[Rose-movies] Rose Theatre Newsletter for January 10, 2005
The Rose Theatre
rocky at rosetheatre.com
Mon Jan 10 15:35:09 PST 2005
This week's newsletter includes:
* KINSEY starts Friday, January 14 - 3 Golden Globe Award Nominations
* THE AVIATOR starts Friday, January 14 - 6 Golden Globe Award Nominations
* SIDEWAYS ends Thursday, January 13
* FINDING NEVERLAND ends Thursday, January 13
* Organic Seed Alliance Presents 2 Showings of "The Future of Food"
* School of Athens Lecture Series Continues Feb. 13 with Pramila Jayapal
* Admission Prices
* Gift Suggestions -
* Coming Attractions
* Rose Theatre Movie Challenge
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Show Times: Monday, January 10 - Thursday, January 20
KINSEY - showing in the Rosebud Cinema
January 14 4:30, 7:10
January 15 4:30, 7:10, 9:30
January 16 4:30, 7:10
January 17, 18 7:10
January 19, 20 4:30, 7:10
THE AVIATOR - showing in the Rose Theatre
January 14 4:00, 7:30
January 15 4:00, 7:30
January 16 4:00, 7:30
January 17 7:30
January 18 7:30
January 19 4:00, 7:30
January 20 4:00, 7:30
SIDEWAYS - showing in the Rosebud Cinema
January 10 7:30
January 11 7:30
January 12 4:00, 7:30
January 13 4:00, 7:30
FINDING NEVERLAND - showing in the Rose Theatre
January 10 7:10
January 11 7:10
January 12 4:30, 7:10
January 13 4:30, 7:10
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KINSEY
Directed by Bill Condon
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy
Hutton, John Lithgow
Rated R; the movie both discusses and depicts a wide variety of sexual
acts. 118 min. <http://www.foxsearchlight.com>
KINSEY, Bill Condon's smart, stirring life of the renowned mid-century sex
researcher Alfred C. Kinsey, has a lot to say on the subject of sex, which
it treats with sobriety, sensitivity and a welcome measure of humor. Mr.
Condon, who parsed the riddles of erotic desire in his earlier film GODS
AND MONSTERS, regards the humid matters of the flesh with a dry,
sympathetic intelligence. What really turns him on, though - or at any
rate what makes his new movie's heart beat faster - is science.
The director addresses sexuality with candor and wit, but it is in the act
of research as much as its object that imparts to KINSEY its flush of
passion and its rush to romance. I can't think of another movie that has
dealt with sex so knowledgeably and, at the same time, made the pursuit of
knowledge seem so sexy. There are some explicit images and provocative
scenes, but it is your intellect that is most likely to be aroused.
In spite of a few heavy-handed moments, KINSEY is remarkably adept in
showing us just how much Kinsey did learn, and how much we can and did
learn form him. Depending on your view of current mores, he was either a
Promethean figure, liberating Americans from ignorance, superstition and
hypocrisy, or a Pandora opening a box of permissiveness and
perversion. Mr. Condon clearly takes the first view, and he argues the
case for Kinsey's contribution to sexual knowledge and social health
without ignoring the more troubling aspects of his life and legacy.
Kinsey's marriage to Clara McMillen (known as Mac) begins with some sexual
awkwardness that is cured by practical information, and before long
Professor Kinsey is dispensing advice to perplexed undergraduates at
Indiana University. Their offical instruction in matters of eros comes in
a hygiene course taught by a priggish professor played with nearly indecent
relish by Tim Curry. The misinformation that was perpetrated in the name
of science is perhaps the most shocking thing in the movie and the fact
that we are shocked by it is a measure of how radical and sweeping Kinsey's
work was.
That work and its consequences, both public and intimate, are at the heart
of KINSEY, and Mr. Condon's great achievement is to turn Kinsey's
complicated and controversial career into a grand intellectual drama.
