Viernes de Pelicula (Fridays at the Movies): Golpes a mi puerta/Knocks at My Door

09-17-2010 - 09-17-2010

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Institute of Hispanic Culture

http://www.ihch.org

Institute of Hispanic Culture - 3315 Sul Ross (Audley & Sul Ross) Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free &amp; Open to the Public</p>

713-528-1492

Start Time(s): <p>7:30pm</p>

The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston presents Viernes de Pelicula (Fridays at the Movies): Golpes a mi puerta / Knocks at My Door.  Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7:30p.m.  Keith Jackson Hall, IHCH Bldg. 3315 Sul Ross - Houston, Tx. 77098.

A fugitive bursts into the home of two Catholic nuns. In an attempt to save his life, they hide him from the marauding military patrols, despite the danger they face if they are caught.

Free & Open to the Public

The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.


 

RealFilms Screening: Butte, America

10-02-2010 - 10-02-2010

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Documentary Alliance (RealFilms)

http://www.realfilms.org

Houston Community College - NW (Spring Branch/Town & Country Campus) - 1010 West Sam Houston Parkway North Houston TX 77043

Admission: <p>$1000 credit card online <br /> $1000 cash or Check at the door <br /> $500 for HCC students w/ID</p>

713-666-2504

jmills@idocumentaryalliance.org

http://www.realfilms.org/04tix/tix.html

Start Time(s): <p>7:00 pm Filmmaker Reception <br /> 8:00 pm Screening <br /> 9:00 pm Filmmaker Q&amp;A</p>

RealFilms presents the documentary Butte, America, Saturday, October 2, 2010. Director Pamela Roberts Reception: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Screening Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Q&A: 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm.

Butte, America recounts the sometimes glorious, often sorrowful, story of the most lucrative hard rock mining town in United States history, "the Richest Hill on Earth," "the town that plumbed and electrified America," the Pittsburgh of the West. In Butte, the Industrial Revolution collided with the romance of the frontier, corporate capitalism battled organized labor, and human appetite laid waste to land and water, yielding vast fortunes for a few and a tragic environmental legacy for the people left behind.

Those people are the heart of the film–miners, their families, the working class neighborhoods they created amidst danger and hardship. In a copper crucible, they forged a community whose toughness and solidarity speak to what's missing in America today.

Butte, America combines historic fact and first-person narrative to bring to life the highly compelling, but largely untold, story of this legendary city.

About The Director:
Pamela Roberts came to filmmaking as a social issue medium after graduating with honors from the University of Southern California with a masters degree in social work. She co-founded Rattlesnake Productions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to producing educational film and media projects that provide students, teachers, and the public with a greater appreciation of Western history and culture.

Over the past 24 years Roberts has produced and directed award-winning documentary films and videos for public television and national and international theatrical and video distribution. These include Backbone of the World: the Blackfeet, broadcast nationally on public television and WorldLINK TV; Ishi, the Last Yahi, a one-hour documentary nominated for an Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and broadcast nationally on American Experience; and Contrary Warriors: A Story of the Crow Tribe, nationally broadcast on A&E and PBS and winner of the John Grierson Award for Best Film for First Time Director.

Roberts recently produced and directed Butte, America. An accompanying multimedia outreach program, About PLACE! (People, Land and Community Engagement), designed to explore Butte’s industrial aftermath, will be distributed to schools in post-industrial communities within the Clark Fork Watershed and Columbia River Basin.

For More Information: http://butteamericafilm.org/.

BOX 13 September-October Exhibitions

09-18-2010 - 10-21-2010

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BOX 13 ArtSpace

http://www.box13artspace.com/

Box 13 ArtSpace - 6700 Harrisburg Blvd Houston TX 77011

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

box13artspace@gmail.com

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening Reception:</strong><br /> Saturday, September 18<br /> 7:00-9:30pm<br /> <br /> Exhibitions on view September 18 &ndash; October 21, 2010<br /> Open Saturdays, 1-5pm and by appointment</p>

Box 13 Artspace is pleased to present four new exhibitions opening and open studios September 18, 2010, 7:00-9:30PM.

In the downstairs Front BOX and Window BOX, Austin-based Carlos Rosales Silva's exhibition, I Am Immortal I Have Inside Me Blood of Kings, includes sculpture, performance, text, painting, photographs as a navigation site for an investigation into Mexican-American and Native American cultural vestiges.

In the Back Box, Rebecca Finley presents a series of photographs of strangers in public spaces in A Close Distance.

In the Upstairs BOX, Debra Barrera and Lauren Moya Ford's exhibition Techno Cumbia presents suites of drawings and installation center around identity, family, assimilation, humor and word play.

In the BOX Stairwell, Lina Dib's Sounds for Stairs animates the central staircase.

Also on view in the Installation BOX is the long term installation Boulder by member artist Kia Neill.

Around the BOX, new work by JoAnn Park will be featured in The Closet Box Gallery, work by Jocelyn Shipley and Christoph Huppi and Ariane Roesch, curated by RJ Curatorial Experiences Inc., will be on view in the Kenmore Icebox, along with video work by Jocelyn Shipley in the Red White Yellow exhibition space.

