FILM GUIDESEPTEMBER 2016www.loftcinema.org

THE FILMS OF JIM JARMUSCH • EVERY THURSDAY IN SEPTEMBER!THE GREASE SING-A-LONG • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 7:30PM!

THE INTERVENTION(SEE PAGE 32)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 7:30PM

FREE MEMBERS SCREENING

SEPTEMBER 2016SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 3-25

70MM SERIES 3, 25

ART ON SCREEN 5

LOFT JR. 6

MONTH-LONG SERIES 9-10

SCIENCE ON SCREEN 13

CINEPHILE SHOWCASE 16

LOFT STAFF SELECTS 18

ESSENTIAL CINEMA 18

LOFT MEMBERSHIPS 19-20

NEW FILMS 26-36

REEL READS SELECTION 35

MONDO MONDAYS 37

LATE NIGHT CULT CLASSICS 38

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REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES$9.50 - Adult | $7 - Matinee*$7.75 - Student, Teacher, Military$6.50 - Senior (65+) or Child (12 and under)$5.75 - Loft Members

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Described by Filmmaker Magazine as being “geared truly toward cinephiles of nearly every stripe,” and praised for its “phantasmagorical programming… and astute choice of guests,” The Loft Film Fest was created in 2010 as a showcase for the very best independent, foreign and classic cinema. We hope to see you in November!loftfilmfest.com

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LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ramon BorboaAssistant Manager

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Shawna DaCostaDirector of Education &Engagement

Jason DenholmDirector of Theatre Operations

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Ron BarberBetsy BoldingJaime GutiérrezMary KossMelodie LopezCarmen MarriottHal MelfiDavid NixEleanor OrtegaKatherine Pew

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Jeff YancProgram Director

Tim ReckartClaire ScheurenPatricia SchwabeLisanne SkylerJoanne StuhrJoe TarverFrank ValenzuelaJan Mueller, Emeritus

CO-PRESENTED BY ON YOUR LEFT FITNESS AND THE LOFT CINEMA

Featuring a free ra�e for fantastic prizes, including free entries for the Oro Valley Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon on Oct. 1!

Tri  is an inspiring and emotionally-charged new drama set against the exciting backdrop of competitive Triathlons. Natalie, an ultrasound tech with a history of not �nishing things, is inspired by a cancer patient to sign up for a Triathlon. Natalie is introduced to the strange (and aerodynamic) world of triathletes and meets a colorful cast of characters as she trains for the Nation’s Triathlon in Washington, DC, the largest triathlon in the United States. With the support of her new teammates, she digs deep to discover just how far she can push her mind and body. Winner of the Indie Spirit Award for Best Story at the 2016 Boston International Film Festival, Tri is the �rst Triathlon-themed feature �lm.  (Dir. by Jai Jamison, 2016, USA, 110 mins., Not Rated)

TRITUESDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

PRESENTED IN 70MM!With higher resolution than 35mm �lm, 70mm is sharper, richer and more immersive – the ultimate in �lm projection!

“West Side Story is nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece.”- Bosley Crowther,  �e  New York Times

With just the right mix of �amboyant theatricality, thrilling beauty and gritty realism, Romeo meets Juliet – or rather, Tony meets Maria – on the streets and rooftops of New York, and true love blooms … but their transgressive romance is taboo. �eir rival neighborhood gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, will never accept the lovers’ star-crossed union, and trouble (as well as a lot of singing and dancing) ensues. Created by the musical dream team of Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins and Stephen Sondheim, and starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris, and the electrifying Ms. Moreno, this legendary 1961 �lm won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), inspired countless generations of musical fanatics and brought Shakespeare’s classic tale of teenage romance to vibrant life … only here, instead of Verona, the setting is 1950s New York City, and as always, the course of true love never, ever runs smoothly. A jazzy, snazzy, high energy classic that almost leaps o� the screen (when it’s not breaking your heart),  West Side Story endures as one of the greatest musicals in Hollywood history.  (Dir. by Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins, 1961, USA, 152 mins., Not Rated)

WEST SIDE STORYSATURDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 7:30PMSUNDAY, AUGUST 28 AT NOON REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

3 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

�e Loft Cinema celebrates Tucson’s birthday month with a special 35mm screening of the acclaimed 1993 western Tombstone, starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday, �lmed in Tucson and other locations throughout Southern Arizona! See Old Tucson Studios, Mescal, Patagonia, Texas Canyon and other local landmarks on the big screen as history comes alive in this action-packed homage to “�e Town Too Tough to Die.”

Grab a slice of our free Tucson Birthday Cake (while supplies last), and enter our Free Prize Ra�e for a fantastic Tucson Gift Basket that includes blu rays of �lms made in Arizona, Tucson-centric books, gift certi�cates from local retailers and more!

A cult favorite since its modestly successful release in 1993, Tombstone is a highly entertaining western about the legendary battle to deliver justice to a small Arizona town. Kurt Russell turns in a gripping performance as U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer goes for broke with a memorably eccentric performance as the dying gunslinger Doc Holiday. �ings begin with Earp trying to put his violent past behind him, living happily in Tombstone, AZ with his brothers and the woman (Dana Delany) who puts his soul at ease. But a murderous gang called the Cowboys has burst onto the scene to terrorize the town, and Earp realizes he can’t keep his gun belt o� any longer, as the action irrevocably hurtles toward the infamous shootout at the OK Corral. Featuring an incredible, all-star supporting cast of tough guys including Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Michael Rooker, Powers Boothe and Charlton Heston, and sporting lush cinematography and a stirring music score, Tombstone is an explosive, slam-bang western that recalls the classics of the genre’s golden age and simultaneously o�ers a revisionist commentary from a modern perspective. (Dir. by George P. Cosmatos, 1993, USA, 130 mins., Rated R)

TOMBSTONETUCSON BIRTHDAY MONTH SCREENING!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

$200 MONTHLY GRAND PRIZE!$1,000 YEARLY GRAND PRIZE!

On the �rst Friday of each month at 9:00pm,  Red Meat’s  Max Cannon hosts the biggest, baddest short �lm contest in town – just bring us your short �lms and we’ll play them on the largest movie screen in Southern Arizona!

In case you’ve never been to a First Friday Shorts show, here are the rules: We’ll play anything you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is brought to us on a DVD, thumb drive or BLU-ray (one �lm per person, and DVDs must be playable on a regular DVD player and �lms on drives need to be in by 8:00pm). Submissions are only taken on the day of the event, and all entries MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACTUAL SHOW (we cannot accept �lms after the show has begun, or during intermission). All �lms are played in the order they’re received. Every �lm is guaranteed to play for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, our intrepid host stops the �lm and the next movie begins. But don’t despair … if your �lm is gonged, you can re-work it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have pleased the audience. �is is a great way for �lmmakers to try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, so take advantage. You cannot submit the same �lm more than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep them happy!

PLEASE NOTE: We only take the �rst 15 �lms that are brought in each month and the spots have been �lling up really fast. We start taking submissions as soon as we open the day of the show so get your �lms in early!

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Since we don’t pre-screen First Friday Shorts entries, we don’t know what each month’s “�lm content” rating will be. Be advised that some material may not be suitable for all audiences.

FIRST FRIDAY SHORTSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 9:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4

Join the Knights Who Say Ni, the Black Beast of Aarrgghh and other assorted Python nuts for �e Monty Python and the Holy Grail Quote-A-Long!, a massively ridiculous evening of Medieval Madness guaranteed to make your silly heart clippity-clop like a pair of hairy coconut shells. All the best bits and all the song(s) will be subtitled for your holy singing and quoting pleasure. Enjoy pre-show entertainment featuring classic scenes and skits from the Python universe, and enter our FREE ra�e for Python Prizes including o�cial movie “coconut clackers” and more! If you weigh more than a duck, you’re guaranteed to love this!

“An incredibly silly �lm of great humor, brilliant design and epic insanity.”- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader

It’s the movie beloved by anyone with a pulse and a cracked sense of humor! Written and performed by all your favorites – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin –  Monty Python and the Holy Grail  takes on the Middle Ages and converts Arthurian legend into uncontrollable lunacy! If you’re already a fan (and name one person who’s seen it who isn’t!), you won’t want to miss the chance to enjoy the �lm the way it’s meant to be experienced – on the Big Screen, in a movie theater, with other die-hard Python fans laughing at the gags, singing the epic songs and quoting the hilarious dialogue. Prance along with King Arthur and his brave and foolish Knights of the Round Table (they dance whenever they’re able) as they embark upon their lunatic quest for the ultimate treasure… a shrubbery! (Well, actually �e Holy Grail). But our heroes must beware, for death awaits them all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!  (Dir. by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, 1975, UK, 91 mins., Rated PG)

THE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL QUOTE-A-LONG!WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

RICHARD IIIWITH OSCAR-NOMINEE RALPH FIENNES

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 7:30PMTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 11:00AM GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10Please Note: We cannot accept passes or Groupons for this screening.

PART OF OUR ART ON SCREEN SERIESEnjoy the performing arts on the big screen, with thrilling opera, ballet and theatre productions from around the world, captured live and presented in beautiful high de�nition!

