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NEW FILMS 6-19
REEL READS SELECTION 14
OSCAR SHORTS 24 BEER OF THE MONTH:
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JOURNALISM ON SCREEN 34
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COMMUNITY RENTALS 40-42
Descriptions for films whenever they are available. Check our
MONDO MONDAYS 46 website to see which films offer this technology.
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LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ron Barber Carmen Marriott
President Hal Melfi
Tim Fuller Katherine Pew
Vice-President Tim Reckart
Stephen Golden Claire Scheuren
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Lisanne Skyler
Melodie Lopez
Secretary Joanne Stuhr
Joe Tarver
Betsy Bolding Jan Mueller, Emeritus
Jaime Gutiérrez
Dianne Iauco
Mary Koss
Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema,
Jeff Yanc, our Program Director, and I spent 10 days in January at the Art
House Convergence and the Sundance Film Festival. Both events are central
to our mission. The Convergence because we meet and network with our peer
cinemas, with film festival organizers, distributors, and others with whom we
work on a daily basis. It’s a great chance to meet in person so many people who
we know primarily by email or phone. And Sundance because we see so many
films here that we end up booking at The Loft Cinema. It’s always great to see
films before they are released to know how to calibrate our expectations and
strategies.
We also spent January looking back at 2019, which set (another) record for box
office. We are increasingly grateful for our capacity to screen films in 70mm
(Joker) and 35mm (Little Women). When we bought The Loft Cinema in 2002,
every theatre was showing only film. Since the radical shift to digital projection
in about 2012, actual film has become somewhat exotic for many, but at The
Loft Cinema, we will always screen films on film whenever we can!
One of my favorite films premieres this month: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This
beautiful, moving film by Celine Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood) is a revelation!
And this February we are starting a new Loft tradition with our Red Carpet
Awards Evening on February 9th. Join us and support The Loft Cinema,
Tucson’s authentic Art House since 1972!
Peggy Johnson, Executive Director
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6 NEW FILMS
LES MISÉRABLES “An immersive experience with a crackling sense of
authenticity.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
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Nominated for the Best does however probe the tensions
International Feature between Paris’ anti-crime police
Academy Award! and the poor Muslim population in
the French suburb of Montfermeil
In his astonishing, assured feature in the present day - where little
film debut, Ladj Ly stages an has changed in the 150 years
unconventional police procedural since Hugo first characterized
in Montfermeil, the same Parisian the strife he saw through his
district where Victor Hugo set bedroom window. Ly’s intensely
his classic novel. The film follows vérité approach lends even more
three plainclothes cops as they urgency to the timely tale of social
navigate—and inflame—the injustice, which won the 2019
neighborhood’s simmering ethnic Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize.
and racial tensions, exploring (Dir. by Ladj Ly, 2019, France, in
the adversarial relationship French with English subtitles, 102
between law enforcement and mins., Rated R)
the neighborhood’s poor Muslim
population. Not quite an update Closed Captions and Audio
of Hugo’s landmark work, this Description Available
gripping and grounded drama
NEW FILMS 7
MIDNIGHT FAMILY “Profound and thrilling cinema verité filmmaking.”
– Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
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In Mexico City, the Ochoas run a the spectrums of urgency and to the enduring community of, and
family-owned ambulance service, boredom, honor and corruption, connections among, those living
one of many private paramedic life and death—all with admirable and dying in the dark. (Dir. by Luke
outfits addressing the massive civic resolve. Teenage Juan captivates as Lorentzen, 2019, Mexico, in Spanish
void left when there are just 45 he helms the family’s ambulance, with English subtitles, 81 mins., Not
municipal ambulances serving a with his father, uncle, and younger Rated)
population that tops 9 million. brother rounding out the band
of nocturnal rescuers who careen “Terrifying and
“Midnight Family is both a through Mexico City’s neon-noir exhilarating … will leave
compassionate portrait of streets evading dense traffic, you gasping.” – Manohla
a working-class family and competing paramedics, and Dargis, New York Times
a frightening ride through dubious police. In director Luke
a broken health care Lorentzen’s bold and balletic vérité
system.” – Monica Castillo, treatment, action, drama, humor,
The Wrap and pathos fill the screen while an
ominous microcosm of health care
Living in circumstances only and humanity plays out in stark
slightly less dire than those of the relief. A suspenseful and vivid tale
victims they treat and transport, of subsistence, Midnight Family
the Ochoa family nightly faces refers not only to the Ochoas but
8 NEW FILMS
COME TO DADDY “Outrageous, gleefully nasty, consistently clever, and
a hell of a lot of fun.” – Michael Gingold, Rue Morgue
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Magazine
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Thirty-something Norval (Elijah and soon, the unexpected
Wood) journeys to the middle of happens. A number of times.
nowhere to visit his estranged Things proceed to get a little
father (Stephen McHattie, strange and a lot violent as Norval
Watchmen) after receiving a letter finds himself plunged into gonzo
begging him to come. circumstances on the freakier side
of outright lunacy. Also starring
”Savagely inventive, Martin Donovan (Inherent Vice),
wonderfully macabre and Madeleine Sami (Slow West) and
bitingly funny.” – Kristy Michael Smiley (Kill List), Come to
Strouse, Film Inquiry Daddy is a jaw-dropping, darkly
hilarious, blood-soaked barrel of
Having not seen his dad since he fun from New Zealand writer/
was five, it’s all a bit mysterious director Ant Timpson, producer
and emotional for Norval. He of Turbo Kid and Greasy Strangler!
arrives at his father’s distinctly (Dir. by Ant Timpson, 2019, USA,
UFO-shaped cabin in the woods Ireland/Canada/New Zealand/USA,
and things almost immediately 93 mins., Rated R)
start off on the wrong foot.
