An overview of films in English or with English subtitles—from the Filmhouse August programme.
K for Kubrick—Retrospective Part I
The films of Stanley Kubrick have been central to what we think of as great cinema since the mid 1950s. Kubrick was intent on taking the temperature of a sick society, wrote Sight & Sound. Throughout his career Kubrick created films that would stimulate his audience to think about serious human problems. His canon of films testifies that he valued the artistic freedom which he worked so hard to win and used so well.
Killers Kiss (1955) + The Seafarers (1953) – 65+29 min – SUN 8/8 at 14:15 + WED 25/8 at 21:45
The Killing (1956) – 85 min – WED 11/8 at 19:15 + SAT 21/8 at 14:15
Paths of Glory (1957) – 87 min – SAT 21/8 at 19:00 + THU 26/8 at 21:30
Spartacus (1960) – 198 min + 15 min break – TUE 17/8 at 19:00 + SAT 28/8 at 14:30
2001 – A Space Odyssey (1968) – 139 min – SAT 7/8 at 21:15 + SAT 21/8 at 21:00
Barry Lyndon (1975) – 184 min – SAT 14/8 at 15:00 + TUE 24/8 at 20:30 + TUE 31/8 at 20:00
The Shining (1980) – 119 min – SUN 8/8 at 21:15 + SAT 14/8 at 21:15
Full Metal Jacket (1987) – 116 min – TUE 10/8 at 19:15 + THU 19/8 + FRI 27/8 at 21:15
Penelope Cruz—Nine films, four in English
Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodovar's Volver.
Jamón, Jamón (1992) – 94 min – TUE 3/8 at 21:15 + FRI 6/8 at 16:30 + FRI 13/8 at 21:30
Belle Epoque (1992) – 109 min – WED 4/8 at 19:00 + FRI 20/8 at 16:30 + SUN 29 at 14:15
The Hi-Lo Country (1998 –114 min –THU 12/8 at 21:30 + TUE 17/8 at 21:45
All about My Mother (1999) – 101 min – FRI 13/8 at 16:45 + FRI 20/8 at 21:45
Blow (2001) – 124 min – FRI 6/8 21:30 + SUN 15/8 at 21:00
Volver (2006) – 120 min – THU 5/8 at 21:00 + SAT 14/8 at 19:00 + SUN 29/8 at 21:45
Elegy (2008) – 112 min – SAT 7/8 at 14:00 + TUE 10/8 at 21:00 + SUN 22/8 at 14:15
Vicki Christina Barcelona (2008) – 96 min – SUN 8/8 at 19:00 + SUN 15/8 at 16:30
Nine (1998) – 118 min – FRI 13/8 at 16:30 + SAT 28/8 at 19:00
Noon screenings
Time at noon to see modern classics? Ticket price 65 dkk (40 dkk for members) includes coffee and cookies. Tickets to all four films : 195 dkk (120 dkk for members).
About Schmidt (Alexander Payne, 2002) – 125 min – TUE 3/8 + WED 4/8 + THU 5/8 at 12:30
Sideways (Alexander Payne 2004) – 128 min – TUE 10/8 + WED 11/8 + THU 12/8 at 12:30
Body Heat (Lawrence Kasdan, 1981) – 113 min – TUE 17/8 + WED 18/8 + THU 19/8 at 12:30
The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008) – 109 min – TUE 24/8 + WED 25/8 + TOR 26/8 at 12:30
Todd Solondz' darkest, dankest crevices of humanity, all in comedy
Director Todd Solondz.
"Say what you will about Solondz, he's an artist with a worldview. And it's not rosy, says Carina Chocano in her review of "Palindromes" in Los Angeles Times. "In "Welcome to the Dollhouse," "Happiness" and "Storytelling," Solondz challenged facile moral judgments by rooting around in the darkest, dankest crevices of humanity. In his fifth feature, he emerges clutching a grand unifying theory of human behavior in his fist and drops the whole fatalistic bag of cheese on your lap." Todd Solondz was honoured at Venice (Life During Wartime), Berlin and Sundance (Wellcome to the Dollhouse) and Cannes (Happiness).