CO-PRESENTED BY THE ROGUE THEATRE AND THE LOFT CINEMA

“Intense and intimate… an up close and personal encounter with two acting giants.” – Domenic Cavendish, Telegraph

London’s Almeida �eatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Oscar-nominee Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeare’s most notorious villain and Oscar-winner Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter con�ict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward’s brother Richard – vicious in war, despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother’s crown. �rough the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by con�ict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold’s (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history. (Running time: 197 mins., includes intermission; Not Rated)

5 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

PART OF CATS AFTER DARK, PRESENTED BY UA RESIDENCE LIFE AND UA CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICE

�e UA Mall becomes Pawnee, Indiana for one-night-only at this special outdoor binge watch event, featuring �ve of the best episodes of the hit TV comedy, Parks and Recreation, played back-to-back and projected on �e Loft Cinema’s giant in�atable screen! �is is a great event for UA students, and is also open to the general public. Free popcorn for CatCard holders! L’il Sebastian will be there… will you?

Over seven hilarious seasons, Parks and Recreation (aka Parks and Rec) followed the misadventures of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a perky and ambitious mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana. While her dreams may be bigger than her political talents, Leslie never gives up hope, even when she probably should. Created by Greg Daniels (�e O�ce, King of the Hill) and Michael Shur (�e O�ce, SNL), and featuring a stellar cast of comedy greats including Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick O�erman, Aubrey Plaza, Paul Schneider, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir, Retta, and Billy Eichner, the award-winning Parks and Recreation is a genuinely funny comedy classic that stays funny no matter how much you watch it! (Total program running time: approximately 120 mins., Not Rated)

PARKS AND RECREATION BINGE WATCH!FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING ON THE UA MALL!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 9:00PMFREE ADMISSION

PART OF OUR LOFT JR. SERIESA free monthly series showcasing great new and classic family-friendly �lms from around the world! Presented by Trail Dust Town! Pre-show activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at 9:15am!

Trail Dust Town is the in-town destination for old-west family fun! Enjoy wild west stunt shows, amusement rides, gift shops, and Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse!

“Easily one of the very best live-action Disney �lms, with Hayley Mills shining in a dual role.” – James Plath, Movie Metropolis

“Let’s get together, yeah, yeah!” Teen twins equal double trouble in Walt Disney’s fun-loving comedy classic,  �e Parent Trap, starring the one-and-only Hayley Mills! �e Oscar-winning actress plays Susan and Sharon, identical twin sisters separated at birth. Neither knows the other exists until a simple twist of fate lands them both at the same summer camp. �en, realizing who they are, they plan a little twist of their own. �e girls, one of whom has been living with their mother (Maureen O’Hara) and the other with their father (Brian Keith), decide to switch places after camp, with the high hopes of getting their parents back together. But can they scare o� a treacherous gold-digger who’s after their dad? It’s going to take a whole lot of switching, scheming and singing (including the incredibly catchy tune, “Let’s Get Together,” sung by both Hayleys!) in this delightful and heartwarming comedy classic for the whole family! (Dir. by David Swift, 1961, USA, 129 mins., Not Rated)

THE PARENT TRAPSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 10:00AMFREE ADMISSION

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 6

“If anyone tells you there is only one way – their way – get as far away from them as possible, both physically and philosophically.” – Jim JarmuschThere’s no one in independent film quite like Jim Jarmusch, one of American cinema’s most idiosyncratic filmmakers. Born to Episcopalian parents in Ohio in 1953, the director fell in love with B-movie double features as a child, and fell into counter-culture arthouse movies in his teens. The director studied Journalism at Northwestern before dropping out and studying literature at Columbia, moving to Paris for ten months and then returning and applying to the film school at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he worked under

legendary director Nicholas Ray (Rebel without a Cause), who encouraged the young filmmaker’s unique vision.  Jarmusch is a sort of perennial outsider: at 15 his hair turned grey, which his friend and collaborator  Tom Waits  thinks made him “an immigrant in the teenage world. He’s been an immigrant — a benign, fascinated foreigner — ever since. And all his films are about that.” And it’s not hard to see Waits’ point — from his early ‘80s breakthrough film Stranger Than Paradise  to his more recent star-laden films like  Only Lovers Left Alive, Jarmusch has combined a deadpan comic sensibility, a mastery of restrained technique, and a deep sympathy for society’s misfits (not to mention a connoisseur’s appreciation for the highs and lows of art and pop culture, encompassing everything from Elvis Presley to William Blake) into a highly distinctive style that’s never quite given him huge mainstream success, but that’s made him a beloved, forever cool icon of American independent cinema. This September, The Loft Cinema proudly presents five early classics from the offbeat auteur, Jim Jarmusch.

In Jim Jarmusch’s classic hangdog fable, a pair of deadbeat hipsters and a teenage Hungarian immigrant always manage to make the very least of any situation, elevating hanging-out to one of the fine arts. With its delicate humor and dramatic nonchalance, Jarmusch’s one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece forever transformed the landscape of American indie cinema, and it was the director himself who most evocatively described the film’s winning, if incongruous, tone: “a neo-realistic black comedy in the style of an imaginary Eastern European director obsessed with Ozu and The Honeymooners.” (Dir. by Jim Jarmusch, 1984, USA/West Germany, in English/Hungarian with subtitles, 89 mins., Rated R)

Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale – an endlessly quotable descent into comic chaos that also serves as a peerless study of male friendship and a love letter to the bayous and back alleys of Louisiana, featuring sterling performances and crisp black and white cinematography by Robby Müller. As Benigni’s character astutely observes (in what could be the refrain of Jarmusch’s entire body of work): “It’s a sad and beautiful world.” (Dir. by Jim Jarmusch, 1986, USA, USA/ West Germany, in English/ Italian with subtitles, 107 mins., Rated R)

Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in the city of dreams – which, in the case of Jim Jarumusch’s Mystery Train, happens to be Memphis. Made with the director’s customary precision, wit and eye for oddball detail, this triptych of stories pays playful tribute to the home of Sun Studios, Stax Records, and, of course, the King of Rock-n-Roll, who presides over the film like a spirit. Also starring Steve Buscemi, Joe Strummer and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Mystery Train is a boozy and beautiful pilgrimage to an iconic American ghost town and a paean to the music it gave the world. (Dir. by Jim Jarmusch, 1989, USA, 110 mins., Rated R)

Five cities. Five taxicabs. A multitude of strangers in the night. In Night on Earth, Jim Jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors for a hilarious quintet of taxi-based tales of urban displacement and existential angst , spanning time zones, continents and languages. Jarmusch’s lovingly askew view of humanity as seen from the passenger seat makes for one of his most warmest, more charming films. (Dir. by Jim Jarmusch, 1991, France/ UK/ Germany/ USA/ Japan, in English/ French/ Finnish/ Italian/ German with subtitles, 129 mins., Rated R)

Jim Jarmusch’s hypnotic, visionary Western, hailed by Greil Marcus as “the best movie of the end of the 20th century,” is a haunting parable of spiritual rebirth and a radical twist on the traditional myth of the American West. Powered by Neil Young’s eerie, brooding electric guitar score, Robby Müller’s shimmering black and white cinematography and a stellar cast including Robert Mitchum, Crispin Glover, Steve Buscemi and Iggy Pop, Dead Man is a gorgeous revisionist Western, a metaphysical dreamscape and a barbed reflection on the illusions of the American Dream. (Dir. by Jim Jarmusch, 1995, USA/Germany/Japan, in English/Cree with subtitles, 121 mins., Rated R)

STRANGER THAN PARADISE • 35MM PRINT!THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 7:30PM

DOWN BY LAW • 35MM PRINT!THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 7:30PM

MYSTERY TRAIN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7:30PM

NIGHT ON EARTH • 35MM PRINT!THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 7:30PM

DEAD MAN • 35MM PRINT!THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:30PM

PRESENTED BY NATIVE EYES FILM SHOWCASE AND THE LOFT CINEMA

Support provided by Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, University of Arizona Native People’s Technical Assistance Office.

ENJOY SCREENINGS OF TWO FILMS, Q&A’S WITH ACTIVISTS AND LIVE MUSIC!

1:00PM SCREENING: THE ACTIVIST

Featuring a post-�lm Q & A with Della Warrior (Comanche, former American Indian Youth Council member) and Selso Villegas (Tohono O’odham, former AIM member)

�e gripping feature �lm �e Activist follows the story of Marvin Brown and Bud Ward, the cousin of Marvin’s late wife, as they are picked up by police o�cers and kept in dingy prison cells while American Indians �ght for freedom at Wounded Knee. After a visit from lawyer Claire Chapman, the two suspect that their detention has less to do with their previous arrest records and more to do with a nationwide government conspiracy. Starring Michael Spears, Chadwick Brown and Tonantzon Carmelo, �e Activist is a high-stakes thriller that o�ers a compelling look at the events of Wounded Knee, the motivations behind the American Indian Movement and the struggle for hope during times of paranoia and wire-tapping. (Dir. by Cyril Morin, 2014, France/USA, in English, 90 mins., Not Rated)

3:15PM SCREENING: REBEL MUSIC: NATIVE AMERICA 7TH GENERATION RISES

Featuring a post-�lm panel discussion moderated by Della Warrior with Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist/activist), Amy Juan (Tohono O’odham teacher/activist) and XX (San Carlos Apache, Apache Stronghold activist).

Meet young Native Americans who are taking a stand with music, art and social media. In this episode of the MTV series Rebel Music, Frank Waln powerfully crusades for the environment; pop singer Inez Jasper empowers and speaks out for women; and Nataanii Means and Mike Cli� step in to help lift up and inspire youth on the reservation and through Native Lives Matter. (Dir. by Eric Becker, Valerie Bisho�, Chandler Kau�man, Billy Luther and Andrew Ross Rowe, 2015, USA, 31 mins., Not Rated) 4:30 PM LIVE MUSIC FROM SICANGU LAKOTA HIP HOP ARTIST AND ACTIVIST, FRANK WALN!

