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Ron Barber Carmen Marriott President Hal Melfi Tim Fuller David Nix Vice-President Katherine Pew Stephen Golden Tim Reckart Treasurer Claire Scheuren Melodie Lopez Secretary Lisanne Skyler Joanne Stuhr Betsy Bolding Joe Tarver Jaime Gutiérrez Frank Valenzuela Dianne Iauco Jan Mueller, Emeritus Mary Koss Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema, Thank you to everyone who became a member of The Loft Cinema during our September membership campaign! 100% of your membership goes directly to supporting everything you love about The Loft Cinema and we literally could not do it without you!

We are excited about the 10th Annual Loft Film Fest, November 7-14! We believe this year’s fest will feature our strongest lineup of films from around the world, and we continue our commitment to having at least half the films directed by women! Watch our emails, social media posts and our website loftfilmfest.org for updates as we announce the films and guests about mid- October! And thanks to Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment, along with the National Endowment for the Arts, for providing the foundational support that makes the fest possible.

We are also excited to offer you the opportunity to seeJOKER on the biggest screen in Southern Arizona in 70mm! This film, already generating Oscar® buzz for actor Joaquin Phoenix, opens with early screenings Thursday, October 3.

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TEMPORADA DE PATOS FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS (DUCK SEASON) PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROAD BREWING CO. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 7:30PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 $200 MONTHLY PRIZE! | $1,000 YEARLY PRIZE! PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by and Mike Sterner host our monthly short film contest – just Peggy Johnson, Executive Director! bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest movie screen in Southern Arizona! Presented by Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón and directed and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke (Lake IN CASE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FIRST Tahoe; Club Sandwich), Temporada de patos tells the hilarious FRIDAY SHORTS SHOW, HERE ARE THE RULES: and heartfelt story of Moko (Diego Cataño, Desierto) and We’ll play any short film, music video or short documentary Flama (Daniel Miranda), two fourteen-year-olds who have that you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is been best friends since they were kids. brought to us on a thumb drive (One film per person, drives need to be in by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or “A quiet, loopy gem, Duck Season is a goofball advertisements). Submissions (the first 15 films each month) celebration of old friends, new beginnings, are only taken on the day of the event. All films are played in adolescent freedom, and baked goods laced the order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play with a little something extra.” – Steven Rea, for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the Philadelphia Inquirer dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, our intrepid host stops the film and the next movie begins. They have everything they need to survive yet another But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery. The pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to electricity company, Rita, the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, deliveryman, eleven seconds, the Real Madrid-Manchester so take advantage. You cannot submit the same film more game, some chocolate brownies and a horrible painting of than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the ducks, all combine to break the harmony of what promised audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep to be a placid Sunday, and reveal issues such as the parents’ them happy! Filmmaker must be in attendance to win the divorce, loneliness, the confusion between adolescent love cash prize. We reserve the right not to screen any short film and friendship, as well as the frustrations of adulthood. for any reason. Temporada de patos is a movie that shows that, when the lights go off, we can see the stars. Shot in luminous black PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content ratings are unknown and and white, this charming gem was the winner of five 2005 some material may not be suitable for all audiences. Ariel Awards (Mexico’s Academy Award), including Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. (Dir. by Fernando Eimbcke, 2004, Mexico/ USA, in Spanish with English subtitles, 90 mins., Rated R) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 7

THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 7:00PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Don’t miss the 22nd annual Manhattan participating cinema and submitted to DRIVING LESSONS (Dir. by Short Film Festival, featuring 10 great festival headquarters where the winner Marziyeh Riahi, 2019, Iran, 13 mins., new shorts from around the world – will be announced in New York City, as Not Rated) and YOU help select the winner! well as posted on the Manhattan Short TIPPER website, on Monday, October 7. (Dir. by Alysse Leite-Rogers, Moviegoers in Tucson will unite with 2019, Canada, 14 mins., Not Rated) over 100,000 film lovers in over 300 With past finalists achieving the SYLVIA (Dir. by Richard Prendergast, cities spanning six continents to ultimate in recognition by being 2019, UK, 15 mins., Not Rated) view and judge the work of the next nominated for, and even winning, generation of filmmakers from around the Academy Award in the short THE MATCH (Dir. by Pia Andell, 2019, the world when the 22nd Annual film category, the Manhattan Short Finland, 16 mins., Not Rated) edition of “the world’s first global film Film Festival has become known as a THIS TIME AWAY (Dir. by Magali festival,” Manhattan Short Film Festival, breeding ground for the next big thing, Barbe, UK, 14 mins., Not Rated) screens at The Loft Cinema! and you’re a part of the action! MALOU (Dir. by Adi Wojaczek, 2019, What makes the Manhattan Short Film (Estimated program running time: Germany, 14 mins., Not Rated) Festival unique is that the audience will Approximately 143 mins., Not Rated) not only be watching and enjoying the A FAMILY AFFAIR (Dir. by Florence NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB (Dir. by films, but judging them as well. Each Keith-Roach, 2019, UK, 13 mins., Not Yves Piat, 2019, France, 17 mins. Not audience member will be handed a Rated) Rated) voting card upon entry and asked to AT THE END OF THE WORLD vote for the one film they feel should DEBRIS (Dir. by Julio Ramos, 2019, (Dir. by Fon Davis, 2019, USA, 13 mins., win. Votes will be tallied at each USA, 14 mins., Not Rated) Not Rated) 8 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE CRAFT SINATRA IN PALM SPRINGS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT NOON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS: $8 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! This screening is part of Tucson Modernism The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big Week 2019, presented by the Tucson Historic screen! Preservation Foundation!

A coven of teen witches transforms their high school into Palm Springs, the small desert oasis 100 miles east of Los a little shop of horrors in the magically delicious comedy/ Angeles, was Frank Sinatra’s home for fifty years. During his thriller The Craft. After transferring to a posh Los Angeles brief yet turbulent marriage to Ava Gardner, Palm Springs Catholic high school, Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that her was center stage. And for the rest of his life, the Rancho telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, Mirage compound on Frank Sinatra Drive was the sanctuary who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals. he called “My Heaven.” Palm Springs still feels the ghost of the legendary performer. In this documentary, director Leo “Schlocky fun … a satirical teen-clique horror Zahn explores Sinatra’s deep attachment to Palm Springs and movie that’s Carrie meets early John Hughes.” the Coachella Valley, capturing the spirit of the Sinatra era – Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly and paying tribute to his unique lifestyle and the fabulous mid-century modernism of the desert town he loved. Burn victim Bonnie (Neve Campbell, who also starred that same year in Scream, turning her into the ‘90s go-to Teen “Sinatra in Palm Springs is a Frank Sinatra Scream Queen), bullied Rochelle (Rachel True) and self- fanatic’s dream come true …an entertaining proclaimed “trailer trash” Nancy (Fairuza Balk, in a bat- documentary focused on Frank and his s**t crazy performance that must be seen to be believed), relationship with a larger-than-life getaway like Sarah herself, all have troubled backgrounds, which city.” – AV Nirvana combined with their intense teen angst and nascent powers, lead to dangerous consequences. Using tools stolen from Featuring swinging and entertaining clips from his movie a local magic shop, the newly formed coven summons the and television appearances as well as revealing interviews power of Manon, a primitive deity, to exact revenge on their with Barbara Sinatra, Mel Haber, Tom Dreesen, Bruce tormentors and transform their lives. Drunk with power, the Fessier, Trini López, Michael Fletcher and many others who girls (egged on by the increasingly insane Nancy) see their knew and lived and played with Mr. Sinatra, Sinatra in Palm spells spiraling out of control, and the coven soon realizes Springs brings to life a bygone era and offers fascinating that with magic, “whatever you give comes back three-fold,” insight into a true icon of entertainment. (Dir. by Leo Zahn, leading to an explosive, witchcraft-powered finale. A fun, 2018, USA, 92 mins., Not Rated) so-‘90s-it-hurts high school horror flick combining Clueless, Carrie, The Breakfast Club and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Craft is guaranteed to put a spell on you. (Dir. by Andrew Fleming, 1996, USA, 101 mins., Rated R) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 9

