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LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ron Barber Carmen Marriott President Hal Melfi Tim Fuller Katherine Pew Vice-President Tim Reckart Stephen Golden Claire Scheuren Treasurer Lisanne Skyler Melodie Lopez Secretary Joanne Stuhr Joe Tarver Betsy Bolding Jan Mueller, Emeritus Jaime Gutiérrez Dianne Iauco Mary Koss Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema, March starts off with one of my favorite films,Portrait of a Lady on Fire. I’m so proud to be showing this incredibly beautiful work from Céline Sciamma!

PARASITE! Wow! We are so honored to have this history making film at The Loft Cinema! It is my hope that that Parasite will, once and for all, eliminate that one-inch wall that subtitles represent, as director Bong Joon-Ho so elegantly observed.

March is a perfect month to become a member of The Loft Cinema. Our March membership drive is incredibly important to our sustainability, and it’s a great opportunity for you to get DOUBLE passes! The Loft Cinema’s membership program is one of the most successful among art houses in the US, representing 21% of the total revenue annually. Your membership helps The Loft Cinema do everything we do, all outlined on the pages of this film guide. Thank you for helping make sure that YOUR community art house will continue to be among the most respected nonprofit cinemas in the US and beyond.

This month we are celebrating one of our favorite filmmakers, Agnes Varda, with a second retrospective of her work. Varda, who died a year ago this month at the age of 90, left us the gift of her incredible body of work. Don’t miss the chance to see her work on the big screen!

Peggy Johnson, Executive Director

The Loft Cinema is a local nonprofit dedicated to creating community by celebrating the art and diversity of film. THE LOFT CINEMA SPRING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE! Join or renew in March 2020 to receive double free passes! 4 FREE PASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS | 8 FREE PASSES FOR COUPLES Sign up online at loftcinema.org or in person at the box office! 6 NEW FILMS

ONCE WERE BROTHERS: GUNS AKIMBO ROBBIE ROBERTSON STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES AND THE BAND A nerdy video game developer (Daniel Radcliffe) STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 becomes the next contestant in an illegal live-streamed REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES death match, in this hilariously dark, viciously violent, and chillingly prescient sci-fi thriller. Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous “Bonkers! Spectacularly fun and exciting.” tale of Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation - Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. Miles (Radcliffe) is a little too fond of stirring things up on the internet with his caustic and “Robertson is an articulate and antagonizing comments. One night, he makes the ingratiating tour guide through all this mistake of drunkenly dropping an inflammatory glorious and eventually tortured history.” barb on a broadcast of Skizm, a wildly popular illegal – Chris Willman, Variety death-match fight club streamed live to the public. In response, Riktor (Ned Dennehy), the maniacal The film is a moving story of Robertson’s personal mastermind behind the channel, decides to force journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie Miles’ hand and have him join the “fun.” After a alongside the four other men who would become surprise home visit from Riktor and his goons leaves his brothers in music and who together made their Miles unconscious, he wakes to find heavy pistols mark on music history. Once Were Brothers blends bolted into his hand bones, and learns Nix (Samara rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs Weaving), the psychopathic, trigger-happy star of and interviews with many of Robertson’s friends Skizm, is his first opponent. And she’s at his front and collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eric door. Gleefully echoing elements of Scott Pilgrim vs. Clapton, Van Morrison Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, the World, the Purge franchise, and videogames like Taj Mahal, Dominique Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Smash TV and Mortal Kombat, Guns Akimbo is a loopy, and more. (Dir. by Daniel Rohr, 2019, Canada/USA, 100 turbo-charged sci-fi action flick about a crazed “future” mins., Rated R) that could be happening right now! (Dir. by Jason Lei Howden, 2019, UK/New Zealand/Germany, in English, Closed Captions Available 95 mins., Rated R) NEW FILMS 7

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire goes PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE beyond painterly beauty. It sees STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 into souls.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Street Journal

France, 1760. Marianne is solidifies Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, commissioned to paint the Girlhood) as one of the most wedding portrait of Héloïse, a exciting filmmakers working in young woman who has just left the world today. Noémie Merlant the convent. Because she is a and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne act of looking into a dangerous, arrives under the guise of engrossing thrill, crafting two of companionship, observing Héloïse the most breathtaking and elegant by day and secretly painting performances of the year. To her by firelight at night. As the watch Marianne and Héloïse fall two women orbit one another, in love is to see love itself invented intimacy and attraction grow as onscreen. With contemporary they share Héloïse’s first moments themes in period dress, Portrait of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon of a Lady on Fire is a stunning love becomes a collaborative act of and story for the ages. (Dir. by Céline testament to their love. Winner Sciamma, 2019, France, in French/ of the Best Screenplay Award at Italian with English subtitles, 121 the 2019 Cannes prize and one mins., Rated R) of the best reviewed films of the year, Portrait of a Lady on Fire 8 NEW FILMS

“Absolutely gripping. A big, brash operatic THE TRAITOR extravaganza. “ – Barbara Scharres, RogerEbert.com STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 6 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

The gripping drama The Traitor he may be next. Arrested and tells the true story of Tommaso extradited to Italy by the Brazilian Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino, police, Buscetta makes a decision World War Z; Angels & Demons) the that will change everything for man who brought down the Cosa the Mafia: he decides to meet Nostra. with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to “Show-stopping! A big, the Cosa Nostra. From acclaimed bold, true-crime gangster writer/director Marco Bellocchio movie.” – Peter Bradshaw, (Fists in the Pocket; The Wedding The Guardian Director). (Dir. by Marco Bellocchio, 2019, Italy/France/Germany/Brazil, In the early 1980’s, an all-out war in Italian/Sicilian/Portuguese/ rages between Sicilian mafia bosses English with English subtitles, 145 over the heroin trade. Tommaso mins., Rated R) Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are Closed Captions and Audio being settled and Buscetta watches Description Available from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing NEW FILMS 9

Don’t miss The Loft Cinema’s March retrospective series, VARDA BY AGNÈS The Films of Agnes Varda: Part Deux, featuring classic STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 6 features and shorts from the Oscar-winning director! REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

The final film from the late, installation works while offering beloved Agnès Varda is a her one-of-a-kind reflections on characteristically playful, everything from filmmaking to profound, and personal feminism to aging. Suffused with summation of the Oscar-winning the people, places, and things she director’s own brilliant career. loved—Jacques Demy, cats, colors, beaches, heart-shaped potatoes— “A breathtaking self- this wonderfully idiosyncratic portrait of an artist at the work of imaginative autobiography height of her powers.” – is a warmly human, touchingly Travis Jeppesen, Artforum bittersweet parting gift from one of cinema’s most luminous talents. At once impish and wise, she (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 2019, France, acts as our spirit guide on a free- in English/French with English associative tour through her six- subtitles, 120 mins., Not Rated) decade artistic journey, shedding new light on her films (including such classics as La Pointe Courte, Cleo from 5 to 7 and The Gleaners and I), photography, and recent 10 NEW FILMS

THE JESUS ROLLS STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 6 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In this wildly raucous comedy free-spirited shampooist Marie from writer/director/star John (Audrey Tautou), Jesus and Petey Turturro, The Big Lebowski’s continue their adventure in a unforgettably odd criminal/bowler series of stolen cars, cementing Jesus Quintana returns to the their partnership with an epic screen in an all-new adventure. petty-crime spree and a three- Hours after being released from way romance. A darkly funny, prison for good behavior, Jesus irreverent and freewheeling road Quintana (Turturro) reunites movie, The Jesus Rolls revives the with his best friend and fellow beloved character from the Coen underachiever Petey (Bobby Brothers’ cult classic while paying Cannavale). In the first in a series tribute to the 1974 French farce of rapidly escalating bad decisions, Les Valseuses. Also starring Susan they steal a vintage car parked in Sarandon, Christopher Walken front of an upscale salon and hit and Pete Davidson. (Dir. by John the road for a no-holds-barred Turturro, 2019, USA, 85 mins., joyride — until the car’s gun- Rated R) toting owner (Jon Hamm) catches up with them, wounding Petey. Fleeing the scene with fiercely NEW FILMS 11

“Remarkable … a gorgeous reinvention of Peter Pan.” – WENDY Eric Kohn, Indiewire STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

OCTOBER’S REEL READS Wendy and her brothers come Wendy is tasked with saving SELECTION from a warm working family. herself, her brothers, and the other Purchase a copy of Peter Pan by Raised amongst dinner plates and island children with the most J.M. Barrie during the month of diner patrons, the children have powerful tool she has: love for her October and receive a special “Loft an itch for the adventurous and family. (Dir. by Benh Zeitlin, 2020, Reel Reads” discount off the cover slightly mischievous. After long USA, 112 mins., rated PG-13) price – 20% for Loft members and nights watching trains rattle by 10% for the general public. Copies their bedroom window, the kids Closed Captions and Audio of the book are available at The are whisked away by a mysterious Description Available Loft Cinema and Antigone Books. boy named Peter. A long journey taken on faith lands them on The new film from Benh Zeitlin, Peter’s mysterious island. There Oscar-nominated director of they discover a wild new world, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is a one without grown-ups and breathtaking reimagining of J.M. suspended in time. Reveling in Barrie’s classic, Peter Pan. their youthfulness and sprawling freedom satisfies the kids at first, “Dazzling … casts a but nostalgia for their lives left powerful spell.” – Tim behind seeps in. When threats to Grierson, Screen Daily their eternal childhood develop, 12 NEW FILMS

