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International Film Series Fall 2008 Lineup Announced
September 5, 2008
MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University's Fall 2008 International Film Series, which will include a documentary about Abu Ghraib prison camp, offers 13 presentations on Wednesdays and Thursdays at Macomb's Cinema I & II Theatres, 306 University Drive, at the Rt. 67 intersection.
Show times are at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the films, which are presented in collaboration with Western Illinois' College of Fine Arts and Communication and Macomb's Cinema I and II Theatres. Tickets are $5.75 at the door.
The International Film Series lineup includes:
Sept. 10 and 11 - - "Young@Heart" is an upbeat documentary about an elderly people's chorus in Northampton, MA. (PG, 1:48)
Sept. 17 and 18 - - "Under the Same Moon," a drama directed by Patricia Riggen, zeroes in on illegal immigrants from Mexico, depicting a culture of half-existence. The audience will journey with nine-year-old Carlitos (Adrián Alonso), who heads north to reconnect with his mother, who works as a housekeeper in LA. (PG-13, 1:49)
Sept. 24 and 25 - - "Love Song," a new film from Christophe Honoré, whose view of Paris is compounded equally by Nouvelle Vague nostalgia and a contemporary sense of today's French youth culture. (No rating, 1:35, in French)
Oct. 1 and 2 - - "The Last Mistress," starring Asia Argento, is a timeless drama by Catherine Breillat depicting early 19th-century France. (Unrated, 1:55, in French with subtitles)
Oct. 8 and 9 - - "The Visitor" is an American drama that offers a beautiful tale about finding your place in the world. (PG-13, 1:45)
Oct. 15 and 16 - - "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," a documentary by Alex Gibney, an Oscar winner for his film "Taxi to the Dark Side," is about the people, places, and substances that altered the mind and battered heart of the Kentucky-born inventor of gonzo journalism. (R, 2:05)
Oct. 22 and 23 – "Man on Wire" is a documentary about Daredevil's wire walk at the twin towers in New York. (PG-13, 1:30)
Oct. 29 and 30 - - "My Winnipeg," a Guy Maddin tribute to his hometown for Halloween, is part documentary and part fantasy. (Unrated, 1:20)
Nov. 5 and 6 - - "Standard Operating Procedure," a documentary by Errol Morris, is an inquiry into the prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib. (R, 2:00)
Nov. 12 and 13 - - "When Did You Last See Your Father?" is a film by Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth, who put a spin on the classic British plot of a father and son battling and bonding over the decades. (PG-13, 1:35)
Nov. 19 and 20 - - "My Brother is an Only Child" is set in Italy in the volatile 1960s. The film is seen through the eyes of two brothers: one a left-wing militant, the other a fascist. (No Rating, 1:48, in Italian)
Dec. 3 and 4 - - "Vicky Christina Barcelona," a screenplay by Woody Allen, is a comedy about two American women traveling together in Europe who run in to an acclaimed Latin painter with a bold proposition. (PG-13, 1:40)
Dec. 10 and 11 - - "Brideshead Revisited," a drama based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 classic British novel, is a film that has strong performances and an interesting production design (PG-13, 1:33).
For more information, contact Larry Jarvis, Cinema I and II Theatres, (309) 833-2122.
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