A series of non-commercial art and foreign films.
Presented by the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, Inc. with support from the New York State Council for the Arts, a state agency, and Valley Cinemas.
Here is our 2006 film schedule; there will be
fundraisers for Ladies in Lavender and Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio;
dates TBA. Click on the date/title for a full synopsis, ratings, &
running times.
Starring George
Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, and Robert Downey Jr., chronicling the
conflict between television journalist Edward R. Murrow and Senator
Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee.
January
15, 2006 - History of Violence Starring Viggo Mortensen as a man who
tries to escape his past. Also stars Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William
Hurt. Directed by David Cronenberg.
January 22,
2006 - Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio In order to support her ten children,
Evelyn Ryan (Moore) enters a commercial jingle-writing contest. Based on
a true story. Starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Laura
Dern.
January 29,
2006 - Thumbsucker About a 17-year-old who decides to
finally stop sucking his thumb. Written and Directed by Mike Mills,
starring Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn, and Keanu Reeves.
February 5, 2006 -
3 Iron Korean drama involving two strangers
whose common trajectory in life intersects in a surprising manner.
Starring Lee Seung-yeon, Jae Hee Song, Gweon Hyeok-ho,,
directed by Kim Ki-duk. (Korean with English subtitles)
February 12,
2006 - Bee Season A wife and mother begins a downward
spiral, as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing
himself in his 11 year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling bee
champion. Starring Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, and Kate
Bosworth.
February
19, 2006 - Ladies in Lavender The story of two sisters who save and
befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their
1930's Cornish seaside village, in
return he steals their hearts. Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith,
and Daniel Bruhl.
February 26, 2006 - Pride &
Prejudice Based on Jane Austen's novel about five
sisters -Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet - in Georgian
England. Their lives are turned upside down when a wealthy young man
(Mr. Bingley) and his best friend (Mr. Darcy) arrive in their
neighborhood.
March 5, 2005
- Paradise Now Two childhood friends are recruited for a
suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. From the most unexpected place, comes
a bold new call for peace. Starring Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, and
Lubna Azabal. (Arabic with English subtitles)
Based on the true
childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and
the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their
parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's. Starring Laura Linney,
Jeff Daniels, and William Baldwin.
Sunday Afternoons at the Valley Cinemas
20 Albany Street, Little Falls, NY
Curtain Time - 4:00 PM