April 6-9
Wednesday, April 6
Heat
1995. USA. Dir: Michael Mann. With Al Pacino, Robert De Niro. 170 min.Pacino and DeNiro chase each other around Los Angeles with guns. What else is there to say? That it was a chief source of inspiration for THE DARK KNIGHT? That Val Kilmer actually turns in a good performance? It’s all true; come see for yourself.
Thursday, April 7
Life
sucks, and then you die… and then you find yourself employed at Kamikaze Pizza
and best friends with a Russian rocker named Eugene. Gogol Bordello plays
music, and Tom Waits runs a summer camp. And then there’s this girl. Do you
believe in love after life? Guest
speaker: Etgar Keret, writer of the novella on which the film is based.
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2006. USA. Dir: Goran Dukic. With Patrick Fugit. 88 min.Friday, April 8
True Grit
2010. USA. Dir: Ethan & Joel Coen. With Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld. 110 min.A determined young lass hires the most badass, dudely Marshal in the West to track down her father’s killer. The Coens bring their signature style (and Roger Deakins’ gorgeous photography) to a more faithful adaptation of the Portis novel, complete with a horse, a hero, and lots of ground to cover.
Saturday, April 9
Fans
of EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP will enjoy Welles’ final film, a free-form
documentary about trickery, fraud, and lies that plays like a cross between an
art house con job and a breathless magic trick. As he giddily exposes art
forgers and unscrupulous liars, Welles playfully redefines what a non-fiction
film can be.