Awkward unpleasantries abound,
NEW FILMS 9
THE SONG OF NAMES “A profound, affecting and beautifully told
chronical of faith, family, obsession and the
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 language of music.” – Gary Goldstein, Los
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Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) search to find him and learn
has been haunted throughout why he left. Constructed like a
his life by the mysterious detective mystery on a grand
disappearance of his “brother” and scale, The Song of Names is an
extraordinary best friend, a Polish emotionally devastating tale of
Jewish virtuoso violinist, Dovidl family, obligation, ambition, and
Rapaport, who vanished shortly friendship, driven by exquisite
before the 1951 London debut music. From celebrated filmmaker
concert that would have launched Francois Girard (The Red Violin;
his brilliant career. Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn
Gould), with music by Oscar-
“Juggles time periods in an winning composer Howard Shore
incredibly intelligent and (The Lord of the Rings trilogy). (Dir.
artful way.” – Wade Major, by Francois Girard, 2019, Canada/
FilmWeek Hungary, 113 mins., Rated PG-13)
Thirty-five years later, Martin Closed Captions and Audio
discovers that Dovidl (Clive Owen) Description Available
may still be alive, and sets out
on an obsessive intercontinental
10 NEW FILMS
INVISIBLE LIFE “NYT Critic’s Pick! Vivid and bracing … its depiction of
female friendship and love is pointedly ferocious.” –
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Glenn Kenny, New York Times
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Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Eurídice, 18, while never giving up hope of
and Guida, 20, are two inseparable finding each other. A gorgeously
sisters living at home with their photographed, emotionally bracing
conservative parents. Although tropical melodrama from Karim
immersed in a traditional life, each Aïnouz, the director of Madame
one nourishes a dream: Eurídice Satã, Invisible Life won the Un
(Carol Duarte) of becoming a Certain Regard Award at the
renowned pianist, Guida (Julia 2019 Cannes Film Festival. (Dir.
Stockler) of finding true love. by Karim Aïnouz, 2019, Brazil/
Germany, in Portuguese/Greek with
“A heady blend of the English subtitles, 139 mins., Rated
casual, the sorrowful, R)
the near-mythical, and
the carnally explicit.” – Closed Captions and Audio
Anthony Lane, New Yorker Description Available
In a dramatic turn, they are
separated by their father and
forced to live apart. They take
control of their separate destinies,NEW FILMS 11
THE ASSISTANT “Eerily effective, with a wonderfully tense, terse
performance from Julia Garner.” – K. Austin Collins,
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Vanity Fair
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PREVIEW SCREENINGS The Assistant follows one day in the follows her daily routine, she, and
ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 life of Jane (Julia Garner, The Perks we, grow increasingly aware of
AT 7:30PM & SATURDAY, of Being a Wallflower), a recent the abuse that insidiously colors
FEBRUARY 1 AT 2:00PM college graduate and aspiring film every aspect of her work day, an
producer, who has recently landed accumulation of degradations
These special preview screenings
her dream job as a junior assistant against which Jane decides to take
of The Assistant are part of Level
to a powerful entertainment a stand, only to discover the true
Forward/Screen Forward, a new
mogul. depth of the system into which she
theatrical distribution network
has entered. Written and directed
designed to build stronger, direct,
“Fascinating. An urgent by acclaimed filmmaker Kitty
socially-purposeful relationships
real-time thriller … Julia Green (Casting JonBenet). (Dir.
between independent film and
Garner is a revelation.” – Kitty Green, 2019, USA, 87 mins.,
diverse communities.
Eric Kohn, Indiewire Rated R)
A portion of the proceeds from
Her day is much like any other
these screenings will benefit
assistant’s — making coffee,
Emerge! Center Against Domestic
changing the paper in the copy
Abuse in Tucson.
machine, ordering lunch, arranging
travel, taking phone messages,
onboarding a new hire. But as Jane12 NEW FILMS
THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES
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FREE LOFT MEMBERS In 1956, four years before Jane original 16mm film footage offers
SCREENING Goodall ventured into the world an intimate window into her life
Friday, February 21 at 7:00pm. of chimpanzees and seven years as a young woman, juxtaposed
Free for Loft Cinema members before Dian Fossey left to work with a first-hand look at the
and open to the public at regular with mountain gorillas, 23-year- devastating reality that giraffes
admission prices. old biologist Anne Innis Dagg are facing today. Both the world’s
made an unprecedented solo first ‘giraffologist’, whose research
Members may pick up tickets only journey to South Africa to study findings ultimately became the
for themselves (1 for individual giraffes in the wild. foundation for many scientists
levels, 2 for couple levels) at following in her footsteps, and
the Box Office on the day of the “Unabashedly sincere, the species she loves have each
Member Screening. The Box Office this stirring documentary experienced triumphs as well
is open 1/2 hour before the first captures a pioneering as setbacks. The Woman Who
show of the day. Please see the zoologist who blazed trails Loves Giraffes gives us a moving
website for showtimes. Members in her field.” – Elizabeth perspective on both. (Dir. by Alison
will be issued a return pass (valid Weitzman, The Wrap Reed, 2019, Canada, 83 mins., Not
through the following Thursday) Rated)
to see this film another time, if the In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes,
screening is at capacity. Anne (now 86) retraces her steps,
and with letters and stunning,NEW FILMS 13
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE “Portrait of a Lady on Fire goes
beyond painterly beauty. It sees
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 into souls.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall
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PREVIEW SCREENING ON reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne act of looking into a dangerous,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 arrives under the guise of engrossing thrill, crafting two of
AT 7:30PM companionship, observing Héloïse the most breathtaking and elegant
by day and secretly painting performances of the year. To
Don’t miss this special advance
her by firelight at night. As the watch Marianne and Héloïse fall
screening of Céline Sciamma’s
two women orbit one another, in love is to see love itself invented
highly-acclaimed new drama,
intimacy and attraction grow as onscreen. With contemporary
Portrait of a Lady on Fire! This film
they share Héloïse’s first moments themes in period dress, Portrait
will open for a regular engagement
of freedom. Héloïse’s portrait soon of a Lady on Fire is a stunning love
at The Loft Cinema starting on
becomes a collaborative act of and story for the ages. (Dir. by Céline
Friday, February 28.
