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FILM GUIDESEPTEMBER 2018www.loftcinema.org

THE FILMS OF EDGAR WRIGHT, ALL THROUGH SEPTEMBER!THE ALL-NITE SCREAM-O-RAMA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH!

WE THE ANIMALS(SEE PAGE 42)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 7:00PM

FREE MEMBERS SCREENING

Tickets are available to purchase online at:loftcinema.org/showtimes or by calling:520-795-0844

Phone & Web orders are subject to a $1 surcharge.

There is a $1 surcharge for all 3-D screenings.

PLEASE NOTE:Screen 2 is not wheelchair accessible.

HEARING LOOP AVAILABLE IN ALL 3 SCREENS.Made possible by Paul & Mary Koss.

REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES$9.75 - Adult | $7.25 - Matinee*$8.00 - Student, Teacher, Military$6.75 - Senior (65+) or Child (12 and under)$6.00 - Loft Members*MATINEE: ANY SCREENING BEFORE 4:00PM

ENJOY BEER & WINE AT THE LOFT CINEMA!We also offer Fresco Pizza*, Tucson Tamale Factory Tamales, Burritos from Tumerico, Ethiopian Wraps from Cafe Desta and Sandwiches from the 4th Ave. Deli, along with organic popcorn, craft chocolate bars, vegan cookies and more! *Pizza served after 5pm daily.

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• First American Title• Fresco Pizza• Fronimos• Heroes & Villains• Hotel Congress• How Sweet It Was• Humanities Seminars• Imagine Barber Shop• Jewish Community Ctr• KXCI• Maynard’s Market• Metro Tucson Libraries• No Anchovies• OLLI• Parks and Recreation• Pima Community College• R-Galaxy• Raging Sage• Revolutionary Grounds• Rincon Market• Rocco’s Little Chicago

• Rogue Theatre• Santa Barbara Ice Cream• Shot in the Dark Café• Southern AZ AIDS

Foundation• SW U of Visual Arts• Ted’s Country Store• Time Market• Tooley’s• Tucson Museum of Art• Tucson Racquet & Fitness• Tucson Visitor’s Bureau• UA Media Arts• Varsity Club Hotel• Vila Thai• Whole Foods• Xoom Juice• Zia Records

BEER OF THE MONTH:ALL DAY IPAFOUNDERS BREWING COMPANYONLY $3.50 ALL THROUGH SEPTEMBER!

NEW AT THE LOFT CINEMA!The Loft Cinema now offers Closed Captions and Audio Descriptions for films whenever they are available. Check our website to see which films offer this technology.

SEPTEMBER 2018SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4-32

SOLAR CINEMA 4, 16, 20

LOFT MEMBERSHIPS 5-6

NT LIVE 7

LOFT JR. 9

LOFT STAFF SELECTS 14

ESSENTIAL CINEMA 15

SCIENCE ON SCREEN 25

SCREAM-O-RAMA 27-28

COMMUNITY RENTALS 32-33

NEW FILMS 35-44

REEL READS SELECTION 40

MONDO MONDAYS 45

CULT CLASSICS 46

THE LOFT CINEMA3233 E. Speedway Blvd.Tucson, AZ 85716

SHOWTIMES: 520-795-7777THEATRE INFO: 520-795-0844LOFT OFFICE: 520-322-5638

EMAIL: [email protected]: loftcinema.org

LOFT CINEMA STAFF

LOFT CINEMABOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peggy Johnson Executive Director

Blaine AustinAssistant Manager

Ray BorboaAssistant Manager

Zach BrenemanDeputy Director

Charley BrownFacilities Coordinator

David CorreaInventory Specialist

Shawna DaCostaDirector of Education& Engagement

Jason DenholmDirector of Theatre Operations

J.J. GiddingsMarketing Director

Becky HallAssistant Manager

Amber KleefeldDirector of Membership and Donor Services

Jonathan KleefeldFinance Director

Ben MackeyMarketing Associate

Matt McCoyDeputy Marketing Director

Daniela OntiverosAdministrative Assistant& Outreach Coordinator

Ron BarberPresidentTim FullerVice-President Stephen GoldenTreasurer Melodie LopezSecretary

Betsy BoldingJaime GutiérrezDianne IaucoMary Koss

Pedro Robles-HillAssistant Manager

Brenda RodriguezAssistant Manager & Volunteer Coordinator

A.J. SimonAssistant Manager

Jeff YancProgram Director

PROJECTIONISTSHaley McFeely (Lead)Candace Ripley (Lead)Clarice BalesReed ChandlerThomas Kidder

FLOOR STAFF Laura BargfeldParisa EshratiEzra Heightchew-HowardMarcel JeanisseSara LuuElizabeth RaskobAlexis RuizAmerica ValenciaEmily QuinnAna QuiñonesGilbert RataezykDom VillarrubiaSunny Jo Wheaton

Carmen MarriottHal MelfiDavid NixKatherine PewTim ReckartClaire ScheurenLisanne SkylerJoanne StuhrJoe TarverFrank ValenzuelaJan Mueller, Emeritus

Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema, It’s September – time for The Loft Cinema’s fall Membership Drive! Support your nonprofit Loft Cinema by becoming a member in September and receive extra passes as a bonus (see details on pages 5-6).

September is also the month when we are busy curating films and guests for the ninth annual Loft Film Fest! We are excited to have Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment as our title sponsor again this year, and that the fest is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. I think the 2018 Loft Film Fest will be amazing…the film slate is shaping up to be our strongest yet. Loft Film Fest passes go on sale September 1st; please keep an eye out for announcements throughout September!

You will also notice activity in our parking lot as we install solar panels to power the main building and the marquee! We’re excited to take this next step in our efforts to make The Loft Cinema sustainable and environmentally responsible!

Meanwhile, The Loft Solar Cinema is on the road, taking films on a tour of Southern Arizona (see pages 16-20 for details).

Enjoy the incredible films and events at The Loft Cinema in September! As always, there’s a lot to see and do!!

Peggy Johnson, Executive Director

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4

Dive into a world of music and adventure, and see “How Far You’ll Go,” as The Loft Cinema presents a very special interactive sing-a-long screening of the fun-tastic Disney classic, Moana!

“An absolute delight, a lush, exuberant quest fable full of big musical numbers and featuring perhaps the most stunning visuals of any Disney film to date.” – Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

Join adventurous teenager Moana Waialiki (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) as she sails out on a daring, action-packed mission to save her people, with a little help from the once-mighty demi-god (and “just an ordinary demi-guy”) Maui (Dwayne Johnson), who guides her on her quest to become a master wayfinder and discover her own identity. All your favorite Moana songs, like “How Far I’ll Go,’ “You’re Welcome” and “Shiny” (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Tokelauan singer/songwriter Opetaia Foa’i) will be subtitled so you can sing-a-long and be a part of all the magic! Everyone will also receive their very own Moana Goodie Bag, filled with fun props and surprises to use throughout the movie! And don’t forget to dress up in your best Moana costume so you can join our pre-show Costume Parade on The Loft stage! We’ll all be partying here “where the sky meets the sea,” so don’t miss out on all the fun at the Moana Sing-A-Long! (Dir. by Ron Clements and John Musker, 2016, USA, 107 mins., Rated PG)

MOANA SING-A-LONG!SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 2:00PMSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 2:00PMMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 AT 2:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $12 LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $10PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLDFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN DRAGOON, AZ!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 7:30PMFREE ADMISSION

PART OF LOFT FILM FEST ON THE ROADA community-building program that takes unexpected films for free screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, providing a unique cultural experience. The movies will travel across Southern Arizona in The Loft Solar Cinema, a cargo van outfitted with solar panels (donated by Technicians for Sustainability) to power a 20-foot inflatable screen and state-of-the-art mobile projection system.

This screening will take place outdoors in Dragoon, AZ, at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Rd, Dragoon, AZ. Please bring your own seating.

4:00pm-8:30pm: Buy dinner from the Wicked Burgers food truck4:00pm-5:30pm: Free museum admission5:30pm: Musical performance by The Ohitika Souls6:00pm: Presentation by Angelo Joaquin Jr. (Tohono O’odham)

The rocking documentary Rumble at long last reveals the untold story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of rock n’ roll: the Indigenous influence. Investigating the influential careers of such performers as “Queen of Swing” Mildred Bailey, Delta bluesman Charley Patton, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Redbone, Robbie Robertson, and Link Wray, whose iconic counter-culture anthem from 1958 lends the film its title – and, for what it’s worth, is still the only instrumental song to ever be banned from the radio –Rumble shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. (Dir. by Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana, 2017, Canada, 103 mins., Not Rated)

This screening was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment

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 OR MILITARY (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 4 film tickets to the Loft Film Fest.

SUPERSTARS $525All above benefits for two, plus a Loft Cinema t-shirt or tote bag, and recognition on slides before screenings.

DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000All above benefits for two, plus 2 Film Passes to the Loft Film Fest 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 Cinema, 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 (including wine and beer) and 1 any size popcorn 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 at:loftcinema.org/membershipThe Loft Cinema is an Arizona nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to IRS Secs. 501(c)(3) & 170(b)The Loft Cinema is supported by 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 520-795-0844Our members provide valuable support to The Loft Cinema! All proceeds from our membership program help bring you great films and fantastic special events!

The Loft Cinema• 4 FREE tickets annually for individuals (8 for couples & above) in Sept.

• Free Member Screening every month

• Free organic popcorn with every visit

• Member price of $6.00 for all regularly scheduled films

• Discounted admission to special events, including Loft Film Fest

• FREE Loft Cinema sticker

• FREE enrollment in the Art House Visiting Members program

• Exclusive opportunities to buy advance tickets to select films & events

• Weekly email updates & monthly film guide

Featuring a post-film Q&A with Hadassah Strauss Ellis, who is featured in the film.

Thanks to our community partners, Hadassah Southern Arizona!

“An enormously entertaining portrait … eye-opening and stereotype-shattering.” – Mary Ann Johanson, Flick Filosopher

Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93Queen follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. With unprecedented and insider access, 93Queen offers a unique portrayal of a group of religious women who are taking matters into their own hands to change their own community from within. (Dir. by Paula Eiselt, 2018, USA, in English/Yiddish/Hebrew with English subtitles, 85 mins., Not Rated)

93QUEENTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

7 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SERIESExperience the best of British theatre on the big screen, captured live and presented in beautiful high definition!

“A post-apocalyptic Macbeth that goes full-metal Mad Max.” – Variety

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Macbeth is set in the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, in a ravaged world where everyone is ruthlessly fighting to survive. Here we meet the Macbeths, a couple propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Directed by the National Theatre’s Artistic Director Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), this stylish, brutal and visually stunning production features theatre legends Rory Kinnear (Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette) as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. (Running time: 160 mins, which includes intermission / Not Rated, contains violence)

MACBETHTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 11:00AMTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

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Featuring a post-film Q&A with Anthony Franciso, Craig Curley, Len Necefer, PhD, Lydia Jennings, Moira Hough and moderator Tim Bentley! There will also be a raffle for a chance to win great running-related prizes!

Special thanks to our community partners Southern Arizona Roadrunners, The Running Shop, NativesOutdoors, Run Tucson, Tucson Trail Runners, Road Runners Club of America.

What if the simple act of running could lead to profound enlightenment? Join an unassuming Finnish paperboy as he attempts to complete the Self-Transcendence 3100 Miler. In this, the world’s longest race, our hero must run at least 60 miles per day for 52 days. His route is a half-mile sidewalk loop in New York City.

“A sweeping examination of running’s spiritual nature.” – Men’s Health

Our paperboy’s quest takes viewers not only into the heart of this astonishing event but also around the world. We discover the ancient cultures that have held running sacred for millennia: tribes in the Kalahari Desert, in the mountain temples of Japan and in the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. We glimpse the lives of these amazing ultra-runners through an incredible film and foot journey that spans the globe. Join us where sports and spirituality intersect. You will never see a pair of running shoes the same way again! (Dir. by Sanjay Rawal, 2018, USA, 79 mins., Not Rated)

3100: RUN AND BECOMETHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 7:00PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES


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

On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum and Mike Sterner host our monthly short film contest – just bring us your short films 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 any short film, music video or short documentary that you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is brought to us on a DVD, thumb drive or BLU-ray (one film per person, and DVDs must be playable on a regular DVD player and films on drives need to be in by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or advertisements). 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 films after the show has begun, or during intermission). All films are played in the order they’re received. Every film 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 film and the next movie begins. But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, so take advantage. You cannot submit the same film more than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep them happy! Filmmaker must be in attendance to win the cash prize. PLEASE NOTE: We only take the first 15 films that are brought in each month and the spots have been filling up really fast. We start taking submissions as soon as we open the day of the show so get your films in early! PLEASE BE ADVISED: Since we don’t pre-screen First Friday Shorts entries, we don’t know what each month’s “film content” rating will be. Be advised that some material may not be suitable for all audiences.

FIRST FRIDAY SHORTSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 9:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5


PART OF OUR CULT CLASSICS SERIES!The greatest cult movies of all-time are back on the big screen!

Celebrate Star Trek Day weekend (the first episode of Star Trek premiered on Sept. 8, 1966) with Cult Classics screenings of one of the USS Enterprise crew’s greatest big screen adventures – a film so epic, it’s guaranteed to make you scream KHAAAAAANN!

“The Wrath of Khan isn’t just great ‘for a Star Trek movie,’ it’s one of the best sci-fi adventure films of the post-Star Wars era.” – Tim Brayton, Agony & Ecstasy

“Revenge is a dish best served cold. And it’s very cold …. in SPAAACCCE!” So says Khan, one of the screen’s greatest super villains, in the sci-fi classic often regarded as the best of the long-running Star Trek film series. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) escapes the tedium of a desk job to join Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley) on what could well be his very last space mission. While boldly going where no man etc. etc., Kirk crosses paths with his old arch-enemy, the vengeful intergalactic exile Khan (Ricardo Montalban, reprising his role from the original ‘60s TV series), who, after decades of burning hatred, has armed himself with the secrets of life, some very unconventional alien weaponry, and a burning desire to wipe out the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Soon, our bare-chested bad guy, leading a crew of near-savage space prisoners, has laid a deadly trap for his enemy Kirk, and set in motion a diabolical plan for universal Armageddon! Featuring thrilling action, dramatic fireworks and a scenery-chewing acting battle between Shatner and Montablan that threatens to tear open a giant hole in the universe, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is an epically entertaining space opera (with ear-burrowing space worms!) that really satisfies. (Dir. by Nicholas Meyer, 1982, USA, 113 mins., Rated PG)

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHANFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 10:00PMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 10:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

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

*Please note: this animated film contains brief glimpses of non-sexual nudity*

“An ingenious, comical and beautifully original animated adventure.” – Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

This fanciful, award-winning animated feature from French writer/director Michel Ocelot (Azur and Asmar: The Prince’s Quest) is based on a popular folk tale from West Africa. Kirikou (voiced by Theo Sebeko) informs his mother from the womb that it’s time for him to be born, but when she’s too slow, he simply does the work himself. After learning that his parents’ village is being threatened by a sorceress with a taste for human flesh, Kirikou leaps into action to save the day, encountering friends and foes along the way, including a monster who can drain waterfalls and lakes with his enormous thirst and a wise man living on a magic mountain. A charming and unique adventure filled with wondrous sights and sounds, Kirikou and the Sorceress also features an original score by acclaimed Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour. (Dir. by Michele Ocelot, 1998, France, in English, 72 mins., Not Rated / suitable for all ages, includes brief nudity)

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KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESSSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 10:00AMFREE ADMISSION


Celebrate The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, at a special screening of the hilarious 1980 musical comedy, The Blues Brothers, and get into a soulful groove with a collection of vintage Aretha music videos before the movie! PLUS, enter our free raffle to win a fabulous Aretha prize!

“The film retains a huge nostalgic kick, thanks in large part to Aykroyd and Belushi’s easy rapport, a smattering of daft, shaggy humor and some truly iconic musical sequences.” – Tom Huddlestone, Time Out

John Landis (¡Three Amigos!) directs John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in this musical comedy cult classic, the story of two brothers who accept a deranged “mission from God” aided only by their beloved Bluesmobile and a bevy of music superstars including Ray Charles, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, and The Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin! In their hilariously misguided attempt to save the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud orphanage, Jake and Elwood Blues decide to get their band back together and put on one last gig to raise the $5,000 they need. Little do they know that a mysterious bazooka wielding woman, a country-western band called the Good Ol’ Boys, SWAT teams, the entire police department, firefighters, the Illinois National Guardsmen, the Military Police, and the Illinois chapter of the neo-Nazis are all out to get in their way. Featuring massive automotive mayhem, hot musical performances, and a gallery of crazed cameos (Carrie Fisher! Steven Spielberg! John Candy! Paul Reubens! Twiggy!), The Blues Brothers is a one-of-a-kind comedy of epic proportions. (Dir. by John Landis, 1980, USA, 133 mins., Rated R)

THE BLUES BROTHERSARETHA FRANKLIN TRIBUTE!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 2:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $8 • LOFT MEMBERS: $6

Told through the lives of real people, the political thriller Dark Money examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of a flood of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.

“As heartening a political story as you are going to get these days.”- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

The film takes viewers to Montana, frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide (having passed laws a century ago in reaction to corrupt money from copper mines swamping the state legislature), to follow intrepid local journalist John S. Adams, persistently working to expose the sinister real-life impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Through this gripping story, Dark Money uncovers the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are being bought and sold. It’s a stirring David vs. Goliath story serving as a blueprint and call to action for what could be done nationwide. Winner of the Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producer Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. (Dir. by Kimberly Reed, 2018, USA, 99 mins., Not Rated)

DARK MONEYTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES


You’re the one that we want at The Grease Sing-A-Long! Welcome back to Rydell High for this electrifyin’ sing-a-long sock hop, featuring free Grease Goodie Bags, a Rockin’ Rydell Costume Contest and a few boss surprises! It’s guaranteed to have your singing, “Rama lama lama lama, ka dinga da dinga dong!”

