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FEBRUARY
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TWO DAYS
ONE NIGHT
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MR. TURNER
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SLFS EXEC
ASSISTANT
BARBARA
MELLEN
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showcasing the best in american independents, international films, and documentaries
FEBRUARY 2015
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014
SEE THESE WHILE
YOU STILL CAN!
S TA F F P I C K S
THE IMITATION GAME
Directed by Morten Tyldum
USA | PG-13 | 114 min. | Drama
Barb Guy
Director of Public
Relations
Jacob Hall
Annie Jenkins
Broadway Assistant
Manager
Front of House Staff
PR & Marketing
Coordinator
Events Coordinator
1. Obvious Child
2. Inherent Vice
3. Only Lovers Left
Alive
4.Gloria
5. Nymphomaniac Vol. I
6.Whiplash
7. Guardians of the Galaxy
8.Birdman
9. The Babadook
10. We Are the Best! / Night Moves
1. The Broken Circle Breakdown
2. We Are the Best!
3. Finding Vivian Maier
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. The Skeleton Twins
6.Calvary
7. Magic in the Moonlight
8.Boyhood
9.Ida
10.Birdman
1. Only Lovers Left
Alive
2. Under the Skin
3. Gone Girl
4. Whiplash
5. The Grand
Budapest Hotel
6. Nightcrawler
7. Birdman
8. Jodorowsky’s Dune
9. Blue Ruin
10. Obvious Child
1. The Skeleton Twins
2. Jodorowsky’s Dune
3. Under the Skin
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. The Babadook
6. Mistaken For Strangers
7. Gone Girl
8. Snowpiercer
9.Calvary
10. The Grand Budapest Hotel
1.Whiplash
2.Birdman
3. Under the Skin
4.Calvary
5. The Rover
6. Jodorowsky’s Dune
7. Gone Girl
8.Locke
9. Only Lovers Left Alive
10. The Raid 2
11.Snowpiercer
12. The Grand
Budapest Hotel
13. Guardians of the Galaxy
Elizabeth Seawright
Conor Long
Rachel Getts
Website and Social Media
Coordinator
1. Only Lovers Left
Alive
2. Inherent Vice
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. A Girl Walks Home
Alone At Night
5. The Lego Movie
6. The Imitation Game
7. Gone Girl
8.Boyhood
9. The Fault In Our Stars
10. Pride
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch,
Knightley, and Matthew Goode
Keira
INHERENT VICE
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
USA | R | 148 min. | Comedy/Crime
Riley Ashton
Barbara Mellen
Broadway Assistant
Manager
1. Under the Skin
2. The Rover
3. Birdman
4. Ida
5. Whiplash
6. Locke
7. Gone Girl
8. Boyhood
9. Inherent Vice
10. Jodorowsky’s Dune
1. The Lego Movie
2.Snowpiercer
3.Ida
4. Under the Skin
5. Only Lovers Left
Alive
6. The Skeleton Twins
7. We Are the Best!
8.Locke
9. Jodorowsky’s Dune
10. The Babadook
Sydnie Henderson
PR & Marketing Artist
1. The Babadook
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3.Whiplash
4.Birdman
5.Tracks
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.Wild
2
Derrek Wall
Front of House Staff
Administrative Coordinator
James Ramierez
Front of House Staff
& Design
1.Birdman
2. Inherent Vice
3. The Rover
4.Whiplash
5. Only Lovers Left Alive
6. The Raid 2
7.Foxcatcher
8. The Grand Budapest Hotel
9.Ida
10.Leviathan
1.Boyhood
2. Nightcrawler
3. The Babadook
4. Calvary
5. Gone Girl
6. Bang Bang
7. Snowpiercer
8. Ida
9. The Theory of
Everything
10. Grand Budapest
Hotel
Susan Tive
Krystille Souza
Paula Webster
1. The One I Love
2.Snowpiercer
3. Only Lovers Left Alive
4. Obvious Child
5. The Lego Movie
6.Birdman
7. The Skeleton Twins
8. Night Moves
9. Under the Skin
10.Calvary
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Nymphomaniac Vol. 1
3. Nymphomaniac Vol. 2
4. Only Lovers Left Alive
5. They Came Together
6. Mac and Me
7.Snowpiercer
8. Dinosaur 13
9. Hector & The Search
for Happiness
10.The Skeleton Twins
Projectionist & Front of
House Staff
Stephen Simmons
Director of Development
Manager of Operations
and Customer Experience
1.Boyhood
2.Ida
3.Birdman
4.Selma
5.Interstellar
6. Life Itself
7. Finding Vivian Maier
8. Mr. Turner
9.Whiplash
1. Gone Girl
2. Under The Skin
3.Boyhood
4. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
5. Nymphomanic Vol. I
6. The One I love
7. Stranger By The
Lake
8.Birdman
9.Joe
10. The Rover
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
Operations Runner
Laurent Backman
Front of House Staff
1. Whiplash
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. The Lego Movie
6. The Skeleton Twins
7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
8. Birdman
9. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
10. Big Hero 6
NOW IT’S
YOUR TURN!
