Friday Film Series

Tickets are $10 ■ No charge for Four Arts members The Four Arts app ■ www.fourarts.org ■ customerservice@fourarts.org ■ (561) 655-7226 Tickets are available in advance and also at the door 30 minutes before each screening. All screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.

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Friday, November 19, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2009 • Rated PG 1 hour, 36 minutes Family friendly

Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) is an irascible old codger determined to travel to South America by tying helium balloons to his house. The only kink in his plan is the 8-year-old stowed away on his front porch. Despite their differences, the unlikely pair make a perfect team when it comes to taking on the dangers of the wilderness. This hilarious and heart-thumping adventure won an Oscar as Best Animated Feature Film.

Moulin Rouge

Friday, December 10, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2001 Rated PG-13 1 hour, 59 minutes

Set in 1899, this musical drama features Ewan McGregor as a young poet who defies his father by moving to “the absinthe-soaked, amoral, bohemian” neighborhood of Montmatre. It is here that he meets the diminutive artist Henri de ToulouseLautrec (John Leguizamo) and is drafted to write a nightclub spectacular. In this seedy world of sex and drugs, he begins a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with the most famous courtesan (Nicole Kidman) in Paris.

Molly’s Game

Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2017 • Rated R for drug content, language, and violence 2 hours, 20 minutes

In this entertaining drama based on a true story, Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) finds success organizing poker games for celebrity clients. But when her establishment is raided by the FBI for hosting members of the Russian mob, she turns to a charismatic lawyer (Idris Elba) to keep her out of jail.

Double Indemnity

Friday, December 17, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 1944 • Not Rated 1 hour, 46 minutes

An insurance salesman lets himself be convinced by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator in Billy Wilder’s classic, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards and set the standard for film noir.

Presented in collaboration with Michael Kovner’s Campus on the Lake lecture, “Film Noir,” Thursday, December 16 at 3 p.m. (see Page 44).

Friday, January 7, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2020 Rated PG-13 1 hour, 52 minutes

A fast living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate “fish out of water” as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. Friday, January 14, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2018 • Rated PG-13 2 hours, 2 minutes

This lively historical thriller features a stellar cast (Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley) in a cinematic adaptation of how a group of Israeli secret agents arrested SS officer Adolf Eichmann, the man who masterminded the “Final Solution.” Mossad agents tracked down Eichmann to his suburban hideout in Buenos Aires, captured him, and brought him to Israel for a historic 8-month trial in 1961.

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Friday, January 21, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2019 • Rated PG 1 hour, 48 minutes

Dog lovers believe their canine family members understand language, comprehend events, have opinions, and exude loyalty. In “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” wise old dog Enzo Swift shares thoughts about the life experiences which prepared him to protect his family in times of greatest need. Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, he learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.

DOCUMENTARY

Waste Land

Friday, January 28, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. only Released 2010 • Not Rated 1 hour, 39 minutes

Renowned artist Vik Muniz journeyed from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. For nearly three years, he photographed an eclectic band of “catadores” - or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters, as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage, reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives.

Friday, February 4, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2019 • Rated R for language 1 hour, 52 minutes

She risked everything to stop an unjust war, and her government called her a traitor. Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley) is a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive. Gun makes the gutwrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press, beginning an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm’s way.

Dark Waters

Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2019 • Rated PG-13 2 hours, 6 minutes

Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) is a lawyer whose specialization is defending corporate entities. One day, a farmer barges into his office and blackmails him into helping him sue a large chemical company for poisoning the Dry Run Creek. After investigating the situation, Rob is convinced to take on the case to stop the company from causing any more harm to the environment. His boss is supportive of his endeavor, but his wife isn’t as receptive.

The Concert

Friday, March 4, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2009 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 59 minutes

Thirty years ago, Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians along with a young solo violin virtuoso (Mélanie Laurent), and go and pose as the official Bolshoi orchestra in Paris. If they all overcome the hardships ahead, this very special concert will be a triumph. DOCUMENTARY

Marcel Duchamp: Art of the Possible

Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. only Released 2020 • Not Rated 1 hour, 26 minutes

The film explores the life, philosophy, and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp’s ideas and applies them to both historical events and the modernist explosion that blanketed the early 20th century. “Art of the Possible” isn’t simply a biopic; rather, the film shows how Duchamp’s ideas changed the public consciousness, and our understanding of aesthetics, art, and culture. The film highlights the singular impact of Duchamp’s philosophy on art, and, more importantly, examines how Duchamp’s revolutionary ideas from the early 20th century have shaped the 21st century and modern day.

Friday, March 11, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2017 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 43 minutes

Based on a true story of the most famous anonymous man in American History: Mark Felt, the FBI second-in-command who was the “Deep Throat” whistleblower in the 1970s Watergate scandal. While his name has been public since 2005, few know about the personal and professional life of a man who sacrificed his career, family, and freedom to bring what he knew to light. Starring Liam Neeson, Mark Felt shows us Watergate as we have never seen it before, from an extraordinary window into White House corruption and a government in turmoil.

The Burnt Orange Heresy

Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2019 Rated R for explicit sexual situations 1 hour, 39 minutes

A charming and ambitious art critic spends his days in Milan lecturing witless tourists about art history. His only glimmer of hope is a new-found love interest, an enigmatic American. An opportunity strikes when a wealthy art dealer (Mick Jagger) summons him to Lake Como and asks him to steal a painting from a legendary reclusive artist (Donald Sutherland). Soon, greed and ambition get the better of him, and he finds himself caught in a web of his own making. DOCUMENTARY

American Experience: The Swamp

Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. only Released 2019 Not Rated 1 hour, 53 minutes

Told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, from hucksters to politicians to unlikely activists, The Swamp explores the repeated efforts to transform what was seen as a vast and useless wasteland ― Florida’s Everglades ― into an agricultural and urban paradise.

Denial

Friday, April 1, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 50 minutes

Based on the acclaimed book, History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, this film recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In defamation cases under the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.

Friday, April 8, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2008 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 37 minutes

John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However, when the couple returns to the family home, his mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) has an adverse reaction to her new daughter‐in‐law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother‐in‐law. A battle of wits ensues, and sparks soon fly in this Noël Coward adaptation.

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Friday, April 15, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 1996 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 50 minutes

This film chronicles the life of Dorothy Day (Moira Kelly), who dedicated herself in service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, with more than 200 communities across the United States and another 28 communities abroad. “Entertaining Angels” is taken from a phrase which means to treat all guests, whether they be kings or peasants, like they were visiting angels.

Hope Gap

Friday, April 22, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2019 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 40 minutes

This intimate story charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout their dissolution has on their only grown son (Josh O’Connor, The Crown). Unraveled and feeling displaced in her small seaside town, Grace ultimately regains her footing and discovers a new, powerful voice.

DOCUMENTARY

American Masters: Sketches of Frank Gehry

Friday, April 29, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. only Released 2006 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 23 minutes

Frank Gehry has exploded the landscape of modern architecture, transforming it from a conventional science into a sublime and majestic form of art. Rebelling against the status quo, Gehry’s struggle to create the impossible has resulted in such contemporary masterpieces as the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the stunning Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Directed by his longtime friend and supporter, Academy Award-winner Sydney Pollack, this fascinating film looks inside the mind of the most acclaimed and controversial architect of the 21st-century.

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

Presented in collaboration with Thomas Krens’ Campus on the Lake lecture, “Arts Institutions in the 21st Century,” Thursday, April 28 at 3 p.m. (see Page 54).