KINSEY is, evidently, a labor of love - not uncritical or hagiographic, and
certainly not blind to the reality of Kinsey's failings, but nonetheless
marked by fond and grateful admiration. In undertaking his sex research,
Kinsey set out to document what was normal, and discovered a universe of
variation. In publishing his findings, he horrified some readers and
titillated others, but the implications of his work, as presented in this
humane and serious film, go far beyond mammalian physiology or human
behavior. Each of us is different, and none of us is alone. (Excerpted
from THE NEW YORK TIMES)
"Breezy, funny and immensely entertaining. This film has marvelous brio,
but it also deserves credit for taking a wise, mature attitude toward the
subject of sex, still the biggest taboo in American movies"-MOVIELINE. 3
Golden Globe Award Nominations - Best Picture, Best Actor (Liam Neeson),
Best Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
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THE AVIATOR
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly,
Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Jude Law, Gwen Stefani, Ian Holm, Danny Houston.
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a
crash sequence. 169 min. <http://www.theaviatormovie.com>
Three hours can be a very, very long time, or it can pass by as quickly
as...well, as Martin Scorsese's biopic THE AVIATOR, which waltzes through
the midlife years of billionaire Howard Hughes with grace, style and a
certain breeziness. And while we leave the film without much more of an
understanding of Hughes' legendary obsessions than we did upon entering,
we nonetheless leave with a sense of having been glamorously, thoroughly
entertained - which these days, is a rare pleasure.
And much of that sense comes from Leonardo DiCaprio's performance as
Hughes, tamping down his usual boyishness with a blunt, gruff charm and a
maturity that takes on a haunted quality as the film progresses. Beginning
in the mid-1920s and continuing through the mid-'40s, THE AVIATOR is less a
full biography than a depiction of a man's glory years.
For Hughes, those years brought Hollywood fame as a director and womanizer,
world-wide renown as a pilot whose exploits included setting a record for
flying around the world in 1938, and both acclaim and ridicule as an
inventor, of planes (most notably the Hercules, aka the "Spruce Goose,"
then the world's largest airplane) and of brassieres (designing a special
push-up to support Jane Russell's assets for THE OUTLAW, which promptly got
the movie banned).
Scorsese let's all of this fly by with surprising ease. Supporting players
are ushered in and out of DiCaprio's orbit, some with
blink-and-you'll-miss-it speed, while others get a more languorous turn in
the spotlight. Cate Blanchett's turn as Katherine Hepburn is a wonder;
everything she says, in Hepburn's characteristic r-less drawl, is both
funny caricature and affectionate tribute. (Listen to what she does with
the name of a rival, spitting out "Gin-guh Ro-guhs.")
By the end, we've been shown just enough strangeness to get hints of the
sad, lonely, germ obsessed man he became. But the busy, bustling AVIATOR
doesn't really want to go there. With its glorious colors, dreamy costumes
(Kate Beckinsale, as Ava Gardner, is a vision in lipstick red), and
adventurous swagger, Scorsese's film is essentially about a man who wants
to fly - and does plenty of soaring of its own. (Excerpted from THE
SEATTLE TIMES)
"One of the best pictures of the year. An exhilarating, razzle-dazzle,
high-flying movie-movie"-NEWSWEEK. "The best picture of the
year. Leonardo DiCaprio gives a stunning performance. This is filmmaking
on a grand and rare scale"-TIME. 6 Golden Globe Award Nominations - Best
Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actress
(Blanchett)
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SIDEWAYS
Directed by Alexander Payne
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church
Rated R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity. 124
min. <http://www.foxsearchlight.com>
You can wait around and hope, but you won't find a better time at the
movies this year than you will at SIDEWAYS. This baby has it all: inspired
direction by Alexander Payne (CITIZEN RUTH, ELECTION, ABOUT SCHMIDT), who
fuses bracing wit and emotional gravity into something funny, touching and
vital; a nuanced script by Payne and Jim Taylor, from Rex Pickett's novel,
that serves as a model of screen adaptation by shaping dialogue into
classic comic contours; and a quartet of actors who qualify as a cinematic
dream team.
And to what end have these paragons turned their attention? A lowly buddy
flick, from a quick glance, Miles (Paul Giamatti), a failed novelist, is
taking his best pal, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), a former soap star reduced
to doing commercials, on a last fling before Miles serves as best man at
Jack's L.A. wedding. Their destination is California's Santa Ynez Valley,
where wine-snob Miles hopes to drink himself sideways on the local vino and
wine-idiot Jack hopes to score before getting hitched.
