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November - December Indie Films USCB Center for the Arts

SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN - A documentary film by Malik Bendjelloul

Tuesday, November 27 at 7 PM In the late ‘60s, two celebrated producers, who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, discovered a musician in a Detroit bar. They recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest recording artists of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon. Two South African fans then set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez. SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a film about hope, inspiration and the resonating power of music. 4 STARS. “I hope you’re able to see this film. You deserve to.” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun

A LATE QUARTET

Ticket Prices: Adult $7 Senior $6 Student $5

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Tuesday, December 4 at 7 PM Directed by Yaron Zilberman Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet receives a life-changing diagnosis, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance: suppressed emotions, competing egos, and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert, quite possibly their last, only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy. Inspired by and structured around Beethoven’s Opus 131 String Quartet in C-sharp minor, A LATE QUARTET pays homage to chamber music and the cultural world of New York.

“Fascinating and moving for anyone who loves this music.”

- David Denby, New Yorker “A terrific cast...endearing performances... altogether believable as seasoned musicians.”

- Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter And we thought they didn’t make them like this any more: a film in which character is drama.

- The Globe and Mail

December Indie Films USCB Center for the Arts

LIBERAL ARTS

Thursday, December 6 at 7 PM Starring Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins and Zac Efron Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher (writer/director Josh Radnor) worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back.

When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby (Elizabeth Olsen)—a beautiful, precocious, classical-musicloving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.

Ticket Prices: Adult $7 Senior $6 Student $5

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TOM WOLF GET BACK TO BLOOD - Documentary: Directed by Oscar Corral Starring Tom Wolfe Monday, December 10 at 7 PM Few men have changed the course of American storytelling in the way that author Tom Wolfe has done.

He revolutionized writing in the 1960s with creative non-fiction and new journalism and perfected the reported novel with achievements like A Bonfire of the Vanities. But Wolfe has remained an elusive literary figure. Until now. This documentary, the only film ever made about Wolfe, chronicles how he conducted his research in Miami for his upcoming novel, Back to Blood. It is not only a peak inside the creative process of a master artist, but a study in how a great American writer has persisted in his craft for half a century. Tom Wolfe has taken on perhaps the most complex subject of his career, Miami’s exotic free-for-all, teeming with immigrants and ambition. For his fans and admirers, Tom Wolfe Gets Back to Blood opens a window into the mind and unequalled creative process used by Wolfe to carefully craft his newest novel.

FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 14 at 7 PM Written and Directed by Edward Burns Starring Kerry Bishé, Connie Britton, Edward Burns, Heather Burns, Dara Coleman, Brian D’Arcy James USA - NR – With The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Burns returns to the working-class, Irish-American roots of The Brothers McMullen. Reuniting with McMullen co-stars Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), and Mike McGlone, along with Noah Emmerich (Little Children, Beautiful Girls) and Kerry Bishé (Newlyweds, Red State), Burns seamlessly weaves an ensemble story of adult siblings dealing with the desire of their estranged father (Ed Lauter, The Artist, The Longest Yard) to return home for Christmas for the first time since he walked out on his family 20 years ago. Family rifts emerge, and like with any family, Christmas brings a mixed bag of complicated emotions and dynamics. Alliances form, old wounds are reopened or glossed over, and the possibility for a new hope and forgiveness emerges.