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Directed by Marc Forster; writtenDirected by Marc by Allan Forster; Magee; Knee and David produced by Nellie Bellflower 106, min. and Richard Gladstein. 2004, color, UK/US, J FINDING NEVERLAND he befriends. of four fatherless in a family boys Lost Boys classic work’s Fe BALL). Marc Forster (MONSTER’S BRUNO CALVO/WARNER BROS. CALVO/WARNER BRUNO • BUY TICKETS ONLINE: WWW.AFI.COM/SILVER • NEVER A SERVICE FEE • 4 English subtitles. w Silver presents aretrospective ofhismostrecent searing newmasterpiece BADEDUCATION, AFI maturity. Asthecelebrated director unveils his skeptics withtheirever-evolving complexity and sets—continue to challengeaudiences andsurprise c ic scenarios—full ofrisquésexual behavior, riotous the category ofgrand master. Hisironic, hyperbol- w Donatellos andCésarawards; andhismostrecent tures over 25years; Oscars,GoldenGlobes,Goyas, may have madehisreputation asan HABITS andMATADOR. Theiconoclastic Spaniard geous filmsasLABYRINTH OFPASSION, DARK and expression withsuchirreverent andoutra- gle-handedly ushered inanewwave ofliberation in early80sSpain,auteur Pedro Almódovar sin- Crashing through decadesofFranco-era repression Sunday, February 20 Thursday, January6through Director ontheVerge Pedro Almodóvar: SHOWCASE olor, flamboyant fashions andexpressionistic ble ork. Allfilmsintheseriesare inSpanishwith ork, quite arguably hisbest—now place himin PEDRO ALMODÓVAR , buthiscontributions to world cinema—15 fea- enfant terri- enfant touched”—Roger Ebert, C touched”—Roger Ebert, throughout. “At we areundeniably theend, pastandpresent between crisscrossing R Darîo togored Grandinetti bullfighter journalist Leonor Watling ballerina talks tofelled and theylov tose women communicatewiththecoma- improbably—to word—however ofthespoken intricacies Tw Thurs, Jan6,7:05; Sun,Jan9,1:05 [Hable conella] T 2002, color112min. Almodóvar. Spain, produced byAgustín byPedro Almodóvar; Directed/written ALK TOHER osario Flores, with the stories of all fourlives Flores, ofall osario withthestories T ALK TO HER o men forge arelationshipastheyuseo men the e. NurseJavier Cámara RATED R hicag o Sun T imes . color, 107 min. 1996, Spain, García. produced byEsther byPedro Almodóvar; Directed/written r coaster foranemotionalroller ground fertile providing alter-ego, novelist ofher exposé isan assignment whosebook critic first pseudonym toacceptajobasnewspaper her drops creative doldrums, andmarital Paredes, Marisa novelist inthemidstof P In Thur, Jan13,7:05; Sun,Jan16,1:05 [La flordemisecreto] THE FLOWEROFMYSECRET ide through the reality of her life. life. ofher ide through thereality arker’s T THE FLOWER OFMYSECRET
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ho impersonates mom add a few more turnsho impersonates mom add KIKA TIE ME UP! DOWN! TIE ME his colorful blend of kinky sex, melodrama fe. When her turns husband fe. up murdered, RATED NC-17 RATED HIGH HEELS lejanos] [Tacones 20, 1:05 Feb Sunday, 7:05; 17, Feb Thur, T and murder featuresVictoria Abril as a news anchorwoman life turns whose upside down wh motherreturns Marisa Paredes after 15 years married the love of mom’s to discover she’s li Abril confesses telecast. in a live But is she covering A great jail musical for Paredes? tryst with a drag queen sequence and Abril’s w twist-laden gem. to Almodóvar’s Directed/written Almodóvar; Pedro by Spain, 1991, produced by Enrique Posner. min. 113 color, TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! TIE ME UP! TIE ME [¡Átame!] 13, 1:05 Sun, Feb 10, 7:05; Feb Thur, In mental patientjust-released Antonio Bandares and kidnapsstalks the object of his obses- sion—former pornVictoria Abril—then star until she fallsholds her captive in love with him. Punctuated by a tense Morricone Ennio score, the filmmusical remains controversial more for its politically incorrect premise than its graphic nudity and passionate sex scenes. Directed/written Almodóvar; co- by Pedro w min. 105 color, Spain, 1990, Enrique Posner. RATED R RATED RATED NC-17 RATED Bardem on TV—from a jail rec room— Bardem on
