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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
FILMS BY AND ABOUT ARTISTS
CINEMA ON THE VERGE
LITERATURE: Poetry of Resilience w/The Poetry Deal, In Bed With Ulysses,
Silver Linings Playbook, Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
At FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS (4411 Montrose, NOV 3 – 11, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM):
DANCE: Trash Dance, Ocean, Where’s Shirley?
MUSIC: Ornette: Made in America, Violeta Went to Heaven, KanZeOn,
Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film, Quartet, The Sapphires, A Suitcase Full of
Chocolate, Mugaritz BSO, Big Boy
PAINTING: Le Tableau (The Painting), Beauty is Embarrassing
THEATER: The Connection, Caesar Must Die
CINEMA: A Simple Life, Al Más Allá/My McQueen
CULINARY ARTS: Mugaritz BSO
Encounters with interactive video installations in various festival venues.
American Falls by Phil Solomon
Dialog by The Light Surgeons
Medusa Smack by Vanessa Renwick
Night Hunter House by Stacey Steers
Viewmaster: A Digital Mutoscope by George Griffin
Clam Bake by Joanna Priestley
Cinema 16 Screening Room featuring the glorious 16mm films of Andy Warhol,
Phil Solomon, Stan Brakhage, Stacey Steers, Vanessa Renwick and J. J. Murphy,
(see schedule for screenings Nov 8 – 11).
Off-site installations:
PHOTOGRAPHY: Bert Stern: Original Madman
whiteonewhite:algorithmicnoir by Eve Sussman
Aurora Picture Show (Nov 9 – 11, with artist’s talk and screening Nov 9 at 6:00 PM
and on view as installation Nov 10 – 11, 12:00 – 4:00 PM)
Caesar Must Die
Question Bridge by Chris Johnson
Project Row Houses (Oct 13 – Mar 3, Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00 – 5:00 PM),
with artist’s talk on Nov 9 at 1:00 PM
American Falls
Le Tableau (The Painting)
Clam Bake
whiteonewhite:algorithmicnoir
Violeta Went to Heaven
LIVE PERFORMANCES
SUPEREVERYTHING*
A live multimedia performance by THE LIGHT SURGEONS with musician NG CHOR GUAN
Friday and Saturday, Nov 9 – 10, 7:30 PM, Asia Society Texas Center
Question Bridge
A SUITCASE FULL OF CHOCOLATE: THE LIFE OF PIANIST SOFIA COSMA
With a piano performance by director Lincoln Mayorga
Thursday, Nov 8, 7:00 PM, MFAH
UPCOMING RELEASES
Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet with Maggie Smith; David O. Russell’s Silver Linings
Playbook with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; the Tavianis' Caesar
Must Die; Beauty is Embarrassing with Wayne White; Ann Hui’s A Simple Life;
The Sapphires, and more!
CELEBRATING INDIE DISTRIBUTORS AND
WOMEN DIRECTORS
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
featuring special guest Lourdes Portillo
Al Más Allá (Nov 8), Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena (Nov 9),
Going Up the Stairs: Portrait of an Unlikely Iranian Artist (Nov 10),
and Poetry of Resilience (Nov 11)
MILESTONE FILMS' "PROJECT SHIRLEY"
with Milestone founders Dennis Doros and Amy Heller
Shirley Clarke’s The Connection (Nov 8) and Ornette: Made in America (Nov 10),
plus “Where’s Shirley?” presentation by Dennis Doros and Amy Heller (Nov 9)
Medusa Smack
Night Hunter House
MEET THE MAKERS
Informal gatherings and conversations with groups of guest filmmakers.
Meet The Makers Morning Coffee (Nov 8, 8:00 AM, Location TBA)
Meet The Makers Morning Coffee (Nov 9, 8:00 AM, Location TBA)
Cinema On The Verge Artists (Nov 10, 11:00 AM, 4411 Montrose)
Music And Film (Nov 11, 11:00 AM, 4411 Montrose)
FESTIVE OCCASIONS!
OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET AND PARTY AT THE MFAH
Film and special guests to be announced
Wednesday, Nov 7, 6:45 PM, MFAH
Kick off the festival with a celebratory featuring red carpet arrivals and a
gala afterparty!
CINEMA ARTS CELEBRATION
Saturday, Nov 10, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Location TBA
Beauty is Embarrassing
The Connection
A Simple Life
Houston Cinema Arts Society members, sponsors and guest artists gather for fun,
food and libations. Check www.cinemartsociety.org for location and more details.