The exhibitions continue through October 21, 2010. Gallery hours are Saturdays, 1:00 - 5:00PM or by appointment.

Click on the links above to read more about those exhibitions.

Image above from A Close Distance – Rebecca Finley.

OFFLINE FV : Film and Video Exhibition

09-10-2010 - 09-25-2010

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Community Artists' Collective

http://www.thecollective.org/

Community Artists' Collective - 1413 Holman Midtown Art Center Tea Room Houston TX 77004

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

713-523-1616

exhibit@thecollective.org

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening reception: </strong><br /> Friday,&nbsp;September 10<br /> 6pm-8pm</p> <p><strong>Gallery Hours: </strong><br /> Thursday-Saturday<br /> 12 noon to 5 pm and by appointment</p> <p><span style="background-color: #ccffcc">Special screenings 6-8pm each Thursday </span></p>

Community Artists' Collective presents the exhibition OFFLINE FV : Film and Video Exhibition curated by Michael K Taylor w/ collaboration. Opening Reception: Sept 10th 2010 6-8pm. Exhibition Dates: Sept 11th 2010 - Sept 25th 2010 Hours: Thurs-Sat 12-5. with special screenings 6-8pm each Thursday @ The Community Artists' Collective - Tea Room Gallery 1413 Holman.

Offline FV 2010 focuses on experimental video and film narratives from local and international artists and filmmakers Jude Anogwih (Nigeria), Simone Bailey (San Francisco), Uchay Joel Chima (Nigeria), Jeff Faulkinbury (Houston), Tierney Malone (Houston), Emeka Ogboh (Nigeria), and Lilian Pilaku (Nigeria).

Anogwih's "Dreams (Smaerd)", Pilaku's "Outage - Outrage", and Chima 's "Carbon Blues" are abstract collages addressing migration, energy and transportation within Africa. Tierney Malone's "Songs for My Fathers" features multiple paintings and score by Marcus Roberts. Local filmmaker Jeff Faulkinbury's feature-length film "Read On" follows four couples experiences with racism, infidelity, and identity when pushed by economic downturns.

Films shall be projected onto the gallery wall in the viewing room and sequenced for each exhibition day. Each Thursday evening will feature special screenings of additional films presented by local film organizations.

Please visit www.thecollective.org  for screening schedule.

For more info visit thecollective.org or mktartist.com.

The Community Artists' Collective programs are supported in part by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and through collaborations with community organizations. The Collective is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition.

Michael K Taylor is a Texas-based artist and curator whose work over the past few years has been featured at the MFAH, Lawndale Arts Center, Project Row Houses, Rice Media Center and Go Down Arts Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. He curated the exhibitions Future Present Series and The Love Movement at the Community Artists' Collective incorporating visual art, live dance and video.

The Community Artists' Collective is located at Tea Room Gallery 1413 Holman near LaBranch Houston, TX 77004.

VBB Living Room Art: Womens Voices: Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani - La Voz

11-06-2010 - 11-06-2010

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Voices Breaking Boundaries

http://www.vbbarts.org/

Admission: <p>$ Free</p>

(713) 524-7821

info@vbbarts.org

Start Time(s): <p>8pm</p>

Voices Breaking Boundaries presents a VBB Living Room Art production, Women’s Voices: Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani - La Voz.  Featuring Aisha Gazdar, Vanessa Cerda, Sheherzad Kaleem, Sehba Sarwar, Yunuen Perez Vertti, Gwen Zepeda. 8 pm, Saturday, November 6, 2010. Location:  The home of Larissa Lindsay and Stuart Bailey, 1816 Kane, Houston, TX 77007. $ Free.

VBB is an organization that has long recognized and learned from individuals who have taken risks by speaking out. This fall, VBB’s season will kick off with Women’s Voices, a new production from our much-loved living room art series that will take place in a historical 1888 Houston home located in Sixth Ward, just around the corner from the Multicultural Education and Counseling Center for the Arts (MECA).

The show will recognize the services provided by the arts center and the leadership role played by MECA’s Founding Director and latina icon, Alice Valdez, who has given voice to many Houston artists including Gwen Zepeda and Vanessa Cerda, who will both perform at the event. Like all VBB living room art productions, Women’s Voices will parallel issues of Houston neighborhoods with those in Pakistan.

This year, the production will shed light on art and community activism in Pakistan through a documentary by Sheherzad Kaleem about a grassroots Karachi-based arts organization, Tehrik-e-Niswan, led by dancer/actress Sheema Kirmani. Included in the production will be a documentary by Aisha Gazdar about Pakistan’s Women’s Action Forum, a protest group that grew during the 1980s while Pakistan was run under the US supported right-wing military dictatorship of General Zia.

The evening will feature installations by Sehba Sarwar and Yunuen Perez Vertti. Also part of the experience will be an open mic and altar, so all are encouraged to bring words and share altar art.

As always, there will be music, food, drinks, and surprises. Please join us!

