THE DHAMMA BROTHERS
starts August 1
"A thrilling and hopeful voyage through a very dark place." –Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

East meets West in the Deep South, when, in an overcrowded maximum-security prison, hardened inmates embark upon a rigorous program of meditation. At Alabama's Donaldson Correctional Facility a group of soul-seeking inmates embark on extended Vipassana retreat - an emotionally and physically demanding, 10-day journey. By the end, each has discovered a deeper connection with themselves, their crimes and their futures. Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking) said this inspirational film by Jenny Phillips, Andy Kukura and Anne Marie Stein “gives you hope for the human race."
(U.S., 2006, 76m, video, Balcony Releasing)

ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
starts August 8
"A mesmerizing portrait of the director as acclaimed artist and tortured human being." –Variety

Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for more than three decades, Marina Zenovich's documentary explores the circus-like trial of the Oscar-winning director, who was convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. With new information and never-seen archival footage, Zenovich crafts a real-life thriller that also offers a discourse on the celebrity obsessions that drive American cultural life.
(U.S., 2008, 99 min, 35mm, ThinkFilm)

TO CATCH A THIEF
coming soon!!

New 35mm print!!
Cary Grant is a reformed cat burglar, Grace Kelly a spoiled American on a tour of the Riviera and a rash of stands as the most glamorous and romantic of Alfred Hitchcock's films. Working with his finest collaborators, Hitchcock combines Robert Burks' Oscar-winning cinematography, Edith Head's gorgeous costumes and John Michael Hayes' taut, sophisticated script -- and one of cinema's most gloriously explosive finales -- into a summer film for the ages.
(U.S./France, 1955, 106m, 35mm, Paramount Pictures)

MAN ON WIRE
starts Wednesday August 27
"Exhilarating" –New York Times
"One of the most wildly entertaining docs in years … astonishes in every respect." –Variety

(Winner, Grand Jury Prize/Audience Award, 2008 Sundance Film Festival)
For the serious-minded, acrobatics might seem a frivolous pursuit. But raise the stakes to 1300 feet above New York City's cold, hard pavement and circus stunts become a matter of life—as in the kind that's lived to its fullest—and death. The French acrobat Philippe Petit thrilled the world when, after months of spying and planning, he snuck to the top of the World Trade Center, strung a high wire from the corner of one of the Twin Towers to the other, and then performed the world's greatest high wire walk. In revisiting Petit's story, director James Marsh has constructed a gorgeous, innovative, nail-biting and operatic celebration to the freest of free spirits, a hero who can't help but arouse our own sense of wonder and adventure. (U.K., 2008, 102m)