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Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser stars in a new comedy-drama that’ll show you a little-known slice of Japanese culture!

Phillip Vandarploeug is an American actor living a lonely life in Tokyo. He has recently started working for a Japanese rental family service — a job whereby actors are hired to serve as stand-in roles in the lives of other people so as to give those people the desirable public image of having friends and families. As Phillip delves deeper into this new career path, he discovers that he may have found the cure for his own loneliness as he forms bonds with and shares in the joys of one of his family clients.

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Running Time: 103 MIN103 MIN
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WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY – Last Day: Tuesday, December 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Glen Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott

Director Rian Johnson and a fabulous ensemble cast returns for the third installment in the hugely successful Knives Out franchise!

Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is back, this time taking on a new case — perhaps his most dangerous yet — that centers on the  mysterious death of fiery priest Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin). Wicks’ murder seems to have been dressed up as a miracle of sorts, and Blanc must carefully examine the monsignor’s devout congregation and maneuver through a tricky maze of secrets and hidden tensions within the group to find the culprit.

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Running Time: 140 MIN140 MIN
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THE BALTIMORONS

Watch Trailer Director: Jay Duplass
Cast: Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen

Things aren’t going well for Cliff – he’s a lonely comedian, living in Baltimore, and yet to catch his big break. To make matters worse, he ends up chipping a tooth on Christmas Eve and has to go to the one place that most all of us hate: the dentist. However, this might just be what the doctor ordered for Cliff’s existential maladies. It turns out that he hits it off with the woman who’s job it was to fix his tooth, and the two embark on an unforgettable (and hilarious) night out on the town. One thing’s for certain…this Christmas will be unlike any that Cliff or his new lady friend has ever experienced.

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Running Time: 101 MIN101 MIN
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ANENOME

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Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis returns to acting for the first time since 2017 in a new film written and directed by his son Ronan!

This moody, psychological thriller examines the complexities of inter-familial relationships between fathers, sons, and brothers who wrestle with dark times in their past. Day-Lewis stars as “Ray Stoker”, a reclusive ex-soldier living in the woods of Northern England who is sought out by his brother Jem (played by Sean Bean). It is Jem’s intention to repair the damage that has caused an estrangement between he and Ray, a damage set in motion by tumultuous events that started in their childhood.

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Running Time: 121 MIN121 MIN
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JAY KELLY

Watch Trailer Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Riley Keough, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig, Stacy Keach

George Clooney and Adam Sandler lead a star-studded ensemble cast in Noah Baumbach’s latest contemplative comedy!

Clooney is Jay Kelly, a well-respected actor who, due to the unexpected death of a colleague who helped his career, finds himself on a whirlwind journey with his devoted manager (Sandler) that takes them not just through Europe, but also through the past and present of Kelly’s dysfunctional life and the strained relationships a lifetime of Hollywood success has endowed him with.

 

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Running Time: 132 MIN132 MIN
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OU School of Film: 1ST YEAR MFA SCREENING

Come celebrate the excellent work of student filmmakers from the OHIO School of Film’s 1st-year MFA Program!

Saturday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m.

Admission is FREE and open to the Public – Tickets are required

Ohio University’s School of Film graduate students will debut 12 original short films exploring a wide range of themes, including identity, family, freedom, grief, and the coming-of-age experience. This diverse collection of work reflects the unique perspectives and backgrounds of the filmmakers, who hail from both near and far.

Films and Filmmakers

That Night by Sevedsina Mahdavi. Runtime: 16 min

Synopsis: Working illegally at a local restaurant, a young woman is assaulted after hours when a chance police officer arrives and turns the night on its head.

 

 

Silent Light by Rufat Ray. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: In the stillness of night, a man faces his grief, led by the silent light of his wife.

 

 

 

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From Gaza, with Love by Mishal Waqar. Runtime: 7 min

Synopsis: A student abroad loses touch with a close friend until a pile of forgotten letters brings their neglect into focus.