“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 celebrate everyone’s favorite rock-n-roll movie musical at The 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 get ready to party like a beauty school dropout at this rockin’ sing-a-long extravaganza! 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 That I Want,” “Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together,” “Summer Loving,” and many more at this fun-filled screening of the 1970s movie about the 1950s that’s still going strong in 2018! 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 filled with props and fun surprises to use throughout the movie to help you get your Grease on! And don’t worry if you sing off key … there are worse things you could do. Like miss this only-at-The Loft Grease Sing-A-Long extravaganza!” (Dir. by Randal Kleiser, 1978, USA, 110 mins., rated PG)

THE GREASE SING-A-LONG!SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $12LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $10PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING


This classic teen comedy that launched the careers of Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles offers up a million things to love while putting a ‘90s spin on the work of William Shakespeare. New kid in school Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is smitten with the beautiful Bianca (Larisa Oleynik).

“This goes straight to the top of the class! O, can there be such a thing as too keen a guilty pleasure? No, there cannot.” – John Patterson, LA Weekly

The problem is that Bianca isn’t allowed to date unless her surly older sister Kat (Stiles) does. Cameron’s only hope is to enlist the help of Patrick (Ledger), the school troublemaker with a reputation as nasty as Kat’s. But the self-assured Kat’s already got a lot on her plate, including an over-protective father, trying to get into a good college, and dealing with classmates who don’t really understand her. Will Patrick and Kat find true love, or will she find more than 10 things she hates about him? Inspired by Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, and featuring a gallery of colorful supporting characters (including 2018 Oscar-winner Allison Janney as a crazed guidance counselor), 10 Things I Hate About You is a quirky and inventive comedy that uses The Bard’s classic “battle of the sexes” play as a jumping-off point to playfully satirize a society that doesn’t seem to know what to do with a strong woman. (Dir. by Gil Junger, 1999, USA, 97 mins., Rated PG-13)

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOUFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT 10:00PMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 10:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5


Pull up your fishnets and get ready to become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest “science fiction double feature” of all-time, a Loft Cinema tradition for 40 years and counting! We’re celebrating over 40 years of live “shadow cast” performances of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Loft Cinema by bringing back cast members who have performed along to the film as far back as 1979! It’s a mixed spectacle of current Heavy Petting cast members and Loft Cinema Alumni cast members from decades past, with over 40 actors engaging in an organized game of “Tag Team Rocky Horror”. What happens when worlds collide? (Dir. by Jim Sharman, 1975, UK/USA, 98 mins., Rated R)

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW CAST REUNIONSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT MIDNIGHTGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5Please Note: No one under 17 admitted without Parent or Guardian..

PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS!A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s Loft Staff Selects film was chosen by Thomas Kidder, Projectionist!

Legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II) directs this imaginative and delightfully bizarre sequel to the 1939 Hollywood classic, The Wizard of Oz, spinning a tale of the dark aftermath of Dorothy’s journey to the magical land.

“The creepiest Disney film ever to grace the screen … it remains a rich and vivid treasure.” – Charlotte Richardson Andrews, Guardian

Arriving back home, young Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) is deemed insane and her memories of Oz are dismissed as delusions. After escaping from a mental hospital, Dorothy returns to Oz, only to find that it’s now a dramatically changed place, and that all her old friends are missing, turned to stone, or worse. Menacing Wheelers swivel around a broke-down Emerald City, vain witch Mombi (Jean Marsh) adores her walk-in chamber of human heads, and the nefarious Nome King (Nicol Williamson) has spread terror throughout the land. With the help of her pet talking chicken and new friends Tik-Tok and Jack Pumpkinhead, Dorothy sets out to once again save Oz from seemingly unstoppable villains, rescue Princess Ozma and restore the Emerald City to its former glory. Hailed by fans as the most faithful film adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s vision (loosely based on the author’s second and third Oz novels), this creepy cult classic features an incredible array of masterful, handmade (and Oscar-nominated) special effects, incorporating stop-motion, puppetry, robotics, and quite possibly a touch of actual wizardry! (Dir. by Walter Murch, 1985, USA, 113 mins., Rated PG)

RETURN TO OZ (35MM PRINT!)SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5


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

Filmmaker Susan Seidelman established her distinctive vision of New York City with this crackling debut feature, the lo-fi original for her vibrant portraits of women reinventing themselves. After escaping New Jersey, the quintessentially punk Wren (Susan Berman)—a spark plug in torn fishnets and a plastic houndstooth miniskirt—moves to the city with the mission of becoming famous (“I just wanna be in a swimming pool, eating tacos and signing autographs …that’s all.”).

“Ragged, funny and eccentric … gives us a punk screen heroine with wit, style and nerve.” – Janet Maslin, New York Times

When not pasting up self-promotional flyers or hanging at the Peppermint Lounge, she’s getting involved with Paul (Brad Rinn), the nicest guy to ever live in a van next to the highway, and Eric (Richard Hell, lead singer of iconic punk band, The Voidoids), an aloof rocker. Shot on 16 mm film that captures the grit and glam of downtown NYC in the 1980s, with an alternately moody and frenetic punk soundtrack by the Feelies and others, Smithereens—the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes—is a gloriously funky, unfaded snapshot of a bygone era, as well as a thrilling low-budget calling card for director Seidelman, who hit the Hollywood big time with her very next feature, Desperately Seeking Susan, starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. (Dir. by Susan Seidelman, 1982, USA, 93 mins., Rated R)

SMITHEREENSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT 7:30PMFREE ADMISSION • $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

This breathtakingly beautiful, Tony-Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar-winning 1951 MGM film starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the City of Light.

“This spectacularly ravishing show has rhythm, romance and razzle-dazzle!” – Mail on Sunday

Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin (including such classic hits as “I Got Rhythm” and “S’Wonderful”), stunning designs, and show-stopping choreography, An American in Paris is coming from London’s West End to cinemas around the world. An American GI’s chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer leads Paris to become the backdrop for a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war… (Running time: 160 mins., Not Rated)

AN AMERICAN IN PARISTHE BROADWAY MUSICAL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING


This screening will take place outdoors at Empire Ranch, E Empire Ranch Road, Sonoita, AZ 86322. Please bring your own seating.

See the classic 1957 western, 3:10 to Yuma, screened outdoors at the historic Empire Ranch, where much of the film was shot (in addition to other Arizona locations)!

The Loft Cinema’s SHOT ON LOCATION series celebrates the richly diverse history of filmmaking in Arizona by hosting outdoor screenings of classic and cult films in the communities where they were made, at locations all throughout the state. By offering audiences the unique opportunity to gather together in a fun and festive atmosphere to watch a beloved film “under the stars” in the area where it was actually shot, these screenings showcase Hollywood’s longtime love affair with the Grand Canyon State, and bring Arizona’s past to life through the magic of the movies!

In this beautifully shot, psychologically complex western, Van Heflin is a mild-mannered cattle rancher who takes on the task of shepherding a dangerous captured outlaw (played with against-type villainy by a cucumber-cool Glenn Ford) to the train that will deliver him to prison. This apparently simple mission turns into a nerve-racking cat-and-mouse game as the two men engage in a riveting war of wills while Ford’s gang attempts to break him free, testing each man’s particular brand of honor. Based on a story by Elmore Leonard, and remade in 2007, the original 3:10 to Yuma is a thrilling, humane action movie, directed by the supremely talented studio filmmaker Delmer Daves (Dark Passage, The Hanging Tree) with intense feeling and precision. (Dir. by Delmer Daves, 1957, USA, 92 mins., Not Rated)

Thanks to our community partner Empire Ranch Foundation

3:10 TO YUMA (1957)FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING AT AT EMPIRE RANCH!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 7:00PM FREE ADMISSION

JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUEFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN BISBEE, AZ!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 7:00PMFREE ADMISSION


This screening will take place outdoors at Central School Project, 43 Howell Ave., Bisbee, AZ, 85603. Please bring your own seating.

Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. This in depth examination presents an intimate and insightful portrait of a complicated, driven, and often beleaguered artist. Joplin’s own words tell much of the film’s story through a series of letters she wrote to her parents over the years, many of them made public here for the first time. Joplin was a powerhouse when she sang, and her recordings have never left the radio or the hearts of rock fans worldwide. Acclaimed filmmaker Amy J. Berg’s documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue offers new understanding of a bright, complex woman whose surprising rise and sudden demise changed music forever. (Dir. by Amy J. Berg, 2015, USA, 105 mins., Not Rated)




Horror legend John Carpenter took the 1951 sci-fi classic The Thing From Another World and turned it into something darker, fiercer and altogether more disturbing, pitting sombrero-wearing helicopter pilot Kurt Russell and a crew of isolated Arctic scientists (Wilford Brimley, Donald Moffat, Richard Dysart, etc.) against a ravenous, shape-shifting, host-hopping alien being intent on conquering the world, one victim at a time.

