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JUNE
MON, JUNE 1
JULY
WEDS, JULY 1
M. Hulot’s Holiday | 2:00PM
Bring it On | 7:30PM
Cut Snake | 7:30PM
THURS, JULY 2
M. Hulot’s Holiday | 2:00PM
Party Girl | 7:30PM
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | 2:00PM
TUES, JUNE 2
WEDS, JUNE 3
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | 2:00PM
Superbad | 7:30PM
MON, JULY 6
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 2:00PM
Off the Black | 7:30PM
THURS, JUNE 4
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | 2:00PM
The Adventures of Priscilla | 7:30PM
TUES, JULY 7
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 12:00PM
Donnie Darko | 7:30PM
SAT, JUNE 6
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | 12:00PM
WEDS, JULY 8
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 2:00PM
SUN, JUNE 7
The Act of Killing | 12:00PM
THURS, JULY 9
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 2:00PM
MON, JUNE 8
Summer with Monika | 2:00PM
TUES, JUNE 9
The Look of Silence | 3:30PM
FRI, JULY 10
Summer with Monika | 2:00PM
THURS, JUNE 11
Summer with Monika | 2:00PM
FRI, JUNE 12
SAT, JUNE 13
The Iron Giant | 11:00AM
SUN, JUNE 14
The Iron Giant | 11:00AM
MON, JUNE 15
The Seven Year Itch | 2:00PM
TUES, JUNE 16
Arachnophobia | 11:59PM
SAT, JULY 11
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial | 11:00AM
SUN, JULY 12
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial | 11:00AM
The Summer of Sangaile | 7:30PM
MON, JULY 13
Breathless | 2:00PM
Smashed | 7:30PM
The Treatment | 11:59PM
TUES, JULY 14
Breathless | 12:00PM
(Dis)honesty - The Truth About Lies | 7:30PM
The Treatment | 11:59PM
WEDS, JULY 15
Breathless | 2:00PM
Clueless | 7:30PM
THURS, JULY 16
Breathless | 2:00PM
Grand Central | 7:30PM
Young Frankenstein | 7:30PM
WEDS, JUNE 10
Reality | 7:30PM
SAT, JULY 18
Arachnophobia | 11:59PM
Breathless | 12:00PM
The Wolfpack | 7:30PM
MON, JULY 20
Hiroshima Mon Amour | 2:00PM The Spectacular Now | 7:30PM
TUES, JULY 21
Hiroshima Mon Amour | 12:00PM
The Magic Bracelet | 7:30PM
WEDS, JUNE 17
The Seven Year Itch | 2:00PM
Mean Girls | 7:30PM
THURS, JUNE 18
The Seven Year Itch | 2:00PM
Weekend | 7:30PM
WEDS, JULY 22
Hiroshima Mon Amour | 2:00PM
The End of the Tour* | 7:30PM
SAT, JUNE 20
The Seven Year Itch | 12:00PM
Fay Grim | 4:45PM
THURS, JULY 23
Hiroshima Mon Amour | 2:00PM
May Allah Bless France! | 7:30PM
Henry Fool | 2:00PM
Ned Rifle | 7:15PM
FRI, JULY 24
Songs from the Second Floor | 2:00PM
You, the Living | 4:15PM
SAT, JULY 25
Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins | 11:00AM
SUN, JULY 26
Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins | 11:00AM
MON, JULY 27
Jules and Jim | 2:00PM
SUN, JUNE 21
MON, JUNE 22
Summertime | 2:00PM
TUES, JUNE 23
June Showcase | 7:30PM
WEDS, JUNE 24
Summertime | 2:00PM
THURS, JUNE 25
Summertime | 2:00PM
FRI, JUNE 26
SAT, JUNE 27
Paper Planes | 11:00AM
SUN, JUNE 28
Paper Planes | 11:00AM
MON, JUNE 29
M. Hulot’s Holiday | 2:00PM
TUES, JUNE 30
M. Hulot’s Holiday | 12:00PM
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Inside | 11:59PM
TUES, JULY 28
Inside | 11:59PM
Samba | 7:30PM
Tangerine | 7:30PM
WEDS, JULY 29
Jules and Jim | 2:00PM
The Craft | 7:30PM
Blowout | 11:59PM
THURS, JULY 30
Jules and Jim | 2:00PM
Cheatin’ | 7:30PM
Blowout | 11:59PM
Haemoo | 7:30PM
Check filmadelphia.org/nowshowing for a full schedule of new films and curated programs
SAT, AUG 1
Jules and Jim | 12:00PM
Summer On Screen, PG. 6
Film Lab, PG. 10
Conversations with Ruth, PG. 15
BYO: You Can’t Sit With Us, PG. 16
Queer Cinema Now, PG. 7
The Graveyard Shift, PG. 11
Passport to World Cinema, PG. 8
Conerstones of French Cinema, PG. 12
James Ponsoldt, PG. 17
In Focus: Docs by Women, PG. 8
New French Films, PG. 13
Roy Andersson’s Living Trilogy, PG. 18
Oppenheimer, PG. 9
Saturday Morning, PG. 14
Filmadelphia, PG. 10
Henry Fool Trilogy, PG. 15
Evening with Bill Plympton, PG. 18
*The End of the Tour plays at the Prince Theater
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SUMMER ON SCREEN MATINEES
A trip through beloved summer vacation classics from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
QUEER CINEMA NOW
Celebrating LGBT Pride Month through a mix of outstanding contemporary and
iconic queer film.