This show is cosponsored by Arte Público Press, Geo TV (Pakistan), Houston Institute for Culture, Pacifica Radio KPFT 90.1 FM and Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast. The goal of VBB's living room art productions are to continue juxtaposing joys, struggles and successes in the US and in Pakistan.

About VBB’s Living Room Art Productions: Four years ago, under the guidance of VBB artist Oskar Sonnen, VBB began a new series called Living Room Art, an innovative approach designed to bring art directly into residential communities around Houston and beyond. Living Room Art productions are "one night stands,” open to the public and take place in private homes. The goals of Living Room Art are: to bring together disparate neighborhoods and communities; to bring together diverse populations who may not ordinarily go to a gallery/museum; and to address social issues through art.

All VBB Living Room Art shows are theme-based, multidisciplinary, and allow space for spoken word artists, writers, visual artists, performance artists, and musicians, and generally draw audiences ranging from 250-400. The shows are conceived and directed by Founding Director Sehba Sarwar with Yunuen Perez Vertti, Mark Lacy and Eric Hester.

Pictured above:  Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani.

Ike: A Documentary

09-13-2010 - 09-13-2010

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The Grand 1894 Opera House

http://www.thegrand.com/

The Grand 1894 Opera House - 2020 Postoffice St Galveston TX 77550

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public<br /> &nbsp;</p>

(800) 821-1894

Start Time(s): <p>7pm</p>

In commemoration of the second anniversary of Hurricane Ike, The Grand 1894 Opera House will present an encore showing of the nationally-acclaimed production IKE: A Documentary on Monday, September 13. The performance is free to the public and will be presented at 7pm.

“IKE: A Documentary – The Story of a Torn City Rebuilt by Everyday Heroes” was produced and presented by Robert Weiss and The Hurricane Story Tellers in association with Ball High School and Galveston ISD. Just seven months after Ike devastated Galveston Island, Weiss’ Ball High Advanced Media Technology Class created and dedicated a story of hope to the island –with all proceeds from contributions dedicated to the Galveston ISD Educational Foundation.

“We started out the project with the intention of giving back to the community, but I was surprised to see how the students were healing their own pain through making this film”, Weiss noted. “And the students certainly found a stronger connection to the community of Galveston.”

The students – aka “Hurricane Story Tellers” combed the island and interviewed/photographed residents who rode out the storm; those who lived in “Tent City’, as well as talking with volunteers and city leaders working to aid in the recovery.

Executive producer was Robert Weiss; producers – Heather Weiss and Aaron Weiss. Lead interviewer was Jennifer Willcut; director of photographer was Rafael Lazo, with additional footage by Natalie Martin, William Gomez, and Melnikia Smith. Narration and essay was by Mamie Aoughsten; marketing and research by Austin Almanza and Jovanna Torres.

For more information, contact The Grand at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or online at www.thegrand.com.  The theatre is located at 2020 Postoffice, in historic downtown Galveston.

Domy Books Thursday Movie Nights - October Theme: Screwball Comedies

10-07-2010 - 10-28-2010

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Domy Books

http://www.domystore.com/

Domy Books - 1709 Westheimer Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free Event</p>

713-523-DOMY (3669)

Start Time(s): <p>8:30pm-10:30pm</p>

Domy Books, in association with Domy Films, is pleased to present, Thursday Movie Nights, curated by Film Monitor. October Theme of the Month Screwball Comedies. 

Schedule of Films:

October 7 - Screwball Comedies
It Happened One Night
by Frank Capra

Runaway socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is en route to the Big Apple to elope with a fortune-hunting flyboy. Along the way she meets a crusty newspaperman (Clark Gable), who's just been sacked and -- unbeknownst to Ellie -- plans to sell her story to get his job back. But a string of zany misadventures leads them to realize they're madly -- if reluctantly -- in love. It Happened One Night swept every major Academy Award. (Excerpt from Netflix)

1934, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 105 min

October 14 - Screwball Comedies
His Girl Friday (pictured)
by Howard Hawks

Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) is about to get hitched to dull insurance agent Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) -- that's if her ex-husband, ruthless newspaper publisher Walter Burns (Cary Grant), doesn't succeed in winning her back in this battle-of-the-sexes screwball comedy. Meanwhile, reporters salivating for the scoop on a local voting conspiracy is just a minor distraction as Burns pulls out all the stops for the woman he loves. (Excerpt from Netflix)

1940, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 92 min

October 21 - Screwball Comedies
The Shop Around the Corner
by Ernst Lubitsch

“Matuschek’s” is the gift shop around the corner. Among the staff is Alfred Kralik (James Stewart), a likable young man who’s in love with a woman he has never met and whose name he doesn’t even know (their “romance” has been conducted through a post office box). When Klara Novak comes to work as a clerk in the shop, the sparks begin to fly: she and Alfred can’t stand each other. Of course, what neither knows is that Klara is the woman Alfred has been romancing through the mail! (Excerpt from IMDB)

