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2 Hawaii Premieres! Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! National Tartan Day Hawaii Premiere! NIGHT FLIGHT FROM SONG FOR A RAGGY THE GIANT BUDDHAS SONGCATCHER GORBACIOF MOSCOW BOY (2005-Switzerland) (2000-US) in widescreen (2010-) (1973-/Italy/WGermany) (2003-Ireland/UK/Den/) var languages, subtitled, ws with Janet McTeer, Aidan Italian/Mandarin w/Eng in English in widescreen subtitled in English, ws Doc on the destruction of the Quinn, , Emmy subtitles & in widescreen , . with , Iain Glen. giant Buddhas in Afghanistan. Rossum, Taj Mahal. Toni Servillo, Mi Yang. 12:00, 3:30 & 7:00pm 12:00, 3:45 & 7:30pm 12:00 & 7:00pm 12, 4 & 8pm 12:00, 3:30 & 7:00pm ------GORBACIOF SONGCATCHER THE HEDGEHOG STILL MINE LOST IN (2010-Italy) (2000-US) in widescreen aka Le hérisson (2012-Canada) Ren zai jiong tu: Tai jiong Italian/Mandarin w/Eng with Janet McTeer, Aidan (2009-France/Italy) in widescreen (2012-China) subtitles & in widescreen Quinn, Jane Adams, Emmy French w/Eng subtitles, ws James Cromwell, Geneviève Mandarin w/Eng subtitles ws Toni Servillo, Mi Yang. Rossum, Taj Mahal. with Josiane Balasko. Bujold, Chuck Shamata. Zheng Xu, Baoqiang Wang. 1:45 & 5:30pm 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 8:45pm 2:00 & 6:00pm 1:30, 5:00 & 8:30pm 2:00, 5:30 & 9:00pm 3 4 5 6 7 2 Hawaii Premieres! Passover AUGUST: OSAGE LOST IN THAILAND THE HOBBIT: DREAM OF LIGHT Hawaii Premiere! COUNTY Ren zai jiong tu: Tai jiong The Desolation of Smaug LOST ISLANDS (2013-US) in widescreen (2012-China) (2013-US/New Zealand) aka El sol del membrillo (1992-Spain) (2008-Israel) , . Mandarin w/Eng subtitles ws in widescreen Hebrew w/Eng subtitles, ws Spanish w/Eng subtitles, ws 12:00, 2:15, 4:30 & 8:30pm 12:00 & 4:45pm Martin Freeman, Ian with Oshri Cohen, ------McKellen, Richard Armitage, Antonio López paints a tree. Michael Moshonov. THE HEDGEHOG THE HOBBIT: , 12 & 6pm 12:00, 3:45 & 7:30pm aka Le hérisson The Desolation of Smaug . ------(2009-France/Italy) (2013-US/New Zealand) SPARROW LOST EMBRACE French w/Eng subtitles, ws in widescreen Directed by (1993-Italy) (2004-/Fra/Ital/Spain) with Josiane Balasko, Martin Freeman, Ian . Italian w/Eng subtitles, ws Spanish w/Eng subtitles, ws Garance Le Guillermic. McKellen, Richard Armitage. 12:00, 2:45, 5:30 & Directed by . with . 6:45pm only 2:00 & 6:45pm 8:15pm 2:30, 4:15 & 8:30pm 2:00 & 5:45pm 10 11 12 13 14 Easter Sunday DEAREST Good Friday CRADLE SONG Hawaii Premiere! Hawaii Premiere! aka Anata e PHILOMENA aka Canción de cuna GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2012-Japan) (2013-UK/US/France) (1994-Spain) BENDA BILILI! (2012-UK/US) Japanese w/Eng subttiles ws in widescreen in Spanish with English (2010-D R Congo/France) in widescreen with Ken Takakura. , . subtitles & in widescreen Lingala/French, subtitled, ws Toby Irvine, Jeremy Irvine, 12:00, 3:30 & 7:00pm Directed by . Directed by José Luis Garci. Doc on a Kinshasa band made . ------12, 4 & 8pm 12:00 & 5:15pm only up of 5 paraplegics and a teen. 12, 4 & 8pm Hawaii Premiere! ------12:00, 3:30 & 7:00pm ------BENDA BILILI! Hawaii Premiere! PHILOMENA ------SONG FOR A RAGGY (2010-D R Congo/France) GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2013-UK/US/France) DEAREST BOY Lingala/French, subtitled, ws (2012-UK/US) in widescreen in widescreen aka Anata e (2012-Japan) (2003-Ireland/UK/Den/Spain) Doc on a Kinshasa band made Toby Irvine, Jeremy Irvine, Judi Dench, Steve Coogan. Japanese w/Eng subttiles ws subtitled in English, ws up of 5 paraplegics and a teen. Helena Bonham Carter. 1:45, 3:30, 7:00 & with Ken Takakura. with Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen. 2:00, 5:30 & 9:00pm 1:45 & 5:45pm 8:45pm 1:30, 5:00 & 8:30pm 2:15 & 6:15pm 17 18 19 20 21 2 Hawaii Premieres! 