There is a new blog for the visual artists and art lovers. Linked to from Fort Wayne Area Artists (http://artists.acpl.info/) and from the library's new blog (http://acplinfo.blogspot.com/). Come collaborate creatively about the arts in the Fort: http://fortartists.blogspot.com/.
Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard today led a dedication ceremony to mark the official completion of the Camp Scott wetlands project.
Camp Scott is a $20 million project to reduce the risk of basement backups during wet weather conditions in neighborhoods around McMillen Park.
Camp Scott complements the City's combined sewer overflow compliance program by managing the number of combined sewer overflows being sent to the Maumee River. The project helps the City's stormwater quality program by treating stormwater through engineered wetlands. The new facility will provide residents and students a place for walking and learning, and fishing may be possible in the future.
"This award winning project is the result of a unique partnership. Federal, state, city, and neighborhood leaders have worked together for a positive result to help meet environmental challenges," said Mayor Richard. "This innovative project benefits the entire community and improves the quality of life for residents."
A series of neighborhood sewer separation projects, as part of the overall Camp Scott initiative, will continue through 2006.
The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) selected the Camp Scott project for the IACT Community Achievement Award. IACT will recognize Fort Wayne later today at its annual conference being held in Fort Wayne today through Wednesday.
Congressman Mark Souder and Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar helped the City receive $2 million in federal grants to help finance the project. Camp Scott was a military training facility and prisoner of war camp during World War II.
Benjamin Carlson and kat. Rohrbacher
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 8, 2005
5:30 - 10:00
(hors d'oeuvres and cash bar)
Avant-Garde Gallery
1301 Lafayette St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Aug. 27 - Sept. 25; opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday 8/27
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St.;
call 434-3100 for more information. >Link
A column by Kevin Leininger
City should tout assets to attract 'creative class'
If you believe the hype, Brian Adams shouldn't exist. At least not here.
Adams, 33, is an animator, sculptor, production designer, videographer and art director who has spent the last five years living and working in Los Angeles — a resume that makes him the epitome of the 'creative class' whose members author Richard Florida argues are abundant in thriving cities, and often scarce in conservative rust-belt backwaters such as you-know-where.
Yet, less than a year ago, Adams set up shop in the city Men's Health Magazine had just branded the dumbest town in America — and says he hasn't regretted the decision.
Why did Adams choose to 'cast against type,' as his old Hollywood friends might say? His reasons may not be what you expect, or even want to hear. But people trying to make Fort Wayne better — and better-known — should still pay attention.
I was a bit disappointed myself, at first. When I heard about Adams' business, I was hoping he had chosen Fort Wayne for reasons that might disprove some of the city's often-erroneous stereotypes. An underground but thriving artistic community, or lucrative but untapped Midwestern markets for his creations.
No such luck: He's here mostly for the same old reasons we've heard before: The cost of living is low. For all our complaining, Fort Wayne traffic is manageable, and its air is fresh (at least compared to Los Angeles). People here are friendly and level-headed.
And — you just knew this was coming — Fort Wayne is a great place to raise a family.
Oh, is that all?
Then it dawned on me: No, that's everything. Instead of trying to compete with other cities' beaches, mountains, weather and other things Fort Wayne will never have, why can't we improve and publicize the strengths we do have — the things that brought Adams back home after spending years in supposedly more desirable cities?
"I've had a few of my old friends ask, 'Why Fort Wayne?' But others have told me they think it's a great opportunity," said Adams, a Fort Wayne native and Northrop High School graduate who also studied at Columbia College in Chicago, Glendale Community College in California and IPFW.
Even though Adams has also lived and worked in places such as Chicago, Dallas and Phoenix, his Fort Wayne roots brought him home: His late father, Roland, was a city police officer for 27 years, and his mother, Diane, was a longtime Republican member of the county Board of Voter Registration who still lives here. His fiancée and her young son are from Fort Wayne, too.
But if you think family alone keeps Adams here, think again.
"The location here is good: close to Chicago, Detroit, Ohio. In Los Angeles, I'd spend two hours in traffic when it should have taken 20 minutes. You can make money in Los Angeles but not afford anything. A two-bedroom home could cost you $400,000. A parking ticket there is $50 compared to $5 here. You think you should be dying in Los Angeles because you can see the air. And I was stopped by the police at gunpoint because I had a shaved head and was wearing a T-shirt (an apparent gang uniform). It was pretty rough."
For now, Adams' house on Fort Wayne's north side doubles as a studio.
The garage has no room for cars because it's home to a handmade set for a film Adams is planning. Throughout the house are handmade models of characters he has created for a variety of customers — including one for a TV show he's trying to sell.
Adams does his animation work in the basement, where he also does his stop-action photography. Much of the work can be sent to clients over the Internet — another reason doing business in Fort Wayne makes sense, so long as you already have big-city contacts, as Adams does.
A former set decorator at Disneyland and stage manager at Universal Studios in California, Adams also worked as a production designer on television pilots, art director on feature films and commercials, and produces videos for attorneys.
Even if Fort Wayne should temper its civic dreams with old-fashioned Hoosier realism, we can dream, too.
"The new Grand Wayne Center is great, and with the dorms being built (at IPFW and other campuses), this is becoming a college town. And as it does, it will become a more creative town. In another 10 years, you'll really see the change. There are a lot of possibilities here. Fort Wayne isn't a hard town to live in."
Or, to put it another way: Fort Wayne's not L.A. — and why would we want to be?
Not the sexiest marketing slogan, perhaps. But Adams is proof Fort Wayne can build on it — if it wants to.
Stopping the drain
In 2002, author Richard Florida argued in 'The Rise of the Creative Class' that a tolerant environment and the presence of artists, entrepreneurs, scientists and health-care professionals determine which cities thrive — and which don't. Indiana ranks 50th per capita among the states in the number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, causing City Councilman John Crawford to begin a program last year to stop Fort Wayne's "brain drain.'
Columnist Kevin Leininger appears in The News-Sentinel every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Leininger has been with The News-Sentinel for more than 25 years, 11 of which were as an editorial writer. The column reflects his opinion, not necessarily that of The News-Sentinel and will discuss issues affecting Fort Wayne. To pass along column ideas or feedback, contact him at kleininger@news-sentinel.com, or call 461-8355.
Fort Wayne, Ind. — Mayor Graham Richard today announced plans for public work sessions and the creation of a steering committee to build on the significant progress already achieved through the Downtown Blueprint for the Future. The goal is to take downtown revitalization to the next level.
Interactive work sessions will be held May 17-19 and June 4-7. It will bring together key stakeholders, elected officials, neighborhood leaders, and the general public to specify what downtown projects and goals should be fast-tracked for development. A steering committee will help guide the process and spearhead community consensus building. The committee will be chaired by Bob Taylor, President of Do it Best. George Huber with the Downtown Improvement District will serve as co-chair.
The work sessions are intended to celebrate the successes achieved, consider anew the recommendations contained in the 2003 Downtown Blueprint in light of changing conditions, emerging ideas and new resources, and develop community consensus to guide continued downtown revitalization.
The creation of the work sessions and the steering committee mark the midpoint in the life of the downtown five-year plan. Of the more than 70 projects outlined in the original document, nearly half have been accomplished or are underway.
"Downtown Fort Wayne is alive with opportunity," said Mayor Richard. "It's buzzing with construction projects, and new development ideas continue to emerge. The Downtown Blueprint has spurred much of this action. Working together with renowned consultant, Gianni Longo, we'll decide where to put our energies and resources to stimulate downtown growth, jobs, housing, and activity. We'll pick the projects, select the sites and identify the strategies to ensure success moving forward."
Nationally-recognized architect and planning visionary Gianni Longo will facilitate the meetings. He is a founding Principal of ACP Visioning & Planning, New York City and Columbus, Ohio. ACP is the firm currently engaged with the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County in Plan-it Allen!, the initiative to develop the community's first-ever, joint comprehensive land-use and development plan.
Regarded as a leader in strategic public engagement processes, Longo directed Chattanooga's "Vision 2000" effort in the mid-1980s that led to the renaissance of its downtown. More recently, he has been at the forefront of projects in New York City for Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center site, Washington, D.C., Houston and the Knoxville, Birmingham and Kansas City regions, among others.
Additional expertise will be supplied by Jack Swarbrick of Baker & Daniels, Chris Paladino of Mansur Real Estate Services and Mike Higbee of Development Concepts. Each has been actively engaged in providing professional counsel to downtown development endeavors.
"Downtown is a showcase for our creative spirits and heritage," said Mayor Richard. "The momentum is building for a new downtown, one that contributes in all ways to the health of our community.
Since the Blueprint's unveiling late in 2002, the public sector has been a primary catalyst to implementation. The City has championed the creation of foundational elements to position downtown for private investment. These financial tools and resources include the downtown Community Revitalization Enhancement District, the 2005 CEDIT bond which dedicated $10 million to downtown projects, a $500,000 transportation enhancement grant focused on urban trails for downtown, and other urban tax incentives.
Monday, April 18th, 2005
5-8pm, unveiling: 6:00pm
Henry's Restaurant, 536 W. Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN
Local artist Diane Allen Groenert will unveil her latest painting "Henry's" at a reception on Monday the 18th. "Henry's" is the latest in a series of charming oil paintings the artist has been doing of downtown Fort Wayne sites. Groenert will have note cards and prints from the "Downtown Series" available for purchase. Cash bar and Henry's full food menu will be available.
"Getting the commission to do Henry's was a thrill for me," says Groenert. "I was first introduced to Henry's as the art school bar while studying at the Fort Wayne School of Fine Arts in the early '70's. Later that decade, I worked for Henry Freistroffer, the bar's namesake. Henry's then was one long room and when chairs ran out, patrons would be seated on beer kegs and boxes of beer bottles. Conversations went on into the night even as patrons slipped down under tables. No swearing or dancing was allowed and Henry was there to see it was so- 'a cosmopolitan bar' he'd describe it. And it remains so to this day. I attempted to represent and describe in paint the different peoples and talents who gather there every evening — and the excitement that ebbs and flows through those doors."
"My biggest influences are Robert Crumb, the cartoonist, and local painter Tim Johnson. Crumb animated my paintings and Tim's mentoring excited my color sense, " says Groenert.
April 2-April 30, 2005
Opening 4/2 7:00pm
Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center, Weatherhead Gallery.
This exhibition displays the work by art students studying at University of Saint Francis. More than 750 pieces are exhibited throughout the department. During the opening, there is a ceremony honoring the very best artists represented in the exhibition as well as scholarships that are given to specific students for high achievement in the arts.
