20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
This 1954 Disney production tells the tale of a professor and a stout-hearted sailor who have been taken captive by Captain Nemo. Rated G. At Century.
ALEX CROSS
A young homicide detective/psychologist, Alex Cross, finds out that a member of his family has been murdered by a serial killer. His pursuit for revenge pushes him to the edge of his moral and psychological limits. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA
In this “Need to Know” Election 2012 special, Maria Hinojosa visits one of the country’s most surprisingly diverse communities, a home to residents from more than 40 countries who speak more than 60 languages and dialects. At Denver Film Center/ Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
ANTICHRIST
A grieving couple retreat to ‘Eden,’ their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse. At Esquire. –– Landmark Theatres
ARGO
Ben Affleck’s latest directing project (in which he also stars) is based on true events from the Iranian revolution in 1979. Militants storm the U.S. embassy and take 52 Americans hostage, six Americans escape to the home of a Canadian ambassador. A CIA agent comes forward to get them out of the country before they’re found. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART 2
In the continuation of the film adaptation of the Ayn Rand book, the global economy is on the brink of collapse and brilliant creators are disappearing mysteriously. Rated PG-13. At Century.
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
This documentary follows a group of aging Cuban musicians whose once-famous talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro’s takeover. At Boedecker. –– Boedecker Theater
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
A pair of young women are literally lost in the stories they tell each other and ultimately become the heroines of the story that first imprisoned them. At IFS in Muenzinger.
CHASING MAVERICKS
When 15-year-old Jay discovers that one of the biggest waves on Earth, the mythic Mavericks, exists just miles from his home in Santa Cruz, he seeks the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to conquer it. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
CHICKEN WITH PLUMS
Since his beloved violin was broken, a renowned musician has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. Rated PG-13. At Chez Artiste. –– Landmark Theatres
CLOUD ATLAS
Cloud Atlas transcends time and shows how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another through the past, present and future. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
COSMOPOLIS
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager’s day devolves into a surreal odyssey. At Boedecker. –– Boedecker Theater
DECODING DEEPAK
Filmmaker and journalist Gotham Chopra spends a year following his father and spiritual icon Deepak Chopra, separating the man from the myth with a raw honesty only a son can have. At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
DETROPIA
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century — the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. At IFS in Muenzinger, Boedecker and Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL
This documentary chronicles international fashion and Diana Vreeland as a visionary with the ability to invent and discover fashion ideas, designers, personalities and photographers. Rated PG-13. At Esquire. ––Landmark Theatre
FRANKENWEENIE 3D
Tim Burton applies his brilliant and grim creative palette to the story of a young boy who brings his dog back to life. Rated PG. At Colony Square, Century and Twin Peaks.
FREE MEN
A young unemployed Algerian, Younes, decides to cooperate to spy on a Paris mosque when he is arrested as a black marketeer. At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
FUN SIZE
Wren, a high school senior, is forced to babysit her little brother on Halloween. Her brother goes missing in a crowd of trick-or-treaters and Wren seeks the help of her nerdy friends to find her brother before her mother finds out. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
HALLOWEEN
Michael Myers has spent the last 15 years locked inside a sanitarium under the care of a child psychiatrist. On Halloween in 1978, Myers escapes and makes his way back home, turning a night of fun into something much more sinister. At Century and Esquire. –– Landmark Theatres
HARA KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI
A mysterious samurai arrives at the doorsteps of his feudal lord, asking for an honorable death by ritual suicide in his courtyard. The lord threatens him with a brutal tale of a desperate young ronin who made the same request, only with ulterior motives. At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
HERE COMES THE BOOM
A high school biology teacher turns to mixed martial arts to save his failing school’s soon-to-be-closed music program. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3D
Dracula invites some of the world’s most famous monsters to celebrate his daughter’s 118th birthday at Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where humans cannot bother them. Rated PG. At Century and Colony Square.
THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
Filmed in more than 20 states, the documentary captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels of America’s War on Drugs. At Chez Artiste. –– Landmark Theatres
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION DAY
As part of the 10th Annual International Animation Day, ASIFA-Colorado (the local chapter of the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA) is proud to present a collection of short animated films from around the world. At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet on a cruising chat line, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. At Mayan. –– Landmark Theatres
LAST CALL AT THE OASIS
Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful new documentary that shatters myths behind our most precious resource. Rated PG-13. At Boedecker. –– Boedecker Theater
LIBERAL ARTS
Uninspired and 35, Jesse Fisher meets a beautiful young girl when he is given the chance to speak at his favorite college professor’s retirement dinner. At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
LOOPER
This time-travel tale features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young Bruce Willis. In the future, the mob sends victims back in time to be killed by special assassins, called loopers. But when “old Joe” (Willis) is sent back to be killed by “young Joe” (Gordon-Levitt), all hell breaks loose. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square. — The Reader of Omaha, Neb.
