Paramus Spring 2010
Paramus Spring 2010
Spring 2010 Season Recap5/24 - WINTERS BONE
Winter's Bone: Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrel, and adapted for the screen by Anne Rosellini and Debra Granik, Winter's Bone centers on 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Lawrence). Ree must track down her father, who has disappeared after putting up the family's house up for his bail bond. In order secure the safety and well-being of her two younger siblings and her mentally ill mother, she must challenge her outlaw kin's code of silence. Risking her life, she must hack through the lies, the brutal threats and clever evasions offered up by her relatives, in order to piece together the truth.
Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence
John Hawkes
Kevin Breznahan
Dale Dickey
Garret Dillahunt
Sheryl Lee
Tate Taylor
Kip Niven
Sarah Byrd
Marideth Sisco
Director: Debra Granik
Writers
Debra Granik Screenplay (adaptation)
Anne Rosellini Screenplay (adaptation)
Daniel Woodrell
Producers
Shawn Simon Executive Producer
Alix Madigan-Yorkin Producer
Kathryn Dean Co-Producer
Michael McDonough Associate Producer
5/17 - SOLITARY MAN
SOLITARY MAN tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business. When the film opens, Ben's on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again. He's divorced from Nancy, his college sweetheart and the one person who knows him better than anyone. Although he still finds the time to hang out with his daughter Susan and his adoring grandson, she breaks off contact when she discovers he's seeing one of her friends. His girlfriend Jordan is the daughter of a very influential businessman who's on the board of a major auto manufacturer. If Ben can just keep his hubris in check for a little while longer, he will be back as big as ever. But circumstances place him in very close proximity with the one girl he shouldn't touch, throwing everything into jeopardy.
Cast:
Michael Douglas,
Mary-Louise Parker,
Susan Sarandon,
Danny DeVito,
Jenna Fischer
Directed by:
Brian Koppelman,
David Levien
Common with Peter Travers
5/10 - JUST WRIGHT
"Just Wright" revolves around a sports trainer (Latifah) who finds herself falling in love with a professional basketball player (Common) while rehabilitating him from a career threatening injury. Things are further complicated because her closest friend (Patton) is also pursuing him.
Cast:
Queen Latifah,
Common,
Paula Patton,
Phylicia Rashad,
Pam Grier,
James Pickens Jr,
Mehcad Brooks,
Michael Landes,
Dwyane Wade,
Dwight Howard,
Rashard Lewis,
Bobby Simmons
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Screenwriter: Michael Elliot
Guest TBD
Host Peter Travers
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BONUS DOUBLE FEATURE
MOTHER & CHILD
Three women's lives share a common core: they have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Karen (Annette Bening) had a baby at 14, gave her up at birth, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth (Naomi Watts) grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy (Kerry Washington) is just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, looking for a baby to become their own.
Cast:
Naomi Watts,
Annette Bening,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kerry Washington,
Jimmy Smits
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia
5/3 - HOLY ROLLERS
Sam Gold is a devoted Jew living in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York . His buddy, Yosef Zimmerman has ties to an Israeli drug cartel and lures Sam into the life of a drugs as he becomes an Ecstasy dealer.Cast
Jesse Eisenberg--Sam Gold
Justin Bartha--Yosef
Ari Graynor--Rachel
Danny A. Abeckaser--Jackie
Mark Ivanir--Mendel Gold
Elizabeth Marvel--Elka Gold
Jason Fuchs--Leon
Director : Kevin Asch
Screenwriter : Antonio Macia
Executive Producer(s)
Dave Berlin,
Kevin Asch,
Isaac Gindi,
Marat Rosenberg
Producer(s):
Jen Gatien
Danny A. Abeckaser,
Tory Tunnell,
Per Melita,
Guest Producer Jen Gatten.