“Utterly refreshing … in saying what’s long been unsaid, SAINT FRANCES Saint Frances gives audiences something to talk about.” – STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Stephen Saito, Moveable Feast REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Flailing thirty-four-year-old complication. Just as Bridget Bridget (Kelly O’Sullivan, who decides to end the pregnancy, she also penned the screenplay) is a begins to clash with the obstinate college dropout who finally catches Frances and struggles to navigate a break when she lands a much- growing tensions between Frances’ needed job as nanny to the rowdy moms. Amidst her tempestuous but irresistible six-year-old Frances personal relationships, a reluctant (Ramona Edith-Williams) – trouble friendship with Frances emerges, is, she’s uncomfortable around and Bridget contends with the kids, unable to filter her thoughts inevitable joys and sorrows of and preoccupied with her own becoming a part of someone else’s problems, so she doesn’t exactly family. Winner of the SXSW Film scream “nanny material.” Festival Audience Award, Saint Frances is both a heartening, funny “A beautifully specific story of an unlikely friendship and character study.” – Brian an illuminating look into girlhood, Tallerico, RogerEbert.com womanhood, and motherhood. (Dir. by Alex Thompson, 2019, USA, But an unwanted pregnancy 106 mins., Not Rated) introduces an unexpected NEW FILMS 13

“A winningly off-kilter comedy … a kind of tea-cosy EXTRA ORDINARY Ghostbusters that’s consistently funny and off-the-wall.” – STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Dennis Harvey, Variety REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Lonely thirtysomething Rose past-his-prime rock star Christian (Maeve Higgins) is a driving Winter (Will Forte) comes to town, instructor in a rural Irish town. It’s looking for a sacrificial victim to not an especially rewarding gig, renew his Satanic pact for one hell but it’s all she can do to get away of a come-back album. A whole lot from her true calling — that of a of supernatural craziness is about paranormal “sensitive,” daughter to put Rose to the test. One of of a famous departed TV medium. the most exhilaratingly funny and endearing comedy/occult creations “It might just be the best in recent years, Extra Ordinary is supernatural comedy an inventively oddball paranormal since What We Do in the extravaganza fully befitting of its Shadows.” – Rob Hunter, title. (Dir. by Mike Ahern & Edna Film School Rejects Loughman, 2019, Ireland/Belgium, in English, 94 mins., Rated R) She’s become accustomed to seeing spiritual activity that others are blessedly oblivious to, and she’s quite happy to keep it private. This becomes rather difficult when 14 NEW FILMS

“It’s flawless storytelling, effortlessly played and with a CORPUS CHRISTI rousing conclusion.” – Kevin Mahr, Times (UK) STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 20 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

FREE LOFT MEMBERS 2020 Academy Award this young, charismatic preacher SCREENING nominee for Best help heal the community reeling Friday, March 20 at 7:00pm. International Feature! from a terrible tragedy or tear Free for Loft Cinema members them further apart? (Dir. by Jan and open to the public at regular Corpus Christi is the compelling Komasa, 2019, Poland, in Polish with admission prices. story of twenty-year-old Daniel, English subtitles, 115 mins., Not who experiences a spiritual Rated) Members may pick up tickets only transformation while incarcerated for themselves (1 for individual in a youth detention center. He “An engrossing levels, 2 for couple levels) at feels a calling to the priesthood, exploration of faith, the Box Office on the day of the but his criminal record makes second chances and the Member Screening. The Box Office following his vocation impossible. possibility of atonement.” is open 1/2 hour before the first When he is sent to work at – Allan Hunter, Screen show of the day. Please see the a carpenter’s workshop in a International website for showtimes. Members small town on work-release, will be issued a return pass (valid he is mistaken for an itinerant through the following Thursday) clergyman, a role he embraces with to see this film another time, if the relish. Soon, he has accidentally screening is at capacity. taken on the local parish, but will the unconventional teachings of NEW FILMS 15

“The film is never less than THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM charming, imbued with genuine STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 20 fondness for its subject.” – David REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

“Movingly captures what Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, made him unique ... A The Times of Bill Cunningham snapshot of a life that features incredible photographs leaves you grateful for chosen from over 3 million having encountered it.” – previously unpublicized images Owen Gleiberman, Variety and documents from Cunningham. (Dir. by Mark Bozek, 2020, USA, 74 Told in Bill Cunningham’s own mins., Not Rated) words from a recently unearthed six-hour 1994 interview, the “The minute Bill iconic street photographer and Cunningham starts fashion historian chronicles, talking in this charming in his customarily cheerful and documentary is the minute plainspoken manner, moonlighting you fall in love with him.” as a milliner in France during – Glenn Kenny, the Korean War, his unique RogerEbert.com relationship with First Lady Jackie Kennedy, his four decades at The New York Times and his democratic Closed Captions Available view of fashion and society. 16 NEW FILMS

“A carefully carved cameo of working-class lives … FIRST COW perfectly made, perfectly acted and ultimately moving.” – STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Stephen Whitty, Screen Daily REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt premise Reichardt constructs an (Wendy and Lucy; Meek’s Cutoff) interrogation of foundational once again trains her perceptive Americana that recalls her earlier and patient eye on the Pacific triumph Old Joy in its sensitive Northwest, this time evoking an depiction of male friendship, yet authentically hardscrabble early is driven by a mounting suspense nineteenth century way of life. all its own. Reichardt again shows A taciturn loner and skilled cook her distinct talent for depicting (John Magaro) has traveled west the peculiar rhythms of daily and joined a group of fur trappers living and ability to capture the in Oregon Territory, though he immense, unsettling quietude only finds true connection with of rural America. (Dir. by Kelly a Chinese immigrant (Orion Reichardt, 2020, USA, 121 mins., Lee) also seeking his fortune; Rated PG-13) soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although Closed Captions and Audio its longevity is reliant upon the Description Available clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. From this simple NEW FILMS 17

VIVARIUM BACURAU STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 27 STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 3 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Tom and Gemma (Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots) A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in are looking for the perfect home. the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its “A bracingly original, thought-provoking inhabitants (among them Sônia Braga) notice that sci-fi thriller that turns suburbia into a their village has literally vanished from most maps and Kafkaesque nightmare.” – Prahlad Srihari, a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. Firstpost “A heart-thumping political allegory When a strange real-estate agent takes them to that tips its hat to masters like John Yonder, a mysterious suburban neighborhood of Carpenter.” – Manohla Dargis, New York identical houses, Tom and Gemma can’t leave quick Times enough. But when they try to exit the labyrinth-like housing development, each road takes them back to There are forces that want to expel them from their where they started. Soon, they realize their search homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band for a dream home has plunged them into a terrifying of armed mercenaries led by Udo Kier arrive in nightmare, in this taut thriller filled with white- town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce knuckle suspense. (Dir. by Lorcan Finnegan, 2019, confrontation takes place when the townspeople Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/USA, in English, 97 mins., turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding Rated R) together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community. A wild, shapeshifting political allegory with references to the fearless genre works of John Carpenter, George Miller, and Sergio Leone, Bacurau, winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, is a vividly angry power-to- the-people fable like no other. (Dir. by Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2019, Brazil/France, in Portuguese and English with English subtitles, 131 mins., Not Rated) 18 NEW FILMS

NEVER RARELY SEA FEVER SOMETIMES ALWAYS STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 10 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 3 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES A bizarre creature hitches a ride on a departing trawler in this nerve-wracking horror/thriller that leverages Never Rarely Sometimes Always, the new film from the mysteries of the sea to amplify the potential acclaimed writer/director Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like horrors of the unknown. Love; Beach Rats), is a stunningly intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. “An expertly crafted creature feature, Sea Fever is a nightmare you can’t take “Filmmaker Eliza Hittman continues to your eyes off of and can’t stop thinking prove herself as one of contemporary about after it wraps up.” – Perri Nemiroff, cinema’s most empathetic and skilled Collider chroniclers of American youth.” – Kate Erbland, Indiewire For marine biology student Siobhan (Hermione Corfield), it was supposed to be an educational Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local sea excursion. And at first, research indeed takes support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin precedence as the serious-minded PhD hopeful Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New gains experience alongside a grizzled crew of Irish York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery, fishermen. But when their ship hits an unseen object, and compassion. With only a clinic address in hand a mysterious, oozing force infiltrates the vessel and and nowhere to stay, the two girls pool their limited turns Siobhan’s journey into a claustrophobic fight for resources and bravely venture into the unfamiliar survival. Favoring dread and atmosphere over shock city. With bracing clarity and understated emotion, value, first-time feature director Neasa Hardiman’s Hittman fearlessly tells the story of a teenage girl Sea Fever is an unsettling, fresh and haunting take on making an arduous trek, through which a bigger the creature feature infused with unnerving, visceral statement emerges—that of reclaiming her body and terror that brings to mind similarly doomed settings her spirit. (Dir. by Eliza Hittman, 2020, USA, 101 mins., such as the Nostromo from Alien and U.S. Outpost Rated R) #31 from John Carpenter’s The Thing. (Dir. by Neasa Hardiman, 2019, Ireland/USA/UK/Sweden/Belgium, in English, 89 mins., Not Rated) NEW FILMS 19

