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Programming for the 2004 Festival
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THIS YEAR | LAST YEAR | ARCHIVED YEARS
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 Thursday, October 14, 2004
6 or 9 PM
SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER SCREENING
PIZZA (Rated PG-13, 80 min. In English.) with optional 7:30 PM Pizza Party.
The long-awaited screening of last year’s Milford-shot film by director Mark Christopher, starring Ethan Embry, Kylie Sparks and Julie Hagerty. A thirty-something pizza deliveryman (Embry ) takes pity on an unpopular teen with nobody at her birthday party, and brings her along his route for the night, leading to unexpected adventures and a lot of fascinating communication. Drama, Rated PG. DIRECTOR MARK CHRISTOPHER, PRODUCER HOWARD GERTLER, CINEMATOGRAPHER KEN FERRIS WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO DISCUSS THE FILM AFTER EACH SCREENING.
Tickets $10 for either screening, or with Pizza Party at 7.30 for $15.
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 Opening Night Film
Friday 9 PM 10/15/04
P.S. (Romance/Comedy, Not yet Rated, 97 min. In English.)
Fresh from Mystic River, Oscar-caliber actors Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden perform tour de forces in Dylan Kidd’s P.S., a film as disarmingly lovely and romantic as his Roger Dodger was acerbic and cutting. Based on Helen Schulman's novel, and shot entirely in NYC, this romantic fable about a second chance at first love leads the life of Linney’s beautifully drawn character into a sudden, thoroughly disorienting detour. SOLD OUT.
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 Saturday Family Film 9:15 AM 10/16/04
Two Brothers (Family Drama, Rated PG, 109 min. In English)
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear) returns to the live-action animal kingdom for a spectacular new epic film about two wild tiger brothers separated as cubs, raised in captivity and reunited as adults pitted against each other. Set in the early 1900s amid ruins of forgotten temples and exotic jungles of Southeast Asia, this is a poetic piece of family cinema to which children – and those who dream of still being children – will eagerly surrender.
FOLLOWED BY A CHILDREN'S PRESENTATION IN THE FILM SALON.
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 Saturday 11.30 AM
Double Dare (Documentary, Unrated, 100 min. In English.)
This amazingly edited backstory of stuntwomen includes thrilling stunt footage, and celebrates the strength of women in the entertainment business, in 2 separate stories interlocked perfectly. Jeannie Epper, famous for Wonder Woman stunt doubling, is now in her 60s, struggling against ageism and sexism to keep working in the field she loves. The much younger Zoe Bell, who doubled as Xena the Warrior Princess, is likewise having a hard time. They meet, Jeannie becomes Zoe’s mentor, and girls rule! The astonishing stuntwoman, Jeannie Epper, was in attendance for a standing ovation after this incredible film, and answered questions afterward. For those of you who were there, you saw a truly inspirational film and even more inspirational woman. |
Saturday 1:45 PM
The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel) (Docu-Drama, Rated PG, 87 min. In Mongolian, with English subtitles.)
Joyous and visually-stunning, this movie chronicles a nomadic shepherd family living on the spectacular Gobi Desert in Mongolia, who face a crisis when their camel gives birth to a rare white calf and refuses to nurse it. An emotionally-charged docu-drama, the film uses real people who play themselves in a story inspired by their lives. Told through the eyes of the younger brother, the result is an enchanting exploration of an exotic culture where tradition, myth, and family unity (human and animal) are essential elements of daily life.
SOLD OUT.
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Saturday 3:45 PM
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America (Documentary, Unrated, 77 min. In English.)
"No individual contributed more to the effort to protect wilderness in America than David Brower, and no film captures the contours and passion of that transforming effort better," says the Smithsonian Institution about this lyrical, dramatic and gorgeous story of the Sierra Club activist. Weaving together exquisite 16-mm archival footage (much shot by Brower) with photographic images from artists and interviews with conservationists, this biography rises far above most in the genre, documenting the life of an American crusader.
David Brower's son, Ken Brower, was scheduled to be in attendance, but his brother unfortunately passed away a few days prior to the screening and he could not attend.
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Saturday 5:45 PM
The Mother (Drama, Rated R, 112 min. In English.)
A frank and startling film in which a recently bereaved 65-year-old woman conducts a passionate love affair with a man half her age. Uncompromisingly directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill), Anne Reid stars as May, in a performance that earned the London Critics Circle Best Actress. Stuck in London, far from home, a broken woman who feels her life is finished, falls headlong, rapturously, girlishly, carnally in love, free to be a self-determining adult for the first time in her life.
