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October 16, 2009

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Thinking Outside the Multiplex

by MIKE MACCOLLUM

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It’s hard to complain about the selection of theatrical movies in central Indiana this week- three new films are opening at the Keystone Arts (one of which will also be playing at the ShowPlace 16 on the south side), while two new Indian films start at the Georgetown 14; another film starts an exclusive central Indiana run at the Rave theater in Plainfield, and Paranormal Activity expands to so many screens in the area that it is outside of the scope of this column now.  In addition to all of that, the Heartland Film Festival continues this week, with a number of interesting films on its schedule.  For information on all of the new limited release movies, the holdovers, the one-shot showings, and the other big-screen curiosities across the state of Indiana – and the list of limited release films opening around the country – read on below…

Adam – Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in this offbeat romantic comedy, which starts Friday at the Yes Cinemas in Columbus.

All the Best: Fun Begins… – The first (alphabetically speaking, at least) of two Indian films opening at the Georgetown 14 this week, All the Best (as the title would seem to indicate) is a flat-out comedy; Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu were the only names in the cast that I recognized.  Manoranjaninc.com says that this film is scheduled to play at the G14 through Tuesday; go to their site (see the link in the sidebar at the right of this page) for show times. More information at the film’s official site.

Barney: Jungle Friends – This 2009 family film will be shown at the Rave Metropolis 18 theater in Plainfield on Saturday and Sunday at 1:05 PM.

Black Dynamite – Michael Jai White (Spawn) stars in this spoof of ‘70s blaxploitation films, which he also co-wrote.  The film’s official website does not have any information about specific theaters, as far as I can tell, and just says that the film will be opening in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Seattle.  One of those “Chicago” theaters is the Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 in Schererville, IN, so this film is opening in-state.  Black Dynamite isn’t likely to play elsewhere in Indiana, however, if the information I have seen online about its scheduled DVD release on November 17 turns out to be correct.

Blood Creek – Defying all logic and common sense, this wretched would-be horror film continues at the Georgetown 14 for another week of two showings per day (at 3:55 and 9:30 PM).  Seriously, I think the G14 may have a nationwide exclusive on this one – is there another theater in America that is still showing Blood Creek?

Blood: The Last Vampire – This action/horror film had a fairly limited release (less than twenty screens, as I recall) several months ago; it will be opening at the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville on Thursday, October 22.  Go to the Lotus Petal’s site (see the link in the sidebar at the right of the page) for show times.

The Boys Are Back – Clive Owen stars in the latest film from director Scott Hicks (Shine); it continues this week at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis.

Brain Dead – Kevin Tenney’s gore and nudity packed horror comedy (which showed at the Georgetown 14 and elsewhere back in March) will be shown with the Vincent Price version of The House on Haunted Hill on Saturday and Sunday at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville.  THoHH starts at dusk or 7:45 PM, according to the theater’s site, and Brain Dead will be shown afterwards.

Bright Star – Jane Campion’s latest film continues for another week at the Lafayette 7 in Lafayette; it will also be screened at the Heartland Film Festival this week, and is scheduled to start next Friday at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis.

Cheri – Michelle Pfeiffer stars in Stephen Frears’ generally underwhelming film version of two novels by Colette (as adapted by Christopher Hampton).  Cheri starts Thursday, October 22, at the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville; go to the Lotus Petal’s site (see link in the sidebar at the right of this page) for show time information.

Dil Bole Hadippa! – Rani Mukherjee and Shahid Kapur star in this Bollywood romantic comedy, which will have two showings this week (on Friday evening at 7 PM and Saturday afternoon at 1 PM) at the Cinema Center @ Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne.  For more information, go to the Cinema Center link in the sidebar at the right of the page.

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D – This 2007 film will be showing again this week at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis; click on this theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

Food, Inc. – The Ryder Magazine and Film series will screen this documentary in Bloomington this weekend; click on The Ryder’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for location and show time information.

From Mexico With Love – Continues for another week at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in Schererville.

