When you consider that Jurassic World is opening this week,
it really isn’t that surprising that things are a little slow in the art
movie/limited release department. Still,
the Bollywood film Hamari Adhuri Kahani also is opening in Indianapolis this
week, and more than a few limited releases and art films are holding over this
week, mostly at the Keystone Art Cinema. Also new this week, but much further downstream,
the documentaries Batkid Begins and Best of Enemies also were added to the list
below, on July 31 and August 21, respectively.
I also decided to add a new category this week, “Date Unknown”, for
movies that likely will be opening at a theater in or near Indy- but as of now,
I have no idea when they will make
it here. The horror film Dark Awakening
got switched to “Date Unknown” this week, for reasons explained below; the
documentary Amy and comedy The Overnight are there as well, for the time being,
at least. And unfortunately, the
documentary From Swastika to Jim Crow now is off of the list; it had scheduled
to be the “Throwback Thursday” screening at the Walker Theatre on June 18, but
it is no longer on the theater’s site, and there aren’t any future Throwback
Thursday events scheduled, per the site.
If that is true, that’s a real pity; it would be cool to have another
chance to see a movie at one of the city’s few remaining old-time movie
palaces. Anyhow, I’ve also decided to
add some more movies and special events to this column, but I didn’t have the
time to do so this week; they might be edited in on Monday evening, if there’s
time.
And with all of that being duly noted once again, here we go for this week….
HOLDOVERS:
Sunshine Superman, I'll See You in My Dreams, Ex-Machina, Far from the MaddingCrowd, and Love & Mercy all hold over at the Keystone Art Cinema; the
latter also holds at the Landmark Glendale, the AMC Castleton Square 14, and
the AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17. Also,
Dil Dhadakne Do will be at both the AMC Castleton Square 14 and the Regal
Village Park 17 in Carmel once again this week, although it won't have a full
schedule of showings at one or both theaters on some days, according to the
theater's online schedules.
RE-OPENINGS:
Nothing worthy of note once again this week, as far as I know.
Date Unknown
Amy: As of last week, a
standee for this very-well-reviewed documentary about the late singer Amy
Winehouse was at the Keystone Art Cinema, near the Indie Lounge. But as far as I can tell, there is no
information as of yet, either on the KAC’s web page or on the movie’s official
site, about when Amy will open at the theater.
The Overnight:
This raunchy comedy will be at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the
"Coming Soon" tab on the theater's page, but there is no release date
for the film either on that page or on the movie's official site.
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin star in this 1989 comedy, which is this week’s Midnight Madness movie at the Keystone Art Cinema.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani: According to its Facebook page, this Bollywood film is a “Romance Drama” starring Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi. It opens at the AMC Castleton Square 14.
Live from New York!: "Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing the American Story for 40 years. Live From New York! explores the show’s early years, an experiment from a young Lorne Michaels and his cast of unknowns, and follows its evolution into a comedy institution. The film looks at SNL as a living time capsule, encompassing decades of American politics, media, tragedy, and popular culture with an irreverent edge...." Keystone Art Cinema- which will be getting this documentary the same day it opens in NYC, LA, and Chicago. That sort of thing certainly doesn't happen all that often.... especially with a documentary.
Some Like It Hot: Billy Wilder’s classic comedy gets two showings each on Friday and Saturday at a classic theater, the historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin.
June 13
Arts Village Cinefest: It turns out that the Brown County Playhouse in Nashville now has a screen up, and they show movies there sometimes. Most of these are mainstream wide releases, but on Saturday the Playhouse will be the site for screenings of four movies about artists and the arts; a fifth film follows on Sunday, at the Brown County History Center.
The Lost World: The 1925 version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s dinosaur adventure story shows at 1:30 AM on “June 13” (actually very early on June 14th) at Shelbyville’s great Skyline Drive-In.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Irving Theater is the site for a midnight (but of course) showing of the long-running cult favorite; the theater's site says that this will be a Pride show.
June 17
Indie Drive-In Sinsations: Musician Don Ford will open the program, and then punk band Fiber will play until dusk. The first film up will be House of Forbidden Secrets (2013; co-starring Dyanne Thorne!), followed by Circus of the Dead (2014). Admission is only $7 per person, or $20 per carload. And of course it will be at Shelbyville’s most excellent Skyline Drive-In, almost certainly the only drive-in around cool enough to do something like this.
June 18
Heartland
Film Festival Summer Rewind: According to the site for this
event, it “showcases some of
the best Heartland Film Festival movies of the past in an abbreviated,
three-day mini-festival format, giving moviegoers an opportunity to experience
great independent film in the historic Fountain Square cultural district.” The Opening Night features a 7 PM screening
of the documentary An
Honest Liar at the Theatre at the Wheeler Arts Community,
with subjects of the film James Randi and Deyvi Pena scheduled to be in
attendance, along with co-directors Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein.
June 19
Saint Laurent: Here, in its entirety, is the synopsis for this biopic of Yves Saint Laurent, from its American distributor: "1967–1976 As one of history’s greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece." Uh, OK…gee, thanks. I guess. Anyhow, the cast includes Gaspard Ulliel, Jeremie Renier, Louis Garrel, Lea Seydoux, Amira Casar, Helmut Berger, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Jasmine Trinca, and Dominique Sanda; Bertrand Bonello directed. At the Keystone Art Cinema.
When Marnie Was There: "The newest feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery.... When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there.... As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend." At the Keystone Art Cinema, according to this page. And just recently, the theater added the film to its "Coming Soon" page, with two different entries, one for the version with English-language subtitles, and one for the version "In English" (meaning "dubbed in English").
