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27TH YEAR OF FILM SPRING ~ SUMMER ‘04 Denver

FILMEXCLUSIVE TITLES, FILM SERIES, MEMBER EVENTS LISA KENNEDY HOSTS DOC NIGHTS PAGE 5 THE TRILOGY FROM PAGE 3 SUMMER OF PRESERVATION PAGE 6

MAY•JUNE•JULY CALENDAR PAGES 16-17

FILM ON THE ROCKS PAGE 20

1 THIS DENVER FILM ISSUE DENVER FILM EXCLUSIVES Spring-Summer 2004 Denver Film Exclusives TWENTYNINE PALMS 4 LOST BOYS OF SUDAN 7 THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD 8 THE AGRONOMIST 21 Also: THE BIG ANIMAL (pg. 12), THE INTENDED (pg. 18), THE CLAY BIRD (pg. 22), KAENA: THE PROPHECY (pg. 25), CRIMSON GOLD (pg. 26) and more (pg. 28-29) Special Film Events Dumont Does Denver 4 Film Festivals 14 Kids Movie Saturdays 10 Also: From Colorado to Mongolia (pg. 13), Outdoor Film Series (pg. 20), Denver Sneak Peeks (pg. 24) THE TRILOGY from Lucas Belvaux

May 7 to May 27, 2004 Cinematheque Series Three audacious feature-length fi lms. Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli FilmReal Doc Night 5 Three different genres. The same 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r Summer of Preservation 6 characters and actors. Structurally 303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa’s Americana Film Series 9 RASHOMON, Lucas Belvaux’s uncompromising THE TRILOGY Also: Tattered Cover Book Store Free Classics (pg. 19), takes the idea of ever-expanding narrative webs to a new level. Stop-Start Deconstruction Series (pg. 19), Colorado Filmmakers “Though Belvaux’s fi lms operate well enough on their own individual terms,” explains The Onion’s A-V Club, “they interact more closely, Showcase (pg. 23), Saturday Night Shadowcasts (pg. 27) each running through a parallel chronology, with major players in one entry fading into the One-of-a-kind About Denver Film Society backdrop of the next, and vice versa.” Written Three-Film Achieve From the Staff 15 and directed by Lucas Belvaux. Starring Lucas ment Membership 30-31 Belvaux, , , Ornella Starz FilmCenter 30 Muti, Francois Morel. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. French with English subtitles. See specifi c title for fi lm length. May-June-July Calendar 16-17 TRILOGY 1: ON THE RUN: May 7 to May 13, 2004 ON THE RUN is Belvaux’s crime thriller, kicking off THE TRILOGY with a leftist revolutionary (Belvaux) who escapes from prison to ON THE COVER: Film on the Rocks, Red Rocks settle scores with his enemies and reunite with his lover. Meantime, Amphitheatre (see outdoor fi lm series on pg. 20). he tries to avoid a cop (Melki) who is struggling with his morphine- addicted wife (Blanc). , 2004, Not Rated, 1:57.

DENVER FILM is published quarterly by Denver Film Society at TRILOGY 2: AN AMAZING COUPLE: May 14 to May 20, 2004 1725 Blake Street, Denver CO, 80202. ©2004 Denver Film Society. AN AMAZING COUPLE is Belvaux’s comedy farce, continuing Information is verifi ed at press time. Visit denverfi lm.org for updates. THE TRILOGY with a business owner (Morel) asking his doctor for a biopsy he doesn’t need, while his wife (Muti) hires a confl icted cop (Melki) to fi nd out what’s really going on. France, 2004, Not Rated, 1:40.

TRILOGY 3: AFTER THE LIFE: May 21 to May 27, 2004 AFTER THE LIFE is Belvaux’s moving melodrama, concluding THE TRILOGY with a Grenoble cop (Melki) seeking to regain credibility N E W D E A L P I C T U R E S • A N N A A N D J O H N J . S I E F O U N D AT I O N • M O R G A N S TA N L E Y F O U N D AT I O N by capturing an escaped convict (Belvaux) while struggling with his T H E D E N V E R F O U N D AT I O N • T H E J A N U S F O U N D AT I O N • H E A LT H O N E addict wife (Blanc) who is helping the very fugitive her husband seeks. T H E D E N V E R P O S T • R O C K Y M O U N TA I N N E W S • C B S 4 • 2 3 A I R M A I L France, 2004, Not Rated, 1:27. C E AV C O A U D I O V I S U A L • C I T Y A N D C O U N T Y O F D E N V E R • O N Y X E N T E RTA I N M E N T

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FilmReal Doc Night with Lisa Kennedy presented by The Just Media Fund May 27, June 17 and July 1, 2004 Dumont Does Denver Exclusive monthly screenings of new documentaries, with the June 11 to June 17, 2004 fi lmmakers in person, followed by audience discussion led by Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli The Denver Post’s fi lm critic, Lisa Kennedy. All of French director Bruno Dumont’s 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli features are screened theatrically for 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org TUPPERWARE! Thursday May 27, the fi rst time in Denver. Infl uenced by 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY Director in 303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg Bergman and Fellini, Dumont’s ability to make mundane Denver person. A documentary following life into fascinating fi lm creates a palpable, brutal Theatrical the rise of reclusive inventor Earl Tupper’s plastic bowls to icon status world. “Whether you agree with Dumont’s theories Premieres more than 40 years ago, thanks to the savvy marketing skills of a on the human capacity for violence or not,” explains single young mother, Brownie Wise. The duo’s unlikely partnership All Movie Guide, “odds are that you will be affected by changed the way Americans stored food and created the phenomenon his vision.” All three series fi lms written and directed by Bruno of thousands of women selling products from their living rooms. Dumont. “Plenty of drama,” says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in this “engaging TWENTYNINE PALMS June 11-13: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45. documentary.” Written and directed by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt. Narrated June 14-18: 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 A photographer and his girlfriend by . USA, 2004, Not Rated, 1:03. leave LA for a desert shoot and, from their base in Twentynine Palms, lose their way on the road – and with each other. Frantic passion, LOCK UP YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS Thursday June 17, fervent fi ghts and hasty reconciliations lead to an act of unforeseen 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY Curator in person. In conjunction with Denver desperation. “Compelling,” says . “Likely to Pride Week. A collection of anti-gay propaganda fi lms from the divide people into two strongly opinionated camps.” Starring Katerina through today, with titles like “Soapy the Germ Fighter” Golubeva and David Wissak. Distributed by Wellspring. English/ (1955), “Perversion for Profi t” (1965) and “The Gay Agenda” French with English subtitles. France/USA, 2004, Not Rated, 1:59. (2001). “This is the type of show that not only educates people,” explains the curator, “but also empowers them into action.” Curated THE LIFE OF JESUS June 12: 12:25; June 13: 9:05 Dumont’s debut by Bill Taylor. USA, 2003, Not Rated, 1:27. – about a reckless teenager’s thorny path to redemption – won Camera D’Or at 1997’s . Amateur actors and multiple THE CORPORATION Thursday July 1, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY cinematic styles combine for subtle thrills and powerful commentary. Director in person. A documentary revealing the global consequences Starring David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel and Kader Chaatouf. French of an 18th-century legal decision to treat a corporation as a person. with English subtitles. France, 1997, Not Rated, 1:36. “The next BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE” (Globe and Mail). Directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar. Interviews with Peter Drucker, L’HUMANITÉ June 12: 9:05; June 13: 12:25 Dumont’s haunting Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore. second feature –about a kindhearted police detective overwhelmed Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. , 2003, Not Rated, 2:25. by his investigation into the murder of an 11-year-old girl – combines the bizarre mood of David Lynch with the deliberate pacing of Robert Bresson. Best actor (Schotté), best actress (Caneele) and jury grand prizes at 1999’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele, Philippe Tullier, and Ghislain Ghesquère. French with English subtitles. France, 1999, Not Rated, 2:28.

