The 24th Annual Fall Film Festival
November 7 to 16 November
Capitol Center Theatre
123 Summers Street, Charleston
ADMISSION
Admission $8 per EVENING feature (single admission)
$6 per MATINEE feature (single admission before 6 pm)
$35 SIX PACK: (admission to any 6 features, mix or match)
$80 FESTIVAL PACKAGE (admission to any 17 features, mix or match)
$4 per feature for Children and Students through college
WVSU Students FREE with current WVSU I
ADVANCED TICKETS
May be purchased at the box office during regular business hours and some evenings beginning November1st. Call theatre prior to pick-up to confirm personnel is on site.
NOTE: Film schedule subject to change without notice. WVIFF reserves the right to hold an event which may require purchase of a separate ticket. WVIFF reserves the right to screen short films before feature films, which will be included with the price of admission to the subsequent feature film.
BOX OFFICE & CONTACT INFO WVSU
Capitol Center Theatre123 Summers Street, Charleston (near corner of Quarrier & Summers Streets)WVIFF Voicemail: 304-342-1700Box Office/Theatre: 304-342-6522TTY Users (WV Relay): 711-342-6522Website: www.wviff.org Email: wviff@yahoo.com
DIRECTIONS
Coming from the North on I-77 S & I-79 S – Exit at the Civic Center Exit (58C). This puts you on Pennsylvania Ave. Turn left onto Lee Street. Turn right onto Summers Street. The theater is just beyond the intersection of Summers and Quarrier Streets.
Coming from the South and East on I-77 N & I-64 W – Exit at the Leon Sullivan Way Exit (100). Turn right onto Washington Street. Turn left onto Summers Street. The theater is just beyond the intersection of Summers and Quarrier Streets.
Coming from the West on I-64 E – Exit at the Virginia Street Exit (58B). Merge right onto Virginia Street at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left onto Summers Street. The theater is just before the intersection of Summers and Quarrier Streets.
ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
Wheelchair seating, restroom and drinking fountain on first level of theatre.
Upon four (4) days advance notice, the WVIFF can make the following accommodations.
Alternative formatted programs
Audio description & sign interpretation
For more information on accommodations, please call (304) 342-6522.TTY users, please use WV Relay, (711) 342-6522.
The 21st Annual Fall Film Festival is made possible with major support from the following:
West Virginia Film Office
National Endowment for the Arts
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 7
7 pm
Man On Wire
Documentary, 2008, UK / USA, 90 m. PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references
(English / French with English subtitles)
Directed by James Marsh
www.manonwire.com
For 45 minutes in 1974 performance artist Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. Man on Wire retells the events and motivations of Petit and his crew using frank and unexpected interviews, breathtaking and intimate archival footage, and a transcendent musical score to whisk the audience into the world of a man willing to put his whole life on the line to follow a dream, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan.
9 pm
Tell No One
Thriller, 2008, France), 125 m. Not Rated
(French with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Guillaume Canet
Starring: Kristin Scott-Thomas, François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Jean Rochefort, and Marina Hands
www.tellnoonemovie.com
This winner in France of 4 César Awards is based on Harlan Coben's best seller about pediatrician Alexandre Beck, still grieving for his wife, murdered eight years earlier. After the police reopen the murder case with Alex a suspect, he receives a video suggesting that his wife is still alive, accompanied by the message "Tell no one". Shocking revelations lead to an ending so unexpected that you should “tell no one.”
Saturday, Nov. 8
Noon
Natural Causes – free DVD screening
Romantic Drama, USA, 90 m.
Written and Directed by Alex Cannon, Paul Cannon and Michael Lerman
www.naturalcausesmovie.net
Can knowing perfect love once can be a curse? That’s the question behind “Natural Causes”. Premiering last year at South By Southwest, this indie gem has played festivals all over the country including Woodstock, Sarasota, and The Independent Film Festival of Boston
2 pm
Priceless
Wide Screen]
Romantic Comedy, 2008, France, 104 m. PG-13 for sexual content including nudity
(French with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Pierre Salvadori
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser, and Annelise Hesme
http://www.iconmovies.co.uk/priceless/
In this French reimagining of “Breakfast At Tiffanys”, uptight socialite Irene (played by “Amelie”’s Audrey Tatou) mistakes whimsical young bartender Jean for a billionaire. When she finds out his true identity she abandons him, only to find that love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. In a series of hijinks-filled plots, he tries to prove that the value of his heart is truly “Priceless”
4 pm
Tell No One
Thriller, 2008, France), 125 m. Not Rated
(French with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 7
7 pm
Up the Yangtze
Documentary, 2008,Canada, 93 m. Not Rated
(English / Chinese with English subtitles)
Directed by Yung Chang
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1114277/
The Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River, the largest hydroelectric project in history, will displace over 3 million people. The wrenching changes facing a globalized China are explored as we follow a young girl sent by her soon-to-be-relocated family to work washing dishes on a huge river liner carrying westerners on a “farewell cruise” to the Gorges.