MISTER AMERICA BACK TO THE FUTURE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 8:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS: $8 FREE ADMISSION PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING AT THE UNIVERSITY Don’t miss this special one-night-only screening OF ARIZONA MALL! PRESENTED BY CATS AFTER of the hilarious new comedy, Mister America, DARK starring Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, featuring exclusive bonus content that can only THIS FREE SCREENING IS A GREAT EVENT FOR be seen in theaters! This bonus footage will UA STUDENTS, AND IS ALSO OPEN TO THE follow the feature. GENERAL PUBLIC. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SEATING. Set in the surreal world of Tim Heidecker’s cult Adult Swim web series, On Cinema, Mister America follows Heidecker’s Hop in your Delorean and get back in time with Marty McFly delusional attempt to enter the world of politics. After and Doc Brown at a free outdoor screening of Back to the beating a murder charge for selling faulty e-cigarettes at Future, part of Family Weekend 2019 at the University of an EDM festival, Tim seeks revenge by running an absurd Arizona! campaign to unseat the San Bernadino District Attorney. Fueled by ego and ignorance, he tries to surmount a lack of “To put it bluntly: if you don’t like Back to The experience, funds and likeability by personally connecting Future, it’s difficult to believe that you like films with unsuspecting constituents. It does not go well. (Dir. by at all.” – Adam Smith, Empire Eric Notarnicola, 2019, USA, 97 mins., Rated R) The ingenious time travel comedy Back to the Future is a pitch-perfect combination of sharp satire, warm sentiment and sci-fi excitement. Michael J. Fox plays 1985 teen Marty McFly, whose mentor, Doc Brown (a brilliantly manic Christopher Lloyd), invents a time-tripping DeLorean that takes the kid back to 1955. When he inadvertently gets in the way of his teenage parents’ relationship (and causes his future mother, played by Lea Thompson, to develop a crush on him!), Marty has to figure out how to give his nerdy father (a gloriously odd Crispin Glover) confidence and get them back together to insure his own eventual existence. Funny, touching and suspenseful, this love letter to American pop culture is one of the most purely entertaining films of the 1980s. (Dir. by Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA, 116 mins., Rated PG) 10 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE LOST BOYS TOMBOY EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE CINEMA DAY 2019! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 10:00PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS: $8

PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! Celebrate international European Arthouse The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big Cinema Day with a special screening of Céline screen! Sciamma’s acclaimed 2011 drama, Tomboy! European Arthouse Cinema Day takes place “Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. at theatres worldwide on October 13, 2019, It’s fun to be a vampire.” That pretty much sums up the promoting great European films and the local appeal of this fang-banging ‘80s horror/teen flick mash-up, a cinema experience. vampires-running-amuck-in-Southern California fright flick that dishes up as many laughs as screams … not to mention a In Tomboy, the second feature from celebrated French pair of teen heartthrobs both named Corey! filmmaker Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), a family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year- “An ‘80s teen vampire flick done right … a old Jeanne, moves to a new suburban neighborhood during sexy blend of bad lads, bloodsuckers, camp the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and comedy and carnage.” – Total Film tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids, and decides to pass herself off as “Mikael,” a When a single mom (Diane Wiest) and her teen sons (Jason boy different enough to catch the attention of leader of the Patrick and Corey Haim) move from the Midwest to hip and pack Lisa, who becomes smitten. At home with her parents happening Santa Carla, California, the boys find that they and younger sister, she is Laure. Hanging out with her new have a hard time fitting in – not because they’re not cool pals and girlfriend, she is Mikael. Finding resourceful ways enough (come on, it’s Jason Patrick and Corey Haim!), but to hide her true self, Laure takes advantage of her new because, as it turns out, the “in-crowd” is actually comprised identity. But as the end of her idyllic summer approaches, so of a gaggle of leather-clad, blood-thirsty teen vampires (led too does the dilemma of revealing her potentially unsettling by a sinister, punked-out Kiefer Sutherland) with nothing secret. Writer/director Sciamma brings a light and charming to do but suck down the red stuff and listen to New Wave touch to this contemporary coming-of-age story (buoyed by classics by INXS and Echo and the Bunnymen. And when a disarmingly natural and likeable performance by young Jason P. falls under the spell of a sexy vampira (Jamie Gertz) actress Zoé Heran as Laure/Mikael), which is also about and is accidentally turned into a vampire himself, it’s up to relationships between children, children and parents, and young Corey Haim and his new nerd pals The Frog Brothers the even more complicated one between one’s heart and (Jamison Newlander and Corey Feldman) to save him from body. (Dir. by Céline Sciamma, 2011, France, in French with an eternity of wearing sunglasses at night. (Dir. by Joel English subtitles, 82 mins., Not Rated) Schumacher, 1987, USA, 97 mins., Rated R) European Arthouse Cinema Day is a project of CICAE (The International Federation of Art Cinemas), a non-profit association promoting cultural diversity in cinemas and festivals. The CICAE was founded in 1955 and represents more than 4,000 screens and 22 international film festivals that have a shared mission of building audiences for excellent independent international film. The Loft Film Fest is the only American festival member of the CICAE. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 11

SERENITY IN THE DESERT 2019 FRANKENWEENIE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT 4:00PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 6:00PM (SUNDOWN) DOORS OPEN AT 3:30PM | SCREENING AT 4:00PM FREE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN HIMMEL PARK!

Preceded by Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog! This screening will take place outdoors on “Hippie Hill” at Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson Co-Presented by The Arizona Browncoats Boulevard. Please bring your own seating.

Enjoy a screening of Joss Whedon’s film Serenity (PG-13, From mad genius Tim Burton comes Frankenweenie, a Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi) preceded by Dr. Horrible’s Sing- heartwarmingly creepy Halloween tale about a boy and his Along Blog (TV-PG, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi) with all proceeds dog … with an undead twist! benefiting The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona. Watch the films on the big screen with your closest friends “This delightfully twisted story about a boy supporting Tucson’s essential non-profit art house cinema. and his (dead) dog showcases precisely what The Arizona Browncoats will host raffles, a photo booth, Tim Burton excels at: blending the macabre geeky wares & more including a costume contest with shiny and the heartfelt in a perfect, oddball, union.” prizes at stake…as if you needed a reason to wear that orange – Connie Ogle, Miami Herald knit hat, swirly parasol, or “Whedonverse” flair! After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Arizona Browncoats, Inc. (AzBc, Inc.), is an official 501(c) (3) Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend non-profit organization dedicated to promoting unity and back to life-with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to equality among all people. Since 2006, Arizona Browncoats hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, has raised over $80,000 for charity. Monies raised from Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all our events have benefited Equality Now, an international learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous. women’s rights organization, as well as local charities, Burton, the man responsible for such delightfully ghoulish including the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, animated favorites as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Growth Improvement for Female Teens, and Fresh Start Corpse Bride, here puts his uniquely demented spin on the Women’s Foundation and Resource Center. We have also legendary Frankenstein story and comes up with a hilarious, participated in events for the benefit of St. Jude Children’s heartfelt and downright macabre ode to puppy love that is a Research Hospital, the Arizona Hemophilia Association, and doggone devilish delight and a Halloween classic for all ages! Kids Need to Read. (Dir. by Tim Burton, 2012, USA, 87 mins.,Rated PG)

The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona’s mission is to collaborate to achieve social, political and economic change that empowers women and girls. We connect. We advocate. We invest. When you give to the Women’s Foundation, you transform over 20 nonprofit organizations in southern Arizona reaching over 15,000 women and girls. Create change for women and girls in our community. When women thrive, our community prospers. 12 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

BEETLEJUICE GOOSEBUMPS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 10:00AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 10:00PM FREE ADMISSION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PART OF OUR LOFT JR. SERIES A free monthly series showcasing great new and classic PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! family-friendly films from around the world! Pre-show The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at screen! 9:15am.

