open 30 min. before the Kurt Andersen Robert Cook, Theater Staff day’s first showtime) or online at filmstreams.org. Danny Lee Ladely TJ Jones, Theater Staff Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $9 general, $7 for Robb Nansel Joe Knapp, Theater Staff seniors, students, teachers, military, and those arriv- Joel Schlessinger Sean Pratt, Theater Staff ing by bike, and $4.50 for Members. See below for Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein Connie White, Balcony Booking more about Film Streams Membership. Michael B. Yanney, Director Emeritus Vince Moran, Intern Jacklyn Saferstein-Hansen, Intern
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Starting June 28 Much Ado About Nothing First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Joss Whedon. Shot in 12 days using the original text, Joss Whedon and friends (Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Sean Maher, Jillian Moregese, Fran Kranz) take on Shakespeare’s story of sparring lovers, offering a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. USA; 107 min. See our Summer Collaborations section for a special screening event presented by Film Streams and Nebraska Shakespeare.
Starting June 28 Starting July 5 Dirty Wars First-Run Stories We Tell First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Rick Rowley. Directed by Sarah Polley. In this documentary, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is Oscar-nominated writer, director, and actor Sarah Polley investi- pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden gates long-held family secrets with inspired, genre-twisting, funny, truth behind America’s expanding covert wars. In English and poignant results, shedding light on how narratives shape and and in Dari, Pashto, Somali, and Arabic with English subtitles. define us. “One of the boldest and most exciting films I’ve seen in USA, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kenya, Somalia, and Yemen; 90 min. the last six months.” —A.O. Scott, The New York Times. Canada; 108 min. Starting July 12 Twenty Feet From Stardom One-time First-Run (PG-13) Directed by Morgan Neville. screenings! While this film boasts intimate interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Sting, and more, the world- Tuesday, July 16, 7pm famous figures take a backseat to the Low Movie triumphant and heartbreaking stories of backup singers whose voices are known (How to Quit Smoking) First-Run by millions but whose names are known Directed by Philip Harder. by few. USA; 90 min. LOW MOVIE (HOW TO QUIT SMOKING) follows the entire career of the iconic band Low and their relationship with di- Starting July 19 rector Philip Harder. For twenty years they made music videos and short films together, filming on ice, in railroad yards, and Hannah Arendt in rapidly disintegrating rooms. USA; 70 min. First-Run Directed by Margarethe von Trotta. Thursday, August 1, 7pm A brilliant new biopic of the Director Dan Mirvish in person: influential German-Jewish phi- losopher and political theorist, Between Us First-Run “HANNAH ARENDT conveys the In this darkly comedic drama featuring Taye Diggs, Julia glamour, charisma and dif- Stiles, Melissa George, and David Harbour, two couples ficulty of a certain kind of German reunite over two incendiary evenings where anything can thought.... The movie turns ideas happen. From Omaha native and Slamdance Film Festival into the best kind of entertainment.” —A.O. Scott, The New founder Dan Mirvish, who also made OMAHA (THE MOVIE). York Times. In English and in German with English subtitles. Mirvish will be in person for a post-show Q&A. USA; 90 min. Germany, Luxembourg, and France; 113 min.
Starting August 2 I’m So Excited! First-Run (R) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. When a precarious situation erupts aboard a plane to Mexico City, the flight’s atypical, baroque attendants and chief steward attempt to entertain the passengers: newlywed partygoers, an embezzling financier, a Don Juan, a rural psychic, a queen of gossip magazines, and someone with a secret. In Spanish with English subtitles. Spain; 90 min.
Starting August 16 Coming Soon Renoir First-Run (R) Fruitvale Station Directed by Gilles Bourdos. First-Run Celebrated painter Pierre-Auguste Directed by Ryan Coogler. Renoir, in declining health, is joined one Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for dramat- summer by his son Jean, the great film- ic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. maker, recently wounded in World War I. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film The men are reinvigorated and at odds Festival, FRUITVALE STATION tells the when they fall under the spell of a young, powerful story of the final day in the life free-spirited muse. In French with English of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), whose subtitles. France; 111 min. fatal shooting by Bay Area BART officers See our Summer Collaborations shook the nation. USA; 85 min. Coming Soon section for a special screening event presented by Film Streams and The Hunt First-Run (R) Joslyn Art Museum. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. A man’s life in a tight-knit community begins to turn around after a divorce and the recent loss of his job. He finds companionship and new employment he enjoys, working with children in a nursery. But when he’s falsely accused of molestation, all unravels in this unnerving, intense drama. In Danish with English subtitles. Denmark: 115 min.
