October 21

October 21 - 31st
@tcfilmfest
www.twincitiesfilmfest.org
ICON Theatres at The
Shops at West End
11 Days, Over 100 Films!
Premieres, Panels, Mixers and Red Carpet Galas!
$12 General ♦ $20 Gala Screenings ♦ Passes available from $50 - $120
EVENT
SPECIAL
John Hawkes retrospective
to follow the centerpiece
film, with screenings of the
Jennifer Lawrence thriller
“Winter’s Bone,” for which
Hawkes was nominated for
an acting Oscar, “Me and You
and Everyone We Know,”
Miranda July’s inspiring
experimental film, and an
encore screening of the neonoir “Too Late.” All happening
Thursday to Saturday,
Oct. 29, 30 and 31.
TOP FILMS
Room
Too Late
The 33
Oct 21st, 8pm
Oct 26th @ 8:30pm
Oct 31st, 5pm
(Brie Larsen, family drama)
Brie Larsen family drama
based on the acclaimed
Emma Donoghue book. Won
the top prize at the Toronto
International Film Festival,
which immediately sets it apart
as the front runner for the best
picture Oscar.
(Antonio Banderas,
biopic drama)
(John Hawkes in attendance,
crime thriller)
Hotly anticipated biopic
about the Chilean miners
who were trapped under
ground for 2 months.
Our official centerpiece, MN native
and Oscar nominee John Hawkes in
attendance. Not only is the movie
remarkable, structured through
only five takes of 20 minutes or
longer, but John Hawkes gives a
riveting, immersive performance.
We’re going to celebrate his career!
A New High
Thank You For Playing
(OPENING NIGHT FILM Adventure Documentary)
(CLOSING NIGHT FILM
- Documentary Famil)
Our opening night documentary. Critically acclaimed
from the Los Angeles Film Festival and tied in closely to our
theme these year of homeless youth. A mission in Seattle
offers recovering addicts the chance to join a year-long
mountain climbing mission, as a way of learning commitment
and dedicating to a cause. We follow them as they gain self
esteem, push through barriers and march towards their climb
of Mt. Rainier. Absolutely stunning photography.
Our harrowing closing night film, dubbed by critics as the “most
important film ever made about video games.” A graphic designer
turns to creating a new video game when his 1-year-old is diagnosed
with a brain tumor, creating a one-of-a-kind immersive experience
that aims to bring players into his family’s experience with grief and
fear. When he takes that experiment to a gamers convention, the
film reveals the true potential of the art form. You’ve never seen a
movie like this. Directors and family members present.
Oct 21st @ 5:30pm
Oct 31st @ 8pm
Brooklyn
Oct 24th @ 6:45pm
AND Oct 30th @ 8pm
Anomalisa
Oct 26th @ 6:15pm
(Directed by Charlie Kaufman, Experimental Drama)
Many critics came away from Toronto saying this was the best festival
film of the year. A cerebral and colorful journey into the soul that uses
stop-motion, puppets and a magical hotel to raise issues of self-awareness.
Directed by Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich,” “Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind”). More than 100,000 people crowdfunded the movie.
Youth
Oct 24th @ 4:30pm
AND Oct 30th @ 5:30pm
(Starring Saoirse Ronan, Historical Drama, Oscar Contender)
(Starring Michael Caine, Art House Drama)
Viewed as a serious Oscar contender, “Brooklyn” tells the story of a
woman who jumps between 1950s Ireland and New York, forced to
choose between two very different men, two different countries
and two ways of life.
A much-debated film at the Cannes Film Festival, “Youth” tells the
story of Fred (Michael Caine), a retired composer and conductor,
who vacations at a Swiss Spa with his longtime friend Mick (Harvey
Keitel). As Mick crafts what may be his final screenplay, Fred is
given the opportunity to perform for the Queen.
The Adderall
Diaries
Oct 29th @ 7:10pm
AND Oct 31st @ 3pm
(Starring James Franco, biopic and drama)
Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point
when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has
fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing.
Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by
three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who
shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than
a little of his own story.