testament to their love. Winner Sciamma, 2019, France, in French/
of the Best Screenplay Award at Italian with English subtitles, 121
Thanks to our community partner,
the 2019 Cannes prize and one mins., Rated R)
Lesbian Looks!
of the best reviewed films of the
year, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
solidifies Céline Sciamma (Tomboy,
France, 1760. Marianne is
Girlhood) as one of the most
commissioned to paint the
exciting filmmakers working in
wedding portrait of Héloïse, a
the world today. Noémie Merlant
young woman who has just left
and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle
the convent. Because she is a14 NEW FILMS
ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND
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FEBRUARY’S REEL READS Once Were Brothers: Robbie Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van
SELECTION Robertson and The Band is a Morrison Martin Scorsese, Peter
Purchase a copy of Testimony by confessional, cautionary, and Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Dominique
Robbie Robertson during the occasionally humorous tale of Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, and
month of February and receive a Robbie Robertson’s young life and more. (Dir. by Daniel Rohr, 2019,
special “Loft Reel Reads” discount the creation of one of the most Canada/USA, 100 mins., Rated R)
off the cover price – 20% for Loft enduring groups in the history of
members and 10% for the general popular music, The Band. The film “A lively, colorful and
public. Copies of the book are is a moving story of Robertson’s engaging rockumentary.”
available at The Loft Cinema and personal journey, overcoming – Michael Rechtshaffen,
Antigone Books. adversity and finding camaraderie Hollywood Reporter
alongside the four other men
“Robertson is an articulate who would become his brothers
and ingratiating tour guide in music and who together made
through all this glorious their mark on music history.
and eventually tortured Once Were Brothers blends rare
history.” – Chris Willman, archival footage, photography,
Variety iconic songs and interviews with
many of Robertson’s friends and
collaborators including BruceNEW FILMS 15
GUNS AKIMBO “A delightfully absurdist, high-octane, drug-fueled video
game come to life.” – Brent Goldman, Film Inquiry
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
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A nerdy video game developer death-match fight club streamed flick about a crazed “future” that
(Daniel Radcliffe) becomes the live to the public. In response, could be happening right now!
next contestant in an illegal live- Riktor (Ned Dennehy), the (Dir. by Jason Lei Howden, 2019,
streamed death match, in this maniacal mastermind behind the UK/New Zealand/Germany, in
hilariously dark, viciously violent, channel, decides to force Miles’ English, 95 mins., Rated R)
and chillingly prescient sci-fi hand and have him join the “fun.”
thriller. After a surprise home visit from “It’ll leave bizarre-action
Riktor and his goons leaves Miles fans wanting more.” –
“Bonkers! Spectacularly unconscious, he wakes to find John DeFore, Hollywood
fun and exciting.” - Robert heavy pistols bolted into his hand Reporter
Daniels, RogerEbert.com bones, and learns Nix (Samara
Weaving), the psychopathic,
Miles (Radcliffe) is a little too trigger-happy star of Skizm, is
fond of stirring things up on the his first opponent. And she’s at
internet with his caustic and his front door. Gleefully echoing
antagonizing comments. One elements of Scott Pilgrim vs. the
night, he makes the mistake World, the Purge franchise, and
of drunkenly dropping an videogames like Smash TV and
inflammatory barb on a broadcast Mortal Kombat, Guns Akimbo is a
of Skizm, a wildly popular illegal loopy, turbo-charged sci-fi action16 NEW FILMS
THE TRAITOR “Absolutely gripping. A big, brash operatic
extravaganza. “ – Barbara Scharres, RogerEbert.com
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The gripping drama The Traitor he may be next. Arrested and
tells the true story of Tommaso extradited to Italy by the Brazilian
Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino, police, Buscetta makes a decision
World War Z; Angels & Demons) the that will change everything for
man who brought down the Cosa the Mafia: he decides to meet
Nostra. with Judge Giovanni Falcone and
betray the eternal vow he made to
“Show-stopping! A big, the Cosa Nostra. From acclaimed
bold, true-crime gangster writer/director Marco Bellocchio
movie.” – Peter Bradshaw, (Fists in the Pocket; The Wedding
The Guardian Director). (Dir. by Marco Bellocchio,
2019, Italy/France/Germany/Brazil,
In the early 1980’s, an all-out war in Italian/Sicilian/Portuguese/
rages between Sicilian mafia bosses English with English subtitles, 145
over the heroin trade. Tommaso mins., Rated R)
Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide
out in Brazil. Back home, scores are Closed Captions and Audio
being settled and Buscetta watches Description Available
from afar as his sons and brother
are killed in Palermo, knowingNEW FILMS 17
VARDA BY AGNÈS Don’t miss The Loft Cinema’s March retrospective series,
The Films of Agnes Varda: Part Deux, featuring classic
STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 6 features and shorts from the Oscar-winning director!
