[Rose-movies] Rose Theatre Newsletter for 1020/03

[The Rose Theatre]

This week's newsletter includes:
    * STEP INTO LIQUID starts Friday, October 24
    * AMERICAN SPLENDOR held over
    * LOST IN TRANSLATION held over
    * Diaper Daze Cinema returns October 27
    * Early Saturday Matinees begin November 1
    * Coming Attractions
    * Rose Theatre Movie Challenge
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STEP INTO LIQUID
Directed by Dana Brown
Not rated; suitable for general audiences.  88 
min.  <http://www.stepintoliquid.com>

"'STEP INTO LIQUID' is such a gorgeous recording of the sport  that cinemas 
screening the picture would do well to sell boards at the concession 
stands"-Elvis Mitchell, THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Just about every sport today seems to have its extreme dimensions.  Among 
the wet and wild daredevils who surf for the cameras in STEP INTO LIQUID 
are some intensely balanced souls who pursue waves off the coast of Hawaii 
so gigantic that the only way to approach the crashing walls of water is to 
get towed into them by motorboat.  Even from the safety of a movie seat, 
you can just about feel the stinging hardness of the surf.  Blue 
crush?  This is more like white smash.

STEP INTO LIQUID is a great title for a surfing documentary, and the movie, 
written, edited, and directed by Dana Brown, lives up to that trippy 
sensual promise.  (Excerpted from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and THE NEW YORK TIMES).

"Insanely gorgeous in hypnotic gradations of aquamarine...will send you 
into a dream state"-THE NEW YORK TIMES.  "Visually spectacular"-NEW YORK 
DAILY NEWS.  "Joyous...stunningly photographed"-PEOPLE

October 24 - 30         7:10

STEP INTO LIQUID will be opening in the Rosebud Cinema.
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AMERICAN SPLENDOR
Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Harvey 
Pekar
Rated R for language.  101 min.  <http://www.AmericanSplendorMovie.com>

AMERICAN SPLENDOR is that rarity: a true original.  So is Harvey Pekar, the 
Cleveland comic-book writer and file clerk who provides the movie's 
inspiration.  Captured form all angles, like a 360-degree mirror, he's the 
year's  unlikeliest hero.

In the film, a widely  creative re-telling of Pekar's life, the lead 
character is played by Paul Giamatti, with a perpetual scowl and the 
squiggly posture of a candle snuffer.  But the real Harvey turns up as 
well, commenting on the action in his inimitable voice, a gargle 
interrupted by a strangle.  Then there's the animated Harvey, and even an 
onstage Harvey in a play inspired by the "American Splendor" comic-book series.

It's windows within windows, peeking into Harvey's soul; hard to describe 
yet invigorating to watch.  AMERICAN SPLENDOR would be splendid enough as 
an exercise in style and genre-bending, but the film's happiest surprise is 
its simplest and most unexpected: It's a heartwarmer.  Every performance in 
AMERICAN SPLENDOR is a small masterpiece of detailed character 
work.  Harvey isn't one for Hollywood-happy endings, but this film provides 
perhaps the year's sweetest - an unmistakable circle of love, around a 
superhero without tights, but with his own real-life magic.  (Excerpted 
from THE SEATTLE TIMES).

"Wildly unconventional, sensationally funny, and a brilliant 
achievement"-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.  "Wonderful.  So far this year, no 
American movie has provided such rich, unusually satisfying 
flavors"-NEWSWEEK.  "One of the most offbeat testimonials to the power of 
love"-THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER."This one is plain brilliant"-Roger Ebert

October 20, 21          7:10
October 22, 23          4:00, 7:10
October 24, 25          4:00, 9:00
October 26              4:00
October 27, 28          No Shows
October 29, 30          4:00

AMERICAN SPLENDOR  is showing in the Rosebud Cinema.
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Cast: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Farris.
Rated R for sexual content and language.  102 
min.  <http://www.lost-in-translation.com>

She calls her exquisite study in emotional and geographical dislocation 
LOST IN TRANSLATION.  But much of what's astonishing about Sofia 
Coppola's  enthralling new movie is the precision, maturity, and 
originality with which the confident young writer-director communicates so 
clearly in a cinematic language all her own, conveying how it feels to find 
oneself temporarily unmoored from familiar surroundings and 
relationships.  This is a movie about how bewilderingly, profoundly alive a 
traveler can feel far from home.  It's a movie that anchors Coppola as an 
original artist.  It's also a movie that inspires Bill Murray's greatest 
work yet.

