A COLLABORATION WITH DEC FilmScene Staff THE EYE OPENER 12-21 Joe Tiefenthaler, Executive Director Andy Brodie, Program Director Complete info at www.icfilmscene.org/flam Andrew Sherburne, Sunday, December 14th Associate Director A curated week of new releases and restored classics on literature, art and music. Tickets: $35 for non-members / $25 for members / Emily Salmonson, Series Pass: $30 non-members / $20 members. Regular price for individual shows. $15 for supporting role and leading role members Director of Operations / FREE for Founders Circle and Screen Legend Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist and Facilities Manager Join FilmScene in celebrating the one year Dan DeMarco, Theater Staff anniversary of the opening of our downtown Jon Graf, Theater Staff Aaron Holmgren, Theater Staff cinema with a delicious brunch of chicken & DIALOGUE: Director Q&A NEWLY RESTORED! NEWLY RESTORED! waffles, scrambled eggs with local cheeses, Phil Ochs, Theater Staff MUSIC OF THE BURROUGHS: ROME, OPEN CITY Tony Pomales, Theater Staff beignets, mini donuts, mimosas and a cash MOMENT THE MOVIE (1983) (2014) Dir. Roberto Emily Brown, Projectionist bar. While you eat, be entertained by music (2014) Dir. Kevin Wisor. Dir. Howard Brookner. Rossellini. Legendary Kelly Gallagher, Projectionist from the films of our first year and the Iowa A locally-made feature The first and only doc Italian drama about the Kasia Plazinska, Projectionist premiere of an acclaimed short film. doc exploring the art of made with the Nazi occupation of Board of Directors improvised music, shot full participation of writer Rome and the brave few Michael Finlayson, Chair FILMFOODDRINKSMUSIC in Iowa City. William S. Burroughs. who struggled against it. Evan Evans, Vice Chair Emma Barnum, Secretary Chris Ameling, Treasurer Laura Bergus, Karen Chappell, CHRISTMAS DAY SCREENING Corey Creekmur, Jil Dasher, Will Downing, David Gould, Tommy Haines, Kembrew McLeod, JOYEUX NOËL PULP: A FILM ABOUT 20,000 DAYS ON NATIONAL (2007) Dir. Christian LIFE, DEATH AND Ryan O’Leary, Doug Ongie, EARTH (2014) Dir. GALLERY (2014) Ravi Patel, Andre Perry, Carion. Four men bond SUPERMARKETS Iain Forsyth, Jane Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Katherine Steinbach, Andy Stoll, (2014) Dir. Florian in the trenches during the Pollard. Drama and A journey to the heart Damon Terrill, Leah Vonderheide Habricht. Witty, innovative WWI Christmas truce. reality combine in the life of a museum inhabited Thu, Dec. 25 doc follows the legendary PRESENTED BY Iowa of musician and cultural by masterpieces of $5 Admission titular band as they say In partnership with Veterans for Peace icon, Nick Cave. Western art. farewell after 25 years.
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About FilmScene FilmScene is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural vitality of the Iowa City area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. With programming that entertains, inspires, and educates, FilmScene works to build and connect community through film. 118 E. College St. #101 For more information, visit www.icfilmscene.org. Iowa City, IA 52240 Tickets Getting Here Online: www.icfilmscene.org Located at 118 E. College St. on the Box Office: open one hour prior to Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City. the first screening of the day. Members: $5.00 See all the benefits of FilmScene CLINTON ST CLINTON DUBUQUE ST membership at www.icfilmscene.org. COLLEGE ST Evening: $9.00 Matinee: $7.50 PARKING PARKING RAMP RAMP Senior (60+): $6.50 BURLINGTON ST Youth (12 & under): $6.50 UI Students: $6.50 Programs, showtimes and ticket prices subject to change. Special events may be priced differently. Movie Hotline: 319-358-2555.
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WHIPLASH Miles Teller on drums and J.K. Simmons on vocals December 2014 ONECELEBRATEWITHUS Join the celebration as we usher in a new year of cinema in Iowa City. Photo by Justin Torner. THE GIFT OF MOVIES! NEW RELEASES FilmScene gift cards in any amount are now available at the box office and online! RING IN THE NEW YEAR! Countdown to the New Year on Paris time and celebrate with a great film. A new annual tradition!
Dec. 31, 4pm doors, 5pm showtime December 5-11 (Limited Engagement) December 5-11 (Limited Engagement) Tickets: $22 public / $18 members includes champagne toast and French pastries. GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D FORCE MAJEURE WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) (2014) Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. A sensorially (2014) Dir. Ruben Ostlund. A critical favorite and Dir. Rob Reiner. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in immersive experience employing 3D technology word-of-mouth sensation at Cannes. A family’s the romantic comedy that set the standard. to mind-expanding effect, Godard’s latest fragile existence is torn apart when a near tragedy experimental drama is a “thrilling cinematic occurs during a ski vacation and the parents are experience” (The New York Times) and called a forced confront hard realities. “The movie to see and “masterpiece” by Film Comment. Jury Prize, 2014 talk about if you want to experience the absolute best LATE NIGHT HOLIDAY FRIGHT 30th anniversary release of the ‘80s comedic horror classic. Cannes Film Festival. “The best 3D film I’ve ever in contemporary cinema.” —Kenneth Turan, LA Times seen.” —David Bordwell, film scholar GREMLINS (1984) Dir. Joe Dante. A gadget salesman finds a special Christmas gift in Chinatown. Just don’t get it wet or feed Dec. 19 & 20, 11pm it after midnight!
