Across the Universe - 3/7/08

Doors: 6 p.m.
Showtime: 6:30 p.m.
Across The Universe
Dir: Julie Taymor
2007; Rated PG-13; 131 minutes


OSCAR NOMINEE
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE
GRAMMY NOMINEE



"The experience of the movie is joyous." - Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times

".....Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking." -Houston Chronicle.

Synopsis: In this psychedelic musical film that rolls along to the beat of many Beatles hits, a young dock worker travels to America in the 60s amidst our greatest social upheaval and falls in love with a sheltered teenager named Lucy. When her brother Max is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, the two join the anti-war movement, the struggle for free speech and civil rights.


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Across the Universe--Theatrical Trailer

Opera House Fundraiser 2/29/08

The Ouray Movie Club will be represented at the upcoming fundraiser for the Wright Opera House. The fundraiser, sponsored by ORI & National Distributing, will be held on Friday, February 29th from 6-9 pm. Suggested donation is $30 or $50 per couple. More info about this event: 970-318-1392

The Violin - 2/15/08

Doors: 6 p.m.
Showtime: 6:30 p.m.
The Violin
Dir: Francisco Vargas
Spanish with English Subtitles; 98 minutes



13 Awards
BEST ACTOR- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
3 Ariel Awards (Mexican Oscars)

JUST RAN IN NY, LA, SAN FRANCISCO
NOW SHOWING IN SANTE FE, SEATTLE, AND WASHINGTON

"One of the most amazing Mexican films in many a year." - Guillermo Del Toro - Director of Pan's Labyrinth

"..blends fablelike simplicity with documentary touches to tell the story of a near-primordial struggle between the haves and the have-nots." -NY Times.

"Tavira's acting is the high point of this suspenseful yet beautiful movie, which -- for a while at least -- proves that music can soothe the savage breast." -NY Post.

Synopsis: Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and his grandson Lucio live a double life: on one hand they are musicians and humble farmers, on the other they support the campesina peasant guerilla movement's armed efforts against the oppressive government. When the military seizes the village, the rebels flee to the sierra hills, forced to leave behind their stock of ammunition. While the guerillas organize a counter-attack, old Plutarco executes his own plan. He plays up his appearance as a harmless violin player, in order to get into the village and recover the ammunition hidden his corn field. His violin playing charms the army captain, who orders Plutarco to come back daily. Arms and music play a tenuous game of cat-and-mouse which ultimately results in painful betrayal.



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The Violin--Theatrical Trailer