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Greetings, Cinemapolitans!
Hard to believe it, but we're racing toward October already. And, as is often the case, as October approaches, things get weird. Two truly unique visions from two very different filmmakers open this Friday: - Just named runner-up for the People's Choice Award in the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness sidebar, Tusk is the latest genre-bending effort from Kevin Smith. Conceived almost on a dare during one of Smith's podcasts, this horror-comedy follows another loud-mouthed podcaster (Justin Long) to the Great White North as he undergoes a forced transformation from man to beast at the hands of a mad man (Michael Parks). Despite its goofy underpinnings, the film is gaining Smith acclaim he hasn't received since his early eruption onto the indie scene. According to Eric Kohn of IndieWire, "Tusk is a comedy about the process of eliciting shock and laughter from audiences by pushing both tones to their extremes. Only a director with the ability to play with those elements could have pulled them off."
- Many filmmakers have tried and failed to replicate the singular style of Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Tideland). With The Zero Theorem, he gives them more to aspire to. In a fantastically imagined future stitched together with technology both new and old, Academy Award winner Cristoph Waltz (Django Unchained) plays a hacker tasked with proving the titular theorem that "everything adds up to nothing." Time's Richard Corliss calls it "a spectacle that demands to be cherished — as long as the society Gilliam portrays is a satire, not a prophesy." Cherish it will you can...this is a LIMITED ENGAGEMENT!
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Another week of special screenings and events kicks off on Sunday, September 21th at 6:30 pm. Tompkins Community Action and the 2-1-1 Helpline at the Human Services Coalition present a special screening of American Winter, a striking documentary that sheds light on middle class poverty in the U.S.
Advance tickets are available ONLINE HERE for this special matinee.
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ALL SHOWTIMES BELOW VALID BEGINNING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 |
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Fri: 5:15, 8:30
Sat & Sun: 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Mon - Wed: 5:15, 8:30
Thu: 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
Cry-Baby Thursday: 11:05 AM
Runtime: 165 min
Rating: R |
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Sat: 2:40, 4:50, 7:00
Sun: 2:40, 4:50
Mon: 4:50, 7:00
Tue: 4:50 PM
Wed & Thurs: 4:50, 7:00
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: PG-13 |
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Fri - Thu: 4:15 only
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: R |
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Fri: 4:45, 7:00, 9:20
Sat: 2:25, 4:45, 7:00, 9:20
Sun: 2:25, 7:00, 9:20
Mon - Wed: 4:45, 7:00, 9:20
Thu: 2:25, 4:45, 9:20
Cry-Baby Thursday: 11:20 AM
Runtime: 108 min
Rating: NR |
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Fri: 4:40, 7:10, 9:25
Sat & Sun: 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:25
Mon - Wed: 4:40, 7:10, 9:25
Thu: 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:25
Cry-Baby Thursday: 11:20 AM
Runtime: 102 min
Rating: R |
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Fri: 7:05, 9:25
Sat & Sun: 2:00, 7:05, 9:25
Mon - Wed: 7:05, 9:25
Thu: 2:00, 7:05, 9:25
Cry-Baby Thursday: 11:20 AM
Runtime: 107 min
Rating: R |
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| OPENS FRIDAY
TUSK When podcaster Wallace Bryton goes missing in the backwoods of Manitoba while interviewing a mysterious seafarer named Howard Howe, his best friend Teddy and girlfriend Allison team with an ex-cop to look for him.
Director: Kevin Smith
Writer: Kevin Smith
Stars: Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, Justin Long, Michael Parks |
| THE ZERO THEOREM A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writer: Pat Rushin Stars: Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry |
| | | READERS' THEATRE OF ITHACA PRESENTS: PHOTOGRAPH 51 September 26 - 28 |
| | THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY September 26 |
| | KILL THE MESSENGER October 10 |
| | THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING November 28 |
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