Tickets for nonmembers are available for purchase.
Going Up the Stairs
Poetry of Resilience
Trash Dance
HOW TO FEST
2012 Venues
Tickets
Purchase tickets online at www.cinemartsociety.org 24 hours per day until day of
screening. On day of screening, tickets will only be on sale as rush tickets (cash only)
at each venue on a first-come, first-served basis.
HOW TO FEST
In person: Wortham Box Office
501 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002 | 713-222-5400
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MON–FRI
Regular Screenings
STUDENTS AND
SENIORS (WITH ID)
$12
Matinee Screenings
HOW TO FEST$10
$10
$8
Premiere Screenings
$15
$13
Asia Society Texas Center Screening
$12
$10
Opening Night Screening and Party
$25
$22
Cinema Arts Celebration
$15
$10
Cinema on the Verge
$5
$4
Cinema 16
$7
$6
(includes Cinema on the Verge)
(single entry)
(includes Cinema on the Verge)
Cinema on the Verge Gallery and Cinema 16 Screening Room
4411 Montrose Blvd, 77006
11 min walk from Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Free parking is available in the parking lots directly behind the building, on Kyle St. On-street
parking is also available.
at Discovery Green | 1611 Lamar Street, 77010| www.thegrovehouston.com
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Drive, 77030 | www.milleroutdoortheatre.com
Free parking is available in various lots inside and surrounding the park.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet Street, 77005 | Brown Auditorium Theater, Caroline Weiss
Law Building | www.mfah.org
METRORail Stop: Museum District Station (3 minute walk)
Free parking is available in two outdoor street-level lots north of the Law Building along Main
Street: one at Bissonnet, one at Oakdale. Additional parking is available for $6 at Park Plaza
parking garages at 1200 Binz & 1201 Hermann Drive.
Project Row Houses
2521 Holman Street, 77004 (corner of Live Oak and Holman) | 713-526-7662
www.projectrowhouses.org
Festival Passes
Passes include membership privileges and special Festival benefits — more information
at www.cinemartsociety.org.
All Access
Weekend$250
$1,000
One-Day$100
Special discounts apply for Houston Cinema Arts Society members. Contact HCAS at
[email protected] for information. For student and senior discounts, please
go to Wortham Box Office with ID.
Prices include service charge. All sales are final — no refunds or exchanges for any
reason. Prices do not include parking. Parking information is listed below under
“Venues.” Rush tickets are cash only, subject to seating policy.
Seating Policy
Pass holders will be admitted for early-arrival priority seating 30 minutes prior to
screening. Single-ticket holders will be admitted 15 minutes prior to screening. All
seats not occupied 15 minutes prior to screening will be sold as “rush” tickets on
a first-come, first-served basis (cash only) until all seats are filled. Houston Cinema
Arts Society cannot guarantee seating for late arrivals. There will be no seating after
screening has begun. Information for what passes do and do not include is listed on
the back of each pass.
Official Festival Hotel
Hotel Icon Houston, Autograph collection
220 Main Street (hotel entrance is on Congress), 77002 | 713-224-4266
METRORail stop: Preston Station
Special rates from $149 to $169 per night (limited availability)
Reservations must be made by October 10, 2012
Instructions: Identify guest as a Houston Cinema Arts Festival attendee
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Free parking is available in the parking lot. Entrance is on the east side of the building. On-street
parking is also available.
THE GROVE
GENERAL
2442 Bartlett Street, 77098 | 713-868-2101 | www.aurorapictureshow.org
Festival Headquarters
When purchasing tickets, motorists are encouraged to use the ticket-buyer parking
zone on Prairie St, between Smith St and Bagby St. Parking is free for 20 minutes in
the specified curbside location.
Single-Ticket Prices
Aurora Picture Show
cinemartsociety.org | NOVEMBER 7-11, 2012 | Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Street parking is available in the area around the building.
Sundance Cinemas
510 Texas Ave, 77002 | 713-223-3456 | www.sundancecinemas.com
METRORail Stop: Preston Station (9 min walk)
Parking in the underground Theater District parking garage — best entrance is #7 on Texas Ave
between Smith St and Louisiana St.
Before 4:00 PM MON–FRI, please collect a WHITE ticket directly from the ticket machine and
take it with you to the Sundance Cinemas box office for validation.
