NEW YORK FILM CRITICS
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WINTER 2010 SERIES:
Paramus
4 MONDAYS Monday Evenings at 7:00 pm
January 18th & 25th, February 1st & 8th
AMC Garden State 16, at Route 4&17
1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ. 07652
ONLY 30 miles from Morristown
(35 Mins)
Via Rt. 80/GSP N. & 2 EXITS
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(800) 9-FILM 99
(973) 539-8785Email us for More info
HOSTED BY CRITICS:
Peter Travers (CNN/Rolling Stone Magazine, ABC-TV),)
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly Magazine, ,
Melissa Anderson,
Marshall Fine, (NY Film Critics Circle, STAR Magazine),
Laura Blum (Coming Soon), Karina Longworth (Spout.com, Videocy.com),
David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings),
Godfrey Cheshire (NY Film Critics Circle, The Independent),
Stephen Whitty (Star Ledger), Glenn Kenny (National Society Film Critics),
Karen Durbin, (ELLE),
Allison Bailles (NBC)
and others.
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GODFREY CHESHIRE DISCUSSES WONDERFUL WORLD WITH DIRECTOR JOSH GOLDIN AND DAN ZANES
12/16 - WONDERFUL WORLD
Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a compulsive marijuana smoker, and a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad. He's also the most negative man alive. Floundering in all aspects of his life, Ben's only comfort comes from regular chess games and friendly debates on game theory with his Senegalese roommate Ibou (Michael Kenneth Williams). When Ibou is suddenly struck ill, and an insensitive municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, Ben's pessimistic worldview seems unequivocally confirmed. His only recourse is to pour his energies into a frivolous lawsuit against the city for depraved indifference. But Ben soon finds that cynicism may be all a matter of perspective.
Writer/Director:
Josh GoldinProducers:
Glenn Williamson
Miranda Bailey
Matthew LeutwylerCast:
Magnolia Films
Matthew Broderick
Sanaa Lathan
Michael Kenneth Williams
Philip Baker Hall
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Guests - Director Josh Goldin and Dan Zanes
Host - Peter Travers
Offcial Site
Alison Bailes (NBC-TV) and Laura Blum discuss THE YOUNG VICTORIA
Photo: Sarah Simonis
Alison Bailes (NBC-TV)
Photo: Sarah Simonis12-9 - YOUNG VICTORIA
1837. VICTORIA (17) (Emily Blunt) is the object of a royal power struggle. Her uncle, KING WILLIAM (Jim Broadbent), is dying and Victoria is in line for the throne. Everyone is vying to win her favor. However Victoria is kept from the court by her overbearing mother, THE DUCHESS OF KENT (Miranda Richardson), and her ambitious advisor, CONROY (Mark Strong). Victoria hates them both. Her only friend is her doting governess, LEHZEN (Jeanette Hain), but she is smothering and over-protective.
Cast:
Emily Blunt,
Rupert Friend,
Jim Broadbent,
Miranda Richardson,
Mark Strong
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee
Produced by: Colin Vaines, Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Offcial SiteDouble Feature:
THE ECLIPSECiarán Hinds (THERE WILL BE BLOOD) stars in this chilling drama that earned him the Best Actor prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. The Belfast-born actor plays a widower who experiences disturbing nightmares. An encounter with two authors (played by Aidan Quinn and Iben Hjejle) brings them all closer to a haunting reality that should be confined to horror novels
Starring:
Ciaran Hinds,
Iben Hjejle,
Aidan Quinn
Director: Conor McPherson
Screenwriter: Conor McPherson, Billy Roche
Producer: Rob Walpole
12-2 - FOR MY FATHER
"Nominated for 7 Israeli Academy Awards and a major award winner at the Moscow, Cinequest, and Sofia Film Festivals, Dror Zahavi’s terrific thriller, FOR MY FATHER, is the story of a young Palestinian man forced on a suicide mission in Tel Aviv to redeem his father’s honor. Given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate, Tarek must spend the weekend living amongst the people he was planning to kill as he awaits its repair. To his surprise he connects with several Israelis on the outskirts of society, including the beautiful and rebellious Keren, who has cut off contact with her Orthodox family. But with the deadly load of explosives still strapped to his body, Tarek finds himself caught between the men that sent him (who can blow up his bomb remotely), the Israeli police patrolling the streets, and his new-found friends. Discovering a new spark to his life, a decision must be made as the 48 hours come to a close… "
Director: Dror Zahavi
Producer(s): Shlomo Mograbi, Zvi Spielmann, Heike Wiehle-Timm, Eviatar Dotan, Rami Damri
Writer(s): Ido Dror, Yonatan Dror
Cast:
Shredi Gagrin,
Hilli Yalon,
Shlomo Wishinski,
Michael Moshonov
Host: Godfrey Cheshire
Wednesday 11/25 - No Screening Due To Thanksgiving Holiday
11-18 - TEARDROP DIAMOND
THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND is a new drama based on a recently rediscovered original screenplay by legendary writer Tennessee Williams. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Evans, the Paladin release will open in New York and Los Angeles in late December, with expansion to major markets following in early 2010. Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn, Academy Award-nominee Ann-Margret, Mamie Gummer, and Will Patton co-star in the film which was directed by award-winning short filmmaker and stage and screen actress Jodie Markell, in her feature debut.