1940, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 99 min

October 28 - Screwball Comedies
The Palm Beach Story
by Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges helmed this screwball comedy about Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert), a woman who'll do anything to help her struggling architect spouse, Tom (Joel McCrea), succeed. When she realizes Tom will never strike it rich, Gerry decides to divorce him, wed a wealthy man and finance Tom's projects -- so she heads to Palm Beach, Fla., where she tries to land eccentric billionaire John D. Hackensacker III (Rudy Vallee). (Excerpt from Netflix)

1942, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 88 min

Domy Books Tuesday Movie Nights: The Princess Bride

10-12-2010 - 10-12-2010

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Domy Books

http://www.domystore.com/

Domy Books - 1709 Westheimer Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free event!</p>

713-523-DOMY (3669)

Start Time(s): <p>8:30pm</p>

Domy Books, in association with Domy Films, is pleased to present, Domy Books Tuesday Movie Nights, curated by Film Forum on OurGroupProject,  at Domy Books, Houston, 830pm – 10pm, FREE ADMISSION.

"Film Forum was started because Adam wanted to have a podcast that allowed free discussion of movies that not only kept an open mind but allowed him to force his opinions on others. We hope that this podcast grows and spreads the love of one our favorite art forms. The art of film. Our views are not law so tell us what you think. And if you like the show please subscribe as its the quickest easiest way to get the show." – Film Forum

October 12 - 80s Fantasy/Comedy
The Princess Bride
by Rob Reiner

Based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (Fred Savage). Falk's character assures a romance-weary Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates.

Indeed, The Princess Bride offers a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale depicting stable boy-turned-pirate Westley's journey to rescue Buttercup (Robin Wright), his true love, away from the evil prince (Chris Sarandon), whom she had agreed to marry five years after learning of what she had believed to be news of Westley's death.

With help from Prince Humperdinck's disgruntled former employee Miracle Max (Billy Crystal), swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), and a very large man named Fezzik (Andre the Giant), the star-crossed lovers are reunited.

1987, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 98 min

Domy Books Thursday Movie Nights - September Theme: In the Realm of Dreams

09-09-2010 - 09-30-2010

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Domy Books

http://www.domystore.com/

Domy Books - 1709 Westheimer Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free Event</p>

713-523-DOMY (3669)

Start Time(s): <p>8:30pm-10:30pm</p>

Domy Books, in association with Domy Films, is pleased to present, Thursday Movie Nights, curated by Film Monitor. September Theme of the Month In the Realm of Dreams. 

Schedule of Films:

September 9 - In the Realm of Dreams
Spellbound
by Alfred Hitchcock

Dr. Edwards (Gregory Peck) arrives at the Green Manors Mental Asylum and falls for the beautiful Dr. Petersen (Ingrid Bergman). But she discovers that he's a paranoid amnesiac impostor, which leaves her wondering: What happened to the real Dr. Edwards? Based on Francis Beeding's novel The House of Dr. Edwardes, Spellbound -- which was nominated for six Oscars and won for Best Original Score -- is one of Alfred Hitchcock's finest films. (Excerpt from Netflix)

1945, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 111 min

September 16 - In the Realm of Dreams
The Manchurian Candidate (pictured - Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey)
by John Frankenheimer

Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is a Korean War hero with a lethal secret: He's been brainwashed by the communist Chinese. With one phone call, the Reds can transform Shaw into a deadly assassin -- unless fellow veteran Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) can stop them first. Some thrillers remain as suspenseful -- and timely -- as when they were first released, and this classic from director John Frankenheimer is one of the best. (Excerpt from Netflix)

1962, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 129 min

September 23 - In the Realm of Dreams
Russian Ark
by Alexander Sokurov

Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov broke boundaries with his dreamlike vision of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russian Ark. It's the first feature-length narrative film shot in a single take (on digital video, using a specially designed disc instead of tape). Russian Ark is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the museum and travels through Russian history. The film was obviously shot in one day, but the cast and crew rehearsed for months to time their movements precisely with the flow of the camera while capturing the complex narrative, with elaborate costumes from different periods, and several trips out to the exterior of the museum. Tilman Büttner, the director of photography, was responsible for capturing it all in one single Steadicam shot. (Excerpt from allmovie.com)

2002, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 96 min

September 30 - In the Realm of Dreams
Syndromes and a Century
by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

An abstract drama told in two parts, this Thai film uses poignant and humorous memories from the director's childhood to simply evoke emotions as well as tell the story of his parents' budding relationship. Though the settings of each part are similar, one centers on a woman physician at a small clinic, and the other on a male doctor at a metropolitan hospital, and both include semblances of his parents' courtship. (Excerpt from Netflix)

2006, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 105 min

Domy Books Tuesday Movie Nights: Big Trouble in Little China

09-14-2010 - 09-14-2010

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Domy Books

http://www.domystore.com/

Domy Books - 1709 Westheimer Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free event!</p>

713-523-DOMY (3669)

Start Time(s): <p>8:30pm</p>

Domy Books, in association with Domy Films, is pleased to present, Domy Books Tuesday Movie Nights, curated by Film Forum on OurGroupProject,  at Domy Books, Houston, 830pm – 10pm, FREE ADMISSION.

