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The Re-Imagined Score: BLADE RUNNER by Duo Unprepared

Watch Trailer Director: Ridley Scott
Writer(s): Hampton Fancher, David Peoples, Philip K. Dick
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young

Percussionist Roger Braun and pianist André Gribou bring their completely improvised concerts to the movies, featuring percussion from around the world and “prepared” and concert pianos. They improvise new scores for critically acclaimed films from different eras— not just films from the “silent” era, but spontaneous new soundtracks for classic films in a live concert format. This season they bring their unique approach to the 1981 sci-fi dystopian tour-de-force Blade Runner.

About Blade Runner

In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul.

Duo Unprepared will perform alongside the “Final Cut” version of Blade Runner.

About Duo Unprepared

Roger Braun (percussion) and Andre Gribou (pianos) have worked together in a wide variety of performance settings since 2000. While this includes completely improvised music – where they found they had an unusual chemistry – they also perform frequently together in classical, jazz, and world music settings. As their affinity for performing improvised music together grew they began to collaborate with other artists including world-renown improvisational dancers, Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser. Braun and Gribou have appeared on numerous concert series including Washington D.C.’s Dance Place performance series, the University of Michigan, Ohio University, and Denison University. With frequent collaborator, percussionist, Anthony Di Sanza, they recently performed in Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland at the 2015 International Society for Improvised Music Conference and a tour of Wisconsin Universities.

This event will feature an intermission. General admission is $8 (Students $5).

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Running Time: 117 MIN117 MIN
R Rated
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How does our experience at the movies change when an entirely new musical soundtrack is performed live?

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THE BEACH BUM: Last Day Sunday, April 7th

Watch Trailer Director: Harmony Korine
Writer(s): Harmony Korine
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Snoop Dogg, Jonah Hill

THE BEACH BUM follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules. Co-starring Snoop Dog, Zac Efron, and Isla Fisher, THE BEACH BUM is a refreshingly original and subversive new comedy from director Harmony Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers).

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Running Time: 95 minutes95 MIN
R Rated
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The Beach Bum works by never losing its tonal statement that all that really matters is what matters to you ... man.

Brian Tallerico
RogerEbert.com
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EVERYBODY KNOWS: Last Day Sunday, April 7th

Watch Trailer Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer(s): Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín

The film follows Laura (Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed.

This film is presented with English subtitles.

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Running Time: 132 minutes132 MIN
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A quietly gripping examination of societal divisions, of class, of secrets that bind us together and pull us apart.

Steve Pond
TheWrap
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Holiday Film Series: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

Do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Unavailable for years due to licensing restrictions, this beloved classic returns to the big screen for the first time on the night of the Uptown for the Holidays Tree Lighting!

A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them in this 1964 stop-motion gem, featuring Burl Ives as the narrator.

Part of the 8th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food Drive! The price of admission to each show is a canned good or cash donation to local food pantries.

Sponsored by Ohio University

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Running Time: 53 min53 MIN
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APOLLO 11: Last Day Sunday, April 7th

Watch Trailer Director: Todd Douglas Miller

From director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) comes a cinematic event fifty years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the hear t of NASA’s most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, we vividly experience those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

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Running Time: 93 min93 MIN
G Rated
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This doesn't just feel like a movie. It gives you the sensation that you've been transported right into the middle of history.

David Fear
Rolling Stone
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SHOPLIFTERS

Watch Trailer Director: Hirokazu Koreedo
Cast: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them…

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards

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Running Time: 121 minutes121 MIN
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It's impossible to experience the deep-seated compassion of this film and not be moved to tears.

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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KILLER RACCOONS! 2!: DARK CHRISTMAS IN THE DARK

Watch Trailer Director: Travis Irvine
Writer(s): Travis Irvine
Cast: Yang Miller, James Myers, Zach Riedmaier, Mitch Rose, Ervin Ross, and Ron Jeremy

A special, one-night only screening for Travis Irvine’s locally-made Killer Raccoons! 2!: Dark Christmas in the Dark, starring the Athena’s Yang Miller.

On a cold Christmas Eve, former mild-mannered college student Casey Smallwood is released from prison after serving 10 years for underage drinking. Eager to get out of town, he plans to meet his long time pen pal on a train to Washington, D.C., but after the holiday express enters the winter wilderness, it’s hijacked by a group of domestic terrorists and highly-intelligent, government-trained raccoons! Not one to back down from a raccoon fight, Casey joins forces with a porter on the train to try and bring down the terrorists and their top secret, raccoon-controlled, military laser satellite!

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Holiday Film Series: GREMLINS

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“Don’t expose him to bright light. Don’t ever get him wet. And don’t ever, ever feed him after midnight.”

Seeking a unique gift for his son, an erstwhile inventor purchases a cute, fuzzy little “Mogwai” from a Chinatown shopkeeper’s grandson, who dispenses the above-mentioned warning before closing the deal. In short order, the Norman Rockwell-esque small town is invaded by nasty, predatory Gremlins, who lay waste to everything in sight as our heroes Billy and Kate try to contain the destruction.

Part of the 8th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food Drive! The price of admission to each show is a canned good or cash donation to local food pantries.

Sponsored by Ohio University

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Running Time: 120 MIN120 MIN
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CAPERNAUM

Watch Trailer Director: Nadine Labaki
Writer(s): Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Kesrounani
Cast: Zain Al Rafeea

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Nadine Labaki’s CAPERNAUM (“Chaos”) tells the story of Zain (Zain al Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. CAPERNAUM follows Zain, a gutsy streetwise child as he flees his negligent parents, survives through his wits on the streets, takes care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil (Yordanos Shiferaw) and her baby son, Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole), being jailed for a crime, and finally, seeks justice in a courtroom.

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards

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Running Time: 123 minutes123 MIN
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A searing, unforgettable work.

Soren Andersen
Seattle Times
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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Watch Trailer Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee

Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (played by Rami Malek in an inspired, Oscar-winning performance), who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including:

  • Best Picture

  • Best Lead Actor (Rami Malek) *WINNER*

  • Best Film Editing *WINNER*

  • Best Sound Editing *WINNER*

  • Best Sound Mixing *WINNER*

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Running Time: 134 min134 MIN
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It's hard to come up with someone who would have been better than Malek. To his credit, he does the one thing that would most seem impossible: In the stage scenes, he makes you believe he's Freddie Mercury.

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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