CUT SNAKE
M R . H O B B S TA K E S A VAC AT I O N
H E N R Y KO S T E R | 1 9 6 2 | U S A | 1 1 6 M I N | E N G L I S H
JUNE 1, JUNE 3, JUNE 4 - 2:00PM | JUNE 6 - 12:00PM
TONY AYRES | 2014 | AUSTRALIA | 94 MIN | ENGLISH
J U N E 2 - 7:30 P M
Roger Hobbs (Jimmy Stewart) wants a quiet, relaxing holiday
with his wife Peggy (Maureen O’Hara) but she insists on
bringing the whole family — sons-in-law, grandchildren and
even the cook! A string of disasters unfolds, but, as each fire
is put out, the group grows together in what ends up a
memorable family trip.
An ex-con’s plans to rehabilitate his life and marry a woman he
met on the outside are thwarted when his cellmate tracks him
down in the hopes of sucking him back into a life of crime and
revealing his true sexual impulses. This high-octane thriller set
in Melbourne in the mid-70s examines the homophobia of the
period.
Post-Screening Discussion
with LGBT activist Chris Bartlett
THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA,
QUEEN OF THE DESERT
SUMMER WITH MONIKA
INGMAR BERGMAN | 1953 | SWEDEN | 96 MIN | SWEDISH
J U N E 8 , J U N E 1 0 , J U N E 1 1 - 2: 0 0 P M
In what Godard called “the most original film by the most original of filmmakers,” Ingmar Bergman nods, briefly, to the
sensual, summertime haze of young love as teens Harry and
Monika run away from their small town, dead end jobs and
families to be together on an isolated island for the season
until harsh realities set in. Presented in 35mm.
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STEPHAN ELLIOTT | 1994 | AUSTRALIA, UK | 104 MIN | ENGLISH
J U N E 4 - 7:30 P M
Hosted by Philly’s hardest working
queen, Brittany Lynn
Two drag queens (Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce) and a transsexual
(Terence Stamp) travel across the outback, performing cabaret
while making fans, facing bigots and working through life’s complications in this crowd pleaser that received raves from
the NY Times and Rolling Stone. Presented in 35mm.
T H E S E V E N Y E A R I TC H
THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE
BILLY WILDER | 1955 | USA | 105 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 15, JUNE 17, JUNE 18 - 2:00PM | JUNE 20 - 12:00PM
ALANTÉ KAVAÏTÉ | 2015 | FRANCE | 88 MIN | LITHUANIAN
J U N E 11 - 7:30 P M
After his wife and son leave to summer in Maine, New York
publishing exec Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) finds himself
caught in a heat wave induced mid-life crisis and imagines his
infidelity through a series of hilarious fantasies inspired by his
new blonde bombshell neighbor (Marilyn Monroe).
A hit at the opening night of this year’s Sundance Film Festival,
this lush, Lithuanian, lesbian coming-of-age tale tells the story
of Sangaile, a shy 17-year-old with a fear of heights and fascination with planes. When she meets the beautiful, enigmatic
Auste, the two help each other grow into their passions.