Ghost Stories 1: Walking With the Dead – Indiana-based director Dan T. Hall made this documentary about eerie occurrences in Indiana; it will be shown today through Saturday at the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville.  The follow-up, Ghost Stories 2: Unmasking the Dead, will be at the Lotus Petal on Sunday and Monday.  (And the most recent film in the series, Ghost Stories 3, will be at the Lotus Petal and the IMAX theater at the Indiana State Museum next weekend.)  For show times, go to the Lotus Petal’s site by way of the link in the sidebar at the right of the page.

Good Hair – Chris Rock stars in this documentary, which continues for another week at the ShowPlace 12 in Schererville, the ShowPlace 12 in Hobart/Merrillville, and the Portage 16 and IMAX in Portage.  This film is also scheduled to open in Indianapolis on October 23 – and there will be a free preview screening of the film on Tuesday, October 20, at the IMAX theater in the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis.  Registration is required in order to attend the screening; for more details, go to this site.

Haunted Castle 3D – The IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis will screen this animated film from 2001 again this week; click on that theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

The Heartland Film Festival – Last week, the Heartland Film Festival kicked off with its opening night film; many more films will be screened this week, on several screens at both the AMC Castleton Square and the AMC Greenwood Park.  Among the titles showing this week: the much-anticipated Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire; Hal Holbrook in That Evening Sun (scheduled to open in New York City before the end of the year); Jane Campion’s Bright Star (see above); Ernest Borgnine and Piper Laurie in Another Harvest Moon; After the Storm (see last week’s column); Seven Minutes in Heaven; and the Indiana Shorts Collection.  One film – The Perfect Game (mentioned in this column several weeks ago) – will be shown at the Indiana History Center, not Castleton or Greenwood.  For more information, see the site for the festival itself or the site for the festival’s schedule.

The House on Haunted Hill (1959) – See the entry for Brain Dead above.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell – Continues for another week at the Kerasotes ShowPlace East 11 in Bloomington.

Inside the Legends: 2009 Notre Dame Japan Bowl – This documentary follows coach Lou Holtz and the group of former football players he prepares to play against the Japanese National Team in Tokyo.  Inside the Legends will be shown at 3:30 PM on Friday, October 16, at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema.

It Might Get Loud – Davis Guggenheim’s documentary will be shown again at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema on Friday, October 16, at 6:30 and 9:30 PM.  It is also scheduled to open at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis on October 30 (see “Next Week and Beyond” below).

Lewis and Clark: The Great Journey West – This 2002 film will be showing again this week at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis; click on this theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna – Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan star in this Bollywood film, which was shot in locations around the world, if the IMDb is to be believed. Apparently, Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna is a romantic comedy.  Manoranjaninc.com says that this film is scheduled to play at the Georgetown 14 through Tuesday; go to their site (see the link in the sidebar at the right of this page) for show times. More info on the film at the official site.

Mall of America and 0% Down – These two short films by Josephine Meckseper will be shown simultaneously (on different walls of the same gallery) at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from Friday, October 16 through February 7, 2010.  For more information, click on the link for the IMA in the sidebar at the right of the page.

More Than a Game – Five basketball players from Akron, Ohio – the most famous of them being none other than LeBron James – are the subject of this documentary, which follows their lives over a period of seven years.  Don’t expect very much about James’ career in the NBA, however; from what I’ve read, the film focuses on the time before he turned pro.  More Than a Game starts Friday at the Keystone Arts and ShowPlace 16 and IMAX in Indianapolis.  More info at the film’s official site.

Objectified – Gary Hustwit – who made the documentary Helvetica – returns with a doc about… objects (manufactured objects, that is), the people who design them, and the impact that these objects can have on our everyday lives.  Objectified will be shown at 6 and 8 PM on Tuesday, October 20, at the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville; it’s part of the Lotus Petal’s “Reel Matters” series of documentaries.  For more information, click on the Lotus Petal’s link in the sidebar at the right of the page, or go to the film’s official site.

Omer Fast: The Casting – This fourteen minute, four channel video installation continues at the Indianapolis Museum of Art through March 14. According to the IMA’s website, the piece intercuts excerpts from the artist’s conversations with a soldier about to leave for his second tour of duty in Iraq with footage of actors mimicking the dialogue. Click on the IMA’s link in the sidebar for more information.