Host Peter Travers
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4/26 - WELCOME HOME
Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, has struggled his way through Europe for the last three months trying to reunite with his girlfriend, who recently emigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt halt when he is stopped by authorities in Calais, on the French side of the Channel. Left with no other alternatives, he decides to swim across. Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train, where he meets Simon, a middle-aged swimming instructor in turmoil over his imminent divorce. Simon agrees to help Bilal, hoping to win back the affection of his wife, who does volunteer work helping immigrants. But what begins as a relationship based on self interest, develops into something much bigger than Simon could ever have imagined, as he too will ultimately risk everything to reach happiness.
Cast:
Vincent Lindon…Simon
Firat Ayverdi…Bilal
Audrey Dana…Marion
Derya Ayverdi…Mina
Thierry Godard…Bruno
Selim Akgül…Zoran
Firat Celik…Koban
Murat Subasi…Mirko
Olivier Rabourdin…Police lieutenant
Yannick Renier…Alain
Directed by Philippe Lioret
Writers:
Philippe Lioret
Emmanuel Courcol
Olivier Adam
Producers:
Christophe Rossignon … Executive Producer
Philip Boëffard … Associate Producer
Eve Machuel … Line Producer
Host: Stephen Whitty (Star Ledger/NY Film Critics Circle).
Guest: Studio Executive Rebecca Conget.
4/19 - PLEASE GIVE
Life is good for Kate (Catherine Keener) and Alex (Oliver Platt). After decades of marriage, they have settled into a comfortable rapport, and success in their estate-sale antique furniture business has allowed them to finance an expansion of their Greenwich Village apartment. They purchase the (occupied) unit next door, and begin the wait for its elderly tenant Andra (Ann Guilbert) to pass on so they can proceed with their construction plans. Feeling guilty about their impatience for Andra's death, the family reaches out to her granddaughters Mary and Rebecca (respectively Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall) for some moral grounding, only to find the new relationships compounding their ethical conundrum rather than alleviating it.
Cast:
Catherine Keener,
Amanda Peet,
Oliver Platt,
Rebecca Hall,
Sarah Steele,
Ann Marie Guilbert,
Thomas Ian Nicholas,
Lois Smith
Director/Screenwriter: Nicole Holofcener
Producer: Anthony Bregman
HOST - PETER TRAVERS
GUEST - Oliver Platt
PRODUCER ANTHONY BREGMAN (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, ICE STORM)
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4/12 - HANDSOME HARRY
HANDSOME HARRY is a psychological mystHANDSOME HARRY is a psychological mystery about lost love, forgiveness, and the stifling effect the "code of silence" has over men and their relationships. Each encounter both clarifies and further clouds the truth that haunts Harry. Harry, a divorced father and former sailor, lives a simple life in his small town. But when his dying best friend inspires Harry to confront his past, buried secrets resurface and force him to deal with painful memories.
Starring:
Jamey Sheridan,
Steve Buscemi,
Mariann Mayberry,
Aidan Quinn,
John Savage
Directed by: Bette Gordon
(April 25, 2009 - Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images North America)
Produced by:
Fred Berner,
Marilyn Haft,
Jamin O Brien
Host Peter Travers
Guest Director Bette Gordon
Official Site
2nd Feature:
SECRET IN THEIR EYES
Cast:
Ricardo Darin,
Soledad Villamil,
Pablo Rago,
Javier Godino,
Guillermo Francella
Director/editor: Juan Jose CampanellaScreenwriters:
Eduardo Sacheri,
Juan Jose Campanella
Producers:
Gerardo Herrero,
Mariela Besuievsky,
Juan Jose CampanellaExecutive producers:
Gerardo Herrero,
Vanessa RagoneOpening Night!
4/5 - The City of your Final Destination
THE CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION - (Merchant Ivory). A naive American grad student travels to Uruguay seeking authorization from the heirs of a suicidal novelist to write the latter's biography.
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins,
Laura Linney,
Omar Metwally,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Directed by: James Ivory
Guest Director: James Ivory
Host Peter Travers.
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