SUMMERTIME
WEEKEND
DAVID LEAN | 1955 | UK, USA | 100 MIN | ENGLISH, ITALIAN
J U N E 2 2 , J U N E 2 4 , J U N E 2 5 - 2: 0 0 P M
ANDREW HAIGH | 2011 | UK | 97 MIN | ENGLISH
J U N E 18 - 7:30 P M
In this hopelessly romantic, bittersweet love story, Jane
(Katherine Hepburn), a middle-aged secretary from Ohio, finally
takes her dream trip to Venice. When she meets local shop
owner Renato (Rossano Brazzi) in the stunning Piazza San
Marco, a relationship blossoms during a season that will
inevitably come to an end. Presented in 35mm.
This tender, refreshing and brutally raw love affair of a film
chronicles two gay men as a one-night-stand grows into an
intimately romantic and honest micro-relationship. Addressing
universal themes like curiosity and finding one’s place in the
world, this touching gem was called “perfectly realized” by the
New York Times. Presented in 35mm.
M . H U L OT ’ S H O L I DAY
TA N G E R I N E
JACQU ES TAT I | 1953 | FR ANCE | 83 M IN | FRENCH
J U N E 2 9 , J U L Y 1 , J U L Y 2 - 2: 0 0 P M
SEAN BAKER | 2015 | USA | 88 MIN | ENGLISH
J U N E 25 - 7:30 P M
In French auteur Jacques Tati’s playful summer seaside tale, a
good-natured tourist inadvertently triggers a series of misunderstandings that lead to total havoc at quaint resort. Packed to the
brim with meticulous art direction and hilarious gags, this little
French charmer is prime for rediscovery. Presented in 35mm.
Director Sean Baker’s uproarious Sundance hit, shot entirely on
an iPhone 5 and hailed by many critics as their favorite of the
festival, sees a pair of loud-mouthed, transgender, prostitute
best friends on a journey to track the pimp that broke one of
their hearts.
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PASSPORT TO WORLD CINEMA
A handpicked selection of the year’s strongest cinema from around the globe.
H A E M OO
T H E AC T O F K I L L I N G
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER | 2012 | DENMARK | 159 MIN
INDONESIAN, ENGLISH | J U N E 7 - 1 2 : 0 0 P M
First time director Sung-bo Shim and producer Bong Joon-ho
tell the incredibly gripping true story of a fishing boat crew that
unwittingly finds themselves the subject of violence when they
are forced to smuggle illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
In his groundbreaking, Academy Award nominated
documentary, Oppenheimer forces former Indonesian death
squad leaders to confront their crimes by filming reenactments
in a cinematic style of their choosing. The result is a chilling
exploration of cruelty via classic Hollywood tropes.
SAMBA
T H E L OO K O F S I L E N C E
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER | 2014 | DENMARK | 103 MIN
INDONESIAN | J U N E 7 - 3 : 3 0 P M
The directors of The Intouchables return with this tear-jerking
story of a good-hearted Senegalese immigrant trying to
make ends meet and his unusual relationship with the
officer assigned to helping him out of an unwarranted
detention sentence.
Heralded by Executive Producers Errol Morris and Werner
Herzog as “one of the greatest and most powerful
documentaries ever made,” Oppenheimer’s follow up to The Act
of Killing takes another look at the Indonesian genocide, this
time from the perspective of a survivor as he confronts
the squad leader who killed his brother.
IN FOCUS: DOCS BY WOMEN
T H E W O L F PAC K
CRYSTAL MOSELLE | 2015 | USA | 80 MIN | ENGLISH
J U N E 1 6 - 7: 3 0 P M
Winner of the Grand Prize for Best Documentary at Sundance,
this probing film tells the shocking story of six brothers whose
father kept them shut away in a Manhattan apartment for years.
When one of them escapes, their world is changed forever.
Followed by a Q&A with director
Crystal Moselle
(DIS)HONESTY — THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES
YA EL M EL A M ED E | 2015 | USA | 90 M IN | ENG LISH
J U L Y 1 4 - 7: 3 0 P M
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(DIRECTOR’S CUT)
O L I V I E R N A K A C H E , E R I C TO L E D A N O | 2 0 1 4 |
FRANCE | 118 MIN | FRENCH | JULY 28 - 7:30PM
A monthly series of compelling contemporary documentaries anchored by
talented female directors.
Followed by a Q&A with director
Yael Melamede
Heralded as two of the best documentaries ever made, Joshua Oppenheimer’s
unique look into the horrific history of the Indonesian genocide is presented here –
uncut and followed by a Q&A with Oppenheimer himself.
SHIM SUNG-BO | 2014 | SOUTH KOREA | 111 MIN | KOREAN
JUNE 30 - 7:30PM
Post screening discussion with Dr.
