June 2015
118 E. College St. #101Iowa City, IA 52240
WHAT’S UP? DOCS Nonfiction soars in June on the wings of base
jumpers, Yes Men, and a wolfpack.
RISING FROM THE ASHES Satyajit Ray’s essential Apu Trilogy is
back on the big screen after a major restoration.
FILM. WINE. TRUTH. Vino Vérité pairs hand-selected wines with
outstanding new works of cinema vérité.
TicketsOnline: www.icfilmscene.org Box Office: open at 11am
daily
Members: $5.00 See all the benefits of FilmScene membership at
www.icfilmscene.org.
Evening: $9.00 Matinee: $7.50 Senior (60+): $6.50 Youth (12
& under): $6.50 UI Students: $6.50
Getting HereLocated at 118 E. College St. on the Ped Mall in
Downtown Iowa City.
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A wondrous friendship blurs fantasy and reality in When Marnie
Was There, the latest animation from the great Studio Ghibli.
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
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Brodie, Program Director Andrew Sherburne, Associate Director Emily
Salmonson, Director of Operations Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist
and Facilities Manager Aaron Holmgren, Shift Supervisor Tony
Pomales, Shift Supervisor Francis Agnoli, Theater Staff Wendy
DeCora, Theater Staff Jon Graf, Theater Staff Heili Lowman, Theater
Staff Amanda Rossmiller, Theater Staff Emily Brown, Projectionist
Kelly Gallagher, Projectionist Kasia Plazinska, Projectionist
Dominick Shults, 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, Jil Dasher, Will Downing, Evan
Evans, David Gould, Kembrew McLeod, Ryan O’Leary, Doug Ongie, Ravi
Patel, Andre Perry, Katherine Steinbach, Andy Stoll, Damon Terrill,
Leah Vonderheide
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In partnership with
Ten summer dates featuring well-loved classics, beneath the
stars and above the streets of Iowa City. Cake, giveaways, karaoke,
costume contests—you never know what we’ll add to each screening to
butter up your Rooftop experience.TICKETS and series details at
www.icfilmscene.org/rooftop.
THE ROOFTOP SERIES
SPARTACUS & CASSANDRA (2015) Dir. Ioanis Nuguet. DIALOGUE
Director in person. On the outskirts of Paris, two Roma adolescents
find refuge under a circus big top as they grapple with the
difficult choice of taking to the road with their struggling father
or life in foster care with trapeze artist Camile. Cannes Film
Festival selection. “Audacious and inspired...vibrates with life.”
—Chris Boeckmann, True/False Film Festival
TICKETS $25 / $20 Members includes reception with hand-picked
wine from Wally “The Wine Guy” Plahutnik.
June 7, 7pm
Thought-provoking, genre-busting and visually-arresting
non-fiction films are paired with curated wines in a search for
truth in cinema. This new series brings fresh voices and
established masters of vérité filmmaking to Iowa City for unique
one-night-only screenings and dialogues.
PRESENTED BY
MEET THE PARENTS (2000) Dir. Jay Roach. Male nurse Greg Focker
(Ben Stiller) meets his girlfriend’s parents before proposing, but
her suspicious father (Robert De Niro) is every date’s worst
nightmare.J
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JAWS (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg. When a gigantic great white
shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a
police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to
stop it.
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JULY 19 — MAD MAX 1 & 226 — GOONIES
AUGUST 9 — WHO’S THE MAN?23 — CADDYSHACK
SEPTEMBER 6 — DIRTY DANCING20 — TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 1
& 2
OCTOBER 4 — POLTERGEIST18 — FARGO
SPECIAL EVENT THE CASE AGAINST 8(2014) Dir. Ben Cotner &
Ryan White. A look at the build-up to, and eventual repeal of
California’s Proposition 8 and its ban on same-sex marriage.
PRESENTED BY Iowa UN Association and Human Rights in the Heartland
in celebration of Iowa City Pride.
June 21, 1pm
ROAR (1981) Dir. Noel Marshall. No animals were hurt—but 70 crew
were!—in this recently-unearthed breathtakingly bizarre big cat
tale.
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NEW RELEASES
Showtimes set Monday before opening date. Schedule subject to
change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at
319-358-2555.
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An ongoing series of big-screen classics old and new, approved
for movie lovers of all ages!Tickets always only $2.50! Summer
films play Saturday and Tuesday at 10am and Thursday at 3pm.
ROAR (1981) Dir. Noel Marshall. No animals were harmed—but 70
crew were!—in this real-life, must-see adventure story
re-release.June 27, 30 & July 2
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) Dir. Robert Wise. The hills—and the
big screen—are alive with this 50th anniversary restoration of the
classic musical.June 20, 23 & 25
POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD (2006) Dir. Lloyd
Kaufman. Scarier than the Iowa bird-flu epidemic, it’s a musical
lampoonery of fast-food.
WED
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ALICE IN ACIDLAND (1969) Dir. John Donne. Alice’s sex & drug
frustrations explode in nerve-tingling trips of brilliant
psychedelic color.
