SEPTEMBER 2016 PROGRAMMING GUIDE

Celebrate Tolkien week with a rare all-35mm screening of Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Four films from the cannon of one of the greatest directors in history, returned to the big screen, one every weekend in September.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) in 35MM September/02 THE KILLING (1956) September/09

LOLITA (1962) September/16BARRY LYNDON (1975) in 35mm September/23

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SEPTEMBER FRI 02 - THUR 08

WORLD CINEMA“A stunning origin story of a future fascist” (The Guardian). Debut director Brady Corbet’s chiller tells the tale of a privileged, petulant 10-year-old who will become a post-World War I fascist dictator.

THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER SEPTEMBER /02

NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREETThink Snowpiercer with zombies. In this new South Korean (!!) horror feature, terrified passengers fight to survive on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride through a violent zombie epidemic.

TRAIN TO BUSAN SEPTEMBER /02

Kubrick’s classic counter-culture story of Droogs and ultraviolence. Originally rated X; nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Screenplay. Presented on 35mm as part of our FilMM program.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) IN 35MM SEPTEMBER /02 FilMM

GFC EXCLUSIVE“A sweet coming of age tale [that] brings hip-hop to Heidelberg.” (NPR) The coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.

MORRIS FROM AMERICA SEPTEMBER /02

Starring Greg Kinnear. New best friends have their bond tested by their parents’ battle over a dress shop lease.

LITTLE MENSEPTEMBER /02 GFC EXCLUSIVE GFC EXCLUSIVE

From the best-selling book: a lonely teen fighting to control his own homicidal impulses has the tables turned when a serial killer starts “operating” in his small town.

I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLERSEPTEMBER /02

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation in a dynamic, never-before-seen way, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, August 1, 1966’s University of Texas clock tower massacre. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 11AM AND SEPT 7 AT 5PM

TOWER SEPTEMBER /01 at 7PM

More than 50 million people live near Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, which looms just 35 miles from Times Square. Exploring the brewing fight for clean energy and the catastrophic possibilities of government complacency, director Ivy Meeropol presents a balanced argument about the issues surrounding nuclear energy and offers a startling reality check for our uncertain nuclear future. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 5PM AND SEPT 6 - 11AM

INDIAN POINT (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 9PM

In an invisible territory at the margins of society, abandoned veterans, lost adolescents and drug addicts trying to escape addiction through love. Renowned documentarian Roberto Minervini opens a window into this hidden pocket of humanity in today’s America. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 3 AT 9AM AND SEPT 5 AT 7PM

THE OTHER SIDE (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 11AM

Internationally acclaimed artist Tom Sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the Mars, providing audiences with an intimate, first-person look into his studio and methods. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording of Sachs’ historic piece, Space Program 2.0: MARS, which opened at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in 2012.ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 9PM AND SEPT 7 AT 9AM

A SPACE PROGRAM (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 1PM

A rare and unusual look at a fiercely independent style of filmmaking that arose from Austin, Texas in the ‘80s and how Richard Linklater’s films -- Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life and Boyhood -- sparked a low-budget, in-your-own-backyard movement in this country and around the world. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 7PM

RICHARD LINKLATER: DREAM IS DESTINY SEPTEMBER /02 at 3PM

The sometimes harrowing story, told with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself, of how Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film, documenting the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 9AM AND SEPT 6 AT 5PM

DON’T BLINK - ROBERT FRANK (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 5PM

A revelaing, intimate portrait of Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, who in the ‘60s began probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics. With interviews spanning 50 years, the film explores questions about life, drugs and the biggest mystery of all: death. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 9PM

DYING TO KNOW: RAM DASS & TIMOTHY LEARY (2014) SEPTEMBER /03 at 11AM

Finding beauty in sometimes disturbing visual studies of the natural world – from a mastodon tooth to a hydrocephalic skull – photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, fruitful collaborations with writers such as Stephen Jay Gould and admirers like Errol Morris. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7AT 3PM

AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES:THE WORK OF ROSAMOND PURCELL (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 1PM