Payne crafts human comedies that transcend formula. SIDEWAYS is drunk on
wine: its allure, its fragility, its vocabulary. Enter two women to stir
up the plot. Maya, played by Virginia Madsen is a wine-obsessed waitress
that Miles can't find the courage to hit on. It's Jack who intercedes. He
sets up a date by flirting with Maya's sassy friend Stephanie (Sandra Oh),
a single mom who pours wine for tourists.
The actors work miracles. SIDEWAYS is arguably a special
occasion. Doubters may hedge about calling it a classic and might insist
on checking back in a few years to see how it has aged. Fair enough. But
it's not to early to call it pure movie bliss. (Excerpted from ROLLING STONE)
"Wonderful, hilarious, heartbreaking. This deliciously bittersweet movie
makes magic"-NEWSWEEK. "Quietly, gently blows you away"-LOS ANGELES
TIMES. "Delirious, whooping love is a fair description of my reaction to
'Sideways'...one of the best movies of the year"-Lisa Schwartzman,
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY."You won't have a better time at the movies this
year"-ROLLING STONE. 7 Golden Globe Award nominations, including best
picture of the year.
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FINDING NEVERLAND
Directed by Marc Forster
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell
Rated PG: The film contains a genteel death scene, demure suggestions of
adult intimacy and some mild pirate action. 104
min. <http://www.findingneverland.com>
Johnny Depp doesn't always play gentlemen, but even when he takes on the
role of a slurry sea rascal (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), he inevitably comes
off as a gentle man. It's the essence of his on-screen nature. He's the
rare actor whose exquisite chiseled, "perfect" features communicate not
just romantic and erotic charisma but a kind of spiritual ideal. Call it
grace. In FINDING NEVERLAND, Depp, as the Scottish-born
turn-of-the-century playwright J.M. Barrie, portrays a fellow who is openly
gentle to the core, and the actor just about wraps the movie around his
lilting delivery and quiescent gaze.
It's 1903, and Barrie, a celebrated figure within the London cultural
world, has slid into a bit of a valley. His latest play, "Little Mary," is
a bomb, and his marriage appears to have hit an even deader spot than his
career. But then Barrie, strolling through the casual green grandeur of
Kensington Gardens, meets the newly widowed Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate
Winslet) and her eager, restive brood of four boys. It's a lovely scene -
silly in the best sense, which is to say that in Edwardian London, the
willingness to appear ridiculous in public is really a rebellion against
civility. It's Johnny Depp committing what no other actor can perform
quite as well: a gentle blasphemy.
Taking refuge in each other, Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies clan envelop
themselves in a conspiratorial bond of play, imagination, and innocent
romance. This surrogate family of latter-day childhood moves Barrie to
write the play he calls "Peter Pan."
The director, Marc Forster, working from a script by David Magee, has
crafted a placid domestic variation on SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, with Barrie
drawing his inspiration, and much of the detail, for his revolutionary play
out of a relationship that has infused him with life. (Excerpted from
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
"Glorious, transporting entertainment. Johnny Depp plays Barrie with the
grace notes that mark an actor at the top of his game. Kate Winslet is a
radiant force of nature. Freddie Highmore is a child actor of
extraordinary gifts. Director Marc Forster's film is magical"-ROLLIING
STONE. 5 Golden Globe Award nominations, including best picture of the year.
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Organic Seed Alliance Presents 2 Showings of "The Future of Food"
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables
of America - a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food
we eat.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing
truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that
have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. From
the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this
film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been
negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications,
government policies and push towards globalization are part of the reason
why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered
crops into our food supply.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces
that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to
control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to
large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable
agriculture as real solutions to the farms crisis today.
Writer/director Deborah Garcia has been making films for more than 30
years, but is better known as the widow of Jerry Garcia, the legendary
Grateful Dead lead singer and guitarist who died in 1995. Her 90-minute
documentary feels more educational than polemic - though it expresses a
strong point of view against letting new forms of life loose on the land
without long-term testing of the health effects and real government
controls, especially the labeling of foods. Ultimately, the film is a call
to action - for people to think more about the consequences of their food
choices and the use of their consumer power to push for labeling and
regulation.