Joseph Bierman (Rowan University).
Followed by a post-screening discussion with
Dr. Gregory Wolmart (Drexel University).
OPPENHEIMER ON INDONESIAN GENOCIDE
Anchored by a series of interviews, experiments and lectures
with Duke University professor Dan Ariely, this intriguing documentary digs deep into the human instincts behind lying. Variety
calls director Yael Melamede’s debut an “entertaining mix of
anecdotal evidence, academic research and current affairs.”
FILMADELPHIA
A venue for local filmmakers of all ages, levels and backgrounds to showcase
recent work and engage with audiences. Supported by the John S. and James
L. Knight Foundation.
J U N E S H O WC A S E
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Horror, action, suspense and the downright weird, these films will keep you awake
during the graveyard shift.
T H E T R E AT M E N T
HANS HERBOTS | 2014 | BELGIUM | 125 MIN | DUTCH
JUNE 12, JUNE 13 - 11:59PM
JUNE 23 - 7:30PM
GUMBALL KRIS AND KURTIS THEORIN | 6 MIN
Echoing tones of nuevo-European thrillers like The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo, this Belgian mystery tells the story of a
hot-headed cop who finds himself caught in a web of deceit
when a nine-year-old boy goes missing. He uncovers a secret
so dark that it makes similar stories feel like warm and fuzzy
child’s play.
IT WAS A QUIET RIDE
GRANT SCHMIDT | 17 MIN
N I G H T S L I K E T H I S KEVIN NGUYEN | 11 MIN
Followed by a Q&A with short film
directors
THERE ALL ALONG KYLE THOMPSON | 9 MIN
B L OW O U T
BRIAN DE PALMA | 1981 | USA | 107 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 26, JUNE 27 - 11:59PM
T H E M AG I C B R AC E L E T
When a b-movie soundman accidentally records audio of a
murder, he is forced to set out on a race against time to find
the killer. This Brian De Palma chiller, set in Philadelphia and
starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen and a spine-tingling John
Lithgow, is an Independence Day classic. Presented in 35mm.
JON POLL | 2013 | USA | 19 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 21 - 7:30PM
Followed by a Q&A with Stacy Goldberg
Diablo Cody, James Van Der Beek and others came together
to grant 15-year-old Cheltenham resident Rina Goldberg’s last
wish: to create her own film. When Ashley inherits a totem
bracelet, she embarks on a journey of discovery and healing.
Preceded by Love Life, Dream Big, Be Positive, the behind-thescenes documentary about the film’s production.
A R AC H N O P H O B I A
FRANK MARSHALL | 1990 | USA | 103 MIN | ENGLISH,
SPANISH | J U L Y 1 0 , J U L Y 1 1 - 1 1 : 5 9 P M
Starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, this horror-comedy
sees a relocated city doctor, his family and their new town
confronted by a growing gang of bloodthirsty Venezuelan
spiders. Giving us the creeps for 25 years, we’re bringing this
panic-inducing, super fun creature film back to the big screen.
Presented in 35mm.
FILM LAB
A monthly exploration of science through cinema, pairing films with relevant
specialists for unique and engaging discussions.
INSIDE
YO U N G F R A N K E N S T E I N
MEL BROOKS | 1974 | USA | 106 MIN | ENGLISH, GERMAN
JUNE 9 - 7:30PM
ALEXANDRE BUSTILLO, ALEXANDRE BUSTILLO,
J U L I E N M AU R Y | 2 0 0 7 | F R A N C E | 8 2 M I N
FRENCH | JULY 24, JULY 25 - 11:59PM
Determined not to repeat the past, neurosurgeon Dr.
Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) inherits his infamous grandfather’s
castle and, in a a sharply ironic twist, finds himself attempting a
brain transfer to reanimate a gigantic corpse (Peter Boyle) in Mel
Brooks’ cult classic.
An essential in the pregnancy horror canon, alongside films
like Rosemary’s Baby, this wildly popular, edge-of-your-seat
gore-fest from directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
sees a mother-to-be fending off a dangerous home invader
with terrifying intentions.
see Film Lab notes
DO N N I E DA R KO
R I C H A R D K EL L Y | 2001 | USA | 113 M IN | ENG LISH
JULY 7 - 7:30PM
see Film Lab notes
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In his mind-bending cult classic, director Richard Kelly
showcases his unique cinematic voice and examines themes of
parallel realities in this often comedic mystery centered around
a troubled teen who is pressured into committing a series of
bizarre crimes after he begins to have visions that he can’t
explain. Presented in 35mm.