“It’s Showtime!” A deliriously off-the-wall, fast-paced horror/ PRESENTED BY PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY comedy, Beetlejuice was Tim Burton’s second feature – and it not only defined his signature mix of wild imagination, Based on the bestselling books by R.L. Stine, Goosebumps is sweetly fractured characters, surreal sensibility, gothic a fun fright fest guaranteed to shiver the spine and tickle the whimsy and dazzling special effects, but also firmly funny bone! established him as one of the most original movie makers of our time. “With a lot of jolts and a lot of laughs, Goosebumps is pretty much the perfect scary “Colorful, delightfully deranged and endlessly movie for kids.” – Roger Moore, Movie Nation inventive – a grand-scale funhouse that can be enjoyed by children of all ages.” – Kyle Counts, Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Hollywood Reporter Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin play a young married couple next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach’s who are killed in a car accident but are stuck haunting comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad this world before they can move on to the next. When an who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of obnoxious yuppie couple (Catherine O’Hara and Jeffery the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is Jones), and their unhappy, Goth-obsessed daughter (Winona a reason why Stine is so strange… he is a prisoner of his own Ryder, in her breakout movie role) move in to their old home, imagination – the monsters that his books made famous are the ghostly duo tries every trick in the afterlife playbook real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked to frighten them away. But when their fledgling haunting up in their books. When Zach unintentionally unleashes the skills prove less than effective, the two turn in desperation monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize to a veteran spook: a profane, malevolent, thoroughly gonzo the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get spirit named Beetlejuice, played to over-the-top perfection all of them back in the books where they belong! (Dir. by Rob by Michael Keaton. And that’s when things really get weird, Letterman, 2015,103 mins., Rated PG) as Burton’s signature style of macabre comedy goes into maximum overdrive! (Dir. by Tim Burton, 1988, USA, 92 min., Rated PG) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 13

HOME MOVIE DAY 2019 MISSISSIPPI BURNING (35MM PRINT!) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 11:00AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 2:00PM FREE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 FILM INSPECTIONS BEGIN AT 10:00AM SCREENINGS BEGIN AT 11:00AM PART OF JOURNALISM ON SCREEN Journalism on Screen is an ongoing series combining films Co-presented by the Bear Canyon Center for that explore the world of journalism with lively discussions Southwest Humanities, Ping Pong Media and with experts and industry professionals. Presented by The The Loft Cinema. New York Times, The Arizona Daily Star, The Daily Wildcat/ UA TV-3, The University of Arizona College of Social and Dust off your vintage home movie reels and bring them to Behavioral Sciences, The University of Arizona School of The Loft Cinema for Tucson’s 8th annual Home Movie Day, Journalism, Arizona Inn and The Loft Cinema. featuring expert inspection, preservation recommendations and screenings of fabulous local home movies. See your (or See the 1988 Oscar-winning drama, Mississippi Burning, your neighbors’) home movies projected on the big screen starring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe and Frances in front of a live audience! What cinematic treasures lurk in McDormand, followed by an onstage discussion with the the attics and garages of Tucson? Find out at Home Movie film’s Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter, Chris Gerolmo, Day! Attendees are invited to submit their home movies for moderated by Tucson-based screenwriter Will Conroy. inspection and screening consideration in 16mm, 8mm or Super 8 film formats ONLY, starting at 10:00am. No digital Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe co-star in this acclaimed or VHS movies, please. drama directed by Alan Parker (Midnight Express), loosely based on the real-life 1964 disappearance of three civil Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and rights workers in Mississippi. Nominated for six Academy filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide. Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman) and Home Movie Day events provide the opportunity for Best Director, and winner of an Academy Award for Best individuals and families to see and share their own home Cinematography, this emotionally charged film vividly movies with an audience of their community, and to see their captures a crucial chapter in American history. In Jessup neighbors’ in turn. It’s a chance to discover why we should County, 1964, as three civil rights activists drive down a care about these films and to learn how best to care for them. desolate stretch of highway, headlights ominously draw near. Come see kids and grandpas, tios and tias, prom dresses, Telling each other to stay calm, they have no way of knowing new cars, old cars, Grand Canyon, sunsets, birthdays, that in minutes they will disappear into the night and spark quinceañeras, holidays, parades—all on glorious celluloid and one of the most explosive murder investigations in history. all shown on projectors with moving parts! Home movies Enter straight-laced Ward (Dafoe) and deceptively easy- filmed in Southern Arizona and the US/Mexico Borderlands going Anderson (Hackman), a former small-town Mississippi are particularly welcome. Tips on film storage, preservation sheriff himself. Can these two philosophically opposed FBI and video transfer will also be available free of charge at this agents overcome their differences and uncover the chilling very special event! (Total program running time: approximately mystery of a small Ku Klux Klan-ridden community before 90 mins.) it tears itself apart? Also starring Frances McDormand (Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee), R. Lee Ermey, Brad For more information on Home Movie Day, please visit Dourif, and Michael Rooker. (Dir. by Alan Parker, 1988, USA, centerforhomemovies.org 128 mins., Rated R) 14 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT MIDNIGHT GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 NO ONE UNDER 17 ADMITTED WITHOUT PARENT OR GUARDIAN. MUST HAVE PHOTO ID.

Whatever happened to Saturday Look out, all you creatures of the night? It was locked in a closet with THE ROCKY night … Rocky Horror is coming to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it get you this Halloween! It’s our 41st hasn’t been the same since! Unleash HORROR annual Rocky Horror Halloween Bash, your inner Sweet Transvestite when so help us celebrate the freakiest the mother of all cult classics hits HALLOWEEN night of the year (even if it IS a few the big screen with the “Heavy BASH! days early) by tricking out with Petting” shadow cast, live and in Frank-N-Furter, Brad, Janet, Eddie your face! You’ll see a healthy young and the whole Rocky Horror gang couple inducted into the world of SATURDAY, OCTOBER (not to mention the Heavy Petting absolute pleasure, Transylvanians 26 AT 11:00PM shadow cast!), and treating yourself doing the pelvic thrust and a sexy GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 to some fabulous pre-show games, a scientist trying to free us of all our LOFT MEMBERS: $6 scarifying Virgin Sacrifice and some inhibitions (not to mention our monstrous prize giveaways! A $100 clothing)! So pull up your fishnets Grand Prize for Best Costume will and get ready to become a creature SPOOKY PRIZES! FREAKY also make you shiver with an…tici… of the night at the strangest, sexiest SURPRISES! GROOVY pation. So get ready to do the Time “science fiction double feature” of GHOULS OF ALL SIZES! Warp at the stroke of midnight and all-time, a Loft Cinema tradition for ring in Halloween, Rocky-style! (Dir. 41 years and counting! (Dir. by Jim Trick or Treat at the wildest by Jim Sharman, 1975, UK, 98 min., Sharman, 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Halloween Bash this side of Rated R) Rated R) Transsexual, Transylvania! SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 15

HOCUS POCUS BLACK SUNDAY (1960) HALLOWEEN PARTY! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 AT 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION | $5 SUGGESTED DONATION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 PART OF OUR ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIES LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $10 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING See classic art films the way they were meant to be seen - with an audience, on the big screen! This Halloween season, let us put a spell on you as we party with the Sanderson Sisters at a spectacularly spooky In this darkly atmospheric chiller, a mysterious young screening of the wickedly funny comedy, Hocus Pocus! woman is executed as a witch, but not before placing a curse Join in the fun as Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah upon those who have condemned her – a horrible vengeance Jessica Parker rise from the grave to cast their magical spell that is fulfilled some 200 years later in a riot of pure terror! and wreak havoc on All Hallows Eve! Slip on your wildest Halloween costume and you might be invited on stage to In one of the most auspicious directorial debuts in movie compete for a spooktacular prize! Power up your broom (or history, Italian director Mario Bava bridged the gap between vacuum) and fly on over to The Loft Cinema for this family- the gothic horror picture and the European art film with friendly fright- fiesta, otherwise someone just might turn Black Sunday (aka La maschera del demonio or The Mask of you into a black cat named Thackery Binx! PLUS: Everyone Satan). Made in 1960 (a banner year for groundbreaking will receive a free Goodie Bag filled with fun props and horror films, including Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and spooky surprises to use throughout the movie! Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom), and now considered a cult classic, it continues to reverberate through cinema, “A campy, quirky, hilarious Halloween classic.” inspiring and influencing new generations of filmmakers. – Anna Smith, Film Takeout In Black Sunday, the bewitching, wild-eyed Barbara Steele (Fellini’s 8 ½; Shivers) plays Princess Asa, a high priestess A trio of kooky witches conjures up a cauldron of scares of Satan who is gruesomely tortured and executed in 1600s and laughs, and causes a whole lot of trouble on one very Moldavia by having a spiked mask hammered into her face. memorable Halloween night in the fiendishly fun comedy, Before she dies, Asa vows vengeance on the family who Hocus Pocus! When three 17th century Salem witches – the killed her and returns from the grave two centuries later over-the-top Winifred Sanderson (Bette Midler), and her to keep her promise by wreaking bloody vengeance. With bumbling sisters Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary vampires, bubbling flesh, dank crypts, undead servants (Kathy Najimy) – are accidentally summoned from beyond and torch-bearing mobs, the film’s plot is pure, high-grade the grave by modern-day pranksters, the 300-year-old trio gothic horror, but the visuals are the stylish Mario Bava’s sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth primary concern. Fog, shadows and sinister black and by taking the souls of the town’s youngsters, but first they white photography create an overwhelmingly dense and must outwit three clever kids and a talking cat named foreboding atmosphere, and the sheer, ghastly beauty of Thackery Binx! And thus ensues an unforgettable Halloween it all is entrancing. Although this was Bava’s first feature- adventure filled with scary hijinks, zany fun, and even a little length film in a career that spanned 26 films (including such singing and dancing … not to mention a whole lot of good, horror classics as Planet of the Vampires and Blood and Black old-fashioned Hocus Pocus! (Dir. by Kenny Ortega, 1993, USA, Lace), Black Sunday is the legendary genre master’s signature 96 mins., Rated PG) work and a milestone in Italian horror cinema. (Dir. by Mario Bava, 1960, Italy, in Italian with English subtitles, 87 mins., Not Rated) 16 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

