JUNE-JULY 2015

SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
“SALGADO’S LUSTROUS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TRULY A SIGHT
TO BEHOLD ON THE BIG SCREEN.” – Vancouver International Film Festival
9 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 0
may 24 (4:45 & 7:00)
may 25 (7:00 & 9:15)
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
Directors: Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
France/Brazil/Italy, 2014, 110 min; French & Portuguese with subtitles; PG
Wim Wenders’ mastery of the documentary form is again on display in this stunning
visual ode to the photographer Sebastiao Salgado, co-directed by the shutterbug’s son
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. Long recognized as one of the camera’s great artists, Sebastiao’s
sculptural use of light and space is combined with a deep empathy for the human condition, resulting in images that capture the dignity within every subject. —Variety
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
CINECENTA TKTS/PASSES NOT VALID
9 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 0
may 29 (7:00)
MARINONI: The Fire MR. TURNER
in the Frame
Mike Leigh; UK, 2014, 151 min; PG
Director: Tony Girardin
Canada/Italy, 2014, 90 minutes
SATURDAY
SPECIAL EVENT!
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9 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 0
MAY 28 (7:00 & 9:00)
may 26 & 27 (7:00 & 9:00)
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT
Director: Robert Kenner; USA, 2014, 94 min; PG
From the director of FOOD INC. and inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes
and Erik Conway, MERCHANTS OF DOUBT takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet
illuminating ride into the heart of American spin. It lifts the curtain on a secretive group of
silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about public threats
ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.—Mongrel Media
This doc is a quirky and uplifting character study of a cycling legend, 75-year old
Giuseppe Marinoni. —The New York Times
“AN IMPORTANT FILM. IT’S A RIVETING FILM, A NECESSARY FILM!” – Portland Oregonian “INCREDIBLY ENTERTAINING!” – Pedal
As the 19th-century British painter J.M.W.
Turner, Timothy Spall bellows and grunts
his way through a galvanic portrayal of
a genius at work. Director Mike Leigh
grounds Turner’s work in the material life
of his times. The cinematography uncannily captures the world as Turner saw and
painted it. —San Francisco Chronicle
TICKETS: $10 STUDENTS, ADVANCE $15 (IVY’S
BOOKSHOP), DOOR $20
may 30 (7:00)
BYE BYE BLUES
Canada, 1989, 120min; PG
Inspired by Anne Wheeler’s mother’s war
years as a musician in a dance band.
Featuring a great soundtrack and performance by Rebecca Jenkins.
ANNE WHEELER WILL BE HERE TO
PRESENT HER BELOVED FILM. SEE
WWW.CINECENTA.COM FOR DETAILS
june 3 & 4 (7:00 only)
SONGS SHE WROTE ABOUT
PEOPLE SHE KNOWS
Director: Kris Elgstrand; Canada/USA, 2014, 80 min
may 31 (4:30 & 7:00)
june 1 (7:00 & 9:25)
Carol (Arabella Bushnell) is an office worker who takes
a music therapy course that encourages people to sing
what they feel. This winds up getting Carol in trouble,
as she begins leaving singing messages on answering
machines, in this hilarious journey from boardroom to
recording studio . —Toronto Film Scene
june 2 (7:00 & 9:25)
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
june 3 & 4 (9:00) UVIC UNDERGRADS:
Director: John Madden; UK, 2015, 123 min; rated G
Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Richard Gere
A sequel, also directed by John Madden. And if the harsh truth is that this follow-up is second best, it’s still not half bad. The original
cast has returned and now most of those residents have settled in to the wobbly-wonderful groove of life at the hotel, and life in India.
It doesn’t hurt that it looks as good as the first: a riot of reddish oranges, deep-sky blues, and pomegranate reds. I throw up my hands
I just had fun, mostly because watching these actors brings so much joy. —The Village Voice
“IT’S ALL IN FEEL-GOOD FUN.” – Denver Post
june 5 & 6 (7:10 & 9:15)
DANNY COLLINS
“PACINO IS IRRESISTIBLE…..THIS HILARIOUS AND
HEARTFELT MOVIE IS AN EXUBERANT GIFT.”
– Rolling Stone
“Danny Collins,” about an old pop star discovering the true meaning of life, is an appealing comedy with an unabashed streak of melodrama, sharp dialogue, and a superb
ensemble cast, anchored by Al Pacino. Its excitement comes from watching its raspyvoiced star play a Neil Diamond-ish soft rock icon reconnecting with the family he’s
neglected for decades while wooing a Hilton manager (Annette Bening} and trying to
write something new and good. —RogerEbert.com
I don’t think I have ever had a nightmare quite as scary as
this film – a modern classic of fear. Jay (Maika Monroe)
finds out that she has been inducted into a supernatural
death cult and will be followed by a demon that only she
can see, and which will kill her... —The Guardian
Director: Dan Fogelman; USA, 2015, 107 min; 14A
Cast: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Garner, Bobby
Cannavale
IT FOLLOWS
$4.75
David Robert Mitchell; USA, 2015, 101 min; 14A
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of the University of Victoria Students’ Society, conceived as an
inexpensive alternative for students, the University community
and the public. The theatre is in the Student Union Building
at UVic. Many buses come to UVic and stop right outside the SUB. The
university charges a fee of $2.50 for parking on campus after 6pm and all
day on Saturdays. There is no charge for parking on Sundays and holidays.
