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MOVIE NIGHT: Wadjda

Posted on April 25, 2015 by admin

Wadjda Directed by by Haifaa al-Mansour This movie was for us like a window into Saudi Arabia! 10-year-old Wadjda challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle. When everything goes against her plans, she sees one … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Fantômas

Posted on April 19, 2015 by admin

Fantômas (France, 1964) Cast: Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot Director: André Hunebelle English Subtitled Mysterious Fantomas is terrorizing France. Inspector Juve, with the help of a reporter called Fandor and a lovely photographer, decides to put an end … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Mao’s Last Dancer

Posted on March 22, 2015 by admin

Mao’s Last Dancer A Film by Bruce Beresford 117min., Australia, 2010 After a true story by Li Cunxin Li was born into bitter poverty in rural Qingdao, China. Certain years the peasants in his village even ate tree barks to … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Posted on February 20, 2015 by admin

THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA By Isao Takahata, Japan, 2013, 137 min ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE IF WE PICKED THE WINNERS 2015: BEST ANIMATED FILM

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MOVIE NIGHT: Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart / Jack et la mécanique du coeur by Mathias Malzieu & Stéphane Berla Edinburgh, 1874. Jack is born on the coldest day the world has ever seen and his heart remains frozen. Doctor Madeleine saves … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Lawrence Of Arabia

Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin

Lawrence Of Arabia Winner of seven Academy Awards(r), including Best Picture (1962), this is the restored director’s cut of the breathtaking masterpiece. This weekend revolves around Roads of Arabia, so we’re watching Lawrence Of Arabia, streaming free on Amazon Prime … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: David and Kamal

Posted on November 29, 2014 by admin

Two 9-year-old boys in Jerusalem — one a Jewish American boy visiting his father, the other an Arab street urchin — form an unlikely friendship.

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IRELAND: The Secret of Roan Inish

Posted on August 10, 2014 by admin

By John Sayles A tale of Celtic magical realism set in the late 1940’s. After her mother’s death, 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village on the western coast of Ireland. Years earlier, … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Whale Rider

Posted on August 9, 2014 by admin

W H A L E R I D E R A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Into the West

Posted on July 20, 2014 by admin

Into the West | Ireland | 1993 | 97min Papa Riley, a widower, and his two young sons, Ossie and Tito live in the run-down projects of Dublin. Their life is pretty bleak until the arrival of the boys’ grandfather, … Continue reading →

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