NATIVE ACTIVISM: PAST TO PRESENTSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 1:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT CINEMA/ASM/TRIBAL MEMBERS AND UA/PCC STUDENTS: $10Please Note: We cannot accept passes or Groupons for this screening.

Experience all the songs from the new Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Skeleton Tree, on the big screen in the feature �lm  One More Time With Feeling, directed by Andrew Dominik (�e Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), and presented in stunning 3D. �e �lm will be shown in more than 650 movie theaters worldwide, coinciding with the international release of Skeleton Tree.

Originally a performance based concept,  One More Time With Feeling  evolved into something much more signi�cant as �lmmaker Andrew Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ �lmed performance of the new album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik, accompanied by Cave’s intermittent narration and improvised rumination. Filmed in black-and-white and color, the result is stark, fragile and raw.  (Dir. by Andrew Dominik, 2016, UK, 85 mins., Not Rated)

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree, will be released globally on vinyl, CD and across all digital platforms on 9th September 2016. �e album began its journey in late 2014 at Retreat Studios, Brighton, with further sessions at La Frette Studios, France in autumn 2015. �e album was mixed at AIR Studios, London in early 2016.

NICK CAVE: ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING IN 3DSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 7:30PMREGULAR 3D ADMISSION PRICES

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 12

PART OF OUR SCIENCE ON SCREEN SERIES�e program is designed to pair thought-provoking �lms, old and new, with insightful contextual discussions with local experts and academics to create illuminating and entertaining programming that will bring the exciting world of science alive on the big screen. Made possible by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Coolidge Corner �eatre Foundation. C0-presented by OSIRIS-REx Mission.

Don’t miss the U.S. Premiere of the acclaimed new documentary Star Men, featuring an introduction by University of Arizona astronomer Chris Impey, and a post-�lm discussion with Impey, director Alison Rose, and �lm subject Professor Neville “Nick” Woolf!

In the new documentary  Star Men, four exceptional astronomers celebrate 50 years of work and friendship on a road trip through the southwest, recapturing youthful adventures and recounting each other’s in�uences on the most exciting period in astronomy’s history: Professor Donald Lynden-Bell,  the theoretician; Professor Neville “Nick” Woolf, the visionary;   and Professor Wallace L.W. Sargent, the observer.   Together they represent the most productive period astronomy has ever had. �ey helped build the world’s biggest observatories and made revolutionary discoveries about the evolving universe, discoveries that have the power to change the way humanity sees itself.  In old age and facing death, their journey through memory and the breath-taking landscape provokes them to re�ect on how their profound work on the universe has re�ected back on the individual, a�ecting their sense of religious faith, how life may have purpose, and what is knowable and unknowable.  Filmed in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the �lm draws a character-driven, intimate portrait of friendship as the men travel from the century-old telescope on Mt. Wilson through a progression of larger and more powerful observatories. �ey pause at the Grand Canyon, and re-take a hike that nearly defeated them when they were young.  (Dir. by Alison Rose, 2015, Canada/USA/UK, 88 mins., Not Rated)

STAR MENWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

Whatever happened to Saturday night? It was locked in a closet with �e Rocky Horror Picture Show and it hasn’t been the same since! Unleash your inner Sweet Transvestite when the mother of all cult classics hits the big screen with the “Heavy Petting” shadow cast, live and in your face! You’ll see a healthy young couple inducted into the world of absolute pleasure, Transylvanians doing the pelvic thrust and a sexy scientist trying to free us of all our inhibitions (not to mention our clothing)! So pull up your �shnets and get ready to become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest “science �ction double feature” of all-time, a Loft tradition for 38 years and counting! (Dir. by Jim Sharman, 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Rated R)

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT MIDNIGHTGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

13 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

Admission includes a free Grease Goodie Bag!

“Grease  is every bit the great songfest it’s hailed as,  with some of the most energetic musical numbers ever to grace the inside of a movie theatre.” – Caroline Westbrook, Empire

Calling all T-Birds and Pink Ladies! You’ll rule the school as we once again celebrate everyone’s favorite rock-n-roll movie musical at �e Grease Sing-A-Long! We know that for all of you who’ve remained hopelessly devoted to Danny, Sandy, Rizzo, Kenickie and the whole Rydell High gang, Grease  is still, and will always be, the word, so we’re bringing back one of our most popular sing-a-longs ever! Your chills will be multiplyin’ and the mood electrifyin’ as we screen a specially-subtitled Sing-A-Long version of  Grease  that will help you belt out such hit tunes as “You’re the One �at I Want,” “Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together,” “Summer Loving,” and many more at this fun-�lled screening of the 1970s movie about the 1950s that’s still going strong in 2016! We guarantee you’ll be shouting “tell me more, tell me more!” But wait, there IS more! Come dressed to impress (make sure your bangs are curled and your lashes twirled) for our Rockin’ Rydell Costume Contest.  Grease-y prizes will be awarded for the best Grease-inspired look (and if you can do a couple rounds of the “hand jive,” all the better), and whether you’re naughty or nice, spandex-suited or cardigan-clad, you’ll ALWAYS be the one that we want … whoo hoo hoo, honey. You’ll also receive a  Grease Goodie Bag �lled with props and fun surprises to use throughout the movie to help you get your Grease  on! Get your tickets now because this high school social is sure to be packed to the rafters. And don’t worry if you sing o� key… there are worse things you could do. Like miss this only-at-�e Loft  Grease Sing-A-Long extravaganza! “Rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong!” (Dir. by Randal Kleiser, 1978, USA, 110 mins., Rated PG)

THE GREASE SING-A-LONG!SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • LOFT MEMBERS & CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $8Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

CO-PRESENTED BY SAAF AND THE LOFT CINEMA

FEATURING A POST-FILM SKYPE Q&A WITH DIRECTOR DANIEL F. CARDONE!

“A sweeping and enthralling testament of hope.”- Seattle Gay News

When the �rst e�ective HIV treatments were introduced in the mid-1990s, a generation of HIV+ gay men were thrown a lifeline. What happened to these men who thought they were terminally ill only to discover they would now survive?  Desert Migration  introduces us to such a group of men in their �fties and sixties who have made Palms Springs in the California desert their home, where they have found a community of kindred spirits. Having anticipated certain death these long-time survivors are now unexpectedly living to old age which brings with it a new set of issues.  Director Daniel F. Cardone’s documentary beautifully captures their life-a�rming, bittersweet stories amid the surreal desert landscapes, making us confront our own mortality.  (Dir. by Daniel F. Cardone, 2015, USA, 80 mins., Not Rated)

DESERT MIGRATIONSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT 2:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • LOFT MEMBERS: $8Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

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FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY TUCSON-BASED ART CURATOR JOANNE STUHR!

“Fascinating!  Bosch’s images are surreal, crazy, violent, sinister, astounding.  �is �lm brings us literally closer to Bosch’s images that we could probably get in almost any museum.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch held a special exhibition devoted to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who died 500 years ago. �is late-medieval artist lived his entire life in the city, causing uproar with his fantastical and utterly unique paintings in which hell and the devil always played a prominent role. In preparation for the exhibition, a team of Dutch art historians crisscrosses the globe to unravel the secrets of his art. �ey use special infrared cameras to examine the sketches beneath the paint, in the hope of discovering more about the artist’s intentions. �ey also attempt to establish which of the paintings can be attributed with certainty to Bosch himself, and which to his pupils or followers. �e experts shuttle between Den Bosch, Madrid and Venice, cutting their way through the art world’s tangle of red tape, in a battle against the obstacle of countless egos and con�icting interests. Not every museum is prepared to allow access to their precious art works.  (Dir., by Pieter van Huystee, 2015, Netherlands, in Dutch/ English/ Spanish/ Italian with subtitles, 86 mins., Not Rated)

HIERONYMUS BOSCH: TOUCHED BY THE DEVILMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

ENTER OUR FREE RAFFLE FOR BOWIE VINYL AND MORE!

“Awesome. �e coolest. A god. �at’s our answer to what  David Bowie Is.” – Time Out Chicago

�is documentary �lm of the groundbreaking David Bowie Is art exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A) in 2013, is being re-released to cinemas worldwide. Filmed on closing night of the exhibition, this cinema re-release o�ers another opportunity to explore this stunning international retrospective of the extraordinary career of rock icon David Bowie. Described by �e Times as “stylish & outrageous” and �e Guardian as “a triumph”, the Davie Bowie Is exhibition was the fastest selling in the V&A’s history, featuring a remarkable collection of photographs, stage costumes, and other rare possessions from the David Bowie Archive. �e �lm takes the audience on an extraordinary journey through the David Bowie Is exhibition with special guests including legendary Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker, and other collaborators, to explore the stories behind some of the key objects that document Bowie’s artistic career. �e exhibition curators, Victoria Broackes and Geo�rey Marsh, provide fascinating insight into the most memorable music videos and original costumes, as well as more personal items such as never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, album cover artwork, set designs and diary entries, which reveal the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s groundbreaking ideas. �e David Bowie Is exhibition is on a global tour that has already travelled to Toronto, Berlin, Chicago, Paris, Melbourne and Groningen in �e Netherlands to universal acclaim and excitement. (Dir. by Hamish Hamilton, 2014, UK, 100 mins., Not Rated)

DAVID BOWIE IS / ENCORE PRESENTATION!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $12 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

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PART OF OUR NEW CINEPHILE SHOWCASE SERIES!Featuring great new cinematic discoveries from around the world with the Loft Cinema stamp of approval!