GHOSTBUSTERS AY MARIPOSA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 AT 2:00PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS: $8 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 11:00AM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 Co-presented by Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter and The Loft Cinema. PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big A portion of the proceeds from this screening screen! will benefit Sierra Club Borderlands Program and Ay Mariposa film. If there’s something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? How about Ghostbusters? Featuring a post-film Q&A with Ay Mariposa main character Zulema Hernandez; Nellie “Deliriously inventive … a near-flawless Jo David, O’odham land and human rights example of the ’80s genre boom in full swing, defender from Ajo and co-founder of O’odham fusing state-of-the-art SFX, a loopy guys-on-a- Anti-Border Collective, and other local mission plot and a handful of the finest one- environmental activists/experts! liners ever.” – Tom Huddleston, Time Out Ay Mariposa tells a story of three characters in the Lower See what happens when New York’s finest spectre-hunters Rio Grande Valley of Texas whose lives are upended by plans Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson to build a US-Mexico border wall. As the director of the pile into their converted ambulance to take on the haunted National Butterfly Center, Marianna Trevino Wright has New York Public Library, demonic pooches from hell, an become a leader of wall resistance in the Valley, a position evil EPA agent, an angry Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and that has resulted in violent threats from pro-wall factions Sigourney Weaver’s freaky refrigerator. Hilarity, action and an emotional odyssey as she tries to navigate the and much slimy transdimensional demon combat ensue. ever-shifting sands of border policy. Zulema Hernandez, a Spawning a sequel, two animated TV series and an insanely life-long migrant worker, immigrant and great grandmother, catchy hit theme song, Ghosbusters is the guaranteed go-to has been a dedicated advocate for all migrants, both wild comedy if you’re looking to scare up some major laughs. (Dir. and human-kind. Meanwhile the butterfly, la mariposa, by Ivan Reitman, 1984, USA, 105 mins., Rated PG) fights its own daily battle for survival in a landscape where more than 95 percent of its habitat is long gone and much of what remains lies directly in the path of the wall. Ay Mariposa documents each characters’ fierce commitment to home, justice, wild beauty and the future of the US-Mexico borderlands. (Dir. by Krista Schlyer, 2019, USA, 57 mins., Not Rated) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 17

LOFT FILM FEST PREVIEW EVENT FRIED GREEN TOMATOES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 11:00AM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6

Join us for an exciting FREE preview of this year’s Loft PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! Film Fest, which runs Thursday, November 7 – Thursday, A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our November 14! Watch trailers for films we’ll be screening at amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by the Fest! Hot target the films you want to see and plan your Shawna DaCosta, Director of Education and Engagement! Fest schedule! Get the inside scoop on all the Fest buzz, guests, events and more! Make the most of your 2019 Loft Academy Award-winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star Film Fest experience by attending this special Preview Event with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this that’s guaranteed to make you a Fest Expert in one easy step! beloved Southern drama based on Fanny Flagg’s best-selling (Approximate running time: 90 mins.) novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Described by Filmmaker Magazine as being “geared truly “Brimming with wonderful performances, the toward cinephiles of nearly every stripe,” and praised for movie is remarkable for its collection of rich its “phantasmagorical programming … and astute choice of female leads.” – Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin guests,” the Loft Film Fest was created in 2010 as a showcase Chronicle for the very best independent, foreign and classic cinema. For eight days in November the Loft Film Fest provides an Director Jon Avnet’s film moves between two relationships intimate and unique setting for film fans to experience hand- taking place more than a half a century apart. In the modern selected festival favorites from Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, day story, unhappy Alabama housewife Evelyn Couch etc., and to meet internationally-renowned artists from the (Bates) is surprised when she befriends and bonds with world of independent cinema. elderly nursing home resident Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy), who fascinates Evelyn with her tales of feisty, tomboy-ish Special guests of the Loft Film Fest have included acclaimed Idgie Threadgoode (Masterson) and her deep friendship contemporary filmmakers such as Carlos Reygadas, Alex Cox, with Ruth Jamison (Parker) during the 1920s and 1930s. Chris Eyre, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana, Allison Anders, Through Ninny’s funny, charming, heartbreaking stories of Charles Burnett , Penelope Spheeris, Don Coscarelli, The a bygone era, Evelyn learns about two remarkable women Zellner Brothers, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kirby Dick and Richard whose relationship endured through everything, including Kelly; celebrated actors including Rita Moreno, Bruce Dern, running their small-town social hub, The Whistle Stop Cafe, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Carradine, Curtis where, in addition to dishing up delectable barbeque and Armstrong, Stacy Keach, Alfonso Arau, Jon Lovitz and Udo other Southern delights (including those tasty fried green Kier; and industry legends such as Roger Corman, recipient tomatoes!), the Cafe’s employees served up a few major of the 2012 “Lofty Achievement Award.” scandals as well. (Dir. by Jon Avnet, 1991, USA, 130 mins., Rated PG-13) The Loft Film Fest, produced by the award-winning, non- profit Loft Cinema, is fiercely committed to continuing its tradition of bringing world-class film festival programming to Tucson, connecting audiences with artists and celebrating the unique spirit of independent cinema. 18 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

DOUBLE FEATURE TICKETS ONLY EVIL DEAD DOUBLE FEATURE! NO SINGLE FILM TICKETS AVAILABLE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 EVIL DEAD AT 7:30PM; ARMY OF DARKNESS AT 9:00PM (APPROXIMATE SHOWTIME) PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

“Klaatu, Barada, Nikto!” Spend the Sam Raimi’s debut feature, the one ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) scariest night of the year at The Loft that introduced audiences to anvil- Officially “Part 3” of the wild and Cinema as we bring out the Dead jawed hero Bruce Campbell and scared wacky Evil Dead series, Raimi’s Army (and the Bruce Campbell!) for a spine- the world out of creepy cabins in of Darkness is an outrageous, action- tingling, rib-tickling twofer of terror, the woods forever, is a low-budget fueled comedy with monsters – a featuring back-to-back screenings of rollercoaster ride double stuffed with film designed to make you laugh Sam Raimi’s original 1981 gore fest, shocks, gore and bizarre humor – a more than scream, at least if you Evil Dead, in a newly restored and funky fright flick made by and for have a really demented sense of rescored version, and his insane 1992 true horror fanatics. An unsuspecting humor. Bruce Campbell returns as medieval action/horror/comedy Army group of college pals decide to vacation Ash, a hardware-store clerk who is of Darkness! Spooky prizes for best at a creepy backwoods cabin (big magically transported – along with his costumes, and free Halloween candy mistake!), but instead of rest and beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw for everyone, while supplies last! relaxation they find an unspeakable attachment for his severed left evil lurking in the forest, and one by forearm – to the brutal battlefields of one, the kids are transformed into the 14th century. He quickly assumes EVIL DEAD (1981) undead creatures with a taste for power (who else in the Middle Ages 4K digital restoration with terror. Soon it’s up to our man Ash to packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and new 5.1 surround sound survive the night and save the day, but unites his ragtag band of medieval and reimagined music it ain’t gonna be easy …. (Dir. by Sam knights against the demonic Deadites, score by original composer Raimi, 1981, USA, 85 mins., Not Rated) aka The Army of the Dead. (Dir. by Sam Joseph LoDuca! Presented by Raimi, 1992, USA, 81 mins., Rated R) Grindhouse Releasing. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 19

