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Buck Brannaman, the real life horse whisperer and star of Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Winner BUCK, visited the Angelikas Dallas and Plano opening last weekend to speak with Gwen Reyes of KSCS 96.3 Big Country and speak to audiences at the theaters. Check out the video below, then head over to our website to purchase tickets for this incredible documentary, playing at least through 7/14 at both Dallas and Plano.

ABOUT BUCK:

BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows true American cowboy Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Winning the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, BUCK is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds.

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PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE

THE NEW YORK TIMES

JOIN US THIS WEEKEND AT THE ANGELIKA NEW YORK

FOR A SPECIAL Q&A FOLLOWING THE 6:15PM & 7:30PM SHOWS:

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 - REPORTER BRIAN STELTER

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 - DIRECTOR ANDREW ROSSI

ABOUT PAGE ONE:

Premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, PAGE ONE continues the tradition of great fly on the wall documentaries. Documentarian Andrew Rossi (EAT THIS NEW YORK, LE CIRQUE) deftly gains unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango and David Carr track print journalism’s metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent, while their editors and publishers grapple with controversial new sources and new online pay walls. Meanwhile, rigorous journalism is thriving as PAGE ONE gives us an up close look at how the most venerable US newspaper comes to fruition very day.

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THE FIRST GRADER opens this Friday at the Angelika Film Center New York.  Q&As with Director Justin Chadwick will follow the Friday, 5/13 and Saturday 5/14 7:30pm shows. Director Justin Chadwick, producer Sam Feuer and star Naomie Harris stopped by earlier this week to sign our Wall of Fame! 

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Tickets for the Angelika are available online. THE FIRST GRADER will also be playing at the Beekman - check their website for showtimes, ticket, and Q&A info.

About THE FIRST GRADER:

One of the biggest crowd pleasers of this year’s festival circuit, FIRST GRADER is the unlikely true story of Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, and 84-year-old Kenyan farmer and former Mau Mau tribesman who took advantage of his country’s new free-education program to attend the first grade and learn to read.  Reluctant to admit an octogenarian alongside 6-year-olds, the school authorities also let tribal rivalries contribute to their suspicion of Maruge.  The film was the runner up to THE KING’S SPEECH for the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, won the Audience Award at Doha Tribeca Film Festival and was embraced by audiences at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival, where it debuted.  Director Justin Chadwick (THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, BBC’s BLEAK HOUSE) strikes a perfect balance between humor and tragic gravity, resulting in an uplifting story likely to stir the hearts of audiences worldwide.

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Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, and director Keith Bearden spent the weekend with us to discuss their hilarious new film MEET MONICA VELOUR. They’ll be back for a Q&A tonight 5/1 following the 7:10PM show - tickets are still available at online.

ABOUT MEET MONICA VELOUR:

In this irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram, TV series UNFABULOUS) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall, SEX AND THE CITY), his favorite ‘80’s porn star, at a rare live appearance hundreds of miles away. Instead of the glamorous sexpot portrayed on film, he finds a 49-year-old single mom living in a trailer in rural Indiana, performing at seedy strip clubs to make ends meet. A starry-eyed Tobe, still captivated by his crush, befriends Monica, further complicating her difficult life. Kim Cattrall gives a career-defining performance in this offbeat love story that appeals to the dreamer – and the nerd – in all of us.

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Meet the cast and win a signed poster of SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS at the Village East this weekend! 

Following the 7:55PM show on Friday 4/29, star Orlando Bloom and star/writer Christopher Thornton will be in attendance for a Q&A. Come back on Saturday, 4/30 and star/director Mark Ruffalo will join his cast mates for another Q&A after the 7:55PM show.  Advance tickets available online.

Win a commemorative poster autographed by the cast!

How to enter:

1.       Follow @CityCinemasNYC

2.       Retweet our post, “ Win SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS poster signed by cast, just RT! At Village East 4/29 – Q&As w/Orlando Bloom, Mark Ruffalo & Christopher Thornton”

3.       Winners will be notified on Friday, 4/29

No ticket purchase necessary.

About the film:

SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS marks the feature film directorial debut of Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo, starring Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Thornton and Mark Ruffalo.  Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this inspired and wildly original story follows Dean O’Dwyer (Christopher Thornton), also known as “Delicious D,” an up-and-coming DJ.  When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair.  SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS is an edgy rock-and-roll spiritual journey that explores the lasting effects of tragedy, the search for meaning, and the ultimate redemptive power of compassion.  The film features original songs from punk icons Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler.