Artlink, Inc., artlinkfw@juno.com - 437 East Berry St., Fort Wayne, IN, (260) 424-7195, Betty Fishman, Director - www.artlinkfw.com
Under 30 opens Friday, April 15, 2005, from 7-9 p.m. and runs through May 18. 16 local artists under the age of 30 will present a variety of innovative paintings, drawings and mixed media in this exhibition. The participating artists are Josh Angel, Emily Bender, Elizabeth Callender, Brad Ferrier, Seth Harris, Ryan Helsel, Jarod Isenbarger, Justin Johnson, Max Meyer, Jeremy McFarren, Tracy Row, Chad Shaw, Eric Stine, Jason Stopa, Joshua Tuck, and Nate Utesch.
Hours are Tues-Sat, 12 –5, Sun 1-5, Fri & Sat evenings 6 – 9. Members free, non-members $2.
Sponsors: Morrill Charitable Trust, Members of Artlink, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Regional Partnership Grant IAC.
Sunday, March 6th at 6:30 p.m.
FREE
The St. Francis Student Activities Council will sponsor the second annual USF Film Festival at Fort Wayne Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St., on Sunday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Films from fifteen students will be shown in the categories of live action, animation, special effects, and walk cycles. After judging, prizes will be awarded in each category. For more information, please phone Chad Edwards, Director of Student Activities, at 260-434-7412.
Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age - ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion. By Daniel H. Pink
...a funny thing happened while we were pressing our noses to the grindstone: The world changed. The future no longer belongs to people who can reason with computer-like logic, speed, and precision. It belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind. Today - amid the uncertainties of an economy that has gone from boom to bust to blah - there's a metaphor that explains what's going on. And it's right inside our heads.
[...]
Until recently, the abilities that led to success in school, work, and business were characteristic of the left hemisphere. They were the sorts of linear, logical, analytical talents measured by SATs and deployed by CPAs. Today, those capabilities are still necessary. But they're no longer sufficient. In a world upended by outsourcing, deluged with data, and choked with choices, the abilities that matter most are now closer in spirit to the specialties of the right hemisphere - artistry, empathy, seeing the big picture, and pursuing the transcendent.
Beneath the nervous clatter of our half-completed decade stirs a slow but seismic shift. The Information Age we all prepared for is ending. Rising in its place is what I call the Conceptual Age, an era in which mastery of abilities that we've often overlooked and undervalued marks the fault line between who gets ahead and who falls behind. >Link
February 5-March 5, 2005; 7-9pm
Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center, USF
This exhibit will display paintings by two artists with varying styles. Keesee, a well-known regional artist and instructor at University of Saint Francis, has been inspired by Non-Objectivism. Anderson, who studied at Saint Francis, has exhibited frequently throughout the United States as well as in Europe, most notably the Florence Biennale in 2002.
by Donovan Rypkema
In nearly two decades as a Main Street consultant, Don Rypkema has traveled to thousands of communities and seen just about every challenge a city has had to face. Over the years, Don has jotted down his observations and insights in a series of lists. From "most expensive rehabilitation mistakes" to the "characteristics of successful business districts," Don's lists range far and wide, focusing on the obvious and the obscure, the major issues and minor stumbling blocks of community revitalization with equal skill.
Tips for success, pitfalls to avoid, and common sense observations about the world of main street revitalization all are encompassed in Donovan's Lists. And what better issue to start with than the one that pops out of almost everyone's mouth when they're asked to name the biggest problem in their downtown PARKING! Here are Don Rypkema's observations on downtown parking.
15 Reasons Why Downtowns Don't Need More Parking
© 2004 National Trust for Historic Preservation. All Rights Reserved.
In October 2004, The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), voted to grant Associate Membership to the School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis.
NASAD, founded in 1944, is an organization of schools, colleges, and universities. It has approximately 240 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials. NASAD provides information to potential students and parents, consultations, statistical information, professional development; and policy analysis.
What does accreditation mean? Accreditation is a non-governmental system of academic review. It is a process which periodically evaluates and produces an independent judgment by peers about the extent to which an institution or program achieves its own educational objectives and meets the standards established by an Association. Standards address operational and curricular issues fundamental to educational quality.
The granting of accredited Membership by the Commission on Accreditation signifies that an institution has successfully demonstrated compliance with the procedures, standards, and guidelines of the Association. Integral to this voluntary process is ongoing, regularized self-evaluation and peer review.
Accreditation, in practical terms, is a stamp of approval, a sign that an institution ascribes to, believes in, and has met an external set of basic criteria for the programs it offers. In some cases, accreditation assists in the transfer of credits from one institution to another. In all cases, it indicates that threshold standards are adhered to in a fashion that provides a base of academic strength and operational integrity.
The School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis is located in the new state of the art Mimi and Ian Rolland Center. So successful is the School of Creative Arts that presently 85% of the graduates are employed in their respective fields. The curriculum is flexible, broad-based and satisfies many student needs. The newest program, Computer Art, is supported by numerous software and platforms, which will prepare students to enter a very diverse and competitive market.
More information on the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
125 West Wayne Street, downtown Ft. Wayne, IN
Friday, October 22 from 5pm - 11pm
On the first floor: Home Grown Bead and Candle Shoppe
On the second floor: Diane Groenert's Art Up studio, along with paintings by artist Don Osos
For more information, contact Diane at 260-420-4717
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, cartoonist Richard Kolkman has returned after living in Indianapolis for 20 years. Kolkman established the comic art production and publishing imprint seriocomics.com, which is now based in Fort Wayne. Kolkman is also a member of indianacartoonists.com.
Check for new comics weekly on the web sites thingsfromnowhere.com and seriocomics.com or email seriocomics@comcast.net for more info.
University of Saint Francis
School of Creative Arts
August 28th - October 2nd
Opening Gala Aug 28th 6-9pm
at the Mimi and Ian Rolland Center, Leesburg Road
This event celebrates the work of one of Fort Wayne's finest photographer and digital artist. Thompson has exhibited in Europe and across the United States and is represented in major private collections as well as the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. >Link
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9-5 , Saturday 9-3
Friday, August 13th, 12-10 PM, Landing on Columbia St. & Midtowne Crossing
We shine an enormous spotlight on downtown revitalization. Digital AV transforms the vacant retail space on Columbia Street into a dynamic, thriving digital storefront. Meanwhile at Midtowne Crossing, we?re creating a virtual gallery & studio space. There?s nothing virtual about the artists at work though. And oh, yes: again with the free food and entertainment. >Link
Wednesday, August 11th, 12-6 PM, Higher Grounds Coffee, 101 W. Wayne St.
Area high school students come together with our unique video project.
In this highly collaborative setting, the future of Fort Wayne shares voice & vision as the students offer their perceptions of the city. The afternoon includes a special trip to the Summit Club for a whole new perspective on downtown ?not to mention free lunch. >Link
The Mastodons on Parade has issued a call for artists. See the website here: Mastodons on Parade: Call for Artists.
Another downtown event you won't want to miss!
A cordial invitation for you and a guest to attend the:
MEE KYUNG SHIM: RECENT WORKS
ART SHOWING & RECEPTION
Friday, July 9th, 2004
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Avant-Garde Fine Art Gallery
1301 Lafayette St.
(Located on the 1st Floor of the DeSoto Bldg.)
Fort Wayne, In. 46802
260-426-300
This exhibition is presented by:
Salvador Soto, President- Avant Garde Fine Art Gallery and DeSoto Translation & Marketing.
EXHIBITION IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND JOIN US
The Fort Wayne area is ripe with resources and qualified individuals that simply need a venue in which to teach -- MASTer Camp provides this needed venue and the support to deliver this incredibly large selection of enrichment courses.
MASTer Camp is a unique enrichment opportunity sponsored by the FourD Education Foundation. Courses offer exploration in the disciplines of Music, Arts, Science and Technology.
Six unique week-long adventures in creativity and learning have been planned for your child. They will find themselves immersed in captivating academic thought and hands on activities designed to peak interest and create enthusiasm for learning during each course they attend.
The vision -- "let every child get ahead" -- focuses on creating an 'ageless classroom' where every child is taught at his proficiency level. Interests and passions of each child are identified and nurtured, making the experience of learning fun.
In addition to six weeks of MASTer Camp, we are pleased to announce two additional activity-packed weeks. Camp Invention, a summer program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, offers one week of 'Discover' in June and a week of 'Create' in July. Students entering grades 2 through 6 will find themselves immersed in hands-on adventures requiring creativity, teamwork, inventive thinking skills, and science literacy. Experience an education where imaginations run wild!
Request a brochure and learn more about MASTer Camp at: http://www.mastercamp.org/
Saturday, June 5, 2004
10 am - 4pm
One Summit Square - in the Heart of Downtown
FREE ADMISSION!
DIDFest is a community wide event that brings the whole community to the streets of Downtown Fort Wayne to celebrate our arts and culture community! >Link
Submitted by Robbin Melton
I stumbled upon this site quite by accidents, but was pleased to read something about my hometown, Grand Rapids, Mich. I took for granted everything I had back home, but after living here for six years, I'm homesick. There are SOOO many opportunities for artists and independents to earn good living wages there through their craft, unlike here. Fort Wayne doesn't embrace creativity and is not a creative place. It's droll, dry and boring. But, had I not moved here, I wouldn't be a jewelry artist today...a hobby, now a semi-profession, I picked up to fill all of my empty time. Sadly, I don't think Fort Wayne will ever "get it." The powers that be are perfectly content watching and allowing Fort Wayne go down the tubes. If only I had a pair of ruby red slippers.
Works by Tom Bartel exhibited at the Charlie Cummings Clay Studio
(4130 South Clinton)
Opening Reception February 28th 6pm-9pm
Music provided by Rick Callender
Show runs 2/28-3/22
For information call Charlie at 260-458-9160 or visit http://www.claylink.com/.
The Mother Lode - Women's Art Show
at the Avant Garde Gallery
(1301 Lafayette St)
Opening Reception February 14th 6pm-10pm
Show runs 2/14-3/22
For information call Elizabeth at 422-1840 or 760-4834
When: Friday, February 13th, 2004
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 East Main Street
Cost: $35 each. Only 200 tickets will be sold!
Includes door prizes, hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, and free play
money for blackjack and roulette tables.
Organized by the Articulates to benefit the Fort Wayne Museum of
Art, the Mardi Gras Party / Reverse Raffle promises an evening of
festive fun.
Each ticket is numbered, and the last ticket wins a $1500 Grand
Prize! Prizes for the best costumes too!
Casino fun supplied by Little Vegas, Inc.
Cajun cuisine provided by Annie's Half Moon Cafe
Fine microbrew courtesy of Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
To try your luck on February 13th, call for tickets at 260-422-6467
extension 342, or you can stop by the Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
or Bradley Gough Diamonds at 4321 West Jefferson Boulevard.
