Selection of the three can't-miss
films to see each day of the festival. Choose any day
of the festival above to view our choices. |
Deliver Us From Evil
Sat., June 24, 7 p.m., Majestic Crest Mon., June 26,
4:15 p.m., Landmark Regent
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Moving from one parish to another in North-ern California
during the 1970s, Father Oliver O’Grady quickly won each
congregation’s trust and respect. Unbeknownst to them,
O’Grady was a dangerously active pedophile that Church
hierarchy, aware of his predilection, had harbored for
over 20 years, allowing him to abuse countless children.
Juxtaposing an extended, deeply unset-tling interview
with O’Grady himself with the tragic stories of his victims,
filmmaker Amy Berg bravely exposes the deep corruption
of the Catho-lic Church and the troubled mind of the man
they sheltered. USA/Ireland/Italy. 101 min.
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Half Nelson
Sat., June 24, 7:30 p.m., Mann Festival
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Dan Dunne is a committed teacher, diverging from his
school’s narrow curriculum to coach his students in dialectics
and the lessons of the civil rights movement. But outside
of the classroom, Dan is a mess, drinking and drugging
away his after-school hours. When one of his students
dis-covers him in a drugged stupor, a strange alliance
starts to grow between them. The film views its two troubled
souls without judgment, creating a remarkable study of
both the limits and possibili-ties of friendship. 106
min.
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The Foot Fist Way
Sat., June 24, 9:45 p.m., Majestic CrestTue., June
27, 4:30 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5
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Running his small-town dojo with an iron fist and a
motor mouth, Mr. Simmons lives his life accord-ing to
the tenets of Tae Kwon Do, “the greatest of all martial
arts,” as he is constantly reminding his bewildered students.
But when his blousy wife cheats on him, it hits harder
than a roundhouse kick to the head. As the socially inept
Mr. Sim-mons, Danny McBride gives a performance of near
comic genius, standing tall even in his lowest moments
as the missing link between Bruce Lee and Napoleon Dynamite.
87 min.
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