Let The Right One In @ The Hipp Cinema Feb 27 - Mar 5

Let the Right One In (aka Låt den rätte komma in)

February 27th - March 5th

Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold, Catalonian International Film Festival
Audience Award, Woodstock Film Festival
Audience Award, Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival

"In the basest of terms, a horror flick. But it's also a spectacularly moving and elegant movie, and to dismiss it into genre-hood, to mentally stuff it into the horror pigeonhole, is to overlook a remarkable film." — Washington Post

"The best fairy tales always have so much darkness in them. That's why they resonate so deeply. This is a magnificent film." — Film Threat

"The most violent scene is dreamlike, and more direct killings are often seen at an angle or from a distance. The camera placement is thoughtful and effective, never titillating." — Charlotte Observer

Though LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is ostensibly about a pair of children, this is a horror film for adults. There are plenty of scares, but it remains moving and intelligent, a rare feat for the genre. A well-crafted horror film in the tradition of Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, Swedish import LET THE RIGHT ONE IN ably blends genre chills with genuine feeling. Oskar is a 12-year-old outcast who is frequently picked on by his classmates. He dreams of getting his revenge, but he never stands up to the boys. With the arrival of his new next-door neighbor, 12-year-old Eli, Oskar may finally have found a friend, ally, and first love. But Eli is no ordinary girl: she must keep her pale skin out of the sunlight, she can perform inhuman physical feats, and she has thirst for blood. 2008/ 114mins/ Swedish/ R
[Watch the trailer]

Showtimes

Fri (2/27):
7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm

Sat (2/28):
4:30, 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm

Sun (3/1):
2:15, 4:30, 7:00 & 9:15pm

Tue (3/3):
7:00 & 9:15pm

Wed (3/4):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:15pm

Thu (3/5):
7:00 & 9:15pm

The Pope's Toilet @ The Hipp Cinema Feb 13 - 19

The Pope's Toilet
(aka Baño del Papa, El)

February 13th - February 19th

International Jury Award, São Paulo International Film Festival
Award, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Critics Prize, Gramado Film Festival

"It’s charming in a proper way, entirely avoiding sentiment and can be counted one of the best films in town." — This is London

"Overall an emotionally rich and tender film, beautifully played, with heart and head in massive abundance." — Time Out

Pope's Toilet is the most prominent Uruguayan film since 2004's Whisky. A moving story that blends the sacred and profane. It’s 1988, and papal fever has gripped the Uruguayan border town of Melo. Speculation is rife that over fifty thousand Brazilians will cross into Melo for John Paul II’s highly anticipated visit. The inhabitants of this impoverished small community believe that his visit will spell both their spiritual and material salvation, as the faithful will be sure to buy all the chorizo sausages and cakes that the townspeople can produce. Beto has another idea. Rather than hawk food and drink, he will build a public washroom so that all those full stomachs can have a place to relieve themselves. Unfortunately, this scheme requires money. His scheme takes flight with help from his friend and neighbour Valvulina – but not without Beto making a deal with patrol officer Meleyo, who has historically thwarted Beto and his friends’ efforts to smuggle goods from Brazil into Uruguay. 2008/ 90mins/ Spanish/ NR
[Watch the trailer]

Showtimes

Fri (2/13):
7:00 & 8:45pm

Sat (2/14):
4:30, 7:00 & 8:45pm

Sun (2/15):
2:30, 4:30, 7:00 & 12:30pm

Wed (2/18):
4:30, 7:00 & 8:45pm

Thu (2/19):
7:00 & 8:45pm

The Secrets @ The Hipp Cinema Feb 6 - 12

The Secrets
(aka Sodot, Ha-)

February 6th - February 12th

Nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
Best Feature, Best Screenwriter, Jackson Hole Film Festival

"3 1/2 stars. A complex gem." — Box Office Magazine

"One of the most remarkable movies of the year... An engrossing mixture of voluptuous spirituality and incisive sensuality." — NY Observer

One of the best Israeli films of recent years. With Fanny Ardant heading an excellent cast, the film is an emotionally overpowering drama that will move audiences wherever it plays. Naomi persuades her father, a stern but loving rabbi, to send her to a seminary for female students in the picturesque town of Safed. Naomi is intelligent but traditional, and her beliefs are put to the test by several of her fellow students, especially the headstrong, irreverent Michelle, and by Anouk (Ardant), a mysterious French woman who has recently been released from prison. Naomi and Michelle agree to bring food to Anouk, who is in failing health, and they try to learn what motivated her to leave her family for an Israeli lover. While discovering something about forbidden passion, they plunge into a dangerous love affair of their own. The film's mix of sensuality and spirituality is arresting, and "Secrets" encompasses sly humor as well as searing tragedy. Both of the young actresses are luminous. Ardant gives one of her strongest performances as a woman overwhelmed with regrets yet unwilling to apologize for the passion that destroyed her. 2008/ 120mins/ English | French | Hebrew/ R
[Watch the trailer]

Showtimes

Fri (2/6):
7:00 & 9:15pm

Sat (2/7):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:15pm

Sun (2/8):
2:15, 4:30 & 7:00pm

Wed (2/11):
4:30, 7:00 & 9:15pm

Thu (2/12):
7:00 & 9:15pm