Mainstream-junk American movie star Bob Harris (Murray) meets Charlotte 
(Scarlett Johansson), the young wife of a hepped-up celebrity photographer 
(Giovanni Ribisi), in the elaborately luxurious Park Hyatt Hotel in 
Tokyo.  Sleepless in a society of elaborate courtesies and a city of 
sensory stimulation, Bob and Charlotte, jet-lagged and wired, bump up 
against each other in hallways and lounges.  They make a connection.  And 
for a while, the middle-aged man unnerved by sadness and the young woman 
paralyzed by possibility venture out together to explore the lunar 
exoticism of a visitor's Japan - temporarily, intimately found, not lost, 
in each other's company.

Coppola's characters are caught between past and future.   Perhaps her 
films are a kind of ongoing autobiography, but no matter.  The important 
point is that there's a lot up there on the screen, plenty to get lost 
in.  And Bill Murray turns in a great performance that, once again, gets 
admirers hoping for an Oscar nomination.  Maybe this time, the credit due 
won't get lost in translation.  (Excerpted from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and 
THE NEW YORK TIMES).

  "A class act.  Bill Murray is flat out hilarious...a career 
triumph"-ROLLING STONE.  "Pure pleasure"-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.  "The 
sublime Scarlett Johansson has matured into an actress of smashing 
loveliness and subtle grace"-ROLLIING STONE.

October 20, 21          7:30
October 22, 23          4:30, 7:30
October 24, 25          4:30, 7:30, 9:40
October 26              4:30, 7:30
October 27, 28          7:30
October 29, 30          4:30, 7:30

LOST IN TRANSLATION is showing in the Rose Theatre.
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Diaper Daze Cinema Returns November 27*

By popular demand, Diaper Daze Cinema, special matinee showings for parents 
with infants, returns to the Rose Theatre next week.

Diaper Daze began three years ago after Rocky Friedman, owner of the Rose 
received numerous requests from parents who were sorry to be missing new 
movies on the big screen.  Therefore, taking inspiration from the "crying 
rooms" provided by theatres around the country, the Rose began offering the 
entire theatre for crying.  Parents are invited to bring their exuberant 
offspring without trepidation, knowing that disruptions are absolutely 
guaranteed.

Diaper Daze Cinema will take place on occasional Mondays at 1:00.  The 
feature will be announced in the Rose's weekly ad in the Leader, on our 
movie information line (360.385.1089), on our web site 
(www.rosetheatre.com), and in this weekly newsletter.  Regular matinee 
prices apply.

Diaper Daze Cinema is for the enjoyment of film-starved parents with 
infants.  As the content of the movie is often adult-oriented, these 
special matinees are not appropriate for toddlers or young children.

*Diaper Daze Cinema has been well appreciated over the years, but 
attendance has barely covered the operating expenses of these special 
showings.  Please spread the word about Diaper Daze to parents with infants 
so that these  screenings may continue.
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  Early Saturday Matinees Begin November 1

At the request of many customers we will begin early Saturday matinees 
November 1.  These showings will run through early Spring of 2004.
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Coming Attractions*

SCHOOL OF ROCK  - Oct. 31 - Could there be a more perfect role for the zany 
Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY) than as a teacher of rock 'n' roll to young 
kids?  I doubt it.  "A great, funny, joyous rock & roll fable.  The kids 
are priceless"-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.   "Hilarious"-NEW YORK MAGAZINE.  "... 
made me laugh harder than any movie I've seen this year"-David Ansen, 
NEWSWEEK.  <http://www.SchoolOfRockMovie.com>

MYSTIC RIVER - tba - A remarkably well crafted drama from director Clint 
Eastwood with Oscar-worthy performances from Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and 
Marcia Gay Harden.  "'Mystic River' is a historic achievement, a work of 
art, an extraordinary film"-THE NEW YORKER.  "A huanted thriller of 
disturbing power.  Penn's bold, anguished performance is 
extraordinary"-NEWSWEEK.  <http://www.mysticrivermovie.com>

THE STATION AGENT - tba - This Audience Award Winner for Best Picture at 
the Sundance Film Festival is a gem, a quirky story about friendship.  "It 
mixes unforced warmth, emotional sophistication and dead-on deadpan 
humor"-LOS ANGELES TIMES.

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME - tba - Sarah Polley, Amanda Plummer and Mark Ruffalo 
star in this quietly affecting story from Spanish writer-director Isabel 
Coixet.  Her work combines an indie aesthetic and  a Hollywood heart.  "A 
powerful piece of work"-Ebert & Roper.  <http://www.sonyclassics.com>

*schedule subject to change.
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ROSE THEATRE MOVIE CHALLENGE

Question: What is the name of group that sings in the bar of Park Hyatt 
Hotel in LOST IN TRANSLATION?

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, October 24 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:    James Urbaniak appears in AMERICAN SPLENDOR as cartoonist 
Robert Crumb.  Identify his other movies that have played at the Rose.

Answer:  SWEET AND LOWDOWN and HENRY FOOL.

Congratulations to CS, our winner this week.
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