The King’s Speech

Dec 20, 2010 No Comments by

Opens Friday, December 25. Special introduction Tuesday, December 28 with Rodger Randle. After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. [...]

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White Ribbon

Apr 08, 2010 No Comments by

Opens Friday March 26.  Controversy-courting director Michael Haneke (CACHÉ) earned the Palm d’Or at Cannes in 2009 for this arresting drama set just before World War I. In a small German village, a number of unexplained accidents beset the schoolchildren and their parents. Though they at first appear coincidental, it begins to seem that they [...]

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Opera in Cinema: Siegfried

Mar 16, 2010 No Comments

Wagner’s digital opera, performed at the Palau de les Arts “Reina Sofia” in Valencia, Spain. The heroic young Siegfried: With his mighty sword he slays the dragon Fafner, claims the coveted golden ring, defeats the great god Wotan in battle, and, risking all, walks through fire to awaken the beautiful sleeping warrior-goddess, Brünnhilde, with a [...]

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