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Yasujiro Ozu?s quiet, minimalist style looks deceptively simple, but his films contain an exquisite grace and emotional power that belie this deceptive simplicity. His first masterpiece was this charming, boisterous and ultimately quite moving film, with its keen observations on family relationships and Japanese middle class society (Ozu?s favorite subjects). Two young boys and their parents move to the Tokyo suburbs after their father receives a promotion. The boys overcome the neighborhood bullies and immerse themselves in the childhood rituals of their new little world.
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Featuring John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet), Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing, Perdita Durango), Bobby Cannavale (Fast Food Nation) and Tyrese Gibson (Baby Boy), The Take is an acting tour-de-force, when a man?s life is turned upside down after he miraculously survives shot in the head during an armored car heist and must adjust to life with a permanent disorder.
Living in gang-infested Boyle Heights in East LA, loving family-man Felix Delgado (Leguizamo) does the best he can to provide for his wife, Marina (Perez), and two kids.
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Suburban is a little comedy about life's big decisions. Suburban tells the story of Daniel Gold, a struggling artist, transplanted from NYC to the Denver suburb of Arvada, Colorado, where he and his wife move to raise their son in a more 'stable' environment.
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Heather Veitch is out of control. She is a stripper, soft porn actress, sex addict, boozer and S&M queen. Then one day she finds religion. She marries her boyfriend, trains herself to be a hair stylist, and starts going to church. The congregation doesn?t accept her at first, but after she teaches some of the wives how to strip for their husbands, Heather is in demand.
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Every celebrity deals with his or her share of obsessed fans. I Think We're Alone Now is a documentary that focuses on two individuals, Jeff and Kelly, who claim to be in love with the 80's pop singer Tiffany.
Jeff Turner, a 50-year-old man from Santa Cruz, California has attended Tiffany concerts since 1988. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, he never had a girlfriend. Jeff spends his days hanging out on the streets of Santa Cruz, striking up conversations with anyone who has a moment to spare.
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Cinequest is thrilled to present director Charles Oliver?s Take as our Closing Night Film for the 2008 Cinequest. Featuring a haunting and resolute performance by Minnie Driver (Grosse Pointe Blank, The Riches) and an intense portrayal of a desperate man by Jeremy Renner (North Country, S.W.A.T.), Oliver beautifully constructs a powerful film about a man looking for salvation and a woman looking for the closure she needs to go on living.
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Stellar performances by Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), Kimberly Williams-Paisley, (Father of the Bride) and Stephnie Weir (MADtv) make for a potent combination in the World Premiere of Paul Leuer?s sweet and funny tale of ambition, family and the difference a day makes.
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Adobe Youth Voices Screening
(Sat, Mar. 8th: 10:00am, Camera 12 Cinemas)
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The 48 Hour Film Project is an international filmmaking competition. In its seven years of existence, more than 7,000 teams in nine countries have participated. And ?48 Hours? means 48 hours. The entire movie ? writing, shooting and editing ? is completed in one weekend. Each competition begins on a Friday evening, when filmmakers draw a genre from a hat. Then the filmmakers are off. The final masterpiece is due on Sunday, exactly 48 hours later.
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In 2003, director Peyton Wilson entered the world of U.S. Navy fighter pilots. With unprecedented access granted by the Navy, Peyton captured and created the most intimate film ever made on fighter pilots. Epic High Definition aerial footage and stunning cockpit photography provide a dramatic backdrop for the story of Jay and Meagan, the two young Navy officers she encountered. The two and a half year journey follows Jay and Meagan as they chased their childhood dream of becoming naval aviators, and eventually leading to the biggest challenge young officers face: wartime deployment to Iraq.