The Arts Council film festival resumes on March 20th!

With the exception of LOGJAM, all films will be shown at the Oneonta Theatre on Tuesday nights at 7 pm.

LOGJAM: The Little Comedy that Wood

Thursday, March 20, 7 pm

Friday, March 21, 2 and 7 pm.

Filmed (almost) exclusively in Delaware & Otsego Counties, this film will be screened at Foothills Performing Arts Center for the first time in its entirety.

This event is sponsored by UCCCA.  Filmmakers Steve Monosson and Joseph C. Stillman will be on handf to discuss the making of LOGJAM.

Audience feedback is encouraged and comment cards will be provided. LOGJAM souvenirs will be raffled. 

Tickets should be purchased in advance at the Arts Council to guarantee availablity.  Remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Persepolis

Tuesday, April 1

Poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, who must make brave decisions as she grows and decides what her future will be. Animated film, starring Catherine Deneuve, and Chiara Mastroianni. Written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. 95 minutes/ French with English subtitles. Rated PG-13.

Nominated: Best Animated Film 2008 Academy Awards; Winner: Jury Award, Cannes Film Festival; Nominated: Best Foreign Film, 2008 Golden Globes.

Visit the Persepolis Sony Pictures Official Website

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

Tuesday, April 8

Remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who discovers how his life’s passions, rich memories and new found imagination help him achieve a life without boundaries after a life-altering stroke. Directed by Julian Schnabel. 112 minutes / French with English subtitles. Rated PG-13.

Winner: Best Direction and Best Foreign Film, 2008 Golden Globes; Nominated: Best Direction, Cinematography, and Editing, 2008 Academy Awards.

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Tuesday, April 15

An overextended broker lures his brother into a larcenous scheme to rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is the store owners are their own mom and pop. When the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage lands right at their doorstep. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 117 minutes. Rated R.

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The Savages

Tuesday, April 22

Irreverent look at one of modern life’s most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent. Starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco. Written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. 113 minutes. Rated R.

Nominated: Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay, 2008 Academy Awards; Winner: Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor, 2008 Independent Spirit Awards.

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I'm Not There

Tuesday, April 29

Dramatizes the life and music of Bob Dylan as a series of shifting personae, each performed by a different actor—poet, prophet, outlaw, fake, star of electricity, rock and roll, martyr born-again Christian. Starring Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Ben Whishaw, and Marcus Carl Franklin. Directed by Todd Haynes. 135 Minutes. Rated R.

Winner, Best Supporting Actress 2008 Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards; Nominated, Best Supporting Actress 2008 Academy Awards.

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The Duchess of Langeais

Tuesday, May 13

Antoinette is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s Paris, when hypocrisy and vanity reigned. From the moment the handsome General Armand de Montriveau meets her, he is in love. Flattered by his attentions, Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, but repeatedly refuses Montriveau. When the humiliated Montriveau seeks his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakens. Directed by Jacques Rivette.

137 minutes Not Rated.

French with English subtitles.

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The Counterfeiters

Tuesday, May 21

The true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, counterfeiter extraordinaire and bohemian who was captured by the Nazis in 1944. Sorowitsch helps the Nazis organize a counterfeiting operation with other prisoners, who are forced to choose between cooperating with the enemy and surviving as first-class prisoners in a “golden cage” or a sure death. Starring Karl Markovics, August Diehl, and Devid Striesow.  Directed Stefan Ruzowitzky. 

98 minutes. Rated R. German with English subtitles.

Winner: Best Foreign Film, 2008 Academy Awards.

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