One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big SurOne Fast Move is a documentary about the novel Big Sur and its author, Jack Kerouac.  It features appearances by Kerouac contemporaries (such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Carolyn Cassady) as well as writers and performers who were influenced by Kerouac’s work (including Tom Waits, Sam Shepard, Patti Smith, S. E. Hinton, and Donal Logue).  Jay Farrar of Son Volt composed the music for the film and performs it both by himself and together with Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie).  One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur will have a one-time-only showing, at 8 PM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 20, at the ShowPlace 16 and IMAX in Indianapolis, the Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville, the Showplace East Cinemas in Evansville, the Eastside 9 in Lafayette, the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in South Bend, the Goodrich Portage 16 and IMAX in Portage, and the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in Schererville.  (The film’s official site claims that it will be at the “Kerasotes ShowPlace West 12″ in Indianapolis – presumably Traders Point – but it is on the schedule for the ShowPlace 16 and IMAX on the South Side, not Traders Point, on the Kerasotes web site.  I also verified that the film will be at the Hamilton 16 on the 20th, but if you are thinking of going to one of the other theaters on the list above, you might want to check with the theater’s web site first to be sure that the film will be there.)

Opa! – Matthew Modine plays an archaeologist who travels to Greek in search of a relic and finds love with a Greek woman; Udayan Prasad (most famous for making My Son the Fanatic) directed.  For some reason, this romantic comedy has been sitting on the shelf since 2005 (!).  Opa! starts Friday at the Rave Metropolis 18 in Plainfield (where it will show two times a day: at 12:35 and 6:50 Friday through Sunday, and 1:40 and 7:45 PM Monday through Thursday), the Carmike 20 and Rave Jefferson Point 18 in Fort Wayne, the Showplace East 18 in Evansville, the Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 in Schererville, and the Carmike Encore Park 14, along with 196 theaters in other states (22 in California, 20 in Texas, 19 each in Florida and New Jersey, 12 in Tennessee, 10 each in New York, Illinois and North Carolina, 9 in Pennsylvania, 8 in Arizona, 6 each in Georgia and Colorado, 5 in Alabama, 4 in Missouri, 3 each in Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio and Utah, 2 each in Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington state and Virginia, and 1 each in Kansas, Maryland, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC). More information on the film is available at its official site.

Our Town – William Holden and Martha Scott star in this 1940 adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play; it will be shown free of charge in the Garfield Parks Art Center at 8 PM on Saturday, October 17, following the “Dia de los Muertos” opening reception.  Our Town is part of “Vintage Movie Nights,” in which local film preservationist and historian Eric Grayson presents a sampling of his favorite movies.

Pan Tadeusz – There are two films with this title on the IMDb, and I can’t tell you which one it is, since Fort Wayne’s Cinema Center – which will be showing this at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 20 – doesn’t have any information beyond the title.  However, I suspect that this is the 1999 film by Andrzej Wajda, rather than the 1928 silent film of the same title; both are based on a poem set in Eastern Europe in the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Paris – The Keystone Arts in Indianapolis will have an exclusive run of this French film (official site) in the Indianapolis area starting on Friday, October 16.  Cedric Klapisch (When the Cat’s Away; L’auberge espagnole) wrote and directed this comedy/drama, in which Romain Duris plays a man who needs a heart transplant, and Juliette Binoche plays his sister.  Melanie Laurent (from Inglourious Basterds), Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard and Francois Cluzet head the supporting cast.

Race Across the Sky: Leadville Trail 100 – Lance Armstrong is featured in this documentary about the 2009 Leadville Trail 100, which the official site for this film describes as “one of the most intense endurance races of all times.”  Armstrong and others – including his coach – will also participate in a discussion before and after the screening of the film.  This event will take place at 8 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, October 22, at the Galaxy 14 and Showplace 16 and IMAX in Indianapolis, the Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville, and eleven other theaters across the state; see the official site for more details.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show – The ‘70s cult favorite will be shown again at 10 PM this Saturday night at the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis.