DEERSKIN THE CLIMB EXTRA ORDINARY STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 17 STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 17 STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

From the delightfully demented mind of French A startling confession on a bike ride across the Lonely thirtysomething Rose (Maeve Higgins) is a filmmaker Quentin Dupieux, best known for 2010’s South of France becomes the hub for an episodic driving instructor in a rural Irish town. It’s not an murderous-tire movie Rubber, comes this hilariously journey through the lives of two men, in this clever especially rewarding gig, but it’s all she can do to get addled exploration of obsession, identity, and apparel. and brutally honest comedy about a destructive, away from her true calling — that of a paranormal co-dependent, and inescapable friendship. Lifelong “sensitive,” daughter of a famous departed TV “A hilarious midlife crisis satire, with friends Mike and Kyle are out for a bike ride through medium. some of the darkest belly laughs I’m sure the mountains in the South of France when Mike to have this year. You’ll never look at a confesses that he slept with Kyle’s fiancé. In the hands “A winningly off-kilter comedy … a kind tacky jacket in the same light ever again.” of director Michael Angelo Covino (who also co-wrote of tea-cosy Ghostbusters that’s consistently – Alistair Ryder, Film Inquiry and co-stars in the film), this confessional episode funny and off-the-wall.” – Dennis Harvey, expands into an epic multi-year journey that navigates Variety Starring Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist), the ins and outs of a co-dependent friendship. Deerskin is a comic character study in which clothes Traversing through family holidays, birthdays, ski She’s become accustomed to seeing spiritual activity make the man… mad. Georges (Dujardin) has just trips, and, of course, bike rides, The Climb takes what that others are blessedly oblivious to, and she’s quite separated from his wife and appears to be undergoing could be a knucklehead display of toxic masculinity happy to keep it private. This becomes rather difficult a mid-life crisis. After failing to flush his corduroy and — through an intelligent, surprising, and self- when past-his-prime rock star Christian Winter (Will jacket down a roadside restroom toilet, he drives to the aware use of slapstick and whip-smart dialogue — Forte) comes to town, looking for a sacrificial victim rural manor of an aging hippie who, for an exorbitant steers it through the lives of two people who can’t to renew his Satanic pact for one hell of a come-back fee, sells him a vintage fringed deerskin jacket and a seem to tear themselves apart from each other — and album. A whole lot of supernatural craziness is about camcorder. No one could mistake this old jacket for the destructive behavior they resort to in the process. to put Rose to the test. One of the most exhilaratingly a flattering garment but for Georges, it’s love at first Covino and his co-star Kyle Marvin foster a palpable, funny and endearing comedy/occult creations in sight. His heart broken and finances frozen, Georges relatable honesty through their intense chemistry, recent years, Extra Ordinary is an inventively oddball embarks on an odyssey to destroy all other jackets, and with each comedic escalation, The Climb not only paranormal extravaganza fully befitting of its title. filming himself in the process, and his intimate makes us laugh at the absurdity of its scenarios, but (Dir. by Mike Ahern & Edna Loughman, 2019, Ireland/ conversations with the beloved deerskin coat only fuel also ponder complex questions about the nature of Belgium, in English, 94 mins., Rated R) his paranoia and steely resolve. When our unhinged male friendships. Winner of the Un Certain Regard hero meets a bartender/aspiring film editor named Jury Coup de Coeur at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Denise (Adèle Haenel, Portrait of a Lady on Fire) and (Dir. by Michael Angelo Covino, 2019, USA, 94 mins., convinces her to help him produce his magnum opus, Rated R) things really get interesting. (Dir. by Quentin Dupieux, 2019, France, in French with English subtitles, 77 mins., Closed Captions and Audio Description Not Rated) Available

This March, The Loft Cinema proudly presents Berlin International Film Festival. Varda studied our second Agnès Varda retrospective, art history and still photography before turning celebrating the release of the Oscar-winning to the film at the age of twenty-five. Incredibly, filmmaker’s final work, Varda by Agnès, she had no experience behind the camera when which opens for a regular engagement on she began directing her first film, La Pointe Friday, March 6! Courte, in 1955, and admits to having seen only a small handful of movies prior to launching her celebrated filmmaking career. Coining “I live in cinema. I the phrase “cinécriture” (or “cine-writing”) to describe her unique filmmaking method, Varda’s work is a combination of the deeply personal feel like I’ve lived and the sociological, providing her with the means to indulge in the documentary impulses here forever.” – that have guided her throughout, while also crafting complex narratives whose stories are Agnès Varda enhanced by the documentary details discovered by Varda’s ever-inquisitive eye. From pioneering narrative features like La Pointe Courte and One of the most influential and inventive artists Le Bonheur to ruminative essays like Jane B. of the French New Wave, the late Agnès Varda for Agnès V. and The Beaches of Agnès, and created a remarkable body of films that playfully numerous short films including Along the Coast dance between (and beyond) the traditional and The Pleasures of Love in Iran, the work of categories of fiction/non-fiction, poetry/prose Agnès Varda has never stopped surprising, and cinema/photography. Over the course entertaining and inspiring audiences. of her decades-long career, Varda remained astonishingly prolific, premiering her final film, Varda by Agnès, to wide acclaim at the 2019 LA POINTE COURTE THURSDAY, MARCH 5 AT 7:30PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

The great Agnès Varda’s film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple (played by Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret) and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the Preceded by the short film: locals, Varda’s discursive, gorgeously filmed debut was radical enough to ALONG THE COAST later be considered one of the progenitors of the coming French New Wave. (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 1956, France, in French with English subtitles, 80 mins., Not Rated)

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The sun-drenched idyll of Le Bonheur, Varda’s third feature, flowers into a chillier tale of infidelity. A carpenter named François (Jean-Claude Drouot) lives in Edenic bliss with his picture-perfect wife and children (Drouot’s real-life family), but when he strikes up an acquaintance with a charming postal clerk (Marie-France Boyer), he begins to test the limits of his domestic Preceded by the short film: stability. This barbed masterpiece—a complement to the burgeoning feminist SALUT LES CUBAINS movement in the mid-’60s—exemplifies Varda at her boldest. (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 1965, France, in French with subtitles, 80 mins., Not Rated)

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“I’ll look at you, but not at the camera. It could be a trap,” whispers Jane Birkin shyly into Agnès Varda’s ear at the start of Jane B. For Agnès V. The celebrated director of Cleo from 5 to 7 and Vagabond once again paints a portrait of a woman, this time in a marvelously Expressionistic way. Varda’s signature mix of aesthetic innovation and generosity of emotion results in a Preceded by the short film: surreal and captivating essay on Art, Fame, Love, Children and Staircases. RESPONSE DE FEMMES (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 1988, France, in French with English subtitles, 97 mins., Not Rated)

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The Beaches of Agnès offers a remarkable glimpse of the history Varda lived through, spanning World War II, the Cuban Revolution, and the rise of the feminist movement in France; and it’s equally meditative on the films and art that spoke to her throughout her life. But as she travels back in time, Varda is most moved by remembering long-lost friends, and wonders how much a Preceded by the short film: photograph can protect their memories from the washing of the tide. (Dir. by THE PLEASURE OF LOVE IN Agnès Varda, 2008, France, in English/French with English subtitles,110 IRAN mins., Not Rated) 26 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: ORDINARY PEOPLE VOLUME 9 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 AT 7:30PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $13 Co-presented by the UA’s Care, Health & PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT Society program, School of Sociology, the UA Department of Psychology and The Loft Cinema Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report) return to The Loft Cinema with an all-new show! Join the Featuring a post-film discussion with Darla Found Footage gurus for a hilarious live guided tour through M. Still, M.A., UA School of Sociology; David their latest VHS finds, including the 1987 Miss Junior A. Sbarra, Ph.D, Professor of Psychology, America Wisconsin pageant, a mysterious tape labeled UA School of Psychology; and moderator “bonion sergery,” home movies taken at an Ontario hose Terrence D. Hill, Ph.D, UA Associate Professor factory, and a fitness video called Skiercise. Prepare for an of Sociology and Founding Director of the UA epic explosion of live comedy and video insanity you’ll never Care, Health & Society Program. forget, no matter how hard you try! Ordinary People is an intensely moving, Oscar-winning “Hysterical and brilliant!” – Time Out examination of a family being torn apart by tension and tragedy. In first-time director Robert Redford’s adaptation The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event of Judith Guest’s bestselling novel, Donald Sutherland showcasing VHS relics salvaged from thrift stores, garage and Mary Tyler Moore star as the upper-middle-class sales and garbage cans across the country. Curators/hosts couple whose “ordinary” existence is irrevocably shattered Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report) by the death of their oldest son in a boating accident. take audiences on a guided tour of their latest and greatest Timothy Hutton is their younger son, Conrad, struggling VHS finds, providing live commentary and where-are- against suicide and survivor’s guilt because he believes his they-now updates on the people in these video obscurities. emotionally-detached mother wishes he’d been the one to From the curiously-produced industrial training video to die. Making his feature film debut, Hutton offers a powerful the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found portrait of grief and teenage angst, becoming the youngest Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and male Oscar-winner to date, and Moore subverts her sunny serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found. TV persona with a brilliant, Oscar-nominated rendering of a (Total running time: 90 mins., Rated R) bitter, inexplicably aloof mother. Judd Hirsch (also Oscar- nominated) as Conrad’s therapist and newcomer Elizabeth McGovern as Conrad’s understanding girlfriend complete the cast in this extraordinary character study, which also earned Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay (Alvin Sargent) and Best Director (Redford). (Dir. by Robert Redford, 1980, USA, 124 mins., Rated R) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 27

FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS MARS ATTACKS! PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROAD BREWING CO. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 AT 10:00PM FRIDAY, MARCH 6 AT 9:00PM SATURDAY, MARCH 7 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6

$200 MONTHLY PRIZE! | $1,000 YEARLY PRIZE! PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum screen! and Mike Sterner host our monthly short film contest – just bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest This subversive black comedy, about the planet-wide movie screen in Southern Arizona! pandemonium that ensues when “Little Green Men from

Mars” decide to gleefully terrorize Earth, is Tim Burton’s IN CASE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FIRST winking homage to the entire genre of Cold War-era alien FRIDAY SHORTS SHOW, HERE ARE THE RULES: invasion films of the ‘50s and ‘60s, in all their compellingly We’ll play any short film, music video or short documentary kitschy glory. that you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is brought to us on a thumb drive (One film per person, drives “A lyrically surreal spectacle … Burton’s giddily need to be in by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or satiric epic may be the first sci-fi disaster movie advertisements). Submissions (the first 15 films each month) that’s also an impish black-comedy prank.” – are only taken on the day of the event. All films are played in Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly the order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the Based on the iconic ‘60s Topps bubblegum trading cards — dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, drawn and painted by legendary pulp artists Wally Wood our intrepid host stops the film and the next movie begins. and Norman Saunders — Mars Attacks! deploys deliberately But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work campy special effects, an over-the-top Theremin-fueled it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have music score and a delightfully gruesome spirit of anything- pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to goes anarchy as it follows the bulb-headed, bad-tempered try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, aliens on their mission to ray gun blast a cast of big-name so take advantage. You cannot submit the same film more movie stars into piles of vaporized dust. Underappreciated than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the and perhaps somewhat misunderstood upon its original audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep release, the film has gained a cult following over the years them happy! Filmmaker must be in attendance to win the among those able to tune in to its edgy, offbeat wavelength cash prize. We reserve the right not to screen any short film combining sci-fi, horror and comedy. The impressive cast of for any reason. Earthlings (most of whom get zapped, fried or kidnapped for

alien probing experiments) include Jack Nicholson, Glenn PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content ratings are unknown and Close and a young Natalie Portman as the President and the some material may not be suitable for all audiences. First Family, with supporting turns from Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Danny DeVito, Rod Steiger, Pam Grier, Jim Brown, Jack Black, Lukas Haas, Sylvia Sidney, Lisa Marie and yes, even “What’s New Pussycat?” singer Tom Jones! (Dir. by Tim Burton, 1996, USA, 106 mins., Rated PG-13) 28 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

CATS MOVIE PARTY! AYURVEDA UNVEILED SATURDAY, MARCH 7 AT 7:00PM MONDAY, MARCH 9 AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT Featuring a post-film Q&A with director/ Calling all Jellicles! Gather ‘round for the Sparkly Cinematic producer Gita Desai! Catnip Extravaganza that is CATS, the sensationally eccentric movie musical guaranteed to transport you to the Filmmaker Gita Desai (Yoga Unveiled) takes viewers Heaviside Layer! Join Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks and on an immersive journey into India’s eternal wisdom the magical Mr. Mistoffelees at this purr-fectly delicious of wellbeing presented in the groundbreaking Movie Paw-ty featuring a screening of the spectacular (and documentary Ayurveda Unveiled. At once a stunning spectacularly odd) big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical in which we’ll all cinematic experience and a definitive resource, clap, purr, hiss and hairball cough when the time feels right, Ayurveda Unveiled weaves together the history & not to mention sing-a-long with all those unforgettably catty essence of Ayurveda with a detailed examination of showtunes. Free cat ears will be available for all to wear, and the underpinning philosophy, fundamental principles, a fabulously feline-y prize will be awarded to the Best Cat and approaches to harmonizing our inner & outer Costume. Meow! world. With contributions from the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners amidst locations of The Jellicles finally hit the big screen in this cinematic intoxicating beauty, what emerges is a timeless and event truly unlike any other, a big-budget adaptation all-encompassing science for enhancing life. Featuring of the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical featuring head-scratching “digital fur technology,” glitter-dusted Deepak Chopra, Vasant Lad and Robert Svoboda. (Dir. surrealism, spectacular production numbers with fantastical by Gita Desai, 2020, USA, 127 mins., Not Rated) choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton), and a mind-blowing cast that somehow includes dancing tabby Thanks to our community partner, Ananda versions of Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellan, Ayurveda & Yogalish! Dame Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and newcomer Francesca Hayward. Which one of these junkyard street cats will sing their way into being selected to ascend into the ionosphere during the heavenly reincarnation ritual at the annual Jellicle Ball? Find out while watching this future cult classic that must be seen to be believed! (Directed by Tom Hooper, 2019, USA/UK, 110 mins., Rated PG)

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA FRIDAY THE 13TH 40TH ANNIVERSARY! THURSDAY, MARCH 12 AT 7:00PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES FRIDAY, MARCH 13 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, MARCH 14 AT 10:00PM CO-PRESENTED BY TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 AND THE LOFT CINEMA PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! Featuring a pre-film discussion with Erin The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big Carlson, acclaimed author of the new book, screen! Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep! Copies of Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake, where the fun-packed the book will be available for sale and signing summer activities include “Kill the Counselor,” “Run for Your at this event, courtesy of Mostly Books. Book Life” and “Try Not to Lose Your Head.” sales and signing begin at 6:30pm. “A landmark horror film … a near perfect In this wildly entertaining dramatic comedy based on the slasher that set the pace for an entire genre … best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger, Meryl Streep (in a bloody, suspenseful and fun.” – Oh, the Horror! fiercely funny, Oscar-nominated performance) stars as high- powered New York fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, Friday the 13th is the one that started it all, the original a diabolical woman whose new assistant is Andy Sachs (Anne “Spam in a Cabin” slasher classic that sent a group of Hathaway), a small-town girl in her first job out of college. sexually-active, weed-smoking teens (including a young Trying to navigate a world she’s only glimpsed in print, the Kevin Bacon!) into the woods where they could be sliced, fashion-clueless Andy struggles to survive her impossibly diced and chopped by a mysterious maniac on the unluckiest demanding new boss and launch herself into the journalism day of the year! A shocking summer camp massacre and career she’s always dreamed of. With Stanley Tucci, Simon monster box-office hit that lit the fuse on one of the longest- Baker, Emily Blunt and Adrian Grenier. (Dir. by David Frankel, running horror franchises in movie history, the original 2006, USA, 109 mins., Rated PG-13) Friday the 13th features horrifically gruesome special effects by genre legend Tom Savini and memorable performances Erin Carlson is the author of Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, from Betsy Palmer as the insanely unhinged Mrs. Voorhees Heroic Deeds and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep and I’ll Have and Adrienne King as Alice, the series’ original Final Girl. What She’s Having: How Nora Ephron’s Three Iconic Films Saved Chee-chee-chee, ha-ha-ha … (Dir. by Sean S. Cunningham, the Romantic Comedy. Carlson has covered the entertainment 1980, USA, 95mins., Rated R) industry for The Hollywood Reporter and the Associated Press. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Fortune and the Los Angeles Times, and she holds a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University. 30 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

WENDY AND LUCY MISSING LINK THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, MARCH 20 AT 7:00PM (SUNDOWN) FREE ADMISSION | $5 SUGGESTED DONATION FREE ADMISSION