Finding beauty in sometimes disturbing visual studies of the natural world – from a mastodon tooth to a hydrocephalic skull – photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, fruitful collaborations with writers such as Stephen Jay Gould and admirers like Errol Morris. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 3PM

AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES:THE WORK OF ROSAMOND PURCELL (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 1PM

“[A] revealing act of subversion that is arresting however you take it.” (Variety) Russian filmmaker Mansky smuggled footage from North Korea to create this documentary, which reveals for the first time at this depth the reality of day-to-day life in Pyongyang, North Korea. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 3PM AND SEPT 7AT 1PM

UNDER THE SUN SEPTEMBER /03 at 3PM

Charismatic Copenhagen-based chef René Redzepi, whose NOMA has been hailed as one of the world’s best restaurants, embarks on the thrilling, unprecedented challenge of relocating the restaurant and its entire staff from Denmark to Tokyo. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 1PM AND SEPT 8 AT 11AM

ANTS ON A SHRIMP SEPTEMBER /02 at 7PM

BREAKING A MONSTER (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 9PMFollow along in the break-out year of Unlocking the Truth, a band composed of 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse, and Jarad Dawkins, from playing weekends in Times Square to their first encounters with stardom and the music industry. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 5PM AND SEPT 8 AT 9AM

Narrated by John Waters, Wall Writers provides unprecedented access to TAKI183, CORNBREAD, and other legendary graffiti artists, as well as footage and photos from the late 1960s and early 1970s where their art from was born. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 9PM

WALL WRITERS SEPTEMBER /04 at 11AM

Through personal stories, Germans and Jews explores the Germany’s profound transformation from silence about the Holocaust to facing it head on -- and, unexpectedly, a nuanced story of reconciliation emerges. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 9AM AND SEPT 8 AT 5PM

GERMANS AND JEWS SEPTEMBER /04 at 1PM

A harrowing, inside acount of Chinese state surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew the risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government’s reaction -- chasing her ruthlessly from town to town -- surprised even the most seasoned activists across China. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 9AM AND SEPT 7 AT 11AM

HOOLIGAN SPARROW SEPTEMBER /04 at 3PM

A British sake brewer, an American journalist, and a young president of a century -old sake brewery in Japan join together to explore the fascinating orgin and mysterious world of sake, or Japanese rice wine. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 3PM

KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 7PM

The ultimate behind-the-scenes look, warts and all, at the production of a horror anthology icon: Stephen King and George Romero’s 1982 classic, Creepshow. Followed immediately by the feature itself, Creepshow -- five terrfying tales based on E.C. horror comics.

JUST DESSERTS: THE MAKING OF CREEPSHOW (2007) ANDCREEPSHOW (1982) SEPTEMBER /03 at 9MP

From executive producers Terrence Malick and Natalie Portman. When American Indian gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved community -- even as his young protégé dreams of becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 1PM

THE SEVENTH FIRE SEPTEMBER /03 at 5PM

MADE IN VENICE the movie takes you on a rippin’, shreddin ride with the sport and art of skateboarding, from its birthplace on the streets of Venice and Santa Monica – aka “Dogtown” – to the local skateboarders who’ve carried on its “tradition” from the early ‘70s through today, in the form of the now-iconic Venice Skatepark.

MADE IN VENICE SEPTEMBER /05 at 9PM

Executive produced by Phil Fairclough (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams). In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. In a harrowing and heartening story, reluctant heroes Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.

SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY SEPTEMBER /06 at 7PM

Presented on the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s broadcast premiere. Adam Nimoy explores and honors the enduring legacy of his father Leonard Nimoy’s portrayal of Spock. Beginning with the original television series, Leonard Nimoy has appeared in Star Trek series and films over the course of six decades, including the 2009 reboot by J.J. Abrams.

FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK SEPTEMBER /8 at 7:30PM

Screening for one night only, and #OnlyAtGFC: be the first to hear music from the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree the night before its release in One More Time with Feeling, a documentary of its production interwoven with live performance.

ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING SEPTEMBER /8 at 9PM ROCK DOC GFC EXCLUSIVEONE

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At the late night jam sessions in LA, Jazz musicians used to dedicate their shows to the greatest alto sax player in the world, Frank Morgan, but if you wanted to hear him, you had to go to San Quentin. SOUND OF REDEMPTION is the late jazz saxophonist’s tale of redemption, from drug addict, conman, and convict to beloved elder statesman of jazz.ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 8 AT 3PM

SOUND OF REDEMPTION: THE FRANK MORGAN STORY (2014)SEPTEMBER /04 at 7PM

SEPTEMBER FRI 09 - THUR 15

A tense mystery/thriller starring Rachel Weisz. As a man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife for her graduate program, an old flame - a woman who often changes identities - reenters his life at a birthday dinner party.

COMPLETE UNKNOWN SEPTEMBER /09

“Tense and scary.” (RogerEbert.com) In this highly innovative genre take, a troubled ex-solider is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman, and shortly begins seeing threats that may or may not be there.

DISORDER SEPTEMBER /09

In the most challenging year of her life, Sharon Jones -- the talented and gregarious soul singer of the Grammy nominated R&B band “Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings”

-- confronts pancreatic cancer. As she struggles to find her health and voice again, the film intimately uncovers the mind and spirit of a powerful woman determined to

regain the explosive singing career that eluded her for 50 years.

MISS SHARON JONES! SEPTEMBER /09

Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut.

THE KILLING (1956) SEPTEMBER /09

NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREETIndie body-horror feature starring Chole Sevigny. In a small Michigan town, a hard-partying woman wakes up with strange symptoms and may be pregnant -- though she hasn’t had sex in a year.

ANTIBIRTH SEPTEMBER /09“GROSS AS HELL”– BLOODY DISGUSTING

Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks. The true story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all 155 crew and passengers.

SULLY SEPTEMBER /09

Join the Fright Club with the best in underseen horror films. Meet up in the Torpedo Room at 6:30 p.m. for happy hour, join the live podcast audience at 7:30 and watch Eden Lake at 8.

EDEN LAKE SEPTEMBER /14 FRIGHT CLUB

The classic samurai manga hits the big screen in a riveting live-action film trilogy. In Part 2, the fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

KENSHIN PART 2: KYOTO INFERNOSEPTEMBER /12

Our Sensory Friendly Film series, offered in support of families and individuals managing spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities, provide an inclusive lights up, sound down, no-sushing experience. Tickets to Sensory Friendly Screenings are always free and are presented in conjunction with OSU’s Nisonger Center.

THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015) SEPTEMBER /10 SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS

SEPTEMBER 10 at 10 A.M. Come flip through the channels with us as we watch the best, funniest, most beloved and occasionally totally weird morning toons, along with era-authentic commercials and retro breakfast options that will pair perfectly with your footed flannel pajamas.

SEPTEMBER FRI 16- THUR 22

Directed by Ron Howard. A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews and stories of The Beatles’s 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.

THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK SEPTEMBER /16

After discovering a video of his sister under attack by the Blair Witch, Blane and a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling.

BLAIR WITCH SEPTEMBER /16

Directed by Oliver Stone (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July). NSA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press, changing the landscape of the information age., changing the landscape of the information age.

SNOWDEN SEPTEMBER /16

A festival circuit phenomenon. Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met.

After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him back.

WHITE GIRL SEPTEMBER /16 WOMEN IN FILM

In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.

LOLITA (1962) SEPTEMBER /16

In the aftermath of the hunt for a serial killer, an ancient curse consumes a city, causing a series of brutal murders and pitting a detective against the clock to save his daughter’s life.

DEVIL DOLLS SEPTEMBER /16 NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREET

From writer and director Julia Hart (The Keeping Room) comes this comedy about a teacher who chaperones a group of high schoolers to a state drama competition.

MISS STEVENS SEPTEMBER /16 WOMEN IN FILM OPENING NEW YORK, LA ... AND COLUMBUS. #ONLYATGFC

Using vintage footage, rare photos, memorabilia and audio, and fresh interviews with band members and associates as well as notable fans and observers, The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard relates the bizarre rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of the rock quartet who took Los Angeles by storm in the mid-’60s.

