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Opening This Week: Birds of Prey, The Last Full Measure, Uncut Gems and more...
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Greetings City Lights Fans,

We have a bunch of titles ending their run Thursday -- Oscar Shorts Live Action and Animation, 1917, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Irishman, Marriage Story, and Ford V Ferrari, so if you've been holding back on your Oscar punch-card, clear some room tomorrow! We bring back a holiday hit that we are finally allowed to play with other films -- Frozen 2. It remains theatrical only--no DVD yet!

Opening Thursday with a preview screening is the indomitable Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) -- a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. "The film’s various elements work in wonderful concert to keep the momentum brisk but still grounded in a stylized version of human empathy, from Jay Cassidy and Evan Schiff’s whiz-bang editing to Daniel Pemberton’s consciously grandiose score. The cast makes each moment count." The Wrap

The Last Full Measure tells the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen (also known as a PJ) medic who personally saved over sixty men. It features a fantastic cast! "Christopher Plummer plays the father of a U.S. Air Force hero ... Diane Ladd is the soldier’s mother. They are part of an outstanding ensemble cast of veteran stars that includes William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Amy Madigan, John Savage (some 42 years after “The Deer Hunter”) and the late Peter Fonda in his final live-action movie role. There’s hardly a moment in this film that doesn’t feature at least one great actor in top form." Chicago Sun-Times

Finally, we have a big-screen performance from Adam Sandler, words I rarely think or write, but yes, here he takes on a serious role and is remarkable throughout. With universal critical acclaim, it is certainly one of the most talked about independent films of 2019--a warning, it's not a comedy! "For me, Uncut Gems is the most exhilarating movie experience of the past year. It’s a film that is impossible to sit back and watch passively – a clenched-muscle collision of overstimulation." The Observer

National Theatre arrives with an Arthur Miller revival -- Sally Field and Bill Pullman in All My Sons, the future cult-classic gets a right-now encore for Color Out of Space with Nicolas Cage, Rigoletto on the Lake is performed--literally--on a water stage, The Doors: Break on Thru celebrates the legacy of Ray Manzarek with the surviving members of The Doors and special guests, and last but not least, a powerful and moving documentary, After Parkland, which gives students and their families the chance to tell their stories. 

Happy viewing and have a great week!
 
Michael

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: PG, 98m 
Sonic navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound - human - best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination.
BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN): R, 109m 
Since the events of Suicide Squad, Batman has disappeared, leaving Gotham City unprotected from crime, and Harley Quinn has left the Joker. When Cassandra Cain, a young girl, comes across a diamond belonging to crime lord Black Mask, Harley joins forces with Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to help protect her.
THE LAST FULL MEASURE: R, 115m 
"There’s hardly a moment in this film that doesn’t feature at least one great actor in top form." Chicago Sun-Times
UNCUT GEMS: R, 135m 
"Because Howard never stops moving, neither does the movie, and the effect is both exhausting and electrifying. Watching this latest bulletin from the Safdie brothers, Benny and Josh, is like grabbing hold of a high-voltage line: It doesn’t feel that great, but good luck letting go." The Boston Globe
FROZEN 2: PG, 103m 
"Frozen II is funny, exciting, sad, romantic, and silly. It has great songs and a hilarious recap of the first movie, and then it is all of that all over again." RogerEbert.com
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE: R, 124m 
"Not so much bad Bad Boys, more good Bad Boys. And not so-bad-it’s-good Bad Boys either. Instead, this is comfortably the best entry in the series to date. Which isn’t bad." Empire
DOLITTLE: PG, 106m 
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures. The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice and a raucous coterie of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla, an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck, a bickering duo of a cynical ostrich and an upbeat polar bear and a headstrong parrot, who serves as Dolittle’s most trusted advisor and confidante.
ALL MY SONS: NR, 180m 
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel MagnoliasBrothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The SinnerIndependence Day) star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama All My Sons

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business.

But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.

RIGOLETTO ON THE LAKE: NR, 140m 
Giuseppe Verdi’s masterwork – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – is being performed for the first time on the breathtaking water stage of Lake Constance, Bregenz. One of Verdi’s most popular works, Rigoletto is an unforgettable tale of sacrifice and revenge; of a father’s rage and a daughter’s shame. It features several of opera’s best-known arias-including Rigoletto’s passionate denouncement “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata,” Gilda’s dreamy “Caro nome” and the Duke’s instantly recognizable “La donna è mobile.” Rigoletto was first performed in 1851 and is the first of the extraordinary “middle-period” trio of Verdi masterpieces that also includes La Traviata and Il Trovatore. Directed and designed by Philipp Stölzl, this timeless tragedy will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance, Bregenz.
COLOR OUT OF SPACE: NR, 111m 
"Color Out of Space is a delightful surprise. The film’s success is best viewed through the lens of Nicolas Cage’s increasingly deranged performance, which always entertains as it heightens, but never at the expense of servicing the story and elucidating just how dangerous the Color is." IGN
AFTER PARKLAND: NR, 92m 
"What feels important in Parkland is less about pushing any kind of political agenda or viewpoint than about simply listening, and bearing witness." Entertainment Weekly
THE DOORS: BREAK ON THRU - A CELEBRATION OF RAY MANZAREK: NR, 103m 
A concert documentary from a 2016 all-star performance in Los Angeles, John Densmore and Robby Krieger the two surviving members of The Doors developed to celebrate what would have been Manzarek's 70th birthday.
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