FILM LAB NOTES
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN — The screening is followed by a discussion with Lance Wahlert, PhD, on
current medical research and bioethics philosophy surrounding transplantation and reanimation. Dr. Wahlert is
an Asst. Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Program Director of the Master of Bioethics at UPENN.
Twice the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, Dr. Wahlert’s courses include Bioethics and
Sexuality, Clinical Ethics Mediation, Medicine in Film, and Digital Media Bioethics among others.
DONNIE DARKO — The screening is followed by a discussion with Jeff Blomquist, MS on current
developments in our understanding of the permeability of time, time travel and time paradoxes. Jeff is co-author of
A User’s Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes and Quantum Uncertainty with
Dr. Dave Goldberg, which focuses on the realistic possibilities of maneuvering the temporal dimension, and how
some more famous films take on time travel. Jeff has a Masters degree in Physics with a focus on astronomy and
astrophysics from Drexel University and has taught astronomy at Widener University since 2010.
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CONERSTONES OF FRENCH CINEMA
Timeless and terrific, these four masterpieces remind us how France in the early
60s shaped what world cinema is today.
NEW FRENCH FILMS
A collection of the best new funny, daring and sexy films from the unique
birthplace of cinema.
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
PA R T Y G I R L
JACQUES DEMY | 1964 | FRANCE | 91 MIN | FRENCH
JULY 6, JULY 8, JULY 9 - 2:00PM
M A R I E A M AC H O U K E L I , M A R I E A M AC H O U K E L I ,
C L A I R E B U R G E R A N D S A M U E L T H E I S | 2014
F R A N C E | 96 M I N | F R E N C H | J U L Y 2 - 7 :30 P M
In Jacques Demy’s lovely and timeless musical, a young,
pregnant boutique worker is forced to marry an older man when
she is separated from her one true love (and the father of her
baby) by the Algerian War. Populated with beautiful Technicolor,
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is simply unforgettable.
B R E AT H L E S S
Winner of the Best First Feature at last year’s Cannes Film
Festival, this honest and lively French drama tells the story
of a witty, elderly nightclub hostess whose newly found love
for retired life forces her to wrestle her lifelong instincts and
reinvent herself as a married woman.
REALITY
JEAN-LUC GODARD | 1960 | FRANCE | 90 MIN | FRENCH
JULY 13, JULY 15, JULY 16 - 2:00PM | JULY 18 - 12:00PM
QUENTIN DUPIEUX | 2014 | FRANCE, BELGIUM,
USA | 95 MIN | ENGLISH | JULY 9 - 7:30PM
Defining French New Wave cinema with its lyrical, light form,
Godard’s first feature film revolves around Michel, a petty thief
who, on the run after stealing a car and shooting a police
officer, hides out in his American girlfriend Patricia’s Paris
apartment until she learns of the crime. Presented in 35mm.
Quentin Dupieux, the genius behind recent absurdist comedies
Rubber and Wrong, returns with a smart, self-reflexive film
about an aspiring director who is to be given money for his first
feature film, provided he can uncover a groan of pain worthy of
an Oscar in the next 48 hours.
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
GRAND CENTRAL
ALAIN RESNAIS | 1959 | FRANCE, JAPAN | 90 MIN | FRENCH,
JAPANESE, ENGLISH | JULY 20, JULY 22, JULY 23 - 2:00PM
R E B E CC A Z L OTOW S K I | 2013 | F R A N C E , AU S T R I A
92 M I N | F R E N C H | J U L Y 16 - 7:30 P M
Set in Hiroshima after WWII, Renais’ distinguished contribution
to launching the movement presents a conversation told largely
through narration and flashbacks between She, a French
actress and He, a Japanese architect, who weave their musings
over loves and other life experiences together with meditations
on the atomic bomb.
An unskilled nuclear plant worker, facing the horrors of
everyday contamination, begins a steamy affair with his boss’
fiancée in this sexy, sweeping love story set in the picturesque
lower valley of Rhone and starring Léa Seydoux (Blue is the
Warmest Color) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet).
JULES AND JIM
M AY A L L A H B L E S S F R A N C E !