Open Mic Night
When: Sunday, December 28, 2003
Where: Avant-Garde Art Gallery (DeSoto Building), 1301 Lafayette St., Fort Wayne, In. 46802, 260-426-3000
7:00 p.m. Doors Open
8:00 p.m. Session Begins
- Open Mic (ALL Poets and Vocalists Welcome)
- Poetry & Vocalists
- All Age Show
- Fashion Show
Cost: $5.00
Hosted by: Kees Baker & The "Band"
For more info call:
Salvador Soto
President & CEO
DeSoto Translation & Marketing, Inc.
(office) 260-426-3000
(fax) 260-426-3100
http://www.desototm.com
Saturday, January 17, 2004
8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Avant-Garde Gallery (DeSoto Building)
1301 Lafayette St.
POP FILTER is a multimedia event that will present art in a unique and social environment through a fusion of video, music, visual art and drama by local emerging artists. The first in a series, Pop Filter will be held on January 17th, 2004, at the Avant-Garde Gallery of the DeSoto Building, 1301 Lafayette Street, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Simultaneous launch parties for Pop Filter will be held in Paris and London and will be broadcast live at the event. $5 admission to Pop Filter-Fort Wayne will include food made by Marlon Lyle of the Oyster Bar, a cash bar from Mad Anthony Brewing Company and coffee from Higher Grounds.
Event Sponsors: Audio Visual Integration, Work Out Room Yoga Studio, One Lucky Guitar Graphic Art Services, Digital TV Audio & Display, Solstice Life Coaching, Ventures Antiques & Artisans
THE ARTISTS: Sensory Overload
E4: Coming off the success of the group's art opening at the 1911 Gallery in October, E4 is at work again creating artwork especially for Pop Filter. Seth Harris, Tracy Row, Jason Stopa and Eric Tarr make up E4, which is collaborating with filmmaker/musician David Sleep for the group's newest mixed media pieces.
David Sleep: A former music producer from Austin, David Sleep has been working on his music here in Fort Wayne, as well as on several short films. His video installation for the event will also include live ambient remixes of a series of short films called "Analog 1-7."
Chris Colcord and Jeff Moore: Pop Filter Vice-President of Business Development Chris Colcord and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Moore have agreed to take part in the event's "Alternative Reality TV." They are also two of Fort Wayne's finest actors and have been in numerous productions in the area.
John Commorato, Jr.: Well-known spoken word artist John Commorato will perform a newly written piece in a video shot by John Hartman. His performance is just one of many video art pieces that will be shown on screens throughout the gallery.
Music performers include: Go Dog Go, David Todoran, West Central Duet, cycle60, Matt Bell, and the Matthew Sturm Band.
For more information, contact Janette Luu at janettel@wpta.com or 484.9743.
By Virginia PostrelWhy the creative shall inherit the economy. Link
For more info, visit cinemacenter.org or email movies@cinemacenter.org.
Tuesday 9/30 Dirty Pretty Things 6:30 When Night is Falling 8:30 Wednesday 10/1 When Night is Falling 6:30, Dirty Pretty Things 8:15 Thursday 10/2 I Capture the Castle 6:30, Dirty Pretty Things 8:30 Last Shows for Dirty Pretty Things, When Night is Falling, & I Capture the Castle
We encourage all our friends to see “Lost in Translation” at Cinema Center. We need your support.
Lost in Translation
"Tart and sweet, unmistakably funny and exceptionally well observed."--Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times. "Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson give performances that will be talked about for years." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. "How to sing the praises of Lost in Translation without drowning out its subtle pleasures?"-- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post. "Johansson is lovely and funny and sarcastic and sincere, and Murray is nothing short of great."--Richard Roeper. “Four Stars!” Roger Ebert. 102 min., Rated R. Friday at 7PM & 9:15PM, Saturday at 2:00, 4:15, 7PM & 9:15PM, Sunday at 2PM, 4:15PM, 6:30PM & 8:30PM Monday at 6:30PM & 8:30 PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM & 8:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM & 8:30PM, Thursday at 6:30PM & 8:30PM.
For everyone hoping to see “The Trip” this week-end, please understand that since we have the opportunity to present “Lost in Translation,” one of the most acclaimed films of the year, we are postponing for a couple of weeks presentation of both of the last films of our Lesbian/Gay Film Series. Both “The Trip” and “Family and Friends” will come to Cinema Center, just on a slight delay from the dates we had planned. We will keep you posted!
Lost in Translation
Opens Friday October 3rd Any lingering accusations of nepotism that may have followed Sofia Coppola in the wake of her 1999 directing debut "The Virgin Suicides" should be entirely dispelled by "Lost in Translation," a brave and accomplished study of love and human connections that establishes the young Coppola as one of the most acute talents of her generation. Patterning her film on the time-honored premise of lonely strangers in strange surroundings finding solace in each other's company (the current Claude Lelouch film "And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen" is another variation), Coppola manages to transcend all the usual romantic clichés, almost daring the audience to second-guess her by framing the picture around two figures who would normally have nothing in common if not for the fact that they're both Americans simultaneously suffering the culture shock of a first-time visit to Japan. Aging movie star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) has arrived in Tokyo to shoot a whiskey commercial while recent college grad Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) is simply tagging along on a job with her photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Both manifest obvious feelings of alienation in this neon-encrusted, digitized collision of modernity and antiquity, but it's their shared alienation from life and love that brings them together. In stark defiance of formal narrative, Coppola's film follows a course more akin to the movies of the French New Wave than anything American; it's directionless but not aimless, the course of the story dictated by the spontaneous evolution of a relationship that transcends sex, romance and even friendship. Given that so much of the picture must be shouldered by the two performers, one cannot help but be awed by what Murray and Johansson have crafted, generating the kind of on-screen chemistry that rarely graces American cinemas without the intermediary of subtitling. It's been years since Murray has been this funny or this affecting, and he has certainly never been this understated. Johansson is equally impressive, measuring Murray scene for scene with a canny blend of soulful sadness and cunning confidence. But this is still, first and foremost, Coppola's film. At 32, she is roughly the same age as her father was when he made "The Godfather," and there is no reason to doubt that she is any less in command of the medium than he was at the same stage. Her voice is distinctive, her style utterly unique. It is her understanding of things far beyond her years, however, that impresses most--her ability to convincingly tap into the rarest of emotions and communicate them to a mass audience. Ostensibly, "Lost in Translation" is a film about love, albeit one which has the audacity to ask what love is--and the courage to leave the question unanswered.
For more info, visit cinemacenter.org or email movies@cinemacenter.org.
Tuesday 9/23 Winged Migration 5:15, I Capture the Castle 7:00, Northfork 9:00 Wednesday 9/24 Winged Migration 5:15, I Capture the Castle 7:00, Northfork 9:00 Thursday 9/25 Winged Migration 5:15, Northfork 7:00, I Capture the Castle 9:00 Last Shows for Winged Migration & Northfork!
--Dirty Pretty Things, I Capture the Castle, When Night is Falling
Coming Soon: Lost in Translation – Opens Friday October 3rd
Dirty Pretty Things
"Director Stephen Frears and his writer, Steve Knight, use the power of the thriller and avoid the weaknesses in giving us, really, two movies for the price of one." -- Roger Ebert. "A suspenseful, entertaining movie." –Newsday. "It offers as its hero an extraordinary fellow: He's an authentic moral being who, though the universe has gone all twisty-crazy into greed, mendacity and manipulation, nevertheless clings to his own code." –Washington Post. "Fueled by gripping suspense, dark humor and outraged humanity, the film is a modern horror story that means to shake you, and does." --Rolling Stone. 107 min., Rated R. Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 6:30PM & 8:30PM, Sunday at 4PM, Monday at 8:30 PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM, Wednesday at 8:15PM, Thursday at 8:30PM
I Capture the Castle
Last Shows! "Neither conventionally told nor resolved, and able to make the most eccentric situations believable, I Capture the Castle is both an ordinary story and a special one -- and that, finally, is the secret of its success."-- Los Angeles Times. "A refreshingly mature look at first love and life's often-rough transitions." – Dallas Morning News. “3 1/2 Stars.”—Roger Ebert. "It may be best to think of I Capture the Castle as a kind of comfy chair with a few frayed edges and telltale leaks in its upholstery. Perfect furniture, in other words, for a lazy summer afternoon." – Newsday. 113 min., Rated R. “The R rating ("for brief nudity") is another attempt by the MPAA to steer teenagers away from useful and sophisticated entertainments, and toward vulgarity and violence. If this movie is R and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" is PG-13, then the rating board has no shame. Better the Angels as strippers than an innocent nipple during a swim in the castle moat?”—Roger Ebert Friday 6:15PM, Saturday at 4PM, Sunday at 2PM, Monday at 6:30PM, Thursday at 6:30PM
When Night is Falling
When Night is Falling is being presented as part of our Lesbian-Gay Film Series 94min., Unrated (intended for mature audiences) Saturday at 2PM, Sunday at 6PM, Tuesday at 8:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM
Dirty Pretty Things
For director Stephen Frears, the plight of immigrants in London certainly isn't virgin territory. He explored the subject with a bold sensuality in 1985's "My Beautiful Launderette." Frears returned (less successfully) a couple of years later with bombastic gusto in "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" (1987). But those pictures were made during the frosty days of Margaret Thatcher. In "Dirty Pretty Things," Stephen Frears arrives in post-Thatcher London and dauntlessly seizes on the delicate subject of illegal immigrants--and he does it with a stunning assurance. Frears opens us up to a colorful world in which Chinese, Turks, Africans and Indians, existing in the shadows of mainstream life, find ingenious ways to protect each other from the Immigration authorities. But where most directors would wring their hands over the misery and exploitation of illegals, Frears seizes on their drive rather than their despair. This gives "Dirty Pretty Things" a vitality that's both audacious and tragic. Take Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a Nigerian doctor who was forced to flee his homeland. He finds himself illegally working two jobs as a cab driver and a night porter at a hotel. Living in dread of being caught, he befriends Senay (Audrey Tautou "Amelie"), a Muslim chambermaid who is eventually forced to take a job at a sweatshop, delivering sexual favors to her boss in exchange for protection. "Dirty Pretty Things" is about how Okwe and Senay keep their integrity despite the extreme measures required to help them escape. Newcomer Chiwetel Ejiofor gives an engaging and strongly dignified performance that never once becomes pious. Audrey Tautou, who was too self-consciously precious in "Amelie," gives a richer performance here. Tautou's Senay hides her wisdom and beauty behind an invisible veil that Okwe soon parts. "Dirty Pretty Things" is a shimmering gem of a movie. Rated R for sexual content, disturbing images and language. 107 min.
