Dir. Murray Lerner This film features interviews with musicians Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and Judy Collins, as well as a look at the sometimes hostile and profound atmosphere of the weekend-long festival. Experience the energy and magic of the 1970 Isle of Wight music festival through a true legend - Leonard Cohen. Q&A with singer Judy Collins and Academy Award-winning director Murray Lerner following screening. Complimentary drinks and admission to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex.
Dir. Scott Rosenbaum A pair of longtime friends channel their talent and passion for music into a cross-country road trip. The reunion forces them to recall youthful ambitions and re-visit the choices they've made. Accompanied by a raucous crew of musicians, they set off on a cathartic journey along Route 66. Q&A following screening.
Tuesday October 20, 2009 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
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Dir. Amy Grill A heartbreaking and lighthearted documentary, it's a vérité glimpse into today's world of techno from Boston to Berlin. Q&A following screening
Wednesday October 21, 2009 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
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Dir. Jim Granato Pat Sturgeon's dedication to his band, Rogue Wave is put to the test as he searches for an organ donor for his failed kidney, performs dialysis daily, and tours with his band. Q&A following screening
Wednesday October 21, 2009 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Dir. Grant Heslov A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey. Q&A following screening
Wednesday October 21, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Frederick Gertten Juan 'Accidentes' Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a groundbreaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? Q&A following screening
Wednesday October 21, 2009 7:15pm - 9:15pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Adam Bronstein Everything Adam knows about love, he learned from the movies. When longtime crush, Kate, realizes that Adam has mistaken their one drunken night together as the greatest love story ever told, she makes it painfully clear that love is out of the question. Heartbroken, Adam becomes consumed with recreating the most romantic night of his life on film. Q&A following screening.
Wednesday October 21, 2009 9:15pm - 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Shawn Lind This film follows master luthier Wayne Henderson as he uses his intuitive instinct for finding the unique voice in each guitar he makes.
Wednesday October 21, 2009 9:30pm - Thursday October 22, 2009 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Jonathon Epstein Members of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike recount their stories of the painful, yet progressive civil rights demonstration.
Wednesday October 21, 2009 9:30pm - Thursday October 22, 2009 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
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Dir. Paul Biedrzycki NYC rap group The A-Alikes speak with figures from music, entertainment and political worlds leading up to the 2008 presidential election, focusing on the relevance of Malcolm X's seminal 1964 speech. Q&A following screening
Thursday October 22, 2009 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
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Dir. Kathi von Koerber This portrait of the Saharan nomadic tribe, the Tuareg of Mali, captures the colorful music and wisdom of their daily life. Q&A following screening
Thursday October 22, 2009 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Dir. Suzi Yoonessi As sweet and colorful as a snow cone, this auspicious first feature follows an awkward Alaskan teen as she discovers her Yup'ik heritage while rallying her fellow misfits to compete in her school's Snowstorm Survivor competition.
Thursday October 22, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Adriana Kaegi A delightful, danceable and unflinchingly honest documentary memoir chronicling Adriana Kaegi's adventures as Mama Coconut - co-founder of the 1980s multicultural tropical funk machine called Kid Creole and the Coconuts. From jamming in scrappy downtown New York underground dives to performing for American Presidents and Lady Diana, Kid Creole and the Coconuts were ahead of their time. Q&A following screening
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:15pm - 11:15pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Geoffray Barbier When a gang of suburban teens stumbled across a bunch of abandoned instruments and formed The Fleshtones, little did they know that 30 years later they would still be rocking and struggling to pay the bills.
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:15pm - 11:15pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Anthony Pombo In the early years of the Castro Regime, an idealistic poet is betrayed by his best friend, ripped away from his wife and must confront his prosecutors.
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Mike Dacko This beautifully rendered animated film takes us on an epic magical journey in a mere five minutes, a journey that begins when an explosive comet crashes to the surface of a candle planet and ignites a rhythmic flame.
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Yair Landau About the creation of a virtual studio on Facebook and an open invitation to artists around the world to collaborate on an animated short film.
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Wei-Hsin Yang Assured and restrained, this film is set in a secluded Japanese country house, where a traveling young couple stumbles into to a lonely man's yard sale.
Thursday October 22, 2009 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
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Dir. Susan Froemke This film looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most diffiicult professions in the performing arts. A suspenseful competition narrative and revealing backstage look at what it takes to make it as an opera singer. Q&A following screening
Friday October 23, 2009 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
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Dir. Fred Zara Combining 1980s home-video footage with present-day interviews, Fred digs deep into the punk rock ethos that inspired the youth of 1980's small town America. Q&A following screeningRSVP here:
Friday October 23, 2009 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
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Dir. Dianna Dilworth Everything you ever wanted to know about the ingenious musical contraption known as the Mellotron, which changed the production and texture of popular music, from Strawberry Fields to Radiohead and Kanye West. Q&A following screening
Friday October 23, 2009 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
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Dir. Gil Reyes After his suicide in 2003, Smith's peers understandably avoided the media. Granting very few print interviews and no on-camera interviews. Until now. Q&A following screening
Friday October 23, 2009 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Norwood Screening Room241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Dir. Oren Moverman The Messenger stars Ben Foster as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will's emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival. Q&A with star Woody Harrelson and director Oren Moverman and other participants.RSVP is required to attend: www.going.com/cmj09themessenger
Friday October 23, 2009 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Dir. Olatunde Osunsanmi A fact-based thriller starring Milla Jovovich and Will Patton involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.
Friday October 23, 2009 10:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2009 12:00am EDT
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10019