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The Sunshine Cinema welcomes caregivers and their babies
Wednesdays at 11am for our
Rattle & Reel screenings. Adults pay normal admission prices but
all babies are FREE! Tickets available at the box office only on the day
of show. Screening November 26: Special. December 3: TBA. |
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| Les Franken (Michael Rapaport) is a kind-hearted and soft-spoken man who loves reading comic books. He's the type of guy most people walk by on the street without even noticing; in essence, he's completely average and virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study for a new and exciting anti-depressant, Specioprin Hydrochloride, which "inhibits the chemical in the brain responsible for self-doubt." The result is that Les becomes convinced he is a superhero, recklessly endangering himself in outrageous situations with increasingly painful outcomes. Rapaport gives a terrific and fearless performance, creating a new kind of underdog crime fighter for our chemically-enhanced times. Official Web Site |
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For theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), life catering
to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York
is looking bleak. His wife (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting
in Berlin. His therapist (Hope Davis) is better at plugging her best-seller
than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid
Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition
is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one.
Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers
an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work
of brutal honesty. Co-starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams, Tom
Noonan, Emily Watson and Dianne Wiest. Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman,
screenwriter of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being
John Malkovich. Official
Web Site Manohla Dargis's New York Times review... |
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Late in the nineteenth century, Henry May (Christian Camargo), New York's
golden child, has reached the end of a long road to self-destruction. In debt
and drug-addicted, he is simply marking time until his eventual exile into
poverty and oblivion. On the other side of the city Henry Long (Brian Barnhart)
carefully observes May's decline, devoting his brilliant mind to the constant
surveillance of his former school friend. May and Long finally meet and begin
a complicated and dangerous odyssey that leads them to the sea and beyond.
The houses and families of New York's golden age as well as the timeless underworld
of the city are vividly brought to life as May and Long journey to the possible
resolution of both their troubled lives. Official Web Site |
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Just how hard is it to be happy? In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director
Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy), Sally Hawkins stars as
Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious
laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters,
offering us a touching, truthful and deeply life-affirming exploration of
one of the most mysterious and often the most elusive of all human qualities:
Happiness. Poppy’s ability to maintain her perspective is tested as the
story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. However, she enthusiastically
signs up for driving lessons with Scott (Eddie Marsan), who turns out to be
her nemesis—a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons
builds, Poppy encounters even more challenges to her positive state of mind:
a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister, a troubled homeless
man and a young bully in her class, not to mention that she has also thrown
out her back. How this affects not only Poppy’s world view but also the
outlook of those around her begs the question, “glass half full or half
empty”? Official
Web Site Manohla Dargis's New York Times review... |
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On August 7, 1974 a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a
wire illegally rigged between New York's Twin Towers, then the world's tallest
buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken
for psychological evaluation and brought to jail. Petit spent eight months
in New York planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends
and accomplices, he had to find a way to bypass the World Trade Center's security; smuggle
the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire
between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the
winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete
secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet
above the sidewalks of Manhattan. James Marsh's documentary brings Petit's
extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself,
and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent
spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the century."
Music by Michael Nyman. Official
Web Site A. O. Scott's New York Times review... |
Rare 35mm Print!
Fri & Sat, November 21 & 22 at Midnight!
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| As the psychedelic San Francisco of the '60s began evolving into the gay San Francisco of the '70s, The Cockettes, a flamboyant ensemble of hippies (men and women, gay and straight) decked themselves out in gender-bending drag and tons of glitter for a series of legendary midnight shows. These all-singing, all-dancing extravaganzas featured elaborate costumes, rebellious sexuality and exuberant chaos. This film looks at The Cockettes' unique burst of cultural experimentation and its influence on the worlds of theatre, music, fashion, gay politics, spirituality and urban club life. Official Web Site |
The Village Voice & WNYU's The New Afternoon Show Present
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4 Nights! David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth · Nov 26-29 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas · Dec 5 & 6 Hayao Miyazaki's animated classic My Neighbor Totoro · Dec 12 & 13 New 35mm print of the 1974 original! Black Christmas · Dec 19 & 20 Mickey Rourke in Michael Cimino's Year of the Dragon · Dec 26 & 27 |
Thursday, Nov 26 thru Saturday, Nov 29 at Midnight!