“A visually sumptuous, slow-boil freakout .” – Manolha Dargis, New York Times

A child’s angelic face conceals a budding sociopath in the audacious directorial debut from actor Brady Corbet (Melancholia). A powerhouse international cast including Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Bérénice Bejo (�e Artist) headlines this dark domestic nightmare, loosely inspired by the writings of Jean-Paul Sartre and Margaret MacMillian. Set amidst the turmoil of World War I and its aftermath, the �lm follows the young son of an American diplomat living in France as he learns to manipulate the adults around him – a monstrous coming of age that ominously parallels the rising tide of Fascism in Europe. A stylistically fearless tour-de-force, �e Childhood of a Leader reaches fever-pitch delirium thanks to ravishing cinematography and a thunderous score by legendary, boundary-pushing musician Scott Walker. (Dir. by Brady Corbet, 2015, France, in French with subtitles, 115 mins., Not Rated)

THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADERWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING!

THIS SCREENING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE COX PLAZA AT MOCA TUCSON, 265 S. CHURCH AVE.

“An astounding movie… one of those tales of all-American oddness that just keeps �owering into weirder, richer territory.” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Depicting one man’s journey into a fantastical world of his own making, the acclaimed documentary  Marwencol  is a unique, humorous and inspiring celebration of the power of outsider art.  Outside a small bar in Kingston, NY, Mark Hogancamp was beaten nearly to death by �ve men.  After nine days in a coma and 40 days in the hospital, Mark was discharged with little memory of his previous life.   Unable to a�ord therapy, Mark decided to create his own.   In his backyard, he built Marwencol, a miniature World War II-era town �lled with doll versions of his friends, fantasies, and even his attackers. As he documents the town’s dramas with his camera, the dolls become living characters in an epic tale of love, adventure, resurrection and revenge.  And he (or rather his alter ego, Captain Hogancamp) becomes the hero. When his stunningly realistic photos are discovered by the art world, and a prestigious gallery comes calling, his homemade therapy suddenly becomes “art,” and Mark is forced to choose between the safety of his �ctional town and the real world beyond it.  (Dir. by Je� Malmberg, 2010, USA, 83 mins., Not Rated)

MARWENCOLFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 8:00PMFREE ADMISSION

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SPOTLIGHT WITH FORMER BOSTON GLOBE PUBLISHER RICHARD GILMANSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 2:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $8 • LOFT MEMBERS & STUDENTS: $6

JOURNALISM ON SCREEN PRESENTED BY

Journalism on Screen is an ongoing series combining �lms that explore the world of journalism with lively discussions with experts and industry professionals. Presented by �e New York Times, �e University of Arizona School of Journalism, �e Arizona Inn and �e Loft Cinema.

See the Oscar-winning 2015 drama Spotlight, followed by an onstage discussion with journalist and former Boston Globe publisher Richard Gilman, whose tenure at the Globe coincided with the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation depicted in the �lm.

Michael Keaton, Mark Ru�alo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James and Stanley Tucci star in  Spotlight,  the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal and government establishment, touching o� a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Tom McCarthy  (�e Visitor, �e Station Agent),  Spotlight  is a tense and gripping investigative thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest crime stories in modern times.  (Dir. by Tom McCarthy, 2015, USA, 128 mins., Rated R)

Celebrate the �rst annual Art House �eatre Day at �e Loft Cinema, featuring three special screenings (some with bonus content), exclusive giveaways, �lm-related prizes, food trucks, and more!

A TOWN CALLED PANIC:THE SPECIALSSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT NOONGENERAL ADMISSION: $8LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $6

CINEMA PARADISO:THE THEATRICAL CUTSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 3:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $8LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $6

PHANTASM: REMASTEREDSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $8LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $6

Art House �eatre Day is a nationwide celebration of the art house theatre and the cultural role it plays in a community. It is a day to recognize the year-round contributions of �lm and �lmmakers, patrons, projectionists, and sta�, and the brick and mortar theatres that are passionately dedicated to providing access to the best cinematic experience.

ART HOUSE THEATRE DAYSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

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PART OF OUR LOFT STAFF SELECTS SERIESA monthly series showcasing �lm favorites chosen by our amazing Loft Cinema sta�! �is month’s Loft Sta� Selects �lm was chosen by A.J. Simon, Loft Floor Sta�!

“So gleefully abandons any semblance of sanity that it’s virtually impossible not to enjoy the sheer breadth of nonsensical fun taking place on screen.” – Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

�is big-budget, rollercoaster-ride of a sequel from writer/director Stephen Sommers brings �e Mummy  back to the big screen for more explosive, Indiana Jones-esque thrills and chills.  It’s 1933, eight years after the events of the original �e Mummy  (1999).   Legionnaire Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) has married his Egyptologist girlfriend Evie Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London, where they’re raising their young son Alex. Unfortunately, the family’s domestic tranquility is shattered when the 3,000-year-old mummi�ed corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), which has been shipped to the British Museum, is resurrected once again to resume his evil quest for immortality. In the meantime, another ancient threat emerges in the form of the vicious Scorpion King (Dwayne “�e Rock” Johnson), a mighty warrior frozen in time with his supernatural army. Now, as the fate of all mankind hangs in the balance, Rick and Evie must embark on a daring, desperate race to save their son – and the world – from unspeakable evil, an adventure which naturally involves a mythical pyramid of gold, marauding bands of pygmy skeletons, and numerous other spectacular, only-in-the-movies hazards.  (Dir. by Stephen Sommers, 2001, USA, 130 mins, Rated PG-13)

THE MUMMY RETURNSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

PART OF OUR ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIESSee classic art �lms the way they were meant to be seen - with an audience, on the big screen!

“Supremely sensual!   Changed the face of contemporary European cinema.   To put it boldly – a great movie.” – J. Hoberman, Village Voice

�e legendary masterpiece of the late Chantal Akerman, Jeanne Dielman  is one of the most debated, in�uential, and singular works in the history of cinema. �e magni�cent Delphine Seyrig (Last Year at Marienbad) gives one of her greatest performances as the woman of the title, an attractive, fortysomething widow who lives in a cramped Brussels apartment with her sullen teenage son. Jeanne’s days are ruled by an unwavering routine of domestic chores (cleaning, cooking, clearing away) and afternoon rendezvous with a string of men she services in her uno�cial occupation as a part-time prostitute. Chronicling three days in Jeanne’s rigorously ordered life, Akerman focuses on the minutiae of her heroine’s tasks to gradually reveal evidence of the mounting distress behind Seyrig’s impassive face, leading to a climax �lled with mortal consequences.   A key feminist text and a cornerstone of modernist cinema, the �lm works simultaneously as an exacting character study and one of cinema’s most hypnotic depictions of space and time.  Jeanne Dielman is an astonishing, compelling movie experiment, one that has been analyzed and argued over for decades.  (Dir. by Chantal Akerman, 1975, Belgium/France, in French with subtitles, 201 mins., Not Rated)

JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLESTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION • $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

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ALL MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE THE BENEFITS LISTED ABOVEConsider increasing your membership level to receive benefits like free admission to all regularly scheduled films, Loft Film Fest passes, Loft Cinema merchandise, discounts on all concessions, reserved seating, and more!

FRIENDS OF THE LOFT$50 STUDENT / TEACHER (Must show valid ID)$75 INDIVIDUAL • $125 COUPLE (2 people sharing the same address)

STARS $275All benefits for two, plus a Loft Cinema aluminum water bottle, concession discount of 20%, and 2 tickets to a film of your choice at the Loft Film Fest.

SUPERSTARS $525All above benefits for two, plus a Loft Cinema t-shirt or tote bag, recognition on slides between screenings and 4 tickets to a film of your choice at the Loft Film Fest.

DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000All above benefits for two, plus 2 Loft Film Fest passes and recognition in Loft Film Fest program.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CIRCLE $1,500 INDIVIDUAL; $2,500 COUPLEAll above benefits plus FREE admission to all films at The Loft, invitations to EXCLUSIVE SALONS, and an invitation to the Secret Awards Party.

AUTEUR CIRCLE $3,000 INDIVIDUAL; $5,000 COUPLEAll above benefits plus reserved seats (with 24 hour notice), 2 drinks per member at any screening or event, and tickets to the Secret Awards Party (4 for individuals, 8 for couples).

INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS AVAILABLE AT DIRECTOR CIRCLE LEVEL AND ABOVE.For more information, please contact Nick Kelso at: 520-322-5638 ext 6 or nick@loftcinema.org

Membership represents 16% of our total revenue, twice the average for other nonprofit art houses. Thank you for helping independent cinema remain a vital part of arts and culture in Tucson.

The Loft Cinema is an Arizona nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to IRS Secs. 501(c)(3) and 170(b)

The Loft Cinema is supported by Cox Communications and the Arizona Commission on the Arts, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

BECOME A MEMBER!SIGN UP ONLINE AT LOFTCINEMA.ORG OR BY CALLING 520-795-0844

Our members provide valuable support to The Loft Cinema - all proceeds from our membership program go right back into bringing you great films and creating fantastic Loft Cinema special events!

