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Ready for the next big Olympic event? Neither are these guys. WED 2/29; 7:00PM (CAL), FRI 3/2; 7:15PM (REP), SAT 3/3; 11:30AM (REP)
Shot in wide-screen black and white, featuring a terrific international cast including Zazie de Paris and Saul Rubinek (speaking French AND English), this is the last word in suicidal comedy. Really. – Charlie Cockey
Director Ole Endresen superbly crafts a story of remaining true to oneself, while effortlessly blending humor and physical antics to create the perfect laugh-out-loud experience. —Mike Rabehl
Director: Olias Barco; Producer: Olias Barco; Writers: Olias Barco, Virgile Bramly, Stéphane Malandrin; Cinematographer: Frédéric Noirhomme; Editor: Ewin Ryckaert; Cast: Aurelien Recoing, Virgile Bramly, Daniel Cohen, Virginie Efira, Bouli Lanners, Benoit Poelvoorde, Saul Rubinek; Country: France, Belgium; Language: English, French (w/ English Subtitles); Length: 95 min.; Genre: Comedy GLOBAL LANDSCAPES COMPETITION
THE KING (KO)
A love triangle, bank robbers, and corrupt politicians; Ko has it all. MON 3/5; 9:30PM (CAL), WED 3/7; 4:15PM (C12), SAT 3/10; 9:15PM (C12)
In this Tamil film, you’ll find no song and dance. Still, the action packed, lightly comedic, and delightfully smart political thriller hits all the right notes. Zealous photojournalist Ashwin (Jeeva, Raam) has a knack for risking his life to capture photos. When his crush, Renuka writes a cover story about a big-name politician’s intentions to marry a minor, Ashwin gambles his safety to get photographic evidence. In the meantime, the young Vasanthan makes every effort to enter government. But when his allegiance turns out to be a shock, Ashwin’s involvement in the political spectrum turns out to be more than he bargained for. But once you’ve dug your hole, is there a way to get out? – Taara Khalilnaji Director: KV Anand; Producer: Elred Kumar Santhanam; Writers: K.V. Anand, Subha; Cinematographer: Richard M. Nathan; Music: Harris Jayaraj; Cast: Jeeva, Karthika Nair, Ajmal Armeer, Piaa Bajpai; Country: India; Language: Tamil (w/English subtitles); Length: 166 min.; Genre: Action GLOBAL LANDSCAPES COMPETITION
Director: Ole Endresen; Executive Producer: Lars Andreas Hellebust; Producer: Håkon Øverås; Writers: Ole Endresen, Atle Antonsen; Cinematographer: Askild Edvardsen; Editor: Per-Erik Eriksen; Music: Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen, Eyvind Andreas Skeie; Cast: Atle Antonsen, Jon Oigarden, Linn Skåber, Jan Saelid, Steinar Sagen; Country: Norway; Language: Norwegian (w/ English subtitles); Length: 90 min.; Genre: Comedy GLOBAL LANDSCAPES COMPETITION
L!FE HAPPENS
Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), and Rachel Bilson (Hart of Dixie) shine as best friends in director Kat Coiro’s quick-witted comedy. FRI 3/2; 7:00PM (CAL)
Smart-mouth writer Deena (Bosworth) and her retro-best-friend roommate Kim’s (Ritter) scenester way of life is uprooted when, following a one-night stand, Kim gets pregnant and must accessorize her happygo-lucky lifestyle with a baby. Unprepared in every way, Kim finds herself juggling a nowhere job, dating, and motherhood. And although she has help from Deena and their third roommate Laura (Bilson), it seems Kim’s best is never enough for this modern girl. Co-written by Coiro and Ritter, L!fe Happens refreshingly captures a female-centric world foreign to most films—a world less interested in the romantic foibles of its protagonists and more on their inner lives, their friendships and their real tribulations. Director: Kat Coiro; Executive Producer: Justin L. Levine; Producer: Justin L. Levine; Writers: Kat Coiro, Krysten Ritter; Cinematographer: Doug Chamberlain; Editors: Adam Catino, Eli Nilsen; Music: Mateo Messina; Cast: Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Rachel Bilson, Geoff Stults, Justin Kirk, Jason Biggs, Seymour Cassel, Lauren Conrad; Country: United States; Language: English; Length: 101 min.; Genre: Comedy SPOTLIGHT SCREENINGS
PREMIER FILMS
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen’s diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder gets him banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach, Gordon, lies on his deathbed, the heavily-medicated Truls decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation. Truls stops taking his meds and tries to convince his old teammates that he’s mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?
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There’s a chateau in a beautiful wooded part of the country, full of the strangest group of guests you can imagine. And all they want, every last one of them, is to die. Meet Dr Kruger (Aurélien Recoing). His clinic cum hotel is the last word in customer satisfaction; your last wish is his command. But this is a one-way clinic: there are no return customers. Taking “assisted dying” to surreal if not absurd lengths, this very black comedy is further proof that Belgian cinema can always be counted on to be just a little bit ... different.
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WED 2/29; 9:30PM (CAL), SUN 3/4; NOON (CAL), SAT 3/10; 1:30PM (CAL)
KING CURLING (KONG CURLING)
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