UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US Fri-Thu, Feb 5-11 - A documentary on the cultural uprising of the Norwegian black metal scene and the sensationalism that followed its accompanying rash of suicides, murders and church burnings. BROKEN EMBRACES Opens Friday, Feb 5 - Pedro Almodovar's fourth film with Penélope Cruz brings his signature visual brilliance to this noirish tale, and the cast turns in some first-class performances. FISH TANK Opens Friday, February 12 -Andrea Arnold's potent film is many a taboo-breaking love story, a searing portrait of working-class Britain today, and a girl's own fantasy. THE WHITE RIBBON Opens Friday, February 19 - Michael Haneke's latest, an allegory of the rise of Nazism, won the Palme d'Or, is currently shortlisted for the Foreign Language Oscars and one of his strongest films to date. A TOWN CALLED PANIC Opens Friday, February 26 - The first stop-motion animated feature selected to Cannes, it follows the wacky, hilarious and often surreal adventures of three toy figures who share a rambling house in a rural town which never fails to attract the weirdest events... THE NORTH FACE Opens Friday, March 12 - Based on a true story and set in 1936, Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent.
repertory films
HOUSE (Hausu) Fri-Thu, Feb 5-11 --Part of our Restrikes & Restorations 2009 Recap-- A massive midnight hit for us this past summer, our digital screening bent the craniums of hundreds. Now we bring it back in a brand new 35mm print from Janus Films. THE THIRD MAN Wed-Thu, Feb 10-11, Sat, Feb 13 - Kickoff Film for Noir Fest 2 - Set in a divided post-war Vienna, American novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) comes to the city at the behest of a work opportunity from Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find himself investigating his old friend's death. BOB LE FLAMBEUR Thu, Sat-Sun, Feb 11, 13-14 - Part of Noir Fest 2 - Bob is French Noir cool-incarnate: slick, zen, dignified...an aging Montmarte gambler from some bygone era navigating the seedy elements of all-night Paris while plotting one last big heist - the Deauville casino. FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG Sun-Tue, Feb 14-16 - Part of Noir Fest 2 - After poisoning his wife, a Victorian London man considers a second murder when his housemaid Lily blackmails him with the truth. New 35mm print! QUAI DES ORFEVRES Mon-Wed, Feb 15-17 - Part of Noir Fest 2 - 1 of 2 from Henri-Georges Clouzot, a curvy singer makes eyes at a lecherous older businessman in order to further her career, much to the consternation, and threats, of her mild-mannered accompanist/husband. DIABOLIQUE Wed-Fri, Feb 17-19 - Part of Noir Fest 2 - 2 of 2 from Clouzot, the ailing spouse and manhandled mistress of a sadistic boarding school headmaster plan the man's murder, which goes haywire when the corpse vanishes. IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY Fri-Sun, Feb 19-21 - Part of Noir Fest 2 - A bossy housewife married to an older man finds herself with a choice to make when a former lover, just escaped from prison, turns up at her door looking to hide until the heat is off. New 35 mm print MULHOLLAND DRIVE Midnight Movies: Fri-Sat, February 19-20 - After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