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Summer of Preservation

July 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2004 From the archives of the National Film Registry and Library of Congress Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Starz FilmCenter demonstrates its 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver new dual projection system with four 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org 35mm treasures preserved by the LOST BOYS OF SUDAN National Film Registry and Library of Congress from Rare July 23 to July 29, 2004 the “nitrate” era, before 1951, when fi lm was highly Classic Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli fl ammable. Each print is preserved today on non- Prints Two Sudanese refugees embark 9 t h S t . & A u r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r fl ammable safety stock. All programs introduced and on an extraordinary journey from 3 0 3 . 8 2 0 . F I LM• d en ve rfil m . o rg followed by audience discussion. Africa to America in this feature- length documentary. Orphaned as young boys in one of the world’s SHADOW OF A DOUBT Thursday July 8, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survive lion From nitrate sources including original camera negatives (AFI/ attacks and militia gunfi re to reach a refugee camp in Kenya. From Universal). A favored uncle visits his peaceful Santa Rosa family in a thousands of other children, remarkably, they are chosen to come suspenseful, inexorable attack on comfortable small-town America. to America, safe from physical danger and hunger. A world away Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Joseph Cotton and Theresa from home, they fi nd themselves confronted Wright. USA, 1943, Rated PG, 1:48. with the abundance and alienation of Award-Winning Documentary HIS GIRL FRIDAY Friday July 9, 7:00pm contemporary American suburbia. From original camera negatives (AFI/Columbia). No one can keep up with the newspaper editor and his ace reporter in this delicious, mean “Encapsulating both the welter of American race comedy. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind relations and the sense of obligation the boys will feel to the people Russell, Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. USA, 1940, Not Rated, left behind,” says . “Surreal and heartbreaking.” 1:32. Winner, 2004 Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction Award. I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG Saturday July 10, 7:00pm Directed and produced by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. Distributed From original camera negatives (United Artists). In a story based on by Shadow Distribution. In English, Arabic, Dinka and Swahili with a real-life fugitive, a man unjustly sent to a southern U.S. chain gang English subtitles. USA, 2003, Not Rated, 1:27. suffers state-sponsored brutality. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Starring and Glenda Farrell. USA, 1932, Not Rated, 1:33.

CAT PEOPLE Sunday July 11, 7:00pm DENVER FILM SOCIETY’S TALK THURSDAYS From original camera negatives (AFI/RKO). A mysterious Serbian- Thursday evenings at Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli, one special born fashion artist marries an average Joe – though a curse turns fi lm screens with audience discussion immediately following. her into a fi erce, murderous panther.Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Look for TA L K T H U R S D AY icons throughout this spring-summer Starring Simone Simon and Kent Smith. USA, 1942, Not Rated, 1:13. 2004 Denver Film catalogue.

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Americana Film Series presented by KCUV 1510AM

May 20, June 10 and July 15, 2004

Award-winning Denver playwright Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli and director Terry Dodd hosts movie 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver classics considered quintessentially 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD American in geography, landscape, spirit, memory, place and – above all – in dreams. KCUV 1510AM June 4 to June 10, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli (Colorado’s Underground Voice) plays an eclectic mix of Americana In a musical unlike anything seen 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver music and offers special giveaways. before, a beer baroness (Rossellini) in 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org Depression-era Canada attempts to AMERICAN GRAFFITI May 20, 2004, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY boost sales by launching a contest to fi nd the saddest music in the Powerful collage of youth on the brink of JFK’s assassination, this world. Sobbing Mexican Mariachis, dour Scottish Bagpipers, woeful bittersweet comedy inspired “Happy Days.” Five Oscar nominations, West African drummers and other grief-stricken ensembles descend including best picture and supporting actress (Clark). Directed by on Winnipeg to compete for $25,000. A failed Broadway producer George Lucas. Starring , Ron Howard, Candy Clark (McKinney) and his amnesiac girlfriend (de Medeiros) compete as and Harrison Ford. USA, 1973, Rated PG, 1:50. the U.S. entry, but fi nd themselves embroiled in a family reunion as THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! treacherous and twisted as the competition itself – in June 10, 2004, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY what has suddenly become the saddest city on earth. A Russian sub runs aground and New England locals mobilize a Rich Part musical melodrama, part tongue-in-cheek chaotic defense. Three Oscar nominations, including best picture and Atmospheric social satire, Guy Maddin’s expressionistic fi lm best actor (Arkin). Directed by . Starring Carl Reiner, Musical achieves a level of lunacy rarely seen since the and . USA, 1966, Not Rated, 2:07. Marx Brothers. REAR WINDOW July 15, 2004, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY The New York Times calls it “epic in imagination and achievement.” A wheelchair-bound photographer and his fashionista sweetheart eye Nominated for four Genie Awards including best direction, best the neighbors until they suspect murder. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. costume design and best original score from the Academy of Starring , Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr. USA, 1954, Canadian Cinema & Television. “Combines the musical and story- Rated PG, 1:52. telling vitality of a TOPSY-TURVY with the visual imagery of F.W. Murnau – with its own richness of character,” explains fi lm critic Jules Brenner. “I call it, ‘high concept 8mm.’”

Directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney and . Distributed by IFC Films. Canada, 2004, Not Rated, 1:39.

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SPECIAL PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED Saturday, RESCUE HEROES: THE MOVIE May 22, 12:30pm Saturday July 24, 12:30pm The brawny team’s most exciting and NOAH’S ARK Saturday May 29, 12:30pm A moving entertaining animated story to date. drama about Noah’s heroic mission to rescue all creatures (1:14). Ages 4 and up. great and small. Based on Peter Spier’s book. Narrated by James Earl Jones. Music by Stewart Copeland (0:52). SPECIAL PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED Ages 5 and up. Saturday July 31, 12:30pm

THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE (En Español) Saturday June 5, 12:30pm The Spanish version of this movie finds the famous animated family going on wild adventures around the world. La versión de Español de esta película encuentra a familia animada famosa el ir en aventuras salvajes alrededor del mundo. (1:26) Ages 5 and up.

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FROM COLORADO TO MONGOLIA

Friday May 7, 2004, 7:00pm P r e s e n t e d b y D e n v e r F i l m S o c i e t y , D e n v e r Z o o a n d U n i v e r s i t y o f C o l o r a d o a t D e n v e r, b e n e fi t i n g t h e I t g e l F o u n d a t i o n Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli C o l o r a d o a n d M o n g o l i a s h a r e 9 t h S t . & A u r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r a l t i t u d e , c l i m a t e a n d – i n t e r e s t i n g l y 3 0 3 . 8 2 0 . F I LM• d en ve rfil m . o rg – a n i m p r e s s i v e n u m b e r o f M o n g o l i a n s . I n f a c t , D e n v e r h a s t h e l a r g e s t M o n g o l i a n p o p u l a t i o n o f a n y U . S . c i t y a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C o l o r a d o a t D e n v e r – h o m e o f S t a r z F i l m C e n t e r – h a s m o r e M o n g o l i a n s t u d e n t s t h a n a n y N o r t h A m e r i c a n c a m p u s . ( D e n v e r i s a l s o s i s t e r c i t y t o M o n g o l i a ’s c a p i t a l , U l a a n b a a t a r. ) T h i s o n e - t i m e fi l m a n d m u s i c e v e n t i s f o l l o w e d b y a c a t e r e d r e c e p t i o n , THE BIG ANIMAL (DUZE ZWIERZE) o f f e r i n g a u n i q u e e v e n i n g o f a u t h e n t i c M o n g o l i a n c u l t u r e :

June 18 to June 24, 2004 • Colorado premiere of THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL, the fi rst fi lm written, produced and directed in Mongolia to be Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Scripted by the late Krzysztof released globally and submitted for the best foreign fi lm Oscar. 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver Kieslowski (THE DECALOGUE, • Traditional Mongolian music performances. THREE COLORS TRILOGY) and 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org • Authentic Asian cuisine from Mongolia. Authentic shot in shimmering black-and-white • Mongolian animal exhibits from Denver Zoo. by cinematographer Pawel Edelman (Academy Award®-nominee Mongolian Event for Roman Polanski’s THE PIANIST), this small, lovely fi lm Proceeds benefi t the Colorado-based Itgel Foundation’s exposes greed and pettiness while celebrating the human themes of fi nancing and construction of a Mongolian music school love, friendship and tolerance. The story: When the circus leaves to preserve the Long Song tradition. T ickets are $35 for Denver Film town, Zygmunt Sawicki and his wife Marysia unwittingly adopt a Society and Denver Zoo members, $50 nonmembers. On sale now at camel into their family, quickly forming a bond with the nameless the Starz FilmCenter. beast. At fi rst the townspeople are enthralled, too, but suddenly begin to ostracize the couple as they grow closer to Arthouse their camel. “An arthouse crowdpleaser” (Gerald T H E S T O R Y O F T H E W E E P I N G C A M E L is an impeccably fi lmed Crowd Peary). Kieslowski ring a bell? The Starz Denver narrative documentary of one family’s quest to save the life of its Pleaser International Film Festival each fall recognizes one newborn camel. In Southern Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, a priceless title in jury competition for the Krzysztof Kieslowski camel rejects her rare white colt, refusing it the milk and love it Award for Best European Film. Directed by Jerzy Stuhr. needs to survive, until her nomad shepherds seek their only hope: Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Starring Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna a distant singer. “Part old-fashioned Disney nature doc, part cozy and Rubio the Camel. Distributed by Milestone Films. In Polish with home movie, part surprise musical” (V illage Voice). Written and English subtitles. Poland, 2000, Not Rated, 1:12. directed by Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa. Distributed by THINKFilm. Mongolia, 2004, Rated PG, 1:30.