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The final film from the late, installation works while offering
beloved Agnès Varda is a her one-of-a-kind reflections on
characteristically playful, everything from filmmaking to
profound, and personal feminism to aging. Suffused with
summation of the Oscar-winning the people, places, and things she
director’s own brilliant career. loved—Jacques Demy, cats, colors,
beaches, heart-shaped potatoes—
“A breathtaking self- this wonderfully idiosyncratic
portrait of an artist at the work of imaginative autobiography
height of her powers.” – is a warmly human, touchingly
Travis Jeppesen, Artforum bittersweet parting gift from one
of cinema’s most luminous talents.
At once impish and wise, she (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 2019, France,
acts as our spirit guide on a free- in English/French with English
associative tour through her six- subtitles, 120 mins., Not Rated)
decade artistic journey, shedding
new light on her films (including
such classics as La Pointe Courte,
Cleo from 5 to 7 and The Gleaners
and I), photography, and recent18 NEW FILMS
SAINT FRANCES “Utterly refreshing … in saying what’s long been unsaid,
Saint Frances gives audiences something to talk about.” –
STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Stephen Saito, Moveable Feast
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Flailing thirty-four-year-old complication. Just as Bridget
Bridget (Kelly O’Sullivan, who decides to end the pregnancy, she
also penned the screenplay) is a begins to clash with the obstinate
college dropout who finally catches Frances and struggles to navigate
a break when she lands a much- growing tensions between Frances’
needed job as nanny to the rowdy moms. Amidst her tempestuous
but irresistible six-year-old Frances personal relationships, a reluctant
(Ramona Edith-Williams) – trouble friendship with Frances emerges,
is, she’s uncomfortable around and Bridget contends with the
kids, unable to filter her thoughts inevitable joys and sorrows of
and preoccupied with her own becoming a part of someone else’s
problems, so she doesn’t exactly family. Winner of the SXSW Film
scream “nanny material.” Festival Audience Award, Saint
Frances is both a heartening, funny
“A beautifully specific story of an unlikely friendship and
character study.” – Brian an illuminating look into girlhood,
Tallerico, RogerEbert.com womanhood, and motherhood.
(Dir. by Alex Thompson, 2019, USA,
But an unwanted pregnancy 106 mins., Not Rated)
introduces an unexpectedNEW FILMS 19
EXTRA ORDINARY CORPUS CHRISTI
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Lonely thirtysomething Rose (Maeve Higgins) is a 2020 Academy Award nominee for Best
driving instructor in a rural Irish town. It’s not an International Feature!
especially rewarding gig, but it’s all she can do to get
away from her true calling — that of a paranormal Corpus Christi is the compelling story of twenty-year-
“sensitive,” daughter of a famous departed TV old Daniel, who experiences a spiritual transformation
medium. while incarcerated in a youth detention center. He feels
a calling to the priesthood, but his criminal record
“A winningly off-kilter comedy … a kind makes following his vocation impossible. When he
of tea-cosy Ghostbusters that’s consistently is sent to work at a carpenter’s workshop in a small
funny and off-the-wall.” – Dennis Harvey, town on work-release, he is mistaken for an itinerant
Variety clergyman, a role he embraces with relish. Soon, he
has accidentally taken on the local parish, but will the
She’s become accustomed to seeing spiritual activity unconventional teachings of this young, charismatic
that others are blessedly oblivious to, and she’s quite preacher help heal the community reeling from a
happy to keep it private. This becomes rather difficult terrible tragedy or tear them further apart? (Dir. by Jan
when past-his-prime rock star Christian Winter (Will Komasa, 2019, Poland, in Polish with English subtitles,
Forte) comes to town, looking for a sacrificial victim 115 mins., Not Rated)
to renew his Satanic pact for one hell of a come-back
album. A whole lot of supernatural craziness is about “An engrossing exploration of faith,
to put Rose to the test. One of the most exhilaratingly second chances and the possibility of
funny and endearing comedy/occult creations in atonement.” – Allan Hunter, Screen
recent years, Extra Ordinary is an inventively oddball International
paranormal extravaganza fully befitting of its title.
(Dir. by Mike Ahern & Edna Loughman, 2019, Ireland/
Belgium, in English, 94 mins., Rated R)24 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
2020 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS
LIVE ACTION SHORTS DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 7:00PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT NOON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 AT 7:00PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 7:00PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 1:00PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $10
ANIMATED SHORTS LOFT MEMBERS: $8
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT NOON PLEASE NOTE:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 7:00PM WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THESE SCREENINGS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AT 6:00PM
Don’t miss your chance to and Documentary Short Films the winner (the winning films will
experience this year’s best short that received Academy Award be announced at the Academy
films the way they were meant to nominations this past year. The Awards ceremony on Sunday,
be seen – on the big screen – before 2020 Oscar Nominated Short February 9) will be entered into
the 92nd Annual Academy Awards Films program offers viewers the a drawing for free movie passes
telecast on Sunday, February 9, rare opportunity to experience to The Loft! Pass winners will be
2020! Predict the winners and you the year’s best short films from notified the week following the
could win free passes to The Loft across the globe, collected Oscar telecast. Don’t miss your
Cinema! together in this special cinematic golden opportunity to experience
showcase courtesy of Shorts HD all of this year’s Oscar nominated
Once again, The Loft Cinema is and Magnolia Pictures. At the short films, exclusively at The Loft
proud to present this nationally- screenings, pick up an “Oscar Cinema!
touring program highlighting Shorts Prediction” ballot in the
all of the Live Action Short lobby, check off your favorite film, Film titles and running times TBA.
