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MEMBER MONTH
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Spin the wheel and win fabulous prizes! We’re
celebrating our members this August—saying
“thanks” for all that member support makes possible.
Family and Children’s Series
August is the month to renew or begin your
membership. It’s a great time to be a member!
Big-screen classics old and new, approved for movie lovers of all ages!
TICKETS and details at www.icfilmscene.org/series/the-picture-show
Tickets FREE for kids! $5 for adults. Every Thu, Fri and Sat at 10am.
8/4-6
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) Dir.
August 18, 7pm
$20 Public
$15 Members
A special event featuring "Raiders!
The Story of the Greatest Fan
Film Ever Made" documentary
followed by the full-length, shot-forshot remake of Spielberg’s classic
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” begun by
two 11-year-old boys and shot over
two decades. DIALOGUE Q&A with
remake director Eric Zala in person!
Cara Anthony, Dominick Schults,
Jack Tieszen, Sarah Ulanowicz,
Projectionists
presented by
Our annual celebration of open-air cinema features well-loved
classics, beneath the stars and above the streets of Iowa City. Cake,
giveaways, karaoke, costume contests—you never know what we’ll
add to each screening to butter up your Rooftop experience.
TICKETS and series details at www.icfilmscene.org/series/rooftop
8/14
8/18-20
Freleng. Bugs Bunny hosts an award show
featuring several classic Looney Toon shorts.
THE
ROOFTOP
SERIES
8/28
8/11-13
POPEYE (1980) Dir. Robert Altman. An
THE LOONEY, LOONEY, LOONEY
BUGS BUNNY MOVIE (1981) Dir. Friz
Joe Tiefenthaler, Executive Director
Andy Brodie, Program Director
Andrew Sherburne, Associate Director
Emily Salmonson,
Director of Operations
Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist
and Facilities Manager
Aaron Holmgren, Shift Supervisor
Francis Agnoli, Matt Bauer,
Wendy DeCora, Britt Fowler,
Benjamin Johnson, Anna Lee,
Spencer Williams, Theater Staff
Richard Donner. Christopher Reeve stars as the
Man of Steel in the first big-budget superhero epic.
unconventional musical about America’s favorite
spinach eater, played by Robin Williams!
FilmScene Staff
ALIEN (1979) Dir. Ridley Scott. The crew of
a broken down spaceship picks up a deadly life
form. On the rooftop no one can hear you scream!
MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) Dir. David S. Ward.
The new owner is trying to throw games, but these
losers won’t lose. With cracker jack and cold beer!
Board of Directors
Michael Finlayson, Chair
Tommy Haines, Vice Chair
Emma Barnum, Secretary
Chris Ameling, Treasurer
Laura Bergus, Karen Chappell,
Corey Creekmur, Michael Davis,
Will Downing, Evan Evans,
David Gould, Adam Ingersoll,
Kembrew McLeod, Ryan O’Leary,
Doug Ongie, Andre Perry,
Jamie Powers, Monique Singson,
Andy Stoll, Damon Terrill
In partnership with
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About FilmScene
FilmScene is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the
cultural vitality of the Iowa City area through the presentation and discussion
of film as an art form. With programming that entertains, inspires, and
educates, FilmScene works to build and connect community through film.
For more information, visit www.icfilmscene.org.
Online: www.icfilmscene.org
Box Office: open at noon daily
Getting Here
Located at 118 E. College St. on the
Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City.
Evening:$10.00*
Matinee:$8.50*
Senior (60+): $7.50*
Youth (12 & under): $7.50*
UI Students:
$7.50*
CLINTON ST
Members:$6.00*
See all the benefits of FilmScene
membership at www.icfilmscene.org.
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Programs, showtimes and ticket prices subject to change.
Special events may be priced differently. Movie Hotline: 319-358-2555.
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Spend some time with famed
musicians Yo Yo Ma and Frank Zappa.
BRING THE KIDS
Final weeks of our summer family series,
plus an all-ages animated noir from France.
RAIDERS OF A LOST ART
Celebrate Indiana Jones with the childhood
friends who remade the classic shot for shot.
August 2016
From the team behind Flight of the Conchords and What We Do in the
Shadows comes the adventure comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
v3.8
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VOLUNTEER WITH US
Dinner & a MOVIE
FilmScene is looking for movie lovers to help our nonprofit cinema. Info at www.icfilmscene.org/volunteer
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (2016, UK, USA) Dir. Mandie Fletcher. The ever
glamorous and self-indulgent Patsy and Edina bring howling laughter to the big screen!
August 22, 7pm
CITY OF GOLD (2015, USA) Dir. Laura
Gabbert. Gobble up Pulitzer Prize winning food critic
Jonathan Gold’s deep and complex relationship with
the food and culture of Los Angeles. “Be warned, if
Opens August 5
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
(2016, USA) Dir. Matt Ross. A father (Viggo
Mortensen) raises his children in a remote forest
in the Pacific Northwest, but a tragedy forces the
family to face the outside world, challenging his
idea of what it means to be a parent. “Charmingly
eccentric. Sweet and funny. Viggo Mortensen is
terrific.” —Entertainment Weekly
TICKETS $40 / $35 Members with drinks and gastrotastic, organic vegan feast from Trumpet Blossom Cafe.
HUNT FOR THE (2016, New Zealand)
WILDERPEOPLE Dir. Taika Waititi.
The Bijou Film Board student-run UI
cinema organization assists FilmScene
with program curation and operations.
