THE FOUNTAINHEAD (1949), 112 min

king vidor, director; starring gary cooper, patricia neal, raymond massey

“Do you want to stand alone against the whole world?”

• `Derek Armstrong, Rovi,
  “Ayn Rand‘s adaptation of her own classic novel deconstructs numerous provocative and age-old societal opposites: integrity vs. conformity, the individual vs. the collective, selfishness vs. selflessness, power vs. weakness. The Fountainhead couches these in the deceptively fertile subject of architecture, and casts the unflappable Gary Cooper as the against-the-grain designer nearly Galilean in his trailblazing spirit, which comes across as either arrogantly bullheaded or defiantly courageous depending on one’s analysis of the issues”

this thursday, january  27, 7pm

• $7.50 donation
• free popcorn

APPROACHING UNION SQUARE (2006), 80 min

Marc Meyers, director, writer

• John Griffin, Montreal Gazette,
  “The lives of eleven passengers on a New York City bus are revealed in a series of individual monologue vignettes in this debut feature from Marc Meyers. While largely anonymous to each other, the travelers – including a tourist, an immigrant, a sex addict and a psychic – harbor secrets, longings, connections and intriguing inner lives otherwise invisible. Adapted from Meyers’s original stage play Love & Sex: Tales From the Trenches. “A startlingly accomplished debut … smart, confessional, rueful, funny and sad”

• Eddie Cockrell, Variety,
  “thought-provoking … touches with skilled insight”. “reps a fine calling card for a clear, even voice”

• Starz Denver Film Festival Program Guide,
  “It’s no coincidence if this film reminds you of Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth…this is drama by collage and it proves to be effective and moving.”
• Cambridge Film Festival Daily,
  “brilliantly paints a picture of the lives of ordinary New Yorkers …evokes memories of Woody Allen at his peak.”

Awards & Honors

• jury prize for best feature & closing night flm @ westchester film festival
• jury prize for best feature @ charlotte film festival
• jury prize for best feature @ long island international film expo
• emerging filmmaker competition @ starz denver film festival
• emerging director competition @ st. louis international film festival
• jury prize for best ensemble cast @ idaho panhandle international film festival

this thursday, january  20, 7pm
$7.50 donation
free popcorn