Mountain Cinema At the Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter The only place on the Mountain Top to see the best Foreign, Independent and Classic Films, plus Ballet and Opera in Cinema!

FOREIGN AND NEW! Every CLASSIC FILM Saturday INDEPENDENT FILMS at 4:15 SERIES Ticket Prices: $8 / $6 seniors & Children under 12 Ticket Prices: $8 / $6 seniors & Children under 12 detropia (UNRATED, 90 minutes) MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) Directed by HEIDI EWING AND RACHEL GRADY (RATED PG, 91 minutes) Detropia is a cinematic tapestry that chronicles the lives of Directed by TERRY GILLIAM AND TERRY JONES several Detroiters trying to survive and make sense of what is THE FIRST TIME EVER IN HIGH-DEFINITION! happening to their city. Together they make up an unlikely cho- The classic film that inspired to current Broadway hit Spamalot rus that illuminates the tale of a city desperate for a new identity. returns to the big screen- for the first time EVER in high-defini- 11/2-11/4. Friday 7:15; Saturday 7:15; Sunday 7:15 tion! King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. In English, French and Latin. 11/3. “The most moving documentary I have seen in years.” Saturday 4:15 —David Denby, The New Yorker THE GOLD RUSH (1925) (UNRATED, 88 minutes) liberal arts (UNRATED, 97 minutes) Directed by charlie chaplin Directed by JOSH RADNOR THE COMPLETE 1925 VERSION, NEWLY RESTORED! Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse worries that his Despite its reputation as one of the great masterpieces of silent best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his cinema, The Gold Rush has long been unavailable in its original form, follow- head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite ing Chaplin’s 1942 “sound version” and his dictate that the original only be college professor invites him to speak at his retirement dinner, screened with live orchestral accompaniment. Now, in collaboration with Jesse jumps at the chance. What he doesn’t see coming is Zibby—a beautiful, the Cineteca Bologna and the Chaplin Estate, Janus Films is proud to pres- precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, ent a 35mm restoration of the film, complete with a newly recorded orches- long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had tral score. Moving, hilarious, and full of invention, The Gold Rush has never buried forever. 11/9-11/11. Friday 7:15; Saturday 7:15; Sunday 7:30 looked—or sounded—better. Silent with musical accompaniment. 11/10. Saturday 4:15 “The wittiest, most perceptive campus comedy in years.” —Owen Gleibermann, Entertainment Weekly THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976) (UNRATED, 140 minutes) BELOVED (UNRATED, 135 minutes) Directed by NICOLAS ROEG Directed by CHRISTOPHE HONORE REMASTERED VERSION Starring Catherine Deneuve and (her real-life daughter) Chiara After a space craft seemingly crashes to Earth, David Bowie walks Mastroianni, this sly and romantic musical drama spans over off to sell a ring for twenty bucks in a dusty Southwestern town, three decades as it follows a mother and daughter’s misadven- then almost immediately hires a high-priced, thick-spectacled patent attorney tures in love. In the ‘60s, Madeleine leaves Paris to re-join her to register ten world-changing patents. Orange-haired, pale-faced, minimally husband Jaromil in Prague, but his infidelities and the arrival of Russian tanks expressioned Bowie desperately yearns to return himself and water to his in the city lead her back to France. Thirty years later we follow the romance of parched planet—but will the authorities let him?—with coed-shtupping Madeleine’s daughter, Vera, who falls in love with a musician who is incapable professor Rip Torn providing technical help, and chambermaid Candy Clark of devoting himself to her. Meanwhile, a re-married Madeleine has rekindled providing distractions via overdoses of very terrestrial booze, church, sex, her love affair with Jaromil. In French with English subtitles. 11/16-11/18. and television. Roeg’s science fiction cult classic is an assault of fragmented, Friday 7:15; Saturday 7:15; Sunday 7:15 non-linear narrative style, typically striking visuals, and a quintessential 70s soundtrack by John Phillips of The Mamas and Papas. All too often seen in “This stylish film is enormous fun, whirling and warbling across four decades washed-out copies, this remastered version of the uncut director’s version of amour.” allows Roeg’s dazzling visuals to be seen as they were meant to be. 11/17. —Mark Jenkins, NPR Saturday 4:15 THE KID (1921) /A DOG’S LIFE (1918) stars in shorts (UNRATED, 111 minutes) (UNRATED, 87 minutes) Directed by Jay Kamen, Chris Foggin, Benjamin Grayson, Directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN Robert Festinger, Rupert Friend, Neil Labute, Jacob Chase An incredible collection of short films featuring some of the The Kid world’s biggest actors, including Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Keira This beloved Chaplin classic whose blend of laughs Knightley, Lily Tomlin, Jason Alexander, Kenneth Branagh, Julia and pathos changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be. For the first Stiles, and others. Stars in Shorts is the first collection of short films to bring time as a filmmaker, Chaplin stepped into feature-length storytelling with this you everything you expect when you go to the movie theater—laughs, drama, tale of the down-but-never-out Tramp (Chaplin) and the adorable ragamuffin and some of the best actors from film and television. 11/23-11/25. Friday 7:15; (6-year-old Jackie Coogan) who, rescued as a foundling and raised in the School Saturday 7:15; Sunday 5:00 & 7:15 of Hard Knocks by the Tramp, is his inseparable sidekick.