12 WWW.DENVERFILM.ORG • (303) 820-FILM 13 12 WWW.DENVERFILM.ORG • (303) 820-FILM 13 FILM FESTIVALS FROM THE STAFF SUMMER 2004. Longer daylight, bluer skies, warmer weather and more cinematic nuggets than ever before. Welcome to the Denver Film Society’s spring-summer 2004 catalogue. In addition to on-going, exclusive fi rst-run engagements of new art house titles, the popular Kids Movie Saturdays and Saturday Night Shadowcasts, various monthly cinematheque series and free member screenings, we are launching new programs to enhance and enrich your summer movie-going experience. • FilmReal DocNight. Once a month on a Thursday evening, we host a premiere screening of a new documentary with a fi lmmaker appearing in person. The post-fi lm discussion is facilitated by Lisa Kennedy, fi lm critic for The Denver Post, with a beer-and-wine reception following. This program is made possible by a grant from Just Media Fund. See pg. 5. • Denver Sneak Peek. The Sundance Channel presents free sneak previews of the best of new independent fi lms. It’s free for Denver Film Society members, so if you’re not a member, join and 7th Aurora Asian Film Festival take advantage of this special opportunity. See pg. 24. • TalkThursdays. Thursday evenings at Starz FilmCenter, join us June 3 to June 6, 2004 after the fi lm for audience discussion. Look for the TALK THURSDAY Aurora Fox Theatre icon throughout this catalogue. Presented by Denver Film Society 9900 E. Colfax, Aurora 303.820.FILM • denverfi lm.org • Summer of Preservation. Starz FilmCenter is installing a new and Aurora Asian/Pacifi c Community dual projection system to allow us to screen newly restored prints Partnership and sponsored by Starz, Coors Brewing Company and from some of the world’s great fi lm archives. To celebrate, we are American Family Insurance. The 2004 festival showcases more than proud to present four rarely seen treasures from the National Film a dozen new fi lms from across Asia and the Pacifi c Rim, including the Registry and the Library of Congress. See pg. 6. award-winning Filipino documentary IMELDA; TRAVELLERS AND MAGICIANS from the Bhutanese director of THE CUP; TRACES Denver Film Society is also delighted to partner, once again this OF THE DRAGON on the life of Jackie Chan; and the new Takeshi summer, with the City and County of Denver in presenting the Kitano samurai epic, ZATOICHI. This year the Festival will also popular outdoor Film on the Rocks movie and music series at Red feature a free outdoor screening on Saturday night at Fletcher Plaza’s Rocks Amphitheatre, and with Cherry Creek North in presenting the new sunken garden. Check denverfi lm.org and auroraasian.org for outdoor family series Films on Fillmore. (See pg. 20.) Have a great events, fi lm titles and showtimes. summer … and we’ll see you at the movies, in the dark. ~ Ron Henderson, Artistic Director Denver British Film Festival Denver Film Society May 20 to May 23, 2004 Denver Film Society Staff Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Presented by British Airways. Guests 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver The administrative offi ces of Denver Film Society are housed at from the U.K. and U.S. present and 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org 1725 Blake Street, Denver, Colo., 80202. The main administrative discuss British-themed fi lms. Call phone line is (303) 595-FILM. For Starz FilmCenter showtimes and 303-388-8152, and check denverbritishfi lmfestival.com and directions, call (303) 820-FILM and visit denverfi lm.org. denverfi lm.org for events, fi lm titles and showtimes. RON HENDERSON LINDSAY MANGAT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PROJECT MANAGER SCOTT ROWITZ DORI HARRELL 27th Starz EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOOKKEEPING / OPERATIONS BRIT WITHEY RICKY SEMPLE Denver International Film Festival PROGRAM DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR HOWIE MOVSHOVITZ October 14 to October 24, 2004 STARZ FILMCENTER DIRECTOR ROY SAND STARZ FILMCENTER GENERAL MANAGER Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli OF EDUCATION NATASHA HOOVER The Rocky Mountain region’s 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver BRITTA ERICKSON STARZ FILMCENTER FLOOR MANAGER biggest and best celebration of MEDIA & INDUSTRY 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org RELATIONS DIRECTOR MATTHEW BALLANTINE-PATTON world cinema. Check denverfi lm.org STARZ FILMCENTER PROJECTION MALA FOLSOM OPERATIONS MANAGER this summer for news. Now accepting fi lm submissions. Visit DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR denverfi lm.org to apply. Deadline: July 15, 2004. ERIC BETEILLE STARZ FILMCENTER MARKETING

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A YEAR FILMCENTER AT THE TIVOLI SHOW THE CREAM OF THE CURRENT INDEPENDENT FILM CROP. TITLES ANNOUNCED DAILY ROUND 7PM LA MARSEILLAISE ! AT DENVERFILM.ORG, 303-820-FILM, AND IN THE DENVER POST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. PANAFRICAN FILM FEST E AY VERYD 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TRILOGY 1 PANAFRICAN FILM FEST DAYS OF HEAVEN DAYS OF HEAVEN DAYS OF HEAVEN DAYS OF HEAVEN TRILOGY 1 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE DAYS OF HEAVEN 7PM SEVERAL THINGS 7PM VERTIGO 7PM DENVER SNEAK PEEK 7PM COLORADO TO 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR MONGOLIA

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TRILOGY 3 TRILOGY 2 TRILOGY 2 TRILOGY 2 TRILOGY 2 TRILOGY 2 TRILOGY 3 BRITISH FILM FEST MAY BRITISH FILM FEST BRITISH FILM FEST 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE 7PM AMERICAN GRAFFITI 7PM MEMBER SNEAK PEEK 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 THE INTENDED KAENA: PROPHECY KAENA: PROPHECY KAENA: PROPHECY KAENA: PROPHECY KAENA: PROPHECY THE INTENDED 7PM I AM A FUGITIVE... 7PM SHADOW OF A DOUBT 7PM HIS GIRL FRIDAY 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 THE CLAY BIRD THE INTENDED THE INTENDED THE INTENDED THE INTENDED THE INTENDED THE CLAY BIRD 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE 7PM CAT PEOPLE 7PM SHADOW GAME 7PM THE BIG SLEEP 7PM REAR WINDOW 7PM DENVER SNEAK PEEK 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 LOST BOYS OF SUDAN THE CLAY BIRD THE CLAY BIRD THE CLAY BIRD THE CLAY BIRD THE CLAY BIRD LOST BOYS OF SUDAN 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE JULY 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MY SISTER MARIA LOST BOYS OF SUDAN LOST BOYS OF SUDAN LOST BOYS OF SUDAN LOST BOYS OF SUDAN LOST BOYS OF SUDAN MY SISTER MARIA 12:30PM KIDS MOVIE 7PM DENVER SNEAK PEEK 11:45PM ROCKY HORROR