Opens December 12 Opens December 19 The
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE WHIPLASH (2014) Dir. Damien Chazelle. PictureShow AT NIGHT (2014) Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Andrew (Miles Teller) is a promising drummer at a Family and Children’s Series
An Iranian Vampire Western, Amirpour’s gorgeous cutthroat Manhattan music conservatory. Under the presented by debut basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A joyful brutal, ruthless direction, of Terence Fletcher (J.K. mash-up of genre, archetype, and iconography, its Simmons) Andrew pursues perfection at any cost. Just in time for the holidays, the return of FilmScene’s influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award Winner, ongoing series of big-screen classics old and new, horror films, and the Iranian New Wave.“One of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. “Astounding! As approved for movie lovers of all ages! best films of the year.” —The New Republic meticulously precise, and as thrillingly volatile, as the Films play Saturdays at 10am and Thursdays at 3pm. music it celebrates.” —Onion AV Club ELF (2003) Dir. Jon Favreau. Will Ferrell stars as buddy, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole on Dec. 6 & 11 a quest for his true identity.
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954) Dir. Michael Curtiz. Bing Crosby and company Opens January 2 Opens January 16 save a failing Vermont Inn Dec. 13 & 18 with song and dance. (2014) Dir. Bennett THE BABADOOK FOXCATCHER IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (2014) Dir. Jennifer Kent. Strange things hover in Miller. Based on the true story of Olympic wrestler (1946) Dir. Frank Capra. An the shadows in this tale of a storybook monster Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and eccentric angel shows a despairing come to life, but the real terror lurks deeper within millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell), a gripping businessman what life would in this accomplished and imaginative psychological story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for Dec. 20 & 24 have been like without him. horror tale. “A wonderfully hand-crafted spin on a love and redemption on a desperate obsession for tale oft told, of parent and child in an old, dark house greatness, ending in tragedy. “Just floors you. It’s ANNIE (1982) Dir. John Huston. A where things go bump in the night.” —Variety one of the year’s best. Ruffalo and Tatum hit an acting peak. Carell is simply astonishing!” —Rolling Stone musical comedy about a fiery young orphan taken in by Dec. 27 & Jan. 1 billionaire Oliver Warbucks. COMING SOON
Saturdays from 11:30-2:30, following The Picture Show, Santa visits our lobby to hear holiday wishes and take photos. Presented by The Iowa City Downtown District. HAPPY VALLEY AWAKE: THE LIFE TWO DAYS, MR. TURNER (2014) Dir. Amir Bar- OF YOGANANDA ONE NIGHT (2014) (2014) Dir. Mike Leigh. Lev. Unflinching look (2014) Dir. Lisa Leeman, Dir. Luc Dardenne, The great, eccentric at an iconic college Paola di Florio. A biopic Jean-Pierre Dardenne. painter J.M.W. Turner AFTER HOURS A late-night film series featuring cult classics, spends his final sports program and a about the Hindu Swami Marion Cotillard stars as fan favorites, and the best in wounded community in who brought yoga and a young Belgian mother tumultuous decades modern genre films. Every Saturday the wake of scandal. meditation to the West. fighting for her job. living by the sea. through the academic semester.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) Dir. Robert Zemeckis. WED, 12/3
WED, 12/10 WED, 12/17 A toon-hating detective is a Dec. 6, 11pm cartoon rabbit’s only hope to prove his innocence. HOUSE OF DEMON DIVAS DROPPING (1988) Dir. Punch in for weird FORBIDDEN AND THE LANES (2012) DIE HARD EVIL John McTiernan. Bruce Willis Wednesdays at 10pm! SECRETS OF DAMNATION Dir. Adam Protextor. is officer John McClane, the The boss, Ross Meyer, (2013) Dir. Todd (2009) Dir. Mike Watt. Iowa City made LSD one-man rescue party at a digs up low-budget Sheets. A late night Nerdy college girls horror trip! Protextor Dec. 13, 11pm Christmas party gone bad. b-movies and campy seance awakens Fulci- vs. evil sorority sisters and writer Louis classics. Cheap tickets, esque zombies, murder, in a demonic scream Doerge in attendance beer and good fun! mayhem and carnage. queen bowling alley. for intro and Q&A. FREE FOR UI STUDENTS $5 GENERAL PUBLIC
Showtimes set Monday before opening date. Schedule subject to change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at 319-358-2555.