In this crowd-pleasing adventure comedy, a national
manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his
foster uncle who go missing in the New Zealand bush.
The #1 New Zealand film of all time at the Australian
box office. “So smart and funny, such a pleasure to
AFTER HOURS Late night classics and modern
genre films. Saturdays at 11pm during the semester.
experience, that you can’t believe your luck.” —LA Times
SAT, 8/27
Opens July 29
you see this movie on an empty stomach, you will
certainly not last the distance.” —New Zealand Herald
BRUNO (2009) Dir. Larry
Charles. A flamboyant
Austrian fashionista
comes to America to land
a celebrity talk show.
The Bijou welcomes new
students with free films.
THE INNOCENTS (2016, France
/ Poland) Dir. Anne Fontaine. Fontaine’s stunning
film represents a welcome change: a war movie by
women, about women. In 1945 Poland, a French
doctor sent to assist survivors of the German
camps discovers several nuns in advanced states
of pregnancy. “Powerful! A complex social allegory,
delivered in a film of masterful restraint and great
compassion.” —Salon
Opens August 19
PHANTOM BOY (2016, France /
Belgium) Dirs. Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli.
This “visually striking and surprisingly moving”
(RogerEbert.com) animated sensation from the
Academy Award-nominated directors of “A Cat In
Paris” is a stylish New York City noir caper featuring
a super-powered boy helping to bring down a mob
kingpin. “Delivers a level of heartfelt dramatics to rival
‘Inside Out.” —The Film Stage
Opens August 19
THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS
(2016, France / Germany) Dir. Thorsten Schütte.
A fascinating and entertaining look at the life
and career of the avant-garde musician entirely
via archival footage, interviews and concert
performances. “A great introduction to an important
From the director of the Oscar-winning documentary
“20 Feet from Stardom” comes the extraordinary story
of the renowned international collective that uses
music to shape cultural evolution and inspire hope.
artist who was ahead of his time.” —SF Chronicle
(2015) Dir. Elizabeth
Banks. The Barden
Bellas are back to take
on the world.
CREED (2015) Dir. Ryan
Coogler. The champ,
Rocky Balboa, mentors
the son of his former rival,
Apollo Creed.
FREE FOR UI STUDENTS $6 FOR THE PUBLIC
YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD
ENSEMBLE (2016, USA) Dir. Morgan Neville.
“Consistently alive! So fun to watch.” —RogerEbert.com
Schmaus. Indie stalwart Schamus (“Brokeback
Mountain,” producer; “The Ice Storm,” screenwriter)
makes his directorial debut adapting Philip Roth’s
bestselling novel, in which a Jewish student falls
for a young woman while clashing with his dean
at a conservative college in 1951 Ohio. “Extraordinary!
A timeless tale of lost love and innocence.” —/Film
OUR LITTLE SISTER (2016,
LITTLE MEN (2016, USA / Greece) Dir.
DON’T THINK TWICE (2016,
“Irresistible! An intimate, warm embrace of a film that
radiates joy and harmony.” —Time Out
“Five stars! Achingly humane. Deeply moving. The
cumulative effect is heart-rending.” —The Guardian
filmmaking talent to watch, lays out the joy, pain, anger,
and aching doubt that go into letting an audience in on
the joke. You’ll laugh till it hurts.” —Rolling Stone
WED, 8/17
WED, 8/24
WED, 8/31
Opens August 26
WED, 8/10
Opens August 26
INDIGNATION (2016, USA) Dir. James
WED, 8/3
Opens August 26
PITCH PERFECT 2
Opens August 19
EAT THAT QUESTION:
FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS
FRI, 8/19
Opens August 12
SAT, 8/20
Opens August 5
POLLEN (2016) Dir.
COFFY (1973) Dir.
SCAREWAVES
THE ASTROLOGER
ALL HELL
BREAKS LOOSE
Japan) Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda. After the death of
their estranged father, three siblings invite their half
sister to live with them. Another graceful, beautifully
moving family drama from Koreeda adapted from
the best-selling graphic novel “Umimachi Diary.”
Punch in for weird
Wednesdays at 10pm for
b-movies, camp classics,
and fright favorites.
Cheap tickets, cheap
beer & cheap fun!
Dr. Scott E. Brosius. Two
evil scientists whip up
some wild experimentally
engineered recreational
drugs.
Ira Sachs. One of our most perceptive American
filmmakers delivers a tender and intelligent portrait
of two teens caught in the middle of familial tumult
and NYC gentrification. Starring Greg Kinnear
with Jennifer Ehle, Paulina Garcia, Alfred Molina.
Jack Hill. Pam Grier is
Coffy, and she’s got a
body men would die for...
and lately a lot of them
have!
(2014) Dir. Henrique
Couto. Shock jock Amos
Satan has four horrifying
tales to tell... listen if you
dare!
USA) Dir. Mike Birbiglia. When a member of a
popular New York City improv troupe gets cast on a
hit TV show, the rest of the group start to realize that
not everyone is going to make it after all. “Birbiglia, a
(1975) Dir. Craig Denney.
He’s the gypsy king of
the carnival men, he
lies, cheats, steals and
sometimes kills!
(2014) Dir. Jeremy Garner.
A groom, a priest and a
cowboy vs. the Satan’s
Sinners biker gang.
Showtimes set and published weekly on Tuesday. Schedule subject to change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at 319-358-2555.