PART OF OUR ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIES FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN HIMMEL PARK! PRESENTED BY BARRIO BREWING! This screening will take place outdoors on Wendy and Lucy is a touching and heartbreaking road movie “Hippie Hill” at Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson about an idealistic young drifter, her faithful dog and the Boulevard. Please bring your own seating. wide-open spaces of the Pacific Northwest. Wendy Carroll (Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams) is driving to Ketchikan, 2020 Golden Globe Winner and Academy Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature! Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. “Discover a comedy of epic proportions!” Meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his “Thanks to an extraordinary performance from appearance fool you… he is funny, sweet, and adorably Michelle Williams and an exceptionally deft literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend at the hand from her director, this low-budget and heart of Missing Link, the globe-trotting, animated family loping little film is a genuine heartbreaker.”- adventure from Laika. Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer “Missing Link is a sweet, touching and When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin seriously fun adventure comedy.” – David fabric of her financial situation unravels, and she confronts Ehrlich, Indiewire a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far- ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. Gorgeously Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. filmed in stark, luminous imagery, Wendy and Lucy addresses Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of American on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley life, revealing the limits and depths of people’s duty to of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, each other in our modern times. Proving why she is one our fearless trio of explorers encounter more than their fair of the most highly-regarded auteurs of modern cinema, share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world Kelly Reichardt’s (Old Joy; Meek’s Cutoff) subtle storytelling to help their new friend. Through it all, the three learn that technique uses a formal minimalist style (with echoes of sometimes you can find a family in the places you least Bresson and De Sica) to weave together a uniquely emotional expect. Featuring the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana and political road film. (Dir. by Kelly Reichardt, 2008, USA, 80 and Zach Galifianakis. Written and directed by Chris Butler mins., Rated R) (ParaNorman). (Dir. by Chris Butler, 2019, USA, 93 mins., Rated PG)

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BATTLE ROYALE DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX 20TH ANNIVERSARY! SATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT 10:00AM FRIDAY, MARCH 20 AT 10:00PM FREE ADMISSION SATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PART OF OUR LOFT JR. SERIES PRESENTED BY PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big A free monthly series showcasing great new and classic screen! family-friendly films from around the world! Pre-show activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at Banned for years in the US, Battle Royale is an epically 9:15am. violent, still-controversial and deeply influential genre masterpiece set in a crazed alternate universe where “A delight, with beautifully-designed innocent children are groomed into ultimate killing animation, detailed sight gags and unique machines. characters shaped in Seuss’s immediately recognizable style.” – Paul Gallagher, The List “Gloriously sick and twisted. A masterpiece.” – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid The delightfully imaginative world of Dr. Seuss comes to life like never before in this visually spectacular animated In the near future, the economy has collapsed, adventure from the creators of Despicable Me! Twelve-year- unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. old Ted will do anything to find a real live Truffula Tree in Fearful of its nation’s youth, the Japanese government order to impress the girl of his dreams. As he embarks on passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a his journey, Ted discovers the incredible story of the Lorax, remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck a grumpy but charming creature who speaks for the trees. collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill Featuring the voice talents of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, each other until there is only one survivor remaining. Battle Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate, and Betty Royale follows one such class as they learn the ultimate life White, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is filled with hilarious fun for lesson: whether you’re a preppy, a bully, a jock or a nerd, everyone! (Dir. by Chris Renaud, 2012, USA, 86 mins., Rated murder is the ultimate social clique equalizer. Overflowing PG) with shocking violence, wild action and pitch black humor, Kinji Fukasaku’s underground cult classic has often been described as A Clockwork Orange for the 21st century, yet this blood-soaked future shock satire of youth gone wild is a true original. Based on the novel by KoushunTakami, Battle Royale stars the great Takeshi “Beat” Kitano (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) as the sadistic military official who conducts this carnival of carnage. (Dir. by Kinji Fukasaku, 2000, Japan, in Japanese with English subtitles, 122 mins., Not Rated) 32 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE ROCKY HORROR THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM PICTURE SHOW MONDAY, MARCH 23 AT 7:30PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES SATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT MIDNIGHT GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 The Loft Cinema presents a special Science on PLEASE NOTE: NO ONE UNDER 17 ADMITTED WITHOUT PARENT OR GUARDIAN. MUST HAVE PHOTO ID. Screen presentation of the acclaimed 2019 documentary, The Biggest Little Farm, featuring “Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the a live pre-show discussion about sustainable Rocky Horror Picture Show cult is the extent desert farming by Thom Plasse, Instructional to which it evokes and weirdly resurrects, as Specialist at Tucson Village Farm, a program of if in a haunted house, a form of cinema as the Pima County Cooperative Extension and the community that once flourished in the U.S., University of Arizona. when Hollywood was still in its heyday.” - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Sight and Sound This presentation is part of the seventh annual National Week of Science on Screen, which takes place from March Whatever happened to Saturday night? It was locked in a 23 – March 29 at select independent cinemas across the closet with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it hasn’t been country. Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge the same since! Unleash your inner Sweet Transvestite when Corner Theatre, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan the mother of all cult classics hits the big screen with the Foundation. “Heavy Petting” shadow cast, live and in your face! You’ll see a healthy young couple inducted into the world of absolute The successes and failures of a couple determined to live pleasure, Transylvanians doing the pelvic thrust and a in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles sexy scientist trying to free us of all our inhibitions (not to are lovingly chronicled by filmmaker farmer John Chester mention our clothing)! So pull up your fishnets and get ready in this inspiring documentary. In 2011, Chester and his to become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest wife, professional chef Molly Chester, made a life-altering “science fiction double feature” of all-time, a Loft Cinema decision: the couple left their jobs to move to a patch of land tradition for 42 years and counting! (Dir. by Jim Sharman, north of Los Angeles and build a farm from the ground up. 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Rated R) Motivated by their desire to both live a life outside of the city and provide a better life for their rescue dog, Todd, the couple waded through disastrous weather, predators, and local diseases over the next seven years as they devoted themselves to the creation of Apricot Lane Farms, with John documenting their progress every step of the way. Teeming with stunningly beautiful images of flora and fauna — and a pregnant hog that will melt your heart — The Biggest Little Farm is a testament to idealism. For urban viewers, it’s a necessary confrontation with how our food is grown. It’s also a family adventure, full of suspense and emotion that will leave a lump in your throat. (Dir. by John Chester, 2019, USA, 91 mins., Rated PG) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 33

FANTASTIC FUNGI DAY UNDER THE SILVER LAKE THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 SATURDAY, MARCH 28 AT 10:00PM PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6

Join with audiences in 500+ venues across the globe for PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! Fantastic Fungi Day, a one-night-only event featuring a The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big special screening of the hit documentary, including a not-to- screen! be-missed onscreen Q&A with Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, renowned mycologist Paul Stamets and other From David Robert Mitchell, the dazzling imagination special global mycelial guests following the film. Discover behind the modern horror classic It Follows, comes a the blueprint for what connects all humanity and the natural delirious neo-noir fever dream about one man’s search world at this “fung-tastic” event at The Loft Cinema! for the truth behind the mysterious crimes, murders, and disappearances in his East L.A. neighborhood. “One of the year’s most mind-blowing, soul- cleansing and yes, immensely entertaining “Wonderfully weird. Hypnotic, spiraling and triumphs.” – Matt Fagerholm, RogerEbert.com deliriously high on its own supply of amateur- sleuth–movie references, writer-director David Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals Robert Mitchell’s deeply personal follow-up secrets of the universe and could help save the planet to his relentless meta-horror film It Follows … today. When so many are struggling for connection, vaults him into Big Lebowski territory, by way inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together of several Lynchian side streets.” – Joshua as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi, Rothkopf, Time Out narrated by Oscar-winner Brie Larson, is a consciousness- shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), underground network that can heal and save our planet. frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil and others, we become aware into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom in the City of Angels. Fueled by hallucinatory whiffs of offer us in response to some of our most pressing medical, such loopy L.A. stories as Chinatown, The Long Goodbye and therapeutic, and environmental challenges. (Dir. by Louis Mulholland Drive, Under the Silver Lake slyly morphs into its Schwartzberg, 2019, USA, 81 mins., Not Rated) own distinctly oddball “through-the-cracked-looking glass” take on the classic crime drama with a nightmare chaser. (Dir. by David Robert Mitchell, 2018, USA, 139 mins., Rated R) 34 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE ALL-NITE SCREAM-O-RAMA! SATURDAY, MARCH 28 AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $17 | LOFT MEMBERS: $15 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Twelve terrifying only a movie, it’s only a movie, it’s *Start times are approximate* only movie …” Bring your pillows hours of horror movie 7:00PM and wear your pajamas for a mayhem! Pay to get in AMERICAN PSYCHO cinematic slumber party massacre (20TH ANNIVERSARY!) … pray to get out! that will answer the question: “Who will survive, and what will be 8:50PM It’s baaaaack! Get ready, boys and left of them?” SUSPIRIA (1977) ghouls, to stay up all-nite at the 10:30PM sickest, scariest, most scream- PLUS: Trashy trailers, ghoulish THE TEXAS CHAINSAW errific cinematic slaughterhouse trivia games and prizes, horrifying MASSACRE 2 (35MM PRINT!) you’ve ever seen! It’s guaranteed drink specials, our infamously to curdle your blood, raise your delicious “meat cups,” and 12:20AM hair and give your gag reflexes collectible barf bags for all CRAWL a real workout, so all scaredy chickens with weak stomachs! 2:00AM cats need not attend! Thrills and CHOPPING MALL chills await you throughout the AND: Tucson VHS Bazaar on night as we unleash SEVEN hand- the patio from 5:00pm – 9:00pm! 3:30AM picked horror classics that are so Find your fave genre films on JENNIFER’S BODY scandalously shocking, the only glorious VHS, along with other 5:20AM way to hold on to your sanity is to cool goodies, at this local vendor FROM BEYOND keep repeating to yourself – “it’s extravaganza! (35MM PRINT!) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 35

