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Allez, Eddy!
Belgium, 2012, 97 min.
A heartwarming, brightly stylized, comic coming-of-age tale about 11-year-old cycling whiz Freddy and the arrival of the first supermarket in his small Belgian village. Change brings disruption, but also opportunity.... more
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The Angels’ Share
United Kingdom, 2012, 101 min.
From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes a spirited crime caper that follows a gang of misfits who hatch a scheme to steal the world's most expensive whisky. A heart-warming ode to the importance of human friendship and forgiveness – and the “water of life”. Winner: Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Fe... more
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Beyond the Walls
Belgium, 2012, 98 min.
David Lambert’s pitch-perfect Brussels-set romance between piano player Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and bass player Ilir (Guillaume Gouix) follows in the footsteps of Ira Sachs’s Keep the Lights On in pushing the boundaries of contemporary gay cinema.... more
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Bound by Flesh
USA, 2012, 95 min.
Riveting documentary about Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who enjoyed and endured a rollercoaster show-business career in the first half of the twentieth century – including a stage act with the young Bob Hope. They also appeared in Tod Browning’s legendary horror film Freaks.... more
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Bwakaw
Philippines, 2012, 110 min.
One of the year’s most charming surprises, this life-affirming comic drama stars veteran Filipino superstar Eddie Garcia as Rene, an elderly, hilariously cantankerous gay man coming out of his shell late in life. Winner: Audience Choice, Best Actor, Cinemalaya.... more
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The Deep
Iceland, 2012, 95 min.
This real-life survival tale offers a powerfully authentic, elemental depiction of an incident that still haunts the Icelandic psyche: the sinking of the fishing trawler Breki in 1984 and the near-miraculous survival of a lone crewman.... more
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Desert Regional Free Community Screening of STILL
102 min.
Free screening of STILL provided by Desert Regional Medical Center.
James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold star as Craig and Irene, an elderly couple who reside on the large farm they’ve inhabited for decades on the New Brunswick shore. While Craig is hearty and headstrong, Irene has lately been sho... more
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Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey
USA, 2012, 113 min.
How to replace Steve Perry? That was the dilemma for anthemic rockers Journey after their lead singer quit the band. Eventually they found the perfect solution via YouTube: a street kid who fronted a Filipino cover band.... more
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Dormant Beauty
Italy, 2012, 115 min.
Isabelle Huppert and Toni Servillo (Il Divo) are superb in this caustic political critique and keenly observed social drama centering on the hot-button issue of euthanasia. Directed by Italian master Marco Bellocchio (Vincere; Good Morning, Night).... more
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Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
USA, 2012, 99 min.
A thoroughly engrossing documentary about “the most famous children’s book author you have never heard of”, whose subversive and brilliant work has won him legions of fans… and more than a few enemies.... more
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Goltzius and the Pelican Company
United Kingdom, 2012, 127 min.
Peter Greenaway’s stunningly visual, sexually provocative 16th-century tale focuses on a Dutch engraver who runs afoul of the authorities when his reenactments of lustful scenes from the Old Testament go beyond the pale in their carnality. F. Murray Abraham co-stars. Warning:sexually explicit scenes... more
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Hannah Arendt
Germany, 2012, 113 min.
In Margarethe von Trotta’s stirring and emotionally rewarding biopic, Barbara Sukowa perfectly embodies the philosopher famous for her concept of “The Banality of Evil” and her controversial reporting on the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann.... more
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A Hijacking
Denmark, 2012, 110 min.
A fictional but sweatily plausible account of a Danish cargo ship ambushed by volatile Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, which alternates between tensions onboard and in the Copenhagen negotiation chamber. Best Film, Thessaloniki; Best Actor, Abu Dhabi; Audience Award, AFI.... more
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I Do
USA, 2012, 91 min.
Jack has dedicated himself to raising his niece since the tragic death of his brother seven years earlier – so when his work visa runs out, a “green card” marriage seems like an easy option. Until he falls in love with another man… Winner: Audience Award, Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival... more
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The Intouchables
France, 2011, 112 min.
The year’s biggest French hit (and Oscar submission) has also struck a chord with North American audiences. Francois Cluzet is the quadriplegic aristocrat who hires a young man from the projects (Omar Sy) to look after him. It’s funny, moving, a film that works.... more
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Jackpot
Norway, 2011, 90 min.
This black comic caper about four dodgy types who must share a multi-million kronor jackpot unspools at a rollicking pace. Based on a story by best-selling Nordic crime writer Jo Nesbo.... more
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Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean
USA, 2012, 93 min.
