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VOL. 32, NO. 4
Opens September 23
John Krasinski, who also directs, plays a cartoonist who
returns to his home town with his pregnant girlfriend
to see his ailing mother. Richard Jenkins, Anna
Kendrick and Margo Martindale co-star.
Opens
October 7
“Charming.”
Screen International
Opens September 30
Ram Dass (Be Here Now), formerly Richard Alpert,
was a scientist-turned-guru who saw himself as a bridge
between East and West. Timothy Leary was an early
advocate of the use of L.S.D. The two met in 1960 at
Harvard where they both taught psychology. Director
Gay Dillingham filmed a final conversation between
them and interviewed friends and colleagues for this
documentary. Robert Redford narrates.
Kate Winslet,
Judy Davis,
Hugo Weaving
and Liam
Hemsworth
star for director
Jocelyn
Moorhouse
in the
adaptation of
Rosalie Ham’s
novel. Set
in the
1950’s, the
glamorous Tilly
returns from couture
training in Paris to
punish those who
did her wrong.
Winner Best
Screenplay, Best
Actress, Best
Supporting
Actress, Best
Supporting
Actor from
the Australian
Film Critics
Association.
Opens October 14
After World War II Dutch immigrant, Harry deLeyer, rescued
an Amish plow horse and named him Snowman. Harry &
Snowman went on to win the triple crown of show jumping.
This touching documentary, directed by Ron Davis, is based
on the book Eighty Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts.
Opens October 7
Educated slave Nat Turner led a rebellion of slaves
in 1831, resulting in the deaths of about 60 white
people, the random killing of 200 black people by
civilians and militia, the execution of 57 participants
in the rebellion and new, more repressive laws
prohibiting education and assembly of slaves and
free blacks. Writer-director Nate Parker and
Armie Hammer star.
“A sincerely delightful documentary about the special,
life-defining friendship that was shared between an
unfashionably-bred farm horse and the man who saved him
from a one-way trip to the glue factory.”
LEIGH PAATSCH, Austrailian Herald Sun
Opens October 14
This debut feature written and directed by Jayro
Bustamante tells the story of young Mayan lovers,
living on the slopes of an active volcano, who try to
escape the tradition of arranged marriage. In Spanish
and Mayan with English subtitles. Guatemala’s first ever
submission for the Oscars-Best Foreign Language Film.
“A mesmerizing, understated tragedy.”
ALISSA WILKINSON, RogerEbert.com
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SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE FLICKS
Manhattan Short
Film Festival
844 submissions from 52 countries. Tickets
are sold in advance and at the door at the
Flicks box office only: $9 general and $ 7
students and seniors over 65.
SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:00
Join us for this annual
celebration of the art of
filmmaking in short format.
The audience will vote at
venues across the U.S and
around the world. The final
10 short films represent
the best among a record
St Luke’s presents Screenagers
OCTOBER 6 AT 7:00
IDAHO FRIENDS
OF JUNG
LECTURE: FRI. OCT.21, 2016
“Psycho-Neurology and Jung Psycho-Neurobiology”
Dr. Jeff Hartford, ND, Boise
7-9 pm, $20 admission, members free
WORKSHOP: SAT. OCT. 22
Screenagers is a move for parents and their
children to look at the impact of the digital
age on children and how to help families
minimize harmful effects and find balance.
Target audience:
parents and their
middle schoolers and
older. A brief discussion
will follow the film.
Seating limited; to
register call St. Luke’s
Connect at 381-9000.
No Charge.
Seed: The Untold Story, Presented
by Treasure
Valley Food
Coalition
integrity, and economic vitality of the
region’s food system. Tickets are $12 in
advance and at the door.
OCTOBER 20
AT 7:00
Documentarians
Taggart Siegel
and Jon Betz
follow passionate
seed keepers protecting our 12,000
year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our
seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical
companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers,
scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight
a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of
our food.
TVFC, a 501(c) (3) organization, works with
diverse community partners to improve the resiliency,
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J. Strauss Jr.’s
Puccini’s
Massenet’s
Die Fledermaus
November 4 & 6, 2016
The Egyptian Theatre
Tosca
February 24 & 26, 2017
The Morrison Center
Werther
May 5 & 7, 2017
The Egyptian Theatre
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Opens November 4
Opens October 21
Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall,
Andrew Scott and Tom Wilkinson
star in this true story based on historian
Deborah Lipstadt’s biography,
History on Trial. David Hare wrote
the screenplay which recounts the
legal battle between Lipstadt and
Holocaust denier David Irving, who
sued her for libel.
