| Special One Night Events,
Sneak Previews in February:
These events are Aero Theatre Exclusives!
Wednesday, February 2 – 7:30 PM
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), marking its 30th anniversary,
has selected the 30 Most Significant Independent Films (tm) from around the world produced
over the past three decades.
PLATOON, 1986, MGM Repertory, 120 min. Oliver Stone brings
his own Vietnam War experiences to the big screen embodied in Pvt. Taylor (Charlie Sheen)
in what stands as one of the definitive portraits of men at war. Well-intentioned Willem
Dafoe and demonic Tom Berenger are flip sides of the same coin, two feuding sergeants and
elder-brother role models who will take Sheen through his nightmarish trial by fire.
Forest Whitaker is also among the ranks. Won Oscars for Best Picture and Director. [35mm]
Guests to be announced! Trailer | Buy
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Thursday, February 3 - 7:30 PM
SOLD OUT
THE KING’S
SPEECH, 2010, The Weinstein Company, 118 min. Dir. Tom Hooper. Colin Firth
stars as King George V, the reluctant and severely stuttering monarch faced with the
challenge of bringing guidance and hope to pre-World War II Britain. When George enlists
the help of an eccentric and unconventional speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush), he must
confront his own stubbornness, pride and fear of failure, as well as the looming
likelihood of war against a very well-spoken opponent: Hitler. An amazingly intimate
portrait of the burden of being king. With Helena Bonham Carter. Discussion following
with Colin Firth and director Tom Hooper.
Monday, February 7 - 7:30 PM
Darren Aronofsky has been pushing the boundaries of American independent filmmaking since
his debut feature PI sent reverberating shockwaves through the audience at the 1998
Sundance Film Festival. A master of colliding the dreamlike with grit, and of creating
portraits of individuals on the brink of revelatory breakthrough, Aronofsky continues to
make one arresting film after another, including REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE FOUNTAIN, THE
WRESTLER, and this year's Oscar-nominated smash success, BLACK SWAN.
Double Feature: BLACK
SWAN, 2010, Fox Searchlight, 108 min. Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Natalie Portman stuns
in her Golden Globe-winning and Academy AwardŽ-nominated performance as Nina Sayers, a
timid yet talented ballerina who lands the dual role of White and Black Swan in her
company's production of Swan Lake. As Nina struggles with the sexual confidence needed to
master the demanding role, a number of foreboding elements eclipse her world: a
ferociously manipulative Mommy Dearest (Barbara Hershey), a lecherous ballet director
(Vincent Cassell), a free-spirited yet malevolent rival dancer (Mila Kunis), and a set of
horrific, otherworldly bodily changes. With a terrific score by Clint Mansell, riffing
with delightful menace on Tchaikovsky 's original music from Swan Lake. Trailer
PI, 1998, Lionsgate, 84 min. In director Darren Aronofsky's
trippy, edgy first feature which earned him a directing award at the 1998 Sundance Film
Festival, an isolated and paranoid numbers theorist (Sean Gullette) accidentally
discovers, loses, and then frantically tries to re-find a 216-digit number that can unlock
the secret of universal patterns. Trailer | Buy
Tickets Discussion between films with director
Darren Aronofsky and other guests to be confirmed.
Tuesday, February 8 - 7:30 PM
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), marking its 30th anniversary,
has selected the 30 Most Significant Independent Films(tm) from around the world produced
over the past three decades.
127 HOURS, 2010, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 94
min. When headstrong, adventure-seeking Aron Ralston (James Franco) finds himself trapped
between a rogue boulder and a canyon wall during a rock-climbing excursion, he must do the
unthinkable to free himself and save his life. Based on a true story, Danny Boyle directs
with slick dexterity this tense, gripping script by Simon Beaufoy. Nominated for 6 Oscars,
including Best Picture, Actor and Adapted Screenplay.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, 2008, Fox
Searchlight Pictures, 120 min. Shot in pulsing, vividly colorful flashback, Danny Boyle's
uplifting story (from a script by Simon Beaufoy) about a teenage boy out of the slums of
Mumbai who goes on to win the Indian iteration of "Who Wants to be a
Millionaire" is joyful, breathless filmmaking. Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best
Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Original Song. Discussion
between films with: Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy
-Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay: 127 HOURS
-Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Composer A.R. Rahman
-Oscar nominee for Best Original Score and Best Original Song: 127 HOURS
-Oscar winner for Best Original Score and Best Original Song: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE .
