The Reader - April 17th

April 17th, 2009
Showtime: 7 p.m.
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Ouray Community Center, Ouray, CO
Starring: Kate Winslet & Ralph Fiennes
Director: Stephen Daldry
Runtime: 124 min.
Rating: R|Parental Guide

Eric's Notes: We will be in the Ouray Community Center for this show. In our recent survey, movie club members put this film near the top of their list.

Full Disclosure: We have provided a link to the IMDB Parent's Guide and a brief plot synopsis of this movie. We strive to show a very wide variety of types of movies spanning independent, foreign, drama, documentary, etc. Tastes vary, and the descriptions and links at this site will help you decide if each of these movies fit your interest.


Academy Award-Won-Best Actress-Kate Winslet
Golden Globe-Won-Best Supporting Actress-Kate Winslet

"[Winslet's] fierce, unerring portrayal goes beyond acting, becoming a provocation that will keep you up nights." - Pete Travers - Rolling Stone - [Full Review]

Synopsis: When Michael is fifteen he has a brief but heated affair with Hanna, a woman in her mid-30’s who finds him sick and feverish in the street and cares for him. Nearly a decade later in Post-WWII Germany, Michael has become a law student and is astonished to find Hanna had become a Nazi prison guard and was on trial for murder. He discovers a secret that might affect her sentencing but is too ashamed of their affair to come forward.

[Official Site]
[Trailer/Short Feature]

Note: Everyone is welcome at $7.50 per ticket. 2009 Movie Club members may use their punch cards.

Ben X- April 3rd

Ben X
April 3rd, 2009
Showtime: 7 p.m.
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Ouray Community Center, Ouray, CO
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: NR in US|Parental Guide
Language: Dutch with English Subtitles


Eric's Notes: We will be in the Ouray Community Center for this show (the Beaumont Hotel will be closed during this month). We are pleased to present this excellent festival film from the same distributor that brought us Arranged.

Grand Prize- Montreal Film Festival

"A provocative, exultant stunner. - Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times - [Full Review]

Synopsis: Ben is different and his life is a universe all unto itself. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism that prevents normal communication, and while he is a courageous hero—BEN X—in the fantasy on-line gaming world that consumes him, in his daily life Ben is tormented by bullies and ignored by apathetic teachers.

As the bullies’ relentless attacks push him over the edge and out of control, his on-line dream girl, Scarlite, appears to him and helps him devise a perfect plan to confront the bullies and make them pay for their torment. Director Nic Balthazar’s dazzling debut blends fantasy and harsh social realism. Based on a true story, Balthazar brings us an utterly original and important film.

[Official Site]
[Trailer]

Note: Everyone is welcome at $7.50 per ticket. 2009 Movie Club members may use their punch cards.

Cadillac Records-March 20th

Cadillac Records
March 20th, 2009
Showtime: 7 p.m.
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, CO
Runtime: 109 min.
Rating: R
Cast: Beyonce Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright

Dinner at Bulow's Bistro will be available starting at 5 pm. More info. about dinner: (970) 325-7040.

Golden Globe Nominee (2008)

"The music is good, the suits are sharp, but it’s the outstanding performances that wow. Walker is electrifying as Howlin’ Wolf and Beyoncé — playing Etta James — has never been so sultry and sexy. " Cosmo Landesman- Sunday Times (UK)[Full Review]

Synopsis: This period piece chronicles the rise and fall of influential R&B record label Chess Records which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac in this exciting and turbulent tale.

[Official Site]
[Trailer]

Note: Everyone is welcome at $7.50 per ticket. 2009 Movie Club members may use their punch cards.