June 20
Mister Roberts: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and Jack Lemmon head the cast of this 1955 comedy/drama set during World War 2. It screens at 7:01 PM (yes, that’s what it says) at the Yes Cinema in Columbus, as part of their Classic Film Series.
June 26
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: "Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is the uniquely funny, moving story of Greg (Thomas Mann), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. He even describes his constant companion Earl (RJ Cyler), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a 'co-worker’ than a best friend. But when Greg’s mom (Connie Britton) insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) – a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer -he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be." According to this page linked from the official site, Me and Earl will be at the Keystone Art Cinema on June 26, and then expand to the Landmark Glendale 12, the AMC Traders Point 12 with IMAX, the AMC Indianapolis 17 with IMAX, the Regal Village Park 17 in Carmel, the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield, and the Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville on July 1. The Yes Cinema in Columbus also says that they will be showing the film, but there is no date for it yet on the page linked above.
June 29
Fabergé: A Life of Its Own: This captivating new film tells the fascinating story behind the most prestigious name in luxury: Fabergé. Enjoying unprecedented access to the most esteemed private collections, insights from world experts and interviews with the descendants of the Fabergé family, this is a rare opportunity to discover the genius of the family behind the finest objects ever created.
July 1
Faith of Our Fathers: "With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. A man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul, meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover the devastation of war cannot break the love of a father for his son. FAITH OF OUR FATHERS: a story of fatherhood; a journey of brotherhood. Starring Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Downes, David A.R. White, Rebecca St. James, with Si Robertson and Candace Cameron Bure." Regal Greenwood Stadium 14 & RPX, AMC Indianapolis Showplace 17 with IMAX, and a Noblesville theater to be named later (which probably means either the Hamilton 16 amd IMAX or the Regal Noblesville Stadium 10, but they may be using a more flexible definition of "Noblesville" here).
July 3
Gemma Bovery: "In this vibrant seriocomic re-imagining of Flaubert’s literary classic Madame Bovary, life imitates art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma Bovery (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles (Jason Flemyng) move to a charming ramshackle old farmhouse in the very same Norman village where the novel was written a century earlier.... Director Anne Fontaine's (COCO BEFORE CHANEL) clever adaptation of Posy Simmonds’ graphic novel Gemma Bovery is at once a cheeky literary mash-up, a sensuous romance, a witty feminist commentary and a heady celebration of French provincial life." Keystone Art Cinema.
July 10
Aloft: "As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence [huh?]. In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths." Keystone Art Cinema
Roar: "An unprecedented––and wholly unpredictable––action-adventure, Roar follows wildlife preservationist Hank (The Exorcist producer Noel Marshall in his sole and career-derailing turn as an actor and director), who lives harmoniously alongside a menagerie of over 100 untamed animals.... When his wife and children arrive (real-life wife Tippi Hedren, The Birds, and step-daughter Melanie Griffith, Working Girl, and his sons John and Jerry Marshall) for a visit, a long-brewing battle for dominance between the lions erupts and threatens their very lives". At the Keystone Art Cinema on July 10 and 11 as part of this year's Midnight Madness lineup, according to the theater's page on the Landmark site.
July 17
Testament of Youth: “Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.” Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Emily Watson, Haley Atwell, Dominic Cooper and Miranda Richardson all are in the cast of this film, which opens at the Keystone Art Cinema.
July 21 (with a repeat on July 30)
All Work All Play: The Pursuit of eSports Glory: According to this Facebook page, this is a "hybrid event", with a screening of the "first of its kind eSports documentary about the Intel Extreme Masters.... followed by a live gaming broadcast hosted from ESL Studio’s [sic] in Cologne, Germany. ALL WORK ALL PLAY: The Pursuit of eSports Glory LIVE takes viewers on a journey as they follow Season Nine of the Intel Extreme Masters, a global pro-gaming tour that takes the hottest teams and players all around the world to compete for the championship title in their respective eSports. The documentary will be followed by a live eSports showdown between the filmmakers, subjects from the film, and members of the live audience." Fathom Events has a page for this event, and as of now, it says that screenings will take place on both July 21 and 30 at the Indianapolis Showplace 17 with IMAX, Hamilton 16 and IMAX, Galaxy 14, and Brownsburg 8. More theaters may be added later, however, since Carmike Cinemas says that the event also will be at the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield at some unspecified date.
July 31
Batkid Begins: "One child. One wish. Millions touched. Who would have thought a 5-year-old boy who fought leukemia would transform a city and a nation for a day? No one. Not his family. Not his friends. Not the thousands of volunteers who came from near and far to help make his wish come true. But it did. Batkid Begins is a documentary that takes you back to November 15th, 2013, the day San Francisco turned into Gotham City, and the day the internet was nice. More than a billion people took to social media to cheer on BatKid, even President Obama! In all, the #SfBatKid and #BatKid hashtags reached more than 1.84 Billion people on Twitter and Instagram. This wish and this little caped crusader resonated with so many people, including us, and we wanted to find out why." Batkid Begins will open at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the "Coming Soon" tab on the theater's page.
August 21
Best of Enemies: "In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other’s political ideologies were dangerous for America. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult—their explosive exchanges devolving into vitriolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed. And a new era in public discourse was born." Keystone Art Cinema
And once again, that is all that I know about as of now. If anyone else knows of anything else that would be relevant, please let me know in a comment.
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