Chlotrudis Tuesday Night at the Movies + Indie Film Round-Up, January 25 - 31

Hello, Chlotrudis Members!

It's a new year with new movies, so let's dive in feet first to something that's sure to be something to talk about. Mitchell Lichtenstein, who many of you may remember as the boyfriend in Ang Lee's THE WEDDING BANQUET, has written and directed his first feature narrative, and it's quite an interesting premise. TEETH takes a satirical look at what might happen if a young woman discovered she really did have a set of teeth in her vagina. Join us on Tuesday, January 29 for the 7 p.m. screening at the Kendall Square Cinema

High school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad boy stepbrother Brad's ( John Hensley) increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth. Written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein.
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Cast: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Lenny von Dohlen, Vivienne Benesch, Ashley Springer, Julia Garro, Nicole Swahn, Adam Wagner

Fans of the little-seen DEMONLOVER (like me) will want to check out director Olivier Assayas' latest film, BOARDING GATE, when he presents it in person at the Harvard Film Archive on Monday, January 28. The HFA is presenting an entire series on the French director, including the aforementioned thriller DEMONLOVER, which plays on Saturday night. BOARDING GATE stars Asia Argento and Michael Madsen in an icy thriller that is a mix of Hong Kong funk and Eurocool.

That's it for now... sorry for this entries brevity and tardiness. I succumbed to the flu this week and it was not fun at all. Glad to be feeling a little better!

See you at the movies!

Playing this week, January 25 - 31, 2008.

Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
Special Engagement - New 35mm Print!
Let's Get Lost
Special Event! The Brattle Film Foundation and Cambridge Center for Adult Education Present
Cinema Circus: A Family Flim Fest (Sat.)
Special Free Preview Screening! Director Martin McDonagh In Person!
In Bruges (Tue.)
Harvard Book Stores Presents
Anthony Lewis (Thu.)


Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
There Will Be Blood
Juno
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Billy the Kid
2007 Sundance Shorts Program!
Kids' Show
Behind the Mask Theatre presents 3 Cats in Venice (Sat.)
ArtBarn presents Comic Book Kids to the Rescue (Sun.)
Croatian Film Series
A Happy Child (Sun.)
Big Screen Classics
Seven Samurai (Mon.)


FEI Theatres
Capitol Theatre, Arlington
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Kite Runner

Somerville Theatre, Somerville
I'm Not There
Juno
There Will Be Blood


Belmont Studio Cinema, Belmont, MA
Atonement


Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge
Mysterious Objects: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Short Work (Fri.)
Driven: The Films of Olivier Assayas
Cold Water (Sat.)
demonlover (Sat.)
Les Destin� Sentimentales (Sun.)
Paris Awakens (Sun.)
HHH � A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-hsien (Sun.)
Boarding Gate Director Olivier Assayas Present! (Mon.)


Hollywood Hits Theatre, Danvers
Atonement
No Country for Old Men
The Savages
There Will Be Blood


Landmark Theatres
Kendall Square, Cambridge
Grace is Gone
Cassandra's Dream
Teeth
Nanking
Persepolis
The Savages
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Atonement
No Country for Old Men

Embassy Cinema, Waltham
Cassandra's Dream
Juno
The Orphanage
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men


Lexington Flick, Lexington
Juno
Atonement


Loew's Harvard Square, Cambridge
There Will Be Blood
Juno


Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Back by Popular Demand
Rape of Europa (Fri. - Sun., & Thu.)
Filmmaker as Activist
The Axe in the Attic (Fri., Sat., & Thu.) co-directed by Chlotrudis pal Lucia Small!
Music with Film
Transylvania (Fri. - Sun., & Thu.)
Desert Rebel: Ishumars, the Forgotten Rockers of the Desert (Wed.)
Mirrorball #1: Fresh Tracks (Wed.)
French Cinema
Family Hero (Sat.)
Film and Concert
Deep Sea Blues (Sat.)
Musical Instruments on Film
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (Sun.)
Women's Health on Film
Absolutely Safe (Sun. & Thu.)


The Newburyport Screening Room, Newburyport
Margot at the Wedding


West Newton Cinema, West Newton, MA
Atonement
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
Persepolis
The Savages
There Will Be Blood

COMING SOON!

THE RAPE OF EUROPA Returns This Week - Final Run!

The final Boston-area run of THE RAPE OF EUROPA -- nominated for best documentary script by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) -- plays this week at the MFA. The film is directed by Richard Berge, Tufts graduate Bonnie Cohen, and Nicole Newnham, and narrated by Joan Allen. It tells the story of how Europe's art was plundered by the Nazi's, destroyed in battle, and protected by the hitherto-unrecognized Monuments Men.

Screening dates and times:
Fri, Jan 25, 10:30 am
Sat, Jan 26, 10:30 am
Sun, Jan 27, 12 pm
Thu, Jan 31, 2 pm

To purchase tickets to any or all of these films, please see www.mfa.org/film

Job Opportunity at the Boston Jewish Film Festival

The Boston Jewish Film Festival is looking for a full-time Artistic Director to program this year's 20th annual (November) Festival and year-round activities. The Festival is one of New England's largest cultural events and an integral part of Boston's arts community. The position requires at least 4-5 years experience programming and curating film events plus extensive knowledge of film and involvement with film industry. Nonprofit and business experience is a plus.

Candidate must have knowledge of Jewish history, religion, culture, and diversity to identify appropriate films for Festival and year-round presentations. Position requires overseas travel (Berlin, Jerusalem, and Haifa). Reports to Board of Directors, working in close partnership with Executive Director.

For a detailed description, visit the Festival's website. Resumes should be sent to: info@bjff.org, Subject: Search Committee, Artistic Director. No phone calls, please.


That's all for now!

Michael R. Colford
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, President