Merlin’s pants! This summer we’re reliving J.K. Rowling’s fantastical tale of young wizards! Plus, each week, a special craft, game or treat. TICKETS and details at www.icfilmscene.org/series/the-picture-showTickets FREE for kids! $5 for adults. Every Thu, Sat and Sun at 10am.

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Fourteen dates, summer through fall, featuring well-loved classics, beneath the stars and above the streets of Iowa City. Includes a pint from Big Grove Brewery, and always with a little something extra to butter up your Rooftop experience.

TICKETS and series details at www.icfilmscene.org/series/rooftop

STOP MAKING SENSE (1984) Dir. Jonathan Demme. Late, great Demme’s landmark concert film featuring The Talking Heads. Dance Party!

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June 29, July 1 & 2 GOBLET OF FIREJuly 6, 8 & 9 ORDER OF THE PHOENIXJuly 13, 15 & 16 HALF-BLOOD PRINCEJuly 20, 22 & 23 DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1July 27, 29 & 30 DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2

THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) Dir. Luc Besson. In the colorful future, a cabbie (Bruce Willis) searches for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep evil at bay!

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Aug 13 TWISTERAug 27 MEAN GIRLSSep 3 WAYNE’S WORLDSep 6 THE HOWLINGSep 17 ROBOCOP

Oct 1 9 TO 5Oct 15 SPACEBALLSOct 29 SCREAMNov 12 FARGO

July 2017

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

“B” MOVIES Big Buzz for “B” Movies: The Beguiled, The Big Sick, The B-Side and Paint it Black

2 BY TARKOVSKY The famed Russian sci-fi masterpieces Solaris and Stalker get the Janus Films treatment.

INDEPENDENCE DAYS No Man’s Land is embedded in the liberty- or-death “patriots” wildlife refugee takeover.

TicketsOnline: www.icfilmscene.org Box Office: open at noon daily

Members: $6.50* See all the benefits of FilmScene membership at www.icfilmscene.org.

Evening: $10.50* Matinee: $9.00* Senior (60+): $8.00* Youth (12 & under): $8.00* UI Students: $8.00**includes $1.50 venue fee.

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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.

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Theater Staff: Graham Bly, Matt Hamilton, Galen Hawthorne, Ben Johnson, Anna Lee, Brad Pollpeter, Spencer Williams

Projectionists: Cara Anthony, Felipe Disarz, Tyler Hudson, Tristen Kopp, Jack Tieszen

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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.

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

LUTHER THE GEEK (1990) Dir. Carlton J. Albright. Of all the circus sideshow freaks, the strangest was The Geek.

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BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR (2017) Dir. Joe Sherlock. Strange experiments…Lovecraftian horror…Ravenous insanity…

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SEXINA (2007) Dir. Erik Sharkey. She’s fighting crime, one boy band at a time. Starring the recently departed Adam West!

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THE SWITCHBLADE SISTERS (1975) Dir. Jack Hill. Lace, Maggie, Patch, Donut, Bunny... so easy to love, so hard to kill!

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PSYCHO KICKBOXER (1997) Dir. David Haycox & Mardy South. Blood and gore galore from the 5-Time World Champ Curtis Bush!

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NO MAN’S LAND (2017) Dir. David Byars. Bitter antagonism between a right-wing militia and the federal government boils over into rebellion in Burns, Oregon’s National Wildlife Refuge. Following the insurrection, from inception to demise, the film explores the elements that made it possible. “You literally feel the bullets fly.” —Hollywood Reporter DIALOGUE Filmmaker Byars in person.TICKETS $25 / $20 Members includes hand-picked wine from our Bread Garden experts.

July 9, 7pm

Thought-provoking, visually-arresting films paired with curated wines in a search for truth in cinema.

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PAINT IT BLACK (2017, USA) Dir. Amber Tamblyn. In the bold debut feature from writer and actress Tamblyn, a fierce and painful rivalry erupts between a woman in the LA rock scene and the mother of her deceased boyfriend. As each grieves their loss, the two women become destructively entwined. “Tamblyn’s work is incredibly self-assured for a first-time director.” —Nerdist

Opens July 7

OBIT (2017, USA) Dir. Vanessa Gould. How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at The New York Times. OBIT is the first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death.“Inspirational, uplifting and often hilarious. The perfect documentary.” —The Upcoming

Opens July 7

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THE B-SIDE (2017, USA) Dir. Errol Morris. The life and work of famed portraitist Elsa Dorfman, who found her medium in 1980: the larger- than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For 35 years she captured families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. Morris takes us on an inside tour of Dorfman’s backyard garage-turned-archive as retirement looms. “A gentle-hearted gem, as profoundly subtle as it is subtly profound.” —Variety

Opens July 21

THE BEGUILED (2017, USA) Dir. Sofia Coppola. In the prize-winning new film from Sofia Coppola (Best Director, Cannes), a wounded Union soldier is taken in at an all-girls Virginia boarding school during the Civil War. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events. Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell.

“Coppola’s best since ‘Lost in Translation.’ Nicole Kidman is on absolute fire!” —The Playlist

Opens June 30

MAUDIE (2017, Ireland/Canada) Dir. Aisling Walsh. Academy Award-nominees Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke star in the true story of famed folk artist Maud Lewis who perseveres over physical challenges caused by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to find escape in her art, which blossoms into a career and makes her a beloved figure. “Richly layered, deeply felt... Ethan Hawke as we’ve rarely seen him... Sally Hawkins is perfection..” —New York Observer

Opens July 28

THE BIG SICK (2017, USA) Dir. Michael Showalter. Family and religious tradition, plus a serious health scare, threaten the budding relationship between a Pakistani stand-up comic (Grinnell College grad Kumail Nanjiani) and his American girlfriend in this fresh, “gut-bustingly funny” (Mashable) rom-com from producer Judd Apatow.

“The most authentic romantic comedy in years!” —/Film

Opens July 14

SOLARIS (1972, USSR) After ground control receives mysterious transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station, a psychologist is dispatched to investigate, where he experiences the same strange phenomena.

STALKER (1979, USSR) When a falling object decimates a provincial Russian town, access to “The Zone” becomes prohibited without the help of a “stalker.” One of the most rarefied experiences in cinema—a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape.

DANCER (2016) Dir. Stephen Cantor. The life and career of Ukrainian-born “bad boy of ballet” Sergei Polunin.Mon, July 17

BLACK BALLERINA (2016) Dir. Frances McElroy. is a story of heartbreak and triumph set in the very white world of classical dance.Mon, July 31

Presented by Nolte Academyof Dance. $9 Admission.

COMING IN AUGUST

Experience the revelations of Andrei Tarkovsky’s sci-fi masterpieces in gorgeous restorations by Janus Films.Tickets: $2 Members, Regular Public

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New release films begin after lunch on Thursdays and Fridays all summer long.

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Aug 6 & 13, 1pm

Aug 5 & 12, 1pm