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THE COOLER
SHOW DATE: 12/14
SPEAKER(S): Michael Bradley, co-owner of Video Americain
Here's some information about the film:
2003, US, 101 min
"The best thing Baldwin has done in years, and a
triumph of low-budget storytelling by a director to
watch."-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST
DIRECTED by Wayne Kramer (debut)
CAST William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn
Hatosy, Paul Sorvino, Joey Fatone.
Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is the unluckiest guy
in Vegas. From a failed marriage to an estranged son
to a lost cat, everything Bernie touches turns bad.
Bernie's luck is so bad it is contagious, so Bernie is
hired by a casino as a "cooler." All it takes is
Bernie's mere presence at a hot table to kill a
winning streak. If he should so much as touch the
dice, you're looking at the Las Vegas version of a
nuclear winter.
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://www.thecoolermovie.com/
Our Guest Speaker, Michael Bradley, is co-owner of
Video Americain. In additon to being a knowledgable
movie fan, he will also explain the intricacies of
fading a bet at the craps table and when it is best to
double down in blackjack.
CALENDAR GIRLS
SHOW DATE: 12/7
SPEAKER(S): Merlyn Rosenberg
Here's some information about the film:
2003, UK, 108 min.
"Beware: This warm and very funny film, based on a
true story, is
almost criminally crowd-pleasing!"--Rich Cline,
SHADOWS ON THE WALL
DIRECTED by Nigel Cole (SAVING GRACE)
CAST Helenn Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton,
Angus Barnett, Linda Bassett, George Costigan, Annette
Crosbie
"Calendar Girls" is based on the true story of a group
of women who bare all -- or nearly all -- for charity
and become international celebrities as a result. The
Women's Institute, in Great Britain, encourages the
ancient skills of jam-making, flower pressing,
knitting and baking. So when a group of extraordinary
women are looking for a new way to raise money, they
decide to take the annual WI calendar, normally
featuring landscapes or flowers, and create something
traditional -- but with a twist. Behind the baked
goods, the apple pressing and the flower arranging,
the women are completely nude. "Calendar Girls" is a
comedy of outsize proportions. -- © Touchstone
Pictures
To find out more about the film visit the official Web
site: http://calendargirls.movies.go.com/
Our Guest Speaker is Merlyn Rosenberg, who lived and
worked in LA in the 80's and early 90's as a
commercial photographer. She shot album covers and
magazine spreads of various celebrities with a main
client base in music industry. She also directed a
few music videos. She has taught at Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena Calif and now teaches
photo at Baltimore School for the Arts.
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