Bollywood and Beyond July 26 – October 3, 2013
July 26 – August 1 August 2 – 8 Devdas 2002 Sholay 1975 Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Directed by Ramesh Sippy. This Filmfare Award-sweeping adapta- When two small-time crooks are asked tion of a much-beloved 1917 novella finds to help catch a fugitive, the criminals love thwarted by caste differences and become heroes and the authorities a man descending into self-destruction. villains. A comedy, drama, Western and Breathtaking performances, sets, musical masala film feast often credited costumes, choreography, and music with starting the “Curry Western” genre. combine with a timeless tale. Featuring India’s Filmfare Awards named it “Best Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Film of 50 Years.” In Hindi with English Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In Hindi with subtitles. India; 162 min. English subtitles. India; 185 min. August 9 – August 15 Om Shanti Om August 16 – 22 2007 (PG-13) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 Directed by Farah Khan. Directed by Aditya Chopra. This action-packed blockbuster and loving Romantic comedy meets musical in this award-winning block- send-up of 70s Bollywood centers on a buster. London-based playboy Raj (Shahrukh Khan) meets and struggling actor in love with a megastar. falls for Simran (Kajol), whose father, steeped in Indian tradition, When he meets an untimely end and is has arranged for her marriage. When Raj follows Simran to Punjab, reincarnated, he becomes the celebrity, the story is split between the two places in more ways than one. and he searches for answers about what In English and in Hindi with English subtitles. India; 181 min. really happened to his love. In Hindi with English subtitles. India; 162 min.
August 23 – 29 Omkara 2006 Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Driven by intrigue, this crime thriller recasts Shakespeare’s OTHELLO in modern-day India. Politics, corruption, and jealousy combine with heart-racing, dark, and tragic results. In Hindi with English subtitles. India; 155 min.
August 30 – September 5 September 6 – 12 3 Idiots 2009 (PG-13) Nishabd 2007 Directed by Rajkumar Hirani. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The highest-grossing Bollywood film A middle-aged man in a stable but tepid in India’s history is the story of three marriage falls for his daughter’s 18-year-old best friends from engineering school friend. The scenario is tried and true, as is (none of them idiots). Long after college, the film’s exploration of mortality, passion, two of them reunite and attempt to find and accountability. One thing is certain: the third, setting out on an uproari- these things seldom end well. In Hindi with ous journey through past and present. English subtitles. India; 110 min. In English and in Hindi with English subtitles. India; 170 min. September 13 – 19 Jalsaghar (The Music Room) 1958 Directed by Satyajit Ray. Great Bengali auteur Satyajit Ray portrays the decaying world of a former aristocrat (Chhabi Biswas) once known for hosting decadent parties in his music room. One way of life gives way to the next in this tale imbued with complexity and peppered with phenomenal musical performances. In Bengali with English subtitles. India; 95 min.
September 20 – 26 September 27 – October 3 Patang 2011 Monsoon Wedding 2001 (R) Directed by Prashant Bhargava. Directed by Mira Nair. In this poetic journey to Ahmedabad, the stories A family reunites from around the globe for a of six people weave together at India’s largest kite last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi, and festival. With naturalistic performances from actors five intersecting stories cross boundaries of class, and non-actors alike; bold, lyrical editing; vibrant continent, and morality to celebrate contemporary cinematography; and a kinetic score, PATANG de- India. Winner of Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion lights the senses and nourishes the spirit. In Hindi and an Independent Spirit Award. In English and in with English subtitles. India, USA; 93 min. Hindi and Punjabi with English subtitles. India, USA, Italy, Germany, France; 114 min.
Series made possible Forever Young with support from Family & Children’s Series . Summer 2013
July 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, & August 1 The Sound of Music 1965 (G) Directed by Robert Wise. In late 1930s Austria, a governess uses song to warm the hearts of a grief-stricken widower and his children. Whether you’ve never seen the film or have watched it 25 times, the landscapes, color, sound, and drama are worth a trip to the theater. USA; 174 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 6+.
August July 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, & 18 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, & 15 The Painting First-run Bye Bye Birdie 1963 (G) Directed by Jean-François Laguionie. Directed by George Sidney. A kingdom within a painting is divided into three castes. This 1963 screen adaptation of the hit When a love is forbidden by class, characters journey through musical of the same name features an the canvas and into the painter’s studio. Inventive and full of all-star cast (Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, vividly animated worlds, THE PAINTING is a treat for both the Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde) and a parody eyes and the imagination. In English. France; 76 min. of celebrity, mob fervor, and generational divide that’s as relevant today as it was then. USA; 112 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+. August 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, & 29 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 (PG) Directed by Elia Kazan. A girl comes of age in the tenement houses of early 20th Century Brooklyn. This Oscar- winning story of love between a father and daughter is touching, heartbreaking, and ultimately filled with bittersweet hope. One of the earliest films chosen for the National Film Registry. USA; 129 min. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+.
August 31 September & September 1, 5, 7, 8, & 12 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, & 26 Young Frankenstein 1974 (PG) Forbidden Planet 1956 Directed by Mel Brooks. Directed by Fred M. Wilcox. In this classic homage-parody-musical-comedy, the Campy, 1950s, B-movie sci-fi with a splash of grandson of Dr. Frankenstein reluctantly inherits the Shakespeare’s TEMPEST and a dose of Freud and family castle and winds up following in Granddad’s Jung. Starring the incomparable Leslie Nielsen and footsteps. Hilarity ensues. Featuring Gene Wilder, Peter the iconic Robby the Robot, whose career continued Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, to flourish long after the film. A fun, often hilarious, Gene Hackman, and Teri Garr. USA; 106 min. Common engaging ride. USA; 98 min. Common Sense Media Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+. Rating: Ages 6+.
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