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The Grand
SHOW DATE: 3/30
SPEAKER(S): Mike Lurie
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Cinema Sundays Winter 2008 Series 41!
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Cinema Sundays at the Charles concludes its 41st series on March 30th with the Baltimore Premiere of The Grand. Directed by Zak Penn. Written by Zak Penn and Matt Bierman. Starring Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind, Chris Parnell, Werner Herzog, Jason Alexander, Ray Romano, Hank Azaria and Gabe Kaplan.
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2007 USA. Rated R. 104 Minutes.
Synopsis!
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker. The Grand was improvised from a detailed treatment co–written by Zak Penn and Matt Bierman who also served as Executive Producer.
An eclectic cast brings together many of today’s top comedic actors; Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind and Chris Parnell. The film also stars award–winning comedian Ray Romano, the legendary German film director Werner Herzog and sitcom vet Gabe “Welcome Back Kotter” Kaplan.
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http://www.thegrandthemovie.com/
Cinema Sundays concludes its 41st series with the Baltimore premiere of The Grand. CSC takes a break from its usual dysfunctional family fare with a ‘mockumentary’ based on tournament poker. It’s been a while since we’ve had a comedy at CSC and after Sleepwalking we could all use a laugh or two. This film was completely improvised and none of it was filmed in Saskatchewan. Sounds like a good beginning.
Our speaker for this week is WYPR sports reporter Mike Lurie. Mike was with us for Wordplay (Crosswords) and it’s a pleasure to welcome him back for The Grand (Poker!).
I want to thank Chris Reed for doing such a fabulous job with Sleepwalking a couple of weeks ago. We will definitely have you back.
A Few quick announcements;
1)La Scala’s production of Maria Stuarda is positively fabulous. I just saw it and spending Sunday evening watching it would be a fine use of your time. 6:30 at the Charles for Bel Canto splendor.
2)Spring is right around the corner and a CSC gift certificate for our Spring series is the perfect thing for just about anyone you love, hate, or feel indifferent about. CSC series 42 begins on 4/6.
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
Jonathan Palevsky
Jpalevsky@aol.com
Sleepwalking
SHOW DATE: 3/16
SPEAKER(S): Christopher Reed
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Cinema Sundays Winter 2008 Series 41!
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Cinema Sundays at the Charles Continues its 41st series on March 16th with the Baltimore Premiere of Sleepwalking. Directed by Bill Maher. Written by Zac Stanford. Starring Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Hopper.
2008 USA. Rated R. 100 Minutes.
Synopsis
Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb). She turns for help to her younger brother, James (Nick Stahl)— a simple and overly trusting man who doesn’t hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment.
Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits the road with another man. Utterly ill-equipped to be the sole guardian of an adolescent girl, James does his best to make his distraught niece happy. But before long, things spin out of control: he loses his road crew job and Tara is put into foster care. Additionally, old wounds from his emotionally abusive and sometimes violent father (Dennis Hopper) begin to reopen as James is forced to re-examine his life.
That’s when James makes a fateful decision that will bring his life full circle and force him to face his demons. He takes off with Tara and the pair assumes new identities as father and daughter. What starts out as a ploy to evade authorities takes on a deeper significance as James strives to become the dad Tara never had, and for the first time finds a true purpose in life.
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http://www.sleepwalking-themovie.com/main.html
Cinema Sundays continues its 41st series with the Baltimore premiere of Sleepwalking. Sleepwalking sounds like a perfect Cinema Sundays film combining a dysfunctional family (our favorite thing) with a coming of age film. OK I confess it was Charlize Theron who sold this film for me. Yes! I would watch her in just about anything (ahh Monster, the ultimate date movie).
Our speaker this week is Christopher Reed, Assistant Professor in the Film, Video and Theatre Department at Villa Julie College. It’s a pleasure to welcome him to Cinema Sundays.
I want to thank Tim McCoy for speaking at last week’s screening of The Witnesses. I also want to thank the audience for sharing their experiences as well.
The Witnesses (Les Temoins)
SHOW DATE: 3/9
SPEAKER(S): TBA
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Cinema Sundays Winter 2008 Series 41!
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Cinema Sundays at the Charles Continues its 41st series on March 9th with the Baltimore Premiere of The Witnesses (Les Temoins). Directed by Andre Techine. Written by Laurent Guyot and Andre Techine. Starring Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Beart, Sami Bouajilla, Julie Depardieu, Johan Libereau.
2007 France. French W/Subtitles. 112 Minutes.
Synopsis
The time is 1984. The place is Paris. A young, handsome man arrives and strikes up a platonic relationship with a wealthy doctor, Adrien, who exposes him to Sarah and Mehdi, a young couple who have just had their first child. An unplanned love affair at the onset of a new, unnamed epidemic upsets the tranquility of their lives. The four friends are confronted with the end of the sexual revolution; each facing new possibilities.
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/les_temoins/
Cinema Sundays continues its 41st series with the Baltimore premiere of Andre Techine’s Les Temoins (The Witnesses). Set in early 1980’s Paris this deftly directed film chronicles the effects of the AIDS epidemic in its early days. Nominated for four Cesar Awards and a Golden Bear.
Our speaker this week is TBA but I am hard at work having slacked off last week.
I want to thank Mike Giuliano for hosting and Violet Glaze for speaking last week while I was away in New Mexico. Thanks so much for doing a great job with The Bank Job.
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