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$7.75
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SUNSHINE ON LEITH
MONDAY
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
“ONE OF THE BEST NEW
MOVIES OF THE YEAR!”
96%
on Rotten
Tomatoes!
– The AV Club
june 8 & 9 (7:00 & 9:00)
JUNE 7 (5:00 & 7:00)
“ONE UNFORGETTABLE FINALE!”
PHOENIX
Director: Christian Petzold; Germany, 2014, 99 min; German with subtitles; rated G
–Toronto Film Scene
Both a powerful allegory for post-war regeneration and a rich Hitchcockian tale of mistaken identity, PHOENIX’s setting is WWII and
the heroine is a concentration camp survivor returning to Berlin in search of her lost husband. Disfigured by a gunshot wound as she
made her way out of Auschwitz, former nightclub singer, Nelly (Nina Hoss), has inherited enough money to pay for an expensive plastic
surgery operation. Nelly finds her husband, the pianist Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld); that he doesn’t recognize her, is one of several twists
that subtly moves the story into thriller territory. —The Hollywood Reporter
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
JUNE 11, 12 & 13 (7:00)
“LOVING AND LAVISH!” –Total Film
CINDERELLA
Director: Kenneth Branagh; USA, 2015, 106 min; rated G
Cast: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden
With Lily James of ‘Downton Abbey’ as our heroine and Cate Blanchett as the stepmother, this
new version of the fairy tale plays it straight, daringly romantic and visually gorgeous When the
King invites every maiden to a ball at which the Prince (Richard Madden, Game of Thrones) will
choose his bride, Ella is left at home, finding transportation as well as transformation courtesy of
her fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter)….Disney finally got Cinderella right — for now and,
happily, ever after. —Time Magazine
JUNE 10 (7:30)
MERIDIAN
JUNE 11, 12 & 13 (9:15 only)
A live multimedia performance featuring
Robin Davies, Kevin Mazutinec, Justin
McGrail, and Marian van der Zon. Meridian
combines video, ambient soundscapes,
acoustic instruments, vocals, and poetry,
and immerses the audience in themes of
technology, humanity, and their offspring.
UVIC UNDERGRADS: $4.75
THE RIOT CLUB
Director: Lone Scherfig; UK, 2014, 107 min; 14A Cast: Douglas
Booth, Holliday Grainger, Jessica Brown Findlay, Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Tom Hollander
Filthy. Rich. Spoiled. Rotten. A band of privileged rich boys run wild in this savage satire of money,
sex and power. At Oxford University, no society is more exclusive than The Riot Club. When he’s
recruited to join, Miles (Max Irons) is about to get a taste of entitlement at its ugliest when a night
of drinking and drugs spins out of control. —IFC Films
Presented as part of Digital
Humanities Summer Institute.
“A GREAT DOCUMENTARY.”
“IT’S A DELIGHT!”
– RogerEbert.com
– San Francisco Chronicle
100%
JUNE 14 (5:00 & 7:00)
on Rotten
Tomatoes!
june 15 & 16 (7:00 & 8:45)
IRIS
Director: Albert Maysles; USA, 2014, 83 minutes
JUNE 19 & 20 (7:00 & 9:10)
MATT SHEPARD IS A FRIEND OF MINE
WOMAN IN GOLD
An intimate perspective on a public atrocity, this is director Michele Josue’s account of
her youthful friendship with Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-old gay university student
whose brutal 1998 torture and murder in Wyoming became a turning point in raising
awareness of hate crimes against the LGBT community. Through her voice-over and
intimate interviews with Shepard’s parents, a teacher and friends, we see Shepard as a
gregarious, politically minded but vulnerable young man. —The Globe and Mail
The film recalls the legal battle, in the late 1990s, between a Los Angeles dress-shop
owner named Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) and the Austrian government for custody of
a Gustav Klimt painting the Nazis stole from her family while excising the Jews of Vienna.
This is a good, juicy, infuriating story withT a well-documented but extremely satisfying
moral outcome. —Grantland
Director: Michele Josue; USA, 2014, 89 minutes
IRIS pairs the late, legendary documentarian Albert Maysles (‘Grey Gardens’) with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed
93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film,
the documentary is a story about creativity and how a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose
enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that life is nothing but an experiment. —Magnolia Pictures
“A DELIGHTFUL EYE-OPENER ABOUT LIFE.” –The New York Times
“A DEEPLY MOVING AND VERY
SATISFYING PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT.”
