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Films Free Live in Hd Events FILMS ROCKLAND SHORTS: An International THE MILL & THE CROSS 1 SHOW ONLY! Short Film Series 1 NIGHT ONLY! FRI, march 2 at 8pm fri, feb 3 at 6pm first friday film co-presented by the farnsworth and the strand co-presented by the What would it be like to step farnsworth & the strand inside a great work of art, The inaugural screening have it come alive around you, of this brand new short and even observe the artist as film series will feature he sketches the very reality a dozen art films. you are experiencing? From Following the screening Lech Majewski, one of Poland’s and discussion, there will most adventurous and inspired be an after-party hosted filmmakers, comes a visually by the museum’s newest ravishing recreation of Pieter membership group the Bruegel’s epic 1564 painting Collective. The after- “The Way to Cavalry,” presented party, which will take alongside the story of its creation Headlining the premiere is a short film -- starring Rutger Hauer as Bruegel, place at the Yvette Torres Michael York as his friend and art Fine Art gallery at 21 by filmmaker Mike Mills, who directed collector, and Charlotte Rampling Winter Street, around the the autobiographical feature film corner from The Strand as the inspiration for his Virgin Theatre, will feature Beginners, which has been nominated Mary. cocktails, savory treats, a for a 2012 Academy Award. Mr. Mills With this fantastically talented cast, happening artistic scene will be joining the post-screening and a fascinating multi-layered digital dreamscape that melds iconic moments and hip dance music discussion via Skype. in art, history, and religion with the quotidian lives of ordinary people, Majewski provided by DJ Sergio takes the audience through Bruegel’s depiction of the story of Christ’s Passion, Kawasaki. The films in the series are not rated. Please be advised that set in Flanders under brutal Spanish occupation in the year 1564. some of the films contain adult language and sexual content, and they From the more than five hundred figures that fill Bruegel’s canvas, THE MILL are not suitable for young audiences. & THE CROSS focuses on a dozen characters whose life stories unfold and intertwine in a panoramic landscape populated by villagers and red-caped SHOWTIME: Fri, Jan 3 at 6:00pm (After Party Begins at 7:00) horsemen. We are invited to live inside the aesthetic universe of the painting as we watch Bruegel himself at work on his canvas, weaving the web of his THE DESCENDANTS (LAST WEEK!) painting and piecing together his sketches. Majewski’s captivating visual effects, combining live actors with location footage and striking painted feb 3 - 8 held oVer due to popular demand! backdrops, create layer upon layer with which to explore and expand upon winner of golden globes including best picture musical or the narrative in Bruegel’s work. ‘I want the viewer to live inside the painting,’ 3 - Majewski says about his film, adding that he wants us to meet the people in the comedy! nominated for 10 oscar awards, including best picture and picture ‘as they are painted.’” (Steve Barnes) best actor! “The Mill & The Cross” was inspired by Michael Francis Gibson’s book of the From Oscar winning same name, a fascinating study of “The Way to Calvary” and the moment in director Alexander Payne history in which Bruegel painted. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance (Sideways), The Descendants Film Festival is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for SHOWTIMES: Fri, March 2 at 8pm Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and WINDFALL ONLY 2 father of two girls, who is SHOWINGS! forced to re-examine his past SAT, march 3 at 2pm & sun, march 4 at 3pm and embrace his future when Playing 2 days only! The his wife suffers a boating Strand Theatre will host accident off of Waikiki, 2 special screenings of Hawaii. The event leads to WINDFALL, the new a rapprochement with his “The Descendants is that rare bird, documentary by Laura young daughters while Matt moving, enlightening, funny and Israel about the future of wrestles with a decision to unapologetically human. It’s one of renewable energy. sell the family’s land handed the year’s best pictures, one to savor Wind power… it’s sustainable down from Hawaiian royalty and think about.” … it burns no fossil fuels… and missionaries. Funny, -Box Office Magazine it produces no air pollution. moving, and beautifully What’s more, it cuts down acted, The Descendants captures the unpredictable messiness of life dependency on foreign oil. with eloquence and uncommon grace. That’s what the people of Drama/Comedy/USA/2011/115min/Rated R American cinema Meredith, in upstate New SHOWTIMES: (Feb 3 - 8) York first thought when a wind developer looked to Fri 2/3..........8:00 only Mon 2/6..............7:00 Wed 2/8..............7:00 supplement the rural farm “Provides a much-needed view of the growing Sat 2/4........5:30, 8:00 Tues 2/7......1:00, 7:00 Thurs 2/9.........no film town’s failing economy with backlash against the rapid expansion of the Sun 2/5.........3:00 only a farm of their own -- that of wind industry.” 