"Film Forum was started because Adam wanted to have a podcast that allowed free discussion of movies that not only kept an open mind but allowed him to force his opinions on others. We hope that this podcast grows and spreads the love of one our favorite art forms. The art of film. Our views are not law so tell us what you think. And if you like the show please subscribe as its the quickest easiest way to get the show." – Film Forum

September 14 - 80s Fantasy/Comedy
Big Trouble in Little China
by John Carpenter

Although it represents one of cult director John Carpenter's most underrated and under-appreciated movies, his homage to Hong Kong cinema, "Big Trouble In Little China" has an incredibly committed fan following.

Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) is a truck-driver with a fast mouth. Finally back home, after a long tour, he plays a game of Mahjong with some of his friends in Chinatown and... wins! Sadly, his buddy Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) can't pay up immediately, though, and to top things off, he asks Jack for a favor, before going to pick up the money. His fiancé is arriving from mainland China, and Wang wants to pick her up at the airport. But before they can meet Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), she is kidnapped by members of a street gang. Jack and Wang are determined to rescue here and enter the lion's den, deep in the heart of Chinatown. Suddenly, they find themselves head over heels in the middle of a gang war that rages openly in the back alleys of Chinatown. To make things worse, out of the blue, three ethereal warriors appear. Seemingly indestructible, Wang and Jack barely manage to escape the massacre, only to run into Lo Pan (James Hong), a mythical man, who is believed to have lived for 200 years under a curse of eternal life!

It is Lo Pan who had Miao Yin kidnapped for her green eyes. To lift his curse, he needs the green-eyed girl to marry him, and to sacrifice her to placate the God responsible for his torment. All of this Chinese mythology and supernaturalism is way over Jack Burton's head and he has his own way of dealing with ancient myths, legends and demons... and yet, even he needs the help of Egg Shen (Victor Wong), a local small-time sorcerer, as he soon finds out.

"Big Trouble In Little China" is full of great moments and the fact that the film doesn't take itself too seriously, only adds to the flavor of the movie. However, you definitely need the right mindset for this flick. It is not a real martial arts film, and it is not a straight-comedy or a pure action film either. It is an amalgam of all these elements, spiced up with a lot of love for Hong Kong cinema. Some things in the film are really far out, but to me, it is what makes it such a charming and unique experience. The characters are very intriguing, the dialogues witty and humorous, the story propels itself forward at a good pace and the beautiful cinematography is among the best of all of John Carpenter's movies.

Sadly, the movie is very misunderstood and under-appreciated, in part because 20th Century Fox never really knew how to market this film at the box office. Since then it has fortunately gathered a cult following who cherish the film for what it is. A plain fun and action adventure with some wicked ideas sprinkled on top.

1986, 830-1030pm, free admission
RUNTIME: 99 min

Seinfeld: The Continuing Search for Meaning (Wednesdays)

09-15-2010 - 10-27-2010

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Jung Center of Houston

http://www.cgjunghouston.org/

Jung Center of Houston - 5200 Montrose Houston TX 77006

Admission: <p>$105 ($90 Jung Center members)</p>

713-524-8253

http://www.cgjunghouston.org/courses/fall/applebaum2.html

Start Time(s): <p>Wednesdays, 5:45 - 7:15 pm, <br /> Sept 15 - Oct 27 (<span style="background-color: #ffff99"><i>no class Sept 29</i></span>)<br /> &nbsp;</p>

The Jung Center of Houston presents Seinfeld: The Continuing Search for Meaning, with Edward Applebaum, PhD, Wednesdays, 5:45 - 7:15 pm, Sept 15 - Oct 27 (no class Sept 29)

What can we learn by talking, endlessly, about nothing? We will continue our survey of the world according to Seinfeld with new episodes in this continuing saga. We will study the inner relationships between Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer with particular attention to those psychological forces which motivate each of them.

We will also focus on their seemingly effortless abilities to dramatically change the moods and dialogues. Most important, we will attempt to define the existential force that guides the entire series....which is, as Jerry says, nothing.

Ed Applebaum, PhD, composer and conductor, has taught at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and in the UH Honors College. He conducts research on depth pscyhology and the arts.

Psyche's Cinema: Dreams, Myths, and Monsters in Early Silent Film (Wednesdays)

09-15-2010 - 10-27-2010

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Jung Center of Houston

http://www.cgjunghouston.org/

Jung Center of Houston - 5200 Montrose Houston TX 77006

Admission: <p>$105 ($90 Jung Center members)<br /> 9 CE hours</p>

713-524-8253

http://www.cgjunghouston.org/courses/fall/baugher.html

Start Time(s): <p>Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9 pm, <br /> Sept 15 - Oct 27 (<span style="background-color: #ffff99"><i>no class Sept 29</i></span>)<br /> &nbsp;</p>

The Jung Center of Houston presents Psyche's Cinema: Dreams, Myths, and Monsters in Early Silent Film, with Tiffany Baugher, PhD, Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9 pm, Sept 15 - Oct 27 (no class Sept 29).

