| TITLE:: | TIME:: |
| THE LAST SERIOUS THING | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 7:00PM / LOS FELIZ 3 |
| Dir.: Michael Haussman, USA, 92:00 | |
| The rise of a talented young bullfighter and the slow fall of a legend are chronicled in this atmospheric documentary. Although the season starts triumphantly for them both, Emilio’s career spirals downward as his dark and dangerous side is revealed. Francisco, though seemingly incapable of making a clean kill in the ring, enjoys media popularity and golden boy status across Spain. In an uncanny exchange of destinies, one man must face his certain demise, while another must come to terms with his own demons if he is to meet early promise and fulfill his fate. | |
| THE LEAVING (DER AUFBRUCH) | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2:00PM / VISTA THEATRE |
| Dir.: ROBERT NARHOLZ, 35MM. 89:00 | |
| In a small city in Austria, Thomas is an artist who never made it out of town. Eccentric, self-indulgent, yet wildly talented, he lives in hellish co-dependence with his controlling sister Elisabeth. When he decides to break free, Elisabeth crafts a cunning plot that at first backfires, then achieves the opposite effect: after a lifetime of virtual slavery. But what he finds is a betrayal so stark that his final descent into madness seems all but sealed. With sharp performances and a sterling score, The Leaving weaves together themes of art, family, and madness in an arresting new way. | |
| THE LUCKY ONES | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 9:30PM/LOS FELIZ 3 |
| Dir.: LOREN-PAUL CAPLIN, 2002, USA, VIDEO, 90:00 | |
| Lorenzo is a live reporter for FAME-TV, a schlocky cable channel. His world revolves around C-level celebrity-stalking, decadent parties, casual sex and quick-fix spiritualism. He embodies a uniquely modern combination of brown rice and cocaine. One of his tabloid stories takes a dark and particularly sleazy turn, and the duality of his existence intensifies. He is drawn towards a greater understanding and ultimately the redemption of his life. His research leads him to a bizarre mystical ritual that unlocks both his strengths and demons as his double life unravels in ways that he could never have imagined. THE LUCKY ONES is rumination on the conflicting values of a society and on the people who embody all of our dreams - the lucky ones. | |
| THE MURDER IN CHINA BASIN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 12:00AM
/ VISTA THEATRE WORLD PREMIERE |
| Dir.: NORMAN GERARD, WORLD PREMEIERE, 35MM, USA, 91:00 | |
| Filmed in Los Angeles, this mystery thriller is peopled with interesting characters – especially Harrison, who bursts into song at regular intervals before being dispatched, and Rossa, a recovering alcoholic thrown off the police force after her divorce. A surfeit of kinky eroticism keeps the heat turned up until the credits roll. | |
| THE TRUTH(Yathharth) | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 9:30PM / VISTA THEATRE |
| Dir.: RAJESH SHETH, 2002, 35MM, INDIA, 140:00 | |
| The tragically beautiful daughter of a small town undertaker only has enough food to eat when somebody dies. Growing up mother-less, young Bijuria takes to dancing for joy when someone passes away, because she knows a meal is on the way. This plot would probably only work in India, and it does here to perfection. Bijuria soon grows up and finds love, and tragedy in her life, but all during her troubles the audience is in rapture with her beauty and her energy. | |
| THE UTOPIAN SOCIETY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 9:30PM / LOS FELIZ 3 |
| Dir.: JOHN AGUIRRE, 2003, VIDEO, USA, 95:00 | |
| Six college students are thrown together to complete a final project: the creation of a utopian society. Their own prides and prejudices cause them to be leery of each other. . .but since they’ve waited till the last minute to proceed, they’re stuck together for one fateful night--like it or not. | |
| THE VELVET HAMMER BURLESQUE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 10:00PM / BARNSDALL GALLERY THEATRE |
| Dir.: AUGUSTA, WORLD PREMIERE, VIDEO, USA,90:00 | |
| Glory be! Tassle-twirling minxes reveal more than you bargained for in this dishy diva doc. The Velvet Hammer wrote the neo-burlesque bible, and you’ll revel in foxes of all forms, shapes, and sizes as they do the dirty--with raunchy music, corny comedy, and glamour galore! In-between shameless displays of womanly wiles and intimate behind-the-scenes footage, you’ll delight as these vixenly vamps debate everything from contemporary feminism to--yes--pastie glue. Toss it and twirl, goils! | |
| THEY WOULD LOVE YOU IN FRANCE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 7:30PM /
BARNSDALL GALLERY THEATRE <ADDED SCREENING!!!> THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18th, 3 PM / VISTA theatre |
| Dir.: SHELDON STRICKLAND, 2003, VIDEO, USA, 97:00 | |
| For every aspiring entertainer who finds fame, tends of thousands toil at crappy jobs and hag around coffee houses. But whether they’re actors or directors, singers or bassists, they share one thing in common: a refusal to turn their backs on their dreams. With a poetic narration, vibrant soundtrack, and an insider’s eagle-eyed view, They Would Love You in France tells the story of three thirtysomethings as they juggle relationships, dreams, and (sigh) the real world. An anti-Valentine to the City of Angels and a love letter to all of us with unrealized dreams. | |
| THIRD PARTY: POLITICAL ALTERNATIVES IN THE AGE OF DUOPOLY | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 11:30AM / LOS FELIZ 3 |
| Dir.: MICHAEL BURNS, 2003, VIDEO, USA, 105:00 | |
| A Survey of today’s major United States political third parties through interviews with Libertarian, Green, Reform, Labor, Communist, Socialist, and Working Families party leaders. | |
| THIS GIRL’S LIFE | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 9:30PM / VISTA THEATRE |
| Dir.: ASH, 2003, USA, 101:00 | |
| Told from a guilt-free, female perspective, THIS GIRL’S LIFE examines the world of a young Internet porn star with brutal honesty and voyeuristic force. It examines her relationships with her Parkinson’s-afflicted father (played by James Woods), her best friend (Rosario Dawson), her porn producer, and a potential boyfriend--and, most important, her quest to understand the mystery behind her mother’s suicide. Newcomer Juliette Marquis, a Russian-American who survived the Chernobyl disaster, brings a guileless sexuality and deep understanding of a complex character to this challenging debut role. | |