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT | 1962 | FRANCE | 105 MIN | FRENCH
JULY 27, JULY 29, JULY 30 - 2:00PM | AUGUST 1 - 12:00PM
ABD AL MALIK | 2014 | FRANCE | 95 MIN | FRENCH
JULY 23 - 7:30PM
Friends Jules and Jim, a shy German and a carefree
Frenchman, both fall for Catherine, a young, mercurial
woman who brings to life the mesmerizing smile of a statue
they encountered on a visit to a Greek island. The three form
a complicated love triangle, convoluted further by the first
World War.
Celebrated French rapper, writer, spoken word poet and
philosopher Abd Al Malik makes his directorial debut with this
moving and unique adaptation of his own autobiography. In the
suburbs of Paris, a teenage Malik turns to school, music and
Islam to steer himself off of an expected path of drug deals and
violence.
FUN FACT: Are you a film lover with an infant? Grab your stroller and
join us for BABIES ON BOARD screenings every Wednesday! New parents and
caretakers are invited to bring their children to the theater to catch a new
release. Volume is lowered and fussing, giggling and sleeping are no problem!
Films screen at matinee times and ticket prices — and the little ones are always
free! Visit filmadelphia.org/nowshowing and look for italicized film times for
designated screenings.
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SATURDAY MORNING SPECIALS
& SENSORY FRIENDLY SUNDAYS
Two weekend screening series of children’s classics and contemporary familyfriendly films perfect for the young and young at heart. Presented by the R.K.
Mellon Family Foundation.
THE HENRY FOOL TRILOGY
Eighteen years in the making, Hal Hartley’s seriocomic spans an epic and hilarious
tale of love and deceit that defined two decades of American independent cinema.
H E N R Y F OO L
HAL HARTLEY | 1997 | USA | 137 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 20 - 2:00PM
Thoughtfully designed to include first time film-goers and children with sensitivities to
the traditional theater environment, all Sunday morning screenings below offer a sensory
friendly environment: a relaxed, accepting atmosphere with the lights turned up, the volume
lowered and expectations to remain silent and seated removed. Parent to Child Therapy and
Associates brightens the experience with a warm-up activity that helps children engage with
the film and with the other attendees. During the screening, Parent to Child maintains a
Sensory Friendly nook in the lobby for those who might need a break from the theater. This
program is also designed to welcome and embrace children with cognitive or behavioral
disabilities, so that all children can have the opportunity to make memories at the movies.
In the series’ opener and Best Screenplay winner at Cannes,
aspiring novelist Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan), who carries
a mysterious collection of,notebooks, befriends garbageman
Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) and encourages him to pursue
poetry. When Simon finds success, the two split, until Henry’s
previous life catches up with him. Presented in 35mm.
FAY G R I M
THE IRON GIANT
HAL HARTLEY | 2006 | USA | 118 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 20 - 4:45PM
BRAD BIRD | 1999 | USA | 86 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 13, JUNE 14 - 11:00AM
Ten years after the events of the first film, Henry’s ex-wife,
Fay Grim, is persuaded by a CIA agent (Jeff Goldblum) to track
down Henry’s notebooks in the interest of US security, as they
contain secrets embedded in his poetry. Parker Posey shines as
the titular character in this sharp, comedic sequel. Presented in
35mm.
Based on “Iron Man,” a story by British poet laureate Ted
Hughes, the film tells the story of a large metal robot who
falls from the sky and sends a small town in Maine into panic.
The government arrives to destroy the machine and it’s up to
Hogarth, a boy from the town, to prove the Iron Giant isn’t the
enemy. Presented in 35mm.
NED RIFLE
PA P E R P L A N E S
HAL HARTLEY | 2014 | USA | 85 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 20 - 7:15PM
ROBERT CONNOLLY | 2014 | AUSTRALIA | 96 MIN | ENGLISH
JUNE 27, JUNE 28 - 11:00AM
The trilogy’s final installment sees Ned Rifle, Henry’s long lost
son, in search of his estranged father. As the story begins to
unfold and the world of Henry’s looks bigger than ever before,
Ned’s ultimate motives become clear. The original cast is
joined by Liam Aiken and Aubrey Plaza for this brilliant finale.
11-year-old Dylan finds a passion for competitive paper plane
making that earns him first place in a school contest and takes
him all the way to the World Paper Plane Championships in
Tokyo.Confronted with new friends, foes, experiences and
challenges, Dylan learns that winning isn’t everything.
