November 2018

118 E. College St. #101Iowa City, IA 52240

FILMSCENE TURNS FIVE Celebrate our 5th year with cookies, five buck deals and five films selected by you, our filmgoers.

BREW-TIFUL FILM Taste local beers before seeing Brewmaster, the story of craft beer told through an aspiring brewer.

HEDGES & CROWE The two actors star in Boy Erased, about a preacher’s son confronting his sexuality.

TicketsOnline: www.icfilmscene.org Box Office: open at noon daily

Members: $6.50* See all the benefits of FilmScene membership at www.icfilmscene.org.

Evening: $10.50* Matinee: $9.00* Senior (60+): $8.00* Youth (12 & under): $8.00* UI Students: $8.00**includes $1.50 venue fee.

Getting HereLocated at 118 E. College St. on the Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City.

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Dakota Johnson stars in the remake of the 1977 horror film, Suspiria, about a German ballet academy with a dark secret.

About FilmSceneFilmScene is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural vitality of the Iowa City area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. With programming that entertains, inspires, and educates, FilmScene works to build and connect community through film. For more information, visit www.icfilmscene.org.

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Programs, showtimes and ticket prices subject to change. Special events may be priced differently. Movie Hotline: 319-358-2555.

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In partnership with

FilmScene Staff Joe Tiefenthaler, Executive Director Andrew Sherburne, Associate Director Rebecca Fons, Programming Director Emily Salmonson, Dir. of Operations Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist and Facilities Manager Connie White, Film Booker Aaron Holmgren, Operations Asst. Dominick Shults, Projection and Facilities Assistant Stacia Rain, Marketing Assistant

Theater Staff: Graham Bly, Adam Bryant, Galen Hawthorne, Jack Howard, Emily Stagman

Projectionists: Jack Christensen, Mac Chuchra, Felipe Disarz, Tristen Kopp, Michael Wawzenek

Board of Directors Laura Bergus, Chair Doug Ongie, Vice Chair Laura Seegmiller, Secretary Chris Ameling, Treasurer Emma Barnum, Hannah Bonner, Karen Chappell, Corey Creekmur, Will Downing, Evan Evans, David Gould, Tommy Haines, Hans House, Adam Ingersoll, Nina Lohman, Jake Nelson, Tameka Norris, Kembrew McLeod, Ryan O’Leary, Andre Perry, Jamie Powers,Nick Westergaard

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OVERHEARD... Indie movies, cheap beer, nice seating. It’s a film lovers dream come true. Pedro Barragan from Facebook

OFFICIAL SELECTION

CERES (2018, Belgium/Netherlands) Dir. Janet Van den Brand. Ceres is a beautiful nonfiction hybrid film that follows four children as they experience the natural cycle of life on a farm. The film is a richly-lensed, poetic, almost mythic testament to the art of producing food from the earth. DIALOGUE Filmmaker in person.

TICKETS $25 / $20 Members includes hand-picked wine from the Bread Garden Market wine experts.

Dec. 2, 7pm

Thought-provoking, visually-arresting films paired with curated wines in a search for truth in cinema that brings fresh filmmaking voices to Iowa City.

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HORIZONS A five film cinematic world tour. Plus a chance to win a scholarship!

The Bijou Film Board is a student-run UI org dedicated to the exhibition of a variety of cinema. The Bijou assists FilmScene with program curation and operations.

AFTER HOURS Late-night cult classics and fan favorites.

FILM FORUM Acclaimed and provocative films with discussion.

SUSPIRIA (1977) Dir. Dario Argento. An American newcomer to a German ballet academy soon realizes that the school is hiding something.

THE WAILING (2016) Dir. Na Hong-Jin. Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading.

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THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1997) Dir. Cheryl Dunye. Cheryl is a black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store.

UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2011) Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. A man spends his last days with family.

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FREE FOR UI STUDENTS $6.50 PUBLIC

WHIPLASH (2014)

This inaugural festival provides a platform for marginalized folks to share their art with the public.

Sat., Nov. 10, 5:00pm

November 20:

THE LOBSTER (2015)November 27:

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016)December 4:

KEDI (2016)December 11:

MOONLIGHT (2016)December 18:

We celebrate 5 years with an encore series chosen by you. 5 films for 5 weeks for $5 at 5pm!

FilmScene Turns

NEW RELEASES

Showtimes set and published weekly on Tuesday. Schedule subject to change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at 319-358-2555.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Punch in for weird Wednesdays at 10pm for b-movies, camp classics, and fright favorites. Cheap tickets, cheap beer & cheap fun!

MRS. CLAUS (2018) Dir. Troy Escamilla. A holiday horror from a UI graduate. This Christmas, a creature is stirring.