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 Saturday Night Film, 8:15 PM
Around the Bend (Drama, Rated R, 90 min. In English.)
From the writer of Road to Perdition, Michael Caine and Christopher Walken star in a story with an incredibly fresh voice as 4 generations of men who haven’t seen each other in years are suddenly forced together by a deep loss. They journey through the mythic beauty of the Desert Southwest, and also across their family's own rocky emotional landscape. Along the way, this odd-fit crew finds devastating secrets, amazing discoveries, and - in a funny, clever, unsentimental process - each other. Director Jordan Roberts was in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions after the screening.
SOLD OUT.
THIS WAS A MAJOR HIT WITH OUR AUDIENCE!
PASS THE WORD ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THIS FILM IS. |
 Saturday 10:30 PM
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music (Music Documentary, Unrated, 90 min. In English.)
The ultimate master of music engineering was the legendary Tom Dowd. From 1947 until his death in 2002, Dowd’s creative spirit shaped the course of modern music, as shown in this compelling portrait featuring historical footage, vintage photos, and musical appearances by a who’s who of giants from jazz, soul and classic rock: Clapton, Les Paul, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Otis Redding, Tito Puente, Thelonious Monk, Cream, Aretha, Lynyrd Skynyd, Derek & the Dominos, Allman Bros, Booker T. & the MG’s…
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Sunday 10.30 AM 10/17/04
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … And Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom) (Drama, Rated R, 103 min. In Korean, with English subtitles.)
With breathtaking scenery and extraordinary attention to visual details, writer/director Kim Ki-duk has crafted a totally original yet universal story about the human spirit, through the life of a Buddhist monk in a tiny temple surrounded by nature. Amazingly set on a tree-lined lake in Korea where the monastery floats on a raft amidst a heart-soaring landscape, the film moves dramatically through five stages of life: Innocence, Love, Evil, Enlightenment, and finally Rebirth. A treat for both the eyes and the soul.
SOLD OUT.
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 Sunday 12.40 PM
I Am David (Drama, Rated PG, 95 min. In English.)
A spiritual story of discovery, this film, adapted from Anne Holm's novel North to Freedom, follows 12-year-old David, who escapes a Communist concentration camp with a compass, a loaf of bread, and instructions to carry a sealed letter to Copenhagen. Played by Ben Tibber, an astonishing actor now garnering many newcomer awards, David shows that among the cruelties, politics, and suffering of warfare, shines the resilience of youth and the unbreakable spirit of a child. Also stars Joan Plowright.
SOLD OUT.
A MAJOR HIT WITH OUR AUDIENCE! Many people came out of the screening with tears streaming down their faces. |
 Sunday 3PM
Bright Leaves (Comic Documentary, Unrated, 103 min. In English.)
A gem - quirky, high-spirited, thoughtful, and often hilarious film from a master doumentarian. McElwee family legend has it that the 1950 Hollywood melodrama, Bright Leaf, starring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, was based on filmmaker Ross McElwee's great-grandfather. Using this legacy as a jumping off point, McElwee reaches back to his roots in a wry, witty rumination on American history, the tobacco business, and the myth of cinema, proving that real life is infinitely more comical.
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 Sunday 5:30 pm
The Upheaval (Historical Silent, Unrated, 63 min. WITH LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT just like it would have been in 1916!)
An extraordinary chance to see a rare, recently restored silent film from 1916 starring Lionel Barrymore that was shot at our local Twin Lakes and NYC. In an urban refugee-kind of story, Barrymore is a political figure trying to escape his past, and in the midst of nature, falls in love with one of his most ardent opponents. Viewers can spot the black bear at the mountain retreat. Local youngster Brandt Watson was paid fifty cents to row the bear and its trainer across the lake to the movie set, but the bear got fractious, bit his trainer, chased an actress off the dock, and they couldn’t pay Watson enough to row the bear back. Being shown in Milford for the first time in over 85 years since its 1916 release. A don’t miss! SOLD OUT! |
Sunday 7 pm
Greased Lightning
(NASCAR Action Film, Rated PG, 96 min. In English.)
Stock car lovers, this one’s for you! Local Lackawaxen author Ken Vose co-wrote the original screenplay for this 1977 film based on the true story of a backwoods boy’s dream to become America’s first black stock car racing champion. Set in the 1950s, the film stars Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott, back from World War II in one piece, but his love of fast cars, however, literally drives him to stardom. Beau Bridges also shines in this race-paced insider’s film of fifties NASCAR. A rare treat to see on a big screen! Author Ken Vose was in attendance to discuss the making of the film, which he personally hadn't seen on a big screen in over 25 years! |
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