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The American Cinematheque presents at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403-1710
JIM SHERIDAN IN AMERICA
A Q&A with director Jim Sheridan and a screening series in Santa Monica co-presented by the Irish Film Board and the L.A. Irish Film Festival
January 8th and 9th 2010
Six-time Academy Award nominee Jim Sheridan burst onto the international film scene with his 1989 masterpiece My Left Foot, which announced him as a major talent. He continued to move audiences with powerful dramas set in his native Ireland (In The Name Of The Father, The Boxer) as well as America (In America, Get Rich Or Die Tryin'). All of his films are profoundly character-driven yet broad in scope, examining the geographical, cultural and economic factors that influence how we live.
The Cinematheque will present some of Jim Sheridan's best films alongside his latest powerful work, BROTHERS, with Mr. Sheridan live in-person.
Friday, January 8th at 7:30 PM – Double Feature
BROTHERS, 2009, Lionsgate, 110 min. Dir. Jim Sheridan.
When Sam (Tobey Maguire) is reported dead in Iraq, his brother, Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal), pitches in to help Sam's widow and high school sweetheart, Grace (Natalie Portman). Their mutual mourning brings Tommy and Grace closer together - a situation that becomes extremely complicated when Sam returns from Iraq, alive and well (physically, if not mentally).
IN AMERICA, 2003, Fox Searchlight, 103 min. Dir. Jim Sheridan.
To begin all over again is a classic American dream, Irish émigrés Johnny and Sarah (Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton) discover it’s hard to do when they hit the streets of modern-day Manhattan, their two spunky young daughters in tow, and emerge into a realm as comical and adventure-filled as it is strange and terrifying.
Q&A WITH DIRECTOR JIM SHERIDAN IN BETWEEN FILMS
Saturday, January 9th at 7:30 PM – Double Feature
MY LEFT FOOT, 1989, Miramax, 103 min. Dir. Jim Sheridan.
In an Oscar-winning performance, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Christy Brown, a painter with cerebral palsy who can only control his left foot. In spite of his disability, Brown becomes an important writer and artist in this heartbreaking yet profoundly inspirational tale.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, 1993, Universal, 133 min.
Director Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis reunite for the true story of the Guildford Four, a group falsely convicted of an IRA pub bombing. Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson co-star in this drama that beautifully combines character study and political history to create a modern classic.
Series compiled by Grant Moninger and Gwen Deglise. Program notes by Jim Hemphill.
***TICKET PRICES***
$11 general admission
$9 students/seniors
$7 Cinematheque members
Buy tickets at the theatre's box office or at http://www.fandango.com/americancinemathequeattheaerotheatre_aacpd/theaterpage
For further information contact Jonathan Loughran
Irish Film Commission US
Tel: +1 (323) 654 3252 (+1 323 65 IFB-LA) | Fax: +1 (323) 654 3251
Email: jonathan.loughran@irishfilmboard.ie
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