THE SEEDS: PUSHIN’ TOO HARD SEPTEMBER /22 at 7:30PM GFC EXCLUSIVE ROCK DOC

Come settle in for an overnight celebration of genre at GFC. Sci-fi Sleepover takes place in a casual, comfy atmosphere that hearkens back to a simpler time, when you could stay up all night with friends watching sci-fi movies.

SCI-FI SLEEPOVER SEPTEMBER /17

SET PHASERS TO FUN !

MIDNIGHT TO MORNING

ONE SHOW ONLY!

IN 35MM

SEPTEMBER FRI 23- THUR 29

Directed by and starring John Krazinski (The Office). In this dramadey that is leaving audiences “laughing and crying throughout,” an aspiring NYC artist must return to and navigate the craziness of his small hometown after learning that his mother has a brain tumor.

THE HOLLARS SEPTEMBER /23

The invention of the Commodore in the ‘70s changed the face of home computing and gaming forever. Trace its origins, learn about its creator and the 8 bit era in this documentary through interviews with those who knew it best.

8-BIT GENERATION: COMMODORE WARS SEPTEMBER /23

From writer and director Sophie Goodhart. The rivalry between two brothers reaches a fever pitch during a charity swim competition. Made in Ohio and the closing night film at the 2016 Film Festival of Columbus.

MY BLIND BROTHER SEPTEMBER /23

A remake befitting the original: seven gunmen in the Old West gradually come together to help a poor village against impossible odds in the form of an amry of savage thieves. Starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, and directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN SEPTEMBER /23

How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) the answer is: any way he can. His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel.

BARRY LYNDON (1975) IN 35MMSEPTEMBER /23 FilMM

Directed by and starring John Krazinski (The Office). In this dramadey that is leaving audiences “laughing and crying throughout,” an aspiring NYC artist must return to and navigate the craziness of his small hometown after learning that his mother has a brain tumor.

DANCER SEPTEMBER /23

A Columbus family tradition! On the last Saturday morning of every month, we present Hoot: kid-friendly short films from around the world, live music by the Shazzbots, lots of dancing and lobby activities. Always free with a canned good donation to The Open Shelter.

Always free with a canned good donation to the Open Shelter.

HOOT 67: HOBBITS SEPTEMBER /24

15th Anniversary ScreeningA meek Hobbit and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the One Ring and the Dark Lord Sauron.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) IN 35MM

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron’s new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)IN 35MM

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron’s army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) IN 35MM

LOR D OF THE R INGS TR ILOGY IN 35MM

Visit in the lounge 6 to 7PM. Screenings start at 7PM

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A TOWN CALLED PANIC (2009) AT 2PM DANNY SAYS (2015) AT 4:30 PM

TIME BANDITS(1981) AT 7PM PHANTASM (1979) AT 9:30 PM

Plus: Sneak Peek of Phantasm Ravager and Angus Scrimm Tribute Video

Art House Theater Day is National Day that celebrates the art house theater and the cultural role it plays in a community. It is a day to recognize the year-round contributions of film and

filmmakers, patrons, projectionists, and staff, and the brick and mortar theaters that are passionately dedicated to providing access to the best cinematic experience.

Gateway Film Center is proud to participate in this National celebration and will be screening the following films to celebrate:

Gateway Film Center Celebrates

From Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights). A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded in April, 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Starring Mark Wahlberg

DEEPWATER HORIZON SEPTEMBER /30

From Director Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride). Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, and lead him to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But soon there is danger at every turn as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN SEPTEMBER /30

From the late director Marcin Wrona comes this modern take on one of the most famous figures of Jewish folklore, the dybbuk, a spirit of a person not properly laid to rest that seeks to inhabit the body of a living person.

DEMON SEPTEMBER /30

SEPTEMBER FRI 30

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ALL OCTOBER LONG. 15 movies, 10 on 35mm, and Dial M for Murder in 3D

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the ones you missed: all October long.

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