MAD LOVE (1935)
This classic horror film was Peter Lorre’s American film debut. A CU English and film professor and the director of the International Film Series will be present for a discussion. At Boedecker. –– Boedecker Theater
THE MASTER
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest challenging character sketch is set against a backdrop of pseudo-Scientology, as Joaquin Phoenix plays a troubled soldier fresh out of WW2, and Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a quasi-L Ron Hubbard. Depressing, challenging and muted, it’s guaranteed to spark discussion and mainstream teeth-gnashing. Rated R. At Century and Esquire. — The Reader of Omaha, Neb.
THE OTHER DREAM TEAM
This
film tells the story of the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team, a
group of trailblazing athletes who won the bronze at the Barcelona
Olympics. At Chez Artiste. –– Landmark Theatres.
OUTSIDE SATAN
A
girl from a local farm takes care of a strange traveler. They spend
time together in the dunes and woods, taking part in private prayers at
the edge of the ponds, where the devil lurks. At IFS in Muenzinger.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4
In
the fourth installment of this popular horror franchise, a suburban
family witnesses strange events in their home and neighborhood when a
woman and a mysterious child move in. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square
and Twin Peaks.
THE PAPERBOY
Lured by imploring letters from the beautiful
siren Charlotte, handsome, hard-nosed reporter Ward
James and his partner, Yardley Acheman, return to Ward’s hometown in Florida to investigate the seemingly unjusted imprisonment of Charlotte´s lover, alligator hunter Hillar Van Wetter. Rated R. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres
PAT METHENY: THE ORCHESTRION PROJECT
Based
on a childhood fascination with his grandfather’s player piano, Pet
Metheny commissioned and built the Orchestrion, a mechanically
controlled mini-orchestra capable of responding to his touch on the
guitar. At Boedecker –– Boedecker Theater
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
See full review. Rated PG-13. At Colony Square, Century and Mayan.
PITCH PERFECT
Itty-bitty
pretty Anna Kendrick stars as a college freshman sucked into the world
of competitive college singing. With the aid of a group of misfits, an
all-female group hopes to make it to the final bout and gain redemption
and respect. And along the way ladies make snow angels in pools of vomit
and talk a lot about sex. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and
Twin Peaks. —The Reader of Omaha, Neb.
POSSESSION
A
man learns that his wife is obsessed with another lover and wants a
divorce. He hires the help of a private investigative firm and learns
that his wife’s true obsession is somewhat gruesome and nothing will
stop her from reaching her goal. At IFS in VAC.
RIFFTRAX: BIRDEMIC
Join the stars of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” for a spoof on the mockable thriller Birdemic. Rated PG-13. At Century.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Our
favorite interactive Halloween movie experience returns this year with
Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transvestite from Transylvania”
that promises harmless musical fun. At Esquire. –– Landmark Theatres
SAMSARA
“Samsara”
is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life,” and it
is the point of departure for filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson
(Baraka, Chronos). At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
See full review. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D
A
young girl’s father disappears on the eve of her 18th birthday and she
discovers that she is not who she thinks she is. This revelation leads
her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever.
Rated R. At Colony Square, Century and Twin Peaks.
SINISTER
A
true crime novelist moves his wife and kids into the home of a murdered
family hoping to find clues
about the family’s missing daughter. Instead, he finds a box of home movies in the attic that calls a supernatural horror back into the house. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up
comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale
relationship threatening to race out of his
control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to
ignore. At Mayan and Boedecker Theater. –– Boedecker Theater
TAKEN 2
In
this sequel, Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills. He and his wife are
captured in Istanbul by the father of one of the kidnappers he’d killed back in Europe while saving his daughter. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO’S UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
This tragic tale of a politician in love with
someone else’s wife was banned by the Italian censors for several years
before its debut, but once the public saw and heard this gem, it’s been a solid favorite ever since. At Boedecker. –– Boedecker Theater
V/H/S
A
group of criminals has to sift through an
endless number of horrifying videos from a rundown house in the middle
of nowhere to retrieve a rare piece for a mysterious party that hired
them. At Denver Film Society. –– Landmark Theaters
THE WALKING DEAD
Season 3 of The Walking Dead premieres,
commercial free and complete with a full bar.
At Denver Film Center/Colfax. –– Denver Film Society
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Wuthering Heights is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Brontë, an epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years. At Esquire. –– Landmark Theatres
