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THE LOFT CINEMA Showtimes: FILM GUIDE 520-795-7777 APRIL 2019 WWW.LOFTCINEMA.ORG See what films are playing next, buy tickets, look showtimes & much more!

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Executive Director: Peggy Johnson Deputy Director: Zach Breneman Program Director: Jeff Yanc Marketing Director: J.J. Giddings Finance Director: Jonathan Kleefeld Director of Membership and Donor Services: Amber Kleefeld Director of Education and Engagement: Shawna DaCosta Deputy Marketing Director: Matt McCoy Marketing Associate: Ben Mackey Administrative Assistant/Outreach Coordinator: Daniela Ontiveros Director of Theatre Operations: Jason Denholm Assistant Managers: Barboa, Marcel Jeanisse, Candace Ripley, Pedro Robles-Hill, Brenda Rodriquez, A.J. Simon

LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ron Barber Carmen Marriott President Hal Melfi Tim Fuller David Nix Vice-President Katherine Pew Stephen Golden Tim Reckart Treasurer Claire Scheuren Melodie Lopez Secretary Lisanne Skyler Joanne Stuhr Betsy Bolding Joe Tarver Jaime Gutiérrez Frank Valenzuela Dianne Iauco Jan Mueller, Emeritus Mary Koss Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema,

Thank you to everyone who joined or renewed their membership in The Loft Cinema during our March membership drive. Our members are so important to our success and our sustainability!

April is going to be great at The Loft Cinema! We are celebrating one of my favorite filmmakers, , with a retrospective of his films. The first time I was aware of Taika was Sundance when I went to a screening of Boy, which remains one of my favorite films. In fact, I was going to haveBoy be my staff pick until we decided to do the larger tribute to Taika. A percentage of the box office from the Taika Waititi retrospective will go to support the survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings in his native .

My staff pick is Duck Season (Temporada de Patos), directed by Fernando Eimbcke and starring Diego Catano, who was at The Loft Cinema for a screening of the film when it came out in 2004. It’s a wonderful example of the great films coming out of Mexico over the past couple of decades. I’d love to see you at the screening on Sunday, April 28!

I was privileged to spend 10 days in Mexico in March, meeting people connected with the film industry and strengthening ties between The Loft Cinema and friends in Mexico. It was a great opportunity that I hope will result in more great films and filmmakers from Mexico at The Loft Cinema in the coming months and years.

April is also Volunteer Appreciation Month! In 2018, 139 volunteers donated 3,598 hours at The Loft Cinema! We literally could not do all that we do without them! We’re always grateful for our amazing volunteers but join us in giving them a little love in April.

Peggy Johnson, Executive Director SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 5

CLUELESS INVENTING TOMORROW FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 7:00PM SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 10:00PM FREE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN AJO, AZ! PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! This free screening will be held outdoors in The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big Ajo, AZ, at the Ajo Town Plaza, 15 West Plaza screen! Street, Ajo, AZ, 85321. Please bring your own seating. Please Note: In the event of inclement You guys, Clueless is, like, a movie masterpiece of the weather, this outdoor screening will be moved 20th century. “As if!” you say? Yes, totally! Could this also to an indoor venue nearby. be the best Jane Austen adaptation ever? For sure! Director Amy Heckerling adapted Austen’s classic novel Emma into This screening is part of Loft Film Fest on the Road, a a hilarious, insanely clever of mid-90s adolescence community-building program that takes unexpected films in Beverly Hills, and in the process unleashed a teen classic for free screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, of epic proportions, spawning fashion trends, countless providing a unique cultural experience. These movies will slang terms and the ascendance of Alicia Silverstone from travel across Southern Arizona in The Loft Solar Cinema, a Aerosmith video babe to bona fide movie . cargo van outfitted with solar panels (donated by Technicians for Sustainability) to power a 20-foot inflatable screen and “Clueless is a sweet, comical, satiric, knowing state-of-the-art mobile projection system. film, and it’s anything but clueless.” – John Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe Puccio, Movie Metropolis who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own The tidy world of (Silverstone)— a self-styled upper- backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities crust high school matchmaker — and her bestie Dionne that mark adolescence. Inventing Tomorrow follows six young (Stacy Dash) starts to unravel with the sudden appearance scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, and Mexico as they of two total Baldwins: a sexy and stylish new classmate tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing named Christian (Justin Walker), and Cher’s square but cute humanity today. Each student is preparing original scientific “ex-stepbrother” Josh (Paul Rudd). And when Cher decides research that he or she will present and defend at ISEF, that her nerdy Bronson Alcott High classmate Tai (Brittany the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Take Murphy) is in desperate need of a popularity makeover, a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their things get even more complicated. Because whether she’s projects for the largest convening of high school scientists rolling with the homies or totally pausing at stop signs, Cher in the world, an exciting but nerve-racking experience which is about to learn what it truly means to be Clueless. (Dir. by will force them to face their own fears as they advance one Amy Heckerling, 1995, USA, 97 mins., Rated PG-13) step closer to their dreams of winning a prize and just maybe helping to save the planet! (Dir. by Laura Nix, 2018, USA, 87 mins., Not Rated).

This screening was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment LOFT JR. PRESENTED BY PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY AT THE LOFT CINEMA

Loft Jr. is a FREE monthly series showcasing great new and classic family-friendly films from around the world! Each screening at The Loft Cinema features fun pre-show activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at 9:15am!

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SATURDAY, APRIL 13 SATURDAY, MAY 11 SATURDAY, JUNE 8 SATURDAY, MARCH 9 AT 10:00AM AT 10:00AM AT 10:00AM AT 10:00AM

THE PRINCE OF THE MUPPETS EARLY MAN THE SECRET LIFE EGYPT OF PETS The Muppets return to the big Set at the dawn of time, when screen in this hilarious, big- prehistoric creatures and woolly Featuring stunning animation The Secret Life of Pets is the hearted, song-filled comedy/ mammoths roamed the earth, and Oscar-winning songs written hilarious animated comedy that adventure extravaganza that the hilarious animated adventure by Stephen Schwartz and sung finally answers the question: proves once and for all nobody Early Man tells the story of how by Whitney Houston and Mariah what do your pets do when you’re does it better than Kermit and plucky Stone Age caveman Dug, Carey, The Prince of Egypt is not home? (Dir. by Chris Renaud Company! (Dir. by , along with sidekick Hognob, a classic tale for all audiences. & Yarrow Cheney, 2016, 91 mins., 2011, 103 mins., Rated PG) unites his tribe against the (Dir. by Brenda Chapman/Steve Rated PG) Hickner/Simon Wells, 1998, 99 “The Muppets is a film bursting mighty Bronze Age in a battle to beat them at their own game. mins., Rated PG) at the seams with sheer, “Here’s something dog and cat (Dir. by Nick Park, 2018, 89 mins., unadulterated joy: watch it, and people can agree on: The Secret “Wonderful! One of the best Rated PG) the world seems just that little Life of Pets is hilarious, sweet and looking animated films ever bit brighter.” – Tom Huddleston, fun.” – Raakhee Mirchandani, made.” – , Chicago Time Out Daily News Sun Times The Loft Cinema

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Twelve terrifying real workout, so all scaredy massacre that will answer hours of horror movie cats need not attend! the question: “Who will mayhem! Pay to get in Thrills and chills await you survive, and what will be left … pray to get out! throughout the night as we of them?” unleash SEVEN hand-picked It’s baaaaack! Get ready, horror classics that are so PLUS: Trashy trailers, boys and ghouls, to stay scandalously shocking, the ghoulish trivia games and up all-nite at the sickest, only way to hold on to your prizes, horrifying drink scariest, most scream-errific sanity is to keep repeating to specials, our infamously cinematic slaughterhouse yourself – “it’s only a movie, delicious “meat cups,” and you’ve ever seen! It’s it’s only a movie, it’s only collectible barf bags for guaranteed to curdle your movie …” Bring your pillows all chickens with weak blood, raise your hair and and wear your pajamas for stomachs! give your gag reflexes a a cinematic slumber party *Start times are approximate* 7:00PM - PSYCHO

“We all go a little mad sometimes …” ’s groundbreaking, still-terrifying slasher shocker, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and someone named Mrs. Bates, scared the world out of the shower, proved that a boy’s best friend is his mother, and forever changed the (screaming) face of horror cinema! (Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, USA, 109 mins., Rated R)

9:00PM - THE BLOB (1988) (35MM PRINT!)