Palindromes (2004) – 100 min – FRI 6/8 at 19:00 + SUN 15/8 at 16:45 + SAT 28/8 at 16:45
Storytelling (2001) – 87 min – THU 5/8 at 19:15 + SAT 14/8 at 16:45 + SUN 22/8 at 21:45
Happiness (1998) – 139 min – WED 4/8 at 21:15 + FRE 13/8 at 21:45 + WED 25/8 at 21:00
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) – 87 min – TUE 3/8 at 19:15 + THU 12/8 at 21:45 + 31/8 at 16:45
Film of the Month: Me and Orson Welles
Christian MacKay as Orson Welles in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles.
Me and Orson Welles (Richard Linklater, 2008) – 114 min.
THU 19/8 (FREE FOR MEMBERS) + FRI 20 + SAT 21+ SUN 22 + TUE 24 + WED 25 + THU 26 + FRI 27 + SAT 28 + SUN 29 at 19:15
Christopher Nolan—mesmerizing neo-noir
Image from Christopher Nolan's Following.
About "Following", Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote: In his debut as a filmmaker, Christopher Nolan has fashioned a mesmerizing neo-noir drama that is totally suspenseful. Here he uses the flash-forward and doubling back techniques so effective in his well-received Memento. This psychologically rich drama explores the shadow side of yearning where addiction turns into a trap with many painful lessons.
Following (1998) – 69 min – SUN 8/8 at 19:30 + SAT 14/8 at 21:30
Memento (2000) – 113 min – SUN 8/8 21:30 + SUN 15/8 at 19:15 + THU 19/8 at 16:45
The Prestige (2006) – 131 min – FRI 6/8 at 18:45 + SUN 8/8 at 16:45 + Fri 13/8 at 19:00
Audience' Choice
Nine to Five (Colin Higgins 1980) with Jane Fonda, Dolly Paron and Lily Tomlin – 109 min – TUE 3/8 at 21:00 + TUE 10/8 at 21:45 + TUE 31/3 at 16:30
Capitalism: A Love Story (Michael Moore, 2009) – 127 min – THU 5/8 at 16:30 + WED 11/8 at 21:15 + TUE 24/8 at 21:45
Priest (Antonia Bird, 1994) – 109 min – TUE 3/8 at 16:45 + SAT 7/8 at 14:15 + SAT 28/8 at 21:45
It's My Turn (Claudia Weill, 1980) – 91 min – WED 4/8 at 16:45 + FRI 27/8 at 18:30
Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, 1974) – 165 min + 15 min break – SAT 7/8 at 21:00 + SUN 22/8 at 18:00
Psych-Out + Friday Late Night presents: Surf-nostalgia, Bar & DJ
Crystal Voyager (David Elflick, 1973) + Morning of the Earth (Albert Falzon, 1971) – 187 min including introduction (Danish) + break.
FRI 27/8 at 20:30
Movies for Kids
Image from Whistleless by Siri Melchoir.
The Tweetlings / Whistleless / The Little Knight
Thursday 5/8+12/8+19/8+26/8: 3 short films for 3 years and upward—screening 35 min. at 10:00 + 11:00 (ADMISSION FREE)
Also screening Saturday 7/8+14/8 at 12:30 (TICKETS 10 dkk).
For further information on Movies for Kids and screenings Thursdays through to Sundays, click on the link right or download the programme in PDF: Børnebiffen & Bio Min Bio Autumn 2010 (Danish only)
Carl Theodor Dreyer—new website
The new Carl Theodor Dreyer website opened on 25 May www.carlthdreyer.dk. Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968) —the originator of La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc, The Word, Gertrud and Day of Wrath—is a Danish titan and ranks as one of international cinema's giants. On this website you can access a vast collection of original material from the filmmaker's legacy. Here are samples: … But am I loved?, Emilia van Hauen's article on "Gertud"; and Carl Theodor Dreyer, biographical articles.
Carl Theodor Dreyer—DVDs available at Cinematheque Film & Bookshop
British Film Institute (BFI) DVD versions of Dreyer's classics: These are available from the DFI Film & Bookshop, located on the ground floor at the Filmhouse by the cinemas and Café SULT. Each DVD costs 100 dkk. Telephone +45 3374 3421 between 12:00-18:00. Mondays closed.