JUNE 17 & 18 (7:10 & 9:00)
Director: Simon Curtis; USA/UK, 2015, 109 min; rated G
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Tatiana Maslany
– Flick Filosopher
BILLY WILDER CLASSIC!
“SIZZLING AND SASSY!”
–Eye for Film
JUNE 21 (4:45 & 7:00)
june 22 (7:00 & 9:10)
WOMAN IN GOLD
Director: Simon Curtis; USA/UK, 2015, 109 min; rated G
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Tatiana Maslany
Please see July 11-12 for description.
“MIRREN’S PERFORMANCE GAINS IN DEPTH AND PATHOS AS
THE FILM PROGRESSES.” – Independent
JUNE 23 (7:00 & 9:10)
JUNE 24 & 25 (7:15 & 9:00)
JUNE 26 & 27 (7:10 & 9:15)
“A SATIRE OF ENDLESS YOUTH.”
DOUBLE INDEMNITY SOME KIND OF LOVE
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
This shrewd, tawdry thriller is one of
the high points of 40s films. Barbara
Stanwyck’s platinum blonde is perhaps the
best acted of all the slutty, cold-blooded
femme fatales of the film noir genre. Fred
MacMurray is the patsy she ensnares in a
plot to kill her husband. —Pauline Kael
Two New York couples, one middle-aged and the other millennial and carefree, are in for
a satirical skewering, but also something close to a hug. Josh and Cornelia (Ben Stiller
and Naomi Watts) are in their 40s but not yet comfortable with adulthood. They’re
befriended by twenty-something hipsters (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried), who
seem to be completely fulfilled. —Toronto Star
Billy Wilder, USA, 1944, 107 minutes
BILLY WILDER CLASSIC!
Director: Thomas Burstyn; Canada, 2015, 78 minutes
Filmmaker Thomas Burstyn turns his inquisitive camera on his aunt and uncle: Yolanda
Sonnabend, a London artist who resides in decaying splendor, and Joseph Sonnabend,
an esteemed AIDS physician who’s returned to a house he hates and sister he can’t relate
to. The enthralling result is a film about family relations, fractured sibling love, gender, art,
science, diaspora and legacy. —Vancouver International Film Festival
“A CAREFULLY CRAFTED WORK OF ART.” –Palm Springs International Film Festival
– Minneapolis Star Tribune
Director: Noah Baumbach; USA, 2015, 98 min; 14A
Cast: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin
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june 29 (7:00 & 9:00)
juLY 1 (7:00 ONLY)
SUGAR COATED
SUNSET BLVD.
BEING CANADIAN
SUNSHINE ON LEITH
This compelling investigative doc exposes the US sugar industry’s systematic hijacking
of scientific study to bury evidence that sugar is, in fact, toxic. For 40 years, Big Sugar
deflected threats to its multibillion-dollar empire through creative PR and tactics
strikingly similar to the tobacco industry. As obesity rates skyrocket, the sugar industry
has come under increasing scrutiny from emerging scientific and medical studies. Sugar
Coated warns that we are sitting on a dietary time bomb. —Hot Docs 2015
Billy Wilder’s noir-comic classic. William
Holden is the screenwriter who pulls into
the driveway of a seedy mansion belonging
to Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), a
forgotten silent movie star. One of the
great movies--but it’s no relic. Wow, does
it ever hold up. —Amazon
In this playful and charming ode to Canadiana, Calgarian-turned-Hollywood comedy
writing guru Robert Cohen (‘The Big Bang Theory’) comes home on an epic quest to
rediscover Canada’s national identity. Shocked by how little his American friends know,
Cohen’s mission is to dispel the stereotypes, misconceptions and absurd inaccuracies.
Cohen crosses paths with Canadian comics Mike Myers, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Rick
Mercer and Martin Short, musicians Rush and the Barenaked Ladies. A hilarious journey
full of true patriot love. —Hot Docs 2015
A sprightly and unabashed adaptation of the much-loved stage show, spinning a
MAMMA MIA!-style narrative around the songs of the Proclaimers. We open in an
armoured vehicle travelling through Afghanistan in which the assembled sing Sky Takes
the Soul. From here we move to Edinburgh where our battle-worn heroes (George
MacKay and Kevin Guthrie) attempt to rebuild their lives and loves…. I shed a tear within
the first 10 minutes, and spent the rest of the movie beaming like a gibbering, love-struck
fool. —The Guardian
Billy Wilder, USA, 1950 110 min
Director: Michèle Hozer; USA, 2015, 90 minutes
BILLY WILDER CLASSIC!
juLY 2 (7:00 & 9:00)
Director: Robert Cohen; Canada, 2015, 90 minutes
JULY 6 (7:00 & 9:10)
JULY 7, 8 & 9 (7:00 & 9:15)
SUNSHINE ON LEITH THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH THE WONDERS
Director: Dexter Fletcher
UK, 2013, 96 min; rated G
Please see July 11-12 for description.