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Wednesday, February 9 – 7:30 PM
GYPSY, 1962, Warner Bros., 149 min. Dir. Mervyn Le Roy. Natalie
Wood lights up the screen as stripper Gypsy Rose Lee in this splendid Jule Styne/Stephen
Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical. The show-stopping Rosalind Russell stars as Wood’s
domineering stage mother, with Karl Malden as Russell’s long-suffering boyfriend.
[35mm] Trailer | Buy Tickets
Thursday, February 17 – 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Premiere! TRUTH IN NUMBERS? EVERYTHING, ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA,
2010, Underdog Pictures, 85 min. Directors Scott Glosserman and Nic Hill engagingly
explore the history and cultural implications of one of the most traveled and referenced
sites on the Internet: Wikipedia.com. The user-generated encyclopedia’s impact on
archiving, learning and our perception of facts is discussed in fascinating interviews
with everyone from founder Jimmy Wales to former CIA director James Woolsey to writer Noam
Chomsky to commentators suspicious of the site’s supposed neutrality. Be prepared to
look at your favorite guilty non-secret reference site in a completely different way! Discussion following with directors Scott Glosserman and Nic Hill,
and Andrew Lih, author of The Wikipedia Revolution. Book signing and an in-house
Wikipedia edit session across the street at Every Picture Tells A Story after the Q&A.
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Friday, February 18 – 7:30 PM
THE FIGHTER, 2010, Paramount Pictures, 115 min. Dir.
David O. Russell. Boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) is on the verge of
complete career collapse, with a losing streak getting him no closer to the lightweight
title, his "Mom-ager" (Melissa Leo) killing him with love and his crack-addict
brother (Christian Bale) for a trainer. When Mickey falls for the feisty, hard-nosed
Charlene (Amy Adams), who shrewdly sees through his family, he begins to realize that
achieving the dream of a lifetime may require breaking from the people who have shaped his
life. Discussion following with director David O. Russell and
other special guests (TBC). [35mm] Trailer
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Saturday, February 19 – 7:30 PM
Actress and director Anjelica Huston first captured moviegoers' attention in Bob
Rafelson's remake of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, but it was another collaboration with
Jack Nicholson - as the vengeful Maerose in PRIZZI'S HONOR - that won her an Academy
Award. She was nominated again for her stellar work in Stephen Frears' THE GRIFTERS, and
in years since has done impressive work both comedic (the ADDAMS FAMILY movies) and
poignant (a series of collaborations with director Wes Anderson that includes THE ROYAL
TENENBAUMS).
Double Feature: PRIZZI'S HONOR, 1985, Disney, 130 min. Mob hit man Jack
Nicholson falls in love with Kathleen Turner, only to learn that she, too, is an assassin
for hire. In director John Huston's hands this relationship between two killers becomes a
hilarious parody of domesticity, until the nature of their work takes a dark, disturbing
turn. With Anjelica Huston (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner). [35mm] Trailer
THE DEAD, 1987, Lionsgate, 83 min. John Huston's elegiac
final film is one of his best, a moving meditation on love, art, faith and marriage.
Adapted from a short story by James Joyce, the film depicts one night in the life of a
group of friends and relatives who gather for a Christmas party. Among the celebrants are
Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), whose relationship
becomes the focus of the ensemble piece when Gretta tells a story that forces Gabriel to
re-evaluate his marriage and his life. [35mm] Discussion
between films with actress Anjelica Huston. Buy
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Wednesday, February 23 – 7:30 PM
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), marking its 30th anniversary,
has selected the 30 Most Significant Independent Films(tm) from around the world produced
over the past three decades.
RESERVOIR DOGS, 1992, Miramax, 99 min. Director
Quentin Tarantino’s self-assured feature debut pits five criminals of different
temperament - strangers brought together by an elderly mastermind (perfectly cast Lawrence
Tierney) - against an undercover cop who sabotages their jewelry store heist. A riveting
saga told in disjointed time with bravura characterizations, spotlighted in the fraternal
bonding of Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) and Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), the sadistic antics of
psychotic Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), the foul-mouthed comments of Mr. Pink (Steve
Buscemi) and last, but not least, the versatile Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot,
Tierney’s faithful son. [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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Saturday, February 26 – 7:30 PM
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, 1966, Sony Repertory,
120 min. Director Fred Zinnemann’s classic drama (based on LAWRENCE OF ARABIA writer
Robert Bolt’s award-winning play), A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS stars Paul Scofield as Sir
Thomas More, whose disagreement with former friend Henry the VIII (played by Robert Shaw)
over divorce and Papal authority shook England in the 16th century. Riveting
throughout with a cast of greats that includes Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Orson Welles,
Susannah York, John Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave. Winner of six Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, Actor, Director and Cinematography (by Ted Moore). Trailer || Buy
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