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The story of celebrated public speaker Richard Pimentel comes to the screen in this biographical drama starring Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Rebecca De Mornay, and Hector Elizondo. As a young man, Pimentel (Ron Livingston) realized he had a remarkable gift for public speaking. Pimentel’s idol is College Bowl founder Dr. Padrow (Elizondo), but upon trying out for Dr. Padrow, the ambitious young speaker is informed that he won’t have anything to talk about until he has lived a full life. Realizing that there is some merit to Dr. Padrow’s observation, Pimenel subsequently enlists in the military and prepares for duty in Vietnam. Later, while fighting on the battlefield, Pimentel loses his hearing and returns home disabled. Frustrated when others inform him that he will never achieve his dreams due to the fact that he is disabled, the determined veteran makes it his mission to prove them wrong. But it isn’t as much about changing others’ perceptions of the disabled as it is about altering their perceptions of themselves, and with a little help from foul-mouthed, cerebral palsy-stricken genius Art Honeyman (Michael Sheen), free-spirited beauty Christine (George), and mercurial, hard-drinking veteran Mike Stoltz (Yul Vázquez), Pimentel will play a pivotal role in creating the Americans With Disabilities Act, and finally discover his inner music.

At the conclusion of the showing of “Music Within” there will be a brief panel discussion with disability experts. Opportunity for questions and comments from the audience will be available.

Panel Members

Noah Trembly, Communication Sciences & Disorders  Ohio University  and CEO Noah Trembly Enterprises

Dr. Jenny Nelson, Associate Professor, School of Media Arts & Studies

Ms. Megan Cameron, M.Ed, CRC, LPC, Counseling and Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Darrell Purdy, Assistant Director, Office for Equal Opportunity and Accessibility and Founder and President, LifeDream International Foundation

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94 MIN

Celebrating the career of one of the funniest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor.

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WATTSTAX | Oct. 25 & 26

The climactic concert of the seventh annual Watts Summer Festival, commemorating the 1965 riots, and featuring performances by Isaac Hayes, Luther Ingram, Richard Pryor, and many more.

BLUE COLLAR| Nov. 1 & 2

Three guys work on the production line in a Detroit automobile factory, and they are fed-up with the conditions. It dawns on them that their workers’ union is doing them no greater good than their screwed-up bosses. So the trio pulls off a clumsy robbery at union HQ, in which they only gain access to some suspicious documents that point to union links with organized crime.

STIR CRAZY | Nov. 6 – 9

Two good-hearted but bumbling souls are mistakenly arrested for a robbery they didn’t commit in this comedy, the second of several teamings of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Seeking to clear their name, the two eventually plan to escape from prison and try to track down the real thieves.

LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP | Nov. 15 & 16

Just recovered from his notorious free-basing accident, Richard Pryor made a notable return in the much-acclaimed Live on the Sunset Strip. His comments on that event, as well as his notorious comments on sex, politics and race, pepper the 82-minute concert film.

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Following his father’s death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

“It’s a masterpiece for which terms like ‘simplicity’ and ‘profundity’ seem inadequate.” – Jonathon Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“Standing above fashion, it creates a world so convincing that it becomes, for a time, another life we might have lived.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“It is done with such rare feeling and skill at pictorial imagery, and with such sympathetic understanding of Indian character on the part of Mr. Ray, that it develops a sort of hypnotism for the serene and tolerant viewer.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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110 MIN

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray (Kanu Bannerjee),dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

“Beautiful, sometimes funny, and full of love, it brought a new vision of India to the screen.” – Pauline Kael, New Yorker

“Film justly won the ‘most human document award’ at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray” – Variety Staff, Variety

“There are lovely little threads in the strange fabric. It’s a film that takes patience to be enjoyed.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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118 MIN

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler…but there’s more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

“Gregory La Cava’s improvisational style received its highest critical acclaim for this 1936 film, a marginally Marxist exercise in class confusion during the Depression.” – Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

“William Powell and Carole Lombard are pleasantly teamed in this splendidly produced comedy.” – Variety Staff, Variety

“God, but this film is beautiful.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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94 MIN

A boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses and their ambitions, dreams and disappointments.

“The entire cast is stellar, including little knowns Lucille Ball — “my big break”– Eve Arden, “real discovery” Andrea Leeds, Jack Carson, and a 14-year-old Ann Miller who lied about her age.” – Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

“La Cava keeps it always fascinating, the pace lively, the dialogue sharp and the ensemble cast all chip in with first-class performances.” – Dennis Schwartz, Ozus’ World Movie Reviews

“Second only to the incomparable All About Eve as the best movie ever made about the theater.” – Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

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92 MIN

Rating: Approved