[Rose-movies] Rose Theatre Newsletter for July 25, 2005

[The Rose Theatre]

This week's newsletter includes:
    * MARCH OF THE PENGUINS starts Friday, July 29
    * LADIES IN LAVENDER ends Thursday, July 28
    * CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY held over
    * Admission Prices
    * Gift Suggestions
    * Coming Attractions
    * Rose Theatre Movie Challenge
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Show Times: Monday, July 25 - Thursday, August 4

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS - showing in the Rose Theatre
July     29             4:30, 7:00, 8:50
July 30,31              2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 8:50
Aug. 1-4                4:30, 7:00, 8:50

LADIES IN LAVENDER - showing in the Rosebud Cinema
July 25-28              4:00, 7:00

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - showing in the Rose Theatre
July 25-28              4:30, 7:20
July      29            4:00, 7:20, 9:40 - moves to the Rosebud Cinema
July      30            1:30, 4:00, 7:20, 9:40
July      31            1:30, 4:00, 7:20
Aug. 1-4                4:00, 7:20
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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
Directed by Luc  Jacquet
Cast: Countless Beautiful Penguins, with narration by Morgan Freeman
Rated G: Some frightening moments may be too intense for small 
children.  80 min.  <http://www.marchofthepenguins.com>

Tired of human movie stars, with their over-hyped romances and breakups, 
their arrests and trials, their mindless talk-show chitchat?

Maybe it's time for new screen idols.  And here they come, in their elegant 
black and white plumage, trudging along the ice in a majestic waddle like a 
procession of formal maitre d's.  They don't have press agents or makeup 
people.  And simply by going about their business - finding mates, hatching 
eggs, hunting food in one of the harshest terrains on Earth - they are 
riveting.

Luc Jacquet's gripping documentary, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS, packed with more 
romance and nail-biting adventure than a summer of Hollywood movies, 
chronicles the emperor's arduous journey in intimate detail that draws you 
in emotionally to such an extent that you'll be shocked back to reality 
when the end credits remind you that a crew of humans had to be present to 
capture the drama.

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS is as uplifting as anything you will find in theaters 
as the birds' struggle encompasses all the elements of great 
drama.  Jacquet risks over-anthropomorphizing the penguins at times, but 
it's a gamble that pays off.  Rather than projecting human traits onto the 
penguins, what happens is that the audience begins to identify with these 
odd birds and their incredible journey, and through this empathy we feel 
more human.

The stars of MARCH OF THE PENGUINS are exotic, funny, glorious birds.  And 
this 80-minute movie, narrated by actor Morgan Freeman in comforting basso 
tones, should trigger a wave of penguin frenzy - and perhaps more awareness 
that these birds (like many other species)  are endangered by global 
warming.  (Excerpted from THE SEATTLE TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES)

"Mind-blowing.  A real life action movie"-NEW YORK MAGAZINE.  "Birth, 
death, romance, danger...don't miss it"-TIME OUT NEW YORK.  "An amazing 
achievement"-ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
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LADIES IN LAVENDER
Directed by Charles Dance
Cast: Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone, Miriam 
Margolyes, David Warner, Daniel Bruhl.  105 
min.  <http://www.ladiesinlavendermovie.com>

Charles Dance's LADIES IN LAVENDER teams two of Britain's grandest dames, 
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, in an endearing film of subtlety and 
charm.  This lovely period picture, set in Cornwall in 1936, also boasts 
the inimitable Miriam Margolyes and David Warner.  It is a pleasure from 
start to finish.

But those hoping to see two pedigreed felines arch their backs and claw at 
the scenery will be disappointed.  The most high drama unleashed by either 
sister is the discreet, disapproving little hiss that Janet (Dame Maggie) 
releases in reaction to the romantic disorientation of her emotionally 
vulnerable younger sister, Ursula (Dame Judi).  Otherwise, Dame Maggie 
keeps her withering hauteur firmly in check.

One morning after the latest piece of major weather has blown by Cornwall, 
what should the sisters discover on the rocky beach below their home but an 
unconscious young man washed up by the angry sea?  The rest of the movie 
explores the identity of this mystery guest, as the doting duo revive and 
nurse him back to health with the assistance of a local doctor.

In this fading, sentimental genre peopled with grand dames (usually 
English) making "grande" pronouncements, the world revolves around tea, 
gardening and misty watercolor memories.  Terence Rattigan and Noel Coward 
perfected the Comfy Movie's tone of stiff-upper-lip sadness and nobility 
leavened with enlightenment.

As its romantic score (composed by Nigel Hess and played by Joshua Bell) 
billows and swells, LADIES IN LAVENDER suggests a more level-headed 
variation of HUMORESQUE.  Here, at least, nobody ends up walking into the 
sea in an alcoholic funk to the strains of the "Liebestod" wafting over the 
radio.  Joan Crawford had to die for our sins.  These staunch English 
ladies wouldn't dream of making such a stupid sacrifice.  (Excerpted from 
LOS ANGELES TIMES & THE NEW YORK TIMES)

"An idyllic, enriching and amazing cinematic experience.  Radiant."-NEW 
YORK OBSERVER.  "Exquisite performances by Judi Dench and Maggie Smith"-THE 
WASHINGTON POST.
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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Directed by Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, 
Noah Taylor, James Fox, Christopher Lee, Deep Roy
Rated PG.  116 min.  <http://www.chocolatefactorymovie.com>

The wondrous surfaces have a weird undercurrent that won't go away in 
CHARLIE AND CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Tim Burton's richly elaborated take on Roald 
Dahl's beloved children's book.  Entertaining and fabulously imaginative in 
many ways, this second big screen rendition of the late author's modest 
morality tale on the wages of unbridled excess sports excesses of its own.

