September 2, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Modern Cinema: Great Movies You Haven’t Heard of ... Yet
September 29 – October 2
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The film festival that gave Fort Worth moviegoers their first chance to see such Oscar-winning hits as Precious, The Queen, The Motorcycle Diaries and The Last King of Scotland returns for its seventh installment.
This special weekend festival is presented in partnership with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, DFW.com and the Star-Telegram. Christopher Kelly, film critic for DFW.com and the Star-Telegram, travels the festival circuit and selects films that have been scoring rave reviews. Kelly introduces each of the screenings, taking you on a weekend-long tour of the latest trends in world cinema.
Thursday, September 29, 8 pm
Friday, September 30, 6 and 8 pm
Saturday, October 1, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm
Sunday, October 2, 2 pm, and 4:30 pm
Ticket information:
Skip the lines and take advantage of our full-festival pass. In addition to discounted admission to all the films, full festival pass holders will enjoy complimentary cocktails at our Opening Reception and priority seating for all screenings. Passes are available beginning September 3 for $65, $55 for Modern members and $45 for Modern Reel People members.
Single tickets go on sale two hours prior to show time for $10, $8 for Modern members. Single tickets for Modern Reel People members will be available Sept. 3 for $7.
To purchase Festival passes or Reel People single tickets, please call 817.738.9215 or visit the Information Desk at the Modern.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The Films:
Thursday, September 29, 8 pm
50/50
Twenty-something Adam (the superb Joseph Gordon-Levitt) finds himself in a sudden fight for his life when he’s diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer. Sounds like a downer, but in the deft hands of director Jonathan Levine and screenwriter Will Reiser, who based the story on personal experience, 50/50 proves spirited, ribald and tender—an outrageously funny comedy that quietly breaks your heart. With Seth Rogen as Adam’s foul-mouthed best friend, Bryce Dallas Howard as his self-absorbed girlfriend, and Anjelica Huston as his neurotic mother.
99 minutes
Friday, September 30, 6 pm
Outbound
In the tradition of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days comes another white-knuckle thriller that explores hardscrabble life in Romania. Matilda (Ana Ularu) is given a one-day pass from prison to attend her mother’s funeral. But as she visits a number of people from her past, we realize she has different—and infinitely more dangerous—plans for herself and her young son. The debut of director-co-writer Bogdan George Aperti, Outbound is a breathless exploration of a prisoner’s desperation and a mother’s determination.
87 minutes; Romanian with English subtitles
Friday, September 30, 8 pm
Coriolanus
Forget your stodgy memories of high school Shakespeare class: In his visionary directorial debut, Ralph Fiennes (who also plays the title character) transforms the Bard’s tale of a doomed Roman general into a pulse-pounding, modern-day action thriller, complete with automatic weapons and riot gear. Featuring terrific supporting turns by Gerald Butler, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, and Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus is the most exciting and unexpected cinematic treatment of Shakespearean tragedy since Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.
122 minutes
Saturday, October 1, 2 pm
The Salesman
Marcel (Gilbert Sicotte) is a natural born car salesman: patient, yet insistent; avuncular, yet ruthless. But times are tough in his snowy Canadian industrial town, and the cars just aren’t moving off the lot like they once did. When tragedy strikes, Marcel’s life enters a tailspin. Written and directed by newcomer Sebastien Pilote and featuring a towering performance by Sicotte, The Salesman is an intimate character study that speaks volumes about our troubled times.
107 minutes; French with English subtitles
Saturday, October 1, 4 pm
The Forgiveness of Blood
The gifted American director Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace) turns his observant eye to the mountainous region of northern Albania, where centuries-old blood feuds persist into the 21st century, and where two teenagers find themselves caught up in a brutal, inter-generational conflict. Working with non-professional actors, Marston brilliantly ratchets up the tension in a film that explores family, tradition and our age-old thirst for revenge. Winner of the Best Screenplay prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. 108 minutes; Albanian with English subtitles
Saturday, October 1, 7 pm
Secret Screening
The studio has asked us to keep the title of our Saturday night offering under wraps until just before the festival, but we can offer you a few tantalizing hints: It’s one of the fall’s most anticipated new dramas, from a legendary director and starring two recent Oscar nominees. Straight from Venice and Toronto, we’ll see it in Fort Worth nearly two months before its national release.
94 minutes
Sunday, October 2, 2 pm
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
Earlier this summer, the three-star Michelin Spanish restaurant El Bulli made international headlines when it closed its doors for good. Gereon Wetzel’s documentary takes us deep inside this culinary mecca, where the mercurial chef Ferran Adria spent six months each year perfecting his dishes. A portrait of the passion and imagination required to maintain a world-class restaurant, El Bulli is also a foodie’s delight—a movie that will have your mouth watering.
108 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles
Sunday, October 2, 4:30 pm
Like Crazy
Winner of the Grand Jury prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Like Crazy is a swooning, unabashedly earnest romance about trying to make the impossible work. Recent college grad Jacob (Anton Yelchin) and his British girlfriend Anna (Felicity Jones) are madly in love, but can their relationship survive a long-distance separation—especially after another lovely young woman (Jennifer Lawrence) enters the picture? Writer-director Drake Dormus, who showed great promise with his scrappy indies Douchebag and Spooner, makes a leap into the big leagues with one of the year’s most affecting efforts.
89 minutes
Special Events:
Thursday, September 29, 7 pm
Opening Night Reception
All are invited to kick off Modern Cinema 2011 at a cocktail reception in the museum’s lobby DFW.com will roll out the red carpet and be snapping photos. Inside, enjoy live music, complimentary snacks and a cash bar before embarking upon a weekend-long cinematic feast.
Friday, September 30
Come early or stay late
Café Modern will begin serving dinner from 5 pm until 10 pm. For dinner reservations call 817.840.2157. A cash bar will be available in the lobby prior to the 8 pm screening. After the 8 pm screening, join Christopher Kelly for a drink in the Café Modern bar to discuss the weekend’s movies. The bar will be open until 11 pm.
Sunday, October 2, noon
An “El Bulli”-inspired Brunch
In honor of our screening of the documentary El Bulli, Café Modern chef Dena Peterson has fashioned a Spanish-themed brunch that will fortify you for an afternoon of movie-watching. To reserve a spot, call 817.840.2157. Café Modern opens at 10 am.
Sunday, October 2, 3:45 pm
Reel People Coffee
Members of the Modern’s Reel People film club are invited to a private talk with film critic Christopher Kelly, who will discuss the films at this year’s festival and answer questions. Complimentary coffee, tea and desserts will be provided.
Come early or stay late on Friday for dinner or Sunday for brunch at Café Modern!
LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org
Museum Gallery Hours
Tue 10 am–7 pm (Sep-Nov)
Wed-Sun 10 am–5 pm
Fri 10 am–8 pm
General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$10 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month
CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue-Fri 11 am-2:30 pm
Brunch
Sat-Sun10 am-3 pm
Dinner
Fri 5-10 pm
Coffee, snacks, and dessert
10 am-4:30 pm
The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