Opens
October
28
Auteur Jim Jarmusch chronicles the rise of
Iggy Pop and the Stooges in this entertaining
documentary which covers the early alternative/
punk rock band and the climate surrounding
them from1967 to 1974. (Not rated)
“What makes this witty, wildly affectionate
tribute to the proto-punk band out of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, so inclusive, however, is the evenhanded embrace it extends to all the significant
Stooges members…”
DAVID ROONEY, The Hollywood Reporter
Opens November 11
The novel Fingersmith, by British author
Sarah Waters, is transported to colonial
1930’s Korea by writer-director Chan-Wook
Park. A young woman (Kim tae-ri) is hired
to serve the young mistress of the house (Minhee Kim), but she is actually there for other
reasons in this intriguing and sensual tale.
“All the best things about Asian cinema, rolled
into one.”
DEBORAH YOUNG,
The Hollywood Reporter
Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s
Cutoff) directs a remarkable ensemble cast led
by Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart,
and Laura Dern in this stirring look at three
women striving to forge their own paths in the
wide-open plains of the American Northwest.
Based on the stories of Maile Meloy.
“Kelly Reichardt’s wonderful triptych of female
character studies confirms her status as the
quietest of great American filmmakers.”
GUY LODGE, Variety
Opens November 11
Director Barry Jenkins
adapted playwright
Tarell Alvin
McCraney’s
short
play, In
Moonlight
Black Boys
Look Blue to
create this
portrait of a
Florida
boy’s life
from childhood to young
adulthood. Naomie
Harris, André
Holland,
Mahershala
Ali, Janelle
Monáe,
Trevante
Rhodes,
Ashton
Sanders and
Jharrel
Jerome
star.
“This film is, without a doubt, the reason we go to the movies:
to understand, to come closer, to ache, hopefully with another.”
JOSHUA ROTHKOPF, Time Out
B OI S E WEEKLY.C O M Opens
November 18
In one of the most
incredible sports comeback stories ever, Vinny
Pazienza (Miles Teller),
broke his neck in a car
crash and was told he
would never walk again,
much less fight, but his
trainer (Aaron Eckhart)
got him back in the ring
in a year. Katey Sagal
and Ciaran Hinds
co-star for writerdirector Ben Younger.
Opens November 23
Writer-director Jeff Nichols was nominated
for the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his depiction
of the true story of Mildred and Richard
Loving, an interracial couple who were
sentenced to prison for marrying in
segregated Virginia in1958. Joel
Edgerton and Ruth Negga
star.
“It’s a film that downplays
the historical significance of
its subject in favor of a quiet
humanity.“
BILGE EBIRI, the Village Voice
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NOCTURNAL
ANIMALS
Opens November 23
The landscapes of western Mongolia are
breathtaking in this documentary about the first
female to compete with men in the 2000 year
old tradition of hunting with an eagle. 13
year old Aisholpan Nurgaiv is fearless
and joyful as she pursues her goal to
excel at this skill. Directed by Otto Bell.
“…this entertaining slice of real-life
inspirational adventure should appeal to family audiences.”
DENNIS HARVEY, Variety
Opens December 9
The novel Tony and Susan by Austin
Wright is brought to life by director Tom
Ford (A Single Man). Amy Adams stars
as an art gallery owner who is frightened
when her ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal)
sends her a draft of his violent new novel.
Michael Shannon, Laura Linney, Armie
Hammer and Isla Fisher co-star.
JACKIE
Opens
December 9
Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie
Portman) is depicted in the aftermath
of her husband’s assassination by director
Pablo Larrain (Neruda-coming in 2017).
Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt and Billy
Crudup co-star.
“Packs a real punch.”
“Natalie Portman is wondrously
good in this part: surely her best
and an Oscar contender.”
ALONSO DURALDE, The Wrap
DAVID SEXTON, London Evening Standard
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Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) wrote and
directed this delightful musical about an aspiring
actress (Emma Stone) and a jazz musician
(Ryan Gosling) trying to make their way in
modern Los Angeles.
Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me) directs Casey
Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler and
Matthew Broderick in a story about
a handyman who becomes his 16
year old nephew’s guardian
when his brother dies.
Saroo Brierley was separated from his family in India
at age five and found himself alone in Calcutta. He was
subsequently adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty
five years later he went on a quest to find his mother.
Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham and
Rooney Mara star. Based on his book, A Long Way
Home, directed by Garth Davis.
“It’s wonderful to see
Lonergan back at work,
illuminating small and
unremarkable lives with grace,
wisdom, and humanity.”
RICHARD LAWSON, Vanity Fair
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