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. |
Swedish Auto
Tue., June 27, 7:15 p.m., Majestic Crest Thu., June
29, 4:30 p.m., Landmark Regent Sat., July 1, 9:45 p.m.,
Laemmle Sunset 5
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Shy Charlottesville, Virginia mechanic Carter spends
his days fixing Volvos and Saabs, and his nights following
a beautiful violinist back to her apartment and sitting
outside her window listening to her practice. One evening,
however, he notices the pretty waitress from the local
diner following him. Starring Lukas Haas and January Jones
as the cosmically matched voyeurs, tyro hel-mer Derek
Sieg’s film is a delicately assured study of loneliness,
unexpected love and the possibilities of escape embodied
in a perfectly restored 1960s red Volvo coupe. 97 min.
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The Creek Runs Red PLUS SHORT Under The Roller Coaster
by Lila Place
Tue., June 27, 7:15 p.m., Landmark Regent Fri., June
30, 5:15 p.m., Italian Cultural InstituteSun., July
2, 3:15 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5
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“It gets in your blood,” says a resident
of Picher, Oklahoma about his sense of hometown pride.
His words, however, take on a powerful irony in this documentary
about the toxic legacy of Picher’s lead mining industry.
Since their town was declared a Superfund site in 1981,
Picher’s residents have been forced to choose between
preserving their image of the American dream and preserving
their health. The Creek Runs Red carries us into the heart
of this sharply divided com-munity to reveal with extraordinary
intimacy and insight the full human tragedy of environmental
catastrophe. TRT: 72 min.
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Chalk
Sun., June 25, 9 p.m., Italian Cultural InstituteTue.,
June 27, 7 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5
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Take a peek inside the teachers’ lounge in this
hilarious glimpse into the awkward lives of high school
teachers. Drawing from the mock-reality show style of
“The Office” or “Arrested Develop-ment,”
writer/director Mike Akel and writer/co-star Chris Mass,
both actual teachers, mix comedy with a bittersweet commentary
on the obstacles facing our public school teachers. Surrounded
by wonderfully deadpan, real life students, the cast delivers
ingeniously subtle per-formances as teachers struggling
to win “Teacher of the Year,” decipher school
policy, or just make it until the bell rings. 85 min.
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