[Press release from Cleveland Cinemas.]
With subjects ranging from Hollywood legends and Rock ‘N Roll gods to the
world’s oldest horse race and an incredible story of a fight over a lost and
found human leg, Cleveland Cinemas will present eleven new documentaries as
part of its FALL DOC SERIES.
CALL ME LUCKY
Tuesday, September
22nd, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Admission: $9.50
for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: Barry Crimmins was a volatile but
brilliant bar comic who became an honored peace activist and influential
political satirist. While living in Cleveland, Crimmins began a crusade in the
early days of the internet to prevent the exploitation of children online.
Famous comedians and others build a picture of a man who underwent an incredible
transformation.
ARCADE FIRE:
THE REFLEKTOR TAPES
Wednesday, September
23rd at 7:30 PM
Apollo Theatre
(19 E. College St., Oberlin)
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Cedar Lee
Theatre (2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts.)
Admission: $15.00
Summary: A fascinating insight into the making
of Arcade Fire's critically acclaimed, international #1 album Reflektor. The
film recontextualizes the album experience, transporting the viewer into a
kaleidoscopic sonic and visual landscape. It charts the band's creative journey
as they lay foundations for the album in Jamaica, commence recording sessions
in Montreal and play an impromptu gig at a Haitian hotel on the first night of
Carnival, before bringing their breath-taking live show to packed arenas in Los
Angeles and London.
CAPTIVATED: THE
TRIALS OF PAM SMART
Tuesday, September
29th, 7:30 PM
Cedar Lee
Theatre (2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts.)
Admission: $9.50
for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: Pulsating
with sex, drugs, and betrayal, a small-town New England murder became one of
the highest-profile cases of the past twenty-five years. The first fully
televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America.
With the suspense of a fiction thriller, CAPTIVATED rewinds the facts. It
probes whether the media’s insatiable storytelling combined with Pamela Smart’s
demeanor and naiveté settled the verdict long before the case was argued in
court. CAPTIVATED makes us question everything we’re told as the line between
news and entertainment continues to blur.
FINDERS KEEPERS
Wednesday, October
7th, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Admission: $9.50
for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: When his amputated leg is discovered in
a grill sold at a North Carolina auction, John Wood finds himself at the center
of a worldwide media frenzy. Believing the new-found attention to be his chance
at doing some great things in an otherwise disappointing, wayward life, he's
quickly swept up in the hysteria as the leg's enterprising buyer, Shannon Whisnant,
then sues to regain its custody. But the stranger-than-fiction chain of events,
fueling John's drug addiction and compounded by generations of his familial
dysfunction, soon sets John on the streets and heading to his certain demise. Just
in time, however, another twist in these fantastical occurrences gives John a
final shot at becoming whole for the first time in his life.
SCORPIONS: FOREVER AND A DAY
Wednesday,
October 14th, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Chagrin Cinemas
(8200 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls)
Special
admission: All seats $12.50
Summary: For one and a half years, renowned
filmmaker Katja von Garnier accompanied the Scorpions on what was originally supposed
to be the band's farewell tour. The resulting documentary, FOREVER AND A DAY,
follows the band on the
road
from Bangkok to Moscow, and culminates in the Scorpions' decision to scrap their
retirement plans, deciding instead to mark their 50th anniversary in 2015 with
a new tour, a new album and the FOREVER AND A DAY movie.
GREEN DAY: HEART LIKE A HAND GRENADE
Thursday, October
15th at 7:30 PM
Tower City
Cinemas (230 W. Huron Rd., Cleveland)
Admission: $9.50
for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: An intimate look of the band recording
their album American Idiot...art house style.
DO I SOUND GAY?
Thursday,
October 22nd, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Admission:
$9.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: Is there such a thing as a "gay
voice"? Why do some people "sound gay" but not others? Why are
gay voices a mainstay of pop culture but also a trigger for anti-gay
harassment? The feature documentary Do I Sound Gay? explores these questions
and more and includes revealing interviews with Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Don
Lemon, Dan Savage, David Sedaris and George Takei.
Followed by a Q&A with
director David Thorpe via Skype lead by Ken Schneck, host of “This Show is So
Gay.”
A part of concession sales
benefit the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland.
UNITY
Wednesday,
October 28th, 7:30 PM
Cedar Lee
Theatre (2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts.)
Admission:
$9.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: Seven
years in the making, UNITY is a new documentary that explores humanity’s
hopeful transformation from living-by-killing into living-by-loving. It is a
unique film about compassion for all beings, or all “expressions of life",
going beyond all “separation based on form”, and beyond perceiving opposites.
Writer/Director Shaun Monson, collaborating with an astounding cast of 100
celebrity narrators (never before
gathered
in the history of filmmaking), presents a message of love, tragedy and hope,
all set against the backdrop of some of the most compelling 20th and 21st
Century footage imaginable.
PALIO
Wednesday,
November 11th, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Admission:
$9.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: In the heart of Tuscany, the dusty
terracotta-tinged city of Siena is home to the world’s oldest horse race: the
Palio. Twice a summer, jockeys representing ten of the city’s historic districts
maneuver through a frenzied course in the central Piazza Del Campo, cheered and
jeered in equal measure by passionate local supporters. The cut-throat spirit
of the race speaks to its medieval roots, as riders are compelled to do whatever
it takes to win both on the course and off.
TAB HUNTER
CONFIDENTIAL
Tuesday,
November 17th, 7:30 PM
Cedar Lee
Theatre (2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts.)
Admission:
$9.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: In
the 1950s, Tab Hunter is America's Boy Next Door. Nothing, it seems, can damage
his skyrocketing career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter
is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter's secret is out. In this documentary we will
meet, for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole
story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood's roller coaster.
Post film Q&A with director Jeffrey
Schwarz via Skype.
I AM THOR
Tuesday, November
24th, 7:30 PM
Capitol Theatre
(1390 W. 65th St., Cleveland)
Admission:
$9.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors/children, $8.50 for students
Summary: Jon Mikl Thor was a bodybuilding, steel
bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70's & 80's whose theatrical band
THOR hit the scene alongside Metallica and Kiss, but never achieved the gold
record status of its contemporaries. After a brief but memorable film career
saw him starring in the cult classics Rock
'n' Roll Nightmare and Zombie
Nightmare, Thor all but disappeared from the entertainment map. Tracing the
rise, fall, and rebirth of a determined performer over the course of a career
that has seen more than its fair share of highs and lows, I AM THOR paints a fascinating
and sometimes unbelievable portrait of this larger-than-life icon.
Tickets are available
at the theatre box offices or online at clevelandcinemas.com.
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