Influenced by the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s, Joshua Tree, 1951 imagines the pre-fame days of cinematic icon James Dean in all his bisexual glory. Inspired by facts, and maybe some fictions, about Dean’s short, tragic life, the movie is a poetic rumination on the dream of being a star and i... more
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La Source
USA, 2012, 71 min.
When Princeton students learn that their custodian Josue Lajeunesse has a lifelong dream to build an aqueduct in Haiti to bring clean water to his home village of La Source, they rally to his support. Then, the 2010 earthquake hits…... more
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The Last Sentence
Sweden, 2012, 125 min.
From the director of PSIFF audience favorite Everlasting Moments comes a dramatic and poetic tale – exquisitely filmed in black and white - about crusading Swedish journalist Torgny Segerstedt and his courageous stand against Fascism during WWII.... more
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Marie Krøyer
Denmark, 2012, 103 min.
An exquisite period romance about the wife of acclaimed Danish painter P.S. Kroyer. At the peak of their marriage, Kroyer’s mental illness becomes more severe and Marie’s dream of a mutually supportive life as artists turns to frustration and sorrow.... more
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Papadopoulos & Sons
United Kingdom, 2012, 105 min.
No one does crisis like the Greeks. This feel-good comedy follows a London Greek family who lose it all in the latest economic crash – everything except a derelict fish and chip shop. Audience Award, Thessaloniki Film Festival.... more
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The Passion of Michelangelo
Chile, 2012, 99 min.
As street protests increased in 1983, Pinochet’s regime in Chile was only too happy to promote the story of a 14-year-old Miguel Angel’s sighting of the Virgin Mary atop a hill in Peñablanca. Esteban Larraín’s drama tells Angel’s ultimately tragic tale.... more
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Renoir
France, 2012, 111 min.
Set on the Côte d’Azur, Gilles Bourdos’s lyrical, visually gorgeous period piece examines the effects teenaged model Andrée (Christa Theret) has on the lives of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet) and his soon-to-be filmmaker-son Jean (Vincent Rottiers).... more
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Satellite Boy
Australia, 2012, 92 min.
Stunningly shot in the Australian Outback, Catriona McKenzie’s deeply felt exploration of Aboriginal folkways focuses on a ten-year-old boy forced to rely on the wisdom imparted by his grandfather when he gets lost in the wilds.... more
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Stand Up Guys
USA, 2012, 94 min.
They don't make 'em like they used to! Pacino, Walken and Arkin play former gangsters who reunite for one last night on the town in this spicy, tongue-in-cheek, geriatric action comedy.... more
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The Death of Cinema: Peter Greenaway - Talking Pictures
120 min.
Peter Greenaway, the iconoclastic genius behind such astonishing films as The
Draughtsman’s Contract, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and The Pillow Book, along with this year’s PSIFF entry Goltzius and the Pelican Company, here provides a premise and a challenge: Is the contemporary ci... more
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Talking Pictures: Tom Hooper & Eddie Redmayne - Les Misérables
212 min.
Sunday, Jan. 06, 11:30 AM / Annenberg Auditorium
Tom Hooper & Eddie Redmayne: Les Misérables. Tom Hooper will be joined by actor Eddie Redmayne for an onstage discussion of their new film, the musical epic Les Misérables from Universal Pictures. The extraordinarily ... more
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Talking Pictures: Alan Cumming - Any Day Now
120 min.
Saturday, Jan. 12, 12:30 PM / Annenberg Auditorium
Join Screen International’s Jeremy Kay for a screening of Any Day Now, followed by what promises to be an engaging and wide ranging conversation with one of our most acclaimed, intelligent and entertaining contemporary talents, Alan Cumming.... more
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Talking Pictures: Naomi Watts - The Impossible
150 min.
Saturday, Jan. 05, 11:30 AM / Annenberg Auditorium
Join us for a screening of her new film, which has already garnered her nominations for Best Actress from the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes this year – The Impossible – followed by an on-stage interview with the impossibly gifted ... more
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The Wall
Austria, 2011, 108 min.
In this Kafkaesque fantasy, a woman in the Alps is isolated by a near-invisible wall separating her from the (possibly uninhabited) outside world. An unsettling existential drama featuring a spectacular performance from Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others).... more
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War Witch
Canada, 2012, 90 min.
This award-winning, harrowing tale of a young African girl’s kidnap by rebel soldiers features an astonishing performance by its non-professional lead. Punctuated with moments of magic and wonder, this is a powerful testament to human resilience in the darkest of times. Best Film, Actress, Tribeca F... more
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