Encounter the Faustian bargains, dangerous dopplegangers, and fantastic atmospheres of Germany's golden silent film era. A fascinating, seminal, and very brief period in film history, German Expressionism was tremendously psychological in character, inspired by dreams, the subconscious and powerful symbols.

The imagery, ambience and themes of Expressionism would live on to inspire such great directors as Wells and Bergman, as well as film noir. We will view film clips and discuss The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, (pictured) Metropolis, Waxworks, and other films. A reader will be available in the bookstore.

Tiffany Baugher, PhD, is a depth psychologist practicing in the Houston area. She holds degrees in Counseling and Clinical Psychology with emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Brazilian Movie Night Series: Chico Xavier

09-17-2010 - 09-17-2010

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Brazilian Arts Foundation

http://www.brazilianarts.org

Brazilian Arts Foundation Cultural Center - 1133 E 11th Street Houston TX 77009

Admission: <p>No admittance fee!</p>

713-862-3300

info@brazilianarts.org

Start Time(s): <p>8:00pm</p> <p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff99">NOTE:</span></strong><span style="background-color: #ffff99">&nbsp; This month our <i>Movie Night</i> will be preceded by a special presentation by the City of Houston on their program &quot;Houston Recycles&quot; From 7:30-8pm</span></p>

Brazilian Arts Foundation presents another in its Brazilian Movie Night Series on September 17.  This month we will be watching Chico Xavier.

Chico Xavier is a 2010 Brazilian drama film directed by Daniel Filho, written by Marcos Bernstein, and starring Nelson Xavier, Christiane Torloni, Giulia Gam, Letícia Sabatella, Giovanna Antonelli and Tony Ramos. It was released in Brazil on April 2, 2010. The movie is a biography of the Brazilian medium Chico Xavier.

The film narrates the story of Francisco Candido Xavier (Chico Xavier). He is a respected spiritual medium that has spirit wrote more that 400 books and has given all the profits to charity. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Chico Xavier was elected in 2002 one of the most important Brazilians of the 20th century. He died at 92 years of age and left behind a great number of followers and admirerers.

NOTE:  This month our Movie Night will be preceded by a special presentation by the City of Houston on their program "Houston Recycles" From 7:30-8pm.

*Subtitles Available.

Ring of Fire

09-01-2010 - 11-18-2010

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

http://www.hmns.org/

Houston Museum of Natural Science - Wortham IMAX Theatre - 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030

Admission: <p>Adult $11 <br /> Child-Military-Senior-College Student $9 <br /> Members $6</p>

(713) 639-4629

http://store.hmns.org/

Start Time(s): <p>check <a href="http://wwwhmnsorg/see_do/imaxasp">schedule</a> for showtimes</p>

Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Ring of Fire.

Ring of Fire takes you inside the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean to view the spectacular volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens in the U.S., Navidad in Chile, Sakurajima (pictured) in Japan, and Mount Merapi in Indonesia.

Extensive aerial photography and computer animation help tell the story of the geologic forces that impact the ring, and intimate portraits introduce you to the varied people and cultures who coexist within the Ring of Fire.

Force 5

09-03-2010 - 01-04-2011

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

http://www.hmns.org

Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium - 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030

Admission: <p>Member-Adult $400 <br /> Member-Child (&lt;18) $400 <br /> Adult $800 <br /> Child (3-11) $700 <br /> Senior (62+) $700 <br /> College (Current ID) $700 <br /> Group (20+ persons) $600</p>

(713) 639-4629

http://store.hmns.org

Start Time(s): <p>Multiple showings daily Click <a href="http://wwwhmnsorg/see_do/planetariumasp">here </a>to see updated schedule</p>

Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents Force 5.  Feel the Fury! Get ready to take cover when you see nature go "Force Five", from Houston Museum of Natural Science and Rice University.

Extreme weather takes center stage in this full dome animated show revealing images not seen by naked eye due to their life-threatening nature. Using real movies and NASA based images, Force Five offers the audience a vantage that would never be safe in the real world, creating a sense of what it would look and feel like if you were standing in the middle of a deadly storm.

The show begins by stepping back in time to 1900, when the great hurricane swept through Galveston, killing over 6,000 men, women, and children in one night of terror. Homes collapsed under the incredible force of torrential winds, powerful rain and rising water.

The 22-minute show then travels to Oklahoma City, where a force five tornado ripped through the town in 1999. These violent and unpredictable storms turn flying debris into lethal weapons. While only one percent of tornadoes reach this force, the Oklahoma City storm tracked wind gusts of 318 miles per hour, the fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. A fulldome animation then puts you into a realistic storm.

The final journey of Force Five transports the audience to the surface of the sun, where the most powerful storms in the solar system occur. The violent force of these solar events equals the energy output of a million hydrogen bombs. A coronal mass ejection can create disturbances that damage spacecraft, disrupt communications, and disable power grids here on Earth. Without the protection of Earth's magnetic field, these storms would destroy most life on the planet.