REPO MAN A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN: 35TH ANNIVERSARY! THE BROADWAY MUSICAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 10:00PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! Featuring a post-film Q&A with Janis Joplin’s The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big brother, Michael Joplin! screen! Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, A quintessential cult film of the 1980s, Alex Cox’s singular almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The sci-fi comedy features the always captivating Harry Dean unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Stanton, in one of his greatest roles, as a weathered repo Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from man in a desolate Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez as the Monterey to Woodstock. From Broadway to the cinema nihilistic, middle-class punk he takes under his wing. screen, you’re invited to share an evening with the woman and her musical influences in the Tony Award-nominated “Great weirdo fun. This is the kind of movie Broadway musical sensation, A Night with Janis Joplin, that baffles Hollywood, because it isn’t made starring Mary Bridget Davies as Janis. from any known formula and doesn’t follow the rules.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times “When Mary Bridget Davies throws her formidable lungpower and raspy emotional The job becomes more than either of them bargained for rawness into “Piece of My Heart,” you when they get involved in repossessing a mysterious – and could swear the tragic supernova known to otherworldly – Chevy Malibu with a cop-evaporating alien her friends as “Pearl” had been reborn.” – force hidden in the trunk, threatening to change the very Hollywood Reporter laws of science as we know it. Featuring a hilarious script, a colorful gallery of amazing character actors (including Fueled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby Sy Richardson and Tracey Walter) and the ultimate early McGee,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Mercedes Benz,” “Cry eighties L.A. punk soundtrack (with Black Flag, Circle Baby” and “Summertime,” a remarkable cast and breakout Jerks, Fear and more), this offbeat comic odyssey is also a performances, A Night with Janis Joplin, written by Randy politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic Johnson and directed by Emmy Award-winner David Horn and foreign policies. Brilliantly directed by Alex Cox, Repo and Randy Johnson, is a musical journey celebrating Janis Man is a one-of-a-kind blue collar punk rock masterpiece. and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha “Let’s go do some crimes …” (Dir. by Alex Cox, 1984, USA, 92 Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie mins., Rated R) Smith, who inspired one of rock & roll’s greatest legends. (Dir. by David Horn & Randy Johnson, USA, 117 mins., Not Rated)

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ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ: WHY YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE PAINTED ROCK PETROGLYPH SITE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 FROM 6:00PM-7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Knowledge seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café at The Loft Cinema for a series This is a rental of The Loft of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of the Southwest. Join us on Tuesday, October Cinema, presented by 1, 2019, as Dr. Aaron Wright discusses the Painted Rock Petroglyph Site. Explore what makes this Archaeology Southwest. place special, discover what it tells us about life long ago, and learn how you can experience this significant place today. With Dr. Aaron Wright! Presented by Archaeology Southwest, a nonprofit organization working across the Southwest to explore and protect the places of our past, Archaeology Café is an informal forum where adults can learn more about the Southwest’s deep history and speak directly to experts. At Archaeology Café, we break down the static, jargon-laden dynamic of traditional lectures, and have an expert share some ideas with the group in ways that get discussion going. (Food and drink make things a little livelier, too.) More Details at loftcinema.org

MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 7:00PM DOORS OPEN AT 6:15PM, FILM STARTS AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 (PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING)

Mountainfilm is a festival of films, people, stories and ideas that celebrates indomitable spirit, educates and inspires audiences, and motivates individuals and communities to advance solutions This is a rental of The Loft for a liveable world. Cinema, presented by Sven E. Silberschlag and the SAS Held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado since 1979, Mountainfilm showcases Wealth Management Group. stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. As well the festival brings together world-class athletes, change makers and visionary artists for a multi-dimensional celebration of indomitable spirit.

THE NUNS, THE PRIESTS, AND THE BOMBS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 7:00PM ADMISSION: $10 – $39 SLIDING SCALE

There will be a brief intro to the film, and an opportunity for discussion afterwards.

The first issue of the Nuclear Resister (NR) newsletter was published in October 1980 and This is a rental of The Loft coincidently contained just one action report: that of the Plowshares Eight, the very first nuclear Cinema, presented by disarmament action fulfilling the words of the prophet Isaiah “to beat swords into plowshares, and Nuclear Resister. spears into pruning hooks”. NR coordinators Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa have continued the work of reporting on nonviolent resistance for a nuclear free future since then – for the past 33 years Celebrate 39 Years of from Tucson – with assistance from hundreds of people. the Nuclear Resister! Please join them for a community screening of The Nuns, The Priests and The Bombs, an 87 minute documentary film by director Helen Young about the Disarm Now Plowshares (2009) and Transform Now Plowshares (2012) nuclear disarmament actions.

This event is a fundraiser to help with travel expenses to Georgia to attend the October 21 trial in federal court of the Kings Bay Plowshares (KBP). Jack and Felice are providing jail support for one of the KBP, Fr. Steve Kelly SJ, who has been in a Georgia county jail since the April 2018 action at the Kings Bay Trident nuclear submarine base.

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THE INSULT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • LOFT MEMBERS: $8 (PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING)

In recognition of National Conflict Resolution Day, a special screening in collaboration with the Center for Community Dialogue & Training (a program of Our Family Services). Featuring post- This is a rental of The Loft screening community dialogue circles about the roots of violence in our own desert city. Cinema, presented by Our Family Services. A dispute between two men – one a Lebanese Christian, one a Palestinian refugee – on the streets of Beirut escalates into a national sensation as they face off in court, opening old wounds and traumatic memories, in this gripping drama in which the personal becomes political. Directed and co-written by Ziad Doueiri (The Attack), The Insult was Lebanon’s official selection for Best Foreign Language Film consideration at the 90th Academy Awards. (Dir. by Ziad Doueiri, 2017, Lebanon/ Belgium/Cyprus/France/USA, in Arabic with English subtitles, 112 mins., Rated R)

THE DESERT ON CELLULOID TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION

Arizona Oddities and Tucson Travels from Special Collections features Kodachrome vignettes that explore the cultural highlights of Arizona and Tucson, reflecting the mid-century tourism surge in the United States. (Reid H. Ray Film Industries, 1948, USA, 10 mins, Not Rated) This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by Look Park, an avant-garde walk through the park, uses original material from the Center for Creative University of Arizona Special Photography’s holdings. (Dir. Ralph Steiner, 1974, USA, 11 mins, Not Rated) Collections, the Center for Creative Photography, and Spring Planting, or How to Move a Giant Saguaro, a Western Ways curiosity film from the Arizona the Bear Canyon Center for Historical Society Library & Archives presented by The Bear Canyon Center for Southwest Southwest Humanities. Humanities, showcases the harvest and transplant of a giant saguaro from the open desert to Eleven Arches, the historical mansion near Hacienda del Sol. (Dir. Charles Herbert, 1939, USA, 10 mins, Not Rated) Celebrate American Archives Month as the Barrett Archival Consulting presents travelogue and home movie compositions from the 1950s to University of Arizona the 1970s. Clips include the 1969 University of Arizona graduation, Grand Canyon National Park Special Collections, Diné Dancers, and folklórico dancers from Nogales. (Dir. Lucienne Collaer Rusconi, 1925-2016, USA, 8 mins, the Center for Creative Not Rated) Photography, and the Bear Canyon Center for Upward from Poverty is a 1930s documentary from Special Collections that records the director’s Southwest Humanities rural reconstruction and community development work with the YMCA in India. Clips are taken present a selection of films from a digital composite of silent film footage and narration recorded by filmmaker Duane Spencer from Southwest archives. Hatch on 78 rpm lacquer disc. (Dir. Duane Spencer Hatch, ca. 1930, USA, 10 mins, Not Rated)

NO SMALL MATTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 12:30PM EVENT IS FREE, BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED | VISIT CHILDFAMILYRESOURCES.ORG

Join Child & Family Resources as we offer a free screening of this powerful documentary, on October 29, 2019 from 12:30-2:30, at The Loft Cinema. Lynette Fraga, Ph.D., Executive Director of Child Care Aware of America, will present a keynote address and take audience questions following This is a rental of The Loft the film. Cinema, presented by Child & Family Resources. No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country. COMMUNITY RENTALS 23

ARRIVAL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Featuring a discussion led by Associate Professor Richard Poss from the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. This is a rental of The Loft When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team, led by expert linguist Cinema, presented by Tucson Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Humanities Festival. Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and “Learning Heptapodese Forest Whitaker. Based on the 1998 Nebula Award winning novella Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. seems easy compared Nominated for eight Academy Awards. (Dir. by Denis Villeneuve, 2016, USA, 118 mins., Rated PG-13) to the tough talks Americans need to have with each other.” – Amy Nicholson, MTV

AN UNREAL DREAM: THE MICHAEL MORTON STORY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 AT 4:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 (PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING)

In 1986 Michael Morton’s wife Christine is brutally murdered in front of their only child, and THURSDAY, OCT 24 Michael is convicted of the crime. Locked away in Texas prisons for a quarter century, estranged AT 7:30PM from his son, he has years to ponder questions of justice and innocence, truth and fate. Though he This is a rental of The Loft is virtually invisible to society, the Innocence Project and Michael’s pro bono attorney spend years Cinema, presented by fighting for the right to test DNA evidence found at the murder scene. Their discoveries ultimately The University of Arizona reveal that the price of a wrongful conviction goes well beyond one man’s loss of freedom. Innocence Project. Director Al Reinert is a two-time Academy Award nominee, as a documentary filmmaker (For Featuring a post- All Mankind, which won the documentary Jury and Audience Awards when it premiered at the screening Q&A with Sundance Film Festival in 1989) and as a screenwriter (Apollo 13). (Dir. by Al Reinert, 2013, USA, 92 Exoneree Michael mins., Not Rated) Morton and Prof. Jason Kreag from the James E. Rogers College of Law.