 

 

 

Talk to Her by Luis Avery Munguia. Runtime: 11 min

Synopsis: When the bus doesn’t come, a young international student and a weary mother share a walk that stirs his struggle with reaching out to his own.

 

 

Mother of the Year by Nathaniel Bellasea. Runtime: 10 min

Synopsis: A single mother who works as a master thief must take her baby with her on a big job when her childcare suddenly falls through.

 

 

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The Silent Leak by Mostafa Akbari Manjili. Runtime: 16 min

Synopsis: To save her husband from bank debt, a young woman sells her mother’s only home and buys her a smaller one. But when they uncover a massive water bill caused by neglect, they must choose: deceive the water company or face ruin.

 

 

Callie by Marilyn Parker-Longdon. Runtime: 3 min

Synopsis: In a moment of uncertainty, A young woman awaits her medical scan results, and as the night goes on her mind spirals into a mix of reality and, imagination until a phone call ends her deepest fears.

 

 

Our Mornings Begin this Way by Neginsadat Mohajerani. Runtime: 12 min

Synopsis: After discovering a familiar letter on his coffee table, a middle-aged man goes about his day, until unfamiliar details creep in, hinting that his reality is shifting.

 

 

Trepidations by Luna Atkins-Hanshaw. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: An outlaw grows paranoid as she debates her commitment to robbing a small-town convenience store with her sister.

 

 

Quarter Aged Man by Younis Raj Uprety. Runtime: 7 min

Synopsis: A twenty-eight-year-old insecure man anxious about seeing his ex-girlfriend, gets into an imaginary argument.

 

 

Tickle Mischief by Cait Rowe. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: When her job interview turns abusive, May and her sister Luce set aside their differences and exact revenge on the perpetrator.

 

 

Girl Math by Isha Ahmad. Runtime: 6 min

Synopsis: A paranoid college girl enlists her best friend to decode her boyfriend’s social media silence, but their amateur espionage reveals more about trust, and themselves, than they’d bargained for.

 

 

 

 

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SIRĀT – Last Day: Thursday, March 26th

Watch Trailer Director: Óliver Laxe
Awards: Academy Award - Best International Feature (nom), Best Sound (nom); Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize

A genre-bending, experimental “road movie” that toes the line of post-apocalyptic drama, this critically-acclaimed film tells the story of a father who travels through the deserts of Morocco on a search to find his lost daughter. Accompanied by his son, Luis tracks his missing child to a group of nomadic desert ravers, but discovers that she is not with them. The duo decides to follow the rebellious group deeper into the desert to another rave; however, soldiers arrive to forcefully disband the group as there is a massive international military conflict on the horizon. As Luis, his son, and the ravers make their way further into the arid wasteland – sharing food, hospitality, freedom, and psychedelic drugs – the bonds of community they form as the world at-large grows more brutal become a crucial component of their survival.

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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB – Last Day: Thursday, March 26th

Watch Trailer Awards: Oscar - Best International Feature Film (nom)

January 29, 2024: Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Detailing some of the events that led to the killing of this young Palestinian girl by Israeli Defense Forces while she and her family were fleeing war-torn Gaza, this poignant docudrama — a co-production between France and Tunisia from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) — has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

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Running Time: 89 MIN89 MIN
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A PRIVATE LIFE

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The latest film from French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski blends elements of noir-thriller, mystery and black comedy in a story that brings out solid a captivating performance from Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster.

Foster takes the lead as psychiatrist Lilian Steiner who receives word about the death of one of her patients. Unsettled by the untimely death, Steiner has a hunch that foul play was involved and sets out to investigate and becomes intertwined in a world of suspense that tips its hat to Alfred Hitchcock.

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MOANA – Last Day: Thursday, July 23rd

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Prepare to set sail on a fantastic musical adventure with Disney’s third installment of the hit film franchise — a live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana!

Catherine Lagaʻaia stars in the title role as the humble daughter of an island chief who answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity and well-being to her people.

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Running Time: 120 MIN120 MIN
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