A giant jello shot from outer space crash lands on Earth and proceeds to gobble up a small town, and only a pair of crafty teenagers can even hope stop it, in this fun and fast ‘80s remake of the ‘50s horror classic, filled with wonderfully gooey, gory, gruesome practical effects and a mullet-wearing Kevin Dillon! From the director of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors! (Dir. by Chuck Russell, 1988, USA, 95 mins., Rated R)

10:40PM - CANDYMAN

Genre great Tony Todd stars as a hook-handed supernatural killer who appears after his name is uttered five times, spitting out swarms of bees and haunting a housing project in Chicago, in this intensely frightening look at racial politics and urban legends, based on a short story by Clive Barker. (Dir. by Bernard Rose, 1992, USA, 99 mins., Rated R)

12:25AM - SOCIETY

Class warfare turns disgusting when a blue collar teen discovers that his town’s social elite have a very unusual way of maintaining the status quo, culminating in one of the most delightfully sick “gross-out body horror” endings in fright flick history (with SFX courtesy of Screaming Mad George), in this inventively nasty satire from the producer of Re-Animator and From Beyond! (Dir. by Brian Yuzna, 1989, USA, 99 mins., Rated R)

2:15AM - TRAIN TO BUSAN

Snowpiercer meets Dawn of the Dead in this hugely entertaining horror/thriller from South Korea following a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide zombie outbreak while trapped onboard a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to Busan, a southern city that has managed to hold off the zombie hordes … or so everyone hopes! (Dir. by Yeon Sang-ho, 2016, South Korea, in Korean with English , 118 mins., Not Rated)

4:15AM - THE HOWLING (35MM PRINT!)

There’s a bad moon rising when a TV reporter (‘80s genre fave Dee Wallace, star of E.T. and Cujo) visits an isolated mountain resort and discovers that the residents are all hungry, howling werewolves in director ’s influential, franchise-spawning horror/comedy loaded with astonishing practical SFX (courtesy of Oscar-winner Rob Bottin, who also grossed us out with his work in John Carpenter’s The Thing), cheeky horror movie references, and an all-star cast of B-movie greats like John Carradine and Dick Miller. Nice doggie! (Dir. by Joe Dante, 1981, USA, 91 mins., Rated R) 5:45AM - TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!

In this southern-fried, blood-soaked “Hicksploitation” drive-in camp classic from the legendary gore film pioneer Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast), three Yankee couples on vacation are lured to the small Southern town of Pleasant Valley, where the weird locals treat them to a shocking dose of Southern hospitality involving sadistic games, limb removal and frantic banjo music! (Dir. by Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1964, USA, 83 mins., Not Rated) 10 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS BROOKLYN NINE-NINE FRIDAY, APRIL 5 AT 9:00PM BINGE WATCH! GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 FRIDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8:00PM FREE ADMISSION $200 MONTHLY GRAND PRIZE! $1,000 YEARLY GRAND PRIZE! FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING AT THE UA! On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum This screening will take place on the University and Mike Sterner host our monthly contest – just of Arizona Mall. bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest PRESENTED BY CATS AFTER DARK movie screen in Southern Arizona! Join the gang of the 99th Precinct for a hilarious outdoor binge In case you’ve never been to a First Friday Shorts watch extravaganza featuring 5 classic episodes of Brooklyn Nine- show, here are the rules: We’ll play any short film, music Nine presented on The Loft Cinema’s giant inflatable solar cinema screen! It’s guaranteed to provide all the impromptu singing, Rosa video or short documentary that you’ve made that’s under rants and Die Hard references you can handle! It will be “cool, cool, 15 minutes long and is brought to us on a DVD, thumb drive cool.” FREE DONUTS for CatCard holders! This is a great event for or BLU-ray (one film per person, and must be playable UA students, and is also open to the general public. Please bring your on a regular DVD player and films on drives need to be in own seating. by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or advertisements). Submissions are only taken on the day of the event, and all In this hilariously goofy sitcom, immature-but-talented N.Y.P.D. entries MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), of Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct, ACTUAL SHOW (we cannot accept films after the show has butts heads with his tough-but-lovable commanding officer, Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher), while the rest of the precinct staff tries begun, or during intermission). All films are played in the to keep it together! Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes screened at this order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play for 3 Binge Watch include: minutes, but after that the audience can call for the dreaded Halloween (Season 1, episode 6): Jake makes a foolish bet with Holt that he “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, our can steal his Medal of Valor before Halloween is over, while Amy is forced to intrepid hosts stop the film and the next movie begins. But wear a dreaded costume while undercover with Charles. don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work it and The Pontiac Bandit (Season 1, episode 12): Jake convinces Rosa to make bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have pleased a deal with a criminal in order to catch a car thief, while Charles makes an the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to try out awkward return to the precinct, and Holt tries to get rid of two cute puppies. new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, so take Moo Moo (Season 4, episode 16): Terry and Holt have different ideas for dealing with a fellow police officer who creates trouble for Terry in his own advantage. Remember, the audience decides the winner each neighborhood. and every month, so keep them happy! Filmmaker must be Yippie Kayak (Season 3, episode 10): Jake, Charles and Gina get into trouble in attendance to win the cash prize. while doing last-minute Christmas shopping, Terry tries to make it through the holidays without a call from the precinct, and Amy takes part in a “Polar PLEASE NOTE: We only take the first 15 films that are Swim” with Holt and Diaz. brought in each month and the spots have been filling up Halloween II (Season 2, episode 4): The Peralta/Holt annual Halloween bet really fast. We start taking submissions as soon as we open continues when Jake challenges the Captain that he can steal his watch before midnight. Meanwhile, Gina is upset that her dance team, Floorgasm, kicks her the day of the show so get your films in early! off the squad and Terry confronts her about her bad attitude.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Since we don’t pre-screen First Friday Shorts entries, we don’t know what each month’s “film content” rating will be. Be advised that some material may not be suitable for all audiences. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 11

FIGHT CLUB RIO BRAVO FRIDAY, APRIL 5 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 7:00PM SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $5 • LOFT MEMBERS AND GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 WAGON WHEEL PASS HOLDERS: $4 GATES OPEN AT 5:30PM, MOVIE STARTS AT 7:00PM PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big 60TH ANNIVERSARY / OUTDOOR SCREENING screen! AT OLD TUCSON! Based on the cult novel by Chuck Palahniuk and directed by This screening will take place outdoors at Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Fincher, Fight Club is a Old Tucson, 201 South Kinney Road, Tucson, shocking, hilarious and thought-provoking kick in the head. AZ. Please bring your own seating. Bleacher seating is also available. “Sensational! Delivers a sucker punch to the See how the west was won at this special 60th anniversary audience and then pulls the rug out from under outdoor screening of the 1959 Shot at Old Tucson classic, Rio it.” – Bob Graham, Chronicle Bravo, shown on The Loft Cinema’s giant inflatable screen near the adobe ruins and other sets used in the film! Saddle An alienated, ticking-time bomb insomniac (played by up for our Trivia Competition before the movie! Edward Norton, named in the credits only as “The Narrator”) Delicious food and drinks will be available for sale, including trudges through his mundane daily existence, stuck in a a full bar, theater snacks and Big Jake’s BBQ sandwiches. dead-end job, buying things he doesn’t really need and And tell ‘em The Duke sent ya! attending support groups for individuals with cancer as a way of actually feeling something real. At one of these support “To watch Rio Bravo is to see a master groups, he begins a seriously dysfunctional relationship craftsman at work. The film is seamless. There with another faker (Helena Bonham Carter) who seems to is not a shot that is wrong. It is uncommonly be even more jaded and cynical than he is. On a business absorbing.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times trip, he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a mysterious and Filmed on location at legendary Old Tucson Studios, the charismatic soap manufacturer with a nihilistic world view thrilling 1959 Rio Bravo stands tall as one of the and a set of washboard abs. Together, this millennial odd all-time greats of the genre. John Wayne stars as John T. couple forms a Fight Club as a way to release their anger and Chance, a sheriff who enlists the help of the town drunk, channel their primal male aggression into a brutal new form Dude (Dean Martin), in arresting an ill-intentioned of therapy that substitutes talking about their feelings with gunslinger. But when ’s brother and his gang make punching each other in the face. Before long, their twisted clear their plans to spring him from jail, Chance and Dude concept catches on, with underground Fight Clubs popping look to over-the-hill Stumpy (Walter Brennan) and brash up all over the country. Soon, the whole world seems to be young cowboy Ryan (Ricky Nelson) to assist them joining in on the adrenaline-soaked fun, and as therapeutic in fending off the bad guys until proper reinforcements can fighting leads to social anarchy, Tyler’s new world order arrive. Along for the ride is the tender but tough saloon gal triggers an out-of-control spiral toward total oblivion. (Dir. Feathers (), a woman with past – and her by David Fincher, 1999, USA, 139 mins., Rated R) eye on Chance. Directed for maximum entertainment value by Oscar-nominated filmmaker , Rio Bravo is an iconic action masterpiece that has influenced generations of directors, including John Carpenter, and . (Dir. by Howard Hawks, 1959, USA, 141 mins., Not Rated)