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PORKCHOP (2010) Dir. Eamon Hardiman. It’s still not safe to go
back in the woods! Partying, mayhem and gore...’80s style.
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MOLD! (2012) Dir. Neil Meschino. The government’s new classified
weapon is a genetically modified mold that eats human flesh!
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WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (2015) Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi. A lonely
and introverted Japanese tomboy strikes up an unexpected friendship
with a vision of blonde curls in this adaptation of Joan G.
Robinson’s acclaimed novel. Reportedly the last feature film from
famed animation outfit Studio Ghibli. “Magnificent! As gorgeously
animated as anything Studio Ghibli has ever made.”—Time Out New
York
Opens June 12
THE WOLFPACK (2015) Dir. Crystal Moselle. Fascinating and
mesmerizing true story of six teenage brothers who have spent their
entire lives locked away from society in their NYC apartment. All
they know is gleaned from the movies they obsessively watch and
meticulously recreate. As adolescence looms, they dream of escape
into the beckoning world. “Incredible! Has to be seen to be
believed.”—Toronto Star
Opens June 26
THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING (2015) Dir. Andy Bichlbaum, Mike
Bonanno. Famed activist-pranksters The Yes Men pull the rug out
from under mega-corporations, government officials and a complacent
media in a series of outrageous stunts designed to draw awareness
to the issue of climate change. Laugh till you cry. “Entertaining
mix of agitpop, pranksterism and autobiography.” —Variety
Opens June 26
Punch in for weird Wednesdays at 10pm! The boss, Ross Meyer,
digs up low-budget b-movies and campy classics. Cheap tickets,
cheap beer & cheap fun!
THE SANDLOT (1993) Dir. David Mickey Evans. A new kid in town is
taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his team.July
4, 7 & 9
KUNG FU PANDA (2008) Dir. M. Osborne, J. Stevenson. Po the Panda
is chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite his novice martial arts
skills.July 11, 14 & 16
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
July 18, 21 & 23
PATHER PANCHALI(1955) Song of the Little Road Ray’s debut
introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the
women who will help shape him. A Cannes-awarded film of elemental
power.
APUR SANSAR(1959) The World of Apu Apu seeks fulfillment as a
writer, experiences a romantic awakening, and becomes a father in
this breathtaking conclusion to the monumental trilogy.
APARAJITO (1956) The Unvanquished Both tender and
heart-wrenching, Apu’s tale deepens as he transforms from wide-eyed
child to intellectually curious teenager. A Golden Lion winner at
Venice.
July 10 & 12 // All three films consecutively TICKETS $30 /
$25 Members pass includes lunchTwo decades after its original
negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking
milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously
reconstructed new 4K restoration. “The Apu Trilogy” follows one
indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who
matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive
man of the world—essential works for any film lover.
“ Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having
seen the sun or the moon.” —Akira Kurosawa
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT (2015) Dir. Robert Kenner. Lifts the curtain
on a secretive group of pundits-for-hire who present themselves as
scientific authorities.
Now Playing
CHEATIN’ (2015) Dir. Bill Plympton. The new hand-drawn feature
from creative mastermind Plympton, is an adults-only tale of love
and infidelity.
Opens June 12
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE (2015) Dir. Roy
Andersson. Alejandro González Iñárritu and Darren Aronofsky present
the latest from Swedish master Andersson. Like a modern day Don
Quixote and Sancho Panza, two traveling salesmen peddling novelty
items take us on a kaleidoscopic wandering through human destiny.
Golden Lion Best Film winner, Venice Film Festival
Opens June 26
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN (2015) Dir. Marah Strauch. A heart-racing
portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE-jumping movement,
whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more
spectacular--and dangerous--feats of human flight. This
jaw-dropping journey will leave you breathless and inspired.
“Awe-inspiring! A thrill that seriously rewards big-screen
viewing.”—The Hollywood Reporter
Opens June 12
GOONIESJuly 25, 28 & 30MONSTERS VS ALIENS 3DAugust 1, 4
& 6E.T.August 8, 11 & 13
AMBER DERMONT & MARK JUDE POIRIERJune 13, 11am // Free will
donationA special screenwriter spotlight features a discussion with
novelists Dermont and Poirier (Hateship, Loveship & Goats) on
moving from the page to the big screen. COPRESENTED with Iowa
Writers’ House and Iowa Summer Writing Festival.
JESSE KREITZER June 14, 7pm // Free will donationAward-winning
filmmaker Kreitzer, a recent UI graduate with an MFA in Film/Video
Production, presents a collection of his short narrative and
documentary films.
THE SALT OF THE EARTH (2015) Dir. Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro
Salgado. An Oscar-nominated portrait of acclaimed photographer
Sebastião Salgado.
Now Playing
COME ON GET HAPPY!Happy Hours return to the roof featuring $5
wine and beer—plus free sunshine! Monday-Friday, 11:00-5:30.