La Danse
Directed by Frederick Wiseman/2009/159 mins.

Hailed as one of the best films about dance ever made, legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (“Titicut Follies,” “Hospital,” “High School,” etc.) follows the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world's great ballet companies. The film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets and intimately shows the work involved in administering the company and the coordinated and collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set, and lighting designers. In French with English subtitles
Friday, Dec. 18, Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.

The Best of Sundance
Big Fan
Directed by Robert Siegel/2009/86mins. With Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport
“The Fan” is not a film about football, it is about American mania. It is the directorial debut of the writer of “The Wrestler.” Paul Aufiero, (Patton Oswalt) a 35-year-old parking garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described “world's biggest New York Giants fan.” The team, the media and the authorities engage in a tug of war over Paul, testing his allegiances and calling into question everything he believes in.

With The Premiere of a continuing South Beach Serial
The Beach Chronicles
Kevin Sharpley, Graphics/animation: Gianfranco Bianchi/15 mins.

“The Beach Chronicles” is a pulp, noir, sci-fi, animated graphic novel saga in the style of the hard-boiled detective movies of the 40's and 50's with an updated twist.
Friday, Dec. 18, Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 9:15 p.m.

Cinema Green Series
Green Porno
A series of short films written and directed by Isabella Rossellini/2009/15mins.

Isabella Rossellini stars as marine animals, in this series of short scientific stories, made with a great sense of humor and fantasy.  

Shown with Waters Journey - Everglades: Restoring Hope
Documentary directed by Wes Skiles/USA/56 mins.

Endless draining anddevelopment of what was once part of a vast floodplain has pushedthe Everglades to thebrink of collapse. In an effort toprotect one of the greatest wetlands on the planet, a massive restoration plan has been initiated. If successful,theneeds of the environment and the needs of millions of people will be met. If it fails - the survival of  South Florida  hangs in the balance.
Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m.

TATI! Series
My Uncle (Mon Oncle)
Directed by Jacques Tati/1958/116 mins. With Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servanti

Slapstick prevails when Jacques Tati's eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot is let loose in the ultramodern home of his brother-in-law, and in an antiseptic factory that manufactures plastic hose. Tati directs and stars in the second entry of the Hulot series, a delightful satire of mechanized living. In French with English subtitles.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 8:30 p.m.

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