JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2013 PROGRAM THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 NEW WORLD DOCUMENTARIES THE WAITING ROOM CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL FEATURES BLOOD PRESSURE SHORTS & ARTIST TALKS THE FILMS OF WINSTON WASHINGTON MOXAM SPECIAL EVENTS CABIN FEVER: FREE FILMS FOR KIDS WWW.WINNIPEGCINEMATHEQUE.COM NEW WORLD DOCUMENTARIES THE WAITING ROOM YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED 56 UP THE WAITING ROOM DIR. ANTHONY BAXTER DIR. MICHAEL APTED DIR. PETER NICKS 2011 | USA | 95 MIN 2012 | UK | 143 MIN 2012 | USA | 81 MIN FRI JAN 4 - 9:00 PM WED JAN 23 - 7:00 PM SAT JAN 26 - 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM SUN JAN 6 - 2:00 PM THU JAN 24 - 9:15 PM SUN JAN 27 - 7:00 PM FRI JAN 25 & SAT JAN 26 - 9:00 PM WED JAN 30 - 7:00 PM This is the film Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see. The real life situation in this remarkable THU JAN 31 - 9:00 PM One of the boldest documentary experiments in documentary bears strong resemblance to Bill television history, the idea of the "Up" series was Join us for a panel discussion on health care after Forsyth’s 1983 classic Local Hero where an oil to interview several children from different social the Jan 26 afternoon screening executive moves to Scotland in order to purchase classes to see how their future unfolded. Every a town, except this story is real. In this David seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, America's controversial health care system is and Goliath tale, a group of proud Scottish has been back to talk to them, examining the broken and nowhere is it more evident than in homeowners confront Donald Trump as he gets set progression of their lives. It is now seven years The Waiting Room. This composite 24 hour period to destroy the crown jewels of Scotland’s national since the release of 49 Up. From cab driver Tony at Highland Hospital in Oakland, one of the heritage in order to build a luxury golf resort. to schoolmates Jackie, Lynn and Susan and the nation's busiest emergency rooms, offers a raw, “A compelling film that will have your heart-breaking Neil, as they turn 56 more life- intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, blood boiling angry” changing decisions and surprising developments staff and caregivers each cope with disease, are revealed. bureaucracy and choices. – VANCOUVER OBSERVER “Astounding and moving. This movie will stay with you.” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE cinema on weekends at the NFB theatre filmmakers and a diversity of programming Cinema Main in January of 1983. A choices. It is as necessary now as it was move into Artspace in 1986 soon led then. Throughout the year we will host a to the addition of 35mm projectors, series of special programming events to digital projection and new seats, which recognize our achievements. Join us in the 2013 marks the 30th Anniversary of the allowed us to expand our programming. celebration and thank you for supporting Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque. The theatre is now recognized for its us for 30 years. All anniversary screenings The theatre began programming outstanding commitment in supporting will be accompanied by a draw for prizes! independent, classic and Canadian the work of Winnipeg and Canadian 1 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2013 BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING PING PONG MEET THE FOKKENS RADIO UNNAMEABLE BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING DIR. HUGH HARTFORD DIRS. ROB SCHRODER & DIRS. PAUL LOVELACE & DIR. NEIL BERKELEY 2012 | UK | 76 MIN GABRIELLE PROVAAS JESSICA WOLFSON 2012 | USA | 91 MIN 2011 | NETHERLANDS | 75 MIN 2012 | USA | 87 MIN SAT FEB 9 - 2:00 PM FRI FEB 22 - 9:30 PM FRI FEB 15 & SAT FEB 16 - 9:00 PM SAT FEB 9 & SUN FEB 10 - 7:00 PM (Dutch w/ English subtitles) SAT FEB 23 - 9:00 PM THU FEB 21 - 8:30 PM THU FEB 14 - 9:00 PM FRI FEB 15 TO SUN FEB 17 - 7:00 PM THU FEB 28 - 9:00 PM WED FEB 20 - 7:00 PM In 1963, one man radically Come down and test your Beauty is Embarrassing is a funny, transformed the FM dial. Radio ping pong skills 45 minutes Should you ever wonder what the irreverent, joyful and inspiring Unnameable tells the story of the before each screening in word spitfire means look no further documentary featuring the life and groundbreaking New York disc the lobby of Artspace than Martine and Louise Fokken. times of one of America's most jockey Bob Fass and his innovative Louise recently retired because of important artists, Wayne White. Hugh Hartford’s film follows eight use of the airwaves to inform, arthritis; Martine, however, still Starting his career as a cartoonist octogenarians as they compete in entertain and encourage dialogue turns tricks, flagging down men in