The L�t C�ema• 4 FREE tickets annually for individuals (8 for couples)* *offer good only in September

• FREE screening of new film every month

• FREE organic popcorn with every visit

• Member price of $5.75 for all regularly scheduled films

• FREE Loft Cinema sticker• Discounted admission to special events, including the Loft Film Fest• FREE enrollment in the Art House Visiting Members program• Exclusive opportunities to buy advance tickets to select films and events• Weekly email updates and a monthly film guide

A COMMUNITY RENTAL PRESENTED BY CASA DE LA LUZ HOSPICE

FEATURING A POST-FILM DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL EXPERTS ABOUT END-OF-LIFE ISSUES AND CARE

See Being Mortal, a PBS Frontline production based upon the best-selling book by Dr. Atul Gawande, which the  New York Times  has called “a prescription for life’s �nal stretch.” �e �lm movingly explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the doctors, nurses and family members who care for them.   Following the �lm, local experts will discuss end-of-life issues and care.    (Dir. by �omas Jennings & Nisha Pahuja, 2015, USA, 54 mins., Not Rated)

A COMMUNITY RENTAL PRESENTED BY VEGAN LOGIC

Join us as Dr. Garth Davis, Bariatric Surgeon and author of Proteinaholic sets the record straight, dispelling the myths that have been perpetuated by doctors, weight loss experts, and the media. In his talk, he will reveal that:

• Protein is not the key to weight loss — it is actually one of the biggest factors behind the obesity epidemic.

• Animal protein is not the healthiest food we can eat — it is strongly associated with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

• Carbs are not the enemy — they are a source of energy, and are staples in the diets of the longest-living peoples in the world.

BEING MORTALTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 7:30PMFREE ADMISSION

PROTEINAHOLIC:WHY OUR OBSESSION WITH MEAT IS KILLING US

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT 4:00PMFREE ADMISSION

Don’t miss the 19th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, featuring 10 great new shorts from around the world – and YOU help select the winner!

Moviegoers in Tucson will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of �lmmakers from around the world when the 19th Annual edition of “the world’s �rst global �lm festival,”   Manhattan Short Film Festival, screens at �e Loft Cinema.

What makes the  Manhattan Short Film Festival  unique is that the audience will not only be watching and enjoying the �lms, but judging them as well.  Each audience member will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one �lm they feel should win. Votes will be tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to festival headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City, as well as posted on the Manhattan Short website, on Monday, October 3.

With past �nalists achieving the ultimate in recognition by being nominated for, and even winning, the Academy Award in the short �lm category, �e Manhattan Short Film Festival has become known as a breeding ground for the next big thing, and you’re a part of the action!

Film line-up TBA.

(Estimated program running time: Approximately 120 mins., Not Rated)

THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 7:30PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

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Featuring an introduction by Dr. David Soren, University of Arizona Regents Professor of Classics!

Mona Lisa is Missing  is a documentary examining the fascinating mystery behind the theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in 1911 by an unlikely thief: a humble Italian workman named Vincenzo Peruggia, who inexplicably held onto the painting for over two years before he was captured.  Intrigued by this story, �lmmaker Joe Medeiros undertook a years-long odyssey to research and answer the many questions surrounding this most unusual of crimes, including how a simple Italian housepainter pulled o� one of the greatest (but least-known) art heists in modern history, and if his motivations involved something more than money?  �is riveting, often humorous documentary, which combines photographs, animation and interviews with Peruggia’s descendants, portrays a man struggling to �nd his way in the world and make his family proud. �e �lm also puts to rest a number of myths about Peruggia’s unthinkable theft by telling the story through the original police reports and �rst-hand accounts found in the French and Italian archives, as well as Peruggia’s own letters and testimony. Named by the Hu�ngton Post as one of the top 21 “must-see”arts and culture documentaries, this engaging true crime tale is as entertaining as it is eye-opening.  (Dir. by Joe Medeiros, USA, 2012, 85 mins., Not Rated) Dr. David Soren  is Regents Professor of Classics with the University of Arizona and Director of the Orvieto Institute in Umbria. He holds a B.A. in Greek & Roman Studies from Dartmouth, and an M.A. in Fine Arts and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Harvard University. His specialties include Roman Archaeology and the making of documentaries.    He has done extensive archeological �eld work in Cyprus, Portugal, Tunisia and Italy, is widely published, and has received numerous honors and awards for his work.  Documentaries about his work have been featured on a number of networks, including the BBC (“Malaria and the Fall of Rome”), the Learning Channel (“A Roman Plague”), and National Geographic (“Kourion”). Soren is currently directing and producing three archeological documentaries about ancient Rome, sponsored by the Joseph and Mary Cacioppo Foundation of Tucson.  Soren has also written numerous books on �lm, including a history of the horror �lm and biographies of director Dorothy Arzner, dancer Vera-Ellen, and Belgian �lmmaker Harry Kumel.

PART OF TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2016

Don’t miss the Ambassador of Americana, Charles Phoenix, as he returns to �e Loft Cinema with an all-new, live comedy slide show performance celebrating classic and kitschy America life and style!

“So hilarious we wish his show would last forever.” – LA WeeklyBe prepared for your national pride to swell when the Ambassador of Americana, Charles Phoenix, supercharges the classic living room slide show into a laugh-out-loud celebration of spectacular mid-century car culture, space age style, landmark attractions, festive fashions, outrageous architecture, theme parks, and much, much more.  With his keen expertise, unbridled enthusiasm, and eagle eye for oddball detail, Charles presents a crazy kaleidoscope of his “found” vintage Kodachrome slides, hi-octane road trip discoveries, eye-popping test kitchen creations and “best of guide” to local attractions, past and present. Don’t miss this fun-�lled, action-packed extravaganza of great American pop culture, live on the Loft Cinema stage! Charles Phoenix  is a pop culture humorist, food crafter, tour guide, and author celebrating the ultimate classic and kitschy American life and style. He is known for his retro slide show performances, crafty “test kitchen” videos, school bus �eld trip tours, and colorful co�ee table books. Charles has appeared on �e Conan Show, Martha Stewart Show, and Storage Wars and is a frequent contributor to NPR.  In addition to his popular shows, videos and tours, Charles is the author of several colorful co�ee table books including Southern California in the 50s and Americana the Beautiful. Charles was educated at theme parks, thrift shops, shopping malls and his dad’s used car lot while growing up in Ontario, California. Fans from coast to coast enjoy Charles unbridled enthusiasm, gracious wit, and keen eye for oddball detail and trust his guide to America’s unsung roadside attractions, “o�beat” tourist traps, classic mom and pop shops, local artisans, landmarks and more. �e LA Weekly calls Charles “wickedly funny” and �e Los Angeles Times titled him the “King of Retro.”

MONA LISA IS MISSING: THE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MASTERPIECE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 • LOFT MEMBERS: $6

CHARLES PHOENIX LIVE!SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 7:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $25 ALL TICKETSPlease Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

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See the new comedy/drama  Silver Skies  before its national theatrical release at this special New York Film Critics Series preview screening, featuring a captured-live post-�lm discussion with stars George Hamilton, Mariette Hartley, Barbara Bain and Jack McGee, by Rolling Stone �lm critic Peter Travers! �e New York Film Critics Series, broadcast to 50 selected major markets, takes place exclusively in cinemas and is never available on TV or online.

“Genuinely touching and funny, with an astounding cast… there’s no better way to spend a couple of hours than skipping down memory lane with the  old friends of Silver Skies.” – Dana Jung, We Are Movie Geeks

In the touchingly funny comedy/drama  Silver Skies, a group of eccentric retirees have their lives turned upside down when their beloved  apartment complex is sold out from under them. Facing an uncertain future, the  residents are forced to rely on their wits and each other in order to save their community and prove to themselves that it’s never too late for a new beginning.  A feel-good comedy that doesn’t shy away from dealing with some of the darker sides of aging, Silver Skies  features an all-star cast including George Hamilton (Love at First Bite), Barbara Bain (Mission: Impossible) Mariette Hartley (Gunsmoke), Alex Rocco (�e Godfather),  Howard Hessman (WKRP in Cincinnati), Valerie Perrine (Lenny), Dick Van Patten (Eight is Enough) and Jack McGee (�e Fighter). (Dir. by Rosemary Rodriguez, 2015, USA, 95 mins., Not Rated)

�e New York Film Critics Series  is the �rst-ever live national premiere screening series.  It is dedicated to producing inspiring events in a collaborative environment and to nurturing the long-term success of better, smarter movies. Each NYFCS screening brings prestigious, live New York City screenings of soon-to-be-released �lms to the best independent cinemas in America. �ese screening events are moderated by Rolling Stone �lm critic Peter Travers, and include a preview screening of a new �lm prior to its national release, interviews with talent from the �lm and special behind the scenes content.  �ese screenings are scheduled to take place once a month and will happen approximately 12 times per year. Recent NYFCS premieres and live chats with directors/stars have included such �lms as Gone Girl, Chef, Nebraska and American Hustle.

CO-PRESENTED BY ROCKS & ROPES AND THE LOFT CINEMA

Once again, �e Loft Cinema and Rocks and Ropes join forces to present the latest installment of the Reel Rock Film Tour, a nationally touring festival featuring all-new �lms jam-packed with extreme climbing action, exciting prize ra�es and more! �is fall, Reel Rock cranks it up to “11” with their latest collection of electrifying climbing �lms showcasing the sport’s biggest stories and athletes.   �e �ve new short �lms deliver edge-of-your-seat action, globetrotting exploration, and big laughs and true inspiration.

�is year’s line up:

Young Guns:  Meet the new faces of climbing:  15-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of the next generation, already taking the sport to the next level.  A trip to Norway puts their skills to the test, and Ashima attempts to make history on a V15 boulder in Japan.

Boys in the Bugs:  Will Stanhope and Matt Segal are elite-level crack climbers and world-class goofballs.  Laugh along as they for broke on an epic four year battle to climb a foreboding 5.14 �nger crack high in the Canadian alpine wilderness of the Bugaboos.