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

09-01-2010 - 11-18-2010

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

http://www.hmns.org/

Houston Museum of Natural Science - Wortham IMAX Theatre - 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030

Admission: <p>Adult $11 <br /> Child-Military-Senior-College Student $9 <br /> Members $6</p>

(713) 639-4629

http://store.hmns.org/

Start Time(s): <p>check <a href="http://wwwhmnsorg/see_do/imaxasp">schedule</a> for showtimes</p>

Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Alaska: Spirit of the Wild.

Despite harsh conditions, life in Alaska always finds a way to endure. Embark on an amazing journey through a land of arctic ice, breathtaking natural phenomena and exotic wildlife in Alaska: Spirit of the Wild. Witness the majesty of wild Alaska and celebrate the tenacity of life, triumphing season after season against the fiercest conditions and challenges.

Explore the Alaskan wilderness as it changes throughout the year, from the harsh winters to the rejuvenating spring. Witness the resilience of Alaska’s animals (including the human residents) who learn to adapt to the harsh extremes of Alaskan weather. Experience the explosive calving of glaciers, the celestial fires of the aurora borealis, the thundering stampede of caribou, the beauty of the polar bear and in the stealthy, deadly hunt of the wolf pack.

Witness the spirit of the wild in the thundering stampede of the caribou, the beauty of the polar bear, the deadly hunt of the wolf pack. This film is about the majesty and uniqueness of wild Alaska, and about the resiliency of life itself.

Join this epic adventure into the untamed grandeur of Alaska and embrace the Spirit of the Wild.

Narrated by Charlton Heston, this film was honored with an Academy Award® nomination and the first ever Large Format Panda Award at the Wildscreen 2000 Festival.

Close-captioned for the hearing-impaired.

Film Screening: When I Rise

09-26-2010 - 09-26-2010

The Bugle Boy

http://www.thebugleboy.org/

The Bugle Boy - 1051 N Jefferson St (Hwy 77) La Grange TX 78945

Admission: <p>Note: tickets are free but you must reserve your seats through <a href="http://wwwbrownpaperticketscom/event/115894">Brown Paper Tickets</a></p>

979-968-9944 or 1-800-838-3006

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/3367

Start Time(s): <p>Door 2 PM<br /> Show 2:30 PM<br /> Close 4:30 PM</p>

The Bugle Boy presents a Film Screening: When I Rise.

When I Rise is about a gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera to co-star with a white male classmate, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. When Barbara is expelled from the cast, the incident escalates to national news, prompting unexpected support from a pop superstar.

This small-town girl, whose voice and spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, emerges as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano and headlines on stages around the world.

When I Rise is an inspirational journey toward finding forgiveness within oneself.

Dr. Don Carleton, Executive Producer of When I Rise, and Executive Director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, will introduce the film and will be available for a Q. and A. following the screening.

Our Image Film and Arts Monthly Screening Series: The Beat

09-10-2010 - 09-10-2010

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Our Image Film and Arts Group

http://www.ourimagefest.com/events/sept10.html

Cafe 4212 - 4212 Almeda Blvd Houston TX 77004

Admission: <p>$500</p>

713-280-5225

info@ourimagefest.com

Start Time(s): <p>5:30pm Happy Hour Specials + Great Music<br /> 6:45pm LIVE performance begins <br /> 7:00pm film screening begins</p>

The Our Image Film and Arts Monthly Screening Series, this month features The Beat, Friday, September 10.

Director Brandon Sonnier’s THE BEAT travels “the roads not taken” through the life of Philip “Flip” Bernard. Following a tragedy, aspiring rap artist “Flip” Bernard is caught between two staggeringly different realities, each with its own irreversible consequences.

Flip is torn between surviving on the streets in order to pursue his own dream of becoming a hip-hop rapper, or giving in to his father’s demands of getting a “real job” with a steady paycheck.

In a surreal, suspenseful shuffling of parallel realities, Flip lives out both contrasting fates.

Run Time: 90 minutes

Pre-Screening Happy Hour features live rap performances and live DJ.

MFAH Special Lecture: Kurosawa in the 21st Century

09-12-2010 - 09-12-2010

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

http://www.mfah.org

Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Weiss Law Building - 1001 Bissonnet Street Houston Tx 77005

Admission: <p>Free admission</p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffff00">As MFAH Films devotees well know, there are occasional events at the museum that coincide with film nights and present parking challenges Remember that it is always advisable to purchase your tickets in advance and to arrive early Parking options include the south lot opposite the Caroline Wiess Law Building (entrances on Bissonnet and Main); the lot north of First Presbyterian Church on Main Street; the lot north of the Glassell School of Art; the lot behind the MFAH Administration and Junior School building (5100 Montrose); and the parking garage on Binz and Fannin ($6; $3 for MFAH members at the Patron level and above) </span></p>

713-639-7300

Start Time(s): <p>5:00pm<br /> <i>A reception follows in the museum galleries</i><br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p>

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents a Special Lecture: Kurosawa in the 21st Century, Sunday, September 12 at 5:00 PM, at the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Lecture by Daisuke Miyao, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Oregon.  Free admission. Presented in association with the Asia Society Texas Center.

