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The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Leaning Into the Wind – Andy Goldsworthy

STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2 • ONE WEEK

STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 16 • ONE WEEK

WINNER!

WINNER!

AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

BEST OF FEST NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL

Short films are the incubators of the directing stars of tomorrow, and show a remarkable variety of inspiration and technique. Landmark Theatres is once again happy to offer audiences a chance to see the new Academy Award nominees in the categories of Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. Thanks to Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures, audiences will have an opportunity not only to second guess the Academy voters, but to get a leg up in their office pools! Two feature-length programs will be shown—one for the live action nominees and one for the animated nominees. Separate admission is required for each program. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will announce the nominees on Tuesday, January 23. Details about the contents of each program will be made available on our website in the days that follow, once confirmed. And don’t forget to watch the 90th Academy Awards show when it is broadcast live on Sunday, March 4! The ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.

Critic’s Pick! “Very enjoyable!”—Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES “Genius. Maverick. Inventor. Feminist pioneer. All of these descriptors apply to Lamarr.” —Joe Baker, DALLAS FILM NOW

Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (ZIEGFELD GIRL, SAMSON AND DELILAH) was known as the world’s most beautiful woman—Snow White and Cat Woman were both based on her iconic look. However, her incredible beauty stood in the way of her being given the credit she deserved as an ingenious inventor whose pioneering work eventually helped revolutionize modern communication. Mislabeled as “just another pretty face,” Hedy’s true legacy is that of a brilliant technological trailblazer. An Austrian Jewish émigré, she wanted to help defeat the Nazis. She invented a covert “frequency hopping” communications system to make Allied torpedoes unstoppable, and then patriotically gave her 1942 patent to the Navy, who ignored it and told her to sell kisses for war bonds instead. Throughout her life few knew of Hedy’s secret history, but in 2016 director Alexandra Dean and producer Adam Haggiag unearthed four never-before-heard audio tapes of Hedy speaking about her incredible life. Combining this newly discovered interview with intimate reflections from her children, closest friends, family and admirers, including Mel Brooks and Robert Osborne, BOMBSHELL finally sets the record straight, giving Hedy Lamarr the chance to tell her own amazing story. (USA, 2017)

“Meditative…Visually seductive.”—Dennis Harvey, VARIETY “Will inspire anyone who sees it to look for the beauty in every gust, to admire how nature constantly rearranges itself, and us along with it…A fascinating reminder that some art wasn’t made to be owned.”—David Ehrlich, INDIEWIRE

LEANING INTO THE WIND – ANDY GOLDSWORTHY, director Thomas Riedelsheimer’s second documentary on renowned British artist Andy Goldsworthy (following 2001’s memorable RIVERS AND TIDES), takes viewers on a beautiful and entrancing journey into the hillsides, wild terrains and other outdoor spaces that inspire Goldsworthy’s creative spirit. He not only leans into the wind, but also climbs trees, shakes out clouds of pollen, penetrates hedgerows, and lies in the rain. The film chronicles a vibrant journey through the diverse layers of Goldsworthy’s world, including some scenes working with his daughter Holly Goldsworthy. From urban Edinburgh and Glasgow to the South of France and New England, Berlin and San Francisco, each environment he encounters becomes a fresh kaleidoscopic canvas for his art. A lushly-visualized travelogue, Goldsworthy’s work and Riedelsheimer’s exquisite cinematography redefine landscape and inextricably tie human life to the natural world, creating a film experience that is poetic, thoughtful and peaceful. Enhanced by an original jazz-influenced score by Fred Frith. (UK/Germany, 2017)

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A Fantastic Woman

Oh Lucy!

Ramen Heads

STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 9 • ONE WEEK

STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 23 • ONE WEEK

WINNER!

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE!

