The Kids Are All Right — opening Friday at the County and Ambler Theaters — is already creating quite a bit of noise. It is doing record numbers in its limited release and looks poised to be one of the highlights of 2010’s film slate. But the wildest news is that it is already generating some Oscar buzz for Julianne Moore. While a little too soon to be shoving the film into the Academy’s spotlight, she is excited for the notice. “It’s always nice to get interest in a film,” says Moore. “It is a little early for all of that. But it’s super-flattering!”
County: Aug 5 Thus 7:00
Tickets $5 – Available at the Box Office
Local award-winning author Jonathan Mayberry returns to The Punisher in an epic battle against all of the heroes of the Marvel Universe — think I Am Legend, but against the Hulk The County Theater is teaming up with Cyborg One to bring Mayberry to the County for a special night to ring in the release of Marvel Universe Versus The Punisher #1.
Copies of the book will be on sale and Mayberry will be present to sign and answer any of your Punisher or zombie related questions. The evening also includes a special screening of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE which will be introduced by Mayberry.
With ticket sales for the 4th Annual Little Lebowski Fest already selling at a record rate, we have decided to add a second screening of The Big Lebowski on 9:45 on Wed, July 21st. This second screening will be a non-fest screening of just the movie.
But, if you want all of the excitement of the Fest, including our Achiever level tickets (which get you a signature Little Lebowski Fest t-shirt and a white russian), the trivia, costume competition, and prizes…there is still time to get your tickets. But hurry they are going fast…
In an interview led by Jeremiah Kipp, writer/director Debra Granik stated that “The traditional storyline in an American film is usually in the form of a V shape. I am oversimplifying, but we see someone tumbling down, they hit bottom, and then they rise up again and find redemption.” In all of her works, Granik has displayed a trend towards this structure, but never more so than in her Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning Winter’s Bone.
The key to the “V-shaped” plot is a compelling tragic fall, all the more wrenching if fate has dealt misery to one who is undeserving. Bone’s main character, Ree, is, then, a perfect example of a tragic figure. Abandoned when her father ran away from a court hearing and put the family’s house up as the bail bond, she is forced to track him through the rural Ozark Mountains. And in her moment of despair, we, the audience, join her and hope for redemption.
Calling all fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: leading up the release of The Girl Who Played with Fire, we will be holding exclusive “for members only” free screenings of Millennium: The Story, a one-hour documentary examining the extraordinary success of the famous Swedish literary trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Learn the real story about Larsson’s life, journalism career, the role of Stockholm and Sweden to his writing, his tragic death, and the possible fourth manuscript. The screenings will be free and only available to County and Ambler Theater members. Tickets are free available at the box office. 59 min - Lawrence Lowenthal
Brilliantly and digitally restored for its 50th Anniversary, Breathless(A Bout De Souffle) returns to theaters in stunning HD format. This groundbreaking work of French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard tells the tale of a young car thief who kills a policeman and tries to persuade an American girl to flee to Italy with him. Cigarettes, sunglasses and determined nonconformity made Jean Paul Belmondo a true cinematic star, playing against the innocent Jean Seberg. But it’s Godard’s startlingly new (and still fresh) filmmaking that is the real star. It’s just one of the most important films in the history of the movies, that’s all! 1960 – 1 hr 27 min – France – b/w – HD Digital – d: Jean-Luc Godard – w/subtitles