The Poet and the Con is a 78 minute "personal voice" documentary about the relationship between the filmmaker, Eric Trules, a performance poet, and his uncle, Harvey Rosenberg, a career criminal and…
2000
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Closing Night with screenings of Solid Ones and Paths in the Night. This year you can choose which film to view with a party following after the screening.
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Sell it or...sell it! Those are the only options for Larry (Kevin Spacey) and Phil (Danny DeVito), if they want to stay employed with their firm. It's the night of their big reception, and along with ushering the fresh-faced Bob (Pete Facinelli) into their less-than-glamorous life of salesmanship, the biggest client of their careers is about to pass through their door.
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The Poet and the Con is a 78 minute "personal voice" documentary about the relationship between the filmmaker, Eric Trules, a performance poet, and his uncle, Harvey Rosenberg, a career criminal and confessed murderer. It is also a film about family, crime, morality, and redemption â?? with poetry. Through his identification with his uncle, and in making the film, Trules attempts to come to terms with his own moral conflicts, and with his role as an artist/outsider in society at large. "Ambitious, provocative...charismatic." L.A.
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Twin brothers, Dominick (Tom Hulce) and Eugene (Ray Liotta), live together in a modest home. Always the "older brother" type, Eugene has made it his life to taking care of Dominick, who is a little slower due to a childhood accident. Combining incredible performances and portraying the extraordinary beauty of the human spirit, Dominick & Eugene garnered Tom Hulce a Golden Globe nomination and reveals Robert M. Young's amazing understanding of our very souls.
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When a young Mexican boy, Ambriz, illegally crosses the border into the U.S. to find work, he discovers everything isn't what he thought it would be--finding himself being exploited as he tries to support his family. Alhambrista! is a touching, fresh, and often insightful portrayal of the universal conflicts that face all of us. This special screening of Robert M. Young's early work is a must for any film aficionado.
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As its encore celebration of Jost's amazing maverick career, Cinequest is proud to present London Brief, a film in which Jost utilizes new digital technologies to create a film of stunning imagery and narrative innovation.
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A naked woman is found dead in her apartment-the second in a series of ritualistic killings. On the scene is homicide detective Catherine Palmer (Ellen Barkin), a recent widow, whose colleagues reject her talent as an investigator. It isn't long before Catherine meets the dead woman's friend, Vickie (Peta Wilson), and discovers the existence of a group of executive women whose after hours activities involve a collage of masks, whips and chains. By murder number three, the investigation leads to Dr.
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Multi-award winning legend, Daniel Schmid, creates a hilarious, black comedy about Irina, a Russian call girl who finds herself in a fairy-tale Alpine country, where an intricate plot unfolds after she inadvertently sets in motion a long-since forgotten plot involving greed, the government, and the fate of a nation. Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland is a charming and delightful masterpiece full of eccentric and sometimes obtuse characters. Elena Panova also provides an efficacious voice to her role and is one of the true comedic discoveries of the past decade.
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Each year Cinequest has the privilege of watching many of the most exciting films from directors right in our own backyard.
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The moving image is, obviously, the raison d'tre for both the existence and success of the film arts and industry. Sound movies, and later television, expanded popular story telling beyond the scope of early radio broadcasting and its sole reliance on sound. The audio and visual elements of a movie combined to create some measure of a reality in which artistic expression could take place, be it a story, a documentary, or an abstract work. This series of short films concentrates on works that consistently rely on their visuals to advance the story and set the mood.