40 industrial wind turbines. -Robert Bryce, Energy Tribune WINDFALL, a beautifully THE ARTIST photographed feature length film, documents how this proposal divides ! Meredith’s residents as they fight over the future of their community. Attracted opens feb 10 - showing 2 weeks at first to the financial incentives that would seemingly boost their dying this is an extended economy, a group of townspeople grow increasingly alarmed as they discover ( the impacts that the 400-foot high windmills slated for Meredith could bring engagement!) to their community as well as the potential for financial scams. With wind development in the United States growing annually at 39 percent, winner of 3 golden WINDFALL is an eye-opener that should be required viewing for anyone globes including best concerned about the environment and the future of renewable energy. picture - musical or Director Laura Israel was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. comedy! nominated for 10 oscar awards, SHOWTIMES: Sat, March 3 at 2pm & Sun, March 4 at 3pm including best picture and best actor! Michel Hazanavicius’s THE ARTIST is a heartfelt and entertaining valentine “...an irresistible reminder of nearly FREE LIVE IN HD EVENTS to classic American cinema. everything that makes the movies Set during the twilight great.” -The New York Times SUPER BOWL LIVE ON THE BIG SCREEN! of Hollywood’s silent era unday ebruary 5 at 6:25pm and shot on location in Los Angeles, THE ARTIST tells the story of a S , F charismatic movie star unhappily confronting the new world of talking Join us for Super Bowl XLVI, LIVE at the Strand on our pictures. Mixing comedy, romance and melodrama, THE ARTIST is itself an example of the form it celebrates: a black and white silent big screen! It will be a clash of epic proportions as the film that relies on images, actors and music to weave its singular spell. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS and the New York Giants vie Drama/2011/USA/100min/PG13 for a shot at Super Bowl XLVI glory at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kick-off is at approximately 6:25pm, SHOWTIMES: (Feb 10 - 16) doors open at 6:00pm, and entry is free. Bring your Fri 2/10.......5:30, 8:00 Mon 2/13............7:00 Wed 2/15............7:00 friends, and come for part of the game or the whole Sat 2/11......6:15, 8:30 Tues 2/14.....1:00, 7:00 Thurs 2/16...........7:00 game….its up to you! This year’s half-time show Sun 2/12......3:00 , 6:00 will feature pop icon, MADONNA with a Cirque du Soleil inspired performance.. Our Balcony Bar will open (for those 21 and older), THE THIN RED LINE 1 SHOW ONLY! and we will have lots of game day snacks available. fri feb 4 at 2pm FREE ADMISSION! focus on the films of The Strand will also be collecting donations terrence malick of non-perishable food and paper goods for THIN RED LINE the AIO Food Pantry at this year’s game. marks the return of director Terrence Ma- lick to feature film- making after a twenty The Strand’s Annual year sabbatical. This World War II drama is an elegiac rumination on man’s destruction Sunday, February 26 of nature and him- red carpet 6:30pm • Awards 8:00pm self, based on James You won’t miss a moment of the glamour & excitement as Jones’ semi-autobi- ographical novel, his filmland’s favorites claim their honors – and with our HD follow-up to From THE THIN RED LINE is the final installment DIGITAL PROJECTION SYSTEM, you’ll see every smile and Here to Eternity. The of a repertory film series hosted by the every sequin in all their glory. Don’t miss your chance to film tells a fictional Strand feturing the first 3 works of famed throw off the winter flannels and dress to impress, walk our story of United States own red carpet, and maybe take home some prizes yourself! forces during the con- filmmaker Terrence Malick. flict at Guadalcanal During the show, exciting prizes will be awarded, including during the second World War, and includes a large ensemble cast of fa- t-shirts, film tickets and more! Audiance members are also mous actors including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson, James invited to fill out a ballot with their predictions of the Caviezel, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, John Savage, John C.
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