FEBRUARY 22

TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL

2010. Canada. Dir: Eli Craig. With Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine. 88 min
Take your average backwoods slasher flick – ever consider the villain's point of view? What if it was all a hilarious misunderstanding? In this clever, comedic bit of revisionist genre fare, two innocent and sensitive good ol' boys on vacation must contend with a pack of aggressively accident-prone co-eds convinced that our heroes are sadistic psychopaths.

FEBRUARY 23

Restoration

2011. Israel. Dir: Yossi Madmoni. With Sasson Gabal. 102 min
After his business partner's passing, an elderly antiques restorer finds himself deep in debt and must fight to keep his workshop out of the hands of his enterprising son. Nominated for 11 Israeli Academy Awards, this moving drama deftly examines how we must preserve the past while at once reckoning with the future. Speaker: Professional restorer Peter Gedrys.  
FEBRUARY 24

MANHATTAN

1979. USA. Dir: Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. 96 min
A recently divorced middle-aged New Yorker leaves his teen girlfriend after falling for his best friend’s mistress – and yet the most compelling character in the film might be The City itself. Allen crafts a visually rich, Gershwin-scored love letter to his favorite town and the humor, romance, and neurotic indecisiveness of those who call it home
FEBRUARY 25

KILLER OF SHEEP

1979. USA. Dir: Charles Burnett. With Henry G. Sanders. 83 min
With gorgeous black-and-white cinematography, sensitive performances, and an inspired use of music, Burnett transforms the gritty tale of a man making ends meet in Watts into a poetic examination of the Black urban experience. Alternately lyrical and bracingly true to life, this stunning debut is an ideal introduction to one of modern cinema’s unsung visionaries.