“The Thing is a peerless masterpiece of relentless suspense, retina-wrecking visual excess and outright, nihilistic terror.” – Adam Smith, Empire

From the haunting opening shots of a lone sled dog fleeing across the snow, to the apocalyptic, fire-and-ice ending, the film expertly builds an atmosphere of ever-escalating paranoia and fear, propelled by some of the most gloriously gloopy practical monster effects in movie history. Virtually ignored by mass audiences and underrated by critics on its initial release in the summer of 1982 (the same summer that saw the release of Spielberg’s decidedly kinder and gentler alien blockbuster, E.T.), the reputation of Carpenter’s The Thing has constantly risen in the ensuing decades as one of the most intelligent, frightening and uncompromising horror films of the 1980s. (Dir. by John Carpenter, USA, 1982, 109 mins., Rated R)

JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THINGFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 10:00PMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 10:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

Celebrate the work of filmmaker and composer Jessica Grace Wing at a special 10th anniversary screening of her acclaimed stage musical/pop opera, Lost, captured live by Arizona Onstage Productions! This screening will also feature a collection of short films by Jessica Grace Wing! This event will be hosted by Jessica’s mother, Dr. Jennifer Schneider. Proceeds benefit The Loft Cinema.

The award-wining Lost is a haunting and charming retelling of the children’s tale, Hansel and Gretel, featuring a score by Jessica Grace Wing that The New Yorker Magazine called “precise and sparking.” Lost was first performed onstage to sold-out houses at the New York International Fringe Festival in August, 2003, just weeks after Jessica died of colon cancer at the age of 32. The innovative and unique musical won the prize for Best Music and Lyrics at that year’s Fringe Festival, and was later staged in Tucson by Arizona Onstage Productions.

Jessica Grace Wing grew up in Tucson, where she attended Utterback Middle School and University High. She graduated from Stanford. Jessica was a founder of The Inverse Theater, a New York off-Broadway company of which she was the resident composer. Jessica wrote music and songs for several works by playwright Kirk Wood Bromley, including Othello, Midnight Brain Wash Revival, The Burnt Woman of Harvard and The Death of Griffin Hunter. The award-winning Lost was her most ambitious musical project. Jessica also wrote and performed several short films, and at the time of her death in 2003, she was a graduate student in filmmaking at Columbia University.

(Total program running time: approximately 90 mins. / Not Rated)

LOSTSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 11:00AMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5


BACK TO THE FUTUREFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN DOUGLAS, AZ!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 7:00PMFREE ADMISSION


This free screening will be held outdoors at the Arts and Cultural District, 10th and G. Avenue, Douglas, AZ, 85607. Please bring your own seating.

Special thanks to our community partner for this screening, City of Douglas Leisure Services

Gotta get back in time! The ingenious time travel comedy Back to the Future is a pitch-perfect combination of sharp satire, warm sentiment and sci-fi excitement. Michael J. Fox plays 1985 teen Marty McFly, whose mentor, Doc Brown (a brilliantly manic Christopher Lloyd), invents a time-tripping DeLorean that takes the kid back to 1955. When he inadvertently gets in the way of his teenage parents’ relationship (and causes his future mother, played by Lea Thompson, to develop a crush on him!), Marty has to figure out how to give his nerdy father (a gloriously odd Crispin Glover) confidence and get them back together to insure his own eventual existence. Funny, touching and suspenseful, this Flux Capacitor-powered love letter to American pop culture is one of the most purely entertaining films of the 1980s. (Dir. by Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA, 116 mins., Rated PG)


PART OF ARTHOUSE THEATER DAY 2018A nationwide celebration of local arthouses and the vital cultural role they play in their communities! Attend all 3 Arthouse Theatre Day screenings on Sept. 23, and you’ll be entered into our free raffle for Loft Cinema merchandise!

Agnès Varda’s unsung feminist anthem is both a buoyant chronicle of a transformative friendship and an empowering vision of universal sisterhood.

“The movie’s audacious irreverence and playful, musical form feel as fresh as ever.” – Carmen Gray, Village Voice

When seventeen-year-old Pauline (Valérie Mairesse) helps struggling mother of two Suzanne (Thérèse Liotard) procure the money for an abortion, a deep bond forms between the two, one that endures over the course of more than a decade as each searches for her place in the world—encountering the dawning of the women’s movement, dreamy boho musical numbers, and an Iranian adventure along the way. Initially divisive for its sunny, idealized view of female liberation, One Sings, the Other Doesn’t now seems all the more radical—and all the more vital—for its unabashedly utopian spirit. (Dir. by Agnès Varda, 1977, France, in French with English subtitles,120 mins., Not Rated)

ONE SINGS, THE OTHER DOESN’TSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 1:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6LOFT MEMBERS & STUDENTS: $5


PRECEDED BY DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG!

CO-PRESENTED BY THE ARIZONA BROWNCOATS

Please enjoy a screening of Joss Whedon’s film Serenity (PG-13, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi) preceded by Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (TV-PG, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi) with all proceeds benefiting The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona. Watch the films on the big screen with your closest friends supporting Tucson’s essential non-profit art house cinema. The Arizona Browncoats will host raffles, a photo booth, geeky wares & more including a costume contest with shiny prizes at stake…as if you needed a reason to wear that orange knit hat, swirly parasol, or “Whedonverse” flair!

Arizona Browncoats, Inc. (AzBc, Inc.), is an official Arizona non-profit organization dedicated to promoting unity and equality among all people. Since 2006, Arizona Browncoats has raised over $80,000 for charity. Monies raised from our events have benefited Equality Now, an international women’s rights organization, as well as local charities, including the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, Growth Improvement for Female Teens, and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation and Resource Center. We have also participated in events for the benefit of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Arizona Hemophilia Association, and Kids Need to Read.

Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona Our mission is to collaborate to achieve social, political and economic change that empowers women and girls. We connect. We advocate. We invest. When you give to the Women’s Foundation, you transform over 20 nonprofit organizations in southern Arizona reaching over 15,000 women and girls. Create change for women and girls in our community. When women thrive, our community prospers.


When police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is demoted to desk work, he expects a sleepy beat as an emergency dispatcher. That all changes when he answers a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman who then disconnects abruptly.

“The Guilty is an exhilarating, minimalist thriller that effectively sinks its hooks in.” – John Fink, Film Stage

Asger, confined to the police station, is forced to use others as his eyes and ears as the severity of the crime slowly becomes more clear. The search to find the missing woman and her assailant will take every bit of his intuition and skill, as a ticking clock and his own personal demons conspire against him. This innovative and unrelenting Danish thriller uses a single location to great effect, ratcheting up the tension as twists pile up and secrets are revealed. Director Gustav Möller expertly frames the increasingly messy proceedings against the clean Scandinavian sterility of the police department, while Cedergren’s strong performance anchors the film and places the audience squarely in Holm’s tragically flawed, yet well-intentioned, mind space. (Dir. by Gustav Möller, 2018, Denmark, in Danish with English subtitles, 85 mins., Not Rated)

SERENITY IN THE DESERT 2018SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 4:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $15DOORS OPEN AT 3:30PM | SCREENING AT 4:00PMPLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

THE GUILTYSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 7:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6LOFT MEMBERS & STUDENTS: $5


Don’t miss the 21st annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, featuring nine great new shorts from around the world – and YOU help select the winner!

Moviegoers in Tucson will unite with over 100,000 film lovers in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 21st Annual edition of “the world’s first global film festival,” Manhattan Short Film Festival, screens at The Loft Cinema!

What makes the Manhattan Short Film Festival unique is that the audience will not only be watching and enjoying the films, but judging them as well. Each audience member will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film 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.

This year’s nine Manhattan Short finalists hail from eight countries with films from Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, New Zealand, the USA, and two films from the United Kingdom. This year’s finalists bring together an extraordinary range of film genres including intimate dramas; fast-paced animation; spine-tingling tales; a World War II epic; a film shot entirely underwater and a dark comedy! With past finalists achieving the ultimate in recognition by being nominated for, and even winning, the Academy Award in the short film category, the 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 2018THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES


Special thanks to our community partners Razorz Edge and Zia Records

Don’t miss this rocking one-night-only event, featuring the new documentary, Bad Reputation, and an exclusive, brand-new solo performance by Joan Jett that can only be seen in theatres! This bonus performance will follow the feature.