“EXHUBERANTLY FUNNY AND ACHINGLY
TENDER. I LOVED IT!” – Daily Express
Director: Dexter Fletcher; UK, 2013, 96 min; rated G
– Daily Mail
yyyy –Time Out London
Winner!
JULY 5 (5:15 & 7:10)
juLY 3 & 4 (7:10 & 9:15)
“SIMPLY GLORIOUS….THE FEELFABULOUS FILM OF THE YEAR!”
JUNE 30 (7:00 & 9:15)
june 28 (5:00 & 7:00)
GRAND PRIX
-CANNES FILM
FESTIVAL
100%
on Rotten
Tomatoes!
Billy Wilder, USA, 1955, 105 minutes
Director: Alice Rohrwacher; Italy, 2014, 110 min; Italian with subtitles
Imagine being a neurotic married man in
1955, whose wife and son are away for
the summer, and then blonde bombshell
Marilyn Monroe moves in upstairs! That’s
the sweaty premise of this droll sex farce.
Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s gripping coming-of-age drama set amidst the bees and beauty of the Tuscan countryside one
hot summer. In an old ramshackle house, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu) lives with her three sisters, her father Wolfgang (Sam
Louwyck) and family friend Coco (Sabine Timoteo). The house is part refuge from a world her father perceives as corrupt and failing,
whilst also being a working farm and a magical kingdom for the children. The family keeps bees and makes delicious honey. Gelsomina
becomes obsessed with a competition run by a local television programme - ‘Wonders of the Countryside’ - a cash prize and cruise
up for grabs to those who most enshrine traditional values. — CineVue
BILLY WILDER CLASSIC!
juLY 10 & 11 (7:10 & 9:15)
EX MACHINA
“A TRIUMPH….THE FIRST GREAT
FILM OF 2015.” – The Playlist
Director: Alex Garland; UK, 2015, 109 min; PG
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Issac
Alex Garland’s chrome-slick thriller. Oscar Isaac charms and unnerves as reclusive
prodigy Nathan, the brains behind a successful search engine. Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson)
is the programmer who wins a contest to stay with his employer in his mansion and take
part in a thought experiment to assess the humanity of A.I. Ava (Alicia Vikander). The
twist – she has a human face but a robot body…. Thematically epic, it demands to be seen
at least twice. —Total Film
“ONE OF THE GREATEST
COMEDIES EVER!” –BBCi
JULY 12 (5:00 & 7:10)
JULY 13 (7:00 & 9:20)
JULY 14, 15 & 16 (7:10 & 9:15)
EX MACHINA
SOME LIKE IT HOT
3 COEURS / 3 HEARTS
Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, on the lam
from mobsters, disguise themselves as
women and join an all-girl band featuring
Marilyn Monroe, in one of the most
deliriously funny film farces of all time.
A touching and tense drama about destiny, connections, and passion, this is a headily romantic look at a classic love triangle. One
night, Marc (Benoît Poelvoorde) meets Sylvie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) after missing his train. A thwarted plan for a second meeting
sends each in a separate direction - Sylvie leaves France; Marc falls in love and marries. What neither knows is that Marc’s new bride
is Sylvie’s sister, Sophie (Chiara Mastroianni).
Director: Alex Garland; UK, 2015, 109 min;
PG Please see July 11-12 for description.
“ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL, SMART,
THOUGHT-PROVOKING SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES
OF RECENT YEARS.” – Portland Oregonian
Billy Wilder, USA, 1959, 120 minutes
“INTOXICATING!” – Newsday
Director: Benoît Jacquot; France, 2014, 106 min; French with subtitles
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Boelvoorde
juLY 17 & 18 (7:00 & 9:20)
MADAME BOVARY
cinecenta closed for renos
july 19 - aug 3
Director: Sophie Barthes USA/Germany, 2014, 118 min; in English Cast: Mia Wasikowska,
Ezra Miller, Laura Carmichael, Paul Giamatti, Logan Marshall-Green
There have been many film versions of Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 novel, but this is the first
one directed by a woman, Sophie Barthes. Mia Wasikowska (“Tracks”) plays the tragic
heroine, the listless wife of country doctor in provincial France. She amuses herself with
fashion, and eventually with extramarital affairs with a dandy law clerk (Ezra Miller) and
a dashing marquis (Logan Marshall-Green). It’s a handsome production. —Vanity Fair
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