I Capture the Castle
"I have relived this particular day many times. It is a golden memory, and I am suspicious of it.... Perhaps it really was a happy day." With that intriguing voiceover, accompanied by sunny visuals of a young and hopeful English family in an open car on their way to an old Suffolk castle that will become instead their dank, cold and unhappy home for the next 10 years, begins the story of younger daughter Cassandra ("Nicholas Nickleby's" Romola Garai, simple perfection), a diary-keeper who dreams of becoming a writer like--well, not quite like--her creatively burned-out father Mortmain ("Fairy Tale's" Bill Nighy, a bit given to dramatics). And Cassandra, like older sister Rose ("City of Ghosts'" Rose Byrne, quite good as a desperate gold-digger: "I’d marry a chimpanzee if he had money"), dreams of falling in love--although there are no boys living anywhere near the impoverished family's far-flung outpost. Until, that is, two young and rich American gentlemen ("Gangs of New York's" Henry Thomas and "We Were Soldiers'" Marc Blucas, both convincingly good-hearted) come on scene. First-time feature director Tim Fywell brings a certain literate sensibility from his BBC TV work to "I Capture the Castle,” which itself is based on a 1948 novel by British writer Dodie Smith, who later penned "The Hundred and One Dalmatians." Despite its high-class producer imprimatur (David Parfitt won an Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love"), as captured here the tale seems less aimed for the older art-house crowd than for teenaged girls eager for discerning and intelligent drama--in the same "serious" way that, say, Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet” was; however, an inexplicable R rating--for a momentary scene in which Cassandra’s bohemian-painter stepmother ("Siren's" Tara FitzGerald) disrobes to better experience an evening countryside rain--will bar most of that prime distaff demographic. What could bring a specialized buzz to "I Capture the Castle" is the performance by Garai, whose plain but passionate face proves fertile ground for Fywell's camera and whose voice seems perfectly attuned to Smith's text as adapted by screenwriter Heidi Thomas (who paired with Fywell on the BBC's "Madame Bovary"). Although much of her character’s activity is reactive, Garai provides the film’s heart; every key action or decision of her family or the fellows seems to seep through her and become imprinted on her soul, and her most effective work occurs in the silent registrations of their lighter or darker moralities on Garai’s argent face. 113 min., Rated R.
When Night is Falling
A sexual journey for grown- ups, ``When Night Is Falling'' introduces Pascale Bussieres, a Quebecois actress making her English- speaking debut, as Camille. A teacher at a Christian college, Camille is engaged to Martin (Henry Czerny), a fellow theologian who represents security and stalwartness -- but doesn't know beans about cutting loose. When her dog dies, Camille falls apart, and is comforted in a launderette by Petra (Rachael Crawford), a beautiful young circus performer with enormous eyes. The women accidentally switch their laundry bags, prompting Camille to seek out the circus tent and deliver the goods to Petra. Two women work out on the trapeze, a man on a unicycle juggles fire batons, and Petra dances with a ball of light. Like Dorothy stumbling upon Oz, or Alice falling into a sexual Wonderland, Camille enters a thrilling, unknown world when she crosses that portal to the circus. When Petra invites Camille to her trailer and brazenly tells her, ``I'd love to see you in the moonlight with your head thrown back and your body on fire,'' Camille freezes and leaves. What follows is a struggle -- not only between heterosexuality and homosexuality, but between obligation and fulfillment, convention and experiment. The circus, which resembles Cirque du Soleil, is Rozema's metaphor for freedom, spontaneity and personal change, while the halls of Christian academia represent repression and uniformity. These are fairly simplistic symbols -- as is the hang gliding that Petra introduces to Camille -- but not ill-fitting the overall spirit of ``When Night Is Falling.'' It's a romantic fairy tale, really: about confronting our fears, seen and unseen, and making that journey, over enormous barriers and unseen terrain, to our essential selves. When Martin learns that his fiancée has strayed, Camille tells him, simply, ``She answered a wordless question in me.'' Rozema is a fabulist with a strong visual sense, and she creates a distinctive, enclosed world to illustrate Camille's odyssey. The look of her film isn't ``authentic,'' even though it was shot in urban Toronto, but subtly distorted and playfully surreal. Bussieres and Crawford both give delicately shaded performances in ``When Night Is Falling,'' but it's Czerny, a startling and precise actor, who impresses most deeply. The subject of a dispute with the Motion Picture Association of America, ``When Night Is Falling'' was given an NC-17 rating earlier this month, apparently on the basis of two lesbian sex scenes -- neither particularly graphic. Rozema chose to release the film uncut, with no rating. 94 min.
Coming Soon: Lost in Translation
Opens Friday October 3rd
Any lingering accusations of nepotism that may have followed Sofia Coppola in the wake of her 1999 directing debut "The Virgin Suicides" should be entirely dispelled by "Lost in Translation," a brave and accomplished study of love and human connections that establishes the young Coppola as one of the most acute talents of her generation. Patterning her film on the time-honored premise of lonely strangers in strange surroundings finding solace in each other's company (the current Claude Lelouch film "And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen" is another variation), Coppola manages to transcend all the usual romantic clichés, almost daring the audience to second-guess her by framing the picture around two figures who would normally have nothing in common if not for the fact that they're both Americans simultaneously suffering the culture shock of a first-time visit to Japan. Aging movie star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) has arrived in Tokyo to shoot a whiskey commercial while recent college grad Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) is simply tagging along on a job with her photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Both manifest obvious feelings of alienation in this neon-encrusted, digitized collision of modernity and antiquity, but it's their shared alienation from life and love that brings them together. In stark defiance of formal narrative, Coppola's film follows a course more akin to the movies of the French New Wave than anything American; it's directionless but not aimless, the course of the story dictated by the spontaneous evolution of a relationship that transcends sex, romance and even friendship. Given that so much of the picture must be shouldered by the two performers, one cannot help but be awed by what Murray and Johansson have crafted, generating the kind of on-screen chemistry that rarely graces American cinemas without the intermediary of subtitling. It's been years since Murray has been this funny or this affecting, and he has certainly never been this understated. Johansson is equally impressive, measuring Murray scene for scene with a canny blend of soulful sadness and cunning confidence. But this is still, first and foremost, Coppola's film. At 32, she is roughly the same age as her father was when he made "The Godfather," and there is no reason to doubt that she is any less in command of the medium than he was at the same stage. Her voice is distinctive, her style utterly unique. It is her understanding of things far beyond her years, however, that impresses most--her ability to convincingly tap into the rarest of emotions and communicate them to a mass audience. Ostensibly, "Lost in Translation" is a film about love, albeit one which has the audacity to ask what love is--and the courage to leave the question unanswered. "Tart and sweet, unmistakably funny and exceptionally well observed."-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES. "Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson give performances that will be talked about for years." -- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE. "How to sing the praises of Lost in Translation without drowning out its subtle pleasures?"-- Lisa Kennedy, DENVER POST. “Four Stars!” Roger Ebert. 102 min., Rated R.
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Wednesday 9/10 Winged Migration 5:15, La Tropical 7:00, Northfork 9:00 Thursday 9/11 Winged Migration 5:15, Northfork 7:00, La Tropical 9:00 Last Shows for La Tropical!
--Trembling Before G-d, Northfork, Winged Migration & Gentleman’s Agreement
Trembling Before G-d
5 Shows Only! Presented as part of our Lesbian-Gay Film Series “Trembling Before G-d is a fascinating examination of gay Orthodox Jews. These men and women find themselves in the grips of an impossible dilemma - unwilling to give up their sexual identities but at the same time unwilling to give up their faith, even though it disdains and rejects them. Its amazing that the filmmaker, Sandi Simcha DuBowski, got access to this hidden world - one he explores with lyricism and insight.” -- Newsweek. “A loving documentary that ably leavens its tears with the healing balm of humor: a consummately Jewish way to go. Stirring. Haunted. Eloquent. Devastating. A resonant, moving and often surprisingly funny swirl of testimonies." - Jan Stuart, Newsday. "...Trembling Before G-d, beginning with the title, is above all a work of reverence. DuBowski's sober, scrupulous documentary doesn’t lash out at an oppressive religious structure so much as offer a hopeful prayer—out of love and devotion—that it be made better." - The Village Voice
84 min., Not Rated. Saturday at 4:00, Sunday at 6:00, Monday at 7:00, Tuesday at 5:15, Thursday at 5:15
Gentleman’s Agreement
$2.00 Admission to this film. Sponsored by the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Elia Kazan directed this sometimes powerful study of anti-Semitism in nicer circles, based on Laura Z. Hobson's post-World War II novel. Gregory Peck is a hotshot magazine writer who has been blind to the problem; to ferret it out, he passes himself off as Jewish and watches the WASPs squirm. Seen a half-century later, the attitudes seem quaint and dated: Could it really have been like this? Yet the truth of the story comes through, in the wounded dignity of John Garfield, the upright indignation of Peck, and the hidden ways bigotry and hatred can poison relationships. That's particularly true in the Oscar-winning performance of Celeste Holm, who finds more layers than you'd expect in what seems like a stock character.
118 minutes. Not Rated Wednesday 7:00, One Show Only!
Winged Migration
"Winged Migration is a marvel.”—Los Angeles Times. “A movie of awesome beauty and innovation…”—Chicago Tribune. “Who wants to see a documentary about birds of every feather who migrate across forty countries and seven continents? You do. Winged Migration is a movie miracle; it soars.”—Rolling Stone. In a summer full of digitally enhanced machines ("The Matrix Reloaded") and mutants ("X2"), you won't see anything more amazing and electrifying than the soaring birds in this marvelous movie.”—L.A. Daily News.
90 min., Rated G. Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 2PM & 6:30PM, Sunday at 2PM Monday at 5:15PM Tuesday at 7PM, and Thursday at 9PM
Northfork
Opens Friday, August 29th “Four Stars! A masterpiece! A visionary epic! There has never been a movie quite like Northfork!”—Roger Ebert. “Dreamy and entrancing. At a moment when so many films strive to be as obvious and interchangeable as possible, it is gratifying to find one that is puzzling, subtle and handmade.”—The New York Times. “Magical! A thoroughly original accomplishment of a high artistic order! A provocatively bold stroke of imagination. Full of sly touches.”—Los Angeles Times. "A powerful, surreal fable, one that requires a small amount of patience from the viewer in exchange for a moving experience."—Dallas Morning News. "Like the best work of David Lynch, Northfork is that rare movie that draws you in more (rather than alienating you) at precisely those moments when you least understand it."—Variety.
94 minutes, Rated PG-13. Friday at 6:30PM Saturday at 8:30PM, Sunday at 4PM, Monday at 8:45PM, Tuesday at 8:45PM, Thursday at 7PM
Trembling Before G-d
Trembling Before G-d is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. As the film unfolds, we meet a range of complex individuals - some hidden, some out - from the world's first openly gay Orthodox rabbi to closeted, married Hasidic gays and lesbians to those abandoned by religious families to Orthodox lesbian high-school sweethearts. Many have been tragically rejected and their pain is raw, yet with irony, humor, and resilience, they love, care, struggle, and debate with a thousands-year old tradition. Ultimately, they are forced to question how they can pursue truth and faith in their lives. Vividly shot with a courageous few over five years in Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, London, Miami, and San Francisco, Trembling Before G-d is an international project with global implications that strikes at the meaning of religious identity and tradition in a modern world. For the first time, this issue has become a live, public debate in Orthodox circles, and the film is both witness and catalyst to this historic moment. What emerges is a loving and fearless testament to faith and survival and the universal struggle to belong. 84 min., Not Rated.
