Before Midnight October 1-2 20 Feet From Stardom October 29-30 Dir: Richard Linklater, USA, 2013, 108 min. Dir: Morgan Neville, USA, 2013, 89 min Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Merrry Clayton, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger The long-awaited follow-up to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sun- Millions know their voices but no one knows their names. Director Neville set (2004), from Richard Linklater. While providing a resolution to the 2004 shines a spotlight on the untold story of the backup singers behind some of film, Before Midnight adds a new dimension to this romantic tale that spans the greatest musical legends. These women, gifted artists, span a range of nearly 20 years. When we last saw Jesse and Celine, they were facing an styles, genres and eras of popular music, but each has a uniquely fascinat- uncertain (but promising) future in Paris and we pick up with them again ing and personal story to share of life spent in the shadows of superstardom. nine years later. While much remains the same from their fateful first meet- With archival footage and a peerless soundtrack with hits too numerous to ing on a train, they are no longer wayfaring twenty-somethings but now count, the film also relies on intimate interviews with Bruce Springsteen, approach midlife with its accompanying stresses and responsibilities. Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and others who attest to the talent of these Linklater is at the top of his game and, probably uniquely, Hawke and Delpy singers. PG coarse language. share the screenplay credit with the director as they have since Before Sun- rise writing, developing, and living with the characters they play in the film. 14A nudity. Unfinished Song November 5-6 Dir: Paul Andrew Williams, UK, 2012, 93 min Renoir October 8-9 Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton Dir: Gilles Bourdos, France, 2012, 111 min Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers Unfinished Song is the funny and uplifting story of Arthur (Stamp), a cur- (French with English Subtitles) mudgeon perfectly content with sticking to his dull daily routine until his wife Marion (Redgrave) introduces him to a local singing group led by a September 2013 - November 2013 Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, this lush drama tells the youthful and charming Elizabeth (Arterton). Marion is terminally ill and story of the celebrated Impressionist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, in declining this forces Arthur, against what appears to be his nature, to do what he can health at the age of 74 and his middle son, Jean, who returns home to conva- to please his ailing wife. This involves taking Marion's place at choir prac- When: Tuesday & Wednesday at 8:00 pm. lesce after being injured in the war. The elder Renoir is filled with a new, tice. As Arthur struggles to adapt to this new environment, he will rediscov- wholly unexpected energy when a young girl miraculously enters his world. er parts of himself long buried beneath for his overt bitterness; something Where: Amphitheatre 163 Blazing with life, Andree will become his last model and the wellspring of a he'll need to get through a difficult transition in his life. A film which works Jacqueline Bouchard Building remarkable rejuvenation. At the same time, Jean falls under the spell of the on many levels thanks to superb performances by Stamp and by Redgrave. Université de Moncton free-spirited Andree. Their beautiful home and majestic countryside grounds PG mature theme. reverberate with intrigue, as both Renoirs, pere et fils, becomes smitten with Admission: $ 7.00 Non members the headstrong and enchanting young muse. PG nudity/language may offend. $ 5.00 Members Frances Ha November 12-13 Blue Jasmine October 15-16 Dir: Noah Baumbach, USA, 2012, 86 min Info: 859-2475 Dir: Woody Allen, USA, 2013, 98 min. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver Cate Blanchett , Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins Frances (Gerwig) is a twenty-something New Yorker living a fast-paced Membership $ 10 Adult life with lots of complications and equal amounts of unfulfilled career $ 8 Student/Senior (65 +) After everything in her life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister ambitions and sometimes unfulfilling friendships/relationships. She is Ginger’s modest apartment in San Francisco to try and pull herself back irrepressible and unstoppable but sometimes has trouble paying the rent. An Membership cards are available at all shows and give you a $ 2 apprentice with a dance company, though she's not really a dancer yet. And saving off our regular admission price. Your card is valid for 12 together again. As she struggles to build a new life for herself without her husband’s illicitly obtained wealth, she must learn to accept her new reality so it goes. The exquisitely crafted screenplay neatly frames the dilemmas, months from the date of purchase so it doesn’t matter when you and face up to the past. Jasmine’s slide down does not prevent her from deliberations and daily grind which are front and centre for Frances and the buy it. There a few rules we follow: 1) cards are not transferable; reaching peaks of self-indulgence and self-pity and she is less than apprecia- career and relationship crossroads faced by young and urban hipster types. 2) your card must be presented to obtain discount and, 3) we don’t tive of the hospitality she has extracted from an unwilling Ginger. Allen, It is difficult if not impossible to either see yourself facing similar circum- replace lost or stolen cards. after films set in Rome and Paris, returns to America and maintains his stances or wishing to turn back the clock to relive those years. Gerwig is, characteristic humour in a razor-sharp screenplay. 14A mature theme/ without doubt, the "it girl" who makes this an irresistible film with her pitch perfect comedic timing. 14A coarse language. substance abuse. Love is All You Need September 24-25 Dir: Susanne Bier, Denmark, 2012, 110 min. Pierce Brosnan , Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind Much Ado About Nothing October 22-23 Hannah Arendt November 19-20 (English, Danish with English Subtitles) Dir: Joss Whedon, USA, 2012, 107 min. Dir: Margarethe vonTrotta, Germany, 2012, 113 min. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion Barbara Sukowa, Janet McTeer Bier, an Oscar-winning director, turns her considerable talent to this cross- cultural romantic comedy. Ida, recovering from a serious illness, arrives Shakespeare's classic comedy is given a contemporary spin with this film in Towering director von Trotta gives us a brilliant new biopic of influential home to find her husband Leif in a compromising position with a ditzy co- the (upper) middle-class American milieu of Santa Monica, California. worker. Ida takes off to Italy alone for the wedding of her daughter, Astrid, German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. Her Shakespeare's original text is untouched and stands in stark, but refreshing, reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker to Patrick in a beautiful villa, where lemon groves and cypress trees form contrast to the modern-day characters who portray the sparring lovers, Be- the perfect backdrop for a young couple. Leif arrives with his new bimbo in was both famous and controversial and introduced her now-famous concept atrice and Benedick. Trading quill pens and horses for smart phones and of the "Banality of Evil". Using footage from the actual trial and weaving a tow. Enter Philip, the English widower and father of Patrick and a bruised limousines, the film deftly handles the multiple storylines of the play, each soul himself. When circumstances jeopardize the bliss of Astrid and Patrick, narrative spanning three countries, vonTrotta turns the often invisible pas- one rife with political intrigue, matchmaking schemes and romantic misun- sion of thought into dramatic cinema. Dealing with difficult if not amor- Ida and Philip are brought together to try and set things right. Bier has shak- derstandings. We are treated to a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of en a cocktail of love, loss, absurdity and humour and delicately drawn char- phous material for film, her treatment is so measured and elegant that the the intricate game that is love. PG filmmaking seems effortless. Not Yet Rated. acters that will leave only the hardest heart untouched. 14A mature theme. .