After 4:00 PM MON–FRI and all day SAT and SUN, an attendant will charge an EVENT PARKING
fee of $7, and give you a BLUE event parking ticket. You MUST bring the BLUE event parking
ticket to the Sundance Cinemas box office for reimbursement.
White tickets are validated with a three-hour sticker. Blue tickets are exchanged for a full
reimbursement of the $7 and an exit voucher, which will be your ticket to leave the garage.
Without the exit voucher, Republic Parking will charge a “lost ticket fee” of $12. Do not lose
the exit voucher. Event blue tickets have no time limit.
Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Blvd, 77004 | 713-439-0051 | www.asiasociety.org/texas
METRORail Stop: Museum District Station (5 min walk)
Parking is $4 in the Asia Society Texas Center parking lot directly across from the building on
Southmore Blvd. For more information and directions, please go to www.asiasociety.org/texas.
Public Transportation
METRORail offers a fast, convenient and safe way to travel. The 7.5-mile light rail line
takes passengers across Downtown via Main St. The line also connects Downtown
to other major Houston destinations such as Midtown, the Museum District, the Texas
Medical Center, Reliant Park and the South Fannin Park & Ride lot.
A roundtrip ticket is only $2.00 for adults, $.80 for seniors and $.50 for the kids. Tickets
can be purchased from any ticket vending machine, located on each rail platform.
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Check the titles shaded in this color for updates from the original printed schedule.
OPENING NIGHT
FILM AND PARTY!
NOVEMBER 8
SUNDANCE 6
11:00 AM
MEET THE MAKERS:
MORNING COFFEE
1 TRASH DANCE
WITH ANDREW GARRISON,
ALLISON ORR, DON ANDERSON
THE GROVE
2:00 PM
4:45 PM
WARHOL WALK
MEET AT CAMH ANDY MONUMENT,
WALK TO RARE WARHOL SHOW
AT CINEMA 16!
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
5 RARE WARHOL
4 A SUITCASE FULL
OF CHOCOLATE
WITH J. J. MURPHY
WITH LINCOLN MAYORGA
40 TATSUMI
6:15 PM
6 BEAUTY IS
EMBARRASSING
WITH WAYNE WHITE
9:15 PM
8 THE CONNECTION
WITH DENNIS DOROS AND
AMY HELLER
1:00 PM
3 OCEAN
3:30 PM
18 IN BED WITH
ULYSSES
6:30 PM
17 THE SAPPHIRES
9:30 PM
2 AL MÁS ALLÁ AND
MY MCQUEEN
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 9
WITH LOURDES PORTILLO
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
CHRIS JOHNSON:
ARTIST'S TALK ON
QUESTION BRIDGE
PROJECT ROW HOUSES
1:00 PM
28 WHERE'S SHIRLEY?
AMY HELLER
3:00 PM
11 NIGHT HUNTER AND
OTHER ANIMATIONS
WITH STACEY STEERS
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
15 SUPEREVERYTHING*
WITH THE LIGHT SURGEONS
7:30 PM
7 CAESAR MUST DIE
14 whiteonwhite:
algorithmicnoir
5:00 PM
12 PHIL SOLOMON:
COLLABORATIONS WITH
STAN BRAKHAGE
WITH EVE SUSSMAN
AURORA PICTURE SHOW
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 10
11:00 AM
1:30 PM
20 VANESSA RENWICK
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF KICK ASS
4:00 PM
23 REMAINS TO
BE SEEN: THE FILMS OF
PHIL SOLOMON
15 SUPEREVERYTHING*
WITH THE LIGHT SURGEONS
13 CORPUS AND
CONVERSATIONS
WITH INTELLECTUALS
ABOUT SELENA
7:00 PM
42 CASTING BY
16 VIOLETA WENT
TO HEAVEN
2:00 PM
21 UNITED IN ANGER
WITH JIM HUBBARD, DEAN
DADERKO, JENNI SORKIN
6:30 PM
26 ORNETTE:
MADE IN AMERICA
PORTRAIT OF A PIMP
WITH JORGE HINOJOSA
SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 11