SPECIAL BOOK RELEASE DISCUSSION FEATURING UNPUBLISHED LOOKS AT MOLEN REEF ROCK ART TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 FROM 6:00PM-7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Join author and photographer Jonathan Bailey for an exploration and discussion of Utah’s Molen This is a rental of The Loft Reef, following the release of his latest book, Rock Art: A Vision of a Vanishing Cultural Landscape. Cinema, presented by Through stunning photography and thoughtful research, Jonathan helps highlight ancient and Archaeology Southwest. delicate traces from lives lived long ago, as expressed through rock art carvings in some of the Southwest’s most culturally rich—and continually threatened—landscapes. With Jonathan Bailey! In his talk, Jonathan will speak to the various preservation successes and challenges at Molen Reef. He will also debut many unpublished photographs from this stunning and meaningful place. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get a first look at a little-known landscape of deep cultural significance.

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The Two Popes DIRECTED BY Fernando Meirelles, 2019, UK/Italy/Argentina/USA, in English/Latin/ Spanish/Italian/French/Portuguese/German with English subtitles, 125 mins., Rated PG-13

From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Fernando Meirelles City( of God, The Constant Gardener) comes this highly-acclaimed new drama starring Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a TUCSON PREMIERE secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and OTHER FESTIVALS: Toronto; Telluride; Venice forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.

Words from a Bear DIRECTED BY Jeffrey Palmer, USA, 2019, 85 mins., Not Rated

When N. Scott Momaday won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, House Made of Dawn, it marked one of the first major acknowledgments of Native American literature and the vibrant contemporary culture it described. Now, Momaday’s transportive words come to life in this cinematic biography of one of the most celebrated Native American storytellers. In Words from a Bear, distinctly expressive animations intersect with stunning footage of the Great Plains as Momaday draws from his Kiowa ancestry and identity to pose universal questions about how we connect to our origins, each other, and the earth. In a series of TUCSON PREMIERE intimate interviews, Momaday expounds on his life and its many challenges, while insights from the likes of Joy Harjo, Robert Redford, and Jeff and Beau Bridges OTHER FESTIVALS: Sundance; Seattle reveal the impact of his literary contributions. Words from a Bear reveals the inspiring beauty of Momaday’s work while also guiding audiences through the grave historical struggles that Native American communities have faced. The result is a profound celebration of not only Momaday’s writing and history but also the art of storytelling itself..

Varda by Agnès DIRECTED BY Agnès Varda, 2019, France, in French with English subtitles, 120 mins., Not Rated

When 2017 Honorary Academy Award-winner Agnès Varda died earlier this year at age 90, the world lost one of its most inspirational cinematic radicals. From her neorealist-tinged 1954 feature debut La Pointe Courte to her New Wave treasures Cléo from 5 to 7 and Le Bonheur to her inquiries into those on society’s outskirts like Vagabond, The Gleaners and I, and the 2017 Oscar nominee Faces Places, she made enduring films that were both forthrightly political and gratifyingly mercurial, and which toggled between fiction and documentary SOUTHWEST PREMIERE decades before it was more commonplace in art cinema. In what would be her OTHER FESTIVALS: Berlin, New York final work, partially constructed of onstage interviews and lectures, interspersed with a wealth of clips and archival footage, Varda guides us through her career, from her movies to her remarkable still photography to the delightful and creative installation work. It’s a fitting farewell to a filmmaker, told in her own words.

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“Dives into American spiritual teacher Ram Dass’ BECOMING NOBODY quintessential wisdom through authenticity, humor, STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 and pure humanness.” – Shelly Karpaty, LA Yoga REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In Jamie Catto’s engaging psychologist, counter-culture documentary, the core arcs of rascally adventurer, Eastern Ram Dass’ life and teachings holy man, stroke survivor and coalesce through historic clips and compassionate caregiver, Ram extensive interviews, manifesting Dass has worn many hats on his the unique existence of Richard journey. The film captures a loving Alpert/Ram Dass, the bridge man full of joy, wit, honesty, and between Eastern and Western wisdom, at ease in conversation philosophies whose spiritual while sharing his considerable guidance has defined a generation pains and pleasures. The life of inner explorers and seekers of experiences that have freed him truth and wisdom. from the attachments of his ‘Somebodyness’ have transformed “Powerful and moving.” him into the radiant soul who – Bilge Ebiri, Spiritualty & now inspires a new generation Health to address the vast question of ultimate freedom. (Dir. by Jamie Through his turns as scion of Catto, 2019, USA, 81 mins., Not an eminent Jewish family from Rated) Boston, rock-star Harvard NEW FILMS 31

“Villains is sick, twisted and absolutely bonkers, a VILLAINS welcome serving of pure bats**t insanity that will have STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 you laughing as often as you find yourself cringing.” – REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Trace Thurman, Bloody Disgusting

Mickey (Bill Skarsgård, It) and (Jeffrey Donovan, Burn Notice) Jules (Maika Monroe, It Follows) and Gloria (Kyra Sedgwick, Closer), are two young lovers turned whose bland exterior hides dark painfully amateurish convenience secrets and sinister intentions, store robbers who are on the run and the bumbling criminals soon and looking for a fresh start in the find themselves in increasingly Sunshine State. hot water (and various forms of bondage) as their overly polite “One of the most fun-filled hosts reveal themselves to be horror comedies of the clearly insane homeowners who year.” – Shannon McGrew, will do anything to keep their Nightmarish Conjurings twisted secrets from getting out. A darkly comic horror thriller with Forced to improvise a new plan heaping helpings of grisly thrills when their getaway vehicle runs and squirm-inducing laughs, out of gas, they break into a Villains turns the home invasion nearby suburban home looking genre on its bruised and battered for a new set of wheels. What head. (Dir. by Dan Berk/Robert they find instead is a seemingly Olsen, 2019, USA, 88 mins., Rated sweet-as-pie couple, George R) 32 NEW FILMS

“With a jaw-dropping performance from Renée Zellweger JUDY at its pulsing, neurotic heart, the film is funny, warm and STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 satisfyingly self-aware.” – Lisa Mullen, Sight and Sound REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Winter, 1968. Showbiz legend Short), her soon-to-be fifth Judy Garland (Oscar-winner husband. Featuring some of Renée Zellweger, Chicago) arrives her best-known songs, the film in Swinging London to perform a celebrates the voice, the capacity five-week sold-out run at The Talk for love, and the sheer pizzazz of of the Town. It is 30 years since “the world’s greatest entertainer.” she shot to global stardom in The Also starring Jessie Buckley (Wild Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has Rose), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist) weakened, its dramatic intensity and Michael Gambon (Harry has only grown. Potter). (Dir. by Rupert Goold, 2019, UK, 118 mins., Rated PG-13) As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms Closed Captions and Audio musicians and reminisces with Description Available friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. PLEASE NOTE: Even her dreams of love seem No passes accepted for undimmed as she embarks on a first two weeks, through whirlwind romance with Mickey Thursday, October 10. Deans (Finn Wittrock, The Big NEW FILMS 33

JUDY STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Winter, 1968. Showbiz legend Judy Garland (Oscar- winner Renée Zellweger, Chicago) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown.