Brette: Follow rising talent Brette Harrington on a global journey from her hometown granite in Squamish to the big wall proving ground of Yosemite’s El Capitan and onto a landmark free solo in Patagonia.

Rad Dad:  Lone Wolf Mike Libecki travels to the most remote corners of the globe to �nd unclimbed walls and establish �rst ascents.  When Mike becomes a father, he has a new challenge: to reconcile his life of adventure with the demands of parenthood, but he may also gain a new partner for his expeditions.

Dodo’s Delight:  Pack your penny whistle and batten down the hatches for a madcap sailing adventure in the Arctic Circle aboard the good ship Dodo’s Delight.   Join Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Ben Ditto, and brothers Nico and Oliver Favresse for a rollicking musical journey across open seas and up unclimbed big walls.

 (Total program running time: approximately 120 mins., Not Rated)

SILVER SKIESTUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $12 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

THE REEL ROCK FILM TOUR 2016WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 7:30PMADVANCE ADMISSION: $10 • “DAY OF” ADMISSION: $12Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening

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Just as election fatigue squashes all enthusiasm we have for the democratic process, the  UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences  and �e Loft Cinema will give campaign-weary voters a boost with an entertaining event pitting two editorial cartoonists from moderately di�erent ends of the political spectrum against each other in a live debate. David Fitzsimmons, the liberal drawing darling of  �e  Arizona Daily Star, will take on Scott Stantis, conservative cartooning poster child from the Chicago Tribune. �e two will take the stage at �e Loft Cinema to analyze the election from the perspective of satirical cartoons while poking fun at each other and everyone else (especially the presidential candidates). �e debate will be moderated by Carolyn Lukensmeyer, executive director of the  UA’s National Institute for Civil Discourse. Proceeds will support the National Institute for Civil Discourse.

David W. Fitzsimmons, known to many as “Fitz”, is the Editorial Cartoonist, and Humor Columnist, for �e Arizona Daily Star, where he has worked since Geronimo was a paperboy in Tucson, Arizona.  Fitz is syndicated to over 800 news publications – which is timely since there are only 800 newspapers left in the world at this time.

Scott Stantis  joined the sta� of the Chicago Tribune in 2009.  Scott’s editorial cartoons are syndicated to over 400 newspapers around the world. �ey have appeared in such varied places as  Newsweek, US News and World Reports, Nightline and Guns & Ammo.  His current comic strip, Prickly City, was launched in 2004 and appears in over 120 newspapers.

�e College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is one of the largest colleges on the UA campus with more than 30 schools, departments, and research and outreach units, including the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Several of our liberal arts programs are ranked in the top 20 nationally, and we have faculty with expertise on almost every country around the world. All of our programs are focused on people and society, and we have especially strong sociocultural research programs that explore borderlands and arid environments. �e National Institute for Civil Discourse is a nonpartisan center for advocacy, research,and policy that is is working to revive civility.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 | LOFT MEMBERS: $10TICKETS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 12Please Note: We cannot accept Passes or Groupons for this screening PRESENTED IN 70MM!

With higher resolution than 35mm �lm, 70mm is sharper, richer and more immersive – the ultimate in �lm projection!

Experience the enchantment of Walt Disney’s 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty on the big screen in glorious 70mm! �is is a rare opportunity to see Sleeping Beauty projected in 70mm, so don’t miss out, as it very likely will not happen again!

“From this slumber, she shall wake, when true love’s kiss the spell shall break.” Based on the fairy tales �e Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault and Little Briar Rose by �e Brothers Grimm, Walt Disney’s animated classic Sleeping Beauty combines romance, adventure and one of animation’s most spectacular villains into an unforgettable cinematic experience. Filled with jealousy, the �amboyantly evil witch Male�cent curses the beautiful Princess Aurora to die on her 16th birthday. �anks to Aurora’s guardian fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merriweather, she only falls into a deep sleep that can be ended with a kiss from her true love, Prince Philip. But Male�cent will do her best to prevent that from happening, and soon Philip must face incredible dangers, including the fury of a fearsome, �re-breathing dragon, in order to awaken Aurora with the kiss of true love. Featuring gorgeous animation, breathtaking color and an Oscar-nominated score blending themes from Tchaikovsy’s ballet, Sleeping Beauty was Walt Disney’s most lavish and expensive feature to date. It was also the studio’s �rst ever 70mm feature, and the �rst animated �lm to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, lending this timeless tale a cinematic grandeur unlike any other animated �lm up to that point. (Dir. by Clyde Geronimi, 1959, USA, 75 mins., Rated G)

SLEEPING BEAUTYSATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT NOON AND 2:30PMSUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT NOONADMISSION: $8 GENERAL; $6 LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER

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“Not only is it wonderful – it is heartfelt, comedic, gorgeous and just the right amount of sad.” – Brian Moylan, Guardian

Captain Fantastic is a charmingly eccentric, sweet and funny look at an unconventional family living deep in the forests of the Paci�c Northwest. Viggo Mortensen (�e Road) stars as Ben, a devoted and decidedly non-traditional father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education. When a tragedy forces them to leave their wild paradise, his family begins a journey reintegrating into society after years of isolation. Having to face the reality and conformist values of the world they separated themselves from, they learn to question and challenge the new environment around them and the changes brought to their lives. From education, literature, and love to music and pop culture, his children discover the joys and �aws of this new world they’re thrown into while their father is forced to question his ideals of what it means to be a parent. Also starring Frank Langella. (Dir. by Matt Ross, 2016, USA, 118 mins., Rated R)

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“An honest and sharply drawn account of the eternal questions of ego, friendship and sacri�ce in the comedy world.” – Charlie Schmidlin, Playlist

From acclaimed actor/director Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk With Me) and the creators of �is American Life  comes  Don’t �ink Twice, a funny and authentic look at the wild world of New York improv comedy. When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets cast on a hit TV show, the rest of the group – all best friends – start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all, and this once tight-knit band of comedy collaborators is thrown into disarray.  Packed with comic stars  Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher, Don’t �ink Twice  presents a hilarious and honest look at the lives of professional funny people and the sometimes serious side of the comedy business – where friendships, romances, and partnerships are forged on the stage, but threatened by the alluring ambition for fame. (Dir. by Mike Birbiglia, 2016, USA, 92 mins., Rated R)

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“A tremendously smart and enjoyable movie.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

A revisiting of the themes of life, cinema, family ties and guilt that drive much of his work, celebrated �lmmaker Nanni Moretti’s  (We Have a Pope)  latest comedy/drama  Mia Madre  is a major return to form for the Italian director. Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a director shooting a �lm in Italy with the famous and self-important American actor, Barry Huggins (John Turturro, providing madcap comic relief), who is a major headache on set, and whose Italian is clearly nowhere near where it needs to be to meet the demands of his role. Away from the chaotic �lm set, Margherita tries to hold her life together, despite her mother’s serious illness and her daughter’s rocky adolescence. With Mia Madre, director Moretti (who also stars in the �lm as Margherita’s abrasive brother) has created  a seductive and witty autobiographical blend of comedy and pathos that serves as both a witty look at the fragility of existence, as well as an a�ectionate (and sometimes not so a�ectionate) ode to choosing a life in cinema.    (Dir. by Nanni Moretti, 2015, Italy/ France/ Germany, in Italian/ French/ English with subtitles, 106 mins., Rated R)

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“Yoga Hosers is the most fun a Kevin Smith �lm has been since Jay and Silent Bob took a trip to Hollywood.” – Andrew Marshall, Starburst

15-year-olds Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie (Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp) love their smartphones, their yoga classes and their �edgling rock band, but they hate their after school job at Manitoban convenience store, Eh-2-Zed. Bored at the thought of spending the evening dealing with annoying customers, the girls will do just about anything to ditch work and score an invitation to a big senior party. But when a Nazi splinter group unleashes an ancient evil from beneath Canada’s crust, the girls must team up with a legendary man-hunter from Montreal named Guy Lapointe (Johnny Depp, recreating his role from Smith’s 2014 horror �ick,Tusk) to stop this world-threatening uprising of nasty monsters. Can Colleen and Colleen save the day and go viral?  Will those senior boys prove squad-worthy?  And oh yeah, who’s minding the store? With  Yoga Hosers, writer/director Kevin Smith has crafted an intoxicatingly silly pup tale for the Instagram age, featuring hilarious supporting turns from  Tusk  alumni Justin Long and Haley Joel Osment. Get ready to rock oot!  (Dir. by Kevin Smith, 2016, USA, 88 mins., Rated PG-13)

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“Lovely… this understated, generous �lm quietly sneaks up on you.” – Bilge Ebiri,  New York Magazine

A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin,  Morris  from America  centers on  Morris  Gentry (Markees Christmas, in an incredible breakout performance), a  13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson, �e O�ce), to Heidelberg, Germany.  Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete  �sh-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further,  Morris  quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris  sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.  Written and directed by acclaimed �lmmaker Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner),  Morris  from America  won two prizes at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: the Waldo Salt Screenwriting  Award and a Special Jury Award for Robinson, who has been receiving tremendous praise for his touching and nuanced performance in his �rst dramatic role. Poignant and funny in equal measure,  Morris  from America  is a delightfully original take on growing up, following your dreams, and �nding your voice.  (Dir. by Chad Hartigan, 2016, Germany/USA, in English and German with subtitles, 91 mins., Rated R)

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“�e most purely entertaining zombie movie in some time.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

In this fast, fun and freaky zombie-fueled thriller from South Korea, a group of terri�ed passengers �ght their way through a viral outbreak while trapped on board a blood-drenched bullet train ride. In Train to Busan, a high-speed train powers towards Busan, carrying a single father trying to connect with his daughter; a pregnant couple; two elderly sisters; a high-school basketball team; and a shady CEO. But a fast-acting virus soon leads to a country-wide zombie outbreak, and the passengers must try to survive the onslaught of walking dead closing in on them within the speeding vehicle, as they rush toward an unknown fate in their destination of Busan. Director Yeon Sang-ho (�e King of Pigs) makes the leap from animation to live action cinema with Train to Busan, and in the best tradition of classic zombie movies, he employs a strong social commentary, critiquing his country’s class system as well as its controversial reaction to the 2012 MERS virus, all while unleashing an avalanche of propulsive, adrenaline-fuelled action and horror. (Dir. by Yeon Sang-ho, 2016, South Korea, in Korean with subtitles, 118 mins., Not Rated)

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31 NEW FILMS

FREE LOFT MEMBERS SCREENINGFriday, September 9 at 7:30pm. Free for Loft members and open to the public at regular admission prices.