Films, Animated Short Films and all those who correctly guessSPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 25
Awards
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In 2020, The Loft Cinema is Yanc. Plus: fill out an awards ballot For General Admission tickets,
inaugurating an annual fundraiser before the show begins; if your $70.00 per person may qualify as a
by throwing the party of the year ballot contains the most correct tax deductible donation. For Member
and showing the year’s glitziest guesses of all attendees, you could tickets, $52.00 per person may
awards show on Tucson’s biggest win a year of free movies to The qualify as a tax deductible donation.
screen! Join other film aficionados Loft Cinema!
to see who will take home the film
industry’s biggest awards! Admission includes drinks and
dinner, generously provided by
Dress as fancy as you dare and Locale, the new restaurant from
walk the red carpet before the the team behind Contigo. Check
show, play along with Awards loftcinema.org for full details on
Bingo, devised and hosted by none the menu!
other than Program Director Jeff26 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
THE ASSISTANT – PREVIEW THEY LIVE
SCREENINGS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 10:00PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 10:00PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 2:00PM
REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES
PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES!
The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big
A portion of the proceeds from these screenings
screen!
will benefit Emerge! Center Against Domestic
Abuse in Tucson.
Legendary director John Carpenter’s clever sci-fi satire
follows a drifter (actor/pro wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper)
These special preview screenings of The
who discovers that America is being controlled by evil yuppie
Assistant are part of Level Forward/Screen
aliens using advertising to spread subliminal messages to
Forward, a new theatrical distribution network
“OBEY,” “CONSUME,” and “CONFORM.”
designed to build stronger, direct, socially-
purposeful relationships between independent
“John Carpenter’s paranoid freakout deserves
film and diverse communities.
to be thought of as a masterpiece … it’s a
cheesy but lovable sci-fi/action movie with
The Assistant opens for a regular engagement
something to say.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Rolling
at The Loft Cinema starting Friday, February
Stone
21.
Using a pair of hyper-advanced sunglasses that allow
The Assistant follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner,
him to see the skinless spacemen in their true form, our
The Perks of Being a Wallflower), a recent college graduate and
hero attempts to blow the lid off of a trans-dimensional
aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream
human enslavement plot while still finding time to deliver
job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul.
the immortal line: “I have come here to chew bubblegum
Her day is much like any other assistant’s — making coffee,
and kick ass … and I’m all out of bubblegum.” Combining
changing the paper in the copy machine, ordering lunch,
goofy horror/cheese aesthetics with a major studio budget,
arranging travel, taking phone messages, onboarding a new
Carpenter manages to deliver the goods with as many
hire. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow
explosions, villainous monsters and crazed action sequences
increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every
as you can handle (including an infamously and impractically
aspect of her work day, an accumulation of degradations
lengthy fight sequence that must be seen to be believed). But
against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover
it’s the film’s razor-sharp social commentary that really puts
the true depth of the system into which she has entered.
it over the top. They Live is perhaps the ultimate Regan-era
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kitty Green
rebuttal – an anti-establishment, media-paranoid classic that
(Casting JonBenet). (Dir. Kitty Green, 2019, USA, 87 mins.,
will open your eyes to the terrifying truth about bubblegum,
Rated R)
billboards and little old ladies. (Dir. by John Carpenter, 1988,
USA, 98 mins., Rated R)
“Fascinating. An urgent real-time thriller …
Julia Garner is a revelation.” – Eric Kohn,
IndiewireSPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 27
FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS MALLRATS
PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROAD BREWING CO.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AT 10:00PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AT 9:00PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 10:00PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
$200 MONTHLY PRIZE! | $1,000 YEARLY PRIZE! PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES!
The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big
On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum
screen!
and Mike Sterner host our monthly short film contest – just
bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest
“Snooch to the Nootch!” Kevin Smith’s goofy follow-up to his
movie screen in Southern Arizona!
breakout hit Clerks stars Jeremy London and Jason Lee as a
pair of emotionally-stunted yet lovelorn pals who attempt to
IN CASE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FIRST
get over being dumped by their girlfriends (Shannen Doherty
FRIDAY SHORTS SHOW, HERE ARE THE RULES:
and Claire Forlani, respectively) with an action-packed day at
We’ll play any short film, music video or short documentary
the mall.
that you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is
brought to us on a thumb drive (One film per person, drives
“Viciously witty, refreshingly rude and often
need to be in by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or
very funny.” – Rob Gonsalves, efilmcritic.com
advertisements). Submissions (the first 15 films each month)
are only taken on the day of the event. All films are played in
Like a live-action Mad Magazine comic strip, Mallrats features
the order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play
a tornado of wild adventures with the blunt-wielding
for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the
layabouts Jay and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith and Jason
dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck,
Mewes) and two extremely unpleasant baddies (Michael
our intrepid host stops the film and the next movie begins.