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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY SING-A-LONG! SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 7:00 PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

A portion of the proceeds with our pre-show Queen Music success, but in an unexpected turn, from this screening will Video Salon, and get your glam Freddie, surrounded by darker benefit SAAF (Southern on by wearing your best Queen- influences, shuns Queen in pursuit Arizona AIDS Foundation), inspired costume for the chance of his solo career. Having suffered supporting HIV/AIDS to win a fabulous prize! Is this the greatly without the collaboration prevention/education and real life? Is this just fantasy? No, of Queen, Freddie manages to anti-violence programs in it’s the Bohemian Rhapsody Sing-A- reunite with his bandmates just our community. Long! in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, We … will … we … will … rock you Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot- Freddie leads the band in one of … at the Bohemian Rhapsody Sing- stomping celebration of the greatest performances in the A-Long, a Queen-sized musical Queen, their music and their history of rock music, and Queen extravaganza featuring a totally extraordinary lead singer Freddie cements a legacy that continues magnifico version of the smash-hit Mercury (Rami Malek). Freddie to inspire outsiders, dreamers and rock ‘n’ roll movie with onscreen defied stereotypes and shattered music lovers to this day. Winner of lyrics so you can sing-a-long with convention to become one of the three , including Freddie and the boys to all your most beloved entertainers on the Best Actor (Remi Malek). (Dir. by favorite Queen tunes like “Another planet. The film traces the meteoric Bryan Singer, 2018, USA, 134 mins., One Bites the Dust,” “We are rise of the band through their Rated PG-13) the Champions,” and of course, iconic songs and revolutionary “Bohemian Rhapsody!” Rock out sound. They reach unparalleled SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 15

THE (1976) DUNE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AT 10:00PM FREE ADMISSION | $5 SUGGESTED DONATION SATURDAY, APRIL 13 AT 10:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PART OF OUR ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIES See classic art films the way they were meant to be seen - PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! with an audience, on the big screen! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big screen! Oscar-winning “70s everyman” (The Odd Couple) is Morris Buttermaker, an alcoholic former minor Roasted by critics upon its initial release, ’s league player tasked with coaching the worst little infamous, psychedelic sci-fi tale of space, spice and sand league team in all of Southern California, The Bears. worms is actually a dazzling visualization of an un-filmable book – albeit a sometimes-inscrutable one. “A comedy with a lot of laughs. But it’s something more, something deeper, than “A subversive sci-fi epic … completely ahead what it first appears to be. It’s an unblinking, of its time … grand, baroque and poetically scathing look at competition in American brilliant, Dune makes for a truly remarkable society.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times viewing experience.” – Film 4

Comprised of such talents as a near-sighted pitcher, a Based on Frank Herbert’s cult novel, and produced by the disinterested catcher, and a foul-mouthed shortstop, The legendary Dino De Laurentis, Dune unspools the sprawling Bears need more than a little help and it comes in the form saga of young intergalactic warrior Paul Atreides (Twin of Amanda Whurlizer (gasp, a girl!) played by Tatum O’Neal Peak’s Kyle MacLachlan) and his messianic rise to leadership (fresh off her Oscar-win for Paper Moon). With a sharp in a galactic feudal society that runs on “spice.” Though tongue and top-notch pitching skills, she, along with power- supposedly overwhelmed by the demands of the enormous hitting juvenile delinquent Kelly Leak (future Oscar-nominee production, Lynch (fresh off his Oscar-nomination for The Jackie Earl Haley, Little Children), helps the unlikely bunch Elephant Man) brought much of his trademarked Lynchian get into the playoffs, where The Bears will finally have the panache to Dune, and the resulting film is a sumptuous, chance to prove what they’re made of! All wrapped up in the visually spectacular experience packed with ornate details politics and community of baseball, the kids in The Bad News – from steaming, clanking space machinery to shadowy and Bears act like adults while the adults act like kids and they baroque interiors – as well as a healthy dose of perversity all have a lot of growing up to do. Featuring a hilariously (cue the monstrous phallic sand worms and fetishized unsentimental, undeniably salty screenplay by leather space garb) and a bizarre cast of supporting (son of , and future screenwriter of John characters, including the grotesque Baron Vladimir Carpenter’s The Thing), a stellar cast featuring some of the Harkonnen, a frightening flying freak with a serious most realistic, non-“Cute Hollywood” kids in movie history, complexion problem. And if that’s not enough, there’s also and insightful direction by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Sting as a nasty villain sporting metallic winged underwear, Ritchie (; Fletch), was a a soundtrack composed by ‘80s rock band Toto, and a mind- surprise box-office hit, spawning two sequels, a TV series, boggling supporting cast including Max Von Sydow, Patrick and a remake by Richard Linklater, and stands today as a Stewart, Sean Young, Brad Dourif, Virginia Madsen and surprisingly tough-minded satire of America’s “win at all Eraserhead himself, Jack Nance! (Dir. by David Lynch, 1984, costs” mentality. Play Ball! (Dir. by Michael Ritchie, 1976, USA, USA, 137 mins., Rated PG-13) 102 mins., Rated PG) 16 NEW FILMS

AWAKE: A DREAM FROM STATE OF PLAY STANDING ROCK SUNDAY, APRIL 14 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 SATURDAY, APRIL 13 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION PART OF JOURNALISM ON SCREEN Journalism on Screen is an ongoing series combining films FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN DRAGOON, AZ! that explore the world of journalism with lively discussions This screening will take place outdoors in with experts and industry professionals. Presented by The Dragoon, AZ, at Amerind Museum, 2100 N. New York Times, The Arizona Daily Star, The Daily Wildcat/ Amerind Rd, Dragoon, AZ. Please bring your UA TV-3, The University of Arizona College of Social and own seating, and flashlights are recommended to Behavioral Sciences, The University of Arizona School of increase nighttime visibility. Journalism, Arizona Inn and The Loft Cinema. Guests can view the Smithsonian Water/Ways traveling exhibit, on display in Amerind Museum. Journalism on Screen commemorates the 10th anniversary Museum admission will be FREE for all guests of the Tucson Citizen newspaper’s closing with a screening from 4:00pm – 6:30pm on April 13th only. The of the 2009 journalism thriller, State of Play, starring Wicked Burgers food truck will be on site for this Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams, followed by an onstage event. Alcohol is not permitted. discussion with a panel of Citizen alums. Jennifer Boice, Corky Simpson, Steve Rivera, Gabrielle Fimbres, Chuck Special thanks to our community partner for this Graham and Dylan Smith will discuss the former afternoon screening, Amerind Museum. newspaper and the current state of community journalism. This screening is part of Loft Film Fest on the Road, a Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast, including Ben Affleck, community-building program that takes unexpected films for free screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, Rachel McAdams and , in this blistering thriller providing a unique cultural experience. about deception, corruption and the power of investigative journalism. When veteran Washington D.C. newspaper Standing Rock, North Dakota became one of the most watched reporter Cal McCaffrey (Crowe) is assigned by his editor places on earth. The Standing Rock Tribe captured world (Mirren) to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up- attention through their peaceful resistance. While many may and-coming politician (Affleck), he and junior reporter Della know the details, the new documentary, Awake: A Dream from Frye (McAdams) uncover a conspiracy that threatens to Standing Rock, captures the story of Native-led defiance that bring down the nation’s power structures. In a town of spin- forever changed how we fight for clean water, our environment doctors and wealthy power brokers, they will discover one and the future of our planet. The film is a collaboration between truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or Indigenous filmmakers Myron Dewey (director), and Doug Good life is safe. Based on the acclaimed British miniseries of the Feather (executive producer), and Oscar-nominated filmmakers same name, the suspenseful and gripping State of Play echoes Josh Fox and James Spione. It is a labor of love to support such classic ‘70s conspiracy thrillers as All the President’s the peaceful movement of the water protectors. (Dir. by Myron Dewey/Josh Fox/James Spione, 2017, USA, 84 mins., Not Rated) Men, updated for the era of modern journalism. (Dir. by Kevin Macdonald, 2009, USA, 127 mins., Rated PG-13) This screening was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment NEW FILMS 17

THE TRAGEDY OF KING WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? RICHARD II FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION TUESDAY, APRIL 16 AT 7:30PM THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AT 11:00AM FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN HIMMEL PARK! GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING This screening will take place outdoors on “Hippie Hill” at Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SERIES Boulevard. Please bring your own seating. Experience the best of British theatre on the big screen, Sarge’s Cheesecakes and You Sly Dog food captured live and presented in beautiful high definition! trucks will be on site at this screening!