2:00 PM
9 THE 16MM FILMS OF
J. J. MURPHY
WITH J. J. MURPHY
7:00 PM
45 DIANA VREELAND:
THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL
WITH LISA IMMORDINO
VREELAND
6:45 PM
35 AN AMERICAN
IN PARIS
MILLER OUTDOOR
THEATRE
6:45 PM
44 STAND UP GUYS
WITH FISHER STEVENS
9:45 PM
27 APOCALYPSE:
A BILL CALLAHAN
TOUR FILM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
32 BERT STERN:
ORIGINAL MADMAN
31 25TH DALLAS
VIDEOFEST
ANIMATION SHOW
WITH BART WEISS
3:45 PM
29 POETRY OF
RESILIENCE AND
THE POETRY DEAL
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
3:00 PM
22 KANZEON
17 THE SAPPHIRES
WITH JORGE HINOJOSA, HANLY
BANKS, LINCOLN MAYORGA
30 MUGARITZ BSO
UNLIKELY IRANIAN ARTIST
WITH HANLY BANKS
11:00 AM
WITH ROGER LEE
1:00 PM
33 GOING UP THE
STAIRS: PORTRAIT OF AN
WITH NEIL CANTWELL
MEET THE MAKERS:
MUSIC AND FILM
34 A SIMPLE LIFE
9:45 PM
11:00 AM
19 BIG BOY
300 MAIN STREET
1:00 PM
7:15 PM
41 A LATE QUARTET
9:15 PM
CINEMA ARTS
CELEBRATION
2:30 PM
2 TRASH DANCE
WITH ANDREW GARRISON,
ALLISON ORR, DON ANDERSON
39 CONVERSATION WITH
ROBERT REDFORD
36 ICEBERG SLIM:
10:00 PM
11:00 AM
10 LE TABLEAU
(THE PAINTING)
WITH LOURDES PORTILLO
AMY HELLER
7:30 PM
25 SILVER LININGS
PLAYBOOK
3:00 PM
9:10 PM
MEET THE MAKERS:
CINEMA ON THE VERGE
ARTISTS
7:30 PM
37 TEXAS
FILMMAKERS
SHOWCASE
7:00 PM
24 QUARTET
7:00 PM
38 PICTURES OF
SUPERHEROES
WITH DON SWAYNOS AND
JOHN MERRIMAN
OPENING NIGHT FILM
AND PARTY!
MFAH | WED NOV 7 | 6:45 PM | Q&A
To be announced October 23.
1 TRASH DANCE
With director Andrew Garrison,
choreographer Allison Orr, and
crane operator Don Anderson
SUNDANCE 6 | THUR NOV 8 | 11:00 aM | Q&A
Shot in Austin, Texas, Trash Dance shadows
choreographer Allison Orr as she creates
an unforgettable performance piece with
garbage trucks and the men and women
who pick up our trash. 68 min.
4 A SUITCASE FULL OF
CHOCOLATE
With piano performance by
director Lincoln Mayorga
MFAH | THUR NOV 8 | 7:00 PM | Q&A
The extraordinary story of Sofia Cosma,
a brilliant pianist whose career was
suppressed by the Nazis and later by
the Soviets. Director Lincoln Mayorga,
Cosma’s close friend for 30 years and a
renowned pianist himself, will perform
piano selections important to Cosma.
93 min.
7 CAESAR MUST DIE
VENUE DATE AND TIME TBA
Winner of the Berlin Film Festival
Golden Bear, Caesar Must Die is the
latest offering from Paolo and Vittorio
Taviani. Inventive and beautifully composed, the film centers on a prison
production of William Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar. The actors are, in fact,
convicted criminals. 76 min.
8 THE CONNECTION
With Dennis Doros and Amy Heller
SUNDANCE 6 | THUR NOV 8 | 9:15 PM | Q&A
11 STACEY STEERS:
NIGHT HUNTER AND
OTHER ANIMATIONS
CINEMA 16 | FRI NOV 9 | 3:00 PM | Q&A
Night Hunter is composed of cut-up
engraved book illustrations, and resurrects silent film star Lillian Gish, who
sews, cooks, and contends with giant
worms and swarming moths. Steers will
also present her earlier animated films
Phantom Canyon, Totem, and Watunna,
and her installation Night Hunter House.
app. 90 min.
Shirley Clarke’s groundbreaking film
The Connection, adapted from the Living
Theater’s performance, portrays a group
of drug addicts, some of them jazz
musicians, waiting in a New York loft
apartment for their drug connection.
110 min.