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, January 15th and 16th
Place: The Rose Theatre, Port Townsend
Time: Doors open at 12:30, the show begins at 1:00, followed by a Q&A with
writer/director Deborah Garcia and Organic Seed Alliance Executive Director
Matthew Dillon.
Cost: $15; Tickets available at the Port Townsend Food Co-op or by calling
Organic Seed Alliance at 360.385.7192
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School of Athens Lecture Series Continues February 13 with Pramila Jayapal
Six speakers of national renown will lecture in Port Townsend this fall and
winter in a new humanities series that its organizers hope will become an
annual contribution to the intellectual and imaginative life of Port
Townsend.
The talks will range from species extinction to civil rights, from a love
of books to underwater volcanoes, from Chinese scholarship to chimpanzees
and cognitive neurology. Talks are scheduled at the Rose Theatre, at 1:00
PM, every second Sunday, October through April, excepting December.
The 2004-2005 speakers are:
Peter Ward, paleontologist and University of Washington earth science
professor, led new research on a mass extinction that occurred 200 million
years ago killing off more than fifty-percent of all species on
Earth. Evidence from the extinction was gathered at sites in the Queen
Charlotte Islands, off Canada's British Columbia coast. Ward is lead
author on a paper detailing the evidence in the journal "Science." October
10, 2004 SOLD OUT
John R. Delaney, Ph.D., marine geologist at the School of Oceanography,
University of Washington, studies active submarine volcano-hydrothermal
systems. After recovering a unique set of rocks with the submarine ALVIN
from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 1980. Delaney focused on establishing a
permanent seafloor observatory to study submarine volcanoes. His recent
publications include "Life on the seafloor and elsewhere in the solar
system," Oceanus, 1998. November 14, 2004 SOLD OUT
Nancy Pearl, former director of the Washington Center for the Book and
Youth Services at Seattle Public Library, now writes, reviews books for
local and national publications and speaks to library and community groups
full time. She reviews books regularly on KUOW, a Seattle affiliate of
National Public Radio, as well as Wisconsin and Tulsa, OK., public radio
stations. January 9, 2005 SOLD OUT
Pramila Jayapal is executive director and founder of Hate Free Zone
Campaign of Washington and has been a voice for immigrant and refugee
communities targeted after 9/11. Jayapal has worked for social justice for
over twelve years in Africa, Asia, Latin America and in Washington. She
serves on the board of Chaya, the Institute of Current World Affairs, and
Hedgebrook Woman Writers Retreat. February 13, 2005
Bill Porter, also known by his literary pseudonym, Red Pine, is a
translator of Chinese literary and religious texts. He studied
anthropology at Columbia University before moving to a Buddhist monastery
in Taiwan for four years. Later, he produced 1,100 short programs of trips
he took throughout China for a Hong Kong radio station. Recently he
focused on China's great Zen monasteries, and traveled to scores of
remaining abodes of ancient Zen teachers. He lives in Port
Townsend. March 13, 2005
William H. Calvin, Ph.D., author of "A Brief History of the Mind: From Apes
to Intellect and Beyond," is affiliate professor of psychiatry and
behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, School of
Medicine. He co-authored a study, "Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the
Human Brain," with Derek Bickerston. Calvin's "A Brain for All Seasons"
was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa book award for science in 2002. April 10, 2005
The organizers, a group of local citizens including Leslie Cox, Rocky
Friedman, Rick Kenney, and Peter Simpson have established an informal
organization they call The School of Athens, Port Townsend Extension. The
self-styled School of Athens takes its name from the Vatican fresco by
Raphael. This painting depicts the ancient Greek gymnasia, or speaker's
forum, with all the philosophers of that period including Aristotle, Plato,
Socrates, Zeno and many others. With interest in all things, the local
chapter of the School of Athens brings an array of first-rank original
thinkers to Port Townsend to speak about their research, passions, and
concerns.
Business sponsors of the 2004-2005 series are: William James, Bookseller,
Skookum, Inc., BaDd Habit/Gray Wolf Ranch, Brent Shirley & Associates,
Hildt & Reid, Inc., P.S. Law Offices, Homer Smith Insurance, and the Rose
Theatre.
All series passes to the lecture series have been sold, but individual
tickets at $10, are available at Quimper Sound Music & Media, 901 Water
Street, Port Townsend.
