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The Bijou Film Board is a student-run UI organization dedicated to the exhibition of American independent, foreign and classic cinema. Established in 1972, the Bijou Film Board assists FilmScene with program curation and operations.

November 2015

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EXTRAORDINARY VISIONS New films from acclaimed directors Guy Maddin, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Laurie Anderson.

COME IN FROM THE COLD The Picture Show returns with family films to warm the body and the spirit.

META PHOTOGRAPHY Iowa City photographers become the subjects in the latest Filmmaker Spotlight.

TicketsOnline: www.icfilmscene.org Box Office: open at 11am daily

Members: $5.00 See all the benefits of FilmScene membership at www.icfilmscene.org.

Evening: $9.00 Matinee: $7.50 Senior (60+): $6.50 Youth (12 & under): $6.50 UI Students: $6.50

Getting HereLocated at 118 E. College St. on the Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City.

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About FilmSceneFilmScene is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural vitality of the Iowa City area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. With programming that entertains, inspires, and educates, FilmScene works to build and connect community through film. For more information, visit www.icfilmscene.org.

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FilmScene Staff Joe Tiefenthaler, Executive Director Andy Brodie, Program Director Andrew Sherburne, Associate Director Emily Salmonson, Director of Operations Ross Meyer, Head Projectionist and Facilities Manager Aaron Holmgren, Shift Supervisor Francis Agnoli, Theater Staff Wendy DeCora, Theater Staff Sean Demers, Theater Staff Jon Graf, Theater Staff Anna Lee, Theater Staff Amanda Rossmiller, Theater Staff Spencer Williams, Theater Staff Emily Brown, Projectionist Dominick Shults, Projectionist Duncan Sinclair, Projectionist David Trudell, Projectionist Sarah Ulanowicz, Projectionist

Board of Directors Michael Finlayson, Chair Tommy Haines, Vice Chair Emma Barnum, Secretary Chris Ameling, Treasurer Laura Bergus, Karen Chappell, Corey Creekmur, Michael Davis, Will Downing, Evan Evans, David Gould, Adam Ingersoll, Kembrew McLeod, Ryan O’Leary, Doug Ongie, Andre Perry, Monique Singson, Andy Stoll, Damon Terrill

OVERHEARD... FilmScene ‘rocked it’ last night, presenting Terry Gilliam with their Cinema Savant award. Jon Vickers, Director, Indiana University Cinema CONNECT with @ICFilmScene on

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Programs, showtimes and ticket prices subject to change. Special events may be priced differently. Movie Hotline: 319-358-2555.

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AFTER HOURS A late-night series featuring cult classics, fan favorites, recent releases, and the best in modern genre films. Saturdays at 11pm during the semester.

THE KEEPING ROOM (2015) Dir. Daniel Barber. Left without men in the dying days of the Civil War, three Southern women defend their home and themselves from rogue Union soldiers.

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JOHNNY GUITAR (1954) Dir. Nicholas Ray. A strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob, when she helps a wounded gang member.

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HORIZONS A world cinema showcase curated to broaden understanding of diverse cultures through film. STAMP YOUR PASSPORT for a cinematic world tour. One lucky UI student will win a study abroad package and airfare!

FILM FORUM Special screenings and discussions of acclaimed and provocative films in conjunction with UI departments and organizations.

CARTEL LAND (2015) Dir. Matthew Heineman. Raw, brutal, and bitter, Cartel Land offers a ground-level look at vigilante efforts to thwart organized crime at the Mexican-American border. DIALOGUE filmmaker Skype Q&A to follow.

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A HARD DAY (2015) Dir. Seong-hoon Kim. A thriller about a South Korean detective who accidentally kills a man with his car, and hides the body in his mother’s coffin on the day of her funeral.

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COMING HOME (2014) Dir. Yimou Zhang. After being sent to prison as a political prisoner during China’s Cultural Revolution, Lu returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.

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OPEN SCREENDECEMBER 6, 8PM // Open to the publicFilmScene and the Bijou invite student and community filmmakers to share their work on the big screen. Deadline Nov. 18. Details: www.icfilmscene.org/open-screen

Announcing FREE Mondays! All UI Students admitted free to FilmScene new release films on Monday nights.

NEW RELEASES

Showtimes set Tuesday before opening date. Schedule subject to change. Showtimes at www.icfilmscene.org or the Movie Hotline at 319-358-2555.

THE ASSASSIN (2015) Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien. An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in 7th century China. Shu Qi plays the eponymous killer in this ravishingly beautiful foray into historical martial-arts territory from Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien. Cannes Film Festival award for Best Directing and Taiwan’s entry for the Academy Awards. “Masterful. The best film of the Cannes Film Festival. Everyone was, in one way or another, ravished.” —John Powers, NPR

Opens November 13

DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III (2015) Dirs. T. Jacobsen, M. Rousselet & J. Salmon. A satirical twist on the gory and sexually charged 1980’s slasher genre.

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ACID EATERS (1968) Dir. Byron Mabe (as B. Ron Elliott). Hollywood’s first underground movie. An adult happening in psychedelic color!