“A sharp-tongued and smart observational comedy.” – Russ Fisher, Indiewire

Actress Clea DuVall makes an assured directorial debut with �e Intervention, a Big Chill-esque relationship comedy featuring a sharp-witted ensemble of thirty-something couples on a beautiful lakefront vacation – a relaxing weekend �lled with hidden agendas that soon boil over into comedic chaos. When this close-knit group’s weekend plot to intervene in their longtime friend Ruby’s (Cobie Smulders, How I Met Your Mother) supposedly toxic relationship with her husband goes awry, tension among the friends runs high and darkly humorous comedy ensues. Secrets are revealed, and as everyone lets go of their public façades and acknowledges their emotional baggage, the hilarity builds. Buoyed by clever dialogue and a stellar cast including Duvall (Girl, Interrupted) and Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black) as a couple facing temptation from an alluring stranger (Alia Shawkat, �e Green Room), Melanie Lynskey (Up in the Air) as the neurotic instigator of the intervention, Jason Ritter (Girls) as her put-upon boyfriend, and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) as a free-spirited drifter who pushes everyone’s buttons, �e Intervention is a funny and relatable relationship comedy that makes you laugh even while you’re wincing in recognition. (Dir. by Clea DuVall, 2016, USA, 90 mins., Rated R)

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“Herzog might be the perfect �lmmaker to convey the weight of this moment in history.” – Jason Tanz, Wired

In the new documentary Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, celebrated �lmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches. He deftly explores the pitfalls, achievements and possibilities of the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the South Pole and the Australian outback. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations (which include ace hacker Kevin Mitnick and Tesla/SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk) that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works—from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships. Herzog’s endlessly inquisitive eye �nds beauty, mystery and staggering potential in this latest unexplored wilderness. (Dir. by Werner Herzog, 2016, USA, 98 mins., Rated PG-13)

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“A chic, cryptic identity drama… Rachel Weisz is a fascinating femme fatale.” – Guy Lodge, Variety

Have you ever wanted to disappear, to be able to travel anonymously through life, able to leave versions of yourself behind without a trace, without responsibility? Alice (Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz, �e Constant Gardener) has done this for 15 years, shedding personalities like snakeskin and starting anew. But this bridge-burning approach to life leaves embers in its wake, and when Alice is recognized at an intimate birthday party in New York, a �re reignites. Tom (Michael Shannon, Take Shelter), now an agricultural analyst with a jewelry-designer wife (Azita Ghanizada, Alphas), once dated Alice—or as she was then, Jenny—and when he spots her on a co-worker’s arm, he’s determined to �gure out what happened over a decade ago... and more important, why? Trading the melodrama of his 2004 breakout Maria Full of Grace for a quieter, more philosophical approach, one that lets conversations and events simmer instead of explode, director Joshua Marston has crafted a sophisticated and intriguing existential drama of identity and personal responsibility. Also featuring Kathy Bates and Danny Glover. (Dir. by Joshua Marston, 2016, USA, 90 mins., Rated R)

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See the �lm and stay for an exclusive, in-theatres-only 30 minute concert of �e Beatles’ 1965 performance from Shea Stadium, digitally restored with remastered sound!

“FOUR STARS! Do you want to know a secret? �is new Beatles �lm is FAB! Ron Howard tells a familiar tale with a surprising and at times thrilling amount of originality.” – Brian Viner, Daily Mail

�e Beatles: Eight Days A Week – �e Touring Years, a new documentary from Oscar-winning director Ron Howard, is based on the �rst part of �e Beatles’ career (1962-1966) – the period in which they toured and captured the world’s acclaim.  Howard’s �lm explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become the extraordinary phenomenon known as “�e Beatles.”   A riveting look at the inner workings of the most popular rock band in history – how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together – the �lm also explores �e Beatles’ extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities. Focusing on the time period from �e Beatles’ early journey in the days of �e Cavern Club in Liverpool to their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966, �e Beatles: Eight Days a Week  – �e Touring Years uses vintage footage of electrifying Beatles performances and a wealth of interviews to create an eye-opening, toe-tapping look at the band you know, and the story you don’t. (Dir. by Ron Howard, 2016, USA, 90 mins., Not Rated)

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33 NEW FILMS

“In Max Rose, Jerry Lewis turns into what Martin Scorsese’s �e King of Comedy already proved him capable of being, which is a serious dramatic actor.” – Michael Oleszczyk, RogerEbert.com

Max Rose, featuring the legendary Jerry Lewis in his �rst starring role in over two decades, is a deeply moving drama about a retired jazz musician whose beloved wife of nearly sixty years has just passed away. �ough his career wasn’t everything he hoped for, Max always felt like a success because his beautiful, elegant Eva (Claire Bloom) was by his side. �en, while going through her e�ects, he discovers a love note from another man, a shocking revelation that leads him to believe his entire marriage, indeed, his entire  life, was built on a lie. Following a period of anger and withdrawal, Max decides to confront the man who “stole” his wife in the hope that what he learns will provide the answers he so desperately needs. A �lm about reconciling the past, living in the present and never stopping to plan for the future,  Max Rose  also stars Kevin Pollack, Kerry Bishé, Mort Sahl, Dean Stockwell, Rance Howard and Lee Weaver. (Dir. by Daniel Noah, 2013, USA, 83 mins., Not Rated)

A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration in this unsettling and darkly funny Polish horror tale, winner of the Best Picture award at Fantastic Fest. A clever take on one of the most famous �gures of Jewish folklore – the Dybbuk, a spirit of a person not properly laid to rest that seeks to inhabit the body of a living person – director Marcin Wrona’s (My Flesh, My Blood) �lm sets a creepy tale of possession squarely in the middle of a night of wild revelry. (Dir. by Marcin Wrona, 2015, Poland/Israel, in Polish/English/Yiddish with subtitles, 94 mins., Rated R)

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Hard-drinking, pill-popping, bong-ripping Lou (Natasha Lyonne, Orange is the New Black) and her best friend Sadie (Chloë Sevigny, Big Love) spend their days adrift in a druggy, junk food-fueled haze. But one wild night out becomes a bad trip that never ends when Lou wakes up with symptoms of an unexplained, highly abnormal pregnancy. Who – or what – is growing inside her? As her due date approaches with alarming swiftness, the fear, paranoia, and conspiracy theories begin to pile up. Spiked with blasts of hallucinatory color, surreal shocks, and subversive comedy, not to mention a fearless and funny performance by Lyonne as our surly-but-loveable anti-heroine, this audacious feature debut from director Danny Perez is a no-holds-barred descent into delirium. (Dir. by Danny Perez, 2016, USA/Canada, 95 mins., Not Rated)

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“White Girl is a movie you can’t easily shake o�, not even days after you’ve seen it.” –Monica Castillo, Indiewire

“Squalid, shocking and sexy as hell… it augers the arrival of a powerful, audacious new directorial talent.” – Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter

“�ere are so many remarkable things about Morgan Saylor’s ferocious lead performance that it’s hard to k now where to begin.” – David Ehlich, Rolling Stone

Girls go wild and wilder in the course of the reckless summer of two slumming NYC college girls who �aunt privilege even as they tempt the Queens gangbangers they cozy up to for sex and drugs. In one of the more daringly transgressive �lms of the year, likened by critics to Larry Clark’s shocking 1995 drama Kids, young Leah (Morgan Saylor, Homeland) is a blithe and blonde party-girl vixen who recklessly trades sex for cocaine, starting with her boss at a hip magazine, and including Blue, the Latino drug dealer on her block who becomes her lover. �e balance of power in Leah’s developing relationship shifts and shifts again in a crisis, and she is forced to confront the life-altering repercussions of her bad decisions, as �rst-time director Elizabeth Wood (who based the �lm on events in her own life) plays a bold game of bait-and-switch with concepts of race, class, exploitation and gender. (Dir. by Elizabeth Wood, 2016, USA, 88 mins., Not Rated)

SEPTEMBER’S REEL READS SELECTIONPurchase a copy of �e Heart is Deceiftul Above All �ings by JT Leroy during the month of September and receive a special “Loft Reel Reads” discount o� the cover price – 20% for Loft Members and 10% for the general public. Copies of the book are available at �e Loft Cinema and Antigone Books.