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry – Continues for another week at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 11 in Richmond.

Sin by Silence – This documentary about a group of women in a California prison who form the group Convicted Women Against Abuse in order to inform others about domestic violence – and to try to change laws dealing with battered women – will be shown at 7 PM on Thursday, October 22, at the Earth House Collective in Indianapolis.  Sin by Silence director Olivia Klaus is scheduled to be present for a question and answer session after the screening.  For more information, go to the film’s official site, or to the Earth House link in the sidebar at the right of the page.

Spirits of the Dead – Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Terence Stamp and Alain Delon star in this film, which is based on three stories by Edgar Allan Poe; Federico Fellini, Louis Malle and Roger Vadim each directed one part of the film.  Spirits of the Dead will be shown free of charge at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 20 at the Jewish Community Center’s Laikin Auditorium; it is part of the Indiana Film Society’s “Time Capsule 1969″ series.

Spookley, the Square Pumpkin – This children’s film will be shown daily at 1 PM again this week at the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis; it can also be seen at 1:00 and 3:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday at the Studio 10 theater in Shelbyville.  And Spookley will also be showing at the Showplace Cinema East in Evansville at 11 AM throughout the week.

The Thin Green Line – Joe Newton – who has been coach of the boys cross-country running team at York High School in Elmhurst, IL for 50 years, and has been in charge of the team while they won more victories than any other high school sports team in America (according to the film’s official site) – is the subject of this documentary.  The Thin Green Line will be shown at the Cinema Center @ Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne on Saturday, October 17 (at 7 PM) and Wednesday, October 21 (again at 7 PM).

To Catch a Thief – Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 classic will be shown at 3 PM on Sunday, October 18 at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema; it’s part of their “Celebrating Hitchcock” series.

Under the Sea 3D – This 2009 IMAX documentary will have one showing at the IMAX theater in the Indiana State Museum this week, on Friday, October 16 at 12:30 PM.

A Woman in Berlin – Continues for another weekend at IU’s Fine Arts building in Bloomington.  This is a presentation of The Ryder Magazine and Film series, so go to The Ryder’s site (see link in sidebar at right) for show times.

The Yellow House – A French/Algerian co-production about a poor Algerian farmer making a long journey to the city to recover the body of his son – and then trying to help his wife cope with her grieving – The Yellow House will be shown at 7 PM on Thursday, October 22, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Toby Theatre.  For more information, click on the IMA’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page.

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg! – Aviva Kempner (The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg) directed this very well-reviewed documentary about Gertrude Berg, who created the radio (and later TV) show The Goldbergs.  Berg also wrote many of the scripts for The Goldbergs and was the star of the show (she won the first-ever Emmy Award for Best Actress, in fact).  Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg! – which features interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Susan Stamberg (from NPR) and TV producer Norman Lear – starts an exclusive engagement this Friday at the Keystone Arts. More info on the film at its official site.

OPENING ELSEWHERE – What a difference a week makes…. Only sixteen movies seem to be opening out of state this week, about two-thirds of the number from last week. Of this week’s films, only one (New York, I Love You) has a halfway decent chance of opening in an Indiana theater; the others would need both excellent reviews and big ticket sales out of state to make it here. I would guess that either Food Beware or The Little Traitor has the best chance of succeeding with both critics and audiences, but you never know…. and if audiences respond to The Maid with the same enthusiasm as critics, that one may have a shot as well.

Adela – Veteran Filipina actress Anita Linda plays the title role in this drama about a poor Manila woman’s 80th birthday. Adela started Wednesday, October 14, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Birdwatchers – A drama about the remnants of an Indian tribe attempting to reclaim its ancestral territory, which is now a plantation, this Brazilian film in Portuguese and Guarani opens at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco.

Blue – Manoranjaninc.com dropped this Indian film from its website last week, but Blue will still be opening at a number of out of state theaters on Friday. The film – which stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan – involves the search for underwater treasure (which is, of course, in the same area as a large group of hungry sharks). As if that weren’t enough, Blue also features a guest appearance by Kylie Minogue (!) in a musical number called “Chiggy Wiggy” (!!). Blue – reportedly the most expensive Indian film ever – starts Friday at 67 theaters (10 in California, 9 in New Jersey, 7 in Illinois, 5 each in Texas and Florida, 3 each in North Carolina, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, 2 each in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and 1 each in Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Delaware, Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Michigan, and Washington state).