2 Hawaii Premieres! 2 Hawaii Premieres! 2 Hawaii Premieres! ALLEZ, EDDY! SPARROW BRIDES LOST EMBRACE THE INQUIRY (2012-Belgium) (1993-Italy) aka Nyfes aka El abrazo partido (1986-Italy/Spain/Tunisia) (2004-Argentina/Fra/Ital/Spain) Dutch/French subtitled ws Italian w/Eng subtitles, ws in English, in widescreen (2004-Greece/US/France) Spanish w/Eng subtitles, ws Directed by Gert Embrechts. with Keith Carradine, Harvey Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Eng/Greek/Russian/Turk w/ with Daniel Hendler. Keitel, Phyllis Logan. 12, 4 & 8pm 12:00, 4:30 & 9:00pm Eng subtitles & widescreen 12:00, 3:45 & 7:30pm 12:00, 3:45 & 7:30pm ------with . ------BRIDES DREAM OF LIGHT 12, 4 & 8pm Hawaii Premiere! aka Nyfes aka El sol del membrillo ------LOST ISLANDS THE GIANT BUDDHAS (2004-Greece/US/France) (1992-Spain) ALLEZ, EDDY! (2008-Israel) (2005-Switzerland) Eng/Greek/Russian/Turk w/ Spanish w/Eng subtitles, ws (2012-Belgium) Hebrew w/Eng subtitles, ws var languages, subtitled, ws Eng subtitles & widescreen Artist Antonio López paints a Dutch/French subtitled ws with Oshri Cohen, Doc on the destruction of the with Damian Lewis. picture of a quince tree. Directed by Gert Embrechts. Michael Moshonov. giant Buddhas in Afghanistan. 1:45 & 5:45pm 2:00 & 6:30pm 2:15 & 6:15pm 1:45 & 5:30pm 2:00, 5:45 & 9:30pm 24 25 26 27 28 $5 General Admission / $4 Members All films will be presented Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771. with digital sound. MOVIE MUSEUM April 2014 $5 General Admission / $4 Members COMING ATTRACTIONS Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771.

NIGHT FLIGHT FROM MOSCOW aka Le Serpent (1973- AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (2013-US) 121m *** ½ D: BENDA BILILI! (2010-The Democratic Republic of Congo/ France/Italy/West Germany) 113m *** D: (THE John Wells (THE COMPANY MEN). Meryl Streep, France) 85m *** ½ D: Renaud Barret, Florent de La SICILIAN CLAN). Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, , Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Sam Tullaye. On the tough streets of Kinshasa a band formed Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet, Virna Lisi. KGB officer Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis, Benedict of five paraplegics and one able-bodied teenager rose above Col Vlassov (Brynner) lands in Paris and offers CIA operative Cumberbatch, . This brilliant adapta- all odds to become “Benda Bilili” to play propulsive, foot- Allan Davies (Fonda) a list of Kremlin moles working in tion of Tracy Letts’s play (screen-written by Tracy Letts) tapping music to rapturous audiences in Europe. Their Western Europe in exchange for asylum in the US. But be- concerns an Oklahoma family brought back together name in Lingala means “look beyond appearances”. Their fore Davies can get the double agents into custody, they start by a crisis. Powerhouse actress Meryl Streep stirs up a story of triumph over poverty, polio and pre-conceived ideas dying off under mysterious circumstances. Rated PG. storm of rage and humor as acerbic, pill-popping ma- will move you—to the point of making you dance. Winner triarch Violet Weston. Winner of 7 awards and nomi- of an Étoile d’Or for Best Documentary and nominated GORBACIOF (2010-Italy) 81m *** D: Stefano Incerti. Toni nated for 2 Oscars. Rated R. for a César. For ages 12 and older. Servillo (THE GREAT BEAUTY), Mi Yang, Geppy Gleijeses, Hal Yamanouchi. The brilliant Toni Servillo stars as Marino THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013- PHILOMENA (2013-UK/US/France) 98m **** D: Stephen ‘Gorbaciof’ Pacileo, a Neapolitan prison cashier whose birth- US/New Zealand) 161m *** ½ D: Peter Jackson (THE Frears (THE QUEEN). Judi Dench (SKYFALL), Steve mark earns him the nickname of the former Soviet leader. LORD OF THE RINGS). Ian McKellen, Martin Free- Coogan (). Gorbaciof thinks nothing of pinching a little cash from the man, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Or- (Dench) was forced to give up her son 50 years ago at an till to support his gambling habit; but even more tempting is lando Bloom. The hobbit is Bilbo Baggins (Freeman), Irish Catholic convent for unwed mothers. When the pretty daughter (Yang) of a fellow gambler. This inven- an ordinary fellow who’s hired by the dwarf king in Philomena’s grown daughter meets journalist Martin tive drama won an award. Suitable for ages 15 and older. exile, Thorin (Armitage), to steal the fabulous Sixsmith (Coogan) at a party, she asks him to investigate Arkenstone to restore his kingdom. It’s a heist caper the whereabouts of Philomena’s son. Skeptical at first, SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY (2003-Ireland/UK/Denmark/ set in Middle Earth—with woodland elves, a wizard the cynical and firmly atheist Martin agrees to travel Spain) 100m *** ½ D: Aisling Walsh. Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, (McKellen), and a magnificent dragon who delights in with the sweet and devotedly Catholic Philomena to un- Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin. New teacher Wil- taunting his victims (Cumberbatch). What can be more ravel her mystery. This inspiring true story won 20 awards liam Franklin (Quinn) arrives at an Irish reformatory school fun? It's a big improvement over part one. Winner of 3 and was nominated for 4 Oscars. Rated PG-13. in 1939, and is told by harsh disciplinarian Brother John awards and nominated for 3 Oscars. Rated PG-13. (Glen) to address the boys by their numbers, and not to “con- GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2012-UK/US) 128m *** D: fuse (them) with intelligent human beings”. Mr. Franklin, DREAM OF LIGHT aka El sol del membrillo (1992- (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL). Toby however, believes in literacy, and fights against the dehu- Spain) 134m **** D: Víctor Erice (THE SPIRIT OF Irvine, Jason Flemyng, Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham manizing practices of the school. This riveting drama based THE BEEHIVE). In this exquisitely beautiful documen- Carter, Holliday Grainger, . Charles on Patrick Galvin’s autobiography won 14 awards. For ages tary, artist Antonio López paints a picture of the quince Dickens’s immortal tale centers on orphan Pip (Toby 15 and older. tree in his Madrid back yard. But rather than standing Irvine as a boy, Jeremy Irvine as a man) who becomes a far away to view the tree, López stands intimately close gentleman thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Pip’s change SONGCATCHER (2000-US) 109m *** ½ D: Maggie to observe the subtle changes each day as leaves un- in social status opens his eyes to what matters most in Greenwald (THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO). Janet McTeer, furl, the fruit ripen, filling the air with their fragrance; human happiness. This handsomely mounted production Aidan Quinn, Jane Adams, Taj Mahal, . After and sparkles through the leaves. This serene won an award for Carter’s portrayal of Miss Havisham, being denied a promotion, musicologist Lily Penleric meditation on art and nature won 7 awards, including and was nominated for a BAFTA. Rated PG-13. (McTeer) journeys alone to Appalachia in 1907 lugging primi- 2 from Cannes and 1 from Chicago. For all ages. tive recording equipment to “catch” the undocumented folk CRADLE SONG aka Canción de cuna (1994-Spain) 101m tunes of the