Winter 2011 Recap:

2/14 - WHITE IRISH DRINKERS

It's early autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn and 18 year-old Brian Leary (Nick Thurston) is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny (Geoff Wigdor), whom he both idolizes and fears. They both live with their parents, Paddy (Stephen Lang), a longshoreman, and his long suffering wife, Margaret (Karen Allen) who puts up with Paddy's drinking and abusive behavior, especially to her and Danny .

Cast:
Nick Thurston,
Geoff Wigdor
Leslie Murphy,
Stephen Lang,
Karen Allen,
Peter Riegert.

Writer / Director / Producer:
JOHN GRAY

Producer / 2nd Unit Director:
MELISSA JO PELTIER

Producer:
PAUL BERNARD
Producer:
JAMES SCURA:

Co-Producer/Casting Director
RUSSELL BOAST

Director John Gray of Nyack, center, on the set of "White Irish Drinkers"
with actors Stephen Lang, left, and Nick Thurston.
(Photo by Brian Everett Francis)


Guest - John Gray

Host – Peter Travers

Offcial Site

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2/7 – CEDAR RAPIDS



To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), "naive" is a gross understatement. He's never left his small hometown. He's never stayed at a hotel. And he's never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries. For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.



Cast:
Ed Helms as Tim Lippe
John C. Reilly
Anne Heche
Sigourney Weaver
Alia Shawkat
Stephen Root
Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Director: Miguel Arteta

Producer(s)
Alexander Payne,
Jim Burke,
Jim Taylor

Screenwriters:
Phil Johnston,
Ed Helms



HOST: PETER TRAVERS

GUESTS:
Director Miguel Arteta
Actor: Anne Heche

Director Miguel Arteta and actors Ed Helms, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.


Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America)

Fox Searchlight

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1/31 – COLD WEATHER



After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, aimless Doug returns to Portland to live with his more responsible big sister Gail. He quickly lands a dead-end job in an ice factory, but his latent passion for detective work is stoked when his ex-girlfriend goes missing. Armed with a handful of arcane clues, Doug enlists Gail and co-worker Carlos in a ramshackle investigation that draws the slacker sleuths into Portland's not-quite-seedy underground.

Cast:
Cris Lankenau,
Trieste Kelly Dunn,
Raúl Castillo,
Robyn Rikoon



Directed By: Aaron Katz
Executive Producer:
Jack Turner



Producers:
Brendan McFadden,
Jay Van Hoy,
Lars Knudsen,
Ben Stambler

Guest Director: Aaron Katz.


Aaron Katz

Host: Peter Travers




Double Feature –

INCENDIES



Based on Wajdi Mouawad's internationally acclaimed play and a Special Presentation at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, Incendies follows two siblings as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother's life. Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard, Les Invasions Barbares), a notary, reads a mother's (Lubna Azabal, Sisters) last will and testament to her two twins, Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Dédé, à Trav- ers les Brumes) and Simon Marwan (Maxim Gaudette, Polytechnique). The siblings are surprised to discover that their mother, Nawal, has left two envelopes: one for a father they thought was dead and one for a brother they've never heard of.

CAST:
Lubna Azabal,
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin,
Maxim Gaudette,
Rémy Girard

DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve

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Opening Night 2011 Winter Series

1/24 - Happy Thank you More Please

Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who’s having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam’s life revolves around his friends-Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam’s eye.

CAST:
Malin Akerman,
Josh Radnor,
Kate Mara,
Zoe Kazan,
Tony Hale,
Pablo Schreiber,
Michael Algieri,
Richard Jenkins

Director: Josh Radnor

 

Guest Zoe Kazan

Host: Glenn Kenny - some came running

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