Rooker and Ben Affleck). Non-stop zany fun, Mallrats is
But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work
a gloriously silly comedy told with a voice that could only
it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have
come from Kevin Smith. If you’ve ever wanted to see the
pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to
Easter Bunny get mauled by a pack of school children, Stan
try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds,
Lee discuss the sexual anatomy of some of his most famous
so take advantage. You cannot submit the same film more
superhero creations or learn the mystery of the “stink palm,”
than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the
don’t miss a day at the mall with this classic ‘90s comedy!
audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep
(Dir. by Kevin Smith, 1995, USA, 94 mins., Rated R)
them happy! Filmmaker must be in attendance to win the
cash prize. We reserve the right not to screen any short film
for any reason.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content ratings are unknown and
some material may not be suitable for all audiences.28 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
MALEFICENT PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE –
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 10:00AM ADVANCE SCREENING!
FREE ADMISSION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 7:30PM
REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES
PART OF OUR LOFT JR. SERIES PRESENTED BY
PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY
Don’t miss this special advance screening of
Céline Sciamma’s highly-acclaimed new drama,
A free monthly series showcasing great new and classic
Portrait of a Lady on Fire! This film will open
family-friendly films from around the world! Pre-show
for a regular engagement at The Loft Cinema
activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at
starting on Friday, February 28.
9:15am.
“An exquisitely designed, emotionally France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint
absorbing work of dark enchantment.” – Sheri the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who
Linden, Hollywood Reporter has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant
bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of
Maleficent explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly
villain from the classic Sleeping Beauty, and the elements of painting her by firelight at night. As the two women
her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow
Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors
as they share Héloïse’s first moments of freedom.
over which she presides, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) cruelly
places an irrevocable curse upon the human king’s newborn
Héloïse’s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act
infant Aurora (Elle Fanning). As the child grows, Aurora of and testament to their love. Winner of the Best
is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between Screenplay Award at the 2019 Cannes prize and one of
the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human the best reviewed films of the year, Portrait of a Lady
kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realizes that on Fire solidifies Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood)
Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the
to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever. world today. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel turn
(Dir. by Robert Stromberg, 2014, USA, 97 mins., Rated PG) the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing
thrill, crafting two of the most breathtaking and
elegant performances of the year. To watch Marianne
and Héloïse fall in love is to see love itself invented
onscreen. With contemporary themes in period dress,
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a stunning love story for the
ages. (Dir. by Céline Sciamma, 2019, France, in French/
Italian with English subtitles, 121 mins., Rated R)
Thanks to our community partner, Lesbian
Looks!SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 29
MOULIN ROUGE SING-A-LONG! “A genuinely exhilarating
experience. Moulin Rouge is like
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 7:00PM the best party ever, to the power of
GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10 10.” – Film 4
PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING
Celebrate Truth, Beauty, If you’re a true romantic, you dancing and romancing, featuring
Freedom and Love with Ewan already know the story: Christian songs by Nirvana, Madonna, The
McGregor and Nicole Kidman (Ewan McGregor) leaves behind his Beatles and Queen, among many
while singing and swooning-a- bourgeois family during the French others. And we all find out that
long to Baz Luhrman’s grand Belle Époque of the late 1890s and the greatest thing you’ll ever learn
romantic musical extravaganza, moves to Paris to pursue a true is to love and be loved in return
Moulin Rouge! This special early bohemian lifestyle. While there, he (with a little help from the Green
Valentine’s Day screening includes meets the absinthe-and-alcohol- Fairy, of course)! (Directed by Baz
a complimentary fun pack filled addicted artist Henri de Toulouse- Luhrmann, 2001, Australia/USA,
with props and goodies to use Lautrec (John Leguizamo), who 127 mins., Rated PG-13)
throughout the movie, and we’ll introduces him to a wild world
kick things off with a group sing- of sex, drugs, music, theater and
a-long to the Moulin Rouge music the scandalous dance known as
video with Christina and Company. the cancan, all at the infamously
Come dressed to impress in your decadent Moulin Rouge. Of course,
finest Moulin Rouge attire and he also falls into a doomed love
you could win a fabulous prize, affair with the beautiful courtesan
especially if you can also do the Satine (Nicole Kidman), who
can-can-can! Your gift is your becomes the star of the play he’s
song so give it all you’ve got at the writing. Along the way, there’s
Moulin Rouge Sing-A-Long! much heart-swelling singing,30 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
TRUE ROMANCE THE ROCKY HORROR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 10:00PM PICTURE SHOW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT MIDNIGHT
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
PLEASE NOTE: NO ONE UNDER 17 ADMITTED WITHOUT PARENT OR
PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES! GUARDIAN. MUST HAVE PHOTO ID.