9 THE 16MM FILMS OF
J. J. MURPHY
2 AL MÁS ALLÁ and
MY MCQUEEN
With director Lourdes Portillo
A documentary film crew on Mexico’s
Mayan coast pursues the story of three
fishermen who happened upon a wayward package of cocaine. They sold it
to the local police chief, who warned
them ominously, “Whatever comes from
the ocean, has to go back to the ocean.”
Shown with My McQueen, Portillo’s exploration of the image and influence of
actor Steve McQueen. 42 min. and 20 min.
5 RARE WARHOL
Presented by J. J. Murphy
CINEMA 16 | THUR NOV 8 | 5:30 PM | Q&A
J. J. Murphy, author of The Black Hole
of the Camera: The Films of Andy
Warhol, will present and discuss The
Velvet Underground in Boston (1967, 33
min.), filmed by Warhol during a concert
by the legendary band, and Bufferin
(1967, 33 min.), featuring Gerard Malanga
reading diaries in which the well-known
pain reliever replaces the names of
actual participants. app. 90 min.
CINEMA 16 | SUN NOV 11 | 2:00 PM | Q&A
J. J. Murphy filmed his classic structural
film Print Generation (1974, 50 min.),
recently restored by the Academy Film
Archive, while teaching at the Houston’s University of St. Thomas. Sky Blue
Water Light Sign (1972, 9 min.) is “one
of the happiest, most uplifting short
films I’ve ever seen,” reports writer Scott
MacDonald. app. 90 min.
10 LE TABLEAU
(THE PAINTING)
12 PHIL SOLOMON:
COLLABORATIONS WITH
STAN BRAKHAGE
Phil Solomon, one of the few artists to have
(visually) collaborated with legendary
avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage,
will present highlights of their work
together. Solomon will also analyze
sections of Seasons..., show home movies
and excerpts from the Brakhage Sunday
salons and offer some rare surprises.
app. 90 min.
SUNDANCE 6 | FRI NOV 9 | 11:00 aM
A visual feast suitable for all ages, Le
Tableau is an animated tale where characters from an unfinished painting go in
search of their creator and their true
colors. A truly poetic work, Le Tableau
operates on multiple levels, exploring
themes of intolerance and self-discovery.
76 min.
6 BEAUTY IS
EMBARRASSING
3 OCEAN
With Wayne White
Less than a year before Merce Cunningham’s death at 90, he traveled with
his company to the Rainbow Quarry in
Minnesota for the final performance of his
magnum opus, Ocean. The performance
was filmed by Cunningham’s long-term
collaborator, visual artist Charles Atlas.
Beauty Is Embarrassing tells the irreverent
and inspiring story of visual artist and
raconteur Wayne White. White found
success as one of the creators of Pee-wee’s
Playhouse and later achieved success as
a painter, including a well-received show
at the Rice Gallery. 90 min.
SUNDANCE 5 | THUR NOV 8 | 1:00 PM
100 mins.
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13 CORPUS: A HOME
MOVIE ABOUT SELENA
With director Lourdes Portillo
SUNDANCE 6 | FRI NOV 9 | 3:00 PM | Q&A
Perceptive and compassionate, Portillo’s
tribute to Tejana superstar Selena emphasizes her transformation from a popular
entertainer into a modern-day saint and
role model. Shown with Conversations
with Intellectuals about Selena, which
offers a fresh look at the voice and
image of this uniquely enduring MexicanAmerican icon. 47 min. and 57 min.
16 VIOLETA WENT
TO HEAVEN
Winner of the Sundance World Cinema
Dramatic Jury Prize at this year’s festival,
Andrés Wood’s unconventional biopic
about famed Chilean folksinger Violeta
Parra captures the passion, the contradiction and the talent of her extraordinary
life. 110 min.
20 VANESSA RENWICK:
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF KICK ASS
CINEMA 16 | SAT NOV 10 | 1:30 PM | Q&A
Vanessa Renwick has been self-producing
films and videos in her own indomitable
style since the early 1980s. Her DIY
aesthetic challenges an indie film scene
that sometimes seems to care more
about slickness than originality of spirit.
The Oregon Department of Kick Ass is
an eclectic sampling of her best work,
spanning over twenty years. app. 90 min.
