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Religulous Now Showing

101 minutes • 2008 • USA • In English • Rated R (for some language and sexual material)

Bill Maher, with his wryly contemptuous gleam (a look that says, to almost everything, ''You've got to be kidding me!''), is only too happy to be the skunk at the garden party. That's one reason some folks can't stand him. But to me it's Maher's prickly honesty that has always made him an electrifying comic artist. Unlike his fellow political jester Jon Stewart, Maher puts his idiosyncrasies right out there, even when they tick people off - his feelings about drugs, for instance (he's a big fan), or marriage (not a fan), or religion (really not a fan). He's a bombs-away provocateur, and in Religulous, Maher's blasphemous detonation of all things holy and scriptural, he doesn't really pretend to play fair. He's like Lenny Bruce with an inquiring mind and a video camera.

Friday, Nov 14 - Thursday, Nov 20 @ 9:00 PM

What Just Happened? Now Showing

107 minutes • 2008 • USA • In English • Rated R (for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material.)

Levinson is the latest Hollywood director to skewer that hand that feeds him, but he's keeping stellar company with the cast of What Just Happened?, which stars Robert De Niro as Ben, a producer who seems to be running on empty. One project is previewing badly; his new project may tank unless its star, Bruce Willis (played by Bruce Willis) shaves his biblical beard. And that's his professional life-he's in 'divorce therapy' with his second wife (Wright Penn) because he can't let go, and though he dotes on his daughter he has only vague ideas of who she has become. Hollywood satire used to be an insular topic for the movies, but celebrity culture is everywhere-to a large degree, we are all insiders! Levinson and De Niro made Wag the Dog together, and he has a knack for giving De Niro a wide berth for invention, making Ben another classic portrayal and his best performance in years.

Friday, Nov 14 - Wednesday, Nov 19 @ 4:00 PM

Mamma Mia - Sing Along Now Showing

108 minutes • 2008 • UK/ USA • In English • Rated PG-13 (for some sex-related comments.)

“Basically, this isn’t a movie. It’s a vacation. Go if this sounds like a vacation for you.” Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

What’s not to like? Mamma Mia has it all: Your favorite ABBA songs sung by Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and a cast of other attractive stars (Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgard, to name a few). There’s dancing and frolicking and a big family wedding all on a small sundrenched Greek Island. Ok, so Pierce can’t sing—no big surprise, but wait, this version of the summer’s hit musical invites you to sing along! Feel free to sing even WORSE than Pierce! The words to each and every song will magically appear on the screen. So warm up those vocal chords, bring your friends, and come prepared to belt it out at the Pickford. We’ll keep the aisles clear in case you want to do a little dancing of your own.

Friday, Nov 14 - Wednesday, Nov 19 @ 6:30 PM
Thursday, Nov 20 @ 4:30 PM
Saturday, Nov 22 @ 2:00 PM
Sunday, Nov 23 @ 1:00 PM

My Best Girl Thursday Only!

88 minutes • 1927 • USA • In English • Unrated

Thanks to the superb work of Sam Taylor (one of Harold Lloyd's favorite directors), legendary cinematographer Charles Rosher and producer/star Mary Pickford, My Best Girl has become one of Hollywood's greatest romantic comedies, pairing Pickford with husband-to-be Charles "Buddy" Rogers.

Thursday, Nov 20 @ 7:00 PM

Sparrows Friday Only!

107 minutes • 1926 • USA • Silent • In English • Unrated

Hidden deep in the Southern swamps, the Grimes family operates a "baby farm" where unwanted or "lost" children are cruelly underfed and overworked. Mama Mollie (Pickford), the oldest of the kids, protects the others as best she can and keeps up their courage by telling them that God watches over them just as He does the smallest sparrow. When the police close in to rescue a kidnapped two-year-old who has been stashed at the farm, Grimes makes plans to throw the toddler into the bog. To save her little "sparrows," Mama Mollie leads them on an escape through the alligator-infested swamp in one of the most harrowing scenes in cinema history. This powerful Gothic suspense thriller was based on 1920s news reports of real life baby farms. Sparrows' elaborate sets and magnificent cinematography create a nightmare world that later inspired the classic film Night of the Hunter.

Friday, Nov 21 @ 2:00 PM

Happy-Go-Lucky Starts Friday

118 minutes • 2008 • UK • In English • Rated R (for language.)

Mike Leigh at the top of his game is cause for celebration among film fans. Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy and Life is Sweet are three examples of a long career creating indelible characters with his patented process of improvisation. Add Happy-Go-Lucky to that list of highlights.

Friday, Nov 21 - Saturday, Nov 22 @ 4:20 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:30 PM
Sunday, Nov 23 - Tuesday, Nov 25 @ 3:50 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:10 PM
Wednesday, Nov 26 @ 3:50 PM, 6:30 PM
Thursday, Nov 27 @ 6:30 PM, 9:10 PM

Stella Maris Saturday Only!

100 minutes • 1918 • USA • Silent • In English • Unrated

From 1916 to 1919, the team of Mary Pickford, scriptwriter Frances Marion and director Marshall Neilan advanced the art of film to a greater degree than perhaps any American director of their day - even D.W. Griffith. With subtle acting and exquisite filmmaking technique, the two produced some of the finest silent films of all time. And Stella Maris can be considered the apex of their work together.

Saturday, Nov 22 @ 12:00 PM (Noon)

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