The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big
screen! “Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the
Rocky Horror Picture Show cult is the extent
Under the direction of filmmaker Tony Scott, the Quentin to which it evokes and weirdly resurrects, as
Tarantino-scripted True Romance was transformed into a if in a haunted house, a form of cinema as
movie nerd’s dream of a romantic road movie – a violent, community that once flourished in the U.S.,
action-packed ode to exploitation cinema, trashy romance when Hollywood was still in its heyday.” -
flicks and all-around Hollywood excess. Jonathan Rosenbaum, Sight and Sound
“Made with such energy, such high spirits, such Whatever happened to Saturday night? It was locked in a
an enchanting goofiness, that it’s impossible to closet with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it hasn’t been
resist.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times the same since! Unleash your inner Sweet Transvestite when
the mother of all cult classics hits the big screen with the
Geeky Detroit comic store clerk Clarence (Christian Slater) “Heavy Petting” shadow cast, live and in your face! You’ll see
falls for ditzy hooker Alabama (Patricia Arquette), and before a healthy young couple inducted into the world of absolute
you can say “lovers on the run,” the young newlyweds are pleasure, Transylvanians doing the pelvic thrust and a
on a honeymoon road trip to L.A. with a stolen suitcase full sexy scientist trying to free us of all our inhibitions (not to
of $5 million worth of mafia cocaine, which they plan on mention our clothing)! So pull up your fishnets and get ready
selling in order to ensure a bright future of marital bliss. Of to become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest
course, the path to true romance never runs smooth, and “science fiction double feature” of all-time, a Loft Cinema
soon the not-so-innocent lovers are caught between the tradition for 42 years and counting! (Dir. by Jim Sharman,
police, the mob and the ghost of Elvis in a crazed adventure 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Rated R)
filled with wild car chases, kung fu vengeance and over-the-
top Mexican standoffs! Will their love survive? Chock full of
Tarantino’s trademark “pop culture in a blender” obsessions
and colorfully profane dialogue, True Romance features a
killer supporting cast that includes James Gandolfini, Dennis
Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Samuel L.
Jackson and Christopher Walken. (Dir. by Tony Scott, 1993,
USA, 121 mins., Rated R)SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 31
KES MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 7:30PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AT 7:30PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 FREE ADMISSION | $5 SUGGESTED DONATION
PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! PART OF OUR ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIES
A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our PRESENTED BY BARRIO BREWING!
amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by See classic art films the way they were meant to be seen -
Gilbert Rataezyk, Projectionist! with an audience, on the big screen!
“Jaunty, sad, poetic, Kes is so humane it makes The 2008 debut film from Oscar-winning writer/director
you tremble.”– Charlotte O’Sullivan, London Barry Jenkins (Moonlight; If Beale Street Could Talk) stars
Evening Standard then-unknown Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins as Micah
and Jo’, two young people who spend an extended one-night
Named one of the ten best British films of the century stand grappling with popular culture and black identity amid
by the British Film Institute, Ken Loach’s Kes is cinema’s a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco.
quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. “An exciting debut … both sad and vibrant,
Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) is a meandering and formally sure-footed.” – A.O.
fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild Scott, New York Times
falcon provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-
end life. Kes brought to the big screen the sociopolitical Shot in luscious sepia tones, Medicine for Melancholy follows
engagement Loach had established in his work for the BBC, two hipsters whose one-night stand stretches into a 24-
and pushed the British “angry young man” film of the sixties hour odyssey through the city. In between bike rides and
into a new realm of authenticity, using real locations and underground dance parties, Micah grapples with his identity
nonprofessional actors. Loach’s poignant coming-of-age as a black man in an overwhelmingly white indie scene,
drama remains one of the now legendary director’s most while Jo questions her commitment to her white boyfriend.
beloved and influential film. (Dir. by Ken Loach, 1969, UK, Intimate, engaging, and gorgeous to look at, Medicine for
101 mins., Rated PG-13) Melancholy ponders big picture questions—about race, class,
housing—while never losing sight of the human story at its
center. With a budget of just $15,000, 15 days to shoot, and
a cast of two, Jenkins quietly helped usher in a new era of
idiosyncratic, auteur-driven cinema in the decade since. (Dir.
by Barry Jenkins, 2008, USA, 88 mins., Not Rated)
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VIOLET EVERGARDEN ETERNITY HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
AND THE AUTO MEMORIES DOLL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 10:00PM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 10:00PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AT 7:30PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 11:00AM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES
PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES!
Funimation presents a special limited theatrical release
The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big
of the first Violet Evergarden feature film, from celebrated
screen!
production house Kyoto Animation!
The 11:00AM screening will be dubbed and the
“Stands out as one of Kyoto Animation’s many
10:00PM screenings will be subtitled.
greats. Engrossing and engaging.” -Daryl
Harding, Crunchy Roll
Sophie, an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds
her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off
In Violet Evergarden Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll,
her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.
Violet Evergarden, a former solider returned from war,
comes to a private women’s academy to tutor Isabella in the
“So richly detailed and colorful that one almost
ways of being a proper lady. Heir to the York family, Isabella
aches from the beauty.” – Bruce Westbrook,
feels trapped in this new and uncomfortable world. She still
Houston Chronicle
grieves for the only person to ever bring her happiness —
now lost to her. Violet’s lessons seem to offer hope and a
But after this chance meeting, the young girl is turned into
new beginning for young Isabella, but can time truly heal all
a 90-year old woman by the vain and conniving Witch of
wounds? (Dir. by Haruka Fujita & Taichi Ishidate, 2019, Japan,
the Waste. Embarking on an incredible adventure to lift
in Japanese with English subtitles, 90 mins., Not Rated)
the curse, she finds refuge in Howl’s magical moving castle.
