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Run Lola Run
Thursday, January 13
Playfully profound. Hot, fast and post-human. —New York Times
Germany’s stylish thriller pits a woman against time in a race to save her lover. Turbo-charged with funky animation, string-theory effects, post-Tarantino time-warps and pulsing techno sounds.
(Tom Tykwer, 1998, 81 min.)
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The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
Friday, January 14
Th Th Th That’s all folks. —Porky Pig
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Elmer Fudd, Tweetie Pie, the singing Frog and Yosemite Sam take to the big screen in this evening of many of Warner Brothers’ funniest classic cartoons.
(Various directors, 1940-1995, 105 min.)
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The Dinner Game
Thursday, January 20
Clever, amusing. It’s irresistible. —Los Angeles Times
This hilarious French film from the writer of La Cage aux Folles turns a game of mockery into a comedy of errors. The hapless dupe lives up to, and exceeds, what others expect of him. Winner of three French César Awards.
(Francis Veber, 1998, 82 min.)
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Vámonos con Pancho Villa
Friday, January 21
Introduced by Santa Barbara Symphony music director Gisèle Ben-Dor, this classic Mexican film about Pancho Villa is scored by Silvestre Revueltas with cinematography by the renowned Gabriel Figueroa. New 35 mm print.
(Fernando de Fuentes, 1936, 92 min.)
Part of the Silvestre Revueltas Music Festival in Santa Barbara.
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Stop Making Sense
Sunday, January 23
Still the kind of miracle movie that comes once in a lifetime. —Salon.com
After 15 years the infectious rhythms and pure fun of Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads concert film are as potent as ever. Recapture the ironic pleasure of “Burning Down the House,” “Life During Wartime,” “Psycho Killer” and more. New 35mm print.
(1984, 88 min.)
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Earth
Sunday, February 13
Like Casablanca... Sumptuous. Passionate. —The New Yorker
This powerful film from India explores the conflict between individual and group identities as mixed-faith friends confront the tragic events surrounding the partition of India and creation of Pakistan.
(Deepa Mehta, 1999, 104 min.)
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West Beirut
Thursday, February 17
Honest, authentic and heartfelt. —Los Angeles Times
In this clever and engaging debut film, a Lebanese teenager comes of age in the mid-1970s in Beirut where he must cope with the civil war that ravages his homeland.
(Ziad Doueiri, 1998, 105 min.)
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The Exterminating Angel with Un Chien Andalou
Thursday, February 24
Essential viewing. —Chicago Reader
Spanish director Luis Buñuel would be 100 this year. To celebrate, we’ll screen: Exterminating Angel, a comedy about dinner guests who are incapable of leaving a party, and Un Chien Andalou, Buñuel’s first film which he co-created with Surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Introduced by UCSB Professor of Spanish Victor Fuentes.
(Angel: 1962, 91 min.; Chien: 1928, 15 min.)
Special Luis Buñuel Centennial Event.
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The Source
Sunday, February 27
Exhilarating. A must-see. —Rolling Stone
Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Snyder and more—this wide-angle documentary recaptures the Beat Generation, its central figures and their legacy. Special appearances by Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper and John Turturro.
(Chuck Workman, 1999, 89 min.)
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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Thursday, March 2
Zany and fast-paced. Deliriously funny. —Hollywood Reporter
A hilarious farce from Japan, this smart screwball comedy follows a live radio drama as it goes haywire when the leading lady changes the script.
(Koki Mitani, 1997, 103 min.)
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Daughters of the Dust
An Evening with Filmmaker Julie Dash
Friday, March 3
A film of spellbinding visual beauty. —New York Times
Dash is considered to be the first filmmaker to capture the sensibilities found in the work of contemporary Black writers like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. In Daughters, a Gullah family grapples with the decision to leave its Georgia Sea Island home. Dash will introduce the film and answer questions following the screening.
(1991, 113 min.)
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Midnight with Life on Earth
Thursday, March 9
Luminous, poetic, reflective and pointed. —Village Voice
Two films explore the turning of the millennium. Midnight, from the Brazilian maker of Central Station, looks at the chasm between rich and poor. Grand prize-winner at the San Francisco Film Festival, Life on Earth is a beautiful chronicle of a Mauritanian filmmaker leaving Paris to return to his village in Mali.
(Midnight: Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, 1998, 64 min.; Life: Abderrahmane Sissako, 1998, 61 min.)
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. with The Goat
Special screening with live piano music by Michael Mortilla
Sunday, March 12
Genuinely hypnotic. —New York Times
These silent films demonstrate the vitality of Buster Keaton’s genius. In Steamboat Bill, he takes on a cyclone to save his macho father. In The Goat, he’s mistaken for his co-star, the bad guy.
(Steamboat: Charles Reisner, 1928, 69 min.; Goat: Keaton & Malcolm St. Clair, 1921, 19 min.)
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| Films sponsored by The Santa Barbara Independent, K-LITE 101.7 FM, Blue Agave, KCSB 91.9 FM., Daily Nexus, Mercury Lounge and Santa Barbara Video Productions. An Evening with Julie Dash is co-sponsored by the UCSB Departments of Black Studies and Women’s Studies, Women’s Center and MultiCultural Center. The Dinner Game and Life on Earth are made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Cultural Ministry of France. |
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