Northfork
One of the most hauntingly beautiful films ever made, the Polish brothers’ “Northfork” nimbly fuses history and fantasy in a ’50s-set fairy tale set in the titular Montana mining community. While the rest of the country is profiting from a postwar economic boom, this small town is about to vanish from the face of the earth under the waters of a river to be dammed up imminently. Three pairs of men in trench coats (James Woods and Mark Polish among them) glide across the flat plain, visiting the remaining holdouts who refuse to leave their homesteads. The men’s own futures are at stake, for they have been promised 1.5 acres of lakefront property in exchange for the secured evacuation of 65 properties. With 48 hours to go before the waters are reined in, time is running out. Meanwhile, sickly orphan Irwin (Duel Farnes) lies in a feverish coma under the care of a kindly priest (Nick Nolte). In his restless dreams, Irwin encounters an eccentric family--flamboyant Cup of Tea (Robin Sachs); wordless cowboy Cod (Ben Foster); androgynous Flower Hercules (Daryl Hannah), in a black pixie haircut and ruffled shirt; and Happy (Anthony Edwards), an amputee with wooden hands and multi-lensed spectacles--who are in search of the Unknown Angel. Desperate to go with them when they leave, Irwin brings evidence--feathers, a tranquilizer gun, bodily scars--proving that he is the one for whom they are looking. In the end these two storylines converge in a wholly unexpected way. Not only is the story intensely moving, but also the imagery throughout “Northfork” is lovely. Drawing from a palette of flat grays and browns, helmer Michael Polish and cinematographer David Mullen have produced a look reminiscent of an old, faded, sepia-toned photograph. Particularly poetic are the visions of the surface of a lake, churning from a disturbance below until a casket pops to the surface, and a church with a missing fourth wall, a priest preaching his final Sunday sermon while cow’s graze serenely in the background. In addition, in the otherworldly characters and a wooden dog-giraffe hybrid creature that beckons to Irwin from across the plain, Michael Polish and his brother Mark, with whom he produced and crafted the script, exhibit wild, evocative imagination. Yet the film is subtly humorous as well, with the reconstruction of the Biblical ark by a particularly devout polygamist family; debates on the differences between people who drive Fords and people who drive Chevys; and, in a scene of comic brilliance, the protracted guessing game of what the local diner might have on the menu with a waitress whose features are profoundly, shall we say, unique. Here, too, are anachronisms such as a quip about fast food and the throwaway line, delivered just so, “What are you talking about, Willis?” The jokes do take one out of the film for a moment, yet somehow, in the context of this quirky piece, they work. The final movement in the Polish brothers’ trilogy that also includes “Twin Falls Idaho” and “Jackpot,” “Northfork” is a classic for all time. Rated PG-13 for brief sexuality. Running time: 94 min.
Winged Migration
You won't find any purer example of the power of cinema than Jacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated documentary "Winged Migration." Here's the long and short of it: "Winged Migration" is 90 minutes of footage of birds flying, though Perrin looks at the variety of natural and man-made hazards birds face in the course of their semi-annual instinctive trek across great expanses of globe. And yet, with only these images and sounds of birds, a musical score and a minimum of narration, Perrin's film speaks volumes about the way these animals live in nature and, occasionally, in spite of nature. There is something heroic and awe-inspiring about their indomitable struggle to follow the instincts they were born with. There undoubtedly will be people who find this notion boring: Birds? Flying? That's it? I can see that on the Nature Channel. But give this movie a chance. Perrin's film is profound – and profoundly entertaining. You will look at the world in a different way after seeing "Winged Migration." 90 min., Rated G.
"aCommerce - The use of animation in various industries for various purposes"
DATE: September 5, 2003
TIME: 7:30 a.m. - Registration & Continental Breakfast, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. - Presentation
PLACE: Barnes & Thornburg, One Summit Square, 5th Floor Multi-Purpose Conference Room (Also available via live video in Indianapoplis, South Bend, Washington, D.C., Bloomington, West Lafayette, Muncie, Terre Haute and Richmond.)
COST: No charge.
One of the growing tools of the New Economy is animation - the use of representational graphics (figures, cartoons, sketches) that move, in addition to more commonplace video of real people and real objects. Such representational graphics are often more effective than real images, and often much cheaper. This briefing will illustrate and discuss actual examples of what we are calling aCommerce - the use of animation in various industries for various purposes, from advertising to zoning appeals, and by various parties, from attorneys to zoologists.
PRESENTERS:
Jay Francis, phuuz entertainment inc.;
Joe Kitterman, oxygenED LLC;
Clint Koch, IU School of Informatics;
John Ludwick, IU School of Informatics;
Durwin Talon, IU School of Informatics;
Albert William, Visiting Research Associate, IU School of Informatics; and
Don Knebel, Barnes & Thornburg.
Presented by TechPoint and the Barnes & Thornburg Business & Technology Group (BTech).
TO REGISTER: Email eileen.meyer@btlaw.com or call 260.425.4658 for further information.
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Tuesday 8/26 Winged Migration 6:30 Swimming Pool 8:30
Wednesday 8/27 Winged Migration 6:30 Swimming Pool 8:30
Thursday 8/28 Winged Migration 6:30 Swimming Pool 8:30 (Last Shows for Swimming Pool!)
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Northfork & Winged Migration
Winged Migration
"Winged Migration is a marvel.”—Los Angeles Times. “A movie of awesome beauty and innovation…”—Chicago Tribune. “Who wants to see a documentary about birds of every feather who migrate across forty countries and seven continents? You do. Winged Migration is a movie miracle; it soars.”—Rolling Stone. In a summer full of digitally enhanced machines ("The Matrix Reloaded") and mutants ("X2"), you won't see anything more amazing and electrifying than the soaring birds in this marvelous movie.”—L.A. Daily News. 90 min., Rated G. Friday at 6:30PM, Saturday at 2:00PM & 4:00PM, Sunday at 1PM & 3PM, Monday at 6:15PM Tuesday at 6:15PM, Wednesday at 6:15PM, and Thursday at 8:15PM
Northfork
Opens Friday, August 29th “Four Stars! A masterpiece! A visionary epic! There has never been a movie quite like Northfork!”—Roger Ebert. “Dreamy and entrancing. At a moment when so many films strive to be as obvious and interchangeable as possible, it is gratifying to find one that is puzzling, subtle and handmade.”—The New York Times. “Magical! A thoroughly original accomplishment of a high artistic order! A provocatively bold stroke of imagination. Full of sly touches.”—Los Angeles Times. "A powerful, surreal fable, one that requires a small amount of patience from the viewer in exchange for a moving experience."—Dallas Morning News. "Like the best work of David Lynch, Northfork is that rare movie that draws you in more (rather than alienating you) at precisely those moments when you least understand it."—Variety. 94 minutes, Rated PG-13. Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 6:30PM & 8:30PM, Sunday at 5:00PM, Monday at 8:15PM Tuesday at 8:15PM, Wednesday at 8:15PM, Thursday at 6:15PM
Northfork
Opens Friday, August 29th One of the most hauntingly beautiful films ever made, the Polish brothers’ “Northfork” nimbly fuses history and fantasy in a ’50s-set fairy tale set in the titular Montana mining community. While the rest of the country is profiting from a postwar economic boom, this small town is about to vanish from the face of the earth under the waters of a river to be dammed up imminently. Three pairs of men in trench coats (James Woods and Mark Polish among them) glide across the flat plain, visiting the remaining holdouts who refuse to leave their homesteads. The men’s own futures are at stake, for they have been promised 1.5 acres of lakefront property in exchange for the secured evacuation of 65 properties. With 48 hours to go before the waters are reined in, time is running out. Meanwhile, sickly orphan Irwin (Duel Farnes) lies in a feverish coma under the care of a kindly priest (Nick Nolte). In his restless dreams, Irwin encounters an eccentric family--flamboyant Cup of Tea (Robin Sachs); wordless cowboy Cod (Ben Foster); androgynous Flower Hercules (Daryl Hannah), in a black pixie haircut and ruffled shirt; and Happy (Anthony Edwards), an amputee with wooden hands and multi-lensed spectacles--who are in search of the Unknown Angel. Desperate to go with them when they leave, Irwin brings evidence--feathers, a tranquilizer gun, bodily scars--proving that he is the one for whom they are looking. In the end these two storylines converge in a wholly unexpected way. Not only is the story intensely moving, but also the imagery throughout “Northfork” is lovely. Drawing from a palette of flat grays and browns, helmer Michael Polish and cinematographer David Mullen have produced a look reminiscent of an old, faded, sepia-toned photograph. Particularly poetic are the visions of the surface of a lake, churning from a disturbance below until a casket pops to the surface, and a church with a missing fourth wall, a priest preaching his final Sunday sermon while cow’s graze serenely in the background. In addition, in the otherworldly characters and a wooden dog-giraffe hybrid creature that beckons to Irwin from across the plain, Michael Polish and his brother Mark, with whom he produced and crafted the script, exhibit wild, evocative imagination. Yet the film is subtly humorous as well, with the reconstruction of the Biblical ark by a particularly devout polygamist family; debates on the differences between people who drive Fords and people who drive Chevys; and, in a scene of comic brilliance, the protracted guessing game of what the local diner might have on the menu with a waitress whose features are profoundly, shall we say, unique. Here, too, are anachronisms such as a quip about fast food and the throwaway line, delivered just so, “What are you talking about, Willis?” The jokes do take one out of the film for a moment, yet somehow, in the context of this quirky piece, they work. The final movement in the Polish brothers’ trilogy that also includes “Twin Falls Idaho” and “Jackpot,” “Northfork” is a classic for all time. Rated PG-13 for brief sexuality. Running time: 94 min.
Winged Migration
You won't find any purer example of the power of cinema than Jacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated documentary "Winged Migration." Here's the long and short of it: "Winged Migration" is 90 minutes of footage of birds flying, though Perrin looks at the variety of natural and man-made hazards birds face in the course of their semi-annual instinctive trek across great expanses of globe. And yet, with only these images and sounds of birds, a musical score and a minimum of narration, Perrin's film speaks volumes about the way these animals live in nature and, occasionally, in spite of nature. There is something heroic and awe-inspiring about their indomitable struggle to follow the instincts they were born with. There undoubtedly will be people who find this notion boring: Birds? Flying? That's it? I can see that on the Nature Channel. But give this movie a chance. Perrin's film is profound – and profoundly entertaining. You will look at the world in a different way after seeing "Winged Migration." 90 min., Rated G.
