(Gordon Willis, US 1980, 96 min., 35mm)
In this disturbing thriller set in an apartment complex, psychotic Peeping Tom Andrea (Elizabeth Ashley), hires a rapist to attack her mousy neighbor Emily (Talia Shire). While she hopes that Emily will be driven into her arms, Andrea’s plans go awry when Emily falls for a detective (Joe Cortese) investigating the case. Controversial upon release, Windows marks the only directorial effort to date by acclaimed cinematographer Gordon Willis (Klute, The Godfather, Manhattan).
(Terence Young, US 1967, 108 min., 35mm)
Susy Hendrix (Audrey Hepburn), blind and alone, is terrorized in her apartment by three criminals (Jack Weston, Richard Crenna, and a dynamically creepy Alan Arkin) who seek a stash of heroin that was unwittingly smuggled into the country by Susy’s husband. Frighteningly claustrophobic and enormously suspenseful, this was adapted from a Broadway smash by Frederick Knott, author of Dial M for Murder.
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(BIRDS OF A FEATHER, Edouard Molinaro, 1978 France/Italy, 91 min., 35mm, French with subtitles)
One of the most successful foreign films ever to play the US, this uproarious farce later inspired a Broadway musical and the American adaptation, The Birdcage. Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and his star performer and lover Albin (Michel Serrault) live above their successful drag queen nightclub “La Cage Aux Folles.” The gay duo hatch a scheme to present Albin as a woman in order to impress the conservative future in-laws of Renato’s straight son.
Please note, two screenings:
August 24, 8 p.m.
August 26, 4:00 p.m.
(Roland Joffé, UK 1986, 123 min., 35mm)
In the wilds of Brazil in the 18th century, Jesuit missionary Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) fights to protect native Indians from being exterminated or sold into slavery by the colonizing Portuguese. Eventually, the priest finds an unlikely ally in former slave trader Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert DeNiro), but the two have personal philosophies that clash when faced with the invading armies. The ravishing cinematography by Chris Menges won him an Oscar®, and the awe-inspiring score by Ennio Morricone has sold millions of records around the world.
Please note, two screenings:
August 25, 8:00 p.m.
August 26, 7:00 p.m.
(Robinson Devor, US 2007, 80 min., Digital Projection)
Kenneth Pinyan, a Seattle airline engineer, died in 2005 after his colon was perforated during a sexual encounter with a stallion. A subsequent police investigation uncovered an underground bestiality club that shared video over the Internet and some of its members provide interviews for this fascinating new documentary. Eschewing the traditional aesthetics of tabloid television and easy jokes, director Devor’s serious and impressionistic style offers illumination upon an extremely taboo subject. No one under 18 admitted.
