2008 Festival Film List

Yesterday Was a Lie
SPECIAL EVENT
Drama/Film Noir by James Kerwin, USA, 2007, 85 minutes

Hoyle, a girl detective with a sharp mind and a taste for bourbon, is on the trail of a reclusive genius. A sexy lounge singer and a loyal partner are her only allies in a film noir filled with twists, fragmented events and a haunting by an ever-present shadow. Writer/director James Kerwin and actress/producer Chase Masterson will attend. Sponsored by Charter Communications More Info

Mystery Science Theater 3000
SPECIAL EVENT

Come celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" with a one-time-only presentation of "MST3K: THE MOVIE" (1996), showing Friday, June 27, at the Temple Theatre and featuring a special appearance by Kevin Murphy, known to legions of fans as show’s wisecracking robot Tom Servo.

Love Songs
Drama/Musical by Christophe Honore, France, 2007, 100 minutes

In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael and Julie enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means contemplating the possibility of love with a young college student named Erwann. More Info

The Duchess of Langeais
Drama/Romance by Jacques Rivette, France/Italy, 2008, 137 minutes

All is fair in love and war in Jacques Rivette's 19th century costume-drama about a love affair between a Parisian socialite and a Napoleonic war hero. More Info

Paranoid Park
Drama/Romance by Gus Van Sant, USA/France, 2007, 85 minutes

Director Gus Van Sant once again superbly captures the ins and outs of teenage life in Paranoid Park, a quietly devastating portrait of a young man living with guilt and anxiety. More Info

The Counterfeiters
Drama/War by Stefan Ruzowitzky, Austria, 2008, 98 minutes

A pre-World II criminal’s cunning and fiery spirit enables him to survive life in a German concentration camp. Winner of the 2008 Oscar for best foreign film.
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The Band's Visit
Drama/Comedy by Eran Kolirin, Israel/France/U.S., 2007, 89 minutes

A band comprised of Egyptian policemen heads to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center only to find themselves lost in the wrong town in what becomes a cross-cultural exploration. Cannes, Independent Spirit winner. Sponsored by Norm Harrison and Toni Davis-Harrison.
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Honeydripper
Drama by John Sayles, USA, 2007, 122 minutes

In 1950s Alabama, Honeydripper juke joint owner Danny Glover hires a young electric guitar player (Gary Clarke Jr.) in a last-ditch effort to draw crowds to his dwindling establishment in this fable about the beginning of rock and roll. Sponsored by Delta College Public Broadcasting.
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Persepolis
Animation/biography/drama, France, 2007, 95 minutes

An outspoken Iranian girl finds her attitude repeatedly challenged during the Islamic revolution in an animated version of the best-selling autobiography by Marjane Satrapi.
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My Brother Is an Only Child
Comedy/drama, 2008, 108 minutes

In 1960s Italy, one squabbling brother joins the communists and the other the Fascists — and then a girl enters the scene.
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Priceless
Comedy, France, 2008, 104 minutes

A con artist (Audrey Tautou) who bilks naive men out of millions in the French Riviera discovers one of her marks is really a lowly hotel worker. But when she tries to jilt him he begins his own con game. Sponsored by Bob and Arlene Maul.
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Sixty Six
Comedy/Drama, Canada, 2006, 93 minutes

It’s the summer of 1966 and a 12-year-old boy’s highly anticipated Bar Mitzvah is imperiled when it coincides with the World Cup Finals. Helen Bonham Carter stars. More Info

Hotel Very Welcome
Comedy/Drama, Germany, 2007, 89 minutes

Five western travelers wander through India and Thailand in search of themselves and/or just having a good time. Berlin Festival winner. More Info

The Visitor
Comedy/Drama, USA, 2008, 108 minutes

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award-winning “Station Agent,” Richard Jenkins stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.
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Control
Biography/Drama/Music, England, 2007, 122 minutes

This biopic tells the real-life story of Ian Curtis, a 1970s-era English teen who helped found the band Joy Division. While the band showed early promise, Curtis was tormented by severe depression and took his own life at age 23 — just as Joy Division was poised to become one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. British Independent Film Awards. More Info

Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Thriller, Canada, 2006, 116 minutes

When the body of a hockey player is found on the border of Quebec and Ontario, two detectives from two jurisdictions and with different styles must find the serial killer who is killing hockey managers. Sponsored by Janet I. Martineau.
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Blame It on Fidel
Drama, France, 2006, 99 minutes

A willful 9-year-old girl’s life drastically changes when her French/Spanish parents suddenly become radicals in the 1970s.

Postmen in the Mountains
Drama, China, 1999, 90 minutes

An aging postman, unable to continue his grueling three-day route on foot through the mountains of Hunan China, hands the job to his son then decides to accompany him. They have never traveled together. Sponsored by Delta College Public Broadcasting.

The Walker
Mystery/Drama, USA, 2007, 108 minutes

Woody Harrelson, Lauren Bacall, Lily Tomlin and Kristen Scott Thomas star in a character study about a male escort for Washington, D.C. political wives who, when escorting a woman to an assignation, discovers a body. A dead one.

Delirious
Comedy/Drama, USA, 2007, 107 minutes

Steve Buscemi stars in an offbeat drama about a homeless thespian, a pop music siren and a skuzzy member of the paparazzi in a satire of the paparazzi life and the entertainment industry.

Colma: The Musical
Musical, USA, 2007, 100 minutes

Three teens contemplate life after high school while singing their hearts out in this musical that centers in the suburban California town of Colma, where the dead outnumber the living 1500 to 1. Independent Spirit winner, plus winner at San Francisco/Los Angeles/San Diego Asian film festivals.

The Fall
Science fiction/Fantasy, India/UK/USA, 2008, 117 minutes

An immigrant girl finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man who captivates her with a whimsical story.

3:10 To Yuma
Drama/Western, USA, 2007, 122 minutes

"3:10" is a remake of the 1957 classic Western — a classic tale of good versus evil about Dan Evans, a down-and-out rancher injured in the Civil War. By the story's end, it is difficult to separate the good guys from the bad.

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