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen
Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Jena Malone, Maya
Rudolph, and Martin Short
FOXCATCHER
Directed by Bennett Miller
USA | R | 134 min. | Drama
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Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and
Mark Ruffalo
FEBRUARY 2015
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B A R B A RA A. M E LLEN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
What’s your official position?
the money, they work here for the love of film. It’s one of the
happiest times of my life.
Good question. Sometimes I’m Girl Friday sometimes I’m
Executive Assistant. I try to help everyone as much as possible.
My hope is that as SLFS
continues to expand and
experience new growth, all
involved will remember the
roots of the Broadway and
Tower theaters.
What are your hopes for SLFS? How long
have you
worked
here?
My hope is that as SLFS continues to expand and experience
new growth, all involved will remember the roots of the
Broadway and Tower theaters. A lot of sacrifice, both financial
and emotional, has been made by real film lovers who work
here and have worked here. I hope that will never be forgotten.
Seven wild
years.
What is your favorite movie and why?
This, of course is the most difficult question of all. I have
favorites in various categories. My favorite genre is Horror
- Psychological Terror movies in particular. I’ve outgrown
slashers. The “History of Violence” poster hangs in my office one of my all-time favorites.
What drew you to start working for Salt Lake Film
Society?
I started as a volunteer; worked my way up to box office, then
to concessions (I was proud to be a “popcorn person”), and then
upstairs to administration.
Have you always loved film?
When I was 8, living in Pittsburgh, PA, my mother would drop
me off every Saturday at a beautiful old theater located on a
cobblestone road and I would stay all day watching a double
feature, (at least two times - same movies), and cliffhanger
shorts (Flash Gordon). I remember it cost 25 cents. I never got
tired of going. Our family would go to drive-in theaters, and my
dad would make us leave early to avoid the car rush. We would
turn around and try to watch the end of the movie through the
back window or our car without a speaker. I never miss the
ending or beginning of any show now that I am all grown up!
And yes, I will always love film.
Barbara Mellen and her sister
a book reviewer for a large newspaper, and an editor for the
University Weekly newspaper. Writing is my favorite pastime
and I intend to pursue screenwriting this summer.
What is your favorite aspect of working here?
The volunteers, patrons, and employees are so interesting.
They are intelligent and have a tremendous knowledge of film.
I really miss Andik working at the front counter. I always told
him he should have a web site called “Ask Andy”. He taught
me so much. At SLFS I am treated respectfully, have a lot of
freedom, and can see all the movies I want for free!! It doesn’t
get any better than that. The caliber of employees at the SLFS
is beyond anything you could imagine. They don’t work here for
What are some of your favorite experiences with
film?
I read voraciously - all kinds of books; swim; and I am a writer.
I used to have a weekly newspaper column of my own, was
My proudest accomplishment in life is my five children and
twelve grandchildren. They live in various parts of the country
- NYC, Chicago, Flagstaff, Portage, MI, and one here in SLC.
My children all love film and my son Vance is a filmmaker. I
got to play the part of an insane nurse in his graduation film
(Screechers) when he got his Masters in film from the Chicago
Art Institute. One of his professors asked who I was and said I
was terrifying; hearing that was one of my proudest moments.
My family is filled with artists (including my husband who died
in 1998). My children are so proud that I work for Salt Lake
Film Society. I’m proud to work here too. It’s the best job I’ve
ever had.
SHOP AT
The film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland where my brother,
sister, and I stayed for ten days. There was a horror film festival
(some of the most frightening movies I’ve ever seen), stand-up
comedy, dance, music, and film from all over the world. We
watched “Blue Velvet” on TV, while resting, then decided to go
see “Blue Velvet” as a live play, and as we got in a cab after the
play the driver turned around and - I swear to you this is true”
his name tag said “DAVID LYNCH.” It was truly one of the best
times of my life. For my decade birthday, my brother and sister
took me to Telluride Film Festival, bought me the $700 pass and
we ran from movie to movie for four days. There was never time
to eat so we lived mostly on hot dogs which none of us usually
eat. We had a phenomenal condo right downtown by all the
theaters. My son photoshopped a picture of my sister and me
driving home from Telluride. That was a fine time.
What are some of your hobbies?
Is there anything else you would like us to know
about you?
WHOLE FOODS
FEB 21st
AND SUPPORT
SLFS
On February 21st
Whole Foods Trolley Square will
donate 5% of all sales to the
home of independent film in SLC.