More than a decade after his death, Akira Kurosawa (pictured) is still the most famous Japanese filmmaker in the world. What made him the "sekai no [world-famous] Kurosawa," which was his well-known nickname in Japan? Kurosawa had uncanny ability to draw from a global cultural heritage that incorporates Japanese art as well as Western theatrical drama, literature, cinema, and music. This lecture examines Kurosawa´s legacy from the perspective of globalization of politics, economy, and culture.

Daisuke Miyao´s teaching and research interests cover film studies, Japanese studies, Asian-American studies, and cultural studies. Professor Miyao earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tokyo, and his master´s and Ph.D. degrees from New York University.

A reception follows in the museum galleries.

Lecture in conjunction with the film series, MFAH Films - Akira Kurosawa @ 100.

MFAH Films - Tribute to Marco Bellocchio

10-08-2010 - 10-10-2010

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

http://www.mfah.org

Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium - 1001 Bissonnet Street Houston TX 77006

Admission: <p>$7 General Admission <br /> $6 Matinee Admission <br /> $1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID <br /> Free Children 5 and under <br /> Free Film Buffs members <br /> $60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions) <br /> $55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions) <br /> $3 Family Flicks Admission <br /> $2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID</p> <p>Please note:&nbsp; The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card Tickets can be purchased in advance in three ways: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office The box office opens at 5:30 pm for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films</p>

713-639-7300

http://www.mfah.org/films.asp?par1=1&par2=694&par3=1&par4=1&par5=1&par6=1&par7=&lgc=6&eid=&currentPage=

Start Time(s): <p>See times/dates above<br /> &nbsp;</p>

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Tribute to Marco Bellocchio.

One of Italy´s most talented, socially conscious, and respected directors, Marco Bellocchio (b. 1939) has been making films for almost forty years. Ranging from historical epics to family dramas, his cutting examinations of humanity and stunning natural-light cinematography make his films some of the most important work to emerge from Italy in the last half century.
—www.cinecitta.com

"When watching a film, you have to let yourself go completely, just like you do when you´re in love. The director shouldn´t have to explain everything." —Marco Bellocchio

All films from Italy and directed by Marco Bellocchio, in Italian with English subtitles.

Schedule of Films:

Fists in the Pocket
I pugni in tasca
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Italy, 1965
Black & White
105 Minutes

Italian with English subtitles.

Show Times:
Fri., Oct. 8 7:00 PM

Hailed in Italy as the most important debut of the decade, Bellocchio´s first film is a manifesto of youth in revolt. "Daring in the extreme, Fists in the Pocket describes a young provincial man´s (Lou Castel) annihilating rage — the very title implies pent-up teenage anger and resentment — encompassing matricide, fratricide, and incest, mocks the institutions of church and family, and generally raises hell. It dropped like a bomb on the quiet world of mid-sixties Italian cinema, still under the spell of a humanistic, postwar neorealism."—film writer Deborah Young

China is Near
La Cina e vicina (pictured above)
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Italy, 1967
Black & White
107 Minutes

Italian with English subtitles.

Show Times:
Sat., Oct. 9 7:00 PM

A satire about the struggle for political power focusing on the conflict between a middle-class professor running for office as a socialist and his brother, who is a Maoist.

"A masterpiece which manages the almost impossible task of using a group of thoroughly dislikable characters to produce a brilliant political comedy." —film scholar Peter Bondanella 

The Conviction
La condanna
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Italy, 1990
Color
92 Minutes

Italian with English subtitles.

Show Times:
Sun., Oct. 10 5:00 PM

A professor and his female student are accidentally locked in a museum for the night. One thing leads to another, but when the professor reveals he had the keys all along, she accuses him of rape. Co-scripted by Bellocchio´s controversial psychoanalyst, the movie is a philosophical argument posing convincing questions on the meaning of consent, power, and pleasure. 
 
The Nanny
La balia
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Italy, 1999
Color
106 Minutes

Italian with English subtitles.

Show Times:
Sun., Oct. 10 6:45 PM

Set in Italy at the turn of the 20th century, Bellocchio adapts a play by Italian dramatist and Nobel Prize—laureate Luigi Pirandello (1867—1936). When the birth of a child leaves a young wife depressed, the couple hires an illiterate country girl as a wet nurse. The family structure quickly disintegrates as the nanny— who left her own child and lover behind—develops a bond with the child and the father.

"One of the more satisfying films of recent years . . . a sober, unerringly controlled psychological drama about motherhood and mental frailty."—Variety 

Generous support provided by the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles (Francesa Valente, director and Massimo Sarti, deputy director); Consulate General of Italy in Houston (Fabrizio Nava, Consul General and Maria Mocci, cultural office).

Additional thanks to Rosaria Folcarelli, Cinecittà Luce; Victor A. Laruccia, San Diego Italian Film Festival; Ian Birnie and Bernardo Rondeau, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Italian Cultural and Community Center of Houston.