9pm
Mongol
[Wide Screen]
Historical Drama, 2008, Kazakhstan, 126 m. R for sequences of bloody warfare
(Mongolian with English subtitles)
Directed by Sergei Bodrov
Starring: Tadanobu Asano
http://www.mongolmovie.com/
This epic film follows the life and legend of Genghis Khan follows from his birth as Temudgin in 1162 though his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny as one of the greatest rulers in history. Of this year’s five Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film, Mongol has had the largest box office success here and abroad.
Sunday, Nov. 9
2 pm
Encounters at the End of the World
Documentary, 2008, USA, 99 m. G
Directed by Werner Herzog
encountersfilm.com
Werner Herzog (“Grizzly Man”, confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations, juxtaposing breathtaking footage of Antarctic vistas and wildlife with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers, and truck drivers who choose to spend the austral summer (Oct-Feb) at McMurdo Station.
4 pm
Man On Wire
Documentary, 2008, UK / USA, 90 m. PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references
(English / French with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 7
7 pm
The Band’s Visit
Comic Drama, 2008, Israel / France / USA, 89 m. PG-13 for brief strong language
(Arabic / English / Hebrew with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Eran Kolirin
Starring: Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel, Imad Jabarin, Ahuva Keren, Rubi Moskovitz, Khalifa Natour, and Hilla Sarjon
www.thebandsvisit.com
On a cultural exchange to Israel, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra. dressed in full regalia, arrives from Egypt only to be accidentally misdirected to a small forgotten desert town. Local Israelis awkwardly offer them lodging for the night, which brings quietly rewarding revelations for all, including the audience.
9 pm
1 + 1 = X – free DVD screening
in conjunction with Elderhostel
Drama, USA, 93 m.
Written, Produced and Directed by Werner Weingartner
Mathematician turned filmmaker Werner Weingartner blends mathematics and love in this coming-of-age parable involving shy math nerd David, his classmate Jenny who has a passion for dance, and their families. Their experiences culminate in their creation for a dance competition of a work combining science and dance: 1 +1 = X.
Monday, Nov. 10
6:30 pm
Caramel
Romantic Comedy, 2008, France / Lebanon, 95 m.
PG for thematic elements involving sexuality, language and some smoking
(Arabic / French with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Nadine Labaki
Starring: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Mkarzel, and Gisèle Osta
www.caramelmovie.co.uk
In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of the city. In the salon, their intimate and liberated conversations revolve around men, sex and motherhood, between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel.
8:30 pm
The Edge of Heaven
Drama, 2008, Germany/Turkey, 122m. Not Rated
(German / Turkish / English with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Fatih Akin
Starring: Nurgül Yesilçay, Baki Davrak, Tuncel Kurtiz and Hanna Schygulla
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/movies/21heav.html
This film, centered in Germany’s Turkish community, resembles “Crash” and “Babel” not so much in coincidences being pivotal in the plot, but in their not quite happening. As the focus on its six central characters crosses from Germany to Turkey and back, the cultural and emotional revelations are equally powerful. Not to be missed. Won Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival
Tuesday, Nov. 11
7 pm
Brideshead Revisited
[Wide Screen]
Drama, 2008, UK 135 m. PG-13 for some sexual content
Directed by Julian Jarrold
Starring: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, and Michael Gambon
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412536/
This new film based on the Evelyn Waugh novel features actress Emma Thompson in an outstanding performance as the Marchmain family matriarch, although the film cannot match the depth and breath of the much longer 1981 TV mini-series.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
6 pm
Rise Up WV – free DVD screening,
Documentary, USA 75 m.
Directed by B. J. Gudmundsson
www.patchworkfilms.com/wvhills.htm
A personal journey to understanding Mountaintop Removal
8 pm
The Band’s Visit
Comic Drama, 2008, Israel / France / USA, 89 m. PG-13 for brief strong language
(Arabic / English / Hebrew with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 9
Thursday, Nov. 13
6 pm
Selected Shorts Works – free DVD screening
Written and Directed by Sam Holdren
www.samholdren.com – sam holdren
Play – Comedy of Manners, 2007,USA, 10 m.
Audition – Tragic comedy, 2007, USA, 20 m.
The Paradigm Shift – Dramedy, 2008, USA, 26 m.
