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Frozen River
Written/Directed by: Courtney Hunt
Starring: Melissa Leo, Michael O’Keefe
Synopsis: Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Ray and Lila… and the New York State Trooper who ultimately brings the two to justice.
Screening at Cinema Society on December 7th
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directed by: David Fincher
Written by: Eric Roth
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Screening at Cinema Society December 3
Milk
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Written by: Dustin Lance Black
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, and Diego Luna
The story of California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
Screening at Cinema Society December 2nd
Frost/Nixon
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Peter Morgan
Starring: Frank Langella, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt
Synopsis: A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Screening at Cinema Society on November 30th
Doubt
Written/Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Synopsis: Set at a Catholic school in the Bronx, it centers on a nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth?
Screening at Cinema Society on November 22nd
Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle
Writen by: Simon Beaufoy
A comedy centered around an illiterate kid who looks to become a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire in order to re-establish contact with the girl he loves, who is an ardent fan of the show.
Q&A with Danny Boyle
Screening at Cinema Society November 3rd
Changeling
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Starring: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich
Christine Collins’ (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
Screening at Cinema Society October 26th
I’ve Loved You So Long
Written/Directed by: Philippe Claudel
Starring: Kristen Scott Thomas
Juliette was 15 years in prison. Confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister Léa, who makes Juliette a part of her family, very slowly breaks up the Juliette’s ice and bitterness and she carefully opens up.
Screening at Cinema Society on October 25th
Body of Lies
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starting: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe
Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius’s 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan
Screening at Cinema Society on October 11th
The Secret Life of Bees
Writer/Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo
Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.
Q&A with writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screening at Cinema Society on October 5th