NASHVILLE THE ROOM SUNDAY, MARCH 29 AT 7:30PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS: $8

PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! Oh, hi Tucson! Don’t be fooled by the imitators – spend A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our your April Fool’s Day with Tommy, Lisa, Mark, Denny amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by and the whole spoon-loving, football-tossing, Scotchka- Dom Villarrubia, Projectionist! chugging Room gang at this special screening of the original, unstoppable, bona-fide bad movie cult classic from Tommy “The funniest epic version of America ever to Wiseau! reach the screen … an orgy for movie lovers.” – Pauline Kael, New Yorker Free plastic spoons will be provided, and prizes will be awarded for the “best” Room-inspired This sprawling, entertaining and hugely influential “epic costume, so get those slinky red dresses, with music” sits near the top of any list of the best American sleeveless tees and ill-fitting tuxedos out of films of the ‘70s. The legendarily subversive Robert Altman, the closet right now- but leave your stupid here at his most “Altmanesque,” unleashes a colorfully comments in your pocket! colossal mosaic of a movie, a loosely linked series of sad/ funny sagas following numerous characters over the course The Room is a cinematic experience unlike anything you have of one action-packed weekend in Music City, USA. Though ever seen – an electrifying, soul-searing explosion of love, several storylines deals with county-western music stars passion, betrayal and lies, starring the truly unique writer/ and their quest for fame, the zigzagging plot also deals with director Tommy Wiseau as Johnny, a successful, happy- the country scene’s weirdos, wannabes and hangers-on, the go-lucky banker with a great job, cool friends and even a business people who pull all the strings and a mysterious girlfriend he hopes will someday be “The One.” But wait! political candidate who is trying to secure the de facto Cruel fate is lurking around every corner, and before you endorsement of some of the country stars by having them can say “Oh, hi doggie!,” drugs, deception, soft-core sex and appear at his candidacy rally (in one of Altman’s many eerily a cheating heart begin to unravel Johnny’s life. Our hero prescient satirical jabs at a culture so corrupt it would dare is soon trapped by vicious betrayals from everyone around confuse politics with entertainment – an idea that seems a him and he must find a way out before he is torn apart! The tad less far-fetched today). Boasting an insightful screenplay ultimate cinematic car crash from which you will definitely by Joan Tewkesbury and a brilliant, football team-sized cast NOT want to look away, The Room is a cult sensation that is including Karen Black, Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin, Shelley hilariously awful and borderline surreal in ways that can only Duvall, Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty, Barbara Baxley, Gwen be explained by sheer artistic madness. From its gloriously Welles, Henry Gibson, Michael Murphy, Geraldine Chaplin, wooden dialogue to its bizarre green screen depiction of San Jeff Goldblum, Scott Glenn, Barbara Harris and Keenan Francisco to its unsettling obsession with spoons, footballs Wynn, this Oscar-winning masterpiece, released between and breast cancer, The Room is a film so deeply insane it must Nixon’s resignation in 1974 and the American Bicentennial be seen to be disbelieved. (Dir. by Tommy Wiseau, 2003, USA, in 1976, still resonates as a sharp-edged metaphor for where 99 mins., Rated R) America was in the 1970s and where it’s going today. (Dir. by Robert Altman, 1975, USA, 160 mins., Rated R) 36 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

THE LIBRARY THAT DOLLY BUILT DOGGIE SHORTS: THURSDAY, APRIL 2 AT 7:00PM A FURRY FILM FESTIVAL REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES SATURDAY, APRIL 4 | DOORS OPEN AT Enter our FREE raffle for Zia Records merch! 6:00PM, EVENT STARTS AT 7:00PM ADVANCE TICKETS $25 | DAY OF TICKETS $30 Book Drive! At this screening, The Loft Cinema PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT will be collecting donations of age-appropriate children’s books for donating to the Friends of Join us at our 5th Annual Doggie Shorts: A Furry Film Fest presented by Arizona Oncology! Proceeds benefit the non-profit the Pima County Public Library. Handi-Dogs, Inc. and The Loft Cinema.

For some stars, a hometown is a place in the rear-view In order to celebrate Handi-Dogs’ and The Loft Cinema’s passion for mirror, but not for Dolly Parton. Over the past 25 years, the our canine companions, we’ve teamed up to put together a selection superstar singer/songwriter/actress has quietly built the of the best shorts from The Bow Wow Film Festival in addition to some of our favorite dog-themed short films from all over the world! Imagination Library, one of the largest literacy-centered Doggie Shorts is a selection of 10 second to 10 minute short films non-profits in the world. Launched as a gift to the and videos from across the globe – all featuring dogs. All genres children in Parton’s hometown of Seiverville, Tennessee, included from documentaries that will touch your heart to comedies the Imagination Library has expanded to all 50 states and that are just plain fun and quirky. five countries, distributing more than 1.5 million free, Much of the proceeds raised from this special showing support local age-appropriate books to children every month. In some service dog training programs – helping people with disabilities train communities without bookstores or libraries, this is the only their own dogs to assist them. Dogs are trained to help people with connection families have to the world of literature. The new mobility challenges, hearing loss, diabetes, PTSD and many other documentary The Library that Dolly Built goes behind-the- physical and psychological disabilities. scenes of this unprecedented program to show how one of the most famous performers in the world has developed such VIP SUPPORTER PACKAGES! – $75 You can become a VIP Supporter for $75. Come a little early and join us for some delicious an efficient, effective and beloved literary program. We all wine and scrumptious appetizers. In addition to the reception each know Dolly Parton as a legendary entertainer; The Library VIP guest will have a reserved seat and an opportunity to meet that Dolly Built provides fascinating new insights into her Clifford the Big Red Dog! career, her dreams and her legacy. (Dir. by Nick Geidner, 2020, USA, 70 mins., Not Rated) VIP BRING YOUR DOG – $75 VIP Supporters also have an option to buy a ticket for their favorite four-legged friend (as long as it is a well behaved dog). Your dog can join you at the reception prior Thanks to our community partners, Pima to the start of the films and will have a dedicated place next to the County Public Library and Zia Records. guest near an aisle. Email [email protected] for details. DOGGIE STARS OF TUCSON – $125 DONATION

This is a people only event. Trained service dogs welcome. However, you can pay tribute to your dog or just give your dog his/ her chance to be on the big screen. For $125 you can share a photo of your favorite dog or dogs and have them displayed on the big screen at Handi-Dogs’ Doggie Shorts. The images will rotate before the films begin, during intermission and at the end of the festival. Email [email protected] for details.

Proceeds from the VIP packages and Doggie Stars of Tucson benefit Handi-Dogs. ​ SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 37

THE 21ST ANNUAL ANIMATION PRETTY STRONG SHOW OF SHOWS TUESDAY, APRIL 14 AT 7:30PM ADMISSION: $15 ALL TICKETS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 AT 7:30PM PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES ONE SHOW ONLY! “Viewers weary of elaborately rendered studio CG fantasies will enjoy the originality CO-PRESENTED BY ROCKS & ROPES AND and intimacy of the highly individual films in THE LOFT CINEMA the 21st annual Animation Show of Shows.” – Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times From 5.13 big walls in Yosemite to 5.14 sport climbs in Mexico to V14 boulder problems in Colorado, the feature- The 21st annual Animation Show of Shows returns with an length documentary Pretty Strong follows eight of the world’s exciting array of clever, touching and funny animated short strongest female climbers as they explore new climbing films from around the world. Featuring 10 films from seven areas, send hard projects, and push the boundaries of the countries, the 2020 edition of the program offers an array of sport and themselves. Putting badass ladies front and highly imaginative, thought-provoking, and moving works center, this film is about some of the best climbers in the that reflect the filmmakers’ unique perspectives and their world—some you know, some you don’t—doing what they relationship to the world. Many of the films showcased over do best: crushing hard rock climbs. Your palms will sweat the years in this nationally-touring program have gone on from the dizzying heights, your imagination will expand to receive Academy Award nominations (with 11 wins and with the breathtaking landscapes, and your motivation will counting), including 2020 Oscar-nominee Daughter! soar from the determination and try-hard of these strong This year’s line-up includes: women. The climbers featured include Nina Williams, Katie Lambert, Daila Ojeda, Hazel Findlay, and more. Pretty Strong KIDS (Dir. by Michael Frei & Mario von Rickebach, 2019, Switzerland) is a climbing film about women, by women, and for everyone. (Total running time: approximately 90 mins.) RUBICON (Dir. by Gil Alkabetz, 2019, Germany) PORTRAIT OF GIL ALKABETZ (Dir. by Marta Trela, 2019, Germany) FIVE MINUTES TO SEA (Dir. by Natalia Mirzoyna, 2019, Russia) ONSELF STORY (Dir. by Geraldine Charpentier, 2019, Belgium) FLOWING THROUGH WONDER (Dir. by Joanna Lurie, 2019, France) HOUNDS (Dir. by Amit Cohen, 2019, Israel) PORTRAIT OF AMMIT COHEN AND IDO SHAPIRA (Dir. by Shlomi Yosef, 2019, Israel) THE FOX AND THE BIRD (Dir. by Sam & Fred Buillaume, 2019, Switzerland) DAUGHTER (Dir. by Daria Kashcheeva, 2019, Czech Republic)