Simon Russell Beale plays William Shakespeare’s Richard This free IndieLens screening of Won’t You Be II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in My Neighbor? is presented by Arizona Public London to cinemas. This visceral new production about Media and The Loft Cinema. the limits of power is directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, whose previous plays include Little Revolution at the Almeida and Share Mister Rogers’ message about caring for others and Absolute Hell at the National Theatre. contributing to the public good with family friendly pre- show activities, including: “Simon Russell Beale proves himself our –Himmel Park Clean Up – 5:00pm foremost Shakespearean actor.” – Independent –Kindness Coin Making with Ben’s Bells – 5:30pm

Richard II, King of England, is irresponsible, foolish and vain. “In these troubled times, it’s a good feeling to His weak leadership sends his kingdom into disarray and see a funny, touching and vital doc that is both his court into uproar. Seeing no other option but to seize timely and timeless.” – Peter Travers, Rolling power, the ambitious Bolingbroke challenges the throne and Stone the king’s divine right to rule. Simon Russell Beale returns to National Theatre Live screens following broadcasts of For more than thirty years, American children grew up Timon of Athens and King Lear, and his recent role in the watching Mister Roger’s Neighborhood on PBS. Mister Rogers National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The offered a calm and stable presence, tackling life’s weightiest Lehman Trilogy. (Running time: approximately 113 mins. / No issues in a simple, direct way. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Intermission / Not Rated) reflects on Fred Rogers’ legacy of kindness, and the profound and lasting effect his innovative approach to television had on millions of children. (Dir. by Morgan Neville, 2018, USA, 93 mins., Rated PG-13)

Support provided by: ITVS, PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

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DONNIE DARKO: DOGGIE SHORTS: ORIGINAL THEATRICAL CUT A FURRY FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | DOORS OPEN AT SATURDAY, APRIL 20 AT 10:00PM 6:00PM, EVENT STARTS AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 ADVANCE TICKETS $20 • DAY OF $25 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big Join us at our 4th Annual Doggie Shorts – A screen! Furry Film Fest. The You Sly Dog food truck will be on site before the screening! “Wake up, Donnie.” Richard Kelly’s strangely hypnotic and defiantly un-categorizable cult classic obliterates the In order to celebrate Handi-Dogs’ and The Loft Cinema’s lines between teen comedy, science fiction, family , passion for our canine companions, we’ve teamed up to put horror and cultural satire – and remains wildly entertaining together a selection of the best shorts from The Bow Wow throughout. Film Festival in addition to some of our favorite dog-themed short films from all over the world! Doggie Shorts is a “Spectral, funny, amazing … one of the most selection of 10 second to 10 minute short films and videos original works of recent American cinema.” – from across the globe – all featuring dogs. All genres included Andrew O’Hehir, Salon from documentaries that will touch your heart to just plain fun and quirky. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic teenager for who there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that devastates his house) and hallucination (a demonic, man-sized bunny named Frank who offers him cryptic advice from the future). Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, Donnie is isolated by his unnerving powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. Co-starring Jena Malone, and Patrick Swayze as a sleazy motivational speaker, and featuring an evocative soundtrack of ‘80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran, Donnie Darko, presented here in its original theatrical cut, is a truly original work that does what few films can – create a wholly unique movie universe that can be re-visited time and time again. (Dir. by Richard Kelly, 2001, USA, 113 mins., Rated R) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 21

THE ROCKY HORROR MONTY PYTHON’S PICTURE SHOW LIFE OF BRIAN 40TH ANNIVERSARY / EASTER SUNDAY SATURDAY, APRIL 20 AT MIDNIGHT SCREENING! GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 NO ONE UNDER 17 ADMITTED WITHOUT PARENT OR SUNDAY, APRIL 21 AT 3:00PM GUARDIAN. MUST HAVE PHOTO ID. GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • LOFT MEMBERS: $8 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING “Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Rocky Horror Picture Show cult is the extent Celebrate Easter Sunday with a very special 40th anniversary to which it evokes and weirdly resurrects, as screening of Monty Python’s hilariously anarchic satire of all if in a haunted house, a form of cinema as things biblical, Life of Brian, with commemorative gift packs community that once flourished in the U.S., (including anniversary poster, bespoke stickers, cut-out when Hollywood was still in its heyday.” - beard and more) for everyone! And remember to Always , Sight and Sound Look on the Bright Side of Life!

Whatever happened to Saturday night? It was locked in a Pythonite Graham Chapman stars as Brian, Jesus’ next- closet with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it hasn’t been door neighbor, in one of the most hilariously dangerous the same since! Unleash your inner Sweet Transvestite when ever made! Directed by Monty Python’s naked the mother of all cult classics hits the big screen with the piano player Terry Jones on the remains of leftover sets “Heavy Petting” shadow cast, live and in your face! You’ll see from Franco Zeffirelli’s epic Jesus of Nazareth, Life of Brian is a healthy young couple inducted into the world of absolute a wacky religious satire (with musical numbers!) combining pleasure, Transylvanians doing the pelvic thrust and a Mel Brooks, the Marx Brothers and Thomas Paine’s “Age of sexy scientist trying to free us of all our inhibitions (not to Reason” – a film that, when it wasn’t reaping accolades as mention our clothing)! So pull up your fishnets and get ready one of the funniest comedies of all time, also managed to to become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest became one of the most controversial films of the 1970s. “science fiction double feature” of all-time, a Loft Cinema On a midnight clear 2,000 years ago, three wise men enter tradition for 41 years and counting! (Dir. by Jim Sharman, a manger where a babe is wrapped in swaddling clothes. It 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Rated R) is an infant called Brian… unfortunately, the three “not so wise men” are in the wrong manger. For the rest of his life, Brian finds himself constantly mistaken for the messiah, yet somehow he’s always in the shadow of that other guy from Galilee. Our hapless hero is thus constantly manipulated, abused and exploited by various religious factions, even though he knows he must “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” leading to the film’s infamous, toe-tapping, show- stopping musical crucifixion finale that takes place just a few blocks shy of Calvary. The whole Monty Python gang (Chapman, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) are on hand in multiple roles, playing such sacred characters as Stan Called Loretta, Biggus Dickus, Deadly Dirk, Casts the First Stone, and Intensely Dull Youth. Blessed are the Pythons! (Directed by Terry Jones, 1979, UK, 94 mins., Rated R) 22 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

9 TO 5 RANGO ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY FRIDAY, APRIL 26 AT 7:00PM SCREENING! FREE ADMISSION (SUGGESTED DONATION: $5) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 AT 7:30PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING AT LAS MILPITAS COMMUNITY FARM! Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour yourself This screening will take place at Las Milpitas a cup of ambition and celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Community Farm, 2405 S Cottonwood Ln, Day with Dolly, Lily and Jane in the office comedy classic, 9 Tucson, AZ 85713. Please bring your own to 5! Enter our free raffle for fabulous prizes, including Dolly seating. ’s Revenge food truck will be Parton vinyl and more! A portion of the proceeds from this on site starting at 6:30pm. screening will benefit YWCA Southern Arizona. This event is part of Science on Screen, an The uproarious office farce 9 to 5 features the all-star initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, power trio of Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton as in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan three women who, sick of their “sexist, egotistical, lying, Foundation. hypocritical” boss, hatch a “so crazy it just might work” plan to change their workplace for good. With a sequel in the Featuring an introduction by Sergio Avila-Villegas, works (and all three stars looking to reprise their roles), now Conservation Research Scientist and Regional Outdoors is the perfect time to revisit, or discover for the first time, a Coordinator for the Sierra Club. Film introduction begins at classic feminist comedy that was decades ahead of its time. 6:45pm; film begins at 7:00pm. Consolidated employees Judy (Fonda), Violet (Tomlin) and Doralee (Parton) couldn’t be more different from each other, In the animated action/comedy Rango, Johnny Depp but they bond over being mistreated by their boss, Franklin provides the voice of the title character, a kooky pet Hart, Jr. (), who yells at new-hire Judy on chameleon who gets tossed into a wild and raucous western her first day, consistently takes credit for Violet’s ideas, and town in desperate need of a hero. Through a series of comical sexually harasses Doralee. Fed up with him and the generally misadventures, Rango is appointed sheriff of this lawless chauvinistic practices of their office, the trio dreams of outpost (a town so tough it’s just called “Dirt”), but the getting rid of Mr. Hart so they can take over the company question is: can one unprepared and completely unqualified and run it their own way. Naturally, their scheme spins wildly chameleon possibly change this little town’s future for the out of control, and then the fun really begins! better? Filled with goofy characters, humorous action and comical parodies of classic Spaghetti Westerns, Rango is an Based on an idea by the inimitable Fonda, who had just animated treat for the whole family. (Dir. by Gore Verbinski, formed her own production company, 9 to 5 (the second 2011, USA, 107 mins., Rated PG) highest-grossing American film of 1980, after The Empire Thanks to our community partners, Las Milpitas Strikes Back) is a brazenly hilarious comedy that proudly Community Farm, the Community Food Bank wears its politics on its ‘80s shoulder pads, celebrating the of Southern Arizona, and Pima County Food power of female friendship while tackling real issues of Alliance (PCFA). gender inequality in the workplace. (Dir. by Colin Higgins, 1980, USA, 109 mins., Rated PG)

