Screening February 17th - February 23rd

ALBERT NOBBS Directed by Rodrigo Garcia 113 min. Rated R

Screening weekdays at 5:30 and 8:30 and weekends at 3:00, 5:30, and 8:30

Glenn Close co-wrote and stars in this period drama based on the short story The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by author George Moore, centering on the experiences of a 19th century Irish woman who poses as a man in order to work as a butler at an opulent Dublin hotel for the upper class. Maintaining her elaborate ruse over the course of two decades, Albert (Close) suddenly finds her dedication to the role challenged by the unexpected arrival of a painter who turns out to understand Albert better than anyone she could have imagined. Meanwhile, Albert finds her attempts to help pretty hotel maid Helen (Mia Wasikowska) thwarted when Helen becomes enamored with a charming but callous handyman (Aaron Johnson).

 

“The sadness and almost Chaplinesque pathos that ensues is well wrought and Close, although she is so recessive that at times she seems to fade into the ether, is quite touching.”  Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

 

 

THE ARTIST Directed by Michel Hazanavicius 100 min. Rated PG-13

Screening weekdays at 5:00, 7:10, and 9:20 and weekends at 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, and 9:20

Michel Hazanavicius’ stylistically daring, dialogue-free comedy-drama THE ARTIST stars Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a matinee idol in Hollywood before the dawn of talkies. His marriage is far from perfect, and one day he meets ambitious chorus girl Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and is smitten. Very quickly thereafter, sound comes to movies, and George sinks all his money into one last epic silent film, while Peppy becomes a star in the new era. John Goodman co-stars as the head of the film studio working with Valentin.
THE ARTIST is one of the most acclaimed films in recent memory, winning nominations and top awards from Cannes, The Golden Globes, and a stunning 10 Oscar nominations.  Don’t miss this captivating piece of motion picture magic!

 

Playing through Thursday, February 23

“Here is one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white.”  
Roger Ebert  -  The Chicago Sun-Times