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Join us this weekend at the Beekman Theatre for a special appearance by Kim Cattrall. Her latest film MEET MONICA VELOUR opens this weekend and Ms. Cattrall will be in attendance following the 7:10PM shows for a Q&A about this film.

In this irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram, TV series UNFABULOUS) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall, SEX AND THE CITY), his favorite ‘80’s porn star, at a rare live appearance hundreds of miles away. Instead of the glamorous sexpot portrayed on film, he finds a 49-year-old single mom living in a trailer in rural Indiana, performing at seedy strip clubs to make ends meet. A starry-eyed Tobe, still captivated by his crush, befriends Monica, further complicating her difficult life. Kim Cattrall gives a career-defining performance in this offbeat love story that appeals to the dreamer – and the nerd – in all of us.

Advance tickets for this exclusive event are highly recommended - purchase online at Fandango.com.

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Join us opening weekend at the Angelika New York for one of the very special Q&As with Academy Award nominated director Julian Schnabel, taking place following the Friday and Saturday evening shows.

The acclaimed director will be visiting the Angelika for the opening of MIRAL, an emotionally charged portrait of the lives of four women in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. This film marks Schnabel’s first narrative features since 2007’s impressive THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, which earned the director an Academy Award nomination in addition to a slew of critics’ associations and film festival awards.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to see an important and moving film - and hear from the director about his artistic process, the film’s production, and working with emerging actress Freida Pinto.

Q&A’s WILL BE HELD:

Friday, March 25 following the 8:00PM show

Saturday, March 26 following the 5:45PM show

Sunday, March 27 following the 5:45PM show

ABOUT MIRAL: 

Academy Award nominee Julian Schnabel (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) directs Willem Defoe, Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE sensation Fredia Pinto in this stirring, politically-minded drama. Inspired and written by the Palestinian-born, Western-based TV journalist Rula Jebreal, MIRAL chronicles the story of four women whose lives intertwine in the starkly human search for justice, hope and reconciliation amid a world overshadowed by conflict, rage and war.

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None are bigger fans of How I Met Your Mother than the Angelika Blog team, so obviously we’re excited for Josh Radnor’s big screen writing and directing debut HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE to open at the Angelikas New York, Dallas, and Plano this month.

The film opens this weekend at the Angelika New York and Josh will be in attendance for a Q&A following the 8:00PM show Friday 3/4. Purchase advance tickets online.

If you can’t make it to the 8:00PM show, be one of the first 50 to attend the 11:00AM show Friday and receive a free HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE tote bag!

A favorite at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and helmed by first time feature writer/director Josh Radnor (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER), HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE earned the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize nomination in the dramatic category. A sincere relationship comedy, HAPPY follows Sam (Radnor) as he grows attached to a young boy (Michael Algieri) he rescused from a perilous home situation, his friends Mary and Charlie (Tribeca Best Actress Award winner Zoe Kazan (THE EXPLODING GIRL) and Pablo Schreiber) - who are split between two coasts and his best friend Annie (Malin Akerman) - who chooses all the wrong men until she meets a friendly coworker (Tony Hale – ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT). The Hollywood Reporter calls HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE “the happy side of indie filmmaking…studio-level production values but thankfully without the gloss…”

HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE opens March 4 at the Angelika New York and March 11 at the Angelikas Dallas and Plano.

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The gang from BROTHERHOOD - Lou Taylor Pucci, Trevor Morgan, Jon Foster, and director Will Canon - stopped by the Angelika last week to talk about independent filmmaking, fraternity pranks, and and why the tagline for the movie could’ve been “BROTHERHOOD, Like Going to a Water Park Without All the Pee”…

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, BROTHERHOOD is about a college freshman who finds himself blindfolded in the back of a van dealing with the fact that he has to rob a convenience store as the final step of his initiation into the Sigma Zeta Chi fraternity. Filmed on location in Arlington, Texas, this well crafted and superbly acted indie shows how a college fraternity initiation can go horribly wrong. BROTHERHOOD is now playing at the Angelika Dallas - tickets are available online at www.AngelikaFilmCenter.com 

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