E . T. T H E E X T R A - T E R R E S T R I A L
STEVEN SPIELBERG | 1982 | USA | 115 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 11, JULY 12 - 11:00AM
Accidentally left on earth during his ship’s hasty departure, a
small alien finds himself afraid, alone and three million light
years from home. Discovered by 10-year-old Elliot, the little
visitor and his new friend attempt to find their place in the
world (and universe!) in Spielberg’s timeless family classic.
H OC U S P OC U S A L F I E AT K I N S
TORILL KOVE | 2013 | NORWAY | 75 MIN | ENGLISH,
NORWEGIAN | JULY 25, JULY 26 - 11:00AM
Called a “must-see” by Time Out NY during the 2015 New York
International Children’s Film Festival, this adorable story for the
youngest crowd features 7-year-old Alfie (and his imaginary
friend) who, despite worries from his dad, enlists the help of a
magician to make the boy’s dream of owning his very own dog
come true.
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Conversations with
Ruth Perlmutter
From June 30 through July 7, join us for
a conversation series around four French
Film classics running each Tuesday
afternoon from noon to 3pm, hosted by Ruth
Perlmutter, PhD. Ruth has been involved in
the Philadelphia film community for over
thirty years. A former professor at University
of the Arts, Temple University, and Tyler
School of Art, Ruth sits on the Advisory
Board for the Philadelphia Film Society,
the Advisory Board for the Bryn Mawr Film
Institute, and is Artistic Director Emeritus
for the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.
SCHEDULE:
June 30th - M. Hulot’s Holiday - 12:00 PM
July 7th - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - 12:00 PM
July 14th - Breathless - 12:00 PM
July 21st - Hiroshima, Mon Amour - 12:00 PM
PER SCREENING:
$11 General Admission
$10 Senior/Student
$9 PFS Member
FULL CONVERSATION SERIES:
$35 General Admission (savings of $9)
$30 Senior/Student (savings of $10)
$25 PFS Member (savings of $11)
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BYO: YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US
A theatrical toast to teenage ‘tude featuring the on-screen cliques we hate to love
(and love to hate!)
DIRECTORS TO WATCH: JAMES PONSOLDT
Honest, heartfelt and endearing, up-and-coming American director James
Ponsoldt’s work explores addiction and human connection in unexpected ways.
SUPERBAD
O F F T H E B L AC K
GR EG M OT TO L A | 2007 | USA | 113 M IN | ENG LISH
JUNE 3 - 7:30PM
JAMES PONSOLDT | 2006 | USA | 90 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 6 - 7:30PM
First drafted by friends Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg when
they were teenagers, this wildly fun and endlessly quotable
comedy follows inseparable seniors Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan
(Michael Cera), along with third wheel Fogell (Christopher
Mintz-Plasse), as they set out to be the heroes of a keg-filled
end-of-summer rager.
Nick Nolte shines as Ray Cook, an aging, alcoholic high school
baseball umpire who comes face to face with Dave Tibble, a
player that believes that Ray cost him the game of the
season. Unexpectedly, the two begin to form a bond, one
that culminates in Ray convincing Dave to pose as his son
for a high school reunion.
MEAN GIRLS
SMASHED
M A R K WAT E R S | 2 0 0 4 | U S A , C A N A D A | 9 7 M I N |
ENGLISH | JUNE 17 - 7:30PM
JAMES PONSOLDT | 2012 | USA | 81 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 13 - 7:30PM
Former homeschooler Cady (Lindsay Lohan) enters high school
and is quickly inducted into The Plastics, the girl clique to end
all girl cliques, led by the notorious Regina George (Rachel
McAdams). When Cady falls for Regina’s ex, Regina and
followers Gretchen (Lacey Chabert) and Karen (Amanda
Seyfried) wage war.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul bring to life this
powerful story of a marriage, built on a mutual love of alcohol,
that is torn apart when the wife decides to get sober. Filled with
authenticity and humanity, this honest portrayal of sobriety is
a critically acclaimed leap forward for Ponsoldt. Presented in
35mm.
BRING IT ON
T H E S P E C TAC U L A R N OW
P E Y TO N R E E D | 2 0 0 0 | U S A | 9 8 M I N | E N G L I S H
JULY 1 - 7:30PM
JAMES PONSOLDT | 2013 | USA | 95 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 20 - 7:30PM
After Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) is elected cheer captain for the
six-time National Champion, the Toros (or Rancho Carne Toros),
she learns the squad has been ripping off routines for years
from the East Compton Clovers. Led by Isis (Gabrielle Union),
the Clovers’ bring a vicious rivalry that leads the teams to a
cutthroat national championship.