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| While babysitting, teenage Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) makes a terrible wish—that her baby brother (Toby Froud) would be taken by goblins. Her wish comes true when Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) whisks the boy off to his castle to be goblinized. Now Sarah must rescue him, and that means getting into the Goblin Castle. But between Sarah and the castle stands a magically mesmerizing world of mysterious mazes known as the Labyrinth. A stunning vision of childhood fears and fantasies, written by Terry Jones (Monty Python), produced by George Lucas (Star Wars) and directed by Jim Henson (The Dark Crystal). |
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| When a man dies very unexpectedly he leaves behind two men: Jeff (Adam Neal Smith), his best friend, and Andrea (co-writer Alessandro Calza), an Italian he's been corresponding with online. Jeff informs Andrea of Mark's passing; Andrea writes back to express his shock and sympathies. On a whim, they continue their correspondence and a rapport grows between them. They eventually meet, where they extend their e-mail exchanges into more personal and intimate conversations. They talk about their respective countries, their jobs, their families, their lives. Mostly, they talk about Mark. What began as a tragedy that linked two strangers from different ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may change their lives forever. Official Web Site |
Fri & Sat, December 5 & 6 at Midnight!
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| When Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, accidentally stumbles upon the entryway to Christmastown, he decides to spread Christmas joy to all the world. But his well-meaning mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for all good little boys and girls everywhere. A deliriously entertaining, animated musical-fantasy written and produced by Tim Burton (Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands) and directed by Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach). Original songs and score by Danny Elfman, who also provides the singing voice for Jack. |
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| Lauded short film director Nacho Vigalondo makes his feature debut with this tense, unstoppable vision of science and natural law gone awry. A man who accidentally travels back into the past meets himself. A naked girl in the middle of the forest. A mysterious stranger with his face wrapped in a pink bandage. A disquieting mansion on the top of a hill. All of them pieces of an unpredictable jigsaw puzzle where terror, drama and suspense will lead to an unthinkable crime. Who's the murderer? Who's the victim? Timecrimes takes a bold, difficult premise and brings the rarely-tread time travel framework to pulse-pounding but intelligent new heights. Official Web Site |
Fri & Sat, December 12 & 13 at Midnight!
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| Satsuki, an eight-year-old girl, and Mei, her baby sister, move with their father to a rickety farmhouse to be closer to their mother, who is recuperating from a serious illness in a nearby hospital. One day Mei falls down a hole and meets Totoro, a huge furry creature the size of a house, who can only be seen by the children who love him. Mei, Satsuki and Totoro become fast friends, and Totoro takes the girls flying with him. An early anime hit from writer/director Hayao Miyazaki, director of Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. In English. |
The Original 1974 Version!
Fri & Sat, December 19 & 20 at Midnight!
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| For one ordinary, remote sorority house, the holiday season is going to bring an unwanted visitor, and many of the girls will be going home for Christmas—dead. Margot Kidder (Superman), Olivia Hussey (Romeo & Juliet) and Andrea Martin (SCTV) are among the students in danger; John Saxon leads the cops trying to close in on the enigmatic killer. Arguably the first holiday-themed "slasher" thriller ever made (predating Halloween by four years), Black Christmas (a.k.a. Silent Night, Evil Night) is still one of the best, with stylistic touches and a creepy overtone matched by very few horror movies since. Like the ads said, if this movie doesn't make your skin crawl...it's on too tight! Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey) co-stars. Ironic but true: director Bob Clark would revisit Christmas territory nine years later with the warm and lovable movie A Christmas Story! Fan Web Site |
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