New York City, he quickly found China to be the World’s Oldest amongst listeners. His program is sporting dominatrix duds. Louise success as one of the creators of ping pong champion. Hailing from entirely free form, there’s no telling and Martine Fokkens are identical the TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, around the globe, the one thing what might happen next. It is a place twins. For over 50 years they were which led to more work designing all have in common is the fire to to hear great music, conversations working as prostitutes. They freed some of the most iconic images in win. Players like Dallas based Lisa with artists and activists and themselves from the control of pop culture. Whether he’s parading and British powerhouse Les D’Arcy audio experiments. proudly show off their stacks of their pimps, ran their own brothel, a 20 foot tall puppet through the medals without hesitation. Ping Pong and set up the first informal trade Radio Unnameable is presented in hillside or romping around the plays out like a traditional sports film union for prostitutes. Though partnership with CKUW's Fundrive Hollywood Hills dressed in his LBJ complete with heroes and villains... they’ve encountered their share puppet suit, the film is a reminder a testament to how hard work and of hardships—abusive husbands, that we should all follow our passion. determination can cause you to societal scorn, the sheer labor of It is those creative impulses that will succeed regardless of your age. entertaining upwards of ten clients lead us to where we need to go. Filled with engaging characters, per day for almost half a century— and several funny moments, Ping the sisters wear their accumulated Pong is a film that will leave you experiences remarkably well. smiling from ear to ear. – TIME OUT – COURTNEY SMALL “Thoroughly enjoyable...raunchy, hilariously uninhibited." – VARIETY 2 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2013 CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS THE MASTER DIR. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON 2012 | USA | 137 MIN SAT JAN 5 & SUN JAN 6 - 7:00 PM WED JAN 9 & THU JAN 10 - 7:00 PM Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams To watch the work of Paul Thomas Anderson is to watch movies at their most alive. In a return to the big screen, Joaquin Phoenix plays a troubled soldier in post WWII America…he rages through life like an animal, unable to keep a job, to attract a woman, to live in his own skin. By chance one night he jumps on board a docked ship and stows away. He soon discovers the ship belongs to Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic founder of a new religion. In scenes of sometimes shocking soul-baring, the two forge a primal bond – until the disciple begins to question his master. – TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012 THE FIRST WINTER DIR. RYAN MCKENNA 2012 | CANADA | 72 MIN FRI JAN 11 TO SUN JAN 13 - 7:00 PM WED JAN 16 - 7:00 PM Starring Rob Vilar, Eve Majzels and Alek Rzeszowski Director Ryan McKenna and lead actors will be present opening night Premiering at Montreal's prestigious Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, director Ryan McKenna has created a dryly-funny gem about unrequited love. Vilar gives a beautiful deadpan performance as a DJ living in Portugal who learns that an affair with a woman named Sophie has led to her pregnancy. He flies back to Winnipeg to be by her side only to encounter an icy reception and a forbidding city. McKenna has captured Winnipeg in all its mid winter darkness with beautiful cinematography and a bleak sense of humour reminiscent of Finnish master Aki Kaurismaki and Jim Jarmusch. Created under the rules of the seven point “Brutalism in Cinema Manifesto” whereby the new cinema of Winnipeg is stark, austere, brutal and cold...but told with jokes. 3 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2013 HOLY MOTORS REBELLE (WAR WITCH) HOLY MOTORS BLOOD PRESSURE DIR. KIM NGUYEN DIR. LÉOS CARAX DIR. SEAN GARRITY 2012 | CANADA | 90 MIN 2012 | FRANCE | 116 MIN 2012 | CANADA| 95 MIN (French w/ English subtitles) (French w/ English subtitles) FRI FEB 22 TO SUN FEB 24 - 7:00 PM FRI JAN 11 - 9:15 PM SAT FEB 2 - 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM WED FEB 27 - 7:00 PM SAT JAN 12 - 9:00 PM SUN FEB 3 & WED FEB 6 - 7:00 PM Starring Jonas Chernick, Judah Katz, Michelle Giroux. Panel discussion to follow with director THU JAN 17 - 9:00 PM THU FEB 7 & SAT FEB 9 - 9:00 PM Sean Garrity and members of Red Czarina Canada’s entry to the 2013 Academy Awards Holy Motors is a love letter to the City of Lights Acclaimed Winnipeg director Sean Garrity for Best Foreign Film, Rebelle is an extraordinary as embodied by one of the most mischievously (Inertia, Zooey & Adam) has a new feature with portrait of survival.