(Total program running time: 83 mins., Not Rated / PG equivalent) 38 COMMUNITY RENTALS

PRECIOUS GURU: JOURNEY INTO THE WILD HEART OF THE SECOND BUDDHA SUNDAY, MARCH 1 AT 3:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Precious Guru is a feature length documentary movie that gives vivid insight into the life, times and This is a rental of The Loft legacy of Padmasambhava – the 8th century Indian yogi who carried Buddhism over the Himalayas Cinema, presented by into Tibet. The story unfolds against a backdrop of majestic mountain ranges and vast landscapes. Arizona Friends of Tibet. It is told via the voices of people from three continents. Revered for centuries in the Himalayan regions as the second Buddha, Padmasambhava’s influence is now a global phenomenon, carried With director Mark across the world by refugee lamas, following the Chinese takeover of Tibet in 1959. He is also known Wennberg in person for as Guru Rinpoche – which translates as Precious Guru. Precious Guru is a tribute to the resonance of a post-screening Q&A! Padmasambhava’s realization, which is still a vibrant reality for many thousands of people today. The voices that tell his story include Tibetan monastics and lay people encountered by Marc’s group on their Himalayan travels, accomplished lamas like Mingyur Rinpoche, western Buddhist teachers like Lama Tsultrim Allione, Lama Glenn Mullin and Professor Robert Thurman.

ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ: WHY YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 6:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Knowledge seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café at The Loft Cinema for a series This is a rental of The Loft of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of the Southwest. Join us on Tuesday, March Cinema, presented by 3, 2020, as Christa Sadler discusses Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in her talk, Archaeology Southwest. “Seeking the Future in the Past: What the Fossils of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Can Tell Us about our Future.” With Christa Sadler! Presented by Archaeology Southwest, a nonprofit organization working across the Southwest to explore and protect the places of our past, Archaeology Café is an informal forum where adults can learn more about the Southwest’s deep history and speak directly to experts.

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VERSAILLES ’73: AMERICAN RUNWAY REVOLUTION SUNDAY, MARCH 8 AT 2:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS AND IT SEASON TICKET HOLDERS: $8 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Join us for a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Versailles ’73. It is the first intimate look at the infamous Palace of Versailles fashion show fundraiser. The documentary is an exciting, This is a rental of The Loft behind-the-scenes story of the competition between French and American designers that resulted in Cinema, presented by the elevation of the U.S. fashion industry and the breaking of the color barrier for black models. Invisible Theatre. Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution is a funny, extraordinary and often poignant collection of Join award winning memories shared by the models, designers, journalists, patrons and other lucky enough to witness director Deborah Riley the night the changed fashion forever. (Dir. by Deborah Riley Draper, 2012, USA, 91 mins., Not Rated) Draper and Fashion Icon and “Versailles” model Become an IT VIP and receive reserved seating, and a post screening gourmet dinner with our guest Norma Jean Darden for artists! $100 ($75 tax deductible). a Q and A! Limited seating – please call (520) 882-9721 COMMUNITY RENTALS 39

THE MASK YOU LIVE IN TUESDAY, MARCH 10 AT 6:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Join Child & Family Resources as we offer a free screening of this powerful documentary, followed by brief descriptions of the free youth workshops, curriculum trainings and conference opportunities by two of Child & Family Resources’ Prevention Programs for Youth: Guy Talk and This is a rental of The Loft Mobilization for Positive Futures. Cinema, presented by Child & Family Resources. The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. (Dir. by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, 2015, USA, Please Register Online 97 mins., Not Rated) at eventbrite.com or call: 520-321-3380. Parents, youth of all genders, educators, coaches, counselors, board and staff of Child & Family Resources as well as our partners, and members of the community are encouraged to attend, and registration is required.

1970: LOOKING BACK ON HALF A CENTURY THURSDAYS, MARCH 12 – APRIL 23, 3:00PM – 5:00PM TUITION: $160 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

When did the 60s end? Some look to 1968, when the assassinations of MLK and RFK ended hopes of electoral change, the Tet Offensive convinced most Americans the war was unwinnable, and This is a rental of The Loft riots from Chicago to Paris contributed to the election of Richard Nixon as the voice for the “silent Cinema, presented by The majority.” Others look to the fall of Saigon, Watergate, and the emergence of the “me generation” in University of Arizona College the mid-70s as the end of a revolutionary era when changing the world seemed possible. 1970 saw of Social and Behavioral the continuation of the antiwar, environmental, and women’s movements, and the strengthening of Sciences. the conservative backlash that would roll back civil rights and other 60s reforms. This six-week two- hour class will explore 1970 as a pivotal year for these developments. Please note that there is no class meeting on More Details at loftcinema.org Thursday, March 26.

IN THE AMERICAS WITH DAVID YETMAN TUESDAY, MARCH 17 AT 6:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $2 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

In the Americas looks at our hemisphere in a new and different way, through history, culture, nature, and current events as we visit individuals, societies, and landscapes. This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by 801 – Tlaloc’s Revenge: Mexico City’s Hydrological Heritage Five hundred years The University of Arizona ago the basin where Mexico City lies was plagued with an excess of water. With fundamental Southwest Center. alterations in social attitudes toward water, one of the world’s largest and greatest cities comes to grips with falling water tables, exhausted springs, and sinking earth. Somehow the city endures. Featuring a Q&A with 807 – Kites of the Dead in Guatemala Each November 2, native peoples throughout David Yetman! Middle America celebrate the Day of the Dead. On that day they visit cemeteries where loved ones are buried, freshening up gravesites and adorning them with flowers while gathered around the graves. In one Guatemalan town, the Kajchikel Mayas add a different dimension–a festival of kites. Kites by the hundreds are raised to the sky, including some sixty feet in diameter. 40 COMMUNITY RENTALS

A PRAYER FOR COMPASSION SUNDAY, MARCH 22 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $5 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Proceeds to benefit non-profits The Compassion Project and The Ironwood Pig Sanctuary local rescue. This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by A Prayer for Compassion is a feature length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage those Antoinette Henson, with already on a religious or spiritual path, to expand their circle of compassion to embrace all life, food samples provided by regardless of species, and make choices in alignment with this value. Miyoko’s organic plant based creamery. The film follows Thomas Jackson on a quest across America that ultimately takes him to Morocco for the UN Climate Conference and throughout the Indian subcontinent to ask the questions, “Can Featuring a post- compassion grow to include all beings?” and “Can people who identify as religious or spiritual come screening Q&A with to embrace the call to include all human and nonhuman beings in our circle of respect and caring executive producer Dr. and love?” (Dir. by Thomas Wade Jackson, 2019, USA, 96 mins., Not Rated) Sailesh Rao!

F*ST! FEMALE STORYTELLERS PRESENTS “BETWEEN THE LINES” TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

This is a rental of The Loft F*ST! Female* StoryTellers presents “Between the Lines” at The Loft Cinema on Tuesday, March 24 Cinema, presented by F*ST! at 7:00pm. F*ST! (pronounced “FIST!”) is a grassroots, all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to raising Female StoryTellers. the voices of women, transgender, and non-binary folks while raising money for great local causes that benefit our community! Each show includes five to six true stories featuring the storyteller’s Proceeds will benefit unique– and frequently hilarious–take on the central theme. This month our storytellers will share Tucson Village Farm their takes on times they have drawn inferences, jumped to conclusions, or discovered the story (TVF), a working urban behind the story by reading Between the Lines! farm built by and for the youth of our community. This show is all-ages but it is also live and uncensored and will include strong language and adult themes. ASL interpreters provided. Interested in telling a story with F*ST!? Learn more at fstorytellers.com

GRRRL JUSTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AT 6:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Followed by a conversation between writer/director Shontina Vernon and Dr. Stephanie Troutman Robbins.

This is a rental of The Loft This short narrative film explores the pathways of girls and queer youth of color into the juvenile Cinema, presented by justice system. It uses gender and sexuality as a framework for understanding their rising rates of The University of Arizona incarceration. Through the lead characters in this powerful triptych, we also come to understand the Museum of Art. necessity of art and youth-led community spaces in their healing and liberation as well as the power of story. (Dir. by Shontina Vernon, 2019, USA, 16mins, Not Rated) COMMUNITY RENTALS 41

HEALTHIER LOGIC 101 SUNDAY, MARCH 29 AT 10:00AM FREE ADMISSION SEATING IS LIMITED AND TICKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BEGINNING AT 9:30AM

Learn about “Healthier Logic 101”! Backed by scientific research, discover the facts about eating for your health and how to maintain it easily! Four renowned experts, including two physicians, This is a rental of The Loft reveal how food affects disease in your body, how to reverse it, and how to easily maintain a healthy Cinema, presented by lifestyle without following a fad! These experts will explain in detail easy-to-follow guidelines and Healthier Logic. provide information you will need to make the transition to better health, or to simply complement your already-healthy lifestyle!