Creating Karma – Karen Lynn Gorney (from Saturday Night Fever) is top-billed in this comedy, which was directed and co-written by musician and songwriter Jill Wisoff; character actor Joe Grifasi, Wisoff herself, and Carol Lee Sirugo (who co-wrote the film) are also in the cast. According to its official site, the film is about an “upright fashion editor” – the Karma of the title – who “becomes a poet after moving in with her new-age therapist sister.” Creating Karma starts Friday, October 16, at the Laemmle Grande 4-Plex in Los Angeles.

Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution – In the wake of the success of Food, Inc., it was probably just a matter of time before another documentary about what we eat showed up in theaters. This French doc starts in with a small town in France where the school offers up organic, locally grown food on its menu, and then offers interviews with a number of people (including farmers, scientists, children, food researchers, doctors, and people affected by food-related maladies) who have their own ideas on the subject. According to this film’s official site, the current generation of children is the first to grow up less healthy than their parents, and Food Beware helps to explain why this is happening. Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution starts Friday, October 16 at the Quad Cinemas in New York City.

Janky Promoters – If I recall correctly, the Weinstein Company once said that Janky Promoters was going to open wide. It isn’t. Ice Cube (who also wrote the screenplay) and Mike Epps star as a pair of untrustworthy (or “janky”) concert promoters in this comedy, which starts Friday in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and at theaters in Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey and Texas (among other locations, possibly).

The Little Traitor – Alfred Molina stars as a British officer – part of the force occupying Palestine – in this film set in 1947, before Israeli statehood. The other main character is a twelve year old boy, Proffy Liebowitz, who is determined to get the British soldiers out of the area, until he gets to know and like Molina’s character – at which point Proffy’s friends accuse him of being a “little traitor.” The Little Traitor starts Friday, October 16, at the Quad Cinemas in New York City.

Loud Speaker – This is a Malayalam-language musical comedy from India about a man with a loud voice; it starts Friday at the Phoenix Adlabs Norwalk 8 in Norwalk, California.

The Maid – Catalina Saavedra stars as a long-time maid who doesn’t much like the idea that the family who employs her is thinking of hiring another maid. The Maid – which won the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, in addition to Saavedra’s Special Jury Prize for acting – starts Friday in New York City.

Maiko Haaaan!!! – San Francisco’s Viz Cinema strikes again, with an exclusive Friday opening of this Japanese comedy about a young man who becomes infatuated with a geisha-in-training.

The Ministers – John Leguizamo and Harvey Keitel are in the cast of this crime drama, in which a New York City detective trying to solve her father’s murder becomes romantically involved with a man who may be a suspect in that crime. Unfortunately, the web site for this film does not give the theaters and cities in which this film will be playing, as far as I can tell; it starts Friday in NYC, but beyond that, I have no idea where else (if anywhere) The Ministers will be showing this week.

New York, I Love You – Many actors – including Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Chris Cooper, Bradley Cooper, Eli Wallach, Cloris Leachman, Irrfan Khan, Burt Young, Andy Garcia, Julie Christie, John Hurt, Christina Ricci, Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Robin Wright Penn, Olivia Thirlby and Maggie Q. – appear in this cinematic love letter to New York City. Segments of this anthology film were directed by Fatih Akin, Brett Ratner (?!), Natalie Portman, Allen Hughes, Yvan Attal, Shekhar Kapur, and Mira Nair, among others. New York, I Love You starts Friday in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Miami, and (of course) New York City.

Olave Jeevana Lekkachara – This Kannada-language film from India is about a student turned wannabe revolutionary; it starts Friday at the Peachtree Funplex 8 in Atlanta. I could not find an official site for this film, but here is a link to a site with some photos from the movie, and here is a link to a review.