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BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER TEMPORADA DE PATOS FRIDAY, APRIL 26 AT 10:00PM (DUCK SEASON) SATURDAY, APRIL 27 AT 10:00PM SUNDAY, APRIL 28 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our screen! amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by Peggy Johnson, Executive Director! Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She’s super popular, she excels in school “A quiet, loopy gem, Duck Season is a goofball and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing celebration of old friends, new beginnings, boyfriend, even though she really isn’t that crazy about him. adolescent freedom, and baked goods laced with a little something extra.” – Steven Rea, “Very fun viewing … filled with genuine laughs Philadelphia Inquirer and satire.” – Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle Presented by Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón and directed and So she’s stunned when her parents decide she’s gay and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke (Lake send her to True Directions, a “homosexual rehabilitation” Tahoe; Club Sandwich), Temporada de patos tells the hilarious boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation. While at and heartfelt story of Moko (Diego Cataño, Desierto) and True Directions, Megan becomes the perfect camp resident Flama (Daniel Miranda), two fourteen-year-olds who have and can’t wait to go straight … that is, until she meets been best friends since they were kids. They have everything a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an DuVall). Though confused, Megan starts to have feelings apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, for Graham, and things are about to get interesting. Can soft drinks and pizza delivery. The electricity company, Rita, Megan come to terms with her sexuality, storm the camp the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza deliveryman, eleven seconds, and get the girl? Does a cheerleader shake her pom-poms the Real Madrid-Manchester game, some chocolate brownies in the woods? A hilarious, candy-colored teen comedy that and a horrible painting of ducks, all combine to break the uses a healthy dose of -style camp to skewer harmony of what promised to be a placid Sunday, and reveal everything from gender roles and sexuality to the religious issues such as the parents’ divorce, loneliness, the confusion right and gay conversion therapy, But I’m a Cheerleader also between adolescent love and friendship, as well as the features an all-star comedic cast, including Cathy Moriarty, frustrations of adulthood. Temporada de patos is a movie Melanie Lynskey, Bud Cort, Mink Stole, Michelle Williams that shows that, when the lights go off, we can see the stars. and RuPaul! (Dir. by Jamie Babbit, 1999, USA, 85 mins, Rated Shot in luminous black and white, this charming gem was R) the winner of five 2005 Ariel Awards (Mexico’s Academy Award), including Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. (Dir. by Fernando Eimbcke, 2004, Mexico/USA, in Spanish with English subtitles, 90 mins., Rated R) Waititi’s work as a filmmaker first entered the spotlight “Shooting a movie with his 2004 Oscar-nominated short film, Two Cars, One Night, which displayed many of the traits now associated should be fun! It’s with his feature film career: an affinity for directing young actors (as in Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and the not a real job. It upcoming WWII drama, ); an idiosyncratic sense of humor (on display in Eagle vs. Shark, What can be hard, but We Do in the Shadows, and in his subversive take on the Marvel superhero blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok); at the end of the and a perceptive and empathetic approach to often marginalized characters, as well as a commitment to day, we’re dressing celebrating his Indigenous culture. up and playing Waititi’s compassionate tendencies also extend beyond his filmmaking. He has been an outspoken commentator on the environmental, economic and social issues pretend.” – Taika facing his native New Zealand; he has fronted a Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign; and, while Waititi directing Thor: Ragnarok in Australia, he prioritized the hiring of Indigenous Australian and Maori cast and crew members. In 2017, Waititi was named New Zealander Taika Waititi is a director, writer, actor and comedian of the Year, with Chief Judge Cameron Bennett stating from the Raukokore region of the east coast of New that Waititi’s films “represent the importance of Zealand, and is of Te- Whānau -a-Apanui and Jewish Whānau, of belonging, and the challenges facing youth descent. Gravitating toward comedy early on, Waititi at the margins of society.” This April, The Loft Cinema helped form the comedy troupes So You’re a Man and brings the Wild World of Waititi to the big screen with The Humourbeasts with fellow New Zealander and screenings of four of the director’s quirkiest, most frequent collaborator, (Flight of the heartwarming, most action-packed classics! Conchords). BOY HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE THURSDAY, APRIL 4 AT 7:30PM THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AT 7:30PM

With his mother dead and his father AWOL, Boy becomes Equal parts road comedy, coming-of-age drama and ‘80s the head of a household full of kids when his Nana leaves homage, director Taikia Waititi masterfully town for a funeral. Boy is also prone to vivid fantasies about weaves lively humor and action with emotionally honest his long-absent father (played by Waititi), whom he imagines performances from film veteran Sam Neil and newcomer as an adventurous world traveler. Propelled by a fanciful and Julian Dennison. Never short on laughs, Hunt for the deadpan comedic tone that comes equipped with fantasy Wilderpeople is a touching story about the perilous journey sequences, child-like animations and hilarious re-enactments called “growing up” (at any age) and those who help up along of Michael Jackson music videos, Taika Waititi’s Boy is one the way. (Dir. by Taika Waititi, 2016, New Zealand, 101 mins., of the most creative and fun coming-of-age films of all-time. Rated PG-13) (Dir. by Taika Waititi, 2010, New Zealand, in English/Maori with English subtitles, 88 mins., Not Rated)

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS THOR: RAGNAROK THURSDAY, APRIL 11 AT 7:30PM THURSDAY, APRIL 25 AT 7:30PM

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, creators of the hilarious For millennia, Asgard has stood tall as the impenetrable HBO series , co-wrote, co-directed, home of the gods. Until now! Director Taika Waititi adds his and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly own distinctly offbeat sensibility to the Marvel Universe in unhip quartet of vampire friends reveal to us or, rather, to Thor: Ragnarok, as Thor (Chris Hemsworth), god of thunder the documentary crew that’s filming them, the details of and mighty Avenger, must team up with his diabolical their daily – make that nightly – routine. (Dir. by Jemaine brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), to return their deposed Clement & Taika Waititi, 2014, New Zealand/USA, in English/ father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), to the throne of Asgard. German/Spanish with English subtitles, 86 mins., Not Rated) (Dir. by Taika Waititi, 2017, USA/Australia, 130 mins., Rated PG-13)

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YOUNG GUNS II ASTROFILM EXTRAVAGANZA: MAKING SENSE OF OUR CONNECTION SATURDAY, MAY 4 AT 7:00PM TO THE UNIVERSE GENERAL ADMISSION: $5 • LOFT MEMBERS AND WAGON WHEEL PASS HOLDERS: $4 SUNDAY, MAY 5 AT 2:00PM GATES OPEN AT 5:30PM, MOVIE STARTS AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 • LOFT MEMBERS & PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $6 OUTDOOR SCREENING AT OLD TUCSON! Featuring an introduction and Q&A with This screening will take place outdoors at astrophysicist Stéphanie Juneau, filmmaker Old Tucson, 201 South Kinney Road, Tucson, Bryan Nelson, and circus director/performer AZ. Please bring your own seating. Bleacher Stephanie Cortes. seating is also available. This event is part of Science on Screen, an Go out in a Blaze of Glory at this outdoor screening of the initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, 1990 Shot at Old Tucson western, Young Guns II, shown on in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan The Loft Cinema’s giant inflatable screen next to the world- Foundation. famous Mission set! Walk down Main Street, the same street where Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Science and art unite in this thought-provoking, family- Phillips met their destiny! Delicious food and drinks will be friendly event featuring astronomy documentaries and live available for sale, including a full bar, theater snacks and Big performance. In Children of the Universe, a primary school Jake’s BBQ sandwiches. class embarks on a cosmological journey in the snow- “Young Guns II generates more sheer visual covered Swiss Alps, guided by Tucson-based astrophysicist excitement than any western since Peckinpah Stéphanie Juneau, and in Streetlights of the Universe, a and Leone were in their ‘70s prime.” – Michael groundbreaking new experiment aims to create the largest- Wilmington, Times ever 3-D map of the universe, using telescopes located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Southern Arizona. These Filmed on location at legendary Old Tucson Studios, this two short documentaries are connected by Cirque Roots’ action-packed sequel to the original 1988 Young Guns latest creation, Exist: Messengers of the Cosmos, an astronomy takes the legend of to new heights of western circus production that uses live spoken word, dazzling circus excitement! En route to Mexico from the , performance, and hypnotic dance to explore our connections Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) and his associates are pursued to the cosmos. (Total event running time: 120 mins.) by federal agents hell-bent on bringing them to justice. But when Billy, Doc (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chavez (Lou Stéphanie Juneau is an associate astronomer at NOAO Diamond Phillips) prove too difficult to track down, the (National Optical Astronomy Observatory), headquartered frustrated authorities enlist an old friend of theirs, reformed in Tucson. She received her PhD in astronomy at the outlaw (), to take down the University of Arizona in 2011 under the supervision of elusive gunslinger. But Billy has a head start, and his crew NOAO’s Mark Dickinson. Her research interests are focused of outlaws is growing by the minute. Also starring Christian on the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes Slater and Viggo Mortensen, Young Guns II is driven by the across cosmic time. rocking theme song, “Blaze of Glory” by Jon Bon Jovi (who also appears in the film). (Dir. by Geoff Murphy, 1990, USA, 104 mins., Rated PG-13) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 27

