My '06 SCREENING SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th - 6:30 PM
Opening Night Reception
Park Meadows Country Club
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th - 9:40 PM
OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE
"Friends with Money" (world premiere)
director: Nicole Holofcener
CAST: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack and Catherine Keener
A quartet of west coast, life-long friends who have achieved a level of comfort in their lives and have now settled into a life of designer clothes, charity events, and caring for the men (and offspring) in their lives. But as they approach 'a certain age,' unsettling things are starting to throw their comfortable lives off balance.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th - 11:30 AM
"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" (world premiere)
director: Dito Montiel
CAST: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Chazz Palminteri, Diane Wiest, Shia La Boeuf, Channing Tatum, Eric Roberts
A writer recounts his teenage experiences in tough 1980s Astoria, New York -- where all his friends ended up dead, as junkies, or in prison -- exploring how he managed to emerge unscathed.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th - 3:00 PM
"Off the Black" (world premiere)
director: James Ponsoldt
CAST: Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sally Kirkland, Timothy Hutton
An unusual friendship develops between an aging high school baseball umpire and a teenage pitcher after the young player vandalizes the older man's house.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th - 9:30 PM
"Lucky Number Slevin" (world premiere)
director: Paul McGuigan
A case of mistaken identity lands a man in the middle of a murder being plotted by one of New York City's biggest crime bosses.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st - 11:30 AM
"Sherrybaby" (world premiere)
director: Laurie Collyer
CAST: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad Henke, Bridget Barkan, Ryan Simpkins, Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Trejo, Sam Bottoms, Rio Hackford
Sherry Swanson returns home to New Jersey after serving a three year prison sentence. Eager to reestablish a relationship with her young daughter, Sherry soon discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st - 2:30 PM
"The Hawk is Dying" (world premiere)
director: Julian Goldberger
CAST: Paul Giamatti, Michael Pitt, Michelle Williams
A Gainesville, Florida auto upolsterer attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild, red-tailed hawk.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st - 6:00 PM
"The Night Listener" (world premiere)
director: Patrick Stettner
CAST: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Morton, Rory Culkin, Sandra Oh
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity arise, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st - 9 :30 PM
"Thank You for Smoking" (U.S. premiere) trailer
director: Jason Reitman
CAST: Aaron Eckhart, Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, Rob Lowe, Robert Duvall, Cameron Bright, Sam Elliot, William H. Macy
A satirical comedy that follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd - 12:00 PM
"Come Early Morning" (world premiere)
director: Joey Lauren Adams
CAST: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson, Diane Ladd, Stacey Keach
The story of a southern woman trying to escape her addictions and self-destructive behavior to find true love.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd - 6:00 PM
"The Illusionist" (world premiere)
director: Neil Burger
CAST: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd - 9:30 PM
"The Science of Sleep" (world premiere)
director: Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
CAST: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma de Caunes, Aurelia Petit, Sacha Bourdo, Pierre Vaneck
A man held captive by the people in his dreams tries to wake himself up and take control of his own imaginings.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd - 3:15 PM
"Factotum" (U.S. premiere) trailer
director: Bent Hamer
CAST: Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, Lily Taylor, Fisher Stevens
This drama centers on a jack-of-all-trades who wanders around St. Paul, MN trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interests - women, drinking, gambling and writing.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd - 6:00 PM
"Art School Confidential" (world premiere)
director: Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World, Bad Santa)
CAST: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Matt Keesler, Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston and (North Canton, Ohio native) Laura Roth as "Female Student"
Believing that art school will bring him success and the girl of his dreams, an untalented young man becomes embroiled in a murder that makes him a celebrity.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd - 9:30 PM
"Neil Young: Heart of Gold" (world premiere)
http://www.heartofgoldmovie.com/
director: Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philidelphia)
An emotionally rich musical portrait of icon Neil Young, shot over a two- night performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th - 11:30 AM
"The World According to Sesame Street" (world premiere)
director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan
A behind-the-scenes look at the unexpected dynamics of adapting the most-watched children's television show for audiences in some of the world's political hotspots and incorporating locally relevant themes.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th - 2:00 PM
"Black Gold" (world premiere)
http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/
directors: Marc and Nick Francis
A cinematic journey that uncovers the world of coffee and trade from the struggling Ethiopian bean grower to your coffee cup.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th - 6:00 PM
"Cargo" (world premiere)
director: Clive Gordon
CAST: Peter Mullan, Daniel Bruhl, Luis Tosar, Gary Lewis
After becoming mixed up in some trouble while traveling through Africa, a young backpacker stows away on a Europe-bound cargo ship filled with mysteries.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th - 9:30 PM
"Don't Come Knocking" (U.S. premiere)
http://www.dontcomeknocking.com/
director: Wim Wenders
CAST: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk, Eva Marie Saint
A washed-up and disillusioned Western movie star returns home, where he reluctantly encounters elements of his past and an entire life that he had missed.
With performances by...
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th - 5:20 PM
Imogen Heap
http://www.imogenheap.co.uk/
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th - 6:00 PM
Rufus Wainwright
http://www.rufuswainwright.com/
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd - 3:50 PM
Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing
http://www.mikedoughty.com/
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd - 4:30 PM
Bruce Hornsby
http://www.brucehornsby.com/
