City Guide
July Films
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Ann Arbor Docu Fest. Screening of a different documentary film every Mon. FREE. 929-9979. Café Ambrosia, 326 Maynard, 7 p.m.
July 11: “Fabled Enemies” (Jason Bermas, 2008). Documentary challenging the official story of 9/11.
July 18: “The Yes Men” (Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, & Chris Smith, 2003). Acclaimed documentary about an activist duo who spoof the policies and practices of various corporations and government organizations by posing as their spokespeople.
July 25: “Anthrax War” (Bob Coen, 2009). Documentary about the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth. $5 suggested donation. 327-0270. 704 Airport Blvd., 8 p.m.
July 16: “Spiritual Cinema.” Screening of a feature film or several shorts TBA with spiritual themes. Followed by discussion.
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. FREE. 994-3387. Jewel Heart (1129 Oak Valley Dr. between Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. & Ellsworth), 7 p.m.
July 29: “The Invention of Lying” (Ricky Gervais, 2009). Romantic comedy about a world where lying is unknown until a man down on his luck gets a bright idea. Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner. Followed by discussion.
Michigan Theater Foundation. Unless there is a live show in the main theater, 2 or 3 different films are shown, usually twice, almost every night. For complete, updated schedules, see michtheater.org or call 