SATURDAY MORNING FILM FESTIVAL
Screening Dates 2009-2010
(Click on film titles for reactions of MEA members)
 |
Date |
Film |
| September 12 |
BRIGHT STAR Golden Palm nominee, Cannes Film Festival Director Jane Campion. Our guest was noted film critic Annette Insdorf. |
|
| September 19 | No Screening - Rosh Hashanah |
|
| September 26 | PETER AND VANDY - Our guest: Jay DiPietro, Director |
|
| October 3 |
AN EDUCATION Winner Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson |
|
| October 10 |
NO SCREENING - COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY |
|
| October 17 | SKIN - Official Selection Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival | |
| October 24 |
THE MESSENGER - Winner: Peace Film Award and Silver Bear Award, Berlin Film Festival. The producer of the film, Lawrence Inglee was our guest. |
|
| October 31 |
PRECIOUS: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sappire - Multiple Award Winner at Sundance Film Festival | |
| November 7 |
OH MY GOD - Peter Rodger and a panel of religious leaders joined for a Q&A on this documentary. |
|
| November 14 |
BROKEN EMBRACES new film from Pedro Almodovar, Golden Palm nominee, Cannes Film Festival | |
| November 21 |
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT - From Night and Day Pictures starring Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Justin Long, Kristen Bell |
|
| November 28 |
No Screening - Happy Thanksgiving! | |
|
December 5 |
WHITE RIBBON Winner Golden Palm - Cannes Film Festival and Cinema Prize of the French National Education System | |
| December 12 | CRAZY HEART Academy Award nominees Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal joined us for a Q&A. |
|
| December 19 |
THE LAST STATION - Starring Academy Award nominees Best Actress (Helen Mirren) and Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer. |
|
| December 27 | No Screening - Happy Holidays | |
 |
||
| January 2 |
No Screening - Mid-Winter Break | |
| January 9 | No Screening - Mid-Winter Break | |
| January 16 | No Screening - Martin Luther King Day | |
| January 23 | NORTH FACE |
|
| January 30 |
THE LAST NEW YORKER - the director of the film Harvey Wang and the star of the film Dick Latessa joined us as guests at the screening. |
|
| February 6 |
THE GOOD GUY - written and directed by Julio DePietro who joined us for a Q&A at the screening. | |
| February 13 |
No Screening President's Week Break |
|
| February 20 | No Screening President's Week Break | |
| February 27 | THE EXPLODING GIRL - The director of the film, Bradley Rust Gray, is scheduled to be our guest at the screening. | |
| March 6 |
MOTHER - from the Cannes, Toronto and Tribecca Film Festivals. Best Foreign Film Nominee, 2009 Film Independent Spirit Award. | |
| March 13 |
CHLOE - starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried | |
| March 20 | THE GREATEST, starring Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Acdemy Award nominee Carey Mulligan. |
|
| March 27 | No Screening - Easter/Passover Break | |
| April 3 |
No Screening - Easter/Passover Break | |
| April 10 |
|
|
| April 17 |
||
| April 24 |
||
| May 1 |
||
| May 8 |
ONDINE, starring Colin Farrell | |
| May 15 |