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FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL FALL 2013 The Great Gatsby

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s

1925 novel of the same name.

The Island

President

Can one man save his country?

42 - The Story

Behind the Legend

The story of Jackie Robinson.

Screenings are held in the Christine L. McDonald Community Room, Lower Level from the Glen Street Entrance. For more information, please call Crandall Public Library at 792-6508, extension 3 or visit our web site at: crandalllibrary.org. To learn how you or your business can become a sponsor, call 792-6508, extension 284.

Hava Nagila

A documentary film full of humor.

The Place Beyond

the Pines

Filmed on location in Schenectady, NY.

A Place at the

Table

The Way, Way Back

A family comedy-drama. 2013 Sundance

Film Festival official selection.

Trouble with the

Curve

The Perks of Being

a Wallflower

Miracle

Inspired by true Olympic events.

Quartet

British comedy-drama based on the play

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(USA, 2011, 101 min., color, DVD)

Starring Mohamed Nasheed

After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea. – IMDB.com

“The Island President is an important portrait of a determined man standing fast in a place where the ground is literally shifting beneath his feet.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star 6/14/2012

Tuesday, September 17, 2:30 & 6:30 p.m.


Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford

Jackie Robinson's story is told in this biopic from writer/director Brian Helgeland. Robinson paved a new road for minorities by being the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball since the racial barrier was put in place in the late 1800s. – Swank Motion Pictures

“This story inspires and entertains with a vital chapter in this nation's history.” – Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post 4/12/2013


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For wheelchair access, use the main Glen Street entrance. There is an elevator at the Glen Street entrance that accesses the Christine L. McDonald Community Room where the films are screened. Staff will help anyone who needs additional assis-tance. Handicapped parking is available on Glen Street in front of the Library.

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Narrated by Rusty Schwimmer

It's to music what the bagel is to food - a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit. Bob Dylan sang it. Elvis, too. And that's only the beginning when it comes to Hava Nagila. Follow the infectious party song on its fascinating journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the cul-de-sacs of America in this hilarious and surprisingly deep film. Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Connie Francis, Glen Campbell, Leonard Nimoy, Regina Spektor and more, Hava Nagila (The Movie) takes viewers from Ukraine and Israel to the Catskills, Greenwich Village and Hollywood, using the song as a spring-board to explore Jewish history and identity and to spotlight the cross-cultural connections that can only be achieved through music. – IMDB.com

“Through the unlikely prism of this song the documentary manages to tell a complicated story of cultural adaptation while providing a fresh look at a good chunk of modern Jewish history ...." – Rachel Saltz, The New York Times 2/28/2013

Tuesday, October 1, 2:30 & 6:30 p.m.


Starring Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, filmed on location in Schenectady

Luke is in constant motion, a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels from town to town with the carnival. Passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina, only to learn that she has in his absence given birth to their son Jason. Luke resolves to forsake life on the road and to provide for his newfound family, taking a job as car mechanic with Robin. Robin soon discovers Luke's special talents, and pro-poses to partner with him in a string of spectacular bank robberies. But it is only a matter of time before Luke will run up against the law. – Swank Motion Pictures

“This is a story about legacy, the sins of the father, the restlessness in our souls. It's powerful, it's bold, it hits you hard.” – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer 4/11/2013


The Silver Linings

Playbook

Starring Oscar Winner Jennifer Lawrence. 29

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Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan

Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now

living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. – Swank Motion Pictures

"The cast is first-rate, the ambiance and story provide a measure of intoxication and, most importantly, the core thematic concerns pertaining to the American dream, self-reinvention and love lost, regained and lost again are tenaciously addressed." -- Hollywood Reporter 5/5/2013


A powerful documentary

on children in America going hungry.

Drama starring Academy

Award Winner Clint Eastwood.

Based on the

best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky.

New!

Matinee Showings

at 2:30 p.m.

New this Fall 2013 season:

matinee showing of all films at 2:30 p.m.

The Great Gatsby

The Island

President

42 - The Story

Behind the Legend

Hava Nagila

The Place Beyond

the Pines

A Place at the

Table

The Way, Way Back

Trouble with the

Curve

The Perks of Being

a Wallflower

Miracle

Quartet

The Silver Linings

Playbook

FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL FALL 2013

(USA, 2012, 102 min., color, 35mm)

Starring Emma Watson and Logan Lerman

Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. – IMDB.com

“Perks seems like the work of a much more experienced director, maintaining fidelity to the source material without sacrificing any cinematic qualities, triggering genuine sentimentality and nostalgia through interaction between sound and image.” – Ian Buckwalter, The Atlantic 9/9/2012

Tuesday, November 12, 2:30 & 6:30 p.m.

(USA, 2012, 111 min., color, 35mm)

Starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams

Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daugh-ter, Mickey an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm whose drive and ambition has put her on the fast track to becoming partner. Against her better judgment, and over Gus's objections, Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip to North Carolina, jeopardizing her own career to save his. Forced to spend time together for the first time in years, each makes new discoveries – revealing long-held truths about their past and present that could change their future. – Swank Motion Pictures

“Trouble with the Curve" is a solid double down the line.” – Richard Roeper, Richardroeper.com, 9/22/2012


(USA, 2013, 96 min., color, 35mm)

Starring Steve Carell and Liam James

The Way, Way Back is the funny and poignant coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Duncan's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up and begins to finally find his place in the world. – Criterion

“The Way Way Back gets it wittily, thrillingly right. It turns the familiar into something bracingly fresh and funny. It makes you laugh, then breaks your heart.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 7/8/2013



Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano has lost everything - his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and father after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife. When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. – Swank Motion Pictures

“Silver Linings Playbook tells us that happily- ever-after may depend on finding people who coexist with our lunacy, not ones who can lead us out of it. In any case, it's crazy good.” – Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune 1/4/2013



Starring Kurt Russell and Patricia Clarkson

The inspiring true story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? Yes! – IMDB.com

“The movie brings the audience back to 1980 with bone-crunching verisimilitude.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post 2/6/2004


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(UK, 2013, 105 min., color, 35mm)

Starring Maggie Smith and Billy Connolly

Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget, Wilfred Bond and Cecily Robson this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert? – Swank Motion Pictures

“Hoffman, in his directorial debut, has crafted a hopeful movie with a warm atmosphere, but one that's realistic, too.” – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle 1/24/2013



Narrated by Jeff Bridges

Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from. The directors examine the issue of hunger in America through three people struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her kids; Rosie, a Colorado fifth-grader who often has to depend on friends and neighbors to feed her; and Tremonica, a Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and health issues are exacerbated by the empty calories her hardworking mother can afford. – Magnolia Pictures

“The filmmakers vividly illustrate the power and depth of the long-spiraling problem of "food insecurity" by immersing us in the hardscrabble lives of a cross section of our nation's poor.” – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times 2/28/2013


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