8 pm
Transsiberian
[Wide Screen]
Crime Thriller, 2008, UK / GR / SP, 111.m. R for some violence, including torture, and language
Written and Directed by Brad Anderson
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, and Ben Kingsley
www.firstlookstudios.com/films/transsiberian
An American couple decide to return home from Beijing by train on the legendary Transsiberian Express. After they become friendly with another Western couple, they begin to realize that their compatriots aren’t exactly who or what they seem to be. But the real dangers have only begun to surface…
Friday, Nov. 14
6 pm
Reception
7 pm
Chillers – The 20th Anniversary Screening of the DVD
1988, Horror, USA, 91 m. Not Rated
Written and Directed by Danny Boyd
www.danielboyd.com/chillers
Five lonely travelers thrown, together by chance, realize that they have more in common than just bad dreams when they are stranded overnight in a rural West Virginia bus depot. Swapping their tales of terror becomes much more than just killing time…
9 pm
The Visitor
Comic Drama, 2008, USA 105 m. PG-13 for brief strong language
Written and Directed by Thomas McCarthy
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, and Maggie Moore
www.thevisitorfilm.com
In Director Tom McCarthy's first film following his award-winning "The Station Agent", we get to know Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by his encounter with two immigrants whom he discovers living in his old apartment in New York City. This charming, earnest and heartbreaking film is a must-see.
11 pm
The Last Mistress
Costume Drama, 2008, France / Italy, 104 m. Not Rated
(French with English subtitles)
Directed by Catherine Breillat
Starring: Asia Argento, Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, and Yolande Moreau
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/movies/27mist.html
A penniless rogue, Ryno de Marigny, shocks early 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy, Hermangarde, an engagement threatened by the continuing allure of his lover, Vellini, played by the fiery actress Asia Artento. Although the gorgeous costumes are frequently cast aside for passionate lovemaking, the feminist provocateur filmmaker Breillat (“Fat Girl” “Romance”) treats sex as a game whose object is power rather than pleasure.
Saturday, Nov 15
10 am
Comic Book Lady – free DVD screening
Dark Comedy, USA, 100 m.
Written and Directed by Shayne Barker
www.samholdren.com – the comic book lady
A tale about a woman trying her best to manage her comic-book business in Appalachia while contenting with dysfunctional customers and her most unusual marriage.
Noon
Beyond the Pale – free DVD screening
Mockumentary, USA, 87 m. Not Rated
Directed by Victor Fanucchi; Produced by Jennifer Howard
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0934392/combined
An obsessed college student in attempting to complete his thesis on the controversial masterpiece of an author so reclusive that no one even knows his or her gender, fraudulently poses as a lecturer at Midwestern University while fending off the decidedly forward advances of a smitten student named Anna.
2 pm
CJ7
[Wide Screen]
Sci-Fi Comedy, 2008, Hong Kong, 86 m.
PG for language, thematic material, some rude humor and brief smoking
(Mandarin with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, and Xu Jian
www.sonypictures.net/movies/cj7
Director Chow brings the chaos of his "Shaolin Soccer" and the lunacy of his “Kung Fu Hustle" to this Hong Kong take on “E.T.”, as the 9 year old Dicky Chow, from a shabby construction worker family, confounds his rich kid bully classmates with the powers of his seemingly toy CJ7.
4 pm
Son of Rambow
[Wide Screen]
Comic Drama, 2008, UK / USA 95 m. PG-13 for some violence and reckless behavior
Written and Directed by Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jules Sitruk, Jessica Stevenson, Neil Dudgeon, Anna Wing, Ed Westwick, and Eric Sykes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2008/03/31/son_of_rambow_2008_review.shtml
In1980s Britain the 10 year old Will whose puritanical family forbids music and TV, is exposed to his first movie, a video copy of “Rambo”, by a charismatic bully, Lee. Using his brother’s video camera, Lee convinces Will to help film their own wild unauthorized sequel, “Son of Rambow”.
6 pm
Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Documentary, 2008, USA, 118 m. R for drug and sexual content, language and some nudity
Directed by Alex Gibney
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479468/
Johnny Depp narrates this funny and sad film by Oscar-winning director Gibney (“Taxi To The Dark Side”) about the wild, influential and altogether remarkable career of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, the inventor of gonzo journalism.
9 pm
The Last Mistress
Costume Drama, 2008, France (English subtitles) 104 m. Not Rated
(French with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 14
Sunday, Nov. 16
2 pm CJ7[Wide Screen]
Sci-Fi Comedy, 2008, Hong Kong, 86 m.
PG for language, thematic material, some rude humor and brief smoking
(Mandarin with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 15
4 pm
Caramel
Romantic Comedy, 2008, France / Lebanon, 95 m.
PG for thematic elements involving sexuality, language and some smoking
(Arabic / French with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 10
6 pm
Priceless
[Wide Screen]
Romantic Comedy, 2008, France, 104 m. PG-13 for sexual content including nudity
(French with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 8
8 pm
The Edge of Heaven
Drama, 2008, Germany/Turkey, 122m. Not Rated
(German / Turkish / English with English subtitles)
For Description See Nov. 10
NOTE: Film schedule, times may change without notice. WVIFF reserves the right to hold an event which may require purchase of a separate ticket. WVIFF reserves the right to screen short films before feature films, which will be included with the price of admission to the subsequent feature film.
