Host: Gretchen Jude
Location: 806 Resseguie St., Boise
Film: Dreams
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Rating: PG
Run Time: 119 minutes
Language: Japanese
Akira Kurosawa explores man's relationship with his environment in a collection of 8 visually splendid shorts. The shorts are based on the actual dreams of Kurosawa from different stages of his life. "Dreams" was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1991 for Best Foreign Language Film.
Feb. 12
Host: Katie Peterson
Location: 1464 Hancock Dr., Boise
Film: Scarlet Street
Genre: Film Noir
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 103 minutes
Language: English
Fritz Lang's femme fatale, Kitty March uses her charms to con Christopher Cross, a mild-mannered banker and amateur painter in a mid-life crisis. Chris sets Kitty up in an expensive apartment, which doubles as his art studio. Kitty's sleazy boyfriend, Johnny begins selling Chris's artwork under Kitty's name. When Chris confronts Kitty about her relationship with Johnny, Kitty makes a statement that leads to her untimely demise, "I wanted to laugh in your face ever since the moment I met you. You're old, ugly, and I'm sick of you. Sick! Sick! Sick!"
Feb. 19
Host: Joe Firmage
Location: 14534 W Comisky, Boise
Film: Chinatown
Genre: Mystery
Rating: R
Run Time: 130 minutes
Language: English
Los Angeles detective Jake Gittes is hired by a woman claiming to be a Mrs. Mulwray to spy on her husband. Shortly after Gittes is hired, the real Mrs. Mulwray appears in his office threatening to sue if he doesn't drop the case immediately. Gittes pursues the case anyway, slowly uncovering a vast conspiracy centering on water management, state and municipal corruption, land use and real estate, and involving at least one murder. Roman Polanski's thriller recieved Oscars in 1975 for Best Writing and Best Original Screenplay.