As the true power of Howl’s wizardry is revealed, and his
relationship with Sophie deepens, our young grey heroine
finds herself fighting to protect them both from a dangerous
war of sorcery that threatens their world. Infused with
wondrous beauty, a striking steampunk aesthetic and a
compelling narrative driven by dream logic, Howl’s Moving
Castle was the second Studio Ghibli film to be nominated for
the Best Animated Feature Academy Award. (Dir. by Hayao
Miyazaki, 2005, Japan, 114 mins,, Rated PG)SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 33
THE CAT VIDEO FEST 2020!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 2:00PM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AT 7:00PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $8
PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING
A portion of ticket sales “Proof that cats really do videos featuring more cats than
from these screenings will rule everything around you can shake a feather cat toy at!
benefit the Hermitage us.” – Time Out New York This show is produced specifically
No-Kill Cat Shelter and the for the festival and is not available
HOPE Animal Shelter! The Cat Video Fest is a fun, frisky online, so make kitty tracks to
and furry celebration of online cat The Loft Cinema and catch The
The all-new 2020 edition of The Cat videos. The festival is a live event Cat Video Fest while you can!
Video Fest is coming your way, and gathering fellow feline fanatics (Approximate Running time: 75
it’s bigger, bolder and cuter than together to watch a curated mins., Not Rated)
ever! Join your fellow cat fans collection of crazy cat clips in a
for some major feline fun as we social environment. This all-new,
dive into this purr-fectly hilarious all-cat-tastic video showcase is
collection of kooky kitty videos on a true kitty rumpus featuring a
the big screen, and help us raise fresh selection of hilarious, odd
money for local cats in need! and downright adorable cat clips
curated by Will Braden, creator
of the beloved Henri, le Chat Noir
videos. This brand-new show for
2020 features approximately 10034 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
MIKE WALLACE IS HERE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT NOON
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS & STUDENTS: $6
PART OF JOURNALISM ON See the acclaimed 2019 the “60 Minutes” vault, the film
SCREEN, PRESENTED BY documentary Mike Wallace explores what drove and plagued
is Here, followed by an Wallace, whose storied career
onstage discussion with was entwined with the evolution
Andy Rosenthal, former of journalism itself. (Dir. by Avi
Journalism on Screen is an Opinion Page Editor, Belkin, 2019, USA, 94 mins., Rated
ongoing series combining Columnist, Assistant PG-13)
films that explore the world of Managing Editor, Foreign
journalism with lively discussions Editor and Deputy Andy Rosenthal became editorial
with experts and industry Washington Bureau Chief page editor of The New York Times
professionals. Presented by The of The New York Times. in January 2007 after having
New York Times, The Arizona Daily previously served as deputy
Star, The Daily Wildcat/UA TV-3, Mike Wallace Is Here offers an editorial page editor since 2003.
The University of Arizona College unflinching look at the legendary As a Washington correspondent,
of Social and Behavioral Sciences, reporter, who interrogated the Rosenthal covered the Bush
The University of Arizona School 20th century’s biggest figures in administration, the 1988 and
of Journalism, Arizona Inn and his over fifty years on air, and his 1992 presidential elections and
The Loft Cinema. aggressive reporting style and the Persian Gulf War. Prior to
showmanship that redefined what joining The Times in March 1987,
America came to expect from Rosenthal worked at the Associated
Closed Captions Available broadcasters. Unearthing decades Press, where he served as Moscow
of never-before-seen footage from bureau chief.SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 35
PAN’S LABYRINTH FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 AT 10:00PM VOLUME 9
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 10:00PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 7:30PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6
GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 | LOFT MEMBERS: $13
PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT
PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES!
The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big
Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report)
screen!
return to The Loft Cinema with an all-new show! Join the
Found Footage gurus for a hilarious live guided tour through
Fantasy Master Guillermo del Toro fashioned a tour-de-force
their latest VHS finds, including the 1987 Miss Junior
mix of phantasmagoric fairy tale and fascist nightmare and
America Wisconsin pageant, a mysterious tape labeled
had an art-house hit with the ambitious Pan’s Labyrinth,
“bonion sergery,” home movies taken at an Ontario hose
winner of a trio of Oscars (for Cinematography, Art
factory, and a fitness video called Skiercise. Prepare for an
Direction, and Makeup).
epic explosion of live comedy and video insanity you’ll never
forget, no matter how hard you try!
“This is like no movie you’ve seen before, a
haunting mixture of horror, history and fantasy
“Hysterical and brilliant!” – Time Out
that works simultaneously on every level.” –
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event
showcasing VHS relics salvaged from thrift stores, garage
The film is set in 1943 in a rural backwater of Franco’s
sales and garbage cans across the country. Curators/hosts
Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War; its young
Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report)
protagonist is Ofelia, a bookish schoolgirl who escapes
take audiences on a guided tour of their latest and greatest
into the magical labyrinth of her fantasies — marvelously,
VHS finds, providing live commentary and where-are-
menacingly rendered and populated with talking goat-men,
they-now updates on the people in these video obscurities.
huge venomous toads and a terrifying Pale Man with eyeballs
From the curiously-produced industrial training video to
on his hands — after her widowed mother weds a sadistic
the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found
officer leading the campaign against Republican guerrillas
Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and
still operating in the area. Soon, the lines between fantasy
serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.
and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back,
(Total running time: 90 mins., Rated R)
she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between
good and evil. Propelled by inventive visuals partly inspired
by Goya’s ‘black paintings,’ Pan’s Labyrinth is a beautifully
freaky Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups – an alternately
frightening, moving and spellbinding fable celebrating the
power of childhood imagination. (Dir. by Guillermo del Toro,
2006, Spain/Mexico/US, in Spanish with subtitles, 118 min.,
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