HELLO I MUST BE GOING (RATED R, 95 minutes) A Dog’s Life Directed by todd louiso Thanks to a dog he finds, Charlie ends up in possession of some stolen loot. Selected as the opening night film for Sundance 2012, Hello I But the wrongdoers want their ill-gotten gains back. 11/24. Saturday 4:15 Must Be Going features acclaimed actress Melanie Lynskey as Amy, a recent divorcée who seeks refuge in the suburban home of MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) her parents. Demoralized and uncertain of her future, Amy begins (RATED R, 94 minutes) an affair with a 19-year-old actor that jumpstarts her passion for life and helps Directed by terry jones her discover an independence and sense of purpose that she has missed for This irreverent satire of Biblical films and religious intolerance years. 11/30-12/2. Friday 7:15; Saturday 7:15; Sunday 7:15 focuses on Brian, a Jew in Roman-occupied Judea. After joining up with an anti-Roman political organization, Brian is mistaken for a “Funny, well-written, involving and emotionally honest” prophet, and becomes a reluctant Messiah. 12/1. Saturday 4:15 —Claudia Puig, USA Today

Film schedule subject to change, please call ahead to confirm:518 263 2002 (recorded messages) or visit www.catskillmtn.org. NEW! We’ve lowered our Opera and Ballet BALLET AND OPERA IN CINEMA ticket prices to $12.50! showing every sunday at 2:15 pm