With speakers: Brooke Goldner, MD, Dr. Ted Crawford, Robert Cheeke and Demosthenes Maratos.

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LUNAFEST 2020 TUESDAY, MARCH 31 AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Films, feminism, and fun—it’s a winning combination! JOIN US for WOSAC’s 15th Annual LUNAFEST. LUNAFEST is a nationally touring film festival that features award-winning short This is a rental of The Loft films by and about women. The films range from animation to documentary to fictional drama and Cinema, presented by The cover topics such as sexism in the workplace, combatting sexual assault and domestic violence, Women’s Studies Advocacy transsexuality and body image, aging, motherhood, cultural diversity, social justice, and breaking Council. barriers. See a full description of this year’s lineup here: lunafest.org/filmmakers. 100% of the event proceeds benefit WOSAC and Chicken & Egg Pictures. WOSAC (The Women’s Studies Advocacy Council) is a member-based community organization that promotes and supports the students, faculty, and activities of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. Chicken & Egg Pictures, a national charity selected by LUNA, supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change.

A CRY IN THE NIGHT SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 3:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $13 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

A group of friends go camping at a remote Arizona river for a relaxing weekend and are surprised by a strange old man who joins them at their campfire. He tells them a story of Maria, a young Mexican This is a rental of The Loft girl who lived back when Arizona was just a territory. This story takes you to the old west where Cinema, presented by Dark Maria lived, loved and ultimately lost everything. At the conclusion of her sad and devastating story Legends Productions. the old man warns them to leave or they would be her next victim. They laugh it off and continue to party, but while sleeping the first night they are disturbed by strange noises near camp. They wake Featuring a post- to find themselves stranded and alone in the wilds of Arizona. They now realize it may be too late screening Q&A with cast to heed the warning of the old man and fear they are about to find out just what happens when you and crew! hear her Cry In The Night. (Dir. by David Jones, 2020, USA, 88 mins., Not Rated) The Loft Cinema FOR EDUCATORS

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MONDO MO N DAYS EVERY MONDAY AT 8:00PM!

Mondo Mondays is flashing back to the dawn of humanity at UP WITH CAVEPEOPLE MONTH, featuring a pre-hysterical collection of kooky cavemen and crazed cavewomen flicks guaranteed to end evolution altogether!

ADMISSION IS ONLY $4! | LOFT MEMBERS PAY JUST $3!

MONDAY, MARCH 2 MONDAY, MARCH 9 MONDAY, MARCH 16 MONDAY, MARCH 23 MONDAY, MARCH 30

CAVEMAN IRONMASTER EEGAH MEMORIAL VALLEY WILD WOMEN OF (Dir. by Carl Gottlieb, 1981, USA, 91 (Dir. by Umberto Lenzi, 1983, Italy/ (Dir. by Arch Hall Sr., 1962, USA, 92 MASSACRE WONGO mins., Rated PG) badly dubbed in English, 98 mins., mins., Not Rated) (Dir. by Robert C. Hughes, 1989, (Dir. by James L. Wolcott, 1958, Rated R) USA, 93 mins., Rated R) USA, 72 mins., Not Rated) “A pre-hysterical comedy!” “Primitive Passion Turned “A Stunning Saga of On! Love Breaks the Time “Just when you thought it “Prehistoric Beauties Live It’s the dawn of humanity, and Prehistoric War!” Barrier!” was safe to go back in the by the Code of the Jungle!” one hairy man must emerge tent …” from the cave to lead our species It’s an all-out battle for Cro- What has lovesick cavemen, Pull up your sarong and prepare to world domination. And it’s Magnon domination in this beehive-haired girls, dune buggies, The great outdoors are stressful to be bewildered by this infamous, … Ringo Starr??? Packed with violently wacky muscles-and- plastic boulders and loads of bad enough without having to worry Tiki-tinged camp classic of big- juvenile humor, sex and drug jokes meatheads Italian rip-off of Quest rock-n-roll numbers performed by about an axe-wielding caveman haired beauties on the prowl for (was this movie actually aimed at for Fire, directed by genre legend goofy teen heartthrob Arch Hall, ruining your fun, but that’s just hot men to help them populate kids?), fun stop-motion dinosaurs Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City; Jr.? Why, it’s everyone’s favorite what the gaggle of brain-drained the Earth! (including a drunken, googly-eyed Cannibal Ferox)! Cro-Magnon crud-fest Eegah, one campers at Memorial Valley T-Rex who steals every scene he’s of the most entertainingly awful Campground are dealing with … “One of the most outlandishly in) and a dialogue-free screenplay “If you dig offbeat Italian extravaganzas ever brought to the when they’re not guzzling cheap awful movies ever – funny, cheesy that instead relies on an invented exploitation flicks, there’s plenty silver screen! beer and trying to get into each and kitschy beyond belief.” – Attack language of grunts and grimaces, of violence, gore, and enough other’s tents, of course. from Planet B Caveman is the perfect prehistoric grunting and groaning for a dozen “Terrible in all the right ways … ‘80s comedy! Pumping Iron documentaries.” – a remarkably awful film that has Cool Ass Cinema rightfully claimed its place atop the heap of ‘so bad its good’ cinema.” – DVD Talk CULT CLASSICS THE GREATEST CULT MOVIES OF ALL-TIME ARE BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN! GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6

FRIDAY, FEB 28 & FRIDAY, MARCH 6 & FRIDAY, MARCH 13 & FRIDAY, MARCH 20 & FRIDAY, MARCH 27 & SATURDAY, FEB 29 SATURDAY, MARCH 7 SATURDAY, MARCH 14 SATURDAY, MARCH 21 SATURDAY, MARCH 28 AT 10:00PM AT 10:00PM AT 10:00PM AT 10:00PM AT 10:00PM

PAN’S LABYRINTH MARS ATTACKS! FRIDAY THE 13TH BATTLE ROYALE UNDER THE SILVER (Dir. by Guillermo del Toro, 2006, (Dir. by Tim Burton, 1996, USA, 106 40TH ANNIVERSARY! 20TH ANNIVERSARY! LAKE Spain/Mexico/US, in Spanish with mins., Rated PG-13) (Dir. by Sean S. Cunningham, 1980, (Dir. by Kinji Fukasaku, 2000, Japan, (Dir. by David Robert Mitchell, 2018, subtitles, 118 min., Rated R) USA, 95mins., Rated R) in Japanese with English subtitles, USA, 139 mins., Rated R) This subversive black comedy, 122 mins., Not Rated) Fantasy Master Guillermo del about the planet-wide Friday the 13th is the one that From David Robert Mitchell, Toro fashioned a tour-de-force pandemonium that ensues when started it all, the original “Spam Banned for years in the US, Battle the dazzling imagination behind mix of phantasmagoric fairy tale “Little Green Men from Mars” in a Cabin” slasher classic that Royale is an epically violent, still- the modern horror classic It and fascist nightmare and had an decide to gleefully terrorize Earth, sent a group of sexually-active, controversial and deeply influential Follows, comes a delirious neo- art-house hit with the ambitious is Tim Burton’s winking homage weed-smoking teens (including genre masterpiece set in a crazed noir fever dream about one man’s Pan’s Labyrinth, winner of a trio of to the entire genre of Cold War-era a young Kevin Bacon!) into the alternate universe where innocent search for the truth behind the Oscars (for Cinematography, Art alien invasion films of the ‘50s woods where they could be sliced, children are groomed into ultimate mysterious crimes, murders, and Direction, and Makeup). and ‘60s, in all their compellingly diced and chopped by a mysterious killing machines. disappearances in his East L.A. kitschy glory. maniac on the unluckiest day of neighborhood. “This is like no movie you’ve seen the year! “Gloriously sick and twisted. before, a haunting mixture of “A lyrically surreal spectacle … A masterpiece.” – Jeffrey M. “Wonderfully weird. Hypnotic, horror, history and fantasy that Burton’s giddily satiric epic may “A landmark horror film … a near Anderson, Combustible Celluloid spiraling and deliriously high works simultaneously on every be the first sci-fi disaster movie perfect slasher that set the pace on its own supply of amateur- level.” – Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail that’s also an impish black-comedy for an entire genre … bloody, sleuth–movie references” – Joshua prank.” – Owen Gleiberman, suspenseful and fun.” – Oh, the Rothkopf, Time Out Entertainment Weekly Horror! THE LOFT CINEMA NONPROFIT 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. ORGANIZATION Tucson, AZ 85716 US POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX, AZ PERMIT NO. 1714

THE FILMS OF JENNIFER LOPEZ

The April, The Loft Cinema goes “Full J. Lo” with a cinematic celebration of Jennifer Lopez in some of her most memorable movie roles! Each weekly screening will include a pre-show Jennifer Lopez music video sing-a-long, so get ready to join Jenny from the Block out “On the Floor!”

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