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Friday, January 30 at 5 pm In Italian with English subtitles. Documentary (2003). For the last sequence of 8 1/2, Federico Fellini chose the lively image of the circus over a less upbeat ending that was recently discovered in Cinecitta’s vaults. Director Mario Sesti’s documentary L’Ultima Sequenza provides a unique insight into the creation of one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces. The film is on loan to Stony Brook from The Guggenheim, courtesy of Cinecitta Holding, Rome, where it made its New York premiere. Featuring Federico Fellini, Claudia Cardinale, Sofia Loren, Sandra Milo and Anouk Aimee. This Long Island premiere screening is made possible by the support of The Town of Brookhaven, John Jay LaValle, Supervisor; Stony Brook University’s Department of European Languages and Cultures, and The Center for Italian Studies. 50 minutes. Unrated. |
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Friday, January 30 at 7 pm In English/Spanish with subtitles. This movie, directed by John Sayles, follows six white American women impatiently waiting out their lengthy residency requirements in an unidentified South American country before picking up their adoptive babies. “Its even-handed view of two cultures uneasily transacting the most personal business resonates with truth.” (Stephen Holden, The New York Times) Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Lynch, Mary Steenburgen and Daryl Hannah. 95 minutes. Rated R |
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Friday, January 30 at 9 pm An American movie star (Bill Murray) is in Tokyo to make a whiskey commercial when he meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a young bride. Hilarious and real, “Bill Murray is a wonder,” says Newsday’s John Anderson. Sofia Coppola is screenwriter, producer, and director. 102 minutes. Rated R. |
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Friday, February 6 at 7 pm Breathtaking cinematography in this award-winning documentary on migrating birds shot over the course of three years on seven continents. Screenwriter, producer, director: Jacques Perrin 91 minutes. Rated G. |
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Friday, February 6 at 9 pm In Danish with subtitles. An emotionally devastating film with a documentary-style realism. Says A.O. Scott in The New York Times, “The movie takes two strands of soap opera convention-a life-changing accident and an adulterous affair-and spins their suds into gold.” Brilliantly directed by Denmark’s Susanne Bier. 113 minutes. Rated R. |
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Friday, February 20 at 7 pm In Russian/Finnish/Saami with subtitles. “A Finnish student forced to fight for the Nazis, a Russian captain under arrest for writing anti-Soviet poetry, and a saucy young reindeer-farmer are brought together in distant Lapland during the last days of World War II…This Russian film lives in the details,” notes Dave Kehr, The New York Times. Subtle and sophisticated direction by Alexandr Rogozhkin. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Friday, February 20 at 9 pm A seafaring epic about the Royal Navy in 1805, adapted from two of the novels in Patrick O’Brian’s 20-volume series on Jack Aubrey’s naval exploits, played by Russell Crowe. “Stupendously entertaining,” writes The New York Times’ A.O. Scott. Directed by Peter Weir. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Friday, February 27 at 7 pm A true-life story of an eager beaver New Republic writer (Hayden Christensen) who fabricates his stories and the discerning editor (Peter Sarsgaard) who catches him. “Sober…curiously thrilling…About workplace loyalty, journalistic ethics, and the line between ambition and pathology.” Debut of writer/director Billy Ray. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13 |
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Friday, February 27 at 9 pm In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie’s daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back. Directed by Ron Howard. 135 minutes. Rated R. |
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Friday, March 19 at 7 pm A contemporary chronicle of Irish immigration, set in a fantastical version of New York City. Loosely based on the life of award-winning director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father) and co-written by his daughters Naomi and Kirsten. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Friday, March 19 at 9:15 pm In this sweeping epic, an embittered Civil War veteran (Tom Cruise) is recruited by the emperor of Japan to modernize his army. The soldier becomes enraptured with the ancient code of the samurai that the emperor appears ready to abandon. Directed by Edward Zwick. 144 minutes. Rated R. |
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Friday, April 23 at 7 pm Three people-one a dwarf, one a grieving mother-become friends in the wilds of New Jersey. A delicate, thoughtful, and often hilarious take on loneliness. The Station Agent won the Dramatic Audience Award at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. 90 minutes. Rated R. |
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Friday, April 23 at 9 pm Elijah Wood returns as Frodo in the finale of the Rings trilogy. Frodo and Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. The Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth. Directed by Peter Jackson. 210 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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