Mogwai showing for the month of June

This month: we don't really have a theme. What we do have are great movies We've got an adaptation of a beloved Murakami novel, to a documentary about an American literary great, and a subversion of classic samurai tropes. Plus, Club.MOV returns with more heartbreak. We ain't SM City, but we've got it all for you.

ALL SCREENINGS START AT 9 PM

June 6 to 9: NORWEGIAN WOOD

Directed by Anh Hung Tran

In 1968, Toru (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is shocked when his friend Kizuki commits suicide. Toru grows close Kizuki's girlfriend Naoko. Amidst the turmoil of the time, the two try to deal with their tragic loss in very different ways. Murakami is notoriously hard to adapt, but Anh Hung Tran makes a noble attempt. The Tokyo of the film is dreamlike and lyrical, suffused with fleeting moments of heartbreaking beauty.

128 Minutes

Japanese with English subtitles

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June 13 to 16: PUBLIC SPEAKING

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Fran Liebowitz is one of America's sharpest authors. In this documentary, director Martin Scorsese assembles an entertaining portrait of Liebowitz, assembled from interviews and clips from her speaking engagements. Scorsese reveals a wit and a personality that deserves to be placed among the giants of modern American culture.

98 Minutes

English

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June 20 to 23: 13 ASSASSINS

Directed by Miike Takashi

In feudal Japan, a sadistic young lord has risen to power. He uses his authority to rape and kill at will. With no legal means to challenge the lord's authority, a trusted older samurai is given the secret task to assassinate him. The samurai assembles a group of warriors willing to throw away their honor and their lives in the name of heavenly justice. 13 Assassins is a twisted reversal of the classic Seven Samurai, revealing a darker side to the code of the Bushido and samurai thinking.

126 Minutes

Japanese with English Subtitles

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June 27 to 30: CLUB.MOV PRESENTS THE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO HEARTBREAK 4

TWO LOVERS

(James Gray, 2010, USA)

Curated by Chard Bolisay

June 27, Monday, 9pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMpuIAiuabw

UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG

(Jacques Demy, 1996, France)