Coming Attractions, Monday, March 11, 2024
GOTHARD SISTERS return to the stage for an evening of traditional Irish Folk Music Thursday night at 7. Doors will swing open at 6:30. Tickets at Eventbright.com. If you were in the crowd last year you know what a talented trio will entertaining again on Thursday night. Grab a pal, your green cap, and come on down! To the films:
MONDAY, MARCH 11 - DUNE Part 2 @ 3:45 & 7
TUESDAY, MARCH 12 - DUNE Part 2 @ 3:45 & 7 (OCAP)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 - DUNE Part 2 @ 3:45 & 7
THURSDAY, MARCH 14 - THE GOTHARD SISTERS @ 7 (Doors at 6:30)
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 - POOR THINGS @ 3:45 & ANATOMY of a FALL @ 6:35
SAT & SUN, MARCH 16&17 - POOR THINGS @ 1 & 3:45 & ANATOMY of a FALL @ 6:35
MON-THU, MARCH, 18-21 - POOR THINGS @ 3:45 & ANATOMY of a FALL @ 6:35
That is the schedule, here are a few details. How the devil ever got in there I will never know.
POOR THINGS: 2:21, Rated R, Buena Vista
The incredible tale of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unconventional Mary Shelly fanboy, Dr. Goodwin Baxter.
POOR THINGS was nominated in five categories, Best makeup & hairstyling, best musical achievement for motion picture, and best directing. As well as winning the golden Oscar for Best Directing and Best actress in a leading role. The latter two going to Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone respectively. It also stars Mark Rufallo and Willem Dafoe. Combined, these are three of Hollywood’s greatest A-listers of the last decade. Maybe longer. And you thought Oppenheimer was stacked!
Not to be outdone, ANATOMY of a FALL was nominated in five categories as well; Best Picture, Best Directing, Actress in a lead role, and Film Editing. It was written and directed by Justine Triet who picked up the (coveted) Best Original Screenplay award. It runs 2:30, is Rated R and distributed by Neon. Following is its one sentence storyline:
A woman is suspected of murder after her husbands death. While on trial her half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the star witness.
ED NOTE: How nice to see both Best Directing and Best Original Screenplay awarded to first-timers out of the Hollywood old boys network. Borderline criminal that Lilly Gladstone wasn’t with them.
Don’t forget: THE GOTHARD SISTERS - THURSDAY, MARCH 14th @ 7 and (what I am suspecting will be) the First Annual MOUNTAIN MOVIE NIGHT on MARCH 22, at 6pm, a fund raiser for the new BIKE PARK at Strawberry Hill. Sponsored by partners Bainbridge Parks & Trails Foundation. The evening will feature several bike films, mostly off-road, great food and drink, guest speakers, a raffle, and more prizes that you can shake a kickstand at. Tickets are a minuscule $10 and available at Tickets@www.bikestrawberry.org
All I got for today folks. Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out our DUNE 2 exit poll survey. I will report a few of the highlights once we have extrapolated the results, suffice it to say that I already have enough data to make a few assumptions (which is what we base our selection of movies upon) and offer you this take in closing:
The core audience demographic at the HLT, unlike the morass melting pot of America, knows what they like. They know the genera, the length, the trope and the backstory They are like folks who like Wes Anderson. Not everybody likes Wes Anderson, but those that do, REALLY LIKE WES ANDERSON.
Down, but not out, for today. Cheers and Long live the Fighters.
Kevin
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