ALL ABOUT EVE THE GUARDIANS TUESDAY, MAY 7 AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, MAY 11 AT 7:00PM THURSDAY, MAY 9 AT 11:00AM FREE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN PATAGONIA, AZ This free screening will be held outdoors in NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SERIES Patagonia, AZ at the Patagonia Public Library, Experience the best of British theatre on the big screen, 342 Duquesne Avenue, Patagonia, AZ, 85624. captured live and presented in beautiful high definition! Please bring your own seating. Please note: In the event of inclement weather, this outdoor screening Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named will be moved to an indoor venue nearby. Desire) and Lily James (Cinderella; Baby Driver) lead in All Special thanks to our community partner for this About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in screening, Patagonia Public Library. London. This screening is part of Loft Film Fest on the Road, a “An acting masterclass from Gillian Anderson.” community-building program that takes unexpected films – Financial Times for free screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, providing a unique cultural experience. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. A visually dazzling meditation on the delicate balance between True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has human and nature, The Guardians elegantly interweaves the lives been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful of the iconic monarch butterfly with an indigenous community Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all in Mexico. Both depend on the same ancient forest for their about Eve…don’t you…? Lifting the curtain on a world of survival and now face an uncertain future. Migrating 3,000 miles jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of to hibernate in the towering Oyamels, the monarch population the world’s most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove faces collapse, hitting a record low of 33 million, down from 1 (Network, NT Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our billion just twenty years ago. In the valley below, the people of fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems Donaciano Ojeda must carve out a sustainable future in their to get old. Adapted by Ivo van Hove from the Oscar-winning ancestral lands now part of the protected Monarch Butterfly 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film by Joseph L Mankiewicz Biosphere Reserve. Once loggers of this forest, they’ve made and the play “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr. Ivo van a radical decision to stop and regrow it instead. Santos, a Hove directs this new stage version with set and charismatic avocado farmer and Aristeo, a philosophical tree design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys caretaker are the storytellers of the community as they face new threats of illegal logging, internal divisions, and their own and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, mortality. Shot over three years, this intimate documentary alongside Tom Gibbons’ . Casting is by Julia takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the butterfly dense Horan CDG. (Running time: approximately 130 mins. / No mountaintops of Michoacan as the community works to build a Intermission / Not Rated) path forward. (Dir. by Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran, 2018, USA/ Mexico, 70 mins., Not Rated)

This screening was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment 28 COMMUNITY RENTALS

ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ – MIMBRES LIVES & LANDSCAPES OF SOUTHWESTERN TUESDAY, APRIL 2 AT 6:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Knowledge seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café at The Loft Cinema This is a rental of The Loft for a series of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of the Southwest. Join Cinema, presented by us as Dr. Margaret Nelson introduces Tucsonans to Mimbres Lives and Landscapes of Archaeology Southwest . Questions? Visit Over a thousand years ago, the people of the Mimbres Region in southwestern New Mexico were us online at www. gathering in large villages and crafting the intricately painted distinctive black-and-white bowls we archaeologysouthwest. easily recognize today. But what do we know about these people? Dr. Nelson will share insights into org or call us at 520- the lives of these people, changes in their leadership and social structure over the years, and what 882-6946 ext. 23 their dramatic pottery designs might still tell us today.

I AM A DANCER - A BENEFIT SCREENING FOR BALLET TUCSON SUNDAY, APRIL 7 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | STUDENTS: $10 | VIP: $30 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Ballet Tucson presents Rudolph Nureyev’s film I Am a Dancer on Sunday, April 7th at 2PM at The Loft Cinema. In order to best support Ballet Tucson, please purchase your tickets in advance at the This is a rental of The Loft Ballet Tucson website after March 7th (ballettucson.org/special-events/). Tickets are also available Cinema, presented by Ballet at The Loft Cinema website (loftcinema.org); or at the box office on April 7th. Tickets are: students Tucson $10, Adults $15 and VIP $30 (which includes reserved seating and a post-film reception at the Geico office next to the Loft Cinema). Featuring a pre-film lecture by Jenna This film was nominated in 1975 for a Golden Globe in the best documentary film category and this Johnson (Ballet Tucson showing is a rare opportunity to see I Am a Dancer on the big screen or on any screen since it is not Prima Ballerina) on available in a format that can be viewed in the U.S. The film is not a documentary of Nureyev’s life, Nureyev’s genius and but a study of his dancing, his personality and a behind the scenes look at the life of a professional impact on ballet as an dancer. (Dir. by Pierre Jourdain, 1972, UK/France, 92 mins., NR) art form. Event underwritten by: James H. & Frances R. Allen Family Foundation

THE REST I MAKE UP TUESDAY, APRIL 9 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

For full season details, go to lesbianlooks.org! The Lesbian Looks film series concludes its 25th anniversary season with The Rest I Make Up (Michelle Memran, 2018), an intimate This is a rental of The Loft portrait of Cuban-born playwright Irene Fornes. Cinema, presented by Lesbian Looks “Everyone always fell in love with her—male and female,” says an ex-lover of María Irene Fornés. After viewing director Michelle Memran’s fascinating documentary about, and love letter to, the With Michelle Memran charismatic Cuban-born playwright, you’ll be getting in line as well. in person! The Rest I Make Up operates as a sort of master class in making art, and even as Fornés struggles with loss—of memory and of community—her inquisitive approach to life remains strong. At one point, Fornés invents the thoughts of passing boats, creating a mini love story; in another moment, she describes the experience of losing memories with an air of curious wonder. While the film provides context with interviews, archival footage, and photos, Fornés is always the focus. COMMUNITY RENTALS 29

LARAMIE INSIDE OUT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Joining Director Beverly Seckinger for a post-screening discussion will be her colleague Greg Pierotti, Assistant Professor of Theatre in the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television, who was a This is a rental of The Loft lead writer on the Tectonic Theatre Company’s award winning play, The Laramie Project. Cinema, sponsored by the UA Institute for LGBT Studies In October 1998, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left lashed to a fence to die. The horror of this murder pushed Laramie into the media spotlight and sparked a With post-screening nationwide debate about homophobia, gay-bashing and hate crimes. discussion. As Laramie braced for the trials of Matthew’s killers, filmmaker Beverly Seckinger returned to her hometown to see how his murder was transforming the site of her own closeted adolescence. In Laramie Inside Out, we meet “God-hates-fags” Westboro Baptist Church Reverend Fred Phelps, who condemns Shepard and all LGBTQ people to hell. But we also meet students, teachers, parents, and clergy determined to fight for the soul of their community.

THE MEANING OF VANLIFE SUNDAY, APRIL 21 AT 2:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

The Meaning of Vanlife is part of the 28th Arizona International Film Festival, April 10 -21, 2019. More info at www.filmfestivalarizona.com This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by The Meaning of Vanlife is an adventurous and revealing look into the Vanlife culture and community Arizona International Film through the eyes of nomads who have chosen to live a life of freedom on the road. This documentary Festival explores a growing movement that exemplifies a deeper societal trend towards minimalism and authentic community building. (Dir. by Jim Lounsbury, Australia, 2019, 88 min, Not Rated) With filmmaker in attendance for a post- film Q&A!

TUCSON STORYTELLERS: COMEBACKS TUESDAY, APRIL 23 AT 6:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • STUDENT: $8 CHECK-IN AT 6:00PM | PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

Tickets are not available at The Loft Cinema. Purchase tickets at Tucson.com/storytellers

This is a rental of The Loft Life throws curveballs at everyone. What makes us unique is how we react to those setbacks. From Cinema,presented by The learning to love again to learning to walk again, join us as six Tucsonans will take the stage to share Arizona Daily Star and This their true, first-person stories about their greatest comebacks. is Tucson Tucson Storytellers Project, hosted by the Arizona Daily Star and This is Tucson, is a live storytelling event dedicated to the idea that oral storytelling and journalism have the same goals: Serving and reflecting the community while fostering empathy.

