CRYBABY MATINEE VOTING IS BACK FOR DECEMBER!
The Angelika presents the CryBaby Matinee:
Relax and enjoy a film without worrying about feedings in the dark or unexpected hissyfits.
We keep the lights dimmed, the sound volume down and the films coming.
Baby changing table provided!
Choose the film you most want to see this coming month at your Angelika!
Thursday, November 20, 2008 is a day that will go down in Angelika history and perhaps vampire history too! One of the most highly anticipated films this year will open Thursday 11/20 for midnight screenings at the Angelika Film center, and we’re prepared for the madness. With all the recent vampire mania (TRUE BLOOD, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN), TWILIGHT has been selling out in pre-sales for weeks.
THURSDAY
Lucky for you (and all your vampire friends) the Angelika Dallas still has tickets available for the midnight flick on Thursday 11/20. Get your tickets now before we sell out!
FRIDAY
Don’t feel like burning the candle at both ends Thursday? No problem! Come see TWILIGHT Friday night 11/21, bring your camera and take a picture with Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, live and in the flesh! (TICKETS)
The Angelika will host two character look-alikes in the lobby from 7 pm – 11 pm, available for photos and swooning, and we will also paint vampire bites on the necks of the willing.
Don’t miss it! This will be an unforgettable weekend.
Most people I speak to in New York are somewhat surprised to hear that we have not one, but three Angelika locations in Texas. I suppose, being isolated on this little island, we sometimes forget about the indie/art seekers outside of Manhattan. I’m happy to reveal that Angelika films can also be found on another island location: Honolulu.
Consolidated Theatre’s Kahala 8 is proud to introduce art, independent and foreign films to Honolulu, in conjunction with the Angelika Film Center!
It’s no surprise that Fox Searchlight’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (opening soon at 3 Angelika locations), winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, is gaining incredible recognition and attention from the press. In fact it is what Time calls “A Buoyant hymn to life…”. Even more passionately, Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers says it is “One of the year’s best films. What I feel for this movie isn’t just admiration; it’s mad love.”SLUMDOG is also getting coverage in unexpected places.
According to a recent AdAge article, some companies have requested that their products (with no “product placement” deals involved) simply be excluded or disguised in the film. Director Danny Boyle went to such great lengths to authentically show the gritty slums of Mumbai that certain brands, like Coke and Mercedes, wanted out. According to an 11/08 article in Variety, the film gained an R rating for “overall intensity”, but many intense films proudly feature and profit from products in their story line.
How can SLUMDOG, which inspires “mad love” in reviewers and film festival goers, inspire mad fear in advertisers? Find out, starting tomorrow:
11/12: Angelika New York
11/21: Angelika Plano
12/19: Angelika Houston
Kaufman’s SYNECDOCHE, NY opens November 7 at the Angelika Dallas & Angelika Houston and on November 14 at the Angelika Plano.
In Dallas, Charlie Kaufman graciously stopped by while promoting his directorial debut.
The film stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Cahterine Keener, Michelle Williams, and Emily Watson.
Read Tom Maurstad’s Review in The Dallas Morning News
Read Amy Biancolli’s Review and Eric Harrison’s Interview in the Houston Chronicle
Charlie is wished a Bon Voyage by Angelika publicist, Jo Ellen Brantferger
Charlie chats with Chase at Gordon and the Whale
Watch the Interview
Charlie talks with Gary Cogill of WFAA-TV (ABC)
Watch the Interview
The Angelika Film Center in Houston is proud to host the
11th Polish Film Festival, starting this week!
See below for details, click here for the full schedule.
Date: November 7, 9, 14, 16 & 17, 2008
Venue: Angelika Film Center Houston, 510 Texas Avenue (@ Smith St.) Houston, TX 77002
Tickets: General Admission: $10 - Seniors/Students: $8 (Available at the door)
Organizer: Zbigniew Wojciechowski, PolStage Productions (contact tel. 281 565-0499)
Summary: The Polish Film Festival celebrates 11 years! Like every year, this year’s program features some of the best recent film productions of the Polish cinematography, including Academy Award nominee - historical drama KATYN by Andrzej Wajda (screening on Nov 7).
Also, you can’t miss the film TWIST OF FATE, directed by one of the icons of the Polish cinema Jerzy Stuhr. You will be able to meet the actor/director personally after the film screening on Nov 14 or during the evening with the author at Anya Tish Gallery on Nov 13. Polish Film Festival is an event that brings you closer to the Polish culture, its rich history, colorful mentality, and huge talent. Simply, an event you can’t miss!
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, FAHRENEHIT 9/11 and BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE producers stopped by the Angelika Dallas this past Saturday to answer questions about their new film TROUBLE THE WATER.
Deal and Lessin are winners of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
TROUBLE THE WATER plays through next week - click here for Showtimes and TICKETS!
