V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
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feaTure films<br />
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Thanks to global warming, humanity may be approaching<br />
its end soon. unfortunately the general public seems to<br />
feel they’ve heard enough about this, and are bored with<br />
the subject. There remains only one reliable pathway to still<br />
reach people -- COMEDY! In the great tradition of movies<br />
like Dr. Strangelove (for atomic warfare), Life Is Beautiful<br />
(the Holocaust), and M.A.S.H. (the Korean War), Sizzle uses<br />
the comedy of a mockumentary/reality/documentary hybrid<br />
to examine a deadly serious issue from a different, lighter<br />
perspective. Director Randy Olson plays himself, an uptight<br />
filmmaker on a mission to tell the scientific truth about the<br />
state of the planet.The film comes complete with a Hummer<br />
driving cameraman who interrupts interviews to say that<br />
Three very different women weave a fragile bond at their<br />
local steam room, where they hope the hot water vapor<br />
might wash away their loneliness, confusion and fear. During<br />
her first year at college, Elizabeth (Kate Siegel) questions<br />
her sexual identity and struggles to break free from her<br />
strict Catholic parents. Middle-aged Laurie (Ally Sheedy)<br />
is a single mother dealing with the psychological games<br />
played by her ex-husband and the potential problems in a<br />
relationship with a much younger man. And recent Academy<br />
Award nominee Ruby Dee (American Gangster) gives another<br />
award-worthy performance as Doris, an older woman facing<br />
feelings of despair and emptiness after the death of her<br />
husband. When she meets another man, she opens herself<br />
sIzzle:<br />
a global warmIng comedy<br />
FRI NOV 7 2:20 PM-4:05 PM<br />
SuN NOV 9 2:05 PM-3:45 PM<br />
he thinks global warming is a scam, an endless quest for<br />
a celebrity host, and - more centrally - experts who don’t<br />
agree on much of anything. To make the film even more<br />
interesting is the fact that Olson uses experts on each side of<br />
the argument and uses their words to help us make up our<br />
minds on the potential devastation caused by global warming.<br />
Ranging from silly comedy to sharp satire to eye-opening<br />
reality, Sizzle provides a fresh take on the most vital issue<br />
facing humanity - the destruction of mother earth.<br />
[Dir. Randy Olson, 20<strong>08</strong>, US, video, 85 mins.]<br />
Website: www.sizzlethemovie.com<br />
steam<br />
FRI NOV 7 7:00 PM-9:15 PM<br />
SPONSORED BY: NANCY LEGGOE<br />
SAT NOV 8 7:30 PM-9:45 PM<br />
SPONSORED BY: NOTTINGHILL COFFEE<br />
SuN NOV 9 10:25 AM-12:30 PM<br />
up once again to the vulnerability of giving one’s heart to<br />
another. unbeknownst to them, these women share many<br />
of the same struggles and joys and separately learn to find<br />
strength, joy and beauty in their unique circumstances. By<br />
interweaving the stories of their individual journeys, director<br />
Kyle Schickner shows how age, race, class and religion have<br />
little to do with matters of the heart. ultimately; we all want<br />
the same things: love and happiness. At times playful and<br />
uplifting and other times heartbreaking, Steam speaks to the<br />
universality of human experience and the resilient spirit that<br />
allows us to rebound from struggle and emerge triumphant.<br />
[Dir. kyle Schickner, 20<strong>08</strong>, US, video,117 mins.]
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