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Kandahar
SHOW DATE: 2/10
SPEAKER(S): Qayum Karzai
Here's some information about the film:
What film is screening Sunday February 10? KANDAHAR, France/Iran, 85 min.
What time is it? Doors open @ 9:45 am. Showtime is 10:30 am.
Who directed it? Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh, writer of "The Day I Became a Woman")
Who is in it? Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai, and Sadou Teymouri
What is it about? A fictionalized documentary that illustrates the suffering of Afghan women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in the year 2000, this quiet, stark, powerful film follows Afghan native, Nafas (Noulifar Pazira), who left Afghanistan and pursued a journalism degree in Canada, who manages to sneak home over the border to rescue her sister. Her journey is further complicated because the ruling Taliban forbids women to speak out loud, travel without a husband, or show thier faces.
Why should I see it? "Its many moments of poetic grace make this haunting and harrowing journey a rewarding one." -- Loren King, BOSTON GLOBE
Who is the special guest speaker? Qayum Karzai, the brother of Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai, as well as the owner and operator of the Afghan restaurant Helmand, as well as the
Charles' next door dinner nook, Tapas Teatro.
Qayum Karzai will offer his own personal insights into the state of Afghanistan now, as well as during the period featured in "Kandahar," under the Taliban's rule.
How much does it cost? Individual tickets are available at the door for $15. That price includes a bottomless cup o'delicious COFFEE MILL coffee and a whole bevy of SAM'S BAGELS. The ticket price also
includes the overtime period: a post screening q&a session with the guest speaker.
What are the advantages of joining the club? Members receive a benefits packet upon joining, which includes coupons for use all around town--including passes to the Charles and Senator Theatres and a $10 gift certificate to Brewer's Art. There are still mini-memberships available (4 films for $52). AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR A SINGLE SHOW TICKET, WE'LL DEDUCT THE $15 FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP COST!
Storytelling
SHOW DATE: 1/27
SPEAKER(S): Loren Glass
Here's some information about the film:
What film is screening this week?
Storytelling, U.S., 87 min. www.storytellingmovie.com What time is it? Doors open @ 9:45 am. Showtime is 10:30 am.
Who directed it?
Todd Solondz (Welcome To the Dollhouse, Happiness )
Who is in it?
Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Noah Fleiss
What is it about?
Director Todd Solondz presents this characteristically dark and troublesome drama which is divided into two distinct parts: "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction." The first part stars Selma Blair as a confused university student who wants to be a writer. Part two stars Paul Giamatti as a questionable independent filmmaker who turns his camera on a vulnerable teenager.
Why should I see it?
"A fearlessly funny movie whose laughs draw blood, a bracingly provocative movie that won't apologize for its bad temper."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
For the Cinema Sundays at the Charles January 27 screening of Todd Solonz' Storytelling at 10:30 am at the Charles Theatre, we are happy to welcome Towson University professor (and City Paper contributor) Loren Glass, who last appeared at Cinema Sundays to help deconstruct and make sense of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive.
How much does it cost?
Individual tickets are available at the door for $15.
For a movie?
Slow down, cheap-skate! That price includes a bottomless cup o'delicious COFFEE MILL coffee and a whole bevy of SAM'S BAGELS. The extra cost also includes the overtime period: a post screening q&a session with the guest speaker.
Is there some sort of bulk discount?
Full membership packages for the series cost $11 per film ($88). You
can also buy a 4-film mini-membership for $52. Packages include coupons for use all around town--including passes to the Charles and Senator Theatres.
Winter Series #23 remaining dates:
2/10 (Kanduhar),
2/24 (TBA),
3/3(TBA),
3/10(TBA),
3/24 (Slamdance on the Road Presents: Holy Land--filmmakers in person!)
The Devil's Backbone
SHOW DATE: 1/20
SPEAKER(S): TBA
Here's some information about the film:
Who directed it?
Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, Mimic, Blade II)
What is it about?
A supernatural thriller set During the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. Creepily atmospheric and haunting, The Devil's Backbone is both a ghost story and an intelligent political allegory.
Why should I see it?
"A seductively corrosive horror story that also potently suggests the ways war can shatter childhood."
-- Jay Carr, BOSTON GLOBE
Lantana
SHOW DATE: 1/6
SPEAKER(S): Lee Gardner
Here's some information about the film:
Who directed it? Ray Lawrence ("Bliss")
Who is in it? Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong.
What is it about? Unfolding against the backdrop of a woman's disappearance, "Lantana" is a domestic, noir thriller that draws into the mystery four complex couples whose fates are inextricably tied.
Why should I see it? "There is tragedy and death in 'Lantana,' but it isn't really a thriller despite its neo-noir furnishings; the mysteries it investigates are more difficult to solve than any murder. Elegant but never overstated, sinister but never coldhearted, this is a note-perfect masterwork on a modest, human scale. Imagine 'American Beauty' crossbred with Ingmar Bergman's 'Scenes From a Marriage' and transposed down under, except that 'Lantana' has a cool sense of tragedy and surprising reserves of passion that are all its own."
--Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Who is this week's guest speaker? Lee Gardner, arts editor at City Paper, makes his first encore performance at Cinema Sundays.
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