[Rose-movies] Rose Theatre Newsletter for 8/18/03

Mon Aug 18 14:13:02 PDT 2003

This week's newsletter includes:
    * WINGED MIGRATION (still) holding over
    * SEABISCUIT (still) holding over
    * Thank You From Jefferson County Parks & Recreation & the Rose
    * Coming Attractions
    * Rose Theatre Movie Challenge
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WINGED MIGRATION
Directed by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michael Debats
Cast: a million birds.  Rated G.  85 min.  <http://www.wingedmigration.com>

For 80 million years, WINGED MIGRATION grandly informs us, "birds have 
ruled the skies, seas and earth."  Now, however, they have some company.  Us.

To fly with those creatures has been a human dream, and this breathtaking 
documentary uses new technology and old-fashioned daring and grit to allow 
us to share their space.  Not just to hover over them in airplanes but to 
feel the exhilaration of side-by-side companionship.  At its best, WINGED 
MIGRATION is a marvel, and if that seems like a gee-whiz word, that's 
because this film has a lot to be gee-whiz about.

To be next to these birds as they are flying is frankly mesmerizing.  The 
strength needed to keep flapping those wings is impressively apparent, as 
is the extreme elegance of their flight patterns, graceful beyond even what 
we imagined.

"Utterly without cinematic precedent.  Our eye is constantly 
bedazzled"-TIME MAGAZINE.  "A beautiful spectacle that makes one think of 
God and Darwin in the same breath.  What marvelous creatures.  They're a 
constant miracle to behold"-NEW YORK OBSERVER

August 18-20            4:30, 7:30
August 21-24            4:30, 7:30, 9:20
August 25-27            4:30, 7:30
August 28               4:30, 7:30, 9:20

WINGED MIGRATION is showing in the Rosebud Cinema.  The 4:30 and 7:30 shows 
continue to sell out almost every day.  You need to arrive early to 
guarantee yourself a seat.
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SEABISCUIT
Directed by Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary 
Stevens, Wm. H. Macy.
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations and violent sports-related images.  141 
min.  <http://www.seabiscuitmovie.com>

Laura Hildebrand's wonderful non-fiction book - "Seabiscuit: An American 
Legend" - was a huge bestseller, and not only among horse people.  She 
vividly depicted the sounds of the pounding hoofs, the despair in the eyes 
of second-tier jockeys struggling for a mount or a meal, and the almost 
imperceptible change in a horse's gait that can mean a career-ending 
injury.  In SEABISCUIT, written and directed by Gary Ross (he wrote BIG and 
DAVE and wrote and directed PLEASANTVILLE)  a horse becomes, in the 
Depression, a symbol of happier days to come.

Hildebrand's book introduced four unforgettable characters: Red Pollard, 
the wizened, wary young jockey looking for the perfect steed; trainer Tom 
Smith, an early horse whisperer; Charles Howard, the wealthy car dealer who 
bought a knock-kneed horse nobody wanted; and the Biscuit himself, a 
too-short bay with a healthy appetite and need to run.  (Excerpted from The 
Seattle Times)

"In a summer of superheroes, my favorite hero is a horse.  Jeff Bridges and 
Tobey Maguire fit perfectly into their roles.  Chris Cooper is wonderful as 
Tom Smith"-Roger Ebert.  "Two hours of gloriously beautiful 
filmmaking"-GOOD MORNING AMERICA

August 18-20            4:00, 7:10
August 21-24            4:00, 7:10, 9:45
August 25-27            4:00, 7:10
August 28               4:00, 7:10, 9:45

SEABISCUIT is showing in the Rose Theatre.
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Thank You from Jefferson County Parks & Recreation and the Rose

Our outdoor movie this past weekend was a grand success, and the Parks 
Department told me this morning that Memorial Field was left in beautiful 
condition.  Thank You.

Any suggestions for new year's outdoor movie?
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Coming Attractions*

SWIMMING POOL - tba - Director Francois Ozon's (UNDER THE SAND, 8 WOMEN) 
clever erotic thriller stars Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine 
Sagnier.  ""Mesmerizing! An erotic summerhouse 
mystery"  <http://www.focusfeatures.com>

RESPIRO - tba - Valeria Golino is superb as a woman-under-the-influence 
whose emotional extravagances makes her an outcast in a small fishing 
community near Sicily.  Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2002 Cannes' 
Critics Week.  "Golino radiates a free-spirited vitality that recalls the 
young Sophia Loren"-THE NEW YORK TIMES.  <<http://www.sonyclassics.com>

THE CUCKOO - tba - a poetic and utterly original World War II-era story 
about the struggles of three people to overcome language barriers.  Best 
Director - Moscow International Film Festival.  <http://www.sonyclassics.com>

STONE READER - September 12 - A movie for anyone who's ever loved a 
book.  This humorous documentary follows the elusive trail of an author who 
has vanished.  "A great literary mystery"-THE VILLAGE VOICE.  "Tender, 
hauting and hilarious"-NEW YORK.  <http://www.stonereader.net>

AMERICAN SPLENDOR - October 3 - - Comic-book writer-creator Harvey Pekar 
sees his curmudgeonly humor make an unlikely trip to the screen.  "If 
people thought about this movie for too long, they'd find a lot of reasons 
not to make it"-Robert Pulcini, the film's director.

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS - October 3 - An excellent new drama from  director 
Stephen Frears (HIGH FIDELITY) starring Audrey Tautou (AMELIE) and Chiwetel 
Ejiofor.  "A suspense thriller, a dark comedy and an astute sociological 
study all rolled into 
one"-MOVIELINE<http://www.miramax.com/dirty_pretty_things>

AND NOW LADIES & GENTLEMEN - tba - Jeremey Irons and Patrcia Kaas star in 
this romantic mystery from director Claude Lelouche (A MAN AND A WOMAN) 
Official Selection - Cannes Film 
Festival.  <http://www.paramountclassics.com/andnow>

FOURTH ANNUAL PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL - September 26-28 - Brochures are 
available at the Rose, at various businesses throughout Port Townsend or by 
calling the festival office (360.379.1333).  You may also visit their web 
site: <http://www.ptfilmfest.com>; click on "updates," then on "sign up for 
email."

*schedule subject to change.
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ROSE THEATRE MOVIE CHALLENGE

Question:  What is the connection between the forty-second and the 
sixty-second year of the Acacdemy Awards and WINGED MIGRATION ?

Rules: Answers must be emailed back to moviechallenge at rosetheatre.com with 
Rose Theatre Contest in the subject line.  One winner will be selected at 
random from correct responses received by midnight Friday, August 22 will 
be notified by email.  Your free tickets will be held  at the box office so 
you must include your name with your movie challenge answer.
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LAST WEEK'S QUESTION

Question:  Identify 5 feature-length movies filmed in Port 
Townsend.  Partially filmed in PT will qualify as a correct answer.

Answer:   ENOUGH, THE RING, SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS, FAREWELL TO HARRY, 
CHETZEMOKA'S CURSE, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL, KID COLTER, AN OFFICER 
AND A GENTLEMAN, YEARS OF THE BEAST, COAST STARLIGHT

Congratulations to SR, our winner this week.
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