21 UNITED IN ANGER:
A HISTORY OF ACT UP
With director Jim Hubbard
SUNDANCE 6 | SAT NOV 10 | 2:00 PM | Q&A
17 THE SAPPHIRES
14 whiteonwhite:
algorithmicnoir
With director Eve Sussman
AURORA PICTURE SHOW | FRI NOV 9
6:00 – 9:00 PM with artist talk at 7:30 PM
whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir, a retro-sci-fi
film, was shot primarily in places where
oil is plentiful and water is scarce. The film
runs forever, continually re-editing live,
powered by custom made software and
a hard drive loaded with thousands of
video, voiceover and music files.
A combination of comedy, heart and
romance with an unbeatable soul music
soundtrack, cheered by festival audiences
in Cannes and Toronto, The Sapphires
follows a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission.
Gripping archival footage and compelling
interviews pepper director Jim Hubbard’s
engaging documentary about the birth
of the activist organization ACT UP (AIDS
Coalition to Unleash Power). Followed
by a discussion with the director, curator
Dean Daderko of CAMH, and UH Art
and Critical Studies professor Jenni Sorkin.
23 REMAINS TO BE SEEN:
THE FILMS OF PHIL SOLOMON
CINEMA 16 | SAT NOV 10 | 4:00 PM | Q&A
Phil Solomon and critic Michael Sicinski
will present and discuss a series of 16mm
and digital films ranging across Solomon’s
career as one of America’s leading
experimental filmmakers, from The Passage
of the Bride (1978) to Rehearsals for
Retirement (2007). 75 min. plus discussion.
24 QUARTET
VENUE DATE AND TIME TBA | Q&A
Quartet stars Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and Billy Connolly
as residents of a retirement home for
musicians, who may reunite for a concert
to celebrate Verdi’s birthday, if Courtenay
and Smith can overcome the tension
of their broken marriage. Dustin Hoffman
directs this beautifully acted comedydrama. 95 min.
93 min.
103 min.
18 IN BED WITH ULYSSES
SUNDANCE 5 | THUR NOV 8 | 3:30 PM
In Bed with Ulysses details the provocative
story of how James Joyce’s acclaimed
and challenging novel came into existence.
The film examines many people and
places involved in the novel’s creation,
but also visits with notorious characters
from the narrative itself, including Molly
Bloom, played by Kathleen Chalfant.
80 min.
15 SUPEREVERYTHING*
25 SILVER LININGS
PLAYBOOK
22 KANZEON
With director Neil Cantwell
Less a documentary and more a spiritual
experience, KanZeOn explores sound
in relation to Japanese Buddhism and
guides the viewer into a world of ancient
spiritual rituals and astonishing musical
sensations. 87 min.
After a stint in a mental institution, former
teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper)
moves back in with his parents (Robert
DeNiro and Jacki Weaver) and meets
Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious
girl with problems of her own. Directed
by David O. Russell from the novel by
Matthew Quick. 120 min.
Live performance by The Light
Surgeons with musician Ng Chor Guan
ASIA SOCIETY | FRI & SAT, Nov 9–10 | 7:30 PM
SuperEverything* is the latest live cinema
performance project by The Light Surgeons,
using a combination of observational
documentary footage, motion graphics,
creative programming and original music
production to create a poetic audiovisual
tapestry that forms a rich, kaleidoscopic
view of the cultural landscape of Malaysia.
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19 BIG BOY
SUNDANCE 6 | SAT NOV 10 | 11:00 aM
Winner of First Prize at the Athens International Film Festival, Thomas Hackett’s
Austin production Big Boy tells the sometimes funny, sometimes painful story of
what happens to a family and to lifelong
friendships when a divorced mother joins
her son’s struggling rock band. 79 min.
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26 ORNETTE:
MADE IN AMERICA
29 POETRY OF
RESILIENCE
32 BERT STERN:
ORIGINAL MADMAN
This stirring documentary follows six
poets who survived and, in their words,
transfigured some of the worst political
atrocities of the 20th century: Hiroshima,
the Holocaust, China’s Cultural Revolution
and the Kurdish and Rwandan genocides.
Shown with The Poetry Deal: A Film with
Diane di Prima. 40 min. and 27 min.
In this unconventional documentary,
outspoken photographer Bert Stern pulls
no punches in revealing himself, his
loves and his fall from grace. Filmmaker
Shannah Laumeister uncovers not only
Stern but also their unique long-term
relationship. 88 min.
With Dennis Doros and Amy Heller
Shirley Clarke’s atypical biography of
Ornette Coleman captures this masterful
stylist and truly singular artist with a
playful, lyrical and loving approach.
