Thursday, January 14, 2010

Movies Next Week: January 15 to 23

Hey moviegoers and film fans!

It's been a few weeks since I've done Movies Next Week so I'm publishing this one a day early so you can see some of the movies playing this weekend!

A Single Man
Cost: $8.99
Date/Time: Beginning Friday, January 15th, various times
Location: Oxford Theatre (6408 Quinpool) http://bit.ly/4zB2m7
Behind the Scenes: Tom Ford's directorial debut starring Colin Firth.
The Movie: In Los Angeles 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim. George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley, a 48-year-old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George's, Kenny, who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit. A romantic tale of love interrupted the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.
A special note... If you want to see this movie, I highly recommend you go within the first week as movies at the Oxford tend to play for only one week. And this isn't some big box-office-blockbuster like Avatar; it may only last the week.

La Mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black)
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Saturday, January 16 @ 7
Location: Alliance Française (5509 Young St)
Behind the Scenes: Practice your French skills by watching this movie with Alliance Française.
The Movie: After trying to commit suicide, the widow Julie Kohler pretends to her mother that she will leave her town. Actually she stays, chases and assassinates the five men that accidentally killed her beloved husband in the stairs of the church immediately after their wedding ceremony.


Platoon
Cost: $6.99
Date/Time: Sunday, January 17 @ 1
Location: The Oxford
Behind the Scenes: ...no idea why they're playing it...
The Movie: A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.

Mýrin (Jar City)
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Sunday, January 17 @ 2pm
Location: Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, QEII
Behind the Scenes: Presented in part by the Scandinavian Society.
The Movie: An elderly man is found murdered in his basement flat. Inspector Erlendur and his crew don't have much to go by in the investigation, but a photograph of a young girl's grave gives them a lead.

The Soloist
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 19 @ 7
Location: Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, QEII
Behind the Scenes: Novel Tech Ethics (Dalhousie University) invites you to its fourth film series on the ethics of mental health. The four films have been chosen to highlight specific mental health issues. The screening of each film will be followed by a question and discussion period on the ethical issues provoked by the film. A panel of professionals, chosen for their knowledge and experience of the mental health issues involved, will respond to audience questions and offer further elucidations on the topic.
The Movie: The only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. Then he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles, and attempts to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless
For more info... http://bit.ly/5dbEXD


Sense and Sensibility
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 19 @ 8
Location: Dalhousie Art Gallery (6101 University)
Behind the Scenes: Presented as part of the Dalhousie Art Gallery's film series; this was an earlier movie of Ang Lee who went on to direct Brokeback Mountain.
The Movie: With an Oscar-winning script by and starring Emma Thompson, this mid-90s costume drama by Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee set off a vogue for Jane Austen that has yet to abate. The story concerns a worthy but impoverished family who must marry off their daughters into financial stability, possibly at the cost of true love.


Peter Jackson's DEAD/ALIVE & BLOOD SHED
Date/Time: Thursday, January 21 @ 9
Behind the Scenes: It's the return of The Thrillema! Thrillema's goal? Bringing 35mm prints of cult films to Dartmouth. They've returned after a far-too-long hiatus with two wonderfully gory flicks! First up: the locally produced short Blood Shed. Following that is the main feature, Peter Jackson's Dead/Alive AKA Brainded. If you haven't experienced Thrillema yet, this will be a great introduction!
The Movie:
  • Blood Shed - Bizarre, bloody, exploitative tale of two Acadian brothers who snort drugs, shoot guns, and go berserk in the eastern Canadian woods.
  • Dead/Alive - Poor Lionel. He lives with his mother and has just fallen in love. When his mother tries to destroy the relationship between Lionel and Paquita, his new girlfriend, she ends up bitten by a rare monkey. Lionel's mother soon dies and, not long after, his house becomes zombie central.


That's it for now! Have a fun time at the cinema, kids!

Kirk


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