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Persepolis

May 9th - May 15th

Best Animated Feature Film, Oscar Nomination
Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival
Audience Award, MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival
Best Animated Film, New York Film Critics Circle
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA
Best Animation, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Special Jury Prize, Cinemanila International Film Festival
Sutherland Trophy, British Film Institute
Best First Work, Best Writing, César Awards
Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Best Foreign Film, Golden Globe Nomination
Most Popular Film, Vancouver International Film Festival

"It's not to be missed in any language. In a year that has given us such marvelous animated movies as "Ratatouille" and "Paprika," this vibrant, sly and moving personal odyssey takes pride of place." — Newsweek

"While so many films about coming of age involve manufactured dilemmas, here is one about a woman who indeed does come of age, and magnificently." — Roger Ebert

"Persepolis, the superb film based on Satrapi's graphic memoirs of the same name, is a riveting odyssey in pictures and words. It's unlike any journal you've read or any animated movie you've seen." — Philadelphia Inquirer

Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of the precocious and outspoken 9-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power--forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, Marjane outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA, and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. 95 min/ 2007-France-USA/ in English/ PG-13
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Showtimes
Tue (5/13):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Wed (5/14):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm
Thu (5/15):
7:00 & 9:00pm


Then She Found Me

May 16th - May 29th

Rogue Award, Ashland Independent Film Festival
Audience Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival

"...comes off as a charming and downright delightful spin on the romantic comedy genre. The uniformly strong performances - with Hunt herself particularly good here... it's ultimately difficult to resist the various audience-pleasing attributes that have been hard-wired into Then She Found Me." — David Nusair

"Helen Hunt makes an exceptionally deft and self-assured debut as a multi-hyphenate with "Then She Found Me," a smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated audIiences." — Variety

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - PLAYING FOR TWO WEEKS
Adapted from Elinor Lipman’s novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with Then She Found Me, a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Following the separation from her husband (Matthew Broderick) and the death of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent birth mother (Bette Midler), who turns out to be a local talk show host, Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students (Colin Firth), only to find that the mystery to life’s questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation. Bernice remains amusing and engaging , a tribute to Midler's shrewd underplaying of a character that could come off as a caricature. The same sort of emotional truth resounds in Firth's portrayal of sweet-natured fellow who's genuinely startling in his ferocious anger and deep anguish when he feels he has been betrayed. 100 min/ 2007/ R
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Showtimes
Fri (5/16):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Sat (5/17):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm
Sun (5/18):
2:30, 5:00 & 7:00pm
Tue (5/20):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Wed (5/21):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm
Thu (5/22):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Fri (5/23):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Sat (5/24):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm
Sun (5/25):
2:30, 5:00 & 7:00pm
Tue (5/27):
7:00 & 9:00pm
Wed (5/28):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm
Thu (5/29):
7:00 & 9:00pm


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Cinema Ticket Prices

General Public
$7.00
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$5.50
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$7.50
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$5.00
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$5.50

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Upcoming Events


Monday, May 12
Bang, Bang, You're Dead
     11:30am

Tuesday, May 13
Persepolis
     7:00pm & 9:00pm

Wednesday, May 14
Persepolis
     4:30pm, 7:00pm & 9:00pm

Thursday, May 15
Persepolis
     7:00pm & 9:00pm

Friday, May 16
Then She Found Me
     7:00pm & 9:00pm

Saturday, May 17
Then She Found Me
     4:30pm, 7:00pm & 9:00pm

 
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