His dream was a long shot.
Ambitious, friendly, fallible, bumbling, persuasive, relentless and eventually heroic, Mark Borchardt wanted to be a filmmaker. In Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, making a film seemed out of reach, but with a rag tag group of his childhood friends, family and small town eccentrics, they attempt the impossible: make a horror movie. This brilliant documentary follows Mark for two years as he tries to make the movie, and the results are hilarious, heartwarming and ultimately, inspirational!
Award winning director Chris Smith deftly covers Mark and his crew, taking us into the private corners of this oddball group; their ambitions, fears and doubts in the face of adversity. This unique and moving portrait carries us from derision to admiration as these humble folks pull together courage and independent spirit for the sake of art, with a genuine beauty of the human spirit that fictional feel-good movies can never touch.
American Movie swept Sundance when it premiered, scooping up the Grand Jury prize, and is itself a shining example of independent filmmaking. Come celebrate this extraordinary film and Sundance’s ongoing tradition of bringing indie film-makers to light and kick off Sundance’sNEXT WEEKEND LA Film Festival!
Scorcese’s breakout film is a haunting atmospheric masterpiece. Robert DeNiro gives a searing performance as Travis Bickle, with a stunning Cybil Shepherd as his love interest, with a teenage Jodie Foster in her most compelling performance. Scorcese’s New York is steaming city streets bathed in neon light, alternating graceful and frenetic camera moves, all pulsing to Bernard Hermann’s lush and dangerous score. Rated R.
Starring David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard. Self-referential, funny, and undeniably scary, Scream is the classic reboot of the slasher movie from one of horror’s most famous directors Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hills Have Eyes). No one is safe, everyone is a suspect.
Audrey Hepburn stars as a princess who, yearning for life outside the castle walls, escapes onto the streets of Rome while visiting Italy. Gregory Peck stars as the street-wise and dashing reporter who discovers her and shows her how joyous ordinary life and love can be. A marvelous modern fairy tale both thoughtful and moving from a master director.
Join us under the stars for this classic romance.
Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and pillows for the lawn
