Sunday, October 29, 2006
Bayview Street Cinema Fall 2006 Schedule
Oct 13 - 19 THE ILLUSIONIST Nightly at 7, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sun Matinee 3pm. PG-13 110min. D: Neil Burger. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel. In a world where nothing is as it appears, an illusionist and a police inspector face off in a challenge of wills that attempts to determine where reality ends and magic begins...all the while blurring the line between power and corruption, love and devotion, vigilance and mania and ultimately, life and death. A supernatural mystery that combines romance, politics and magic, The “Illusionist” is the latest film from the producers of the Oscar winners “Crash” and “Sideways”. "The pleasure of The Illusionist lies in its luxuriant belief in old-fashioned verities like character and storytelling; it's as thin as a sheet of marbled endpaper and as cleanly crafted.” Ty Burr Boston Globe
Oct 20 - 26 ALL THE KING’S MEN Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. PG13 141min. D: Steven Zaillian. Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Patrician Clarkson, Kate Winslet. Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ALL THE KING’S MEN tells the story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall - a complex saga of human nature, power, corruption, idealism, romance and betrayal. Using politics as a framework to delve into the more profound dilemmas of human existence - sin, guilt and redemption - it explores the nature of corruption in a way that is timely and relevant today.
Oct 27 - Nov 2 ISLANDER Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm Sun Mat at 3pm. NR 105min. D:Ian McCrudden. Thomas Hildreth, Amy Jo Johnson, Phillip Baker Hall. Stunningly shot entirely on Vinalhaven and in Rockland, ISLANDER represents a real high water mark for films shot in Maine. When lobster fisherman Eben is forced to turn his back on the sea, he loses everything: his friends, his family and the only way of life he has ever known. Returning five years later, Eben finds himself an outsider in the place he once called home."This simple, classic story is enlivened with well described characters and credible emotions that make us empathize with the motives and decision of all characters. Those choices often spring from generations of traditions among the islanders and ides about how a man should think and act.” Kirk Honeycutt HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Nov 3 - 9 HOLLYWOODLAND Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. PG13 150min. D:Allen Coulter. Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody, Diane Lane. Playing Superman on TV brought aspiring film actor George Reeves stardom, but it also held him back as far as more serious acting roles went. When a 45-year-old Reeves was found dead in his home in 1959, his death was ruled a suicide, and attributed to this b-level frustration. HOLLYWOODLAND explores Reeves's life and tragic end from the perspective of Louis Simo, a private investigator hired by Reeves's mother shortly after his death. "[Hollywoodland] holds interest as a whodunit that's refreshingly compassionate toward the fates of its characters. Warts and all, they're likable dreamers in a town where dreams don't always come true.” Jeff Shannon SEATTLE TIMES
Nov 10-16 BOYNTON BEACH CLUB Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. NR 105min. D:Susan Seidelman. Lois, Harry, Marilyn ,Sandy and Jack live in an "Active Adult" community in Boynton Beach, Florida. Their lives intersect when they meet at a local Bereavement Club where they go to find emotional support after the loss of a loved one. For anyone who thinks that new love and romance ends long before retirement, they're in for a reality check. No one sees themselves as becoming old, and the residents of Boynton Beach aren't about to start. But sometimes we all need a little reminder that life is worth living and sharing. “The movie is funny without disrespecting its characters. But there is a sadness at its heart, because, although the possibilities for romantic happiness diminish after the age of 65, the dynamics of sexual attraction and coupling never change.” Bill White SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Nov 17 - 22 HALF NELSON Closed Thanksgiving. Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sunday Matinee 3pm. R 106min. D:Ryan Fleck. High school teacher Dan and quiet teenager Drey are two lonely souls who wander the planet looking to attach some semblance of meaning to their chaotic lives. Dan teaches Drey in a dilapidated school in Brooklyn, New York. Their relationship is unremarkable until Drey discovers Dan collapsed and clutching a crack pipe in a grimy toilet cubicle in the high school gym. It is from this pivotal moment that director Ryan Fleck builds a tentative friendship between these two unlikely allies, creating one of 2006's most arresting films in the process.
Nov 24 - 30 AL FRANKEN: GOD SPOKE Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. NR 90min. D: Nick Doob. Al Franken. From his USO tour in Iraq, to the studios of liberal radio network, Air America, and on the campaign trail, filmmakers Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus are granted entre to one of the most effective political satirists of our time. Franken fearlessly confronts pundits and politicians, blurring the boundaries between political satire and impassioned citizenry. "Franken is a master and we need someone like him to both laugh at and pound his fist at the other side for their own God-like attitudes that what they say is the spoken, written and final word on the subject.” Erik Childress EFILMCRITIC.Com
Dec 1 - 7 THE QUEEN Nightly at 7pm, Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. PG13 97min. D: Stephen Frears. Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen. “The Queen”, a fictional take on real events, takes audiences into the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British Government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess’ passing, the tightly contained, tradition bound world of the Queen of England is abruptly brought into conflict with the slick modernity of the country’s brand new, image conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. "Bitingly funny... A surprisingly compassionate portrait of a rigid pragmatist in denial over the monarchy's out-of-touch dysfunction... Helen Mirren should start prepping her Academy Award speech now.” Aaron Hillis PREMIERE MAGAZINE
Dec 8 - 14 KEEPING MUM Nightly at 7 Fri & Sat 7 & 9pm, Sun Mat at 3pm. R 103min. D:Niall Johnson. Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas. An absent-minded vicar of a rural parish is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's dalliance with her brash golf instructor, his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their charming new housekeeper, Grace, the answer to the family's prayers: a sweet, grey-haired old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house. "Rather dark, decidedly English and exceedingly well played." Derek Elley VARIETY
