Film
The Vanished Empire
Friday, October 30, 7:00
Sunday, November 1, 1:30
Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. In this rare look at 1970s Soviet youth culture, an 18-year-old Moscow student and one of his best friends love the same young woman—when they’re not buying contraband rock albums and jeans on the black market. "NYT Critics’ Pick…[A] wise, elegiac film" –The New York Times. Cleveland premiere. (Russia, 2008, color, 35mm, 105 min.)
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00
Directed by Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, and Kazuya Tsurumaki. A teenage boy is chosen to save a future world from alien invaders in this award-winning, action-packed Japanese animated feature based on the immensely popular anime TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. "The machinery and pyrotechnics do not disappoint" –Variety.
Cleveland premiere. Rated PG-13. (Japan, 2007, color, in English, DVD, 98 min.)
Departures
Friday, November 6, 6:30
Sunday, November 8, 1:30
Directed by Yo¯jiro¯ Takita. This year’s Oscar winner for best foreign-language film is a touching tale of an unemployed Japanese cellist who takes a job as Nokanshi or "encoffineer," preparing deceased bodies for their caskets and entry into the next life. "It will absolutely delight the art-house crowd…Sophisticated and elegant" –Bob Mondello, NPR. (Japan, 2008, color, subtitles, 35mm, 130 min.)
2008 British Television Advertising Awards
Friday, November 13, 7:00
Saturday, November 14, 1:30
Sunday, November 15, 1:30
Various directors. This program of funny, inventive, provocative British commercials (chosen by top advertising executives and producers) includes almost 100 ads—including one by Harmony Korine and another by Martin Scorsese. Cleveland premiere. (Britain, 2007, color, Beta SP, 98 min.) Special thanks to Peter Bigg, BTAA.
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Hausu (House)
Wednesday, November 18, 7:00
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. This crazy, stylish, one-of-a-kind horror comedy (an underground hit that is just now surfacing) tells of seven Japanese high-school girls who vacation at a creepy, secluded old house belonging to the aunt of one of them. Some very unpleasant surprises await. The delighted audience that saw this movie in August didn’t know what hit them. Adults only! (Japan, 1977, color, subtitles, Beta SP, 87 min.)
Gotta Dance
Friday, November 20, 7:00
Sunday, November 22, 1:30
Directed by Dori Berinstein. "A feel-good movie if ever there was one" (The Hollywood Reporter), this new documentary chronicles the creation of the New Jersey Nets’ NETsational Seniors, the first NBA hip-hop dance team composed entirely of people aged 60 and over. "Joyous…Heartwarming" –Variety. Cleveland premiere. (USA, 2008, color, 35mm, 93 min.)
Malls R Us
Friday, November 27, 7:00
Sunday, November 29, 1:30
Directed by Helene Klodawsky. This wide-ranging look at the history, architecture, economics, and politics of international shopping malls asks whether these facilities are a plague upon the earth, or places of community and ceremony, the modern equivalent of town squares and cathedrals. "Provocative" –Roger Ebert. Cleveland premiere. (France/Canada, 2009, color, DVD, 78 min.)
Tickets
All films show in the lecture hall, unless noted. Each program costs $8, CMA members $6, seniors 65 and over $6, students $6, or one film series voucher. Vouchers, in books of 10, can be purchased at the box office for $60, CMA members $50.
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