Cast:
Bryce Dallas Howard,
Chris Evans,
Ann-Margret,
Will Patton,
Ellen Burstyn
Director: Jodie Markell
Screenwriter: Tennessee Williams
Host: ALISON BALIES
Guest: Director Jodie MarkellDouble Feature:
BROKEN EMBRACES
A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena, the love of his life. This man uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, stories and scripts, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he lives and signs the film he directs.
Starring:
Penelope Cruz,
Lluis Homar,
Blanca Portillo,
Jose Luis Gomez,
Ruben Ochandiano
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Produced by: Esther Garcia, Agustin Almodovar
11-11 - PIRATE RADIO
Pirate Radio is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard Curtis (screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, and writer/director of Love Actually), spinning the irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays whose “pirate radio” captivated and inspired 1960s Britain. Playing the music that rocked a nation and a decade, the group boldly and hilariously defies the government that tries to shut them down.
Cast:
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Bill Nighy,
Rhys Ifans,
Nick Frost,
Kenneth Branagh
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Produced by:
Richard Curtis,
Debra Hayward,
Liza Chasin
Host: Karin Durbin
Guest(s) Jon Pareles NY Times
Jon Pareles
11-4 - THAT EVENING SUN
Abner Meecham, an aging Tennessee farmer discarded to a nursing facility by his lawyer son, flees the old folks home and catches a ride back to his country farm to live out his days in peace. Upon his return, he discovers that his son has leased the farm to an old enemy and his family. Not one to suffer fools or go down easy, Abner moves into the old tenant shack on the property and declares that he will not leave until the farm is returned to his possession. But Lonzo Choat, the new tenant, has no intention to move out or give in to the demands of the old man.
This sets up a ruthless grudge match between Abner and Choat, each man right in his own eyes, each too stubborn to give an inch. Angered by the betrayal of his son and haunted by recurring dreams of his long-dead wife, Abner sets about his own path toward reclaiming his life. Lines are drawn, threats are made, and the simmering tension under the Southern sun erupts, inevitably, into savagery.
Starring:
Hal Holbrook,
Walton Goggins,
Ray McKinnon,
Mia Wasikowska,
Carrie Preston,
Barry Corbin,
Dixie Carter,
Barlow Jacobs,
Anthony Reynolds
Guests - Director Scott Teems and Producer Raul Celaya
Host: Owen Gleiberman
Offcial SiteDouble Feature!
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of "Warrior Monks" with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program's founder, Bill Django, has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories,
Bob impulsively decides to tag along. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper, the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django's New Earth Army and Hooper's personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.
Starring:
George Clooney,
Ewan McGregor,
Kevin Spacey,
Jeff Bridges,
Rebecca Mader
Directed by: Grant Heslov
Produced by:
George Clooney,
Paul Lister,
Grant Heslov
Official Site
10-28 - PRECIOUS
Clareece "Precious" Jones is an overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem. Just as she's about to give birth to her second child, Jones is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new path in her life.
Cast:
Mo'Nique ,
Paula Patton,
Mariah Carey,
Gabourey Sidibe,
Sherri Shepherd
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Produced by: Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortes
Host: Peter Travers
Guest: Writer Geoffrey Fletcher
Offcial Site
Woody Harelson and Director Oren Moverman with Peter Travers
OPENING NIGHT !