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Language of Film Series Stop-Start Deconstruction De n v e r fi l m m a k e r a n d s c r e e n w r i t e r Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli A l e x a n d r e P h i l i p p e i n t r o d u c e s a n d 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r deconstructs important fi lms, stop-start303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg s t y l e , f r o m h i s s t o r y t e l l e r p e r s p e c t i v e . VERTIGO Tuesday May 4, 2004, 7:00pm Multi-layered masterpiece about a San Francisco detective and his fear of THE INTENDED heights and obsession over a dead woman.Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. USA, 1958, Rated PG, 2:09. July 9 to July 15, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli L O S T H I G H WAY Tuesday June 8, 2004, 7:00pm Danish fi lmmaker Kristian Levring 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver P a r a n o r m a l r i d e t h r o u g h a d i r e c t o r ’s i d e a b o o k o f m y s t e r y, d e c e p t i o n directs this minimalist romantic drama, 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org a n d p u z z l e m e n t . D i r e c t e d b y D a v i d Ly n c h . S t a r r i n g B i l l P u l l m a n a n d co-written by leading lady Janet McTeer P a t r i c i a A r q u e t t e . U S A , 1 9 9 7 , R a t e d R , 2 : 1 5 . and shot on digital video. THE INTENDED takes place in the Malaysia jungle during the 1920s as a fortysomething British woman (McTeer) THE BIG SLEEP Tuesday July 13, 2004, 7:00pm arrives with her younger fi ancé in a small community near Borneo, S u s p e n s e , s t y l e , s t a r c h e m i s t r y a n d b l i s t e r i n g d i a l o g u e i n t h i s a r c h e t y p a l where the ruling matriarch (Fricker) is determined to dominate. When fi l m n o i r w i t h R a y m o n d C h a n d l e r ’s n o v e l d e t e c t i v e , P h i l i p M a r l o w e . climate changes lead to even greater isolation, tensions D i r e c t e d b y H o w a r d H a w k s . S t a r r i n g H u m p h r e y B o g a r t a n d L a u r e n take a dark turn, uncovering a web of greed, murder B a c a l l . U S A , 1 9 4 6 , N o t R a t e d , 1 : 5 4 . Textured and madness. “A fully realized, rich, atmospheric Romantic drama,” says critic Jon Popick, “that may be the Drama most textured fi lm I’ve ever seen shot on DV.” Tattered Cover Book Store Directed by Kristian Levring. Written by Kristian Free Classic Film Series Levring and Janet McTeer. Starring Janet McTeer, and Brenda Fricker. Distributed by IFC Films. UK/Denmark, C o - s p o n s o r e d b y C o l o r a d o P u b l i c 2004, Not Rated, 1:50. R a d i o. H o s t e d b y H o w i e M o v s h o v i t z , Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli S t a r z F i l m C e n t e r d i r e c t o r o f 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r e d u c a t i o n . F r e e a n d o p e n t o t h e 303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg INTENDED Inspiration p u b l i c ; fi r s t - c o m e , fi r s t - s e a t e d. M a v e r i c k fi l m m a k e r L a r s Vo n Tr i e r o n c e i n s p i r e d d i r e c t o r K r i s t i a n TOP HAT Satur day June 5, 7:00pm L e v r i n g t o t r y D o g m e 9 5 r u l e s : n o a r t i fi c i a l l i g h t , n o s e t s , n o s p e c i a l l y P e r f e c t m u s i c a l w i t h “ C h e e k t o C h e e k , ” “ I s n ’t T h i s a L o v e l y D a y t o b e b r o u g h t - i n p r o p s , n o n o n - s o u r c e m u s i c a n d , m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, o n l y C a u g h t i n t h e R a i n ” a n d “ T h e P i c c o l i n o . ” D i r e c t e d b y M a r k S a n d r i c h . h a n d - h e l d c a m e r a s . “ I t w a s g o o d f o r m e t o t r y t o d o s o m e t h i n g s o v e r y, S t a r r i n g F r e d A s t a i r e a n d G i n g e r R o g e r s . U S A , 1 9 3 5 , N o t R a t e d , 1 : 3 9 . v e r y d i f f e r e n t , ” e x p l a i n s L e v r i n g . B u t T H E I N T E N D E D , e v e n t h o u g h i t ’s s h o t o n d i g i t a l v i d e o , i s n o D o g m e p r o j e c t . “ I w a n t e d t o m a k e a fi l m THE FRONT PAGE Satur day July 3, 7:00pm i n t h e w a y I p r e f e r, w h e r e y o u w o r k c l o s e l y w i t h t h e a c t o r s … F o r t h a t I A comedy about a Chicago newspaperman w h o w a n t s t o g e t m a r r i e d f e l t D V w a s a b s o l u t e l y r i g h t . To w o r k i n t h e s a m e w a y, fi l m w o u l d h a v e a n d a n e d i t o r w h o w o n ’t l e t h i m . R e m a d e i n 1 9 4 0 a s H I S G I R L b e e n m u c h m o r e e x p e n s i v e . ” F R I D AY. D i r e c t e d b y L e w i s M i l e s t o n e . S t a r r i n g P a t O ’ B r i e n a n d A d o l p h e M e n j o u . U S A , 1 9 3 1 , N o t R a t e d , 1 : 4 3 .

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Films On Fillmore

Thursday Evenings July 8 through August 26, 2004 Cherry Creek North’s free outdoor summer Fillmore Plaza movie series, presented by Wells Fargo. Free 2nd and Fillmore, Denver street parking after 7:00pm throughout 303.394.2903 Cherry Creek North: 2nd and 3rd Avenues, cherrycreeknorth.com University Blvd. to Steele St.

SEABISCUIT Thursday July 8 at dusk Directed by Gary Ross. Starring , Toby Maguire and Chris Cooper. USA, 2003, Rated PG, 2:21. THE ITALIAN JOB Thursday July 15 at dusk Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Seth Green. USA/UK/France, 2003, Rated PG-13, 1:51. SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE Thursday July 22 at dusk Written and directed by Nancy Myers. Starring , Diane Keaton and Amanda Peet. USA, 2003, Rated PG-13, 2:08. SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER Thursday July 29 at dusk Written and directed by Robert Rodriquez. Starring , Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara. USA, 2003, Rated PG, 1:24. THE AGRONOMIST

