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This month's movie
FILMWORKS PRESENTS:
The American independent drama A Late Quartet stars Christopher Walken as the beloved cellist in a world-renowned string quartet. He receives a life-changing diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, throwing the group’s future into uncertainty. Inspired by and structured around Beethoven’s Opus 131 String Quartet in C-sharp minor. Co-starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ivanir. Screening sponsor: Fresno Philharmonic. Post-screening discussion circle with musician Benjamin Boone.
“Set in a Woody Allen-like privileged Manhattan world of elegant apartments, cab-ride conversations, and cool-weather jogs in Central Park, A Late Quartet is shaped like a musical composition. It begins on an attention-grabbing note, then races through a whirlwind of emotional complexities before coming to a solemn, elevated resolution.”
“Christopher Walken’s gentle — dare we say, even normal — portrayal of an acclaimed concert cellist is the main attraction in A Late Quartet. . . . How many surprises and peaks can Walken possibly have left, after so many movies and memorable roles? Well, there’s this one.”
Showtimes and tickets
A Late Quartet
Friday, January 11, 2013
5:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013 - Live Action
Friday, February 08, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 09, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013 - Documentary
Saturday, February 09, 2013
1:00 p.m.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013 - Animation
Friday, February 08, 2013
8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 09, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Advance tickets on sale by cash or check at the Tower Theatre box office, 815 E. Olive Ave.
Or purchase tickets online for the upcoming show.
Sponsors
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This month’s screening sponsor: Fresno Philharmonic. Join the Philharmonic and conductor Theodore Kuchar for its all-Beethoven masterworks program “Beloved Beethoven” on Jan. 26-27, featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Elena Urioste. |
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Filmworks thanks Donaghy Sales and Stella Artois for their ongoing support and sponsorship of our monthly screenings. |
Film calendar
Fresno Jewish Film Series at Temple Beth Israel
- Jan 12 — The Matchmaker, a drama about a teenage boy who goes to work for a Holocaust survivor, turned matchmaker.
Details: http://FresnoJewishFilm.org
Cineculture at Fresno State
- Jan 25 — The Scarlett Empress, the 1934 historical drama about the life of Catherine the Great. Starring Marlene Dietrich.
- Feb 1 — Have You Heard from Johannesburg: From Selma to Sowetto, the fifth part of a seven-part history of apartheid. With filmmaker Connie Field as post-screening discussant.
Details: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu
Second Wednesday Film Series at Center for Nonviolence
- Jan 9 — The Suffering Grasses, a documentary about the Arab Spring uprisings in Syria and its impact on refugees.
Details: http://centerfornonviolence.org
How to volunteer
Filmworks thanks its December 2012 volunteers:
Nené Casares, Manuela Garza, Linda Hernandez, Kristie Leyba, Mary Malesani, Monica Marks-Rea, Sarah Nixon, Andrew Ranta, Gene Richards, Richard Stone. Lorraine Tomerlin.
Contact Gloria Burrola at gxburrola@aol.com to volunteer at a future screening.
Contact John Moses at jmoses@fresnofilmworks.org for general inquiries.