For more information and links to the speakers and the Vatican fresco see
the web site : <http://www.athens-pt.org>
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Admission Prices
General admission to the Rose is $7, senior citizens (62+) $6, children (12
& under) $5. The matinees are $1 less. The box office opens thirty
minutes before the first show of the day and tickets are only sold for the
next show once the preceding show has either sold out or started.
Assistive listening devices are available by request at the concession.
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Gift Suggestions
Rose Theatre T-Shirts - $16.00
Rose Theatre Mock Turtlenecks - $22.00
Rose Theatre Sweatshirts - $32.00
Admission Gift Certificates - $7, $6, $5
Discount Cards - $30.00 - saves $1 off each general admission
Concession Certificates - any denomination
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Coming Attractions*
VERA DRAKE - tba - Director Mike Leigh (SECRETS AND LIES) has created an
extraordinary portrait of a seemingly ordinary woman. Imelda Staunton in
the title role is truly remarkable. "A powerfully moving film that is
unmissable and unforgettable"-ROLLING STONE. "Perfect down to the last
detail"-NEW YORK DAILY NEWS <http://www.veradrake.com>
MOOLAADE - tba - Embracing, affirming, world-changing humanist cinema at
its finest. This powerful masterpiece from Senegal is infused with
remarkable buoyancy of spirit, complete with villains, brave heroes and a
finale that will bring tears of amazement to your eyes. "Magnificently
beautiful. A strong, true and useful film..that resonates with life"-THE
CHICAGO SUN TIMES. <http://www.NewYorkerFilms.com>
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS - tba - Director Zhang Yimou reinvents himself as
an action filmmaker with this colorful, kinetic, breathtaking adventure
about the Flying Daggers, a shadowy squad of assassins waging a guerrilla
insurgency against a corrupt and decadent government. "An astonishing
combination of spectacle, suspense and passionate intensity. If there's a
more beautiful movie around I'm not aware of it"-Joe Morgenstern, THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL. <http://www.sonyclassics.com>
SPANGLISH - tba - Director James L. Brooks (AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BROADCAST
NEWS) has created a warm and absorbing story, part comedy, part drama,
starring Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, Cloris Leachman and Paz Vega. "...it
gives us ideas to chew on, moments to laugh at and performances to
admire"-LOS ANGELES TIMES <http://Spanglish.com>
BAD EDUCATION - tba - From director Pedro Almodovar (TALK TO HER) comes
this delirious, headlong film about the wonder of storytelling and the
human instinct to embroider reality. "One of the best pictures of the
year"-TIME MAGAZINE. Gael Garcia Bernal is dynamite. A rapturous
masterwork"-THE NEW YORK TIMES. <http://www.sonyclassics.com> NC-17 - No
one 17 and under admitted
HOTEL RWANDA - tba - A stunningly powerful testament to an ordinary man's
remarkable heroism. "Don Cheadle is magnificent"-THE NEW YORK TIMES. "A
film of rare courage and imperishable heart"-ROLLING
STONE. <http://www.hotelrwanda.com>
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - tba - "Phantom, which is still running on
Broadway, is a rapturous spectacle and the movie goes the show one
better. It smolders"-ROLLING STONE. "One of the absolute must-see movies
of the year...a musical masterpiece...a truly brilliant work of art"ACCESS
HOLLYWOOD. <http://www.phantomthemovie.com>
THE SEA INSIDE - tba - Based on a true story (and my favorite movie of
'04), this Spanish film about a man's dream of a dignified death features
an altogether believable and beautiful performance by Javier Bardem. "A
monumentally moving experience...a potent blend of emotional and cerebral
filmmaking, anchored by what may be the year's most impressive performance
by the supremely talented Bardem"-USA TODAY. "One of the most profound and
uplifting dramas of the year"-LOS ANGELES TIMES. <http://www.theseainside.com>
*schedule subject to change.
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Rose Theatre Movie Challenge
Question: Identify the movies for which the entire cast was nominated for
Oscars.
Rules: Answers must be e-mailed 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, January 14 and will be
notified by e-mail. Your free passes 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: "Put on the red shoes, Vicky, and dance for us
again." What movie is this dialogue from?
Answer: THE RED SHOES
Congratulations to KC, our winner this week.
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