Experience the eagerly-anticipated new thriller Joker in “With a jaw-dropping performance from JOKER IN 70MM glorious 70mm, exclusively in Tucson at The Loft Cinema! Renée Zellweger at its pulsing, neurotic STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 heart, the film is funny, warm and REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Select screenings will be presented in the digital format, TBA. satisfyingly self-aware.” – Lisa Mullen, Sight and Sound

As she prepares for the show, battles with Presented in 70mm! With City, becoming a psychopathic EARLY SCREENINGS ON management, charms musicians and reminisces with a greater aspect ratio and murderer. This exploration of a THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3! friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine higher resolution than man disregarded by society is not VISIT LOFTCINEMA.ORG through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed 35mm celluloid, 70mm is only a gritty character study, but FOR DETAILS. as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey sharper, richer and more also a broader cautionary tale. (Dir. Deans (Finn Wittrock, The Big Short), her soon-to-be immersive – the ultimate in by Todd Phillips, 2019, USA, 120 PLEASE NOTE: fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known film projection. mins., Rated R) No passes accepted for songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for first two weeks, through love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest OCTOBER’S REEL READS Oscar-nominee Joaquin Phoenix Thursday, October 17. entertainer.” Also starring Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), SELECTION stars in the title role of Todd Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist) and Michael Gambon Phillips’ Joker, alongside Oscar- Purchase a copy of The Joker: His For the safety of Loft (Harry Potter). (Dir. by Rupert Goold, 2019, UK, 118 winner Robert De Niro. The Greatest Jokes by DC Comics. Cinema patrons, face mins., Rated PG-13) film centers around the iconic during the month of October and masks, face paint, and arch-nemesis and is an original, receive a special “Loft Reel Reads” real or prop weapons are Closed Captions and Audio Description standalone story not seen before discount off the cover price – 20% prohibited at all times. Available on the big screen. During the for Loft members and 10% for the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian general public. Copies of the book named Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) is are available at The Loft Cinema driven insane and turns to a life and Antigone Books. of crime and chaos in Gotham 34 NEW FILMS

WRINKLES THE CLOWN Closed Captions Available STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In late 2014, a low-res video of a at the number. Voicemails range person in a clown mask emerging from disturbing to hilarious from underneath a sleeping to terrifying: parents use the child’s bed appears on YouTube. number to terrify their children, The description below the video kids who are obsessive fans of claims that the clown is named creepy clowns reach out to make “Wrinkles,” that he lives in a new friend, children threaten southwest Florida, and that he’s to inflict wildly creative violence been hired by the child’s parents if he comes anywhere near them. to frighten her for misbehaving. But who is Wrinkles, and why is The video goes viral. Soon, more he doing this? With incredible mysterious videos of Wrinkles access to the mastermind behind scaring children appear online, the mask, Wrinkles the Clown is along with a phone number to a cryptic and playful exploration hire him for “behavioral services.” of these questions, as well as Wrinkles becomes internet an inside look at myth-building lore – a whole genre of YouTube and the unpredictable spread of videos of kids filming themselves imagination in the Internet age. calling him appears online, and (Dir. by Michael Beach Nichols, over a million messages are left 2019, USA, 78 mins., Not Rated) NEW FILMS 35

EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 ONLY STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Co-presented by KXCI 91.3FM, REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Tucson’s Community Radio Station

Don’t miss this Charles Newirth, Diane Mercer, Live music set by P.D. special limited Vince Gilligan and Aaron Paul, in Ronstadt & The Company release Breaking association with Sony Pictures on opening night - Television. (Dir. by Vince Gilligan, Friday, September 13, Bad theatrical event, 2019, USA, 121 mins., Not Rated) immediately following the exclusively in Tucson 7:00pm screening! at The Loft Cinema! Tickets to this special opening The Netflix Event El Camino: A night event are $20 general Breaking Bad Movie reunites fans admission; $15 Loft members. with Jesse Pinkman (Emmy- We cannot accept passes for winner Aaron Paul). In the wake of this screening. A portion of the his dramatic escape from captivity, proceeds from this opening night Jesse must come to terms with his event will benefit a local charity, past in order to forge some kind TBA. of future. This gripping thriller is written and directed by Vince All other screenings of Linda Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice are Bad. The movie is produced by regular admission prices. Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, 36 NEW FILMS

“This overpoweringly tense and deeply mad thriller from MONOS Colombian filmmaker Alejandro Landes … is something STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 between Apocalypse Now, Lord of the Flies and Embrace of REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES the Serpent.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Monos, Alejandro Landes’ awe- military training exercises by day inspiring third feature, is a and indulge in youthful hedonism breathtaking survivalist saga set by night, an unconventional on a remote mountain in Latin family bound together under a America. shadowy force known only as The Organization. After an ambush “A monumentally drives the squadron into the cinematic experience of jungle, both the mission and lush wilderness and raw the intricate bonds between the emotions.” – Tomris Laffly, group begin to disintegrate. Order RogerEbert.com descends into chaos and the strong begin to prey on the weak in this The film tracks a young group vivid, cautionary fever-dream. of soldiers and rebels—bearing (Dir. by Alejandro Landes, 2019, names like Rambo, Smurf, Bigfoot, Colombia/Argentina/Netherlands/ Wolf and Boom-Boom—who keep Germany/Sweden/Uruguay, in watch over an American hostage, English/Spanish with English Doctora (Julianne Nicholson, I, subtitles, 102 mins., Rated R) Tonya), and a conscripted milk cow. The teenage commandos perform NEW FILMS 37

“A sublimely haunting experience that will make END OF THE CENTURY you sigh in recognition of the what-if’s in your STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 own life.” – Carlos Aguilar, The Wrap REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In his alluring debut feature, leading the audience on a journey writer/director Lucio Castro offers of discovery as the two leading both a sun-soaked European men discover themselves and each travelogue and an epic, decades- other. With sumptuous lensing spanning romance. When Ocho of a Barcelona summertime and (Juan Barberini), a 30-something tangible chemistry between the Argentine poet on vacation in actors, End of the Century is a Barcelona, spots Javi (Ramón love story that echoes across Pujol), a Spaniard from Berlin, time. Winner of Best Film at the from the balcony of his Airbnb, the Buenos Aires Film Festival and attraction is subtle but persistent. Best First Film at the Frameline: After a missed connection on the San Francisco LGBTQ Film beach, a third chance encounter Festival. (Dir. by Lucio Castro, 2019, escalates to a seemingly random Argentina, in Spanish with English hookup. But are these two merely subtitles, 84 mins., Not Rated) beautiful strangers in a foreign city or are they part of each other’s histories—and maybe even their destinies? Castro deliberately unfolds mystery after mystery, 38 NEW FILMS

“A delectable look at a despicable person. WHERE’S MY ROY COHN? A cautionary tale that could scarcely be STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 more timely.” – Steve Pond, The Wrap REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

One of the most controversial and destroy your opponents; lie and influential American figures shamelessly, invalidating the idea of the 20th Century, Roy Cohn of truth; weaponize lawsuits; was a ruthless and unscrupulous evade taxes and bills; and, most lawyer and political power broker importantly, inflame the prejudices whose 28-year career ranged from of the crowd by scapegoating acting as chief counsel to Senator defenseless people. For those Joseph McCarthy’s Communist- who remember Cohn and those hunting subcommittee to molding who were too young to have any the career of a young Queens real awareness of him, Matt Tyrnauer’s estate developer named Donald Where’s My Roy Cohn? lays out who Trump. Cohn was and how his lessons to his apprentice Donald Trump have Cohn formulated his playbook in shaped contemporary American the ‘50s, but it is all too familiar politics. From the director of today: always attack; never admit Valentino: The Last Emperor and blame or apologize; use favors and Studio 54. (Dir. by Matt Tyrnauer, fear to ensure support for your 2019, USA, 97 mins., Rated PG-13) objectives; expertly manipulate the media to gain advantage NEW FILMS 39

“The Tarantino-style rollercoaster ride is as effortlessly FIRST LOVE enjoyable as ever, accentuating the director’s lighter comic STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 leanings over his bloodthirsty side.” – Stephen Dalton, REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Hollywood Reporter