er rónica Forqué (Kika) but secretly in love but secretly rónica Forqué (Kika) ance/Spain, 1997, color, 103 min. 103 color, ance/Spain, 1997, ritten by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and ritten by Jorge vi endell; Agustín produced by Almodóvar. LIVE FLESH ra, too. KIKA 6, 1:05 Sun, Feb 3, 7;05; Feb Thur, An irreverent, daring farce that takes on motherhood, serial killers, reality television, suicide and media sensationalism on its way convo- slapstick climax.The to an outrageous luted plot: Alex is an obsessive Casanova to make-up engaged artist narcoleptic who’s Ve American writerwith his stepfather, Peter Victoria ex, Casanova’s Meanwhile, Coyote. Violent Home Most Abril, the host of “Spain’s is so hot for a storyVideos,” she runs amok with a camera strapped to her head. Directed/written Almodóvar; Pedro by produced by Agustín Spain, Almodóvar. 114 min. 1994, b&w/color, Ja the man who and plots against his revenge stole his junkie girlfriend. a All that, and it’s emergence from the Franco parable of Spain’s e Directed/written Almodóvar; co- by Pedro w by Ruth after the novel Loriga, Ray R Fr Y RATED R RATED “A spectacular synthesis of everything that has always AINMENT WEEKL T —LISA SCHWARZBAUM, —LISA ENTER modóvar’s Oscar-winning homage to Oscar-winning homage modóvar’s th embarks on her quest to findth embarks the boy’s Al modóvar’s noirish jealousy love, tale of mad modóvar’s ars later, her son Liberto Rabal watches ex- her son Liberto Rabal watches ars later,
verse assortment of women, including the ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER ALL ABOUT unning to get a stage actress’s autograph. As actress’s a stage unning to get
[Carne Trémula] Sun, Jan 30, 1:05 7:05; Jan 27, Thur, Al Rendell adapted fromand revenge, a Ruth opensthriller, with prostitute Cruz Penelope to a baby boy giving birth (impressively) 1970. aboard a Madrid on Christmas, bus Ye basketball star now wheelchair-bound cop, LIVE FLESH women—and all men who want to become allwomen—and want men who watches women—single mother Cecilia Roth her only son die while on his 17th birthday r Ro she befriendstranssexual a richly father, di actress her son died pursuing, a transvestite, and pregnant Cruz. nun Penelope Directed/written Almodóvar; Pedro by produced by Agustín Spain, Almodóvar. 101 min. b&w/color, 1999, [Todo sobre mi madre] [Todo Sun, Jan 23, 1:05 Jan 20, 7:05; Thur, In ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER interested [Almodóvar]—proud women, lovely boys, beautiful drag queens, grand movie stars, gorgeous frocks, wild wallpaper.” SONY PICTURES CLASSICS PICTURES SONY GET READY FOR THE AWARDS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Through Sunday, February 27 Here come the critics’ picks, the short lists, the cam- paigns and nominations... awards season is upon us. As the nominations pour in, AFI Silver is presenting a selection of the top contenders for honors in 2005. Check online at www.AFI.com/Silver regularly for schedule updates or call 301.495.6700 for the latest FOR
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Odetta In Person January 22! Bettye LaVette In Person January 23! Director Robert Mugge Live at Both! World Premiere! BLUES DIVAS Sat, Jan 22, 9:00; Sun, Jan 23, 3:15 Odetta, Mavis Staples, Irma Thomas, Bettye LaVette, Debra Coleman, Anne Peebles, Renee Austin and Denise LaSalle—the FROM TOP: AFI Silver blues greats just keep on coming in Silver Spring-native Robert Director Murray Mugge’s (LAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUKES) compilation of the Horwitz with best of his eight-part series on women blues artists, caught live in Italian Cultural Institute direc- performance at Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Club in tor Martin Clarksdale, Mississippi. Stiglio, ILICA President Mr. Directed/produced by Robert Mugge. US, 2005, color, approx. Vincenzo Marra 120 min. NOT RATED and Secretary & Co-founder Dr. Antonio Miele at the Italian Embassy Reception; James and Sandy Hughes and Drs. Nisha and Jur Strobos; TV One’s Bernard Bell, AFI Silver Advisory Council Chair Gary Silversmith and Murray Horwitz; Jill and Norman Understein with AFI Silver Senior Development Manager Penny Yao; Kim Tomadjoglou, AFI Curator, introduces the premiere of Frank Capra’s first film, THE ITALIAN CRUISER LIBIA VISTS SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 6-29, 1921 at AFI Silver Theatre.
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