IRON JAWED ANGELS (NR)
Special Showing Wednesday Feb.
10 @ 7:00
Hilary
Swank
Drama,
Adaptation, Teen
Directed
by Katja von Garnier, IRON JAWED
ANGELS tells the inspiring true
story behind the women's rights
movement in America. Hilary
Swank stars as Alice Paul, a
fiery female who is determined
to see the day when women are
granted the right to vote. Of
course, her bold efforts place
her in a dangerous position, but
Paul's determination eventually
helped to change the tide of
history forever. Co-starring
Angelica Huston, Frances
O'Connor, Julia Ormond, and
Molly Parker, IRON JAWED ANGELS
is an engaging tribute to an
oft-forgotten moment in American
history.
CRAZY
HEART
(R)
3
Academy AwardŽ Nominations:
Best Actor, Supporting Actress,
Best Song
Jeff
Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Drama,
Music, Adaptation
Bad
Blake is a broken-down,
hard-living country music singer
who's had way too many
marriages, far too many years on
the road and one too many drinks
way too many times. And yet, Bad
can't help but reach for
salvation with the help of Jean,
a journalist who discovers the
real man behind the musician. As
he struggles down the road of
redemption, Bad learns the hard
way just how tough life can be
on one man's crazy heart.
THE
HURT LOCKER (R)
9
Academy AwardŽ Nominations:
Best Picture, Best Director,
Best Actor, Original Screenplay
Ralph
Fiennes, Guy Pearce
Drama,
Thriller, Action/Adventure
In
the summer of 2004, Sergeant J.T.
Sanborn and Specialist Owen
Eldridge of Bravo Company are at
the volatile center of the war,
part of a small counterforce
specifically trained to handle
the homemade bombs, or
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs),
that account for more than half
of American hostile deaths and
have killed thousands of Iraqis.
A high-pressure, high-stakes
assignment, the job leaves no
room for mistakes, as they learn
when they lose their team leader
on a mission. When Staff
Sergeant William James takes
over the team, Sanborn and
Eldridge are shocked by what
seems like his reckless
disregard for military protocol
and basic safety measures.
AN
EDUCATION (PG-13)
3
Academy AwardŽ Nominations:
Best Picture, Best Actress,
Adapted Screenplay
Carey
Mulligan, Peter sarsgaard
Drama,
Romance, Art
In
the post-war, pre-Beatles London
suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is
torn between studying for a
place at Oxford and the more
exciting alternative offered to
her by a charismatic older man.
THE
YOUNG VICTORIA (PG)
3
Academy AwardŽ Nominations:
Art Direction, Costume Design,
Makeup
Emily
Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda
Richardson
Drama,
Romance, Biopic
The
Young Victoria gives us an
insightful portrait of the often
ruthless machinations that
characterized the dealings
between royal families, a world
where matters of the heart took
a back seat, patriotism and
family loyalties were
labyrinthine in their
complications, and battles for
leverage and position poisoned
even mother-daughter
relationships. But Vallee's film
is also a true romance; from
their very first meeting, we
sense a mutual bond between
Victoria and Albert, despite the
restrictions placed on their
interactions. Theirs was
moreover a modern romance, it
seems, and as they found
solutions to the politics that
complicated their love, they
also developed forward-thinking
approaches to some of the social
issues of their time.
Beautifully directed and
exquisitely acted, The Young
Victoriais a memorable,
sophisticated and very charming
exploration of English history.