Clarke vibrantly re-creates Coleman’s
birthplace, Fort Worth, Texas, and his
return there to perform his Skies of
America symphony. 85 min.
27 APOCALYPSE: A BILL
CALLAHAN TOUR FILM
With director Hanly Banks
Experience Austin director Hanly Banks’
“concert film/tour documentary/psychedelic thingamajig” with musician Bill
Callahan and his band. It is a collection
of performances and scenes from the
road and a rare glimpse into the tour
van windows of an important American
songwriter. 60 min.
SUNDANCE 5 | SUN NOV 11 | 3:45 PM
30 MUGARITZ BSO
MFAH | SUN NOV 11 | 4:30 PM
For several years, musician Felipe
Ugarte has studied the culinary formulas
of Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz of Spain’s
acclaimed Mugaritz restaurant. Knowledge about the history and ingredients
of each dish is transformed into music.
The results are captured in this stunning
film exploring the avant-garde in both
fields. 72 min.
SUNDANCE 6 | SUN NOV 11 | 2:00 PM
33 GOING UP THE STAIRS:
PORTRAIT OF AN
UNLIKELY IRANIAN ARTIST
SUNDANCE 5 | SAT NOV 10 | 1:00 PM
Akram, an illiterate 50-year-old Iranian
woman, became a painter unexpectedly,
and produced an explosion of powerful,
personal and colorful paintings. When
she finally tells her Western-educated
children about her work, they arrange
for her to have an exhibition in Paris.
52 min.
34 A SIMPLE LIFE
With screenwriter Roger Lee
A bittersweet tale about a film producer,
played by Andy Lau, who begins taking
care of the aging servant (Deanie Ip)
who took care of his family for more
than 60 years. The film swept the top five
Hong Kong Film Awards. 119 min.
35 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
MILLER | SUN NOV 11 | 6:45 PM
28 WHERE’S SHIRLEY?
A lecture-presentation by
Dennis Doros and Amy Heller
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31 25TH DALLAS
VIDEOFEST ANIMATION
SHOW
With Videofest director Bart Weiss
Film archivists and distributors Dennis
Doros and Amy Heller will tell the story
of Milestone’s search for the original
film materials for Shirley Clarke’s Portrait
of Jason, her remarkable 1967 film
about an African-American gay hustler.
Two of Clarke's short 16mm films will
be screened. app. 90 min.
The Dallas VideoFest presents a marvelous
selection of animated films from their
recent, and 25th, festival. Highlights
include three atypical films from 2010
HCAF festival guest Bill Plympton, including
his restoration of Winsor McCay’s The
Flying House. app. 90 min.
CINEMA 16 | SUN NOV 11 | 4:15 PM | Q&A
In celebration of his 100th birthday,
we present this beloved musical starring
the great Gene Kelly. Admission is free.
115 min.
36 ICEBERG SLIM:
PORTRAIT OF A PIMP
with Jorge Hinojosa
SUNDANCE 6 | SAT NOV 10 | 9:00 PM
This documentary examines the legendary
life of Iceberg Slim, notorious pimp
and author of 7 groundbreaking books.
His autobiography has deeply influenced writers, rappers, and filmmakers.
90 min.
37 Texas Filmmakers
Showcase
SUNDANCE 6 | FRI NOV 9 | 12:00 PM
The Texas Filmmakers Showcase is a
special screening event consisting of the
best new Texas short films and videos.
Each year, the program is presented
to executives in the Hollywood film
community, with subsequent screenings
around Texas. The selection committee
is a cross-section of film industry professionals from outside the state of Texas.
Highlights this year include The Order of
Things by Houston filmmaker Chris Spisak
and Once It Started It Could Not End
Otherwise by Galveston's Kelly Sears.
95 mins.
38 PICTURES OF
SUPERHEROES
with director Don Swaynos
Venue, Date and Time TBA
Marie (Kerri Lendo) is hired as a maid by
businessman Eric (Shannon McCormick)
who also asks her to pretend to be his
wife to impress his clients. While cleaning
Eric’s home, Marie becomes close to
Joe (John Merriman), an aspiring superhero artist who also lives in Eric’s house,
although unbeknownst to Eric. Pictures
of Superheroes is the debut feature
comedy by Austin-based filmmaker Don
Swaynos. 70 min.
be sure to visit
www.cinemartsociety.org
for the latest on schedule
Information throughout
the festival
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