swan lake (3 hours plus two intermissions) Mozart’s music makes this one of the finest jewels in the opera repertory, with from the royal ballet, london a wealth of famous melodies that start from the familiar first notes of the ener- The Royal Opera House’s 2012/13 live Cinema Season getic Overture. All shades of emotion are portrayed through the solos, duets and opens with Anthony Dowell’s production of Swan Lake, ensembles with this stellar cast of singers bringing Mozart’s masterpiece to full created for The Royal Ballet in 1987. Surely the greatest dramatic life. In Italian with English subtitles. 11/18. Sunday 2:15 of all Romantic ballets, Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of choreography and music. Though Tchaikovsky did not live to see the work be- AN EVENING WITH KYLIAN/INGER/WALERSKI come a success, his first ballet score is now synonymous with ballet itself, inspir- (2 HOURS, 25 MINUTES WITH ONE INTERMISSION) ing generations of dancers and crossing over into popular culture. FROM THE NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER The world-famous choreographer Jirí Kylián is a source Swan Lake is one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works. In creating this production, of inspiration to many. For over thirty years he has been Anthony Dowell aimed to return to an authentic version of the choreography cre- the artistic director and in-house choreographer of ated by the great Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov for the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895. Nederlands Dans Theater, an elite group of dancers who are considered “the most Yolanda Sonnabend’s designs draw on the Russian Imperial Court of that period balletic modern dancers in the world” (The Times). In An Evening with Kylián/Inger/ with an inspired blend of historical accuracy and gothic fantasy. 11/4. Sunday 2:15 Walerski, two of Kylián’s ballets from the renowned “Black & White” series are presented alongside works by his protégés, NDT’s associate choreographer Johan SIEGFRIED Inger, and NDT dancer and choreographer Medhi Walerski. Don’t miss this incred- (4 hours, 55 minutes plus two intermissions) ible evening of dance: The New York Times raves “If you see one live performance FROM teatro alLA SCALA, MILAN this year…Nederlands Dans Theater is the one to see.” 11/25. Sunday 2:15 As the saying goes, “Never change a winning team.” And so continues the collaborative effort between Daniel THE PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER Barenboim and Guy Cassiers on Der Ring des Nibelun- (TWO HOURS, 55 MINUTES gen, the first time in La Scala’s history that the four-part epic has been performed INCLUDING TWO INTERMISSIONS) in its original language and with the same director. FROM THE BOLSHOI BALLET, MOSCOW A young English Lord traveling through Egypt takes This production of Siegfried, which sees the twilight of the Gods and the dawning shelter in a pyramid with local characters. After a round of the era of the Heroes, features some of the finest Wagnerian voices of today, of opium, the new friends begin to have fantastic dreams about the Pharaoh’s including Lance Ryan in the role of Siegfried, Anna Larsson as Erda, and Nina daughter rising from her tomb and enchanting them. The Pharaoh’s Daughter, Stemme, recipient of the Italian National Association of Music Critics award for her originally a hit when first staged in 1862, fell out of favor with the Soviet regime. Brünnhilde in Die Walküre. In German with English subtitles. 11/11. Sunday 2:15 In 2000, Pierre Lacotte was commissioned to resurrect Petipa’s mighty Egyptian fresco, and it became a hit yet again. the marriage of figaro (3 hours, 20 minutes with two intermissions) First choreographed by Marius Petipa, The Pharaoh’s Daughter premiered in 1862 from the royal opera, london in a grandiose show -the likes of which had never seen before- at Petersburg’s Revolution is in the air in David McVicar’s wonderfully il- Bolshoi Theatre. Immensely popular with the public, The Pharaoh’s Daughter was luminating production of The Marriage of Figaro. Life on given several revivals. In 1864, the ballet was transferred from Petersburg to Mos- an estate in the late 1820s reveals with truth and wit all cow’s Bolshoi Theatre. But in Soviet times it was considered to be ideologically im- the tensions between master and servants, with the symptoms of Europe’s social mature and, dropped from the repertoire, it was virtually forgotten. In 2000, Pierre upheaval never far away. Count Almaviva’s attempts to bed his manservant Fi- Lacotte was exclusively commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre to resurrect Petipa’s garo’s fiancé Susanna are repeatedly thwarted by those around him, including this mighty Egyptian fresco and he successfully succeeded in giving a new life to this own wife, the Countess. In such enlightened times if the Count wishes to dance, forgotten masterpiece. 12/2. Sunday 2:15 then Figaro will make sure it is to his tune and not the other way around. SCREENS 1 & 3 november SCHEDULE The best of Hollywood films! We show the very best Hollywood films available AT-A-GLANCE each week. The following are some films that we will show in November. Visit www.catskillmtn.org or (f) 2 (St) 3 (su) 4 detropia MONTY PYTHON & SWAN LAKE call 518 263 2002 for the most up-to-date schedule. 7:15 PM THE HOLY GRAIL 2:15 PM 4:15 PM detropia under the spell of The Cause and its detropia 7:15 PM FRANKENWEENIE 7:15 PM Victor brings his beloved dog Sparky charismatic leader. back to life, only to face unintended PITCH PERFECT (f) 9 (St) 10 (su) 11 consequences. The Bellas, an all-girls singing group LIBERAL ARTS THE GOLD RUSH SIEGFRIED HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA take on their male rivals in a campus 7:15 PM 4:15 PM 2:15 PM LIBERAL ARTS LIBERAL ARTS A boy discovers a high-end resort competition. 7:15 PM 7:30 PM for monsters and falls for the Count TAKEN 2 Dracula’s teenage daughter. (f) 16 (St) 17 (su) 18 Retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and BELOVED THE MAN WHO THE MARRIAGE the INTOUCHABLES his wife are taken hostage by the fa- 7:15 PM FELL TO EARTH OF FIGARO After he becomes a quadriplegic, an ther of a kidnapper Mills killed while 4:15 PM 2:15 PM aristocrat hires a young man from the rescuing his daughter. BELOVED BELOVED 7:15 PM 7:15 PM projects to be his caretaker. TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE LAWLESS An ailing baseball scout in his twilight (f) 23 (St) 24 (su) 25 A boot-legging gang is threatened by years takes his daughter along for STARS IN SHORTS THE KID/ AN EVENING WITH a new deputy and other authorities one last recruiting trip. 7:15 PM A DOG’S LIFE KYLIAN/INGER/ 4:15 PM WALESKI who want a cut of their profits. WON’T BACK DOWN STARS IN SHORTS 2:15 PM 7:15 PM STARS IN SHORTS LOOPER Two determined mothers, one a 5:00 & 7:15 PM In 2074, when the mob wants to get teacher, look to transform their chil- rid of someone, the target is sent into dren’s failing inner city school. (f) 30 (St) DEC. 1 (su) DEC. 2 the past, where a hired gun awaits. hello I must monty python’s the pharaoh’s THE WORDS be going life of brian daughter THE MASTER A writer at the peak of literary suc- 7:15 PM 4:15 PM 2:15 PM A veteran arrives home from war cess discovers the price he must pay hello I must hello I must for stealing another man’s work. be going be going uncertain of his future—until he falls 7:15 PM 7:15 PM

Film schedule subject to change, please call ahead to confirm:518 263 2002 (recorded messages) or visit www.catskillmtn.org.