Peranmai – A Tamil-language action film from India, Peranmai features Austrian-born US actor Roland Kickinger top-billed in the trailer, which can be seen here. I’ve never heard of Mr. Kickinger before, but the IMDb says that he was in Terminator: Salvation, and claims that he is “rumored” to have the title role in the upcoming Conan. (Perhaps Kickinger will be the future governor of California as well….). Peranmai starts Friday at six theaters in the Phoenix Adlabs chain (two in California, and one each in New Jersey, Michigan, Virginia and Georgia).

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure – Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles will have an exclusive run of this animated sequel to 2008′s Tinkrer Bell starting on Friday; the film will be out on DVD and Blu-ray October 27.

Warning!!! Pedophile Released – Writer, director, actor and provocateur Shane Ryan (the Amateur Porn Star killer series) made this film about a man who served six years in prison for a sex crime; after his release, he and his victim (now an adult) both deny that he actually broke any laws – and the pair become romantically involved. Warning!!! Pedophile Released starts Friday at the Laemmle Grande 4-Plex in Los Angeles.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND – The Keystone Arts website now says that A Serious Man and Bright Star are both scheduled to open at that theater on October 23.  It Might Get Loud has been shifted to October 30, while The Damned United is currently on the Keystone Arts site with a start date of November 6.  As noted above, Blue is no longer listed on manoranjaninc.com’s site – but they did add the Tamil-language film Aadhavan to their page recently; it is scheduled to start at the Georgetown 14 on October 23.

As also noted above, the locally-produced Ghost Stories 3 is scheduled to be at both the IMAX theater in the Indiana State Museum and the Lotus Petal Cinema next weekend.  In another sign that Halloween is near, actor Bill Johnson – who portrayed Leatherface in the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – will be making a personal appearance at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX in Indianapolis next Saturday from 2 to 4 PM.

In drive-in news, Godzilla vs. Mothra and Angry Red Planet will be at Shelbyville’s Skyline Drive-In next weekend, while Martinsville’s Centerbrook Drive-In (which is closed this weekend) finishes off its “Horrorfest” next weekend with a screening of Zombieland and one other film – to be determined by votes at the theater’s website.  http://www.centerbrookmovies.com/  Unfortunately, the well-reviewed Carriers – which was once listed on the Centerbrook’s site as a Horrorfest title – is not on the list of possibilities, so it now looks like that one will go straight to DVD in central Indiana.

Finally, the film Human Like You: A Bipolar Odyssey is scheduled to start October 23 at the Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville, the Eastside 9 in Lafayette, and the Portage 16 and IMAX in Portage.

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  1. Oct 17 2009

    edited to add an expanded opening elsewhere section

  2. Helen
    Oct 18 2009

    More Than a Game has an interesting backstory that explains its team/youth/community focus. It began life as a short film project by an Akron film school student who chose as his subject the high school basketball team that had become a local phenomenon. With the coach’s and players’ permission, he shadowed the team on and off the court for a season. With James elevated to NBA stardom a few years later the filmmaker was able to secure financing to expand his student work into a full-length documentary.

  3. miriam
    Oct 19 2009

    Have you considered, Mike, that Georgetown is keeping Blood Creek just to mess with your mind?

  4. Doc
    Oct 20 2009

    Blood Creek is not the film I’d choose to be the city’s unique offering. But it’s hard to criticize Landmark for acting like a banal multiplex, and then criticize Georgetown for showing something different. Much better to criticize the distributors who reduce us to these choices.

  5. Mike
    Oct 21 2009

    Helen: Thanks for the info. on More Than a Game. I did not know that.

    Miriam: I often suspect that the Georgetown 14 is messing with my mind. But it’s all over next week- Blood Creek is finally gone.

    Also- UPDATE: Here’s something I found out about just today: the concert film Third Eye Blind, which was shot at New York City’s Crash Mansion in August. According to the site for this one-night-only event, songs featured include all of the hits from the band’s most recent three CDs, as well as several new tunes from their self-titled CD. This will be shown at 7 PM on Thursday, October 22 at the Showplace Cinemas East in Evansville- the only theater in Indiana to feature this event, according to its official site.

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