region. Based on the experiences of Olive Dame SPARROW aka Storia di una capinera (1993-Italy/Ja- *** ½ D: José Luis Garci. Dolores Aguado, Fiorella Campbell, a real “songcatcher” who traveled to Appalachia pan) 101m *** ½ D: Franco Zeffirelli ( AND Faltoyano, José Luis Garci, Maribel Verdú, Carmelo in 1908, this fascinating film flows with enchanting old bal- ). Angela Bettis, . It is 1854 Gómez. Set within the cloisters of a convent near a small lads of Scotland and Ireland sung by luminaries such as in , Sicily. A cholera epidemic has caused Maria Spanish town in the late 19th century, this serenely joy- Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash and Iris DeMent. Winner of (Bettis), a 16-year-old novice, to leave her convent and ous story concerns a group of nuns who raise a newborn 5 awards including Sundance's Special Jury Prize. PG-13. return home to avoid contamination. As she is a future baby found at their door. Each nun is spiritually enriched “bride of God”, her family won’t permit her the usual by the task of preparing the little girl to become a woman THE GIANT BUDDHAS (2005-Switzerland) 95m *** D: freedoms of a teenager, but she nonetheless attracts in the secular world. Suffused with golden light and sepia Christian Frei. In 2001, Mullah Mohammed Omar ordered her handsome neighbor Nino (Schaech), who’s study- shadow, this beautifully lensed adaptation of Gregorio the Taliban to destroy the Buddhas of Bamiyan, two monu- ing to become a lawyer. Before giving up her earthly Martinez Sierra’s play won 14 international film awards, mental statues dating from the 6th century carved into the life to devote herself to God, Maria experiences differ- including 4 Goyas. For all ages. cliff in central Afghanistan. This documentary investigates ent facets of Love. Winner of 2 awards. For ages 12 and and commemorates the statues and their demise from 5 dif- older. ALLEZ, EDDY! (2012-Belgium) 100m *** D: Gert ferent views: a resident cliff-dweller, an al-Jazeera journal- Embrechts (feature debut). Jelte Blommaert, Peter Van ist, an Afghani expat, an archaeologist, and the Swiss direc- LOST ISLANDS (2008-Israel) 103m *** ½ D: Reshef den Begin, Barbara Sarafian. Because of his digestive tor, Christian Frei. Winner of one award and nominated for Levi (HUNTING ELEPHANTS). Oshri Cohen, Michael disorder, young Freddy’s (Blommaert) parents keep him the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. For ages 12 and older. Moshonov, Shmil Ben Ari, Yuval Scharf. In this com- from going out, thinking they’re saving him from embar- edy-drama set in early 1980s Israel, twin brothers Erez rassment. So Freddy spends a lot of time riding on a bi- THE HEDGEHOG aka Le hérisson (2009-France/Italy) 98m (Moshonov) and Ofer (Cohen) fall in love with the same cycle suspended on ropes, dreaming of racing alongside *** ½ D: Mona Achache. Josiane Balasko, Garance Le girl and set off a family crisis. This thoughtful and his hero, Eddy Merckx. Changes are taking place in his Guillermic, Togo Igawa, Anne Brochet. Paloma (Le moving tale about family loyalty won 4 awards at the little Belgian village—it is 1975 after all—the first su- Guillermic) is an 11-year-old critic of the affluent lifestyle. Israeli Film Academy. For ages 12 and older. permarket is sponsoring a bicycle race to celebrate its Profoundly bored, Paloma has decided to kill herself on her grand opening, and (even though his family’s against it) 12th birthday. But there are two people who live in the same LOST EMBRACE aka El abrazo partido (2004-Argen- Freddy will compete! This charmer won 3 awards. For building that might change her mind: the frumpy concierge tina/France/Italy/Spain) 100m *** ½ D: Daniel Bur- ages 10 and older. Renée (Balasko) and the elegant gourmand Mr. Ozu (Igawa). man (FAMILY LAW). Daniel Hendler, Adriana This wonderfully literate life and art embracing tale won 7 Aizemberg, Jorge D’Elia, Sergio Boris. Ariel (Hendler) BRIDES aka Nyfes (2004-Greece/US/France) 128m *** ½ international film awards. Rated PG. is pushing 30 and restless. He’s anxious to leave the D: Pantelis Voulgaris. Damian Lewis (Homeland), Victoria shopping mall in ’s Jewish community Haralabidou, Andréa Ferréol, Evi Saoulidou, Steven STILL MINE (2012-Canada) 102m *** D: Michael McGowan where he helps his mother (Aizemberg) run a lingerie Berkoff. This engrossing romance set aboard the SS King (SAINT RALPH). James Cromwell (THE QUEEN), Genevieve shop. Money is tight, but he and his mom get by—the Alexander in 1922 concerns unhappily married American Bujold (KING OF HEARTS), , Chuck friendly folks who run the neighboring shops all nosh photographer Norman Harris (Lewis) and Greek picture Shamata. All farmer Craig (Cromwell) wants to do is build a on Ariel’s mother’s lekach (honey cake). But as Ariel bride Niki Douka (Haralabidou), who’s on her way to little house on his plot of land in New Brunswick, Canada. makes plans for Europe, his long lost father comes call- Chicago to marry a tailor. Their futures uncertain, the He wants a more navigable home for his beloved wife, Irene ing… This gentle comedy won 10 awards, including two try hard not to fall in love. On a ship that carries 700 (Bujold), who’s beginning to show signs of dementia, but he one at Berlin. For ages 15 and older. brides to wed strangers in America, human destinies are keeps running into roadblock after roadblock. This uplifting about to dramatically change. Winner of 5 awards at the tribute to marital devotion won 3 awards. Rated PG-13. DEAREST aka Anata e (2012-Japan) 111m *** ½ D: Thessaloniki Film Festival. For ages 12 and older. Yasuo Furuhata (RAILROAD MAN). Ken Takakura LOST IN THAILAND aka Ren zai jiong tu: Tai jiong (2012- (RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES), THE INQUIRY aka L’inchiesta (1986-Italy/Spain/Tunisia) China) 105m *** D: Zheng Xu. Zheng Xu, Baoqiang Wang, Yûko Tanaka, Kôichi Satô, Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu 103m *** D: Damiano Damiani. Keith Carradine, Harvey Bo Huang, Bingbing Fan. In this uproarious comedy, corpo- Asano. Recently widowed prison officer Eiji Shimakura Keitel, Phyllis Logan, Lina Sastri. Titus Valerius Taurus rate executive Xu Lang (Xu) has developed a revolutionary (Takakura) travels from Toyama to Hirado, Kyushu to (Carradine) is sent by the Emperor Tiberius Caesar to gas additive he’s sure his boss would approve. The problem scatter his late wife’s ashes in the sea per her request. investigate the mysterious disappearance of the body of is—his boss in on a Buddhist retreat in Thailand, and Xu has Shimakura, a diffident man of few words, encounters an executed criminal: a man called Jesus of Nazareth. In gotten lost amongst the thousands of temples in Chiang Mai. people on his 750 mile journey who help him reflect on Palestine Taurus meets with Roman prefect Pontius If that’s not bad enough, a meddlesome doofus he met on the his marriage. With letters from his wife to guide and Pilate (Keitel), who is keen to put an end to the investiga- plane, Wang Bao (Wang), keeps tagging along. LOST IN THAI- comfort him, Shimakura embarks on a new chapter of tion, fearing it may prove harmful to his career. This LAND is China’s biggest moneymaker, second only to AVA- his life. This beautifully photographed HIFF favorite engrossing and intriguing political drama won 4 awards. TAR. Winner of 4 awards. For ages 12 and older. won 4 awards. For ages 12 and older. For ages 12 and older.