“Top honors. A snarling propulsive look at Joan Jett – ever going her own way, ever loving rock ‘n’ roll.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out

Joan Jett is so much more than “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.” It’s true, she became mega-famous from the number-one hit, and that fame intensified with the music video’s endless play on MTV. But that staple of popularity can’t properly define a musician. Jett put her hard work in long before the fame, ripping it up onstage as the backbone of the hard-rock legends The Runaways, influencing many musicians—both her cohort of punk rockers and generations of younger bands—with her no-bullshit style. Bad Reputation gives you a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene, and their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage. The theme is clear: even though people tried to define Jett and keep her stuck to one hit, she never compromised. She will kick your ass, and you’ll love her all the more for it. (Dir. by Kevin Kerslake, 2018, USA, 95 mins., Rated R)

JOAN JETT: BAD REPUTATIONWEDNESDAY, SEPT 26 AT 7:00PM & 10:00PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“I’m a big fan; I like all sorts of genres. I do like an occasion to just switch my brain off and enjoy some mindless carnage.” – Edgar Wright

Growing up in the U.K., the young cinephile Edgar Wright began crafting his distinct cinematic style directing Super 8 films starring his school friends. At age 20, he made A Fistful of Fingers, a no-budget feature starring local teen actors and shot on 16mm. The unlikely British Western was given a limited theatrical release, paving the way for Wright’s entry into the U.K. TV comedy community, where he joined forces with future collaborators Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson on a number of shows for the Paramount Comedy Channel.

While still in his early twenties, he also directed several comedy shows for the BBC before gaining fame directing the popular, award-winning sitcom, Spaced, for Channel 4. It was here that

Wright began his iconic (and hilarious) collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Spaced served as a launching pad for the 2004 horror comedy Shaun of the Dead, which starred both actors and became a surprise box-office hit. The trio would go on to make two more films together: the buddy cop satire Hot Fuzz (2007) and the sci-fi spoof The World’s End (2013). These became known as the Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy, of which all were co-written by Wright and Pegg. In between Fuzz and World’s End, Wright co-wrote and directed the acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll teen comedy Scott Pilgrim v. the World (2010). It was here that Wright’s keen eye for visual detail moved into the spotlight; the highly distinct stylization of the film helped make it a hit with audiences and critics worldwide. Wright’s most recent film, the highly-acclaimed “car chase action musical” Baby Driver (2017), was an even bigger hit, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. An increasingly inventive auteur who have never lost his love of genre films and goofy/smart comedy, Edgar Wright continues to surprise audiences with a thrillingly flamboyant “what will he do next?” abandon. This September, The Loft Cinema celebrates the cinematic world of Edgar Wright with four of his most re-watchable classics on the big screen!

In their previous film, Shaun of the Dead, director Edgar Wright and co-writer Simon Pegg satirized the zombie movie and the drudgery of modern life. In their hilarious follow-up, Hot Fuzz, they set their sights on the Hollywood Buddy Cop Blockbusters and life in an eccentric English village. The two worlds collide when overachieving London police officer Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is promoted to sergeant. The catch is that he’s being transferred to Agatha Christie country, because as his superiors (the comic trifecta of Martin Campbell, Steve Coogan and Bill Nighy) explain, he’s making the rest of the force look bad. (Dir. by Edgar Wright, 2007, UK, 121 mins., Rated R)

The cracked British comedy team of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright hit the rotting corpse on the head with this gross, hilarious and spot-on comedic update of the zombie genre. Shaun of the Dead follows the bloody funny adventures of professional underachiever Shaun (co-writer Simon Pegg) and his best mate Ed (Nick Frost) as they cope with a zombie invasion of North London. (Dir. by Edgar Wright, 2004, UK, 99 mins., Rated R)

In this utterly original musical disguised as a stylish, action-packed crime drama, a talented young getaway driver called Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a vicious crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. Nominated for three Academy Awards, Baby Drive co-stars Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. (Dir. by Edgar Wright, 2017, UK/USA, 102 mins., Rated R)

Based on the comic book of the same name, Edgar Wright’s genre-smashing teen comedy/musical/action/video game flick tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s epic quest to power up with love. Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams … literally. (Dir. by Edgar Wright, 2010, USA, 112 mins., Rated PG-13)

HOT FUZZWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

SHAUN OF THE DEADWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

BABY DRIVER (35MM PRINT!)WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLDWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 7:30PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICES



Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Wes Anderson’s offbeat comic romance Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds, Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward), who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.

“Literate, melancholy and magical, Moonrise Kingdom is quintessential Wes Anderson, infused with his brand of daffy wit.” – Claudia Puig, USA Today

As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore—and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Filled with the typically warped humor, off-kilter production design, striking cinematography (shot on 16mm film) and whimsical sentiment that can only be described as “Andersonian,” Moonrise Kingdom features a brilliant cast including Bruce Willis as the local sheriff, Captain Sharp, Edward Norton as Khaki Scout troop leader Scout Master Ward, and Bill Murray and Frances McDormand as the young girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. Also starring Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman and Harvey Keitel. (Dir. by Wes Anderson, 2012, USA, 94 mins., Rated PG-13)

MOONRISE KINGDOMFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 10:00PMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 10:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $6 • LOFT MEMBERS: $5

THE MARTIANFREE OUTDOOR SCREENING AT BIOSPHERE 2!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 7:00PMFREE ADMISSION

PART OF OUR SCIENCE ON SCREEN SERIESCreatively pairs screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology. Each film is used as a jumping-off point for a speaker to introduce current research or technological advances in a manner that engages popular culture audiences.

This screening will take place outdoors at Biosphere 2, 32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle, AZ, 85623. Please bring your own seating.

During a manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return. Based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel, and directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien), this gripping sci-fi adventure also stars Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Donald Glover. (Dir. by Ridley Scott, 2015, USA/UK, 144 mins., Rated PG-13)

PART OF LOFT FILM FEST ON THE ROADA community-building program that takes unexpected films for free screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, providing a unique cultural experience.


Twelve terrifying hours of horror movie mayhem! Pay to get in … pray to get out!

Calling all Children of the Corn! Get ready to spend the night with the Maestro of Mayhem, Stephen King, as The Loft Cinema unleashes twelve straight

hours of King-sized horror movie madness! Kills, chills and Castle Rock-ing thrills await you throughout the night as we unleash SEVEN hand-picked horror classics sprung from the twisted mind of the world’s most famous nightmare maker! Bring your pillows and wear your pajamas for a cinematic slumber party that’ll be so scary, you’ll go into Maximum Overdrive!

PLUS: Scary shorts, trashy trailers, ghoulish trivia games and prizes, horrifying drink specials, our infamously delicious “meat cups,” and collectible barf bags for all chickens with weak stomachs!

*Start times are approximate*

Special thanks to our community partner Zia Records!

THE ALL-NITE SCREAM-O-RAMA!SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:00PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $17 • LOFT MEMBERS: $15PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

8:50PM – A MISTERY STEPHEN KING CLASSICWhat you can’t see can definitely hurt you in this terrifying tale of monsters and madness.

It’s Silly Humans vs. Big Rigs when a passing comet causes all the machines on Earth to turn against their makers in a full-throttle, molten-hot orgy of grinding metal, blaring AC/DC tunes and Emilio Estevez with a rocket launcher in this crazed truck fetish horror flick written and directed by Stephen King himself. Get on the Highway to Hell! (Dir. by Stephen King, 1986, USA, 97 mins., Rated R)

A famous novelist meets his Number One Fan and things are going to get real scary, real quick, in this Oscar-winning adaptation of Stephen King’s creepy psychological thriller, starring James Caan and the great Kathy Bates as the gloriously unhinged Annie Wilkes, a woman with a love of reading and a serious passion for hobbling! (Dir. by Rob Reiner, 1996, USA, 107 mins., Rated R)

11:00PM – MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (35MM PRINT!)

7:00PM – MISERY (35MM PRINT!)

A family makes the mistake of moving next door to a creepy animal graveyard built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground, and before you know it, they’re dealing with serious real estate angst, a zombie kitty cat and other horrors too gruesome to contemplate in this “dead things are better left dead” Stephen King shocker featuring a rocking theme song by The Ramones! (Dir. by Mary Lambert, 1989, USA, 103 mins., Rated R)

12:40AM – PET SEMATARY

Join your ghoulish host, The Creep, for another spine-tingling edition of comic book horror in this fun and underrated Stephen King anthology flick featuring three tales of terror involving a murderous statue looking for a revenge, a hit-and-run hitchhiker who just won’t stay dead, and a group of drunken teens facing off against a deadly monster in a lake (filmed in Prescott, Arizona!). Written by George A. Romero, based on a trio of King short stories. (Dir. by Michael Gornick, 1987, USA, 92 mins., Rated R)

2:20AM – CREEPSHOW 2

Kids do the darndest things in this creepy cult classic about a young couple who gets trapped in a small Midwestern town ruled by a mob of murderous children that worships “He Who Walks Behind the Rows,” under the guidance of one of the screen’s most terrifying pint-sized preachers, Isaac Chroner. Starring The Terminator’s Linda Hamilton, the original Children of the Corn has spawned a decades-long franchise that proves nothing is scarier than a kid with a corncob and an attitude. (Dir. by Fritz Kiersch, 1984, USA, 92 mins., Rated R)

3:50AM – CHILDREN OF THE CORN

A bullied high school girl with a secret power is invited to the Senior Prom and her nasty classmates are going to have a night they’ll never forget in this iconic horror classic from director Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie as the screen’s very worst mom. The first King novel adapted for the movies, Carrie kicked off the entire Stephen King Screen Machine! (Dir. by Brian De Palma, 1976, USA, 98 mins., Rated R)

5:20AM – CARRIE (1976)

Don’t miss the most twisted double feature of the year when New York Times-bestselling author and The Room star Greg Sestero (“Oh, Hi Mark!”) returns to The Loft Cinema for The Entire Bloody Friendship, featuring BOTH volumes of the new noir thriller, Best F(r)iends, co-starring Sestero and the one-and-only Tommy Wiseau! Volume Two was filmed in Tucson and features a cameo appearance by The Loft Cinema, so clearly, the Old Pueblo will never be the same! At this event, Sestero will introduce both Volumes, and will be joined by other cast members, TBA!.