Coming Soon: La Tropical
Opens Friday, September 5th La Tropical is an exuberant hotspot for Cuban music, dance and passion that continues to thrive on the periphery of Havana after some sixty years. Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, David Turnley, seized the opportunity to document the ambiance of this sensual club and delve into the lives of the striking array of characters who surround it. He spent eight weeks during the summer months of 2000 capturing the concerts, cabarets and, in essence, the sights and sounds of the Cuban music scene. Turnley chose to shoot this stunning documentary in black and white in order to visually encapsulate the feeling of timelessness and passion that Cuba exudes. The result is indeed a visual feast, that, coupled with an outstanding soundtrack of contemporary and traditional Cuban music, creates a revealing examination of the ways in which music, race, class and socialism have shaped the lives of contemporary Cubans. 2002, 96 min.
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Pulitzer prize winning journalist David Turnley will introduce and discuss his new film “La Tropical” on Friday, September 5th at Fort Wayne Cinema Center.
David and his twin brother Peter are Fort Wayne natives who began their work as photographers shooting images in their hometown while still in high school. Both have traveled to many places documenting life in the world’s hot spots.
“La Tropical” is David Turnley’s first film, an exuberant and sensual portrait of a club that is to the musical life of Havana and Cuba what the Apollo is to Harlem.
David is a thoughtful and engaging speaker. His diverse work and accomplishments will make for an interesting evening. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Tickets are $25.00 for general admission and $20.00 for Cinema Center members. Reservations can be made by calling Cinema Center at 426-3456.
Cocktails and reception begin at 6:00 PM Premiere screening of “La Tropical” will be at 7:PM.
There will be additional screenings of “La Tropical” at Cinema Center through September 11th.
David’s exhibit, David Turnley: Memories, from Fort Wayne to Afghanistan, opens at the John Weatherhead Gallery in the Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Visual communication Center at the University of St. Francis on Saturday, September 6th. The opening begins at 6:00PM and is free and open to the public.
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La Tropical
La Tropical is an exuberant hotspot for Cuban music, dance and passion that continues to thrive on the periphery of Havana after some sixty years. Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, David Turnley, seized the opportunity to document the ambiance of this sensual club and delve into the lives of the striking array of characters who surround it. He spent eight weeks during the summer months of 2000 capturing the concerts, cabarets and, in essence, the sights and sounds of the Cuban music scene. Turnley chose to shoot this stunning documentary in black and white in order to visually encapsulate the feeling of timelessness and passion that Cuba exudes. The result is indeed a visual feast, that, coupled with an outstanding soundtrack of contemporary and traditional Cuban music, creates a revealing examination of the ways in which music, race, class and socialism have shaped the lives of contemporary Cubans. 2002, 96 min.
Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 2003 - 9p.m
Acoustic Poet, Tasha Jones
Starlight Southern Grill
2012 Broadway, Fort Wayne.
Celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Michele-Michelle's Starlight Poet Society as they feature Indianapolis poet, Tasha Jones. Now on her second published work Tasha solidifies herself as a writer with no limits on what she can do. With the added touch of an acoustic guitar and the beat of drums, this inspirational, influential and conscience writer has a gifted entertaining presentation that will draw each listener into her travels and experiences. Rise with us and enjoy the first cup - "Coffe Thoughts" an Intimate walk through poetry, by Tasha Jones. Book purchase and signing will follow performance. Admission is only $3 at the door. More information about Tasha Jones, visit www.tashajones-reflections.com.
by Jill Probst
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana has hundreds of classrooms in need of volunteers this fall. Please contact Jill Probst at 260-484-2543 or via email to find out how to make a difference in our youth's education. (Opportunities with grades K-12 are available.)
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Wednesday 8/20 Spellbound 5:15, A Family Affair 7:00, Swimming Pool 9:00 Thursday 8/21 Spellbound 5:15, A Family Affair 7:00, Swimming Pool 9:00 (Last Shows for A Family Affair & Spellbound!)
Winged Migration
"Winged Migration is a marvel.”—Los Angeles Times. “A movie of awesome beauty and innovation…”—Chicago Tribune. “Who wants to see a documentary about birds of every feather who migrate across forty countries and seven continents? You do. Winged Migration is a movie miracle; it soars.”—Rolling Stone. In a summer full of digitally enhanced machines ("The Matrix Reloaded") and mutants ("X2"), you won't see anything more amazing and electrifying than the soaring birds in this marvelous movie.”—L.A. Daily News. 90 min., Rated G. *Friday at 6:30PM, Saturday at 6:30PM, *Sunday at 2PM & 4PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM, and Thursday at 6:30PM No Monday show.
Swimming Pool
“Seductive Fun!”—Rolling Stone. “Worth seeing twice!” -Premiere. “Two thumbs way up!”—Ebert & Roeper. “A sensuous and deceptive new thriller! After it is over, you will want to go back!”—Roger Ebert. “Clever, teasing entertainment with a delicious final twist! Charlotte Rampling is an actress of infinite nuance.”—New York Times. “Swimming Pool mesmerizes long after the movie is over.”—San Francisco Chronicle. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. Running time: 102 min. In English & French (with English subtitles.) www.focusfeatures.com Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 8:30PM, Sunday at 6:30PM, Tuesday at 8:30PM, Wednesday at 8:30PM, Thursday at 8:30PM No Monday show.
Winged Migration
Opens Friday, August 22nd Join us on Friday and/or Sunday for some special presentations before and after Winged Migration: On Friday, August 22, “Soarin' Hawks” will be showing birds 15 minutes before 6:30 showing of Winged Migration Also, Fort Wayne Children's Zoo volunteers will speak after film and attempt to answer questions
On Sunday, August 24, “Soarin' Hawks” will be showing birds 15 minutes before both the 2 & 4PM shows of Winged Migration Coffee and cookies will be served. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo volunteers will speak after both shows and attempt to answer questions.
Cinema Center would like to thank our sponsors for their support in presenting Winged Migration: The Bird Seedery, 7715 W. Jefferson Blvd. Wild Birds Unlimited, 801 Northcrest Shopping Center
You won't find any purer example of the power of cinema than Jacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated documentary "Winged Migration." Here's the long and short of it: "Winged Migration" is 90 minutes of footage of birds flying, though Perrin looks at the variety of natural and man-made hazards birds face in the course of their semi-annual instinctive trek across great expanses of globe. And yet, with only these images and sounds of birds, a musical score and a minimum of narration, Perrin's film speaks volumes about the way these animals live in nature and, occasionally, in spite of nature. There is something heroic and awe-inspiring about their indomitable struggle to follow the instincts they were born with. There undoubtedly will be people who find this notion boring: Birds? Flying? That's it? I can see that on the Nature Channel. But give this movie a chance. Perrin's film is profound – and profoundly entertaining. You will look at the world in a different way after seeing "Winged Migration." 90 min., Rated G.
Swimming Pool
The prolific young gun of the French new guard (this is his sixth film in as many years), Francois Ozon adores female actors--and it's mutual. He prefers their sensitivity and their ability to dig deeper and take bigger risks than their male counterparts. How many other directors could have attracted a French femme thesp lineup of the caliber of "8 Women?" After that stylized theatrical ensemble piece, Ozon returns with a more intimate but very entertaining first English-language mystery thriller. Back as his leads are Charlotte Rampling ("Sous le Sable") and Ludivine Sagnier ("8 Women," "Water Drops on Burning Rocks") in a two-hander of the attraction/repulsion of opposites and the volatile, complex relationship between creator and muse. Rampling plays Samantha Morton, a novelist who churns out formulaic mystery crime thrillers. When writer’s block obstructs her output, her publisher (Charles Dance) suggests a stay at his summerhouse in Provence, France. There's just one omission: Also residing at the abode is his daughter Julie, a young precocious temptress whose promiscuous lifestyle threatens to disrupt--or even implode--repressed Sarah’s regimented routine. That is, until Sarah’s insatiable voyeurism turns to creative inspiration as her attention turns from another Inspector Dorwell adventure ("Inspector Dorwell on Holiday," "Inspector Dorwell Wears a Kilt") to headstrong, youthful lust. But Julie turns out to be more complicated than first impressions suggest and, as the relationship between the two houseguests ricochets between hostility and complicity, through cat-and-mouse games Ozon peels the layers of both characters and subverts traditional thriller patterns. The end result is an entertaining drama, showcasing strong performances from both actresses. Sex, murder, mystery, psychological drama, vintage Rampling, sensuous Sagnier, and a summerhouse in Provence--here Ozon has all bases covered. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. Running time: 102 min.
Stephen Sondheim’s FOLLIES
A 75th Anniversary Celebration Production!
Director-Phillip Colglazier, Music Director-Eunice Wadewitz, Choreographer-Gary Lanier
FOLLIES (musical): A true theatrical event, this legendary masterpiece is considered by many to be the greatest musical ever created. The time is 1971, and theatrical impresario Dimitri Weissman (famous for his garish Weissman Follies of yesteryear) hosts a reunion of ex-Follies performers in his crumbling theatre, setting the stage for a parade of brilliant ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s pastiche numbers that have become every bit as famous as their models: ‘Losing My Mind,” “I’m Still Here,” and “Broadway Baby,” to name a few. Amid the reminiscing, two middle-aged couples confront some unpleasant truths about their past and present and come face to face with the future. Surreal, sophisticated, compelling, heart-wrenching and epic in scope, FOLLIES uses the musical theatre as a metaphor for the collapse of American innocence and naiveté in the post-Kennedy years. It is a showcase for powerful dramatic actors, featuring a large cast rich in character which provides opportunities for seasoned older performers. Spectacular and grand in scale, FOLLIES has also proven ideal for concert presentation and features many of Stephen Sondheim’s best-known songs and thrilling book by James Goldman, the author of A LION IN WINTER. (Cast: 12 men, 16 women, 6 showgirls, & chorus) Rated: PG-13
Auditions: Tuesday, September 2nd (7:00 – 10:00 p.m. West)
Call Backs: If needed. Wednesday, September 3rd (6:00 – 10:00 p.m. West)
Rehearsals: Monday, September 15th – Oct. 29th (seven wks)
Sponsor Night: Thursday, October 30th @ 7:30 p.m. ITT INDUSTRIES
Performances: (Wed. – Sun. Performances) Friday, Oct. 31st - Nov. 16th
Auditions: Auditions will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. and may take up to three hours or more. Please arrive early to check in and fill out the audition forms. Call-Backs will be on Wednesday, Sept. 3rd at 6:00 p.m. and all those who are asked to return should plan to be there from 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Audition Preparation: Be prepared to sing 32 measures of a ballad (slow song). Have your song memorized and bring sheet music in the proper key for the pianist - accompanist provided. Do not bring a CD or tape to sing with. You will be asked to learn a dance combination so please come appropriately dressed to move.
