Film Festival 2009

October 7
"Beauty and the Beast"
Jean Cocteau's surreal images stretch the imagination of black and white cinematography.
7 pm Harbor Theater
Host: Bill Seeback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N6Nmf-tVDo

October 11
"Talk to Her" (Hable con ella)
Director Pedro Almodovar "has created a tragic comedy about need, its liberating and shackling powers." NY Times
3 pm, Harbor Theater
Host: Blue Lake Radio's Foley Schuler
http://www.sonyclassics.com/talktoher/flashwebsite/core/hasFlash.html

October 14
"Boy in Striped Pajamas"
A holocaust story told through the eyes of an eight year old German boy.  This family film explores themes of friendships, differences, humanity, and morality.  A masterfully told story that is both harrowing and hopeful.   
7 pm Harbor Theater
Host: Professor Andy Wible

October 21
"Seabiscuit"
During the Great Depression, a nation shorn of hope was revived by
a little horse that once had none but became the people's champion.
"You don't throw a whole life away just because it's banged up a little."
7 pm, Harbor Theater
Host: Film Critic Bill Iddings

Oct. 28
"Gran Torino"
"Earnest and understated, Gran Torino is an unflinching examination of themes that have fascinated Eastwood in most of his recent films: family, war, loss, faith and unexpected human connection." USA Today
7 pm Harbor Theater
Host: Professor Bill Jacobks