OCEAN’S ELEVEN Thursday August 5 at dusk Directed by Steven May 28 to June 3, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli Soderbergh. Starring , and Julia Roberts. Academy Award-winning director 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r USA, 2001, Rated PG-13, 1:56. Jonathan Demme (THE SILENCE 303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg SHREK Thursday August 12 at dusk Sponsored by The Children’s OF THE LAMBS) documents the true story of Jean Dominique, a radio Hospital. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. Starring Personal & the voices of , Eddie Murphy and . USA, journalist and human rights activist in Political Drama 2001, Rated PG, 1:30. an island nation with a brutal past, one that seems destined to continue in political CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Thursday August 19 at dusk Directed and economic turmoil. Dominique became famous by Steven Spielberg. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and for building Radio Haiti, for more than 20 years broadcasting the . USA, 2002, Rated PG-13, 2:21. island’s only independent voice, working to raise his home out of MEET THE PARENTS Thursday August 26 at dusk Directed by Jay the Caribbean’s cultural cellar. Radio Haiti aired through the reigns Roach. Starring , Ben Stiller and Blythe Danner. USA, of several Haitian dictators and into the administration of twice- 2000, Rated PG-13, 1:48. elected (and twice removed) leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide before Dominique’s still-unsolved assassination in April 2000. Film on the Rocks THE AGRONOMIST represents Demme’s return to non-fi ction, Summer 2004 joining STOP MAKING SENSE and SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA Red Rocks Amphitheatre in an extensive body of documentaries. “As if in answer to Haiti’s Popular feature fi lms and fresh music Morrison, CO continuing cycle of violence,” says Slant Magazine, “Demme from some of the most popular local acts, (303) 295-4444 proposes through Dominique a new cycle of hope.” outdoors in the cool evening air with Red denverfi lm.org Rocks’ famous scenic vistas. Opening bands Directed by Jonathan Demme. Original music by Wyclef Jean and begin at 6:00pm, headline band at 7:30pm and the fi lm at 9:00pm Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis. Distributed by THINKFilm. USA, 2004, (or dusk). Complete schedule announced June 1 at denverfi lm.org. PG-13, 1:30. Tickets at King Soopers stores, denverfi lm.org and (866) 464-2626.

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Open Screen: Colorado Filmmakers Showcase

May 3, June 7 and July 12, 2004 Denver Film Society program director Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Brit Withey and Academy Award 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver winner Donna Dewey take turns 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org introducing Colorado-made fi lms. Each screening is accompanied by audience discussion with the fi lmmaker and a reception at Dazzle Supper Club, 930 Lincoln, Denver.

SEVERAL THINGS NOT INTENDED TO HURT YOU Monday May 4, 2004, 7:00pm A romantic comedy set in a small Colorado community during one sleepy autumn, about taking chances on life and summoning the courage to let go – in the name of love. Directed by Bob King. Starring Darren THE CLAY BIRD (MATIR MOINA) Shcroader, Josh Hartwell and Laurel Harris.

July 16 to July 22, 2004 THE LEFT BEHIND: AN OBJECTIVE VIEW OF PUBLIC EDUCATION Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Monday June 7, 7:00pm Set against the turbulent leading 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver A documentary exploring public education in Colorado through the up to Bangladesh’s independence from 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org opinions of teachers, students, school board members and the president Pakistan, THE CLAY BIRD is a powerful of the education association in light of current funding, the No Child Left story of a rural family torn apart by religion and war. A shy young boy Behind Act, and Colorado’s Amendment 23 and Taxpayers Bill of Rights is sent by his father, an orthodox Muslim, to Islamic school (madrasa). (TABOR). Directed by Innovatie Funding Group. As political divisions mount in the country, so do tensions between moderates and extremists within the madrasa, mirroring the divide THE SHADOW GAME between the stubborn father and his increasingly independent wife. The fi lm touches on Monday July 12, 7:00pm One of the religious tolerance, cultural diversity and the A suspenseful comedy where a successful businesswoman’s last wishes Finest Pictures of complexity of Islam, unfolding from a child’s include a trivia game between fi ve contestants – with the winners earning This Year perspective, within elegant imagery and Bengali rights to her estate. Directed by David Sutton. musical traditions. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times praises it as “easily one of the fi nest pictures of this year or any BEST OF ART-HOUSE CINEMA: other.” THE CLAY BIRD was the fi rst Bangladesh fi lm to compete in Every day of the year, Denver Film Society programs up to fi ve screens the . at Starz FilmCenter with the cream of the current independent fi lm crop, pulled from screens across the U.S. From AMERICAN SPLENDOR to Directed by Tareque Masud. Starring Nurul Islam Bablu, Jayanto WHALE RIDER, 2003’s “best of” program screened some of the most Chattopadhyay and Rokeya Prachy. In Bengali with English subtitles. critically acclaimed new fi lms. The program continues throughout 2004, Distributed by Milestone Films. France/Pakistan/Bangladesh, 2002, Not with showtimes daily at (303) 820-FILM, denverfi lm.org and inThe Rated, 1:29. Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News movie timeclocks.

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Denver Sneak Peek presented by Sundance Channel