Call to Audition: Please call the Civic Theatre at 260-422-8641 ext. 221 to sign up to audition.
Cast of Characters: 12 Women, 12 Younger Women, 8 Men and 8 younger Men, which include 6 showgirls & chorus – All performers must be able to sing, act and move. A variety of vocal ranges are required.
Dimitri Weismann, age 60-80, the opulent and well-dressed owner of the old Weismann Theatre in New York.
Roscoe, Tenor (F to high G#), age 55-75, the man with the gorgeous tenor voice who used to introduce the Follies.
Sally, Alto (F# to B flat), age 45-60, lead, a wealthy but miserable fifty-year-old former Follie married to Buddy but in love with Ben.
Ben Stone, Baritone (low bA to E), lead, age 48-62, a Wall Street tycoon married to Phyllis but had an affair with Sally.
Young Buddy, Tenor (E to high G flat), age 19-27, the eager young suitor of Sally.
Buddy, Baritone (low C to high F), age 48-62, a charming wealthy salesperson married to Sally, friends with Ben.
Phyllis, Alto (low F# to B flat) age 45-60, the smart and vicious fifty-year-old wife of Ben and former Follie girl.
Young Phyllis, Mezzo (lowB flat to E flat), age 16-23, a showgirl in the chorus of the Weismann Follies.
Young Sally, Mezzo (low C to E), age 16-23, a twenty-year-old showgirl in the chorus of the Weismann Follies.
Young Ben, Tenor (E flat to high F), age 19-27, the twenty-year-old boyfriend of young Phyllis.
Theodore Whitman, Baritone (low B flat to D), age 45-65, Emily’s husband, the male half of the Whitman performing duo.
Emily Whitman, Mezzo (low B flat to D), age 45-65, Theodore’s wife and the female half of the Whitman performing duo.
Young Heidi, Soprano (E to high A flat), age 21-35, a former Follie and well-respected soprano.
Solange La Fitte, Mezzo (low A to high G), age 45-65, a former Follie.
Stella Deems, Alto (low E# to G), age 45-65, a former Follie.
Carlotta Champion, Alto (low E flat to B flat), age 50-70, a well-known movie star and former Follie.
Heidi Schiller, Soprano (low D to high F), age 85-100, a legendary ninety-year-old soprano.
Hattie, Alto, age 45-60, a former Follie.
Kevin, non-singer, age 25-40, an easily tempted waiter.
Vincent, older gentleman, dance duo partner with Venessa.
Vanessa, a former Follie, dance duo partner with Vincent.
Meredith Lane, a former Follie.
Willie Wheeler, age 60 (does a cartwheel)
DeDe, a former Follie.
Christine, a former Follie.
The singers and dancers double as Guests, Waiters, Waitresses, Chauffeur, Photographers, and some characters etc.
Margie – caricature of Buddy’s beloved affair.
Sally – caricature of Buddy’s wife
What: A new Poetry/writers night--
Where: Starlight Southern Grille, 2012 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN.
When: Every Wednesday 9 pm to 12 pm
More Info: 260-426-3011
Given to future stars, gifted pens and moving voices.
Gather, Listen, and hear the many choices of visions, expressions, emotions and thoughts. Don't be afraid, have no fear. You are among fellow workers, here to volunteer, give support, lend a line, or suggest a quote.
But if all else fails, at least you've accepted an opportunity offered to you, which is the "first step of a successful day, new and years to come". So sit back, relax, give it your best shot. "Remember, writing is a skill and a gift to all it is not". — Michele Michelle
For more info, visit cinemacenter.org or email movies@cinemacenter.org.
Wednesday 8/6 Spellbound 6:30, L’ Auberge Espagnole 8:30
Thursday 8/7 L’ Auberge Espagnole 6:15, Spellbound 8:30
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Spellbound
“Two thumbs up!”—Ebert & Roeper. “Irresistible! America at its best.”--Los Angeles Times. “Wonderful!”— Entertainment Weekly. “A work of art! More suspenseful than any Hollywood thriller.”—The New York Times. “Captivating!”—Esquire. “Excellent!”—People. “Entertaining!”—New York Magazine. “Charming! Packed with nailbiting suspense.”—Premiere Magazine. 97 min., Rated G.
Friday at 6:30PM, Saturday at 8:30PM, Sunday at 2PM, Monday at 6:30PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM, and Thursday at 6:30PM
Swimming Pool
“Seductive Fun!”—Rolling Stone. “Worth seeing twice!” -Premiere. “Two thumbs way up!”—Ebert & Roeper. “A sensuous and deceptive new thriller! After it is over, you will want to go back!”—Roger Ebert. “Clever, teasing entertainment with a delicious final twist! Charlotte Rampling is an actress of infinite nuance.”—New York Times. “Swimming Pool mesmerizes long after the movie is over.”—San Francisco Chronicle. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. Running time: 102 min.
In English & French (with English subtitles.) Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 6:30PM, Sunday at 4PM, Monday at 8:30PM, Tuesday at 8:30PM, Wednesday at 8:30PM, Thursday at 8:30PM
Swimming Pool
The prolific young gun of the French new guard (this is his sixth film in as many years), Francois Ozon adores female actors--and it's mutual. He prefers their sensitivity and their ability to dig deeper and take bigger risks than their male counterparts. How many other directors could have attracted a French femme thesp lineup of the caliber of "8 Women?" After that stylized theatrical ensemble piece, Ozon returns with a more intimate but very entertaining first English-language mystery thriller. Back as his leads are Charlotte Rampling ("Sous le Sable") and Ludivine Sagnier ("8 Women," "Water Drops on Burning Rocks") in a two-hander of the attraction/repulsion of opposites and the volatile, complex relationship between creator and muse. Rampling plays Samantha Morton, a novelist who churns out formulaic mystery crime thrillers. When writer’s block obstructs her output, her publisher (Charles Dance) suggests a stay at his summerhouse in Provence, France. There's just one omission: Also residing at the abode is his daughter Julie, a young precocious temptress whose promiscuous lifestyle threatens to disrupt--or even implode--repressed Sarah’s regimented routine. That is, until Sarah’s insatiable voyeurism turns to creative inspiration as her attention turns from another Inspector Dorwell adventure ("Inspector Dorwell on Holiday," "Inspector Dorwell Wears a Kilt") to headstrong, youthful lust. But Julie turns out to be more complicated than first impressions suggest and, as the relationship between the two houseguests ricochets between hostility and complicity, through cat-and-mouse games Ozon peels the layers of both characters and subverts traditional thriller patterns. The end result is an entertaining drama, showcasing strong performances from both actresses. Sex, murder, mystery, psychological drama, vintage Rampling, sensuous Sagnier, and a summerhouse in Provence--here Ozon has all bases covered. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. Running time: 102 min.
Spellbound
One of the best "sports" documentaries of the year, "Spellbound" follows eight young people as they race towards the top--and only--prize in the world's toughest, most unforgiving challenge--the National Spelling Bee. Spelling is, in its quaint and uniquely American way, the great equalizer--if you can spell, nothing else matters. By the same token, it is the only competition with absolutely no second chances--one misspelled word anywhere along the way, and you are gone. From Emily, hailing from the pampered suburbs of Connecticut, to Ashley, child of the projects in D.C.; from Ted, born of a poor farm family in Missouri, to Harry, the lovable spaz from New Jersey, all eight youngsters are drawn from the diversity of this country--with an assortment of anxious parents as well. It's a true cross-section of America rarely captured so well in film. Each of the children is given screen time enough to impress us, not just with their talent but with their personalities. In addition, a parade of interesting side characters--from the faithful teacher-mentor to past champions--flesh out the straightforward story of pressure and the razor-thin margin between triumph and failure. The timelessness of this tale and the skill and love evident in its making rank "Spellbound" as a classic. As the finals wear on and contestants start to fall, the audience's hearts will be in their throats. The contest is intense and merciless, and we feel the pressure right alongside the parents. Expect a few tears shed at the emotionally cathartic finale. This is a documentary that will involve you, these are kids you will love, this is a picture of America at its most American. It's a powerful reminder that our future is in our children--and that the kids are all right. “Two thumbs up!”—Ebert & Roeper. “Irresistible!”-Los Angeles Times. “Wonderful!”— Entertainment Weekly. “A work of art! More suspenseful than any Hollywood thriller.”—The New York Times. 97 min., Rated G.
Coming Soon: Winged Migration
Opens Friday, August 22nd You won't find any purer example of the power of cinema than Jacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated documentary "Winged Migration." Here's the long and short of it: "Winged Migration" is 90 minutes of footage of birds flying, though Perrin looks at the variety of natural and man-made hazards birds face in the course of their semi-annual instinctive trek across great expanses of globe. And yet, with only these images and sounds of birds, a musical score and a minimum of narration, Perrin's film speaks volumes about the way these animals live in nature and, occasionally, in spite of nature. There is something heroic and awe-inspiring about their indomitable struggle to follow the instincts they were born with. There undoubtedly will be people who find this notion boring: Birds? Flying? That's it? I can see that on the Nature Channel. But give this movie a chance. Perrin's film is profound – and profoundly entertaining. You will look at the world in a different way after seeing "Winged Migration."90 min., Rated G.
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2nd Annual Music & Arts Festival
Saturday, August 9, 2003
8 p.m. - ???
Sneaky Pete's/River City (405 River Bend Ct.)
Fort Wayne, IN
Art Attack 2 : The Second Annual Art & Music Festival has been moved from the DeSoto Building to Sneaky Pete's/River City. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Bands start at 10:00 p.m. Plenty of ice cold beer. Six Rock Bands and over 20 artists.
See you there. Come party like a Rock "Art" Star.
For more information call: John Commorato at 260-424-8213 or Sal Soto at 260-744-8210.
For more info, visit cinemacenter.org or email movies@cinemacenter.org.