One of the greatest scandals ever to envelop the literary world, the unmasking of mysterious “it boy” author JT Leroy by the New York Times in 2006 is the type of stranger than �ction story tailor-made for the movies. Armed with scintillating subject matter and a tortured backstory as the drug-addled, gender-non-con�rming son of a truck stop prostitute, teen author JT Leroy burst onto the literary scene in the late ‘90s. His gripping prose detailing this sordid childhood captivated critics and cultural luminaries around the world, and the reclusive author found friends and champions among the likes of Winona Ryder, Tom Waits, Courtney Love and Gus Van Sant. Two works of �ction, one �lm adaptation, and several media appearances later, this much-publicized wunderkind was exposed by a shocking New York Times article as the fabrication of 40-year-old San Francisco former phone sex operator-turned housewife, Laura Albert. And then things really got strange. �is riveting new documentary from director Je� Feuerzeig (�e Devil and Daniel Johnston) takes us down the in�nitely fascinating rabbit hole of how Albert—like a Cyrano de Bergerac on steroids—breathed not only words, but life, into her avatar for a decade. Albert’s epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows, fashion events and the Cannes red carpet where LeRoy becomes a mysterious sensation. As she recounts this astonishing odyssey, the unraveling of one of the strangest literary hoaxes in recent memory unearths fascinating issues of authorship, identity and the power of self-expression. (Dir. by Je� Feuerzeig, 2016, USA, 110 mins., Rated R)

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35 NEW FILMS

“One of the weirdest and absolutely most disgusting midnight movies in memory. It’s also funny as f**k.” – Ryland Aldrich, Twitch

“Gross, hilarious and absolutely uncompromising… �e Greasy Strangler is a movie that has to be experienced to be believed.” – Justin Gerber, Consequence of Sound

A mind-melting masterpiece of bad taste, this grotesquely hilarious exercise in juvenile depravity and cheesy gore follows the disgusting adventures of a pair of disco tour guides whose town is terrorized by a slimy maniac covered in grease. Middle-aged, comb over-topped Big Brayden (Sky Elobar, Don Verdean) and his sleazy father Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels, �e Video Dead) make their money guiding gullible tourists around fake disco landmarks of yesteryear (“�e Earth, the Wind, and the Fire lived here”). �e rest of the time, Brayden and Ronnie consume grease-and oil-soaked meals, the greasier the better, and get locked into absurd loops of vulgar conversation, usually in little more than their birthday suits. Enter the voluptuous disco a�cionado Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo, Eastbound and Down), who captures Brayden’s heart and loins, only to inspire jealousy from the lecherous Big Ronnie. All the while, Brayden and the denizens of the unnamed city are ba�ed as to the identity of the Greasy Strangler, a slippery and �endish murderer covered head-to-toe in fat and oil who crushes skulls and eats eyeballs. An outrageous comedy/horror �ick that is equal parts disgusting, o�ensive and maniacally entertaining, �e Greasy Strangler is a true WTF? extravaganza that has been described by horri�ed critics as an unholy combination of John Waters, Tim & Eric and Troma… with extra grease. (Dir. by Jim Hosking, 2016, USA, 93 mins., Not Rated)

“NYT Critics’ Pick! �is luminous �rst feature from Jayro Bustamante has scenes of such tactile intimacy that the trust between the director and his mostly nonprofessional cast is unmistakable.” – Jeanette Catsoulis, New York Times

“Transporting, hypnotically beautiful and downright Herzogian.” – Scott Foundas, Variety

“An absorbing, beautifully-shot drama of cultural ritual.” – Ed Franl, Film Stage

Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and Guatemala’s �rst-ever Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, Ixcanul is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable – a poetic, yet unadorned, look at the life and loves of a young girl living in the heart of a Kaqchikel Mayan community in the Guatemalan highlands. Seventeen-year-old Maria lives with her parents near a co�ee plantation at the base of an active volcano. As the date of her arranged marriage approaches, she feels increasingly torn between the bonds of tradition and family and her own desire to see what lies on the other side of the mountain, leading to a desperate escape plan. Ancient rituals, ancestral  beliefs and the ravenous urban world all meet in this splendid and moving story of a young woman’s contradictory desire both to shape her own future and to ful�ll the wishes of her community. �is stunningly photographed debut feature from Guatemalan �lmmaker Jayro Bustamente , who was inspired to create the �lm based on a chance meeting with a “real-life” Maria, is a luminous and revealing portrait of Guatemala’s Kaqchikel-speaking community, and a powerful �ction deeply rooted in reality. (Dir. by Jayro Bustamante, 2015, Guatemala/France, in Maya/Spanish with subtitles, 93 mins., Not Rated)

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LADY TERMINATOR(Dir. by Karr Kruinowz, 1989, Indonesia, 82 mins., Rated R)

“She Mates… �en She Terminates.”

In the pantheon of great “Holy Crap!” Indonesian rip-o�s of ‘80s Hollywood blockbusters, there’s a bunch of movies, and then there’s Lady Terminator. Accept no substitutes.

“A camp classic gem. Words cannot describe just how insane, exciting and downright brilliant Lady Terminator really is.” – DVD Drive-In

VAMP(Dir. by Richard Wenk, 1986, USA, 93 mins., Rated R)

“�e First Kiss Could Be Your Last!”

�ere are very few certainties in life, but rest assured that when ‘80s frat dudes battle vampire strippers ruled by Grace Jones, you can be certain it’s going to be B-movie gold.

“Has enough strip-o-rama and slime-ball fun to make even the most jaded trash lover happy … Grace Jones is unforgettable.” – Horror Freak News

MANKILLERS(Dir. by David A. Prior, 1987, USA, 88 mins., Rated R)

“�e Fury of 12 Desperate Women Has Been Unleashed!”

A Dirty Dozen of big-haired, scantily-clad female felons are called into bad movie action to take down a drug-running, white slavery-loving criminal mastermind in this unbelievably tacky action extravaganza from Deadly Prey director Ted A. Prior!

“Hilariously sleazy rip-o� of �e Dirty Dozen… with women! Pretty incredible.” – All Star Video

DEADLY WEAPONS(Dir. by Doris Wishman, 1974, USA, 75 mins., Rated R)

“Watch the Mob Get Busted When Chesty Takes Her Revenge!”

One of the most incredibly bizarre and bewilderingly bad sexploitation �lms ever made, Deadly Weapons is a breast-obsessed B-movie bonanza that proves when it comes to revenge, bigger is de�nitely better.

“�is is a legendary oddity that must be seen to be believed… no cult �lm freak can a�ord to miss it.” – Cult Reviews

THE WRAITH(Dir. by Mike Marvin, 1986, USA, 93 mins., Rated PG-13)

“He’s Not From Around Here…”

�e desert highways run yellow with low-budget cheesy by-product when �e Wraith comes calling for revenge! Shot right here in the Old Pueblo, this totally ‘80s explosion of fast cars, ghostly terror and Charlie Sheen tells the story of a mysterious dude named Jake (Sheen).

“If you like your B-movies heavy on the B-sauce, than you need to hit this one like Charlie Sheen on a hooker spree.”- Arrow in the Head

MONDOMONDAYSEVERY MONDAY AT 8:00PM!

Look out, because it’s LETHAL LADIES MONTH at Mondo Mondays, featuring a bad movie blast of female fury from which no man shall escape unscathed!

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FRI, SEPT 30 AT 10PMSATURDAY, OCT 1AT 2:00PM & 10:00PM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 2:00PM & 10:00PM

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF30TH ANNIVERSARY!(Dir. by John Hughes, 1986, USA, 103 mins., Rated PG-13)

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And so it goes in one of the most iconic teen movies of the ‘80s – a hilarious ode to “taking it easy” from writer/director John Hughes.

“An irresistibly likeable comedy, with roots that run far deeper than expected.” – Adam Smith, Empire

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT(Dir. by Jonathan Frakes, 1996, USA, 110 mins., Rated PG-13)

In Star Trek: First Contact, the eighth installment of the popular Star Trek franchise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his Next Generation crew engage in their most thrilling adventure yet, involving the galaxy-conquering Borg and their attempts to invade Earth’s past, alter history and “assimilate” the entire human race!

“A smashingly exciting sci-� adventure that ranks among the very best in the long-running Star Trek franchise.” – Joe Leydon, Variety

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE(Dir. by Stanley Kubrick, 1971, UK/USA, 136 mins., Rated R)

Fitting for a �lm that is ultimately about free will and individuality, A Clockwork Orange, may be Stanley Kubrick’s most idiosyncratic work – an exceedingly artful, yet savagely pessimistic, evocation of a dystopian future and a hugely in�uential cult classic that remains challenging, right-of-passage viewing for adventurous �lm lovers.

“It demands thought, compels the attention, and refuses to be dismissed. And, for that reason, A Clockwork Orange must be considered a landmark of modern cinema.” – James Berardinelli, Reel Views

IDIOCRACY(Dir. by Mike Judge, 2006, USA, 84 mins., Rated R)

Co-presented by �e Prime Leaf

In Idiocracy, writer/director Mike Judge (O�ce Space) hilariously visualizes a future in which “dumbing down” has become the new status quo… and no, this ISN’T a documentary!

“�e smartest stupid movie ever made… seems to get better, funnier and more prescient with age.”- David Fear, Rolling Stone

BACK TO THE FUTURE(Dir. by Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA, 116 mins., Rated PG)

Fire up your Flux Capacitor and spend Labor Day Weekend going Back to the Future with Marty and Doc in one of the greatest sci-� comedies of all-time! Funny, touching and suspenseful, this love letter to American pop culture is one of the most purely entertaining �lms of the 1980s.

“To put it bluntly: if you don’t like Back to �e Future, it’s di�cult to believe that you like �lms at all.” – Adam Smith, Empire

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