FREE LOFT MEMBERS Celebrated auteur Takashi duo falls passionately in love while SCREENING Miike (Blade of the Immortal, 13 getting innocently caught up in Friday, October 25, 7:00pm. Assassins, Ichi the Killer, Audition) a drug-smuggling scheme over Free for Loft Cinema members returns with one of his most the course of one night in Tokyo. and open to the public at regular fun, action-packed films, marked Baby-faced gangster Kase (Shota admission prices. by high-energy mayhem and Sometani) has decided to double- breakneck pacing. First Love is cross his boss and hijack a big drug Members may pick up tickets only a noir-tinged yakuza thriller shipment with the connivance of for themselves (1 for individual blending genres as it tells the a corrupt cop. But after killing the levels, 2 for couple levels) at story of Leo (Masataka Kubota), courier they lose the drugs, and the Box Office on the day of the a promising but aimless young multiple parties all chase after Member Screening. The Box Office boxer, who discovers something to it, including Julie (Becky), the is open 1/2 hour before the first fight for when he encounters Yuri ferociously bloodthirsty girlfriend show of the day. Please see the (Sakurako Konishi), a beautiful of the slain courier, bent on website for showtimes. Members young woman on the run, and on vengeance. (Dir. by Takashi Miike, will be issued a return pass (valid impulse rescues her. Yuri, literally 2019, Japan, in Japanese with through the following Thursday) haunted by the ghost of her no- English subtitles, 108 mins., Not to see this film another time, if the good father, has been forced into Rated) screening is at capacity. prostitution for a local gang boss to pay off her father’s debts. The 40 NEW FILMS

“Three films for the price of one - a terrific ONE CUT OF THE DEAD Japanese horror/comedy that proves there’s STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 somewhere the zombie apocalypse movie hasn’t REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES yet gone.” – Richard Kuipers, Variety

A cast of relative unknowns, a browbeats his actors and demands brilliantly disguised low budget more special effects blood, a real and an epic, 37-minute opening zombie apocalypse erupts, much single take makes Shin’ichirô to his auteur delight. Packed with Ueda’s feature debut a bright, meta-movie references as mocking breezy and laugh-out-loud as they are loving, this relentless hilarious zombie comedy. takedown of the Living Dead genre is a total blast. (Dir. by Shin’ichirô “Grade A-! The best Ueda, 2019, Japan, in Japanese zombie comedy since with English subtitles, 96 mins., Not Shaun of the Dead! A Rated) euphoric ode to the chaos of genre filmmaking.” – “Does something many, David Ehrlich, IndieWire including this writer, didn’t think was possible A film crew is shooting a zombie ... it reinvents the zombie horror flick in an abandoned movie.” – Katie Rife, AV water filtration plant, allegedly Club used for human experiments by the military. Just as the director NEW FILMS 41

(NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE) PLEASE NOTE: THIS NT LIVE PRESENTATION FLEABAG WILL RUN AS A REGULAR ENGAGEMENT. STARTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THESE GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 SCREENINGS.

See Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Written and performed by Phoebe by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and hilarious one-woman show Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Annapurna Theatre. (Dir. by that inspired the multiple Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Vicky Jones, UK, 80 mins. with no Emmy Award-winning TV Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at intermission, Not Rated/Contains series, Fleabag, captured some sort of woman living her strong language, recommended for live on stage in London’s sort of life. Fleabag may seem ages 15+) West End and shown on oversexed, emotionally unfiltered the big screen at The Loft and self-obsessed, but that’s just Cinema! Presented by NT the tip of the iceberg. With family Live. and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling See the hilarious, award-winning, to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly one-woman show that inspired finds herself with nothing to lose. the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, Playing to sold-out audiences broadcast live to cinemas from in New York and London, don’t London’s West End. miss your chance to see this ‘legitimately hilarious show’ “Funny, vibrant, and blunt (New Yorker), captured live and as a hammerhead.” – New presented on the big screen at York Magazine a cinema near you. Presented 42 NEW FILMS

“Pain and Glory is bittersweet perfection from Pedro PAIN AND GLORY Almodóvar. Antonio Banderas gives the performance of STARTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 a lifetime.” – Mark Kermode, Guardian REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In celebrated writer/director films. Pain and Glory talks about Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, creation, about the difficulty of Antonio Banderas plays Salvador separating it from one’s own life Mallo, a film director in physical and about the passions that give it decline who reflects on his past meaning and hope. In recovering as his present comes crashing his past, Salvador finds the urgent down around him. Some of these need to recount it, and in that reflections are in the flesh, others need he also finds his salvation. remembered: his childhood in the Also starring Penélope Cruz and ‘60s, when he emigrated with his Asier Etxeandia. From the Oscar- parents to a village in Valencia in winning director of Volver, Bad search of prosperity; his first adult Education, Talk to Her and All love in the Madrid of the ‘80s; the About My Mother. (Dir. by Pedro pain of the breakup of that love Almodóvar, 2019, Spain, in Spanish while it was still alive and intense; with English subtitles, 113 mins., writing as the only therapy to Rated R) forget the unforgettable; the early discovery of cinema; and the void, the infinite void created by the incapacity to keep on making NEW FILMS 43

“Taika Waititi knocks it out of the park with the JOJO RABBIT meaningful lunacy of his anti-hate satire, which is equal STARTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 parts Mel Brooks, Wes Anderson and Waititi’s own REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES whimsical brilliance.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Writer/director Taika Waititi (Thor: Sam Rockwell. Winner of the Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, coveted People’s Choice Award at What We Do in the Shadows), brings the 2019 Toronto International his signature style of offbeat Film Festival. (Dir. by Taika Waititi, humor and warm pathos to his 2019, Germany/USA, in English, latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a World 108 mins., Rated PG-13) War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin “There’s some sort of Davis as Jojo) whose world view strange magic residing is turned upside down when in Taika Waititi’s Jojo he discovers his single mother Rabbit, a film that really (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding shouldn’t work - but does, a young Jewish girl (Thomasin with remarkable results.” McKenzie) in their attic. Aided – Chris Evangelista, Slash only by his idiotic imaginary Film friend, Adolf Hitler (played by filmmaker Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. Also starring Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen and

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THE CRAFT THE LOST BOYS BEETLEJUICE GHOSTBUSTERS REPO MAN (Dir. by Andrew Fleming, 1996, USA, (Dir. by Joel Schumacher, 1987, USA, (Dir. by Tim Burton, 1988, USA, 92 (Dir. by Ivan Reitman, 1984, USA, 35TH ANNIVERSARY! 101 mins., Rated R) 97 mins., Rated R) min., Rated PG) 105 mins., Rated PG) (Dir. by Alex Cox, 1984, USA, 92 mins., Rated R) A coven of teen witches transforms “Sleep all day. Party all night. Never “It’s Showtime!” A deliriously off- If there’s something strange in their high school into a little grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a the-wall, fast-paced horror/comedy, the neighborhood, who you gonna A quintessential cult film of the shop of horrors in the magically vampire.” That pretty much sums Beetlejuice was Tim Burton’s second call? How about Ghostbusters? 1980s, Alex Cox’s singular sci- delicious comedy/thriller The Craft. up the appeal of this fang-banging feature – and it not only defined his Spawning a sequel, two animated fi comedy features the always After transferring to a posh Los ‘80s horror/teen flick mash-up, signature mix of wild imagination, TV series and an insanely catchy captivating Harry Dean Stanton, Angeles Catholic high school, a vampires-running-amuck-in- sweetly fractured characters, hit theme song, Ghosbusters is the in one of his greatest roles, as a Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that Southern California fright flick surreal sensibility, gothic whimsy guaranteed go-to comedy if you’re weathered repo man in a desolate her telekinetic gift appeals to a that dishes up as many laughs as and dazzling special effects, but looking to scare up some major Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez as group of three wannabe witches, screams … not to mention a pair also firmly established him as one laughs. the nihilistic, middle-class punk he who happen to be seeking a fourth of teen heartthrobs both named of the most original movie makers takes under his wing. member for their rituals. Corey! of our time. “Deliriously inventive … a near- flawless example of the ’80s genre “Great weirdo fun. This is the kind “Schlocky fun … a satirical teen- “An ‘80s teen vampire flick done “Colorful, delightfully deranged boom in full swing, fusing state- of movie that baffles Hollywood, clique horror movie that’s Carrie right … a sexy blend of bad lads, and endlessly inventive – a grand- of-the-art SFX, a loopy guys-on- because it isn’t made from any meets early John Hughes.” – Owen bloodsuckers, camp comedy and scale funhouse that can be enjoyed a-mission plot and a handful of known formula and doesn’t follow Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly carnage.” – Total Film by children of all ages.” – Kyle the finest one-liners ever.” – Tom the rules.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Counts, Hollywood Reporter Huddleston, Time Out Sun-Times THE LOFT CINEMA NONPROFIT 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. ORGANIZATION Tucson, AZ 85716 US POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX, AZ PERMIT NO. 1714