10/21 - THE MESSENGER
From the producer of “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Day After Tomorrow” comes a beautifully written, and emotional buddy movie - which combines the sentiment of ‘Good Will Hunting’ with the razor sharp wit of ‘Thank You For Smoking’.Will Montgomery has been to hell and back. He’s just returned from active service, where he sustained shrapnel injuries to his eyes and legs. But instead of sipping beers and working his way through rehab for the remaining 3 months of his Army contract, Will is reassigned to Casualty Notification – and the serious task of informing the relatives of soldiers killed in action. As a returning injured war hero, Will can’t believe he’s the one called on to do this demanding job. But in the internet age of touch-of-a-button information and on-the-ground war-reporting, it is vital the task is done quickly and effectively. The last thing the US army wants is for a mother to hear about the fate of her only son on CNN…
Director: Oren Moverman
Cast:
Ben Foster
Woody Harrelson
Samantha Morton
Jena Malone
Eamonn WalkerAwards:
Berlinale Silver Bear '09 - Best Screenplay; Berlinale Peace Film Award '09; Off Camera Krakow FF - Won Critics Award '09; Deauville FF '09 - Won Grand Prix & Critics PrizeFestivals: Sundance Film Festival '09; Berlin '09 - in competition; Off camera Krakow FF '09; Jerusalem FF '09; Deauville Film Festival '09 - in competition
Guests - Woody Harelson and Director Oren Moverman
Director: Oren MovermanHost- Peter Travers
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Morristown, NJ. (January, 25, 2008) – After a successful fifteen year run in Secaucus, Clifton and Paramus, the organizers of NJ’s COMING ATTRACTIONS, NY Film Critics Series, are excited to announce that their upcoming 2008 SPRING SEASON will now be offered at a second location. The Series will be adding a second night at The Headquarters Plaza Clearview Cinemas, Headquarters Plaza Mall in exciting Morristown, NJ.
Open to the public, The NY FILM CRITICS SERIES presents private, preview screenings followed by a live discussion. They have expanded the program format to include high caliber films, guests and audience discussion now with a different host each week. “We strongly feel that this will bring a fresh, new insightful perspective to the preview film experience of the better movies not ordinarily available at the multiplexes,” says organizers Ira and Mark Ehrenkranz.
WHAT: NY FILM CRITICS SPRING 2008 SCREENING SERIES.
WHERE: Headquarters Plaza Clearview Cinemas, Headquarters Plaza Mall, Morristown, NJ.
WHEN: The Upcoming Spring Season runs for 8 SPECIALLY SELECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN APRIL & MAY 2008. The Opening Night is APRIL 2, followed by 7 additional consecutive Wednesdays through May 21 with a 7PM START.
WITH: HOSTED BY: Peter Travers (CNN/Rolling Stone Magazine),) Marshall Fine (STAR Magazine), David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings), Godfrey Cheshire (The Independent), Stephen Whitey (Star Ledger) and others.
FORMAT: 7:00 SCREENING Followed BY 30 -40 mins DISCUSSION
RESERVATIONS: Call (973) 539-8785. Or write to The Cinema Arts Group, P.O. Box 344, Convent Station, NJ 07961 or go to www.nyfilmcritics.com. njfilm@optonline.net
A Few Of The Recent Screening Highlights Have Included:
Juno, Kite Runner, The Savages, A Mighty Heart, Death At A Funeral, Waitress, The Hoax, Lives Of Others, Black Book, Away From Her, Babel, Little Children, Illusionist, Painted Veil, Little Miss Sunshine,Good Night & Good Luck, Transamerica, Paradise Now, The Squid And The Whale, The Matador, Hustle and Flow, Kinsey, Supersize Me, American Splendor, Whale Rider.
With Recent, Special, Live Appearances By:
Jason Reitman, Sigourney Weaver, Zach Braff, Keri Russel, Olympia Dukakis, Tom Cavanagh, Edward Norton, Kevin Bacon, Gabriel Byrne, Harold Ramis, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Saarsgard, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Eli Wallach, Anthony Quinn, Peter Bogdanovich, Patricia Arquette, Ismail Merchant, Joe Pantoliano, Stanley Tucci, Edie Falco, Aidan Quinn, John Turturro, Bob Hoskins, Celeste Holm, Paul Sorvino, Alfred Molina, George Plimpton, Director Robert Downey Sr. (Putney Swope), Frank Langella, Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent D’Onfrio, Danny Aiello, Writer Director Herb Gardner (1000 Clowns), Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Produced By The Cinema Arts Group, Inc.
Producers: Mark & Ira Ehrenkranz
HOSTED BY: Peter Travers (CNN/Rolling Stone Magazine),)
Marshall Fine (STAR Magazine),
David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings),
Godfrey Cheshire (The Independent),
Charley Taylor (Star Ledger, National Society of Film Critics),
Laura Blum (comingsoon.net),
Stephen Whitey (Star Ledger) and others.