--Spellbound & L'Auberge Espagnole
Spellbound
"Two thumbs up!"--Ebert & Roeper. "Irresistible! America at its best."--Los Angeles Times. "Wonderful!"-- Entertainment Weekly. "A work of art! More suspenseful than any Hollywood thriller."--The New York Times. "Captivating!"--Esquire. "Excellent!"--People. "Entertaining!"--New York Magazine. "Charming! Packed with nailbiting suspense."--Premiere Magazine. 97 min., Rated G. Friday at 7PM, Saturday at 7PM, Sunday at 2PM, Monday at 6:30PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM, and Thursday at 8:30PM
L'Auberge Espagnole
Last Shows! "Two thumbs up!" Ebert & Roeper "Director Cedric Klapisch lets Xavier's year abroad unfold with the right wandering touch of pleasure, nostalgia and wistful exploration." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "A love letter to the erotic pleasure of Barcelona" David Denby, The New Yorker. "Blissfully funny, terrifically intelligent and tender when you least expect it to be." Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal. 122 min., Rated R. Friday at 9PM, Saturday at 9PM, Sunday at 4PM, Monday at 8:30PM, Tuesday at 8:30PM, Wednesday at 8:30PM, Thursday at 6:15PM
Coming Soon: Spellbound Opens Friday, August 1st
One of the best "sports" documentaries of the year, "Spellbound" follows eight young people as they race towards the top--and only--prize in the world's toughest, most unforgiving challenge--the National Spelling Bee. Spelling is, in its quaint and uniquely American way, the great equalizer--if you can spell, nothing else matters. By the same token, it is the only competition with absolutely no second chances--one misspelled word anywhere along the way, and you are gone. From Emily, hailing from the pampered suburbs of Connecticut, to Ashley, child of the projects in D.C.; from Ted, born of a poor farm family in Missouri, to Harry, the lovable spaz from New Jersey, all eight youngsters are drawn from the diversity of this country--with an assortment of anxious parents as well. It's a true cross-section of America rarely captured so well in film. Each of the children is given screen time enough to impress us, not just with their talent but with their personalities. In addition, a parade of interesting side characters--from the faithful teacher-mentor to past champions--flesh out the straightforward story of pressure and the razor-thin margin between triumph and failure. The timelessness of this tale and the skill and love evident in its making rank "Spellbound" as a classic. As the finals wear on and contestants start to fall, the audience's hearts will be in their throats. The contest is intense and merciless, and we feel the pressure right alongside the parents. Expect a few tears shed at the emotionally cathartic finale. This is a documentary that will involve you, these are kids you will love, this is a picture of America at its most American. It's a powerful reminder that our future is in our children--and that the kids are all right. "Two thumbs up!"—Ebert & Roeper. "Irresistible!"--Los Angeles Times. "Wonderful!"-- Entertainment Weekly. "A work of art! More suspenseful than any Hollywood thriller."--The New York Times. 97 min., Rated G.
L'Auberge Espagnole
L'Auberge Espagnole is being presented as part of our Lesbian Gay Film Series
Cedric Klapisch takes the old cliches of culture clash, college roommate chaos and a young adult's education outside the confines of the classroom and turns them into a vision of the new European Union as communal household. We open with Parisian economics major Xavier (Romain Duris) running like a rat in a bureaucratic maze. Klapisch plays it for cutesy laughs, a zippy time-lapse slapstick, but this is the world Xavier has created for himself. The play-it-safe student with the carefully ordered life is headed straight for a corporate future. He'd just as soon stay comfortably on home soil, but on the advice of a finance professional he takes a year of study in Barcelona to learn the language and the economy. He has no idea of the education that awaits him. Klapisch is less concerned with the big life lessons in Xavier's first year of independence than the ease at which he most unexpectedly finds himself. After crashing on the couch of a couple of French newlyweds -- a garrulous brain surgeon and his elegant but so-poised-she's-petrified wife Anne-Sophie (Judith Godreche, who moves as if she's made of glass) -- he interviews for a spot in a dumpy apartment filled with attractive, ebullient, comfortably co-existing college kids from all over Europe. The chaotic, crazy household is the opposite of everything he's ever lived, and he loves it. Where so many odd-couple-type movies make a big deal about overcoming differences, this community finds its balance with an easy effortlessness. It's only when sour notes sound -- Xavier's equally well-ordered girlfriend (Audrey Tautou), who finds it "a major drag," and a boorish visiting Brit who apparently learned cultural sensitivity from Monty Python -- that the harmonies become apparent. Klapisch doesn't make a big deal of any of it. As in his breakthrough film "When the Cat's Away," his strength lies in his warm portraits of community and family relations and the quiet insights of his characters. Xavier's odyssey is really a journey to a person he never knew he was. 122 minutes, Rated R.
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"Artists on Broadway" is a brand new venue for artists and art lovers. Every Saturday, 10am-4pm next to Artisan Gallery starting August 2nd artists will be showing their work under the sun (hopefully). This is an open-air all-inclusive marketplace style happening. It provides especially emerging young artists a cheap and easy way to meet and sell to the public. It provides the public an exciting adventure sure to stimulate the creative juices any and all Saturdays until the snow flies. Interested artists should contact Jim Jur at Artisan Gallery, 2809 Broadway or call 260-456-8065 to get involved. Interested art enthusiasts should just show up. Unplugged musicians are also welcome.
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Source: Jim Jur
July 25th 6-10pm
July 26th 10am-5pm
July 27th 12-5pm
1911 Gallery, 1911 S. Calhoun St
Women's art show highlighting area artists.
Each artist takes a diverse approach in their artwork to explore humanity. The female artists follow their own innate origins and each develops a response to life by tapping into the mother lode that has been granted to them by nature.
Wednesday 7/16 A Mighty Wind 6:30, All the Real Girls 8:30.
Thursday 7/17 A Mighty Wind 6:30, All the Real Girls 8:30 (Last Shows
for A Mighty Wind!)
Coming Soon: Spellbound
The Shape of Things
“Two thumbs up!”-Ebert & Roeper “Rachel Weisz is as bewitching as
ever.”—New York Times. “Keeps viewers guessing until the film’s
finale, one that qualifies as a definite whopper.”—
The Washington Post. USA, 2003, 97 min., Rated R.
Friday at 8:30PM, Saturday at 6:30PM, Sunday at 4PM,
Monday at 6:30PM, Tuesday at 6:30PM, Wednesday at 8:30PM,
Thursday at 8:30PM
All the Real Girls
“Four Stars!”—Roger Ebert. “Remarkably deep and powerful! A deeply
moving love story.”—Los Angeles Times. Running time: 105 min. Rated R
for language and some sexuality.
Friday at 6:30PM, Saturday at 8:30PM, Sunday at 2PM,
Monday at 8:30PM, Tuesday at 8:30PM, Wednesday at 6:30PM,
Thursday at 6:30PM
The Shape of Things Opens Friday, July 18
After the diversions “Nurse Betty” and “Possession,” writer/director
Neil LaBute revisits the unsettling cynicism of his first two
battle-of-the-sexes outings, “In the Company of Men” and “Your Friends
and Neighbors.” In “The Shape of Things,” an adaptation of LaBute’s
stage play, Rachel Weisz, who also produces, stars as Evelyn, an art
student who, in the opening scene of the film, is determined to correct
what she deems “false art”--i.e., a strategically placed fig leaf on a
sculpture--with a can of spray paint. Adam (Paul Rudd)--the name surely
a calculated choice--is the security guard on duty at the time but he’s
no match for her spirited indifference to authority. Predictably, he
asks her out. What follows is a sweet but, at its core, authentic
courtship peppered with cultural references that, realistically,
sometimes have to be explained and insecurities that have to be
assuaged. Adam-- bespectacled and never without his professor-esque
corduroy jacket--has a hard time understanding why smart, sexy, stylish
Evelyn likes him, and readily responds to her gentle suggestions to get
contacts, stop biting his nails and consider plastic surgery. Rudd’s
performance is a fearless one--he’s not afraid to be goofy or dorky.
Meanwhile, the role of Evelyn is a bold one and thus particularly
attractive for an actress looking for challenging work. Weisz relishes
it, and the audience loves her--then ultimately hates her--for it.
Trouble in the relationship arises when Evelyn meets Adam’s old
friends, Jenny (Gretchen Mol), with whom he shares unconsummated
feelings, and Phillip (Fred Weller, doing his best Jack Nicholson
impression), a conservative with whom feminist Evelyn immediately
clashes. In these relationships, too, there is a real sense of
genuineness: In an encounter between Adam and Jenny at a park, the
otherwise visually unexciting conversation filled in with bits of
business such as playing on slides and rocking horses, there is a
palpable chemistry between Rudd and Mol. However, it becomes clear that
Adam will have to decide between his new life with Evelyn and his
previous one. Unfortunately for Adam, all is not at seems, though, and
it has something to do with Evelyn’s mysterious master’s thesis on
which she has been working. The climactic scene, in which all is
revealed in a monologue that is squirmingly painful to watch. And yet,
because one wants to look away, to turn it off, the development and the
execution of it are brilliant because, at the same time, one can’t. 97
min., Rated R.
All the Real Girls
In "All the Real Girls," writer/director David Gordon Green ("George
Washington") has crafted an incredibly real story about first love--not
just realistic, but real--and a heart-breaking but unyielding portrait
of what happens when that emotional purity inevitably falls apart. Set
in a North Carolina mill town, where the verdant natural surroundings
and even the gushing smokestacks bathed in golden light contrast
sharply with the ugly reality of a life of poverty and broken dreams,
"Girls" stars Paul Schneider and Zooey Deschanel as Paul and Noel, a
couple whose nascent relationship vexes her older brother, with whom
Paul has established a reputation as player. Yet he insists it's
different this time with Noel, who has just returned from boarding
school--he's really in love. Because the viewer never sees Paul's
previous history, like Noel, they must resolve what he tells them and
how he makes them feel with everyone else's opinion on the matter.
Green's dialogue is realistic, overlapping and sometimes nonsensical,
as these young people are unable to express or explain themselves.
Meanwhile, as evidenced by the picture's opening scene, the camera
often is static. Employing long takes and few cuts, Green relies on the
acting to create the film's emotional power. But often, too, the film
can be gently funny, such as Paul dressing up as a clown as a favor to
his mother and his attempt to enter her junker into a car race. But
perhaps the film's greatest achievement is that it doesn't flinch when
things go wrong and doesn't tack on a storybook ending. Paul says, "If
anyone ever smiles at me again, I'll freak out." It's in these moments
of heartbreak that "All the Real Girls" is at its most real. “Four
Stars!”—Roger Ebert. “Remarkably deep and powerful! A deeply moving
love story.”—Los Angeles Times. Running time: 105 min. Rated R for
language and some sexuality.
Coming Soon:
Spellbound Opens Friday, August 1st
One of the best "sports" documentaries of the year, "Spellbound"
follows eight young people as they race towards the top--and
only--prize in the world's toughest, most unforgiving challenge--the
National Spelling Bee. Spelling is, in its quaint and uniquely American
way, the great equalizer--if you can spell, nothing else matters. By
the same token, it is the only competition with absolutely no second
chances--one misspelled word anywhere along the way, and you are gone.
From Emily, hailing from the pampered suburbs of Connecticut, to
Ashley, child of the projects in D.C.; from Ted, born of a poor farm
family in Missouri, to Harry, the lovable spaz from New Jersey, all
eight youngsters are drawn from the diversity of this country--with an
assortment of anxious parents as well. It's a true cross-section of
America rarely captured so well in film. Each of the children is given
screen time enough to impress us, not just with their talent but with
their personalities. In addition, a parade of intere