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2019 MOVIE SHOWTIMES PROGRAM CHANGE 4 DAILY! Aug. 16 - Sept. 2 Aug. 16 - Sept. 2

Featuring Jakob Dylan, this documentary celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, , Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas Fri. 8/16 6:15 and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. "Skirts the nostalgia trap by engagingly connecting with an Sat. 8/17 9:00 impressive lineup of contemporary singer-songwriters." -Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter "Short, sweet and dutifully Sun. 8/18 3:40 9:00 tuneful...like the doc version of one of the period's sonic nuggets, leaving you with a peace/love/understanding high Mon. 8/19 6:15 and a desire to break out the vinyl for more of the same." -Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times (PG-13, 82m)

Based on the novel by James Baldwin, director Barry Jenkins' (Moonlight) new film is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple's unbreakable bond and the African-American family's empowering embrace, as told through the Fri. 8/16 8:40 eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). "A film almost woozy with its own beauty and dignity, Sat. 8/17 6:00 a film going transcendently high in the face of a racist world going low." -Peter Bradshaw, Guardian "Pure cinema. Sun. 8/18 6:00 What Baldwin does with words, Mr. Jenkins does visually." -Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune "By the end...it was me Mon. 8/19 3:20 8:40 who could barely talk." -Bob Mondello, NPR (R, 117m)

In the 1960s, Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from to the Deep South. They must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that are safe for Tue. 8/20 8:45 African-Americans. Confronted with racism, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside Wed. 8/21 2:35 8:45 differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. "This small tale of American goodness deserves your full Thu. 8/22 5:45 attention." -Johnny Oleksinski, "May well move you, possibly to tears." -Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out (PG-13, 130m)

This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and Tue. 8/20 5:45 colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition. "Like attending office hours for the Wed. 8/21 5:45 professor you love and fear." -Marella Gayla, Boston Globe "Reminds us how long she had to wait for the recognition she so richly deserved, and what a distinctive, generous, funny, astute, self-doubting, unstoppable and formidable Thu. 8/22 2:45 9:00 figure she was along the way." -Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal (PG-13, 119m)

Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature film is set in 1969 Los Angeles, at the height of hippy Hollywood. Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a fading star from a TV western, and his longtime stunt double, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), are Fri. 8/23 8:15 struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don't recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor... Sat. 8/24 4:40 Sharon (Margot Robbie). "As one might expect from Mr. Tarantino's previous films, his new one is violent as well as Sun. 8/25 8:15 tender, plus terrifically funny. Yet this virtuoso piece of storytelling also offers intricate instruction on the pervasiveness of violence in popular culture." -Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal "You can feel Tarantino's mad love for movies in Mon. 8/26 8:15 all their disreputable dazzle and subversive art in every shot." -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone (R, 159m)

Documentarian Alex Holmes tells the story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old charter boat cook, who in 1989, against all odds, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Fri. 8/23 5:40 "A documentary with all the nervous-making energy of a first-rate drama; a cast of sailors who are both endearing and Sat. 8/24 8:15 intelligent; and a delicately wrought suspense story." -John Anderson, Wall Street Journal "Puts us all in the ship right Sun. 8/25 3:00 5:40 there with them." -Peter Howell, Toronto Star "Even at its most visceral and exciting, it's the emotion at the story's core, Mon. 8/26 5:40 and the higher principles at work, that make it transcendent." -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post (PG, 97m)

With their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly) set out on a variety hall tour of Britain. "Thanks to the subtle brilliance of Reilly and Coogan, even someone who's never heard of Laurel and Hardy would likely see how magical these two were together." Tue. 8/27 5:30 -Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times "The real head-scratcher is how such an endearingly modest, gentle film can Wed. 8/28 8:30 say so much with such eloquence about a professional partnership... about the mysterious business of being funny; Thu. 8/29 5:30 and about the toll taken by the passage of time." -Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal "Simply terrific." -Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press (PG, 97m)

Directed by Tom Volf, this film is an intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words. "Expertly presents an emotional essence of this performer, leaving you both shaken and stirred by the extent of her gifts and the way they connected to both audiences and her tumultuous life." -Kenneth Tue. 8/27 8:10 Turan, Los Angeles Times "A passionate tribute to a woman who commanded the world's attention, but was never Wed. 8/28 5:30 afforded its decency. It's a curtain call for Callas, and a chance for the great singer to be heard again." -David Ehrlich, Thu. 8/29 8:10 indieWire "Here's the intimate, unabashedly reverential new documentary that gives legendary diva Maria Callas the encore she deserves. And in her own voice. Fasten your seatbelts."-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone (PG, 113m)

Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, EastEnders) is a struggling singer-songwriter, whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). After a freak bus accident Fri. 8/30 8:10 during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that have never existed...presenting a Sat. 8/31 5:30 very interesting problem indeed. Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). "Invites the audience, along with the Sun. 9/1 8:10 characters on screen, to hear some of the finest songs ever written for the very first time."-Ann Hornaday, Washington Mon. 9/2 5:30 Post "Great fun with a great premise!" -Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail (PG-13, 112m)

Director Lulu Wang's hit film follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather everyone together before she passes. "This smart film deftly mixes comedy and tragedy, and manages to be heartfelt without Fri. 8/30 5:30 being cloying or sentimental." -Adam Graham, Detroit News "Says a whole lot about grief, guilt and determining what's Sat. 8/31 8:20 important in life, while still providing its share of laughs." -Brian Lowry, CNN.com "Extraordinary on every level...a Sun. 9/1 5:30 funny, touching and vital film about what makes a family in any culture, leaving you with cathartic tears."-Peter Travers, Mon. 9/2 8:20 Rolling Stone "It's a film that pulls off a quiet miracle: it breaks your heart, and leaves you happy." -Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times (PG, 98m)

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