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MANIAC (1980) Dir. William Lustig. A disturbed man is haunted by childhood traumas W/ SHORT FILM OBSIDIAN (DIR. JESSIE SEITZ IN PERSON!

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THE DISCO EXORCIST (2011) Dir. Richard Griffin. Director Griffin in attendance for this fan-selected encore!

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THE NEON DEAD (2017) Dir. Torey Haas. An 80s-style horror-comedy with sword fights and video game-inspired boss battles.

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BLOOD RAGE (1987) Dir. John Grissmer. A Thanksgiving slasher classic with synths and SFX... that’s not cranberry sauce!

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Now Playing

FREE SOLO An intimate portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold.

SUSPIRIA (2018, Italy/USA) Dir. Luca Guadagnino. A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. “A bleak, gorgeous, radical reimagining of its predecessor.” —Vulture

Opens November 2

BEAUTIFUL BOY (2018, USA) Dir. Felix Van Groeningen. Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. “An undeniably wrenching journey.” —The Wrap

Opens November 9

WILDLIFE (2018, USA) Dir. Paul Dano. 14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry, in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job, he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. “This is an accomplished, moving piece of filmmaking.” —RogerEbert.com

Opens November 30

BOY ERASED(2018, USA) Dir. Joel Edgerton. Jared is the son of a small-town Baptist pastor who gets outed to his parents at age 19. He’s soon faced with an ultimatum—attend a gay conversion therapy program or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends and faith. “Hedges and Crowe are terrific together.” —Vanity Fair

Opens November 21

Opens November 16

SNEAK PEEK GREEN BOOK (2018, USA) Dir. Peter Farrelly. A working-class bouncer becomes the driver of a classical pianist on tour through the South.

Thu, Nov. 8, 9:00pm Free Admission

PRESENTED BY IOWA VETERANS FOR PEACEOH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (1969, UK) Dir. Richard Attenborough. A family changes their views on WWI.

Sun, Nov. 11, 4:00pm Regular Pricing

FARGO (1996) Dirs. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Our season-ending tradition—the Coen’s crime comedy caper.SU

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THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER (2018) Dir. Duncan Skiles. A picture-perfect vision of the all-American family is ripped to shreds, piece by piece.

Fri., Nov. 16, 11:00pm &Sat., Nov. 17, 10:30pm

FREE for kids, $5 for adults! Sat & Sun at 10am and Thu at 3:30PM! For more info: icfilmscene.org/series/the-picture-show

PETER RABBIT (2018) Dir. Will Gluck. Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a vegetable garden.Nov. 3, 4 & 8

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THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES (2017) Dirs. Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert. Animal misfits return in this Art House Theater Day encore!Nov. 10, 11 & 15

FREE BIRDS (2013) Dir. Jimmy Hayward. Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences.Nov. 17, 18 & 22

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) Dir. George Seaton. A lawyer defends a man who claims to be Santa Claus.Nov. 24, 25 & 29

Dec. 1, 2 & 6 SCROOGEDDec. 8 & 13 ELF

PRIDE AT FILMSCENE TRANSAMERICA (2005, USA) Dir. Duncan Tucker. A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she has a teen son.

Mon, Nov. 12, 7:00pm Regular Pricing

DIRECTOR IN PERSON HOW TO STEAL A CHAIR (2017, Greece/USA) Dir. Konstantinos Kambouroglou. A Greek designer is buried under the weight of his lost dream.

Wed, Nov. 14, 5:00pm $5 General Admission

IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTHINAATE/SE/ (2016) Dirs. Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil. A re-imagination of an ancient Ojibway story.

Mon, Nov. 19, 5:00pm Free Admission

ANNIVERSARY RESTORATIONWINGS OF DESIRE (1988, Germany) Dir. Wim Wenders. An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love.

Sun, Nov. 25, 5:00pm & Mon, Nov. 26, 8:00pm Regular Pricing

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (2018, USA) Dir. Marielle Heller. When Lee falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.

“Melissa McCarthy is criminally good.”—The New York Times

FilmScene Turns Five

Dec. 15, 16 & 20 THE GRINCHDec. 22, 23 & 27 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

DARK MONEY (2018) Dir. Kimberly Reed. A political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to democracy. Presented by IowaWatch.

Sun, Nov. 4, 5:00pm

BREWMASTERTicket includes tastings from Big Grove Brewery, Iowa Brewing Co. and Lion Bridge Brewing Company. Tastings start at 5PM; Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout on tap and available for purchase!

$15 for FilmScene members / $18 for non-members

BREWMASTER (1996) Dir. Douglas Tirola. The story of craft beer as told through a lawyer who dreams of opening his own brewery and a beer educator.

Mon, Nov. 5, 5:30pm

SAVING BRINTONThursday, Nov. 1 & Saturday, Nov. 3 at Noon

The locally-made favorite is back for a final encore!

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