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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
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2006. USA. Dir: Goran Dukic. With Patrick Fugit. 88 min.
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.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
F for Fake
1973. France/Iran/West Germany. Dir: Orson Welles. With . 89 min.
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.