“LYNCHIAN AS F**K... and almost maybe ... perfect?” - Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times

Finally, the dynamic duo that is Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero has reunited for a dream project that will send fans of cult classic The Room into paroxyms of unabated joy once more, and send new fans onto a journey of unprecedented comedic madness. In VOLUME ONE of Best F(r)iends, Sestero plays Jon, an L.A. drifter who is taken in by a peculiar mortician named Harvey (Wiseau), and the two hatch an unusual yet increasingly lucrative underground enterprise based on the mortician’s

old habits. But as the money rolls in, greed, hatred and jealousy start to poison their initially warm, if odd, relationship. Will these best f(r)iends survive the turning tide? (Dir. by Justin Macgregor, USA, 109 mins., Not Rated)

In VOLUME TWO, after the explosive events of VOLUME ONE, Jon (Sestero) makes a run for it, and finds himself on a desert expedition to Tucson, AZ, where wild characters and dark foibles intersect. As his misadventures teach him about friendship and loyalty, Harvey the Mortician (Wiseau) surfaces with a surprise or two. (Dir. by Justin Macgregor, USA, 82 mins., Not Rated)

THE ENTIRE BLOODY FRIENDSHIP: BEST F(R)IENDS VOLUMES ONE AND TWO DOUBLE FEATURESATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 7:00PMBEST F(R)IENDS VOL. ONE AT 7:00PM; BEST F(R)IENDS VOL. TWO AT 9:30PMGENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT MEMBERS: $13PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING


This screening is part of Tucson Modernism Week 2018, presented by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation!

A strong candidate for one of the most sheerly enjoyable Hollywood movies of the 1950s, North by Northwest is Alfred Hitchcock at his most effervescent, in a romantic comedy/thriller that also features one of the definitive Cary Grant performances.

“A great film, and certainly one of the most entertaining movies ever made, directed by Alfred Hitchcock at his peak.” – Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

It’s a classic Hitchcock Wrong Man scenario: the ever-suave, ever-unflappable Grant is Roger O. Thornhill, an advertising executive who is mistaken by enemy spies for a U.S. undercover agent named George Kaplan. Convinced these sinister fellows (James Mason as the boss, and Martin Landau as his henchman) are trying to kill him, Roger flees and meets a mysterious blonde Stranger on a Train (Eva Marie Saint), with whom he engages in one of the longest, most intricately-choreographed kisses in screen history. In short order, our hero is variously chased, abducted, framed for murder, and, in the film’s famous signature set-piece, crop-dusted. All roads eventually lead to the thrilling cliffhanger finale atop the stone faces of Mt. Rushmore that will literally leave you breathless. But that’s not all! In addition to a sparkling Ernest Lehman script and that pulse-quickening Bernard Herrmann score, North by Northwest is also a veritable jackpot of fabulous mid-century modern architecture and design, most notably the ultra-swanky, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home/villain’s lair improbably situated on top of Mt. Rushmore (in reality, a studio-constructed set in Culver City, CA known to movie and architecture buffs as “The Vandamm House,” named after Mason’s evil character, Phillip Vandamm). What moviegoer could ask for more? (Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock, 1959, USA, 136 mins., Not Rated)

NORTH BY NORTHWESTTUCSON MODERNISM WEEK SCREENING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 • LOFT MEMBERS: $6

Join us before the show for a special pre- show at 4:30 pm, featuring local Dance troupe H.O.K, Hosted by former Miss Gay Tucson America 2016, Allonna Dee!

The Loft Cinema along with local non-profit organization, The Colby Olsen Foundation, invites you to join them for an evening of enchantment, as they partner to screen the film version of Kinky Boots (2005).

This feature based on a true story, centers around Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) facing the impending shut down of the Northampton shoe factory that his family has owned and operated for generations. Feeling at a loss, Charlie has a chance encounter with Lola, a flamboyant drag cabaret star (Chiwetal Ejiofer). While striking an unlikely partnership, her desire for stylish yet kinky boots for herself and her drag colleagues provides a glimmer of hope for the factory and its employees.

Presented by The Colby Olsen Foundation, a local 501c3 LGBTQ foundation that supports, advocates, and provides resources and education to the public regarding Youth and Senior challenges and issues that affect their daily lives. They also create funding to support our local Youth and Senior centers, workshops and programs.

For more information, please visit: ColbyOlsenFoundation.org

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by The Colby Olsen Foundation.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 5:00PMREGULAR ADMISSION PRICESPRE-SHOW BEGINS AT 4:30PM

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An opportunity to discuss your thoughts and reactions to the film will be offered by members of the AZTICN!

Paper Tigers is an intimate look into the lives of selected students at Lincoln High School, an alternative school that specializes in educating traumatized youth. Set amidst the rural community of Walla Walla, WA, the film intimately examines the inspiring promise of Trauma Informed Communities – a movement that is showing great promise in healing youth struggling with the dark legacy of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). (Dir. by James Redford, 102 mins, 2015, USA, Not Rated)

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by the Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Care Network and sponsored by AZCH.

Started in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. Through the years, in and out of trends and fads, the festival has always been best described by one unchanging word: inspiring. Far more than any other adjective, that’s how festival audiences describe their experience.

Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. Along with exceptional documentaries, the festival goes beyond the film medium by bringing together world-class athletes, change makers and visionary artists for a multi-dimensional celebration of indomitable spirit. Mountainfilm, which includes interactive talks, free community events, a gallery walk, outdoor programming and presentations, aims to inspire audiences to action on worthy causes.

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by Sven Silberschlag and the SAS Wealth Management Group.

Archaeology Café returns to The Loft Cinema for another season of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of southern Arizona. Join us on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, for Blood Flowed Like Water: Violence among the Sonoran Desert’s Earliest Irrigation Communities, a fascinating exploration of violence among early farming communities over two thousand years ago from Dr. James T. Watson.

The earliest evidence for violence in the Desert West is found in early irrigation communities strewn across the Sonoran Desert (circa 2000-4000 years ago) and takes a variety of forms. Blunt-force and projectile trauma from clubs and darts, broken and callused bones, and irreverent interments are evident in people’s remains. Dr. Watson will consider the causes of this violence, which apparently ceased as this volatile period drew to a close some 2,000 years ago.

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by Archaeology Southwest.

UA Professor Jane Bambauer will open the event with a presentation highlighting the history and importance of the 1st Amendment. Following a brief panel discussion, audience questions and comments will be welcomed.

Join Emcee David Fitzsimmons and panelists Joe Ferguson, Jim Nintzel, Dylan Smith, Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash and Tucson City Council member Steve Kozachik for this timely and important community conversation.

Is the First Amendment Freedom of the Press under attack? Or is the media simply engaged in ‘fake news’ that’s finally being called out for the bias it represents? Come and take part in a panel discussion co-hosted by Indivisible Southern Arizona and Tucson Jews for Justice where the current controversy surrounding the press, bias and the interaction between the media and public officials will be explored.

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, presented by Indivisible Southern Arizona and Tucson Jews for Justice.

PAPER TIGERSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 6:00PMFREE ADMISSION • DONATIONS ACCEPTEDDonations raised will go towards Youth On Their Own

MOUNTAINFILM ON TOURWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 7:00PMGENEAL ADMISSION: $15PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING

ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ – MAKING CONNECTIONSTUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 6:00PMFREE ADMISSION

WHY A FREE PRESS IS ESSENTIAL TO DEMOCRACYMONDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT 6:00PMFREE ADMISSIONDOORS WILL OPEN AT 5:30, AND PROFESSOR BAMBAUER’S PRESENTATION WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 6PM.

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En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day), the new feature from acclaimed director Jim McKay (Girls Town), follows a group of undocumented Mexican immigrants living in Sunset Park, Brooklyn over the course of seven days. Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park.

“Thought-provoking and hugely entertaining.” – Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com

José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team’s captain – young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José’s team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals. If he doesn’t work, his job and his future will be on the line. But if he doesn’t stand up for himself and his teammates, his dignity will be crushed. Shot in the neighborhoods of Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Gowanus, and starring nonprofessional actors, En el Séptimo Día is a humane, sensitive and humorous window into a world rarely seen. The film’s impact is made quietly, with restraint and respect for the individual experiences, everyday challenges and small triumphs of its characters. (Dir. by Jim McKay, USA, in Spanish with English subtitle, 2017, 92 mins. Not Rated)

Co-presented by Tucson International Jewish Film Festival

August, 1945. A remote Hungarian town prepares for the wedding of the village magistrate’s son. Meanwhile two Orthodox Jews arrive at the village train station with two coffin-shaped wooden crates, supposedly filled with soaps and perfumes. When the town gets wind of their arrival, rumors spread as to their intentions. Are these men going to set up shop? Is this a harbinger of the return of more Jews?

Led by the boorish village magistrate, the townspeople fear that these strangers may be heirs of the village’s denounced and deported Jewish neighbors and have come to claim their family’s stolen property. Paranoia runs rampant, leading to tragic events and a potent, unexpected ending. While there have been many films about the Holocaust, there are few about its immediate aftermath when greed and material gain from the Jewish peoples’ demise was pervasive. Director Ferenc Török cleverly captures this often overlooked moment in history where one town’s actions become a metaphor for the moral decay of the whole country. Shot in elegant black-and-white with an eye for exquisite composition and a minimal evocative score, 1945 is a subtle and nuanced study in the collective guilt and enduring anti-Semitism of postwar Hungary. Based on the acclaimed short story “Homecoming” by Gábor T. Szántó. (Dir. by Ferenc Török, 2017, Hungary, in Hungarian/Russian with English subtitles, 91 mins., Not Rated)

EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍASTARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

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Five Fingers for Marseilles fuses western influences—from classic John Ford to “spaghetti” to revisionist eras—into a contemporary South African crime drama with a local flavor.

“Insightful … powerful … speaks to South Africa’s past, its present and its future, while also delivering a cracking action Western.” – Pontsho Mabena, Huffington Post

Twenty years ago, the young “Five Fingers” fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. After fleeing in disgrace, the freedom-fighter-turned-outlaw returns to Marseilles seeking a peaceful, pastoral life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it. The great westerns have always contained sociopolitical threads, and Five Fingers’ loose allegory on current South African politics is dark, edge-of-the-seat, and starkly human. (Dir. by Michael Matthews, 2017, South Africa, Xhosa and Southern Sotho with English subtitles, 120 mins., Not Rated)

From the visionary mind of director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game) comes The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, a wildly inventive and visually dazzling animated comedy about one epic night in Kyoto.

“Exhilarating … so packed with inventive detail that fans will need repeat viewings.” – Kim Newman, Screen Daily

As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as “The Girl with Black Hair” experiences a series of surreal encounters with local nightlife … all the while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort to win her heart. (Dir. by Masaaki Yuasa, 2017, Japan, in Japanese with English subtitles, 92 mins., Rated PG-13)

FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLESSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRLSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

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This is the deliciously scandalous story of Scotty Bowers, a handsome ex-Marine who landed in Hollywood after World War II and became confidante, aide de camp and lover to many of Hollywood’s greatest male—and female—stars. In the 1940s and ’50s, Scotty ran a gas station on Hollywood Boulevard where he would connect his friends with actors and actresses who hid their true sexual identities for fear of police raids at gay bars, societal shunning and career suicide.

“The film poignantly reveals that the secret history of Hollywood is really an alternate history of America.” – Chuck Bowen, Slant

An unsung Hollywood legend, Bowers would cater to the sexual appetites of celebrities—straight and gay—for decades, remaining discreet until he finally spilled his secrets in the 2012 bestselling memoir, Full Service. While the studio PR machines were promoting their stars as wholesome and

monogamous, Bowers was fulfilling their true desires. Full of jaw-dropping reveals, this spicy documentary by director Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) tells his amazing story, as well as presents eye-opening takes on icons from the Hollywood Golden Age including Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner and many more. (Dir. by Matt Tyrnauer, 2017, USA, 98 mins., Not Rated)

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT 7:00PM Join us for a special opening night screening of Robert Greene’s Bisbee ’17 featuring a post-film Q&A with director Robert Greene, in conversation with Bisbee ’17 author, Robert Houston! Thanks to our community partner, Jewish History Museum!

It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town’s close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee’s darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 striking miners were violently taken from

their homes, banished to the middle of the desert, and left to die. Townspeople confront this shocking, controversial past by staging dramatic recreations of the escalating miners’ strike. These dramatized scenes are based on subjective versions of the story and “directed,” in a sense, by residents with conflicting views of the event. Deeply personal segments torn from family history build toward a massive restaging of the deportation itself on the exact day of its 100th anniversary. In Bisbee ’17, filmmaker Robert Greene (Kate Plays Christine) bends the boundaries of documentary and confronts the current political predicaments of immigration, unionization, environmental damage and corporate corruption

with direct, haunting messages about solidarity and struggle, creating a unique, thought-provoking film that stirs up the ghosts of our past as a cautionary tale that speaks to our present. (Dir. by Robert Greene, 2018, USA, 124 mins., Not Rated)

The Jewish History Museum presents a free Gallery Chat – The Bisbee Deportation: Big Copper’s War on Organized Labor on Friday, September 14 at 11am.Join them for a talk with local historian Mike Anderson and Bisbee ’17 novelist Robert Houston. Free and open to the public. 564. S. Stone Avenue.

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BISBEE ‘17STARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“A lyrical, powerful piece of work that will certainly stand among the best documentaries you’ll see this year.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

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Somewhere in the primal wilderness near the Shadow Mountains in the year 1983, Red Miller (Academy Award-winner Nicholas Cage, in a full-throttle, adrenaline-inducing performance) has fallen deeply for the beguiling Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough, Oblivion).

“Unforgettable … insanely violent and ethereally beautiful.” – Bilge Ebiri, Village Voice

But the life he has made for himself comes suddenly and horrifyingly crashing down when a vile band of ravaging idolaters and supernatural creatures penetrate his idyllic paradise with vicious fury. A broken man, Red now lives for one thing only – to travel through hell and hunt down these maniacal villains to exact his terrible vengeance. Blood will flow in rivers. Worlds will collapse unto themselves. And a new gonzo cult classic will be born. In his deliciously over-the-top follow-up to

Beyond the Black Rainbow, director Panos Cosmatos gleefully demonstrates an audacious command of tone and atmosphere, conjuring up an ethereal treat for the senses that begs to be seen on the big screen. Awash in a salacious sea of gloriously unhinged performances, carnage, colors and sounds, Mandy grinds up beloved genre tropes into a fine pulp and sculpts them into something otherworldly and altogether unforgettable. (Dir. by Panos Cosmatos, 2018, USA, 121 mins., Rated R)

MANDYSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“Panos Cosmatos has crafted a mind-melting genre orgy of cosmic proportions that’s ridiculously fun.” – Katherine McLaughlin, Sight and Sound

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A portion of all ticket sales for Love, Gilda on Friday, September 21 will be donated to Gilda’s Place, which supports, educates and empowers cancer patients and their families.

Gilda Radner puts a smile on the faces of people who remember watching her as one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live,” where she created and portrayed such now-classic comic characters as Roseanne Roseannadanna, Emily Litella and Lisa Loopner.

Exuberant and open, channeling her inner child, she rose to meteoric fame in television, movies and on Broadway, and was declared “one of America’s sweethearts,” eventually finding happiness with Gene Wilder. In her own words, the comedian reflects on her childhood, her comedy career, her relationships and ultimately, her struggle with cancer. Weaving together her recently discovered audiotapes, revealing interviews with friends (Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer and Martin Short), rare home movies and diaries read by modern-day comedians inspired by Gilda (Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy), Love, Gilda opens up a unique

window into the honest and whimsical world of a beloved performer whose greatest role was sharing her story. (Dir. by Lisa DaPolito, 2018, USA, 86 mins., Not Rated)

SEPTEMBER’S REEL READS SELECTIONPurchase a copy of It’s Always Something by Gilda Radner during the month of September and receive a special “Loft Reel Reads” discount off the cover price – 20% for Loft Cinema members and 10% for the general public. Copies of the book are available at The Loft Cinema and Antigone Books.

LOVE, GILDASTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“This documentary nails her jubilant spirit … forty years later, Gilda Radner’s comedy looks more sublime than ever.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

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Madeline (newcomer Helena Howard) is a teenage girl who joins an experimental improv theater group, where she soon begins to shine. Evangeline, the workshop’s ambitious and manipulative artistic director (Molly Parker, American Pastoral) takes an interest in Madeline’s raw talent, pushing the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her insecure mother (Miranda July, Me and You and Everyone We Know) into their collective art.

“The film is anchored at every turn by newcomer Helena Howard’s big, brash and brilliant lead performance.” – Andrew Lapin, NPR

However, both Madeline and Evangeline get carried away, and the lines between performance and reality begin to blur, approaching madness. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women’s

lives. Anchored by a blazing virtuoso performance from Howard, whose powerful screen presence commands attention, writer/director Josephine Decker’s unique film displays a rare sensitivity for capturing the messy struggles of discovering a sense of one’s self that defies easy narrative categorization. (Dir. by Josephine Decker, 2018, USA, 94 mins., Not Rated)

MADELINE’S MADELINESTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“This is one of the boldest and most invigorating American films of the 21st century.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire

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FREE LOFT MEMBERS SCREENINGFriday, September 28 at 7:00pm. Free for Loft Cinema members and open to the public at regular admission prices.

Members may pick up tickets only for themselves (1 for Teacher, Student, or Individual, 2 for Couple and above) at the Box Office on the day of the Member Screening. The Box Office is open 1/2 hour before the first show of the day. Please see the website for showtimes.

Members will be issued a return pass (valid through the following Thursday) to see this film another time, if the screening is at capacity.

We the Animals is a touching, lyrical and intimate portrait of blue-collar family life, and of three boys who tear through their childhood in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love.

While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable Paps (Raúl Castillo, Looking), young Jonah is sheltered by Ma (Shiela Vand, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) in the cocoon of their home. More sensitive and conscious than his older siblings, trying to navigate his way around his macho father and brothers while discovering

his artistic and sexual leanings, Jonah increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own. With poetic realism, We the Animals, based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Kitrosser, tells a visceral coming-of-age story, propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast—including three talented, young first-time actors—and stunning animated sequences which bring Jonah’s conflicted inner world to life. Winner of the NEXT Innovator Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. (Dir. by Jeremiah Zagar, 2018, USA, 94 mins., Rated R)

WE THE ANIMALSSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

“Every once in a while, a movie grabs you, unsuspecting, and hustles its way into your heart. We the Animals does that.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

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Smart, elegant, and deeply moving, The Children Act stars two-time Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) in a riveting performance as Fiona Maye, a British High Court judge who, in the midst of a marital crisis, must rule on a life-changing legal case concerning the survival of a teenage boy.

“Another reminder, if one were needed, of the subtlety and skill of Emma Thompson’s stratospheric talent.” – Ian Freer, Empire

At issue whether to order a blood transfusion on the boy (Dunkirk‘s Fionn Whitehead), a Jehovah’s Witness who, just months short of his eighteenth birthday, is refusing on religious grounds the procedure that would save his life. Co-starring Academy Award-nominee Stanley Tucci (Spotlight), and adapted by Ian McEwan from his own bestselling novel, The Children Act is a deeply affecting portrait of strength, devotion, and love, with the incomparable Emma Thompson giving one of the very best performances of her career. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal; Iris). (Dir. by Richard Eyre, 2017, UK, 105 mins., Rated R)

When Chelsea and her punk friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, they hope to lay low—and get high—in an old family hideout in the woods.

“This is the smart kind of dumb fun … a loving tribute to the counterculture tent-poles of punk rock and horror movies.” – Katie Rife, AV Club

But Chelsea’s got reservations about going back to nature and secrets she’s not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority— an unhinged park ranger with a malicious approach to justice and a serious axe to grind. Horror producer Jenn Wexler makes her directorial debut with this bloody, manic, punk-rock take on the ‘80s slasher flick that may just scare you out of the woods for good! (Dir. by Jenn Wexler, 2018, USA, 80 mins., Not Rated)

THE CHILDREN ACTSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

THE RANGERSTARTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES

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Blaze, the new film from director/co-writer Ethan Hawke, is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson.

“Ethan Hawke’s high-wire biopic tells the story of country blues singer Blaze Foley in a redneck-verité style that’s as delicate as it is daring.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat, “Arrested Development”); his last, dark night on earth; and the impact of his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes. The braided storyline terminates in a bittersweet ending that acknowledges Blaze’s profound highs and lows, as well as the impressions he made on the people who shared his journey. Featuring a riveting, lived-in performance by film newcomer and musician Ben Dickey as Blaze Foley, and supporting turns from a stellar cast including Sam Rockwell, Kris Kristofferson and Steve Zahn, Hawke’s film is a moving, music-filled tribute to the life of an artist awaiting rediscovery. (Dir. by Ethan Hawke, 2018, USA, 127 mins., Rated R)

A darkly comic fable set in contemporary Zambia, Rungano Nyoni’s acclaimed debut feature is a bold satire of the often contradictory nature of traditional beliefs and modern culture.

“A fascinating witch’s brew of absurdism, realism, satire and fairy tale, I Am Not a Witch reveals young Zambian-Welsh director/writer Rungano Nyoni as a blazing talent to watch.” – Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro UK

After a minor incident in her village, nine-year-old Shula (Margaret Mulubwa) is exiled to a traveling witch camp where she is told that if she tries to escape, she will be transformed into a goat. As she navigates her new life, Shula must decide between accepting her fate or risking the consequences of seeking freedom. (Dir. by Rungano Nyoni, 2017, France/UK/Germany, in English and Nyanja with English subtitles, 93 mins., Not Rated)

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CHOPPING MALL(Dir. by Mark Rosman, 1983, 91 mins., Rated R)

“Where shopping can cost you an arm and a leg!”

A bunch of fun-loving teens are about to learn what “shop till you drop” really means when their after-hours party at the local shopping mall is crashed by murderously malfunctioning robots who have been programmed to drill, kill and spill (blood, that is!), in this deliriously entertaining B-movie horror classic!

“Chopping Mall is pure B-movie bliss.” – Daily Dead

SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA(Dir. by David DeCocteau, 1988, USA, 80 mins., Rated R)

“In a bowling alley from hell, there’s only one way to score …”

A gang of sorority girls breaks into a shopping mall bowling alley as part of an initiation prank, only to find themselves bowled over by a sadistic little rubber demon named The Imp, who’s really gonna make this a night to “dismember” with his special brand of magic, murder and bad movie mojo!

HIDE AND GO SHRIEK(Dir. by Skip Schoolnik, 1988, USA, 90 mins., Rated R)

“Close your eyes. Count to 10. And run for your life.”

A group of dazed and confused teens spend the night “getting it on” in a local department store after hours, but little do they know their night of retail raunch is about to be put out of business by a blood-thirsty maniac who’s just itching to slash prices … and everything else!

“A must-see! An underrated gem of ‘80s teen slice-and-dice played out in an unusually sleazy manner.” – Retro Slashers

KILLER PARTY(Dir. by William Fruet, 1986, USA, 91 mins., Rated R)

“By the end of the dance, some of the sorority girls were dead on their feet!”

Sorority girls just want to have fun, except when they’re attending a dance party at a haunted frat house and battling for their lives against a dead frat boy who’s looking to possess the living to do his evil bidding, leading to, like, a totally awesome evening involving hot tubs, nerds, sex, guillotines, revenge, murder, demons and a crazed killer rocking a diving helmet!

MONDOMONDAYSEVERY MONDAY AT 8:00PM!

Get ready for a chopping spree you’ll never forget at the MONDO MONDAYS SHOPPING MALL, where the prices are always slashed and the customers are literally dying to get in!

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STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN(Dir. by Nicholas Meyer, 1982, USA, 113 mins., Rated PG)

Celebrate Star Trek Day weekend (the first episode of Star Trek premiered on Sept. 8, 1966) with Cult Classics screenings of one of the USS Enterprise crew’s greatest big screen adventures – a film so epic, it’s guaranteed to make you scream KHAAAAAANN!

“The Wrath of Khan isn’t just great ‘for a Star Trek movie,’ it’s one of the best sci-fi adventure films of the post-Star Wars era.” – Tim Brayton, Agony & Ecstasy

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU(Dir. by Gil Junger, 1999, USA, 97 mins., Rated PG-13)

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, and featuring a gallery of colorful supporting characters, 10 Things I Hate About You is a quirky and inventive comedy that uses The Bard’s classic “battle of the sexes” play as a jumping-off point to playfully satirize a society that doesn’t seem to know what to do with a strong woman.

“This goes straight to the top of the class! O, can there be such a thing as too keen a guilty pleasure? No, there cannot.” – John Patterson, LA Weekly

JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING (Dir. by John Carpenter, USA, 1982, 109 mins., Rated R)

Horror legend John Carpenter took the 1951 sci-fi classic The Thing From Another World and turned it into something darker, fiercer and altogether more disturbing, pitting sombrero-wearing helicopter pilot Kurt Russell and a crew of isolated Arctic scientists (Wilford Brimley, Donald Moffat, Richard Dysart, etc.) against a ravenous, shape-shifting, host-hopping alien being intent on conquering the world, one victim at a time.

MOONRISE KINGDOM(Dir. by Wes Anderson, 2012, USA, 94 mins., Rated PG-13)

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Wes Anderson’s offbeat comic romance Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds, Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward), who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.

“Literate, melancholy and magical, Moonrise Kingdom is quintessential Wes Anderson, infused with his brand of daffy wit.” – Claudia Puig, USA Today

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE(Dir. by Hayao Miyazaki, 2005, Japan, 114 mins,, Rated PG)

Infused with wondrous beauty, a striking steampunk aesthetic and a compelling narrative driven by dream logic, Howl’s Moving Castle was the second Studio Ghibli film to be nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award.

“So richly detailed and colorful that one almost aches from the beauty.” – Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

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