February 2016

118 E. College St. #101Iowa City, IA 52240

OSCARS, OSCARS, OSCARS 15 nominated shorts, 13 nominated features and our annual awards night celebration

SCREEN TWO OPENS 2/2 Celebrate the opening of The Screening Room with a free all-day Groundhog Day marathon

IF A TREE FALLS... You should be there to hear it when the one-of-a-kind Bob and the Trees comes to Vino Vérité

TicketsOnline: www.icfilmscene.org Box Office: open at 11am daily

Members: $6.00* See all the benefits of FilmScene membership at www.icfilmscene.org.

Evening: $10.00* Matinee: $8.50* Senior (60+): $7.50* Youth (12 & under): $7.50* UI Students: $7.50**includes $1 venue fee.

Getting HereLocated at 118 E. College St. on the Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City.

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Géza Röhrig stars in Son of Saul, the remarkable debut film from László Nemes. A Grand Prix winner at Cannes Film Festival and Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

About FilmSceneFilmScene is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural vitality of the Iowa City area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. With programming that entertains, inspires, and educates, FilmScene works to build and connect community through film. For more information, visit www.icfilmscene.org.

Join our email list at www.icfilmscene.org for weekly updates!

FilmScene Staff Joe Tiefenthaler, Executive Director Andy Brodie, Program Director Andrew Sherburne, Associate Director Emily Salmonson, Director of Operations Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist and Facilities Manager Aaron Holmgren, Shift Supervisor Francis Agnoli, Theater Staff Mary Clark, Theater Staff Wendy DeCora, Theater Staff Sean Demers, Theater Staff Anna Lee, Theater Staff Amanda Rossmiller, Theater Staff Dylan Schreder, Theater Staff Spencer Williams, Theater Staff Emily Brown, Projectionist Dominick Shults, Projectionist Duncan Sinclair, Projectionist David Trudell, Projectionist Sarah Ulanowicz, Projectionist

Board of Directors Michael Finlayson, Chair Tommy Haines, Vice Chair Emma Barnum, Secretary Chris Ameling, Treasurer Laura Bergus, Karen Chappell, Corey Creekmur, Michael Davis, Will Downing, Evan Evans, David Gould, Adam Ingersoll, Kembrew McLeod, Ryan O’Leary, Doug Ongie, Andre Perry, Monique Singson, Andy Stoll, Damon Terrill

OVERHEARD... Buzzfeed’s “24 Great Movies You Likely Missed This Year, But Should Totally See” (and I saw 7 at @icfilmscene!) Rachel Stewart @rastewar

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Programs, showtimes and ticket prices subject to change. Special events may be priced differently. Movie Hotline: 319-358-2555.

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In partnership withBIJOU PROGRAMMING IS FREE FOR UI STUDENTS $5 FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The Bijou Film Board is a student-run UI organization dedicated to the exhibition of American independent, foreign and classic cinema. Established in 1972, the Bijou Film Board assists FilmScene with program curation and operations.

Free Mondays! UI students admitted FREE to the late showing of any new release film every Monday night of the semester.

AFTER HOURS A late-night series featuring cult classics, fan favorites, and the best in modern genre films. Saturdays at 11pm.

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1979) Dir. Ruggero Deodato. A documentary team goes to the jungle, and only the footage returns.

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FILM FORUM Special screenings and discussions of acclaimed and provocative films in conjunction with UI departments and orgs.

SONGS FROM THE NORTH (2014) Dir. Soon-Mi Yoo. An essay film constructed of new and archival footage, songs, spectacles and cinema to understand North Korea.DIALOGUE with panel to follow.

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HORIZONS STAMP YOUR PASSPORT for a cinematic world tour. One UI Student will win a scholarship!

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999) Dir. Gil Junger. Heath Ledger stars in a modern take on a Shakesperean classic.

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THE ROOM (2003) Dir. Tommy Wissau. A recent addition to the “so bad it’s great” midnight movie canon.

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AKIRA (1998) Dir. Katsuhiro Ôtomo. An impressive anime classic about a secret military project gone wrong in Neo-Tokyo.

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WELCOME TO LEITH (2015) Dir. Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker. The attempted takeover of a small town by white supremacists. DIALOGUE with director Walker and subject Ryan Lenz.

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MUSTANG (2015) Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film. After a scandal, five sisters in Turkey must escape the prison of their own home.

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THEEB (2015) Dir. Naji Abu Nowar. Oscar-nominated film from Jordan about a young Bedouin boy’s urgent coming of age as he leads a WWI officer on a perilous desert journey.

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BARISTA (2015) Dir. Rock Baijnauth. Five top baristas find themselves pushing the limits of coffee perfection to win the National Barista Championship - a surreal competition where even one mistake is far too many. SPECIAL EVENT Pre-screening coffee tasting and pastries with The Java House, Waterstreet Coffee Bar, Brass Ring Coffee, Wake Up Iowa, and High Grounds.

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Showtimes set and published weekly on Tuesday. Schedule subject to change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at 319-358-2555.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (2009) Dir. Patrick Lussier. Victims are knocked off one by one in gruesome, eye-popping 3D!

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NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES (1969) Dir. Rene Cardona & Jerald Intrator. A surgeon’s experiment leads to a trail of terror.

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Come out of the cold for our ongoing series of big-screen classics old and new—for movie lovers of all ages!Tickets always only $2.50! Winter films play Saturday at 10am and Thursday at 3:30pm.