Shop February 21st for your
Oscar Party goodies!
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org
or 801.321.0310.
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FEBRUARY 2015
MR. TURNER
TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT
MOMMY
SONG OF THE
Directed by Mike Leigh
UK | R | 150 min. | Drama
Starts February 6 @broadway
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
BELGIUM/FRANCE/ITALY | PG-13 | 95 min. | Drama
Starts February 6 @broadway
Directed by Xavier Dolan
CANADA | R | 139 min. | Drama
Starts February 14 @broadway
Directed by Tomm Moo
IRELAND | PG | 93 min. | F
Starts February 13 @broa
BEST ACTOR
CANNES
In French and Arabic
with English subtitles
FILM FESTIVAL
An exploration of the last quarter century of the
great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s
life.
JURY PRIZE
Starring Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, and Dorothy Atkinson
Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her
workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus,
in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one
weekend to convince her colleagues to give up
their bonuses so that she can keep her job.
From the director of VERA DRAKA, HAPPY-GOLUCKY, and SECRETS & LIES
Starring Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione,
and Catherine Salée
CANNES
FILM FESTIVAL
A widowed single mother, raising her violent son
alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor
inserts herself into their household.
Starring Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, and Su-
zanne Clément
Saoirse is a child who is
women in Irish and Scottish
from seals into people.
grandmother’s home to jou
fairy creatures trapped in t
Starring Brendan Gleeso
gan
From the director of THE SE
COMING S
BE A PART OF THE
SLFS COMMUNITY
KUMIKO THE TREASURE
HUNTER
@saltlakefilmsoc
@saltlakefilmsoc
facebook.com/SaltLakeFilmSociety
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All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org
or 801.321.0310.
A LITTLE CHAOS
home of
dependent film in SLC
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ore
Fantasy
adway
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MATCH
LEVIATHAN
MAPS TO THE STARS
Directed by Stephen Belber
USA | R | 90 min. | Comedy/Drama
Starts February 14 @tower
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
RUSSIA | R | 140 min. | Drama
Starts February 21 @broadway
Directed by David Cronenberg
USA | R | 111 min. | Drama
BEST SCREENPLAY
CANNES
FILM FESTIVAL
s the last of the selkies,
h legends who transform
She escapes from her
urney to the sea and free
the modern world.
As a Juilliard professor is interviewed by a woman
and her husband for her dissertation on the
history of dance in 1960’s New York, it becomes
increasingly clear that there are ulterior motives
to the couple’s visit.
on and Fionnula Flana-
Starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino, and
Matthew Lillard
ECRET OF KELLS
From the director of MANAGEMENT
CANNES
GOLDEN
GLOBES
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight
the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will
be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend, Dmitri to
help. But the man’s arrival brings further misfortune
for Kolya and his family.
@tower
BEST ACTRESS
BEST FOREIGN
LANGUAGE FILM
In Russian with
English subtitles
FILM FESTIVAL
A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing
celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of
their pasts.
Starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska,
Robert Pattinson
From the director of A DANGEROUS METHOD, and
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
IVORY TOWER @tower
O O N @SLFS
L’Anglaise
et le Duc
Coming March 13
Directed by David Zellner
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki
Katsube, Shirley Venard
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo
(1996) on VHS, believing it to
be a treasure map indicating
the location of a large case of
money.
The Lady and the Duke
During the French Revolution, a Scottish
aristocrat and her former lover, the Duke of Orleans,
find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
Coming April 10
Monday,
February 2
Directed by Alan Rickman
Starring: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman,
Stanley Tucci
A female landscape-gardener is
awarded the esteemed assignment
to construct the grand gardens at
Versailles, a gilt-edged position which
thrusts her to the very centre of the
court of King Louis XIV.
Starts February 27
Presented by
Westminster College
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
7:00 pm @tower
free admission
Check showtimes at SLFS.org
or 801.321.0310.
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FEBRUARY 2015
L I V E S TA G E P E R F O R M A N C E @ broadway
captured live
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 21
@ 11 AM
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter,
opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her
dangerous voyage begins. Suitable for 10 years +
ADMISSION:
General - $18
SLFS Members - $12
Students - $9.25
KU E D7 pr esent s
PEDICT THIS YEAR’S OSCAR WINNERS
AND YOU COULD WIN BIG!
You'll find More
It’s time again for the year’s greatest entertainment award show! To help celebrate
Not only do you get Downton
Abbey on Sundays at 8PM, but
the classic The Jewel in the
Crown Sundays at 6PM - PLUS
20 additional hours including
Grantchester and Wolf Hall.
than ever on KUED!
the 87th Annual Academy Awards, we will be holding an online contest for our
patrons. Make your predictions on this year’s Oscar winners and you could win big!