May 6 & 21, June 3, 11 & 24, July 16 & 29, 2004 Exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli independent fi lms – with Sundance 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver Channel giveaways, trivia contests, 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org and opportunities to win a trip to the Sundance Film Festival. Free to Denver Film Society members; regular admission for nonmembers. First-come, fi rst-seated. THE TRILOGY from Lucas Belvaux Thursday May 6, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY One of the fi lms from director Lucas Belvaux’ THE TRILOGY. Specifi c title announced at .See pg. 3. EMPATHY Friday May 21, 7:00pm See pg. 28-29. MARGARET CHO’S REVOLUTION Thursday June 3, 7:00pm TALK THURSDAY Comedienne Margaret Cho tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand’s red light district, the explosion of childbirth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing self-esteem, the joy of bodily functions and her world-famous mother. Shot live at LA’s Wiltern Theater. “Her strongest show yet” (Chicago Sun-Times). World premiere exclusively on Sundance Channel June 19, 8:00pm. Directed by Lorene Machado. USA, 2004, Not Rated, 1:25. TWENTYNINE PALMS Friday June 11, 7:00pm See pg. 4. KAENA: THE PROPHECY MELVIN GOES TO DINNER Thursday June 24, 7:00pm July 2 to July 8, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli TALK THURSDAY A dissatisfi ed thirtysomething idles his time with work, 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver pot, porn and a demanding girlfriend, and spends dinner engaging In this animated science-fi ction 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org guests in intimate chat about relationships, religion, fetishes, ghosts fable, a tree world is in imminent and everything in between. “Witty, urbane and down-to-earth” (Dallas danger and young Kaena (voice of Morning News) with hilarious cameos by Jack Black, Maura Tierney, ) is convinced she can help, though and . Directed by (HBO’s “Mr. Show”). it defi es her tribe’s taboos and the High Priest’s Starring Michael Blieden, Stephanie Courtney and Annabelle Gurwitch France’s Answer authority. So begins her dangerous journey and Matt Price. Music by Michael Penn. USA, 2003, Rated R, 1:23. to FINAL FANTASY to the tree world’s deepest roots. Directed by Chris Delaporte and Pascal Pinon. With THE CLAY BIRD (MATIR MOINA) Friday July 16, 7:00pm See pg. 22. the voices of Kirsten Dunst, and . In English. Distributed by IDP. France/Canada, SEEING OTHER PEOPLE Thursday July 29, 7:00pm 2003, Not Rated, 1:25. TALK THURSDAY Just two months shy of their wedding, a couple allows each other last fl ings until they say “I Do.” The results, of course, are comically disastrous. Directed by Wallace Wolodarsky. Starring JOIN DENVER FILM Jay Mohr, Julianne Nicholson, , Josh Charles, Bryan Members of Denver Film Society enjoy discounts up to $3.00 off Cranston and Andy Richter. USA, 2004, Rated R, 1:30. admission to Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli, free screenings every month, and fi rst access to fi lm festivals. Join at Starz FilmCenter’s box offi ce, denverfi lm.org, (303) 595-FILM or send the form on page 31 of this catalogue to Denver Film Society, 1725 Blake St., Denver CO, 80202.

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ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Every Saturday at Midnight, 2004 Now in its fi fth year, Colorado Elusive Ingredient shadows the action of this cult classic with a 30-member Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli troupe and an original pre-show 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver exclusively at Starz FilmCenter every 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org Saturday at midnight. CEI follows four decades of Rocky Horror tradition by sacrifi cing “virgins,” scattering $1 throw bags, and integrating music, pop culture and original comedy into a fi lm that would otherwise be stuck in a time warp. UK, 1975, Rated R, 1:38.

May 1 – Audience Tag-in Night June 19 – Evolution Night CRIMSON GOLD (TALAYE SORKH) Cast members guide audience on stage. All new shadowcast and pre-show. May 8 – Movie-Perfect Night June 26 – Rocky Gras June 25 to July 1, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli Re-creating every last Rocky detail. Mardi Gras theme, now that it’s warm out. This intimate and absorbing drama 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver May 15 – Evolution Night July 3 – Evolution Night shows how the hypocrisies and slights of 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org All new shadowcast and pre-show. All new shadowcast and pre-show. daily life can push otherwise reasonable May 22 – Evolution Night July 10 – Movie-Perfect Night people over the edge. Based on true events, CRIMSON GOLD is the All new shadowcast and pre-show. Re-creating every last Rocky detail. story of Hussein, a humble, troubled pizza deliveryman who feels May 29 – Side Show Freaks July 17 – Evolution Night continually humiliated by the injustices he sees all around him. (Hussein Circus acts; very special guest. All new shadowcast and pre-show. Emadeddin, who plays Hussein in the fi lm, is June 5 – Debut Night July 24 – Evolution Night in real life a pizza delivery man and suffers New members join in full-time roles. All new shadowcast and pre-show. Unusual Breed from schizophrenia.) Hussein’s rage over a June 12 – Move-Perfect Night July 31 – That’s Just Wrong! of Crime Thriller jewelry-store incident sets off a series of events, Re-creating every last Rocky detail. Casting, pre-show, everything: just wrong. ultimately leading to a shocking act of violence. CLUE: THE MOVIE A daring interrogation of Iranian society and a universal tale of urban alienation and inequality. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Award Saturday July 10, 9:00pm at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. “A most unusual breed of crime Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli thriller” ( Times). Was it Professor Plum? With the 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r candlestick? For the only regularly 3 0 3 . 8 2 0.F I LM• denve rfil m . o rg Directed by Jafar Panahi. Staring Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar scheduled CLUE shadowcast in the Sheisi, Azita Rayeji. In Persian with English subtitles. Distributed by U.S., Colorado Elusive Ingredient splinter troupe Delusions of Grandeur Wellspring. Iran, 2004, Not Rated, 1:35. apes the style and script of this campy game-based fi lm about a house party turned murder mystery. USA, 1985, Rated PG, 1:34.

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EMPATHY

May 21 to May 27, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the T ivoli This multi-genre feature explores 9 t h S t . & Au r a r i a P k w y - D e n v e r the tricky intimacy between 303.820.FILM• denve rfil m.o rg psychoanalysts and their patients by interweaving a fi ctional narrative, documentary Multi-Genre interviews, screen tests (for the movie itself) and Analysis of a TV documentary of that favorite analyst offi ce Analysts piece – the Eames Chair. A provocative mosaic looking at power and the promise of empathy, patient and therapist disclosure, and the boundaries between truth and fi ction. “How did watching the movie make me feel?” asks The Village Voice’s J. Hoberman. “Interested, amused, and um, empathetic.” Directed by Amie Siegel. Starring Gigi Buffi ngton, Aria Wachtel Knee and Patricia Donegan. Distributed by First Run Icarus Films. USA, 2004, Not Rated, 1:32.