Punch in for weird Wednesdays at 10pm for b-movies, camp classics, and fright favorites. Cheap tickets, cheap beer & cheap fun!

THE THIRSTY DEAD (1974) Dir. Tery Becker. A sinister cult kidnaps beautiful women to use in their ghastly blood rites.

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KILL, GRANNY, KILL! (2014) Dir. Jacob Ennis. A flesh-eating Granny and her murderous tribe lure unsuspecting young women into their home!

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SON OF SAUL (2015) Dir. László Nemes. In this searing drama, a concentration camp inmate tasked with burning the dead discovers the body of his young son, and must choose between participating in the clandestine uprising being planned among the prisoners, or securing a proper Jewish burial for his child. Winner—Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes; Grand Prix—Cannes Film Festival. “A stunning piece of art. It is unlike anything you have seen before.” —RogerEbert.com

Opens February 19

THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014) Dir. Tetsuya Nakashima. An ex-detective follows a trail of drugs, sex and violence for his missing teenage daughter.

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45 YEARS (2015) Dir. Andrew Haigh. How well can you really know your partner—even after decades of marriage? That’s the question at the heart of this emotional tour-de-force. Screen legends Charlotte Rampling (in an Oscar-nominated role) and Tom Courtenay star as a couple preparing to celebrate their 45th anniversary. But a stunning revelation suddenly changes everything. “Five stars! Supremely intelligent and moving. Rampling and Courtenay are superb.” —The Guardian

Opens February 12

BOB AND THE TREES (2015) Dir. Diego Ongaro. Filmed during a deep winter in the Berkshires, the film stars the real-life Bob Tarasuk as himself, a 50-year-old logger with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap, struggling to make ends meet in a merciless industry. A Sundance world premiere. “A film you experience on every level; visually, auditorily, emotionally, and almost tactily.” —Reel Honest ReviewsDIALOGUE Director Diego Ongaro in person.TICKETS $25 / $20 Members includes hand-picked wine from Wally “The Wine Guy” Plahutnik.

February 21, 7pm

Thought-provoking, genre-busting films are paired with curated wines in a search for truth in cinema that brings fresh filmmaking voices to Iowa City.

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KID FLIX: BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL(2015) Two 60-minute programs of award-winning shorts, one for kids 3 to 8 and one for 9 and up.

Feb. 6 & 11

THE STRAIGHT STORY(1999) Dir. David Lynch. Pure, profound, beautiful true story of an Iowa man’s 260-mile lawnmower journey to visit his ill brother. Feb. 20 & 25

MINIONS (2015) Dir. Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda. The Minions are recruited by super-villian Scarlet Overkill in a slapstick plot to take over the world.Feb. 13 & 18

THE PEANUTS MOVIE(2015) Dir. Steve Martino. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and the “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut in 3D!Feb. 27 & Mar. 3

ANIMATED Bear Story, Prologue, Sanjay’s Super Team, We Can’t Live without Cosmos, World of Tomorrow

OSCARSHORTSThru February An annual tradition returns —each program will screen multiple times in The Screening Room, our new second screen!www.icfilmscene.org/oscar-shorts

LIVE ACTION Ave Maria, Day One, Everything Will Be Okay, Shok, Stutterer

DOCS Body Team 12, Chau, beyond the Lines, Claude Lanzmann, Spectres of the Shaoh, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Last Day of Freedom

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

SPECIAL EVENTSGROUNDHOG DAY MARATHON (1993) Dir. Harold Ramis. An all-day celebration of the comic genius of Bill Murray and Harold Ramis and the grand-opening of The Screening Room, our new second screen! Screenings begin at 6am and run to 11:30pm. Experience it again, and again, and again.

Tue, February 2Free Admissionpresented by FilmScene and KCJJ 1630am.Prize giveaways!

HOLLYWOOD LIVE 2016 Join us on Hollywood’s biggest night for a benefit celebration hosted by Megan Gogerty and Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers! Walk the blue carpet, pose for the flash bulbs, predict the winners, and dig in to delicious dishes and drink.

Sun, February 28, 7pmTickets: $45 VIP / $10 general admission

PLYMPTOONS: THE SHORTS OF BILL PLYMPTONAn evening with Oscar-nominated animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton, whose work has been featured on MTV, in The New Yorker and more. DIALOGUE with Plympton to follow.

Fri, March 4, 10pmTickets: $5 / Free with festival passPresented by Green Gravel Comedy Fest

CARTEL LAND Dir. Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin. Documentary Feature.

INSIDE OUT Dir. Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera. Animated Feature Film.

THEEB Dir. Naji Abu Nowar. Foreign Language Film, Jordan.

SPOTLIGHT Dir. Tom McCarthy. Best Picture.

MUSTANG Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Foreign Language Film, France.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Dir. George Miller. Best Picture.

February 5-28 Passes: $65 / $40 Presented by Press-Citizen Media A curated series of Academy Award nominees from four categories: Best Picture, Foreign Language Film, Animated Feature and Documentary Feature. Individual tickets available for each show or book one of a limited number of full series pass and see all 10 films before Oscar night! Details: www.icfilmscene.org/for-your-consideration

BROOKLYN Dir. John Crowley. Best Picture.

BOY AND THE WORLD Dir. Alê Abreu. Animated Feature Film.

A WAR Dir. Tobias Lindholm. Foreign Language Film, Denmark.

AMY Dir. Asif Kapadia. Documentary Feature.

BE MINE Evening for two? Our wine is available by the bottle.