UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Capitol Theatre, Main Street Huntsville
HOPE GAP - CANCELLED as Covid-19 precaution
Monday, April 6, 2020
A together-forever couple (Annette Bening and Bill Nighy) unpack the many complications of splitting up, in Oscar-nominated writer-director William Nicholson’s razor-sharp drama. Featuring brilliant performances from Bill Nighy and four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening, this exquisite drama will resonate with anyone who has ever navigated the choppy waters of long-term love.
"Nighy gives a master class in withdrawn, mumbling ineffectualness... while Bening is superb as a retiree whose shock at her disengaged husband inspires a suite of conflicting emotions." - Tim Grierson, Screen Daily
AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN
Monday, April 20, 2020
As acclaimed director Louise Archambault's elegiac and charming film opens, we meet three hermits living in cabins in the Quebec countryside, miles from civilization. Tom, Charlie, and Ted fled society years ago, and have eked out a back-to-the-land existence, selling pot to the closest locals with help from local hotelier Stephen.
But their lifestyle is increasingly endangered by nature, infirmity, and age. Ted collapses from a heart attack. Then, photographer/ researcher Ange-Aimee threatens to disrupt their lives when she starts looking for survivors of a catastrophic blaze that happened decades ago, and most notably Ted, whose actions during the fire have assumed heroic stature.
A poignant meditation on the possibilities of living outside modernity, And the Birds Rained Down is a tribute to the need to live independently and on one's own terms — and to those courageous enough to pursue this. (It's also a cry for respect for people and their choices, regardless of age.) Driven by an astonishing cast boasting some of Quebec's most esteemed performers the film features one of the most beautiful musical moments of the year, when ailing musician Tom, coaxed into performing at a nearby club, delivers a soulful and heartbreaking rendition of one of Tom Waits' best tunes. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening
Synopsis: A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.