DISTANT (UZAK)

May 14 to May 20, 2004 Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli This is the story of a 40-year-old pro 9th St. & Auraria Pkwy - Denver photographer, a village boy made good in 303.820.FILM• denverfilm.org urban Istanbul, suddenly snowed under by an unemployed cousin from the old hometown. The distance between them is instantly apparent, with one adjusted to big-city life – and its MY SISTER MARIA neuroses – and the other stuck with rural customs – and hygiene – while July 30 to August 5, 2004 he looks for work. This intimate drama was fi lmed in the director’s Istanbul apartment, using his own rooms, furniture, Twenty years after his acclaimed documentary on , appliances and car. The actor playing the cousin is actor-director presents another moving portrait of a Cannes the director’s real-life cousin. Winner of Grand Jury German-speaking actress: his own sister. MY SISTER MARIA documents Grand Jury Prize and Grand Prize for best actors (for Özdemir the rapid rise and decline of , the briefl y beloved star of such Prize and Toprak) at 2003’s Cannes Film Festival, the fi rst fi lms as DIE RATTEN (1955) and THE BROTHERS KARAMOSOV Turkish fi lm accepted as a Cannes competitor in 21 years. (1958), for a fi lm that is as much family tribute as it is timely message “Unassuming, acutely observant drama” (Christian Science Monitor). about the effects of celebrity. “All stars are pre-programmed for a Written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Starring Muzaffer Ozdemir, tragedy,” Maximilian Schell explains, “because stardom makes more of Mehmet Emin Topraka and Zuhal Gencer Erkaya. In Turkish with you than you really are.” Directed by Maximilian Schell. Distributed by English subtitles. Distributed by New Yorker Films. Turkey, 2004, Not Rainbow Releasing. In German with English subtitles. , 2002, Rated, 1:50 Not Rated, 1:30.

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Denver Film Society is a not-for-profi t organization dedicated to celebrating E-CLUB KEY GRIP FILM BUFF DIRECTOR PRODUCER EXECUTIVE HOLLYWOOD FREE $40/YR $75/YR $100/YR $500/YR PRODUCER LEGEND and cultivating fi lm as art. Founded in 1978, Denver Film represents one of $1,000/YR $2,500/YR WEEKLY FILM the Rocky Mountain region’s premier arts and culture institutions. E-NEWSLETTER, FREE POPCORN AT SIGN-UP ü ü ü ü ü ü ü Denver Film Society members support one-of-a-kind cinematic and FREE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO DENVER FILM ü ü ü ü ü ü ü educational programs reaching more than 200,000 fi lm lovers and fi lm lovers- CATALOGUE in-training each year. Members also enjoy discounts at Starz FilmCenter and FREE STARZ FILMCENTER MOVIE 2/YEAR 4/YEAR 10/YEAR 2/VISIT 4/VISIT other area theatres, free screenings, and fi rst access to fi lm festivals. Join at VOUCHERS STARZ DENVER Starz FilmCenter’s box offi ce, denverfi lm.org, (303) 595-FILM or send the INTERNATIONAL 2 FREE 2 FREE 2 FREE 10 FREE ALL FREE ALL FREE FILM FESTIVAL adjacent form to Denver Film Society, 1725 Blake St., Denver CO, 80202. MOVIES

DENVER FILM SOCIETY SPECIAL As home theatres and EVENT DISCOUNTS ü ü ü ü ü ü cinematic education FREE MOVIE PRE- VIEW SCREENING center of Denver Film Society and INVITES ü ü ü ü ü ü FREE MOVIES University of Colorado at Denver’s College AT OTHER DFS 2/FEST 2/FEST 4/FEST of Arts and Media – with support from FESTIVALS RECOGNITION IN Starz Encore Group – Starz FilmCenter is INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ü ü ü Denver’s fi rst and only true cinematheque, PROGRAM DISCOUNTS AT committed to presenting the best in fi lm OTHER DENVER- AREA THEATRES ü ü ü ü ü ü art not readily available on the big screen. 900 Auraria Parkway Every day of the year, Starz FilmCenter Denver, CO 80204 presents a selection of fi rst-run exclusives, best-of art-house cinema, festivals, cinematheque series and special fi lm Name: events. Films screen in their original languages, with Company: Title: English subtitles. Many are not rated by the

Motion Picture Association of America. Winner! Address: Westword ’s City: ZIP: • Admission: Regular admission is $5.50 Best of Denver 2004 for Denver Film Society members, $6.50 Best Movie Theatre Programming Phone (day): (evening): for seniors and students with valid ID, (Starz FilmCenter) and $8.50 for nonmembers ($6.50 for Best Movies for Kids Email (required): nonmembers before 6:00pm). Special (Kids Movie Saturdays) programs vary. Membership type: New Renewal • Location: 900 Auraria Parkway, in the Tivoli Membership level: E-Club (free) Key Grip ($40) Student Union of the Auraria campus, across from Denver’s Pepsi Film Buff ($75) Director ($100) Center. Enter 9th St. from Auraria Pkwy., just west of Speer Blvd. near Producer ($500) Executive Producer ($1,000) lower downtown Denver. Hollywood Legend ($2,500) • Parking: Park free in the Tivoli’s surface lot – accessible from 9th St. Membership fee from above: $ and Auraria Pkwy. – with Starz FilmCenter admission. Keep ticket Donation to Denver Film Society: $ stub for validation. (Membership fees cover only 6% of DFS costs. Your tax-deductible donation is greatly appreciated.) • Public Transportation: Denver’s RTD bus routes 2 and 15 stop at the Tivoli Total Due: $ and RTD Light Rail line D serves the Auraria campus at Colfax Ave. • Box Offi ce:In the Tivoli plaza, accessible via outdoor ramp from CHECK ENCLOSED (PAYABLE TO DENVER FILM SOCIETY) Tivoli parking. Open 30 minutes before fi rst showtime, Mon-Thu at PLEASE CHARGE TOTAL DUE TO MY: 4:30pm, Fri-Sun at noon. Advance tickets and Denver Film Society VISA AMERICAN EXPRESS MASTERCARD memberships available. Card #: Exp. Date: Film Education Name as it appears on card: Howie Movshovitz, Starz FilmCenter’s director of education and Colorado Check if membership is a gift and enter name for acknowledgement letter: Public Radio’s fi lm critic since 1976, leads middle-school and high-school teachers in developing a range of fi lm education programs. University of Colorado at Denver’s College of Arts & Media introduces CU-Denver students Please send information about corporate sponsorship for October’s Starz to some of the world fi nest fi lm artists via CU-Live events at Starz FilmCenter. Denver International Film Festival. And Denver Screenwriting Center – a collaboration of Denver Film Society Please send information about volunteer opportunities. and Lighthouse Writers Workshop (303-297-1185, lighthousewriters.com) – offers a full host of workshops, seminars and services for screenwriters. MAIL TO: DENVER FILM SOCIETY 1725 BLAKE ST., DENVER CO, 80202 • 303-595-FILM, FAX 303-595-0956

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