First place will win a Panaflex Membership. Runners-up will get some awesome film
passes and T-shirts. We’ll pick the lucky winners on Feb 22d, so make sure to enter
before the big day.
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All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org
or 801.321.0310.
FEBRUARY 2015
SLFS Executive Director Tori Baker leads a
panel on Developing
Relationships with Local
Government Entities
with panelists Nichole
Dunn, Deputy Mayor of
Salt Lake County; Jason
Mathis, Downtown Alliance Executive Director;
and Jeffrey Burke,
consultant to Salt Lake
City Mayors office.
SLFS SHOWS OFF BEAUTIFUL NEW BROADWAY
SPACE BY HOSTING TWO PANELS TO KICK OFF
ART HOUSE CONVERGENCE 2015.
The Art House Convergence conference is an annual conference
where delegates enjoy inspirational speakers, informative
sessions, and panel discussions that provide productive tips
about programming, marketing, fundraising, technology, and
industry trends to help improve the quality and effectiveness
of community-based, mission-driven art house cinemas around
the United States and beyond. These independent Art House
cinemas rely on local communities for support, both from box
office and concession revenue and, to truly thrive, grow and
serve, from philanthropic gifts and volunteer support.
Independent art house operators gather annually in Midway,
Utah, for a four-day discussion of common challenges,
successes, and secrets at the Convergence, just before the start
of the Sundance Film Festival.
This year for the first time, conference participants were invited
to kick off the Convergence with two panel discussions and a
film screening at the Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City
before heading up the mountain for the remainder of the confab.
SLFS delegates were Tori Baker, executive director, Amy Beth
Leber, director of operations, and Barb Guy, director of public
relations, along with several SLFS board members.
Convergence participants milled around before the
first panel, ooh-ing and aah-ing over the new lobby.
Convergence participants gather
outside the Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah.
Tori Baker of SLFS leads a second panel, this one on collaborations between SLFS and community partners. From
left, Josh Elstein, Salt Lake Community College Center for Arts and Media; Tori Baker; Bill Allred, SLFS Advisory Board
Member and X96 Radio From Hell celebrity; Don Hamp, Founder and CEO, Merco Local; Liz Galloway, Director of Marketing, Merco Local; and Susan Vogel, Founder, Artes de Mexico en Utah.
All Salt Lake Film Society dates and
locations are subject to change.
Check showtimes at SLFS.org
or 801.321.0310.
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SUPER 8
a
member
SLFS
of
$50 Standard | $40 Youth
$1.00 off all regular admissions
FREE small popcorn on Mondays
FREE tix to 6 exclusive members-only events
PANAFLEX
2 FREE Tower video rentals
25% discount on SLFS merch
$120 Individual | $180 Dual
ALL SUPER 8 BENEFITS, PLUS
$2.00 off all regular admissions
Entry in drawing to attend 1
FREE Tower video rentals year ‘round
Sundance Film Fest private
FREE SLFS T-Shirt (2 with DUAL)
screening (2 entries for DUAL)
FREE tix to 6 exclusive members-only events
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b e c o me
FEBRUARY 2015
Tower Theatre & Video
876 East 900 South
Video Rentals: 801.359.5158
111 East 300 South
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801.321.0310
So do we! Let’s be buds!
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@SaltLakeFilmSoc
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T H A N K YO U t o
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles
F
CHRONIK
Broadway Centre Cinemas
YOU LIKE
MOVIES?
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$300 Individual | $500 Dual
ALL PANAFLEX BENEFITS, PLUS
FREE admission to ALL films ALL year!
1 FREE small popcorn per visit (2 with DUAL)
FREE admission to ALL member events
Entry in drawing to attend 2 Sundance Film Fest private screenings
(2 entries for DUAL)
YES
George Q. Morris
FOUNDATION
I would like to support Salt Lake Film Society’s
programs by becoming a member.
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Super 8
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DUAL Chronik:
$500
DUAL Panaflex:
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Salt Lake Community Leaders
Bill Allred
Jackie Biskupski
Jeffrey Breglio
Craig Cleveland
Levi Elder
Lori Feld
Seth Jarvis
Justina Parsons-Bernstein
George Pence
Ken Pollard
Dan Purjes
Miles Romney
Thomas Sobchack
Scott Ulbrich
Film Professionals
Barbara Boyle, Producer
Trevor Groth, Sundance Sr. Programmer
Dave Cummins, Post Production
Stephen Katz, Cinematographer
Chapin Cutler, Digital Media
Kelly Loosli, BYU animation
Chris Lippard, Film Professor
Lance Williams, Producer/Actor
Film Directors
Richard Dutcher
Keith Gordon
Trent Harris
Tyler Measom