The very idea or remaking the original film is sacrilegious to some who 
grew on it, although it is hard to overlook that film's lackluster musical 
numbers and complete lack of visual style.  Burton's entry is 
scarcely  deficient in the latter category, as CHARLIE rates as one of the 
most riotous explosions of color since THE GANG'S ALL HERE, and the 
advanced sophistication of effects makes so much possible now that was 
inconceivable three decades back.

Dazzling opening credits sequence, a detailing of the chocolate 
manufacturing process instantly creates high expectations, which are indeed 
fulfilled.  In an unnamed great industrial city very much like London, 
little Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore, Depp's splendid co-star in FINDING 
NEVERLAND) lives an emotionally warm but physically threadbare existence 
with his parents and two sets of grandparents in a ramshackle shack.  This 
structure itself is a twisted marvel of design worthy of a great German 
Expressionist film, its occupants a lively lot deftly caricatured by 
superior thespians.

Burton excels at the barbed exposition.  In bold, controlled brush strokes, 
he reveals how Charlie has long heard the tale of Willy Wonka from his 
Grandpa Joe, who toiled at the factory until all the workers were dismissed 
15 years ago.  Since then, chocolate production has continued apace, but no 
one knows how, and not a soul has glimpsed the owner himself.  (Excerpted 
from VARIETY)

"The year's hippest family fantasy"-US WEEKLY.  "Tim Burton and Johnny Depp 
make a sweet treat"-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.  'Johnny Depp's delicious take on 
Willy Wonka demands to be seen"-ROLLING STONE
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Admission Prices
General admission to the Rose is $8, senior citizens (62+) $7, children (12 
& under) $6.  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.

Assisted listening devices are available by request at the concession.

Both auditoriums are wheelchair accessible, as well as the main floor 
restroom.  If you phone our office  ahead of time we'll be happy to reserve 
for you the designated seating area in either the Rose Theatre or Rosebud 
Cinema.  (360.385.1039)
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Gift Suggestions

Rose Theatre T-Shirts - $16.00
Rose Theatre Sweatshirts - $32.00
Admission Gift Certificates - $8, $7, $6
Discount Cards - $35.00 - (five admissions) Saves $1 on each general 
admission ticket.
Concession Gift Certificates for any denomination
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Coming Attractions*

MURDERBALL - August 26 - Winner of the Audience Award at this year's 
Sundance Film Festival, this inspirational documentary profiles 
quadriplegic rugby players.  "Mesmerizing.  Creates a new definition of 
courage"-ROLLING STONE.  "Fierce, 
funny"-PREMIERE.  <http://www.murderballmovie.com>

MY SUMMER OF LOVE - tba - A beautifully told, disarming story from 
Polish-born director Pawel Pawlikowski about two young women of very 
disparate backgrounds colliding into a risky, beguiling 
affair.  "Seductive, spellbinding.  A sly and wonderfully atmospheric 
gem"-NEWSWEEK.  "Thrilling and deliciously charged"-VANITY 
FAIR.  <http://www.mysummeroflovemovie.com>

YES - tba - Sally Potter's new film is a stylish meditation on love, world 
politics, science and happiness.  Potter began writing the story in the 
day's following September 11, and the result is a film that responds to 
that catastrophic event in Potter's own unique voice.  "It's as if Ingmar 
Bergman, William Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss had collaborated on a 
project"-THE WASHINGTON POST. <http://www.sonyclassics.com>

ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW - August 12 - Performance artist Miranda 
July has created one of the quirkiest, optimistic, humanistic romantic 
comedies in years.  Winner - Camera d'Or - 2005 Cannes Film Festival; 
Winner - Originality of Vision - 2005 Sundance Film Festival.  "A moonbeam 
romance laced with wit.  Miranda July's take on the world is cause for 
celebration"-ROLLING STONE.  <http://www.meandyoumovie.com>

*schedule subject to change.
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Rose Theatre Movie Challenge:  In THE GRADUATE, Benjamin drives up to UC 
Berkeley to find Elaine.  Most of the campus shots, however, are not of UC 
Berkeley.  Identify this "stand-in" campus.

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, July 29 and will be notified 
by e-mail.  Your free pass will be held at the box office so you must 
include your name along with your movie challenge answer.  Passes are good 
for 30 days.
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Last Week's Question:  Below the Dutch Apple Pie in the frozen food section 
at Aldrich's you will find an item that was the name of a dog in a movie 
released in 1979.  Name the dog, the breed of dog, the first and last name 
of the character who owned the dog and the title of the movie.  Next week's 
winner will  receive not only a gift certificate to the Rose, but I will 
personally deliver this particular frozen item to your front door.

Answer:  Waffles, Dachshund, Mary Wilkie, MANHATTAN
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