Opens Monday, October 14th

Aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. The film is a visceral wake-up call that humans are no match for the sheer force and capricious will of Earth’s most precious element. From the precarious frozen waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal to Miami in the throes of Hurricane Irma to Venezuela’s mighty Angel Falls, water is Aquarela‘s main character, with Russian director Victor Kossakovsky capturing her many personalities in startling cinematic clarity. Filmed in such diverse locations as Greenland, Venezuela, Siberia’s Lake Baikal and the middle of the Atlantic. (PG, 89 mins)

“A purely sensationalistic cinematic experience that paradoxically encourages reflection and contemplation.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com

“Eco-documentary on H20 in the age of climate change – from crumbling icebergs to chaotic hurricanes – is both gorgeous and terrifying. The shape of water, indeed.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Opens Monday, October 14th

In this romantic dramedy, Salam, a young Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as a trainee on the Palestinian popular soap opera Tel Aviv on Fire, produced in Ramallah. Every day, to reach the TV studios, he has to go through an Israeli checkpoint. The commander of the checkpoint, Assi, whose wife is a big fan of the soap opera, pressures him to rewrite the script of the show. Unexpectedly, his newfound creative influence brings Salam success. In Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles. (97 mins)

“It might not do much to advance peace in the Middle East, but this witty and charming comedy brings a unique perspective to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” – Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue

“In offering a comedic take on not just the hostility between Israelis and Palestinians, but also the shared history and culture that bind them, ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ is an enjoyable respite from the bleakness that is far more typical of their stories.” – Vanessa Larson, Washington Post

Tuesday, October 15th, at 8:00pm
Thursday, October 17th, at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 26th, at 5:00pm

In early October local filmmakers will take 2 days to make a short, 4-7 minute horror genre film. Everyone’s films screen and the participants compete for Audience Favorite Award and to make The Best Of Horror 48 Hour Film Project Hampton Roads screening. Audiences choose their favorite films on Tuesday & Thursday nights.

Screening Group A’s films are shown Tuesday, Oct. 15, 8:00pm. $8 admission.
Screening Group B’s films are shown Thursday, Oct. 17, 8:00pm. $8 admission.
The Best Of Screening is Saturday, Oct. 26, 5:00pm. $5 admission.
(Naro Ticket Books are valid).

Wednesday, October 16th, at 7:15pm

A democracy should protect its citizens, especially the most vulnerable among them, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. American workers in the Rust Belt, where the steel industry once flourished, have experienced closures and outsourcing brought on by Washington’s neoliberal policies. It’s here that Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters. Journalist Chris Hedges, author Cornell West, and Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul propose that the crisis predates Donald Trump’s election by many years. They regard Trump as the symptom rather than the disease. Decades ago, lobbyists and corporatism took control in Washington, gradually undermining the will of the people. Journalist and author Naomi Klein (Everything Must Change) recently described Trump’s administration as a “corporate coup d’état”. This provocative new documentary argues that the real coup took place long before. (90 mins)

Post film discussion:
Al Markowitz is a columnist for Veer Magazine. He is the publisher of the national poetry quarterly Blue Collar Review.
Tina Rockett is the Green Party of Virginia Co-Chair and National Delegate to the Green Party of U.S.

“Powerful… a horror film of the most realistic kind. Fred Peabody’s documentary examines the ways in which corporate interests increasingly control society.” – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

Opens Friday, October 18th

Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. (PG-13, 118 mins)

Friday October 18th, at 9:15pm

After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal. (1993, PG, 96mins)

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A benefit for the LGBT Life Center.

Sponsored by Aries Apothecary, Just a Little Hocus Pocus, Quixotic Arts, & Velvet Witch.

Saturday, October 19th, at 9:15pm

In an effort to avoid spending time with her father and his creepy new lover, young Gorgeous (Kimiko Ikegami) resolves to visit her aunt’s remote mansion. With six of her closest friends in tow, including the musically inclined Melody (Eriko Tanaka) and the geeky Prof (Ai Matsubara), Gorgeous arrives at the estate, where supernatural events occur almost immediately. A severed head takes flight, household appliances come to life, and a portrait of a cat seems to contain an evil spirit. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1977, 88 mins)

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