3 AWARDS BERLIN IN’L FILM FESTIVAL

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

NOMINATED FOR 2 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS! BEST FIRST FEATURE & BEST ACTRESS

“The foundation on which the movie rests and finally soars is Vega’s magnetic and meticulously controlled performance.”—Justin Chang, LOS ANGELES TIMES “The title of Sebastián Lelio’s new film might seem a bit on the nose. It’s a fantastic movie. Daniela Vega, the star, is fantastic in it. Quote me in the ads, with exclamation points if you must. My work here is done.”—A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Daniela Vega shines in a wonderful performance as a transgender nightclub singer, Marina, in love with Orlando (Francisco Reyes), a successful businessman 20 years her senior. He has left his disapproving family to be with her, and they are planning a happy future together when Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, leaving Marina stunned and bereft. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, Marina is attacked and excluded. Orlando’s family view her sexual identity as an aberration, a perversion. A woman detective investigates Marina, suspecting she was involved in his death. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids her from attending the funeral, and Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando. Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now—a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman. Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film! Directed and co-written by Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA). (Chile, 2017) sonyclassics.com/afantasticwoman

“The story has an idiosyncratic charm that pays off in an unexpectedly touching ending.” —David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Like a chocolate trifle with an arsenic core, this quirky portrait [gestures] toward broad comic appeal while offering peeks at a profound darkness just beneath.”—Andrew Barker, VARIETY

“Slurp-tastic food porn...[Chef Tomita] is charming, learned, confident and modest.” —Kurt Halfyard, SCREEN ANARCHY “You’ll want to sample Japan’s favourite comfort dish after watching this drool-worthy doc.”—Natalia Manzocco, TORONTO NOW

Setsuko (Shinobu Terajima) is a lonely, chain-smoking, past-her-prime office worker in Tokyo. When her fun-loving twenty-year-old niece Mika (Shioli Katsuna) browbeats her into enrolling in an unorthodox English class she meets a handsome young American instructor, John (Josh Hartnett, PEARL HARBOR), who tries to break through Japanese formality by hugging his students; he requires her to wear a curly blonde wig and take on an American alter ego named “Lucy.” Setsuko finds her new identity liberating, and quickly develops romantic feelings for John—to the degree that when he suddenly disappears without explanation she wants to track him down. Setsuko enlists the help of her grouchy sister Ayako (Kaho Minami), and the pair fly halfway across the world to Southern California in pursuit. In a brave new world of tattoo parlors and seedy motels, family ties and past lives are tested as Setsuko struggles to preserve the dream and promise of “Lucy.” With Koji Yakusho. Recalling the culture clash charm of KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER, OH LUCY! is funny but dark, with a gem of a performance by Terajima. Directed and co-written by Atsuko Hirayanagi in her directorial debut. (Japan/USA, 2017)

Ramen—the perfectly slurpable combination of broth and noodles—is considered an edible embrace, comforting ephemera and an art form by master chefs and legions of fans. Japan’s reigning king of ramen, Osamu Tomita, takes us into his kitchen and deep into his world, revealing the secrets of every step of his obsessive process, sharing recipes, trade secrets and flavor philosophies. A mouthwatering survey of culinary history, famous restaurants and specialty ingredients, RAMEN HEADS makes a compelling case for finding Japan’s heart through its stomach. Chef Tomita takes the viewer on a tasting tour that includes visits to his favorite shops (some are even kept anonymous for fear of discovery), long waits in even longer lines and behind-the-scenes access to his restaurant’s 10th anniversary celebration. Together with two other ramen masters, he creates a once-in-a-lifetime batch of ramen he hopes will inspire the next generation. For this event, foodies wait overnight for limited meal tickets. For a delicious film experience that rivals JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI and TAMPOPO for sensory appeal, don’t miss RAMEN HEADS! Directed by Koki Shigeno. (Japan, 2018) ramenheadsfilm.com

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The China Hustle

Belle de Jour

STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 30 • ONE WEEK

STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 13 • ONE WEEK

FEBRUARY 9 – APRIL 19, 2018

50TH ANNIVERSARY! NEW 4K DIGITAL RESTORATION!

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FILMCALENDAR Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel’s BELLE DE JOUR “Wildly entertaining...Blows the lid off a multibillion-dollar heist…Far from a postmortem, the film uncovers a scandal that’s still ongoing.”—Scott Tobias, VARIETY “Excellent...Unveils massive fraud…but is easy for non-traders to understand.” —John DeFore, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“It is possibly the best-known erotic film of modern times, perhaps the best.” —Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES “Every detail has been so carefully thought out that seeing it again is like seeing it in another key.”—Renata Adler, THE NEW YORK TIMES

The unsettling and eye-opening new documentary THE CHINA HUSTLE begins in the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, when investors on the fringes of the financial world feverishly sought new alternatives for high-return investments in the global markets. With Chinese indexes demonstrating explosive growth, the country suddenly emerged as a gold rush opportunity with one caveat: U.S. investors were prohibited from investing directly into the country’s market. Makeshift solutions led to a market frenzy, until one investor discovered the massive web of fraud left in its wake. A whistleblower on a covert mission to China investigated several companies, revealing that they were over-reporting their revenue by huge amounts. The fraud is gigantic, with a potential running into billions, posing a threat to the world economy. THE CHINA HUSTLE exposes the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you’ve never heard of, and rings the alarm on the need for transparency in an increasingly de-regulated financial world. Executive produced in part by Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM) and directed by Jed Rothstein (BEFORE THE SPRING AFTER THE FALL). (USA, 2018)

Catherine Deneuve’s porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in one of the actress’s most iconic roles: Séverine, a seemingly virginal Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her afternoon hours working in a high-class bordello, before returning home to her new husband (Jean Sorel). Although frustrated by his wife’s frigidity toward him, he remains patient, unaware that her sexual life is restricted to elaborate fantasies involving domination, sadomasochism and bondage. This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel (THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE) is an examination of desire and fetishistic pleasure (its characters’ and its viewers’), as well as a gently absurdist take on contemporary social mores and class divisions. Fantasy and reality commingle in this burst of cinematic transgression, which was one of Buñuel’s biggest hits. With Michel Piccoli. New 4K digital restoration for the 50th Anniversary of its U.S. release in 1968! (France/Italy, 1967)

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Itzhak STARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 6 • ONE WEEK

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BARGAIN SHOWS!

• All shows prior to 6pm Monday – Thursday • First show Friday – Sunday and Holidays

E STREET CINEMA 555 11th Street NW, Washington, DC • (202) 783-9494 (entrance on E Street between 10th and 11th Street)

“A love story on many levels—Perlman’s love of music, of the violin, of life itself.” —Ray Rogers, BILLBOARD “Teeming with classical music he performs or conducts, the documentary shows Perlman as a gentle, grateful and generous person who inspires.” —Doris Toumarkine, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

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Hailed as the world’s greatest living violinist, Itzhak Perlman is presented in a highly personal light in ITZHAK, revealing his appealing personality and deep passion for music. The film explores Perlman’s remarkable biography as an immigrant of humble origins and a childhood victim of polio who went from young violin prodigy (debuting at 13 on “The Ed Sullivan Show”) to established international star, balancing a demanding performance schedule with a robust family life. Funny, irreverent and self-deprecating, Perlman is seen rehearsing with fellow musicians  Evgeny Kissin and Mischa Maiskey, trading stories in his kitchen with longtime friend Alan Alda, enthusiastically attending a Mets baseball game, teaching classes with eager young students, and sharing a loving marriage with Toby, his wife of over 50 years, in a close-knit household steeped in Jewish traditions. As delightful and fascinating as the famous violinist himself, ITZHAK is an unforgettable portrait of musical virtuosity enclosed in warmth, humor and love. Directed by Alison Chernick (MATTHEW BARNEY: NO RESTRAINT). (USA, 2018)

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