Check-in for the event starts at 6 p.m., and stories begin at 6:30 p.m. Seating and tickets are first- come, first-serve. Students: $8. General public: $10. Tickets at Tucson.com/storytellers

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ALIVE INSIDE SUNDAY, APRIL 28 AT 3:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the This is a rental of The Loft simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we Cinema, hosted by Harmony find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short. Hospice and the Alzheimer’s This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Association – Desert Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability Southwest Chapter to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. Rossato-Bennett visits family members who have witnessed the miraculous effects of personalized music on their Donations accepted and loved ones, and offers illuminating interviews with experts including renowned neurologist and will benefit 2019 Walk best-selling author Oliver Sacks and musician Bobby McFerrin. An uplifting cinematic exploration to End Alzheimer’s. of music and the mind, Alive Inside was the Audience Award winner at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. (Dir. by Michael Rossato-Bennett, 2014, USA, 78 mins., Not Rated)

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, The Loft Cinema and sponsoring partners: Caring Senior Services – Northeast Tucson, Copper Canyon Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, Pima Neurology, Rosa’s Chante Assisted Living, Senior Support Alliance, TLC Coordination & Advocacy, and Zack & Schmitz, PLC.

AGAVE: THE SPIRIT OF A NATION TUESDAY, APRIL 30 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

This expressive documentary explores the phenomenon of the fastest trending alcohol spirit in the world, Tequila and Mezcal. This journey takes audiences to the world’s most bio-diverse landscape of the agave plant, Mexico; here families have been passing down the tradition of distilling agave This is a rental of The Loft for generations, at times, even clandestinely. From the alluring red highlands of Jalisco to the Cinema, presented by Hotel rugged mountains of Oaxaca the film follows three producers—, Graciela, and Aquilino in this Congress, Rio Nuevo, Visit burgeoning renaissance. From a bootstrap ambition to carrying on a father’s legacy, their successes Tucson and Sysco and sacrifices unfurl in this interweaved story. Discover how one delicate plant can carry the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it for the future. (Dir. by Nick Kovacic & Matthew Riggieri, Part of Agave Heritage 2018, USA/Mexico, in Spanish/English with English subtitles, 79 mins., Not Rated) Festival 2019!

A SCHOLAR’S PACE & RESILIENCY THROUGH RUNNING SUNDAY, MAY 5 AT 6:00PM FREE ADMISSION

Two Indigenous storytellers, Amanda Cheromiah (Pueblo of Laguna) and Alejandro Higuera (Pascua ) share one narrative: the endurance and longevity of Indigenous runners. Featuring two films, This is a rental of The Loft A Scholar’s Pace: A Running Narrative of Indigenous Feat is a documentary that captures the narratives Cinema, presented by Native of Indigenous People who use running as an important means to navigate their professional, SOAR – University of Arizona personal and educational journey and beyond. The second film, Resiliency Through Running is a and Native American Student short documentary about the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Flag Run. The purpose of the run is to celebrate Affairs the resiliency, culture, and 40th year of federal recognition for the Pascua Yaqui people. The documentary follows individuals running from their ancestral homelands In Vicam Pueblo, Sonora Mexico to the Yaqui reservation in Southern Arizona. (Approximate event run time: two hours)

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“A superbly crafted mystery with terrific THE WEDDING GUEST performances.” – Raquel Stecher, Quelle Movies STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 29 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

This propulsive, globetrotting plot quickly spirals out of control, thriller from acclaimed director sending Jay and his hostage on the Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) run across the border and through is a breathless tour through the the railway stations, back alleys, shadowy underworlds and hidden and black markets of New Delhi – realms of Pakistan and India. as all the while attractions simmer, loyalties shift, and explosive “Relentless … satisfying secrets are revealed. Pulsating … a lean, mean thriller with the sights and sounds of the enlivened by its South Indian subcontinent, The Wedding Asian setting.” – Stephen Guest conjures a colorful world Saito, Moveable Feast where danger lurks at every turn and nothing is as it seems. (Dir. by Jay (Oscar-nominee Dev Patel, Michael Winterbottom, 2018, UK, ) is a man with 94 mins., Rated R) a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding – Closed Captions and Audio armed with duct tape, a shotgun, Description Available. and a plan to kidnap the bride-to- be. Despite his cool efficiency, the NEW FILMS 35

“A stirring and poetic prison drama THE MUSTANG about a man and his horse.” – David STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Ehrlich, IndieWire REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PLEASE NOTE: NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS

Matthias Schoenaerts (The Danish He struggles to connect with the Girl) gives an intense powerhouse horses and his fellow inmates performance as a troubled man alike. But in time, working prone to violence, struggling to alongside young convict and overcome his past, who finds hope skilled rider Henry (Jason in an unexpected direction. Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton) and a wily old trainer Myles (Bruce “A wonderful, extremely Dern, Nebraska), Roman soothes heartfelt surprise.” – Perri an especially unbreakable horse Nemiroff, Collider and confronts his own violent past and inner demons. Also starring Roman (Schoenaerts) is a longtime Connie Britton and Josh Stewart. convict in a prison in the Nevada Executive produced by Robert desert, at odds with everyone, Redford. (Dir. by Laure de Clermont- including his embittered teenage Tonnerre, 2019, France/USA, in daughter (Gideon Adlon). While English, 96 mins., Rated R) doing mandatory “outdoor maintenance,” he is recruited “A wonderful, extremely to join a rehabilitation program heartfelt surprise.” – Perri learning to train wild mustangs. Nemiroff, Collider 36 NEW FILMS

THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL THE AFTERMATH SUNDAY, MARCH 31 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4 STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 5 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PLEASE NOTE: NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THE FIRST From the sick and twisted minds that brought us the TWO WEEKS cult horror anthology, The ABCs of Death, comes this devilish new omnibus collection of short but terrifying The Aftermath is set in postwar in 1946. tales from around the globe, featuring nine of the most Rachael Morgan (Keira Knightley) arrives in the ruins talented genre filmmakers working today reinventing a of Hamburg in the bitter winter, to be reunited with classic folktale from their homeland. her husband Lewis (Jason Clarke), a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as “A must-see for true horror fans.” – Kristy they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to Puchko, Riot Material discover that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be sharing the grand house with its previous Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy) owners, a German widower (Alexander Skarsgård) and channel the softcore delights of 1970s eurotrash his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, Walerian Borowcyzk, with their tale of enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal. forbidden love and horrifying guilt set in medieval (Dir. by James Kent, 2019, UKUSA/Germany, 108 mins., , while Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure) Rated R) presents a grotesque tale of bloody-minded ambition from . Calvin Reeder (The Rambler) delivers a dose of campy fun with his outrageous American ‘folktale’ about a mob of cannibalistic Melonheads and, if Guy Maddin were a closet gore-hound, he might have made a film like Peter Strickland’s (The Duke of Burgundy) stylish Hungarian pantomime about two brothers vying for the heart of a beautiful princess. Also featured is Lovecraftian terror in the swamps of India, baby snatching spirits from , a tormented goblin from the pits of hell (via ) and a spooky mouse demon from Germany! (Various directors, 2018, New Zealand, various languages subtitled in English, 117 mins., Not Rated) NEW FILMS 37

“Tremendous, funny, heartbreaking and ASH IS PUREST WHITE sprawling.” – Rory O’Connor, Film Stage STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 12 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

FREE LOFT MEMBERS Ash Is Purest White, the latest a fight. Upon release from prison SCREENING from acclaimed Chinese director five years later, she sets out to Friday, April 12, 7:00pm. Free for Zhangke Jia (A Touch of Sin), is an find him, setting off a years-long Loft Cinema members and open epic saga of a woman whose knack journey through a shadowy world to the public at regular admission for crime carries her through a of corruption, double crosses prices. rapidly changing China over the and turf wars, which all serves course of two decades. as a metaphorical record of 21st Members may pick up tickets only century China and its warp-speed for themselves (1 for Teacher, “A twisting tale of love transformations. Surprisingly Student, or Individual, 2 for and survival in 21st funny at times, with burst of Couple and above) at the Box century China.” – Maggie absurd slapstick and screwball Office on the day of the Member Lee, Variety humor, Ash Is Purest White is a Screening. The Box Office is open unique, insightful, gorgeously- Set in China’s jianghu criminal 1/2 hour before the first show of filmed look at how crime reveals underworld, this story of violent the day. Please see the website for the reality of society, and how love and betrayal is told in three showtimes. Members will be issued abstract forces shape individual sections, with events unfolding a return pass (valid through the lives. (Dir. by Zhangke Jia, 2018, in 2001, 2006 and 2017. Quick- following Thursday) to see this film China/France/Japan, in Chinese/ witted dancer Qiao (Zhao Tao) another time, if the screening is at Mandarin with English subtitles, 136 fires a gun to protect her mobster capacity. mins., Not Rated) boyfriend, Bin (Fan Liao) during 38 NEW FILMS

