Film
Oscar® Tune-Up
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Thursday, February 11, 7:30pm |
 Best Picture
Best Actor (Jeremy Renner) Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow) Original Screenplay Cinematography Film Editing Music (Original Score) Sound Editing |
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 Best Actress in a supporting role (Penélope Cruz)
Art Direction Costume Design Original song - “Take It All” |
VALENTINE'S DAY See the Museum Cafe's Valentine's Day dinner menu. $60 per person. Dinner begins at 5pm |
| Thursday, February 18, 7:30pm Inglourious Basterds In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as "the basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. Employing pulp and propaganda in equal measure, Quentin Tarantino's film weaves together infamous, oppressed, real and larger-than-life the stories of WWII. Director: Quentin Tarantino 2009 USA/Germany 153min. R 35mm
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Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) Best Director (Quentin Tarantino) Original Screenplay Cinematography Film Editing Sound Editing |
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Friday & Saturday, February 19 - 20, 5:30pm French Roast Friday & Saturday, February 19 - 20, 8pm The Door |
| Sunday, February 21, 2pm In the Loop In the spirit of great political comedies like Dr. Strangelove and Wag the Dog comes this razor-sharp film with laugh-out-loud dialogue. The film pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, across continents, and toward comic resolutions that are unforeseeable. Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee and James Gandolfini. Director: Armando Iannucci 2009 Great Britain 106min. NR digital HD Official Website |
 Best Adapted Screenplay
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 Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Friday & Saturday, |
 Best Picture |
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 Best Documentary Feature
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Thursday, March 4, 7:30pm |
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Friday & Saturday, March 5 - 6, 5:30pm French Roast Friday & Saturday, March 5 - 6, 8pm The Door |
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| Sunday, March 7, 2pm The Secret of Kells Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil? Director: Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey 2009 Ireland/France/Belgium 75min. NR 35mm Official Website |
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Opera in HD:
La Scala Season Premiere
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Thursday, March 11, 7pm Carmen Young Georges Bizet, who died soon after the first run of Carmen in 1875, never enjoyed the success and fame of his creation. Carmen wasn’t initially well received, but became and still is one of the most famous and most popular works in the opera repertoire. For this production, La Scala has gathered the new generation of opera stars, including the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, the Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott, the Italian soprano Adriana Damata, and newest revelation Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, won the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition last year. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running time: 3 hrs, plus 1 intermission SPECIAL PRICE: $20 Adults/ $18 Members, Students, Seniors. Call 405-278-8237, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Or purchase online |
| Friday & Saturday, March 12 - 13, 5:30pm & 8pm Sunday, March 14, 2pm Broken Embraces A man (Lluís Homar) writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena (Penélope Cruz), the love of his life. This man uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he lives and signs the film he directs. After the accident, Mateo Blanco reduces himself to his pseudonym, Harry Caine. The story of Mateo and Lena is a story of “amour fou”, dominated by fatality, jealously, the abuse of power, treachery and a guilt complex. In Spanish with English subtitles. Director: Pedro Almodóvar 2009 Spain 127min. R digital HD |
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 Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Thursday, March 18, 7:30pm |
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Friday & Saturday, March 19 - 20, 8pm |
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French Animation Showcase
Copresented by
L'Alliance Française d'Oklahoma
| Thursday, March 25, 7:30pm Azur & Asmar This poetic, fairy tale adventure weaves together themes of family, race, and culture within a visual landscape of incomparable beauty. Blonde, blue-eyed, Azur and black haired, brown-eyed Asmar are raised as brothers by Asmar’s gentle mother who tells them stories of her faraway homeland. Years later, Azur remains haunted by memories of the sunny land of his nanny and sets sail across the high seas to find the country of his dreams. Meanwhile, Asmar has grown into a dashing horseman. Reunited, but now as adversaries, the two brothers set off on a dangerous quest to find and free the Fairy of the Djinns. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Director: Michel Ocelot 2006 France/Belgium/Spain/Italy 99min. PG 35mm Watch the trailer |
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Friday & Saturday, March 26 - 27, 5:30pm Mia and the Migoo Created from an astonishing 500,000 hand-painted frames of animation, the gorgeous second feature from Jacques-Rémy Girerd is a breathtaking work of art. Figures are outlined in pencil and then bathed in rustic watercolors, with backgrounds that burst at the seams with painterly detail. The story is a thrilling eco-adventure that pits a plucky, wild haired young heroine Mia against profit-hungry developers with the future of life on earth in the balance. In French with English subtitles. Director: Jacques-Rémy Girerd 2008 France/Italy 92min. NR 35mm Watch the trailer |
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Friday & Saturday, March 26 - 27, 8pm |
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6th Film Preservation Festival:
Kurosawa Centennial Celebration
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Thursday, April 1, 7:30pm Rashômon Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashômon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife. Toshiro Mifune gives another commanding performance in the eloquent masterwork that revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to the world. Director: Akira Kurosawa 1950 Japan 83min. NR 35mm |
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Friday, April 2, 5:30pm Throne of Blood One of the most celebrated screen adaptations of Shakespeare into film, Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood reimagines Macbeth in feudal Japan. Starring Kurosawa’s longtime collaborator Toshiro Mifune and the legendary Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife, the film tells of a valiant warrior’s savage rise to power and his ignominious fall. With Throne of Blood, Kurosawa fuses one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies with the formal elements of Japanese Noh theater to make a Macbeth that is all his own—a classic tale of ambition and duplicity set against a ghostly landscape of fog and inescapable doom. Director: Akira Kurosawa 1957 Japan 109min. NR 35mm |
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Friday, April 2, 8pm |
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Saturday, April 3, 5:30pm |
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Saturday, April 3, 8pm |
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Sunday, April 4, 2pm Seven Samurai One of the most beloved movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. Director: Akira Kurosawa 1954 Japan 207 min. NR 35mm |
Opera in HD from Barcelona
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Thursday, April 8, 7pm Il Trovatore Verdi’s Il Trovatore, or “the troubadour,” is the story of star crossed lovers, mixed-up infants, and acts of vengeance. Founded in 1847, the Gran Teatre del Liceu has retained its role as a culture and arts centre throughout its history. A symbol of the vitality and energy of Barcelona, the Gran Teatre del Liceu has always been a powerful stimulus to artistic creativity in Spain. It aims to innovate with ideas that stimulate the identification of opera with a creative, living art form that is open to new audiences. The Liceu’s production features some of the world’s greatest names such as conductor Marco Armiliato, and singers Fiorenza Cedolins, Marco Berti, and Roberto Frontali, Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running time 2hrs. 45min. including one intermission SPECIAL PRICE: $20 Adults/ $18 Members, Students, Seniors. Call 405-278-8237, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Or purchase online |
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| Friday & Saturday, April 9 – 10, 5:30pm & 8pm Sunday, April 11, 2pm The Secret of Kells Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil? Director: Tomm Moore 2009 Ireland/France/Belgium 75min. NR 35mm Official Website |
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Thursday, April 22, 7:30pm |
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