In the most fun and accomplished installment in his unofficial
alcoholism trilogy, Ponsoldt examines young love through a
popular boy with a penchant for partying and the shy girl who
wins his affections. Like a liquor-fueled John Hughes film, The
Spectacular Now is a relatable shot to the heart.
T H E E N D O F T H E TO U R
CLUELESS
AMY HECKERLING | 1995 | USA | 97 MIN | ENGLISH, SPANISH
JULY 15 - 7:30PM
JAMES PONSOLDT | 2015 | USA | 106 MIN | ENGLISH
J U L Y 2 2 - 7 : 3 0 P M | P L AY S AT T H E P R I N C E T H E AT E R
Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is a popular Beverly Hills teenager who
navigates life, love and the mall with her bestie Dionne (Stacy
Dash) and fixer-upper Tai (Brittany Murphy). Celebrating 20
years, Clueless is the film that taught us that searching for a
boy in high school is as useless as searching for meaning in
a Pauly Shore movie!
A magazine reporter gets more than he bargained for when he
tackles the task of doing an extensive piece on the infamously
private writer David Foster Wallace. Jesse Eisenberg and Jason
Segel (in what is sure to become a career defining performance)
star in this unusually blunt story of friendship and artistry.
This screening is a free, invite-only sneak
preview for PFS Members.
THE CRAFT
ANDREW FLEMING | 1988 | USA | 101 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 29 - 7:30PM
In this mid-90s occult classic, Sarah (Robin Tunney) starts at
St. Benedict’s Academy, a Catholic prep school in LA, and joins
a group of three outcasts rumored to be witches. Together as a
coven, the angsty teens go mad with power as they curse and
cast spells on anyone who crosses them, until they turn on
each other. Presented in 35mm.
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FUN FACT: Every Wednesday is BYO Wine Night at the PFS Roxy! All shows
after 7PM and all YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US screenings are included. Bring your
favorite red, white, or bubbly and for a corkage fee we’ll pop the top and give you
glassware! Plus, metered street parking in Center City is FREE on Wednesday’s
after 5PM, except for rush-hour zones, which are free after 6:30pm.
Visit philapark.org for more parking details.
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ROY ANDERSSON’S LIVING TRILOGY
Swedish auteur Roy Andersson lends his unique and unforgettable voice to this series
of episodic, absurdist comedies that remind us of the trials of being a human being.
S O N G S F R O M T H E S E CO N D F L OO R
ROY ANDERSSON | 2000 | SWEDEN | 98 MIN |
SWEDISH, RUSSIAN | JUNE 21 - 2:00PM
The first part in Roy Andersson’s memorable trilogy and
the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Cannes Film
Festival, this groundbreaking comedy talks about love and
vulnerability via a collection of seemingly illogical vignettes
that are connected through their penetrating insight into
humanity.
YO U , T H E L I V I N G
ROY ANDERSSON | 2007 | SWEDEN | 95 MIN | SWEDISH
JUNE 21 - 4;15PM
Continuing the world he set up in Songs From the Second Floor,
Roy Andersson’s second film in his trilogy is a celebration of
humanity, seeing people from all walks of life in the Swedish
city of Lethe realize the highest and lowest moments in their
existence in a film that Uncut calls “Monty Python meets
Ingmar Bergman.”
A P I G E O N S AT O N A B R A N C H
REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE
ROY ANDERSSON | 2014 | SWEDEN | 101 MIN |
SWEDISH | CHECK WEBSITE FOR SHOWTIMES
In First Run release at the Roxy
Winner of the top prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival, the
grand finale to Andersson’s trilogy sees a pair of traveling
novelty salesman examining man’s perpetual inhumanity
towards his fellow man while peddling their wares. Presented
in 35mm.
AN EVENING WITH BILL PLYMPTON
Legendary cartoonist Bill Plympton comes to Philly for one night only with his
latest psychedelic feature, Cheatin’.
C H E AT I N ’
BILL PLYMPTON | 2013 | USA | 76 MIN | ENGLISH
JULY 30 - 7:30PM
Nominated for three Annie Awards, the latest “Plymptoon” is
an absurdist love story (or something like it) of a wife who,
upon discovering her husband’s infidelity, enlists a magician
to help her temporarily become her cheating husband’s
mistresses.
Followed by a Q&A with Bill Plympton
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