April 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Magnolia at the Modern Film Schedule
May 29—July 5, 2009

The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Regular show times are Friday at 6 & 8 pm, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 2 & 4 pm (exceptions are noted). Tickets are $8.50; $6.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.

Film Schedule
CHERRY BLOSSOMS
May 29-31

Friday 6 and 8:15 pm, Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 2 and 4:15 pm
“The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue,” Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle. A dying man embarks on his last journey—to Tokyo—in the midst of the cherry blossom festival in this celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings.
127 minutes; German/Japanese with English subtitles

ADORATION
June 5-7

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history into a news story involving terrorism in this latest nominee for Cannes’ Palme D’Or from Canadian director, Atom Egoyan.
100 minutes; R for language

EVERY LITTLE STEP
June 12-14

The charming documentary follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line and investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.
96 minutes; PG-13 for some strong language including sexual references

AMARCORD
June 19-21

Friday 6 and 8:15 pm, Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 2 and 4:15 pm
“Fellini leaves us with the hope that the human comedy just may be able to survive everything.” Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times. Fellini examines life in a small Adriatic village just before Mussolini’s reign in this acclaimed semi-autobiographical episodic drama.
127 minutes; Italian with English subtitles

EASY VIRTURE
June 26-28

Set in the 1920s, a young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future—blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window. Jessica Biel, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Colin Firth star. 97 minutes; PG-13 for sexual content, brief partial nudity, and smoking throughout

LEMON TREE
July 3 and 5; No Saturday show

A Palestinian widow must defend her lemon tree field when the new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
106 minutes; German/Israeli with English subtitles

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$8 for adults ($13+)
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