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DANGEROUS MEN (2005) Dir. John S. Rad. Holy crap! A film 26 years in the making...killers, perverts, bikers, DANGEROUS MEN.

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AWKWARD THANKSGIVING (2014) Dir. Henrique Couto. Dealing with family is hard, the rest is just gravy...gobble gobble.

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ROOM (2015) Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrill-ing discovery: the outside world. Di-rector Lenny Abrahamson (“Frank”) delivers a staggering adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel of the same name that’s both highly sus-penseful and deeply emotional.

“The most impressive piece of filmmaking I’ve seen in 2015 and one of the best movies of the decade.”

—Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

Opens November 20

TRUTH (2015) Dir. James Vanderbilt. Cate Blanchett as a CBS producer and Robert Redford as Dan Rather under fire for a report on George W. Bush’s military service. “A real gem.” —Variety

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NASTY BABY (2015) Dir. Sebastián Silva. A progressive New York tries to have a baby. Starring Kristen Wiig. “Makes you laugh, makes you cry, and leaves you hyperventilating.” —Vanity Fair

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THE FORBIDDEN ROOM (2015) Dirs. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson. Some 17 story strands create an exquisite-corpse pastiche in Guy Maddin’s latest: an epic phantasmagoria and ode to lost cinema! Maddin’s opus takes us high into the air, under the sea, around the world, and into dreamscapes, spinning tales of amnesia, captivity, deception, and murder. “A wild, demented cinephiliac feast.” —The Hollywood Reporter

Opens November 13

HEART OF A DOG (2015) Dir. Laurie Anderson. Special Limited Engagement. Renowned multidisciplinary artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings. “Spellbinding. Smart, silly, sad and relentlessly honest--one of the most moving and provocative films you’ll see this year.” —New York Magazine

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Come out of the cold for our ongoing series of big-screen classics old and new—for movie lovers of all ages!Tickets always only $2.50! Winter films play Saturday at 10am and Thursday at 3:30pm.

EXTRAORDINARY TALES (2015) Dir. Raúl Garcîa. Five of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known stories are brought to vivid life.November 7 & 12

PADDINGTON (2014) Dir. Paul King. The comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. November 14 & 19

KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET (2015) Dir. Various. Gibran’s celebrated, elegant poetry is animated in stunning sequences by renowned filmmakers.November 21 & 26

UP ON THE WOOFTOP (2015) Dir. Joe Clarke. A talking-dog Christmas movie set in Iowa and made locally by Backrow Studios!Nov. 28 & Dec. 3

Sunday, December 6thJoin FilmScene for food, drink, and film at our annual celebration honoring the year that was and those that made it happen. Plus, our annual poster sale, just in time for holiday gift giving. Full details coming soon—save the date!

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SPECIAL EVENTS

JASON SMITHNov. 8, 8pm Free will donationlizmungerphotoclub premiere! A moving photo album featuring Iowa photographers Sandy Dyas, Barry Phipps, and Dawn Frary, capturing the scenes that surround each still image.

OF MEN AND WAR (2015) Dir. Laurent Bécue-Renard. The devastating toll of PTSD inflicted by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan is vividly presented. Best Feature at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Special Veterans Day Presentation.

Saturdays from 11:30-2:30, following The Picture Show, Santa visits our lobby to hear holiday wishes and take photos. Presented by The Iowa City Downtown District.

Nov. 14 & 15, NoonBARRY PHIPPS LECTUREIowa City-based photog Phipps presents a lecture and slideshow from Volume 3 of his Iowa Photographs series. Photographs from this series will be on display at FilmScene through November 30th.

Nov. 16, 6pm

SU FRIEDRICH The avant-garde filmmaker shares some of the twenty-three films and videos she has created since 1978, and which established her as an important voice in feminist and queer cinema.

Nov. 7, Noon

BOURBON COUNTYLearn about the craftsmanship, passion and dedication in a one-of-a-kind craft beer in the short documentary “Grit & Grain,” and sample Goose Island’s legendary, limited edition Bourbon County Stout.

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FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982) Dir. Steve Miner. Jason Voorhees continues his spree at Crystal Lake. Tickets include plastic hockey mask w/ 3D glasses!Fri, Nov. 13, 11pm

FRIGHT NIGHT IN 3D!

Nov. 6 & 7, OngoingPAINTALLICA A collective of artists produce an original installation live.

Nov. 6, 2pm // THE TEAM MAKES A PLAY A first-hand look at what it really takes to make a play.

Nov. 7, 2pmJON MUELLERThe percussionist shares the creation of A Magnetic Center.

THE GIFT OF MOVIES!Getting a jump on holiday shopping? FilmScene gift cards make a great gift!

Punch in for weird Wednesdays at 10pm for b-movies, camp classics, and fright favorites. Cheap tickets, cheap beer & cheap fun!

FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREET (1973) Dir. Andy Milligan. Hustlers and pimps, pushers and freaks, guys and girls looking for thrills and one-night stands.

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Complete festival info: www.witchinghourfestival.com