The Angelika Film Center and FilmDistrict are proud to present Angelina Jolie in a Live online Q&A to discuss her writing & directorial debut IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY. This exciting and interactive event gives fans the chance to ask Ms. Jolie questions about the film LIVE!
Already impressing critics and earning a Golden Globe nomination, Angelina Jolie’s feature directorial debut IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY promises to be one of the season’s most unusual films. Jolie actually made her directorial debut with 2007’s rarely seen documentary A PLACE IN TIME, and this film’s backdrop of the Bosnian War that ravaged the Balkans in the 1990s reflects Jolie’s continued interest in global politics. It focuses on the toll the brutal war takes on a once-romantic couple, now a soldier and a captive who represent different viewpoints of the savage conflict.Purchase advance tickets online.
Sundance Film Festival hit GUN HILL ROAD - which opened last weekend as the highest grossing independent film in the nation - continues through this weekend at the Angelika. Director Rashaad Green spent the weekend answering questions and discussing this moving film to sold out audiences every night, and we’re excited to announce he’ll be back for more Q&As!
WEDNESDAY 8/10 following the 6:00PM and 8:00PM shows
THURSDAY 8/11 following the 6:00PM and 8:00PM shows
FRIDAY 8/12 following the 8:00PM and 10:30PM shows
SATURDAY 8/13 following the 8:00PM and 10:30PM shows
Happy Anniversary, Angelika Dallas! In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, we’re putting on an extravagent celebration of 10 years of independent film in Dallas - free screenings of Angelika classics from the past decade, 10-cent popcorn and soda, and a star-studded cake cutting ceremony earlier today.
(Photo thanks to our home, Mockingbird Station)
Dallasites, you can still catch MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, MULHOLLAND DR. and more this evening - full schedule of showtimes below. The rest of you Angelika fans can live vicariously through the fantastic photos we’ll be posting later this week.
1:30 PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005) 1:45 SWIMMING POOL (2003) 2:00 TELL NO ONE (2008) 4:30 BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2003) 4:45 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) 5:00 LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) 7:15 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (2002) 7:30 MADE (2001) 7:45 THE STATION AGENT (2004) 9:30 MULHOLLAND DR. (2001) 9:45 THE TOWN (2010) 10:00 CHILDREN OF MEN (2007
LARRY CROWNE opened at the Angelika Dallas last weekend, but prior to that we hosted an exciting preview screening for the Ready Steady Go! Dallas Scooter Club. The group assembled nearly 100 local scooter owners to ride to Mockingbird Station, then see the new Tom Hanks/Julia Roberts film before its release. Head over to the Angelika Dallas Facebook for some great pictures of Dallas’ unique scooters - and LIKE us while you’re at it for regular updates on events like this!
Click to view an interview with some of the Participants at MyFoxDFW.com.
DALLAS International Film Festival hit SKATELAND opens this weekend at the Angelika Dallas - director Anthony Burns, actor Heath Freeman, writer/producer Brandon Freeman, and producer Justin Gilley will be in attendance at the 7:10PM show tomorrow evening, Saturday 5/21 for a Q&A following the show!
We sat down with Mr. Freeman last week to discuss the film - watch the interview below, then head over to Fandango to purchase tickets for the 7:10PM Saturday show before they sell out!
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.
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!
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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.
Monday night, DOCTOR WHO fans from across the country traveled in throngs to the Angelika New York’s sister theatre, the Village East Cinema. The occasion? BBC America treated enthusiasts of the cult-classic British sci-fi TV show to a free advance screening of this season’s two-part premiere followed by a Q&A with the cast.
The Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy (Karen Gillan), Rory (Arthur Darvill) and River Song (Alex Kingston) were in attendance with the fans to celebrate the first DOCTOR WHO episode filmed in American - and to kick off the first season to be broadcast by BBC America simultaneously with the BBC UK broadcast.
Whovians began lining up the day before, camping out on the hard city streets of Manhattan’s East Village for this very exciting event. We filled three of our largest auditoriums and even added a second show to accommodate the crowds (many in costume!), who were mostly patient and never lacking in enthusiasm. Judging from the cheers we heard inside throughout the screening, the audience was not disappointed!
Check out the below video chronicling the exciting event, and head over to the Village East and BBC America Facebook pages for photos of the cast and fans at the premiere.
If you couldn’t make it to the Village East on Monday, don’t miss the all-new season of DOCTOR WHO, starting Saturday April 23 at 9/8c only on BBC America.
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.
Friday 2/4 through Thursday 2/10, see international sensation HOME for FREE at the Village East.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s first feature film makes its US premiere this weekend. Arthus-Bertrand’s aerial photography is renowned for its sweeping views of Earth’s most impressive landscapes. He explains his unique environmental perspective and self-taught art in a New York Times article:
“No one is an environmentalist by birth,” he said, “It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you.”Mr. Arthus-Bertrand first found inspiration in a small, solitary experience, when three decades ago he painstakingly observed a family of lions in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.“The lions taught me photography,” Mr. Arthus-Bertrand said. “They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.”A former actor with no higher education, Mr. Arthus-Bertrand described himself as a “violent child,” attending 15 different schools as a boy. He discovered aerial photography working as a hot-air balloon pilot in Kenya. From the air, he explained, you see the world differently, and borders disappear.For years he shot photos for the Paris-Dakar rally, Club Med catalogs and various clients in Morocco. In 1992 he stumbled across the notion of “sustainable development” in an article in the newspaper Le Monde, and that serendipitous moment changed his life.“I didn’t know what it was,” he said, “but started looking into concepts such as fair trade and ozone layer.”His work on “Earth From Above” made him an environmentalist, he said. Over eight years, he photographed about 160 countries and read dozens of books on environmental issues. Few publications were willing to publish his work at first. He sold prints to pay for his flights and mortgaged his apartment to finance the book.“Earth From Above” has come to be viewed in France as the bible of aerial photography and has spawned similar books like “Paris From the Air” and “New York From the Air.” For Mr. Arthus-Bertrand, the experience has been “like winning the lottery.”
(Full article here)Reserve your FREE tickets online now at www.VillageEastCinema.com - use Fandango promo code NYCHOME.Bringing a large group? Contact Andrew Smoker at 212.871.6839 to make arrangements for 10 or more.