“A convincingly feminist melding of western legend and THE WIND cabin-in-the-woods horror.” – Jessica Kiang, Variety STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 12 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

An unseen evil haunts the begins to sense a sinister presence homestead in this chilling, that seems to be borne of the land folkloric tale of madness, paranoia, itself, an overwhelming dread that and otherworldly terror. her husband (Ashley Zukerman) dismisses as superstition. When “If you have ever lived a newlywed couple arrives on a in a truly secluded and nearby homestead, their presence rural location, you will amplifies Lizzy’s fears, setting into understand the horror that motion a shocking chain of events. is The Wind.” – Pekosa Masterfully blending haunting Peligrosa, Ain’t it Cool visuals with pulse-pounding sound News design, director Emma Tammi’s frightening foray into dread- Lizzy (Caitlin Gerard) is a tough, soaked frontier horror evokes a resourceful woman settling a godforsaken world in which the remote stretch of land on the forces of nature come alive with 19th-century . quivering menace. (Dir. by Emma Isolated from civilization in a Tammi, 2019, USA, 86 mins., Rated desolate wilderness where the R) wind never stops howling, she NEW FILMS 39

“Christian Petzold’s white-hot existentialist noir Transit is TRANSIT perhaps the best World War II film since Paul Verhoeven’s STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Black Book … a sleek and confident thriller in the REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Hitchcock mold.” - Steve Macfarlane, Slant

APRIL’S REEL READS Adapted from Anna Seghers’ Marie — herself stranded in the SELECTION WWII-set novel, the tricky noir city. Transit, evoking shades of Purchase a copy of Transit by Anna thriller Transit transposes the Hitchcock and Casablanca, is an Seghers during the month of April plot to an indistinct era that unlikely, wrenching love story as and receive a special “Loft Reel resembles the present-day. Georg much as a sly, unsettling thriller Reads” discount off the cover price (Franz Rogowski) is a German and — like much of director – 20% for Loft Cinema members refugee who escapes to Marseille, Christian Petzold’s oeuvre, which and 10% for the general public. a port for migrants fleeing an also includes the acclaimed Copies of the book are available unspecified war. He carries the Barbara (2012) and Phoenix (2014) at The Loft Cinema and Antigone documents of a famous writer, — a film about ghosts, memory, Books. Weidl: a manuscript, the promise and historical trauma. (Dir. by of an elusive transit pass from the Christian Petzold, 2018, Germany/ “Glittering, allusive Mexican embassy, and letters from France, in German/French with and often bewitching the writer’s wife, Marie (Paula English subtitles, 101 mins., Not … impeccably crafted Beer). Discovering that Weidl has Rated). and quite beautifully taken his own life, Georg assumes performed.” – Jessica the dead author’s identity, Kiang, Playlist grows ambivalent about leaving the continent, and develops an obsessive desire for the mysterious 40 NEW FILMS

“A gleefully trashy with a heart of gold KNIFE + HEART that deserves a place in the queer horror hall of fame!” – STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Trace Thurman, Bloody Disgusting REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

The wildly wicked -style Summer, 1979. Anne (French fluids spray as the sadistic killer thriller Knife + Heart is an ultra- pop star/actress Vanessa Paradis) both inspires and terrorizes the stylish, blood-soaked cinematic produces cheap, third-rate gay increasingly unhinged filmmaker, adrenaline shot set in the world of porn movies. After her editor and leading to a shocking conclusion. gay porn in disco-era . lover Lois leaves her, she tries Director Yann Gonzalez’s Knife to win her back by shooting her + Heart is a violent, campy and “If Dario Argento, Brian De most ambitious sex-stravaganza sexy fever dream of retro ‘70s Palma and Kenneth Anger yet. But among all the drugs, aesthetics brought to life with conceived a three-way debauchery and hardcore on-set a pulsating score by M83 and love child while watching action, a dark menace lurks: a gleeful references to the horror Cruising and listening to leather-masked maniac is stalking thrillers of De Palma, Argento and a Giorgio Moroder mix and murdering members of the Friedkin. (Dir. by Yann Gonzalez, tape, the result would cast and crew in grand, depraved 2018, France/Mexico/Switzerland, be something like French fashion – using a switchblade in French and Spanish with English director Yann Gonzalez’s dildo. As Anne gets caught up subtitles, 100 mins., Not Rated) Knife + Heart.” – Jordan in a strange investigation to Mintzer, Hollywood capture the killer, she journeys Reporter deep into a dingy underworld and her life turns upside down. The tension mounts and the body NEW FILMS 41

“Master Z is a feast for martial arts MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY movie lovers.” – Edmund Lee, South China STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Morning Post REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Legendary action director Yuen Following his defeat by Master Ip, Woo-Ping (Drunken Master) draws Cheung Tin Chi (Zhang), tries to on a stellar cast (Michelle Yeoh, make a life with his young son in Dave Bautista, Tony Jaa, and Max , waiting tables at a bar Zhang) to create a hard-hitting that caters to expats. But it’s not martial arts blast worthy of its long before the mix of foreigners, place in the celebrated IP Man money, and triad leaders draw him universe. once again to the fight. (Dir. by Yuen Woo-Ping, 2018, Hong Kong/ “All the elements for a China, in Cantonese/Mandarin/ swift, creative wuxia English with English subtitles, 108 entertainment are present mins., Not Rated) and accounted for, among them exciting fights, luscious 1960s costume design and So. Much. Property. Damage.” – Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter 42 NEW FILMS

“NYT Critic’s Pick! Everybody deserves to have Aretha AMAZING GRACE Franklin take them to the moon. Don’t bother with STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 26 tissues. Bring a towel. ”– Wesley Morris, New York Times REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

In January, 1972, legendary singer of the lost cinematic treasures of imbuing the church audience Aretha Franklin gave two days twentieth-century music. Until with an ever-escalating energy to of gospel performances at the now. Before Pollacks’s death in match her own, lifting everyone New Temple Missionary Baptist 2008, he expressed a wish for around her to dizzying heights of Church in Watts, Los Angeles, the film to be completed, and ecstatic excitement. Amazing Grace recording what would become the producer Alan Elliot took it up as lets the events unfold without best-selling album of her career, a passion project. The electrifying imposing present-day interviews, Amazing Grace. resurrected footage in Amazing allowing Franklin’s singular talent Grace transcends the decades to carry us home, creating a truly “Watching it is a that have passed since its filming, transcendent experience that transcendent, spine- transporting viewers into the pews encapsulates a phenomenal artist tingling, uplifting, utterly of that church in South Central Los sharing her gift with the world. joyous experience.” – Angeles, where The Queen of Soul (Dir. by Alan Elliot & Sydney Pollack, Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR brought down the house with the 2018, USA, 87 mins., Rated G) help of Reverend James Cleveland The sessions were captured and the Southern California by a film crew led by young Community Choir over two director Sydney Pollack, but the mesmerizing evenings. Franklin’s footage wound up shelved for fervent, joyful, soul-shattering decades and has remained one voice soars and fills , NEW FILMS 43

“Elisabeth Moss’s energy-devouring performance makes HER SMELL it almost impossible to look away.” – Emily Yoshida, New STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 26 York Magazine REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s mother and supremely talented Tale) gives a blistering, tour-de- performer, she is at the very force performance in this searing top of her game and the only portrait of a self-destructive rock way is down, through a hell of star. drugs, booze, fights, botched recording sessions and public “Director Alex Ross Perry meltdowns. A car crash of a life combines a knock-out cast is rendered in blood, sweat, tears with an incisive script for a and heartrending pathos, while a wild-eyed musical-drama.” stellar ensemble cast (including – Victor Stiff, Playlist Cara Delevinge, Agyness Deyn, Ashley Benson, Amber Heard, Writer/director Alex Ross Perry Virginia Madsen, Dan Stevens (Listen Up Philip), taking his cues and Eric Stoltz) supports Moss’s from , unsparingly rattling trip to the brink. (Dir. by traces the psychology of an Alex Ross Perry, 2019, USA, 134 unforgettable woman under the mins., Rated R) influence – Becky Something, the charismatic lead singer of popular ‘90s rock band, Something. Wife, 44 NEW FILMS

“Claire Denis has crafted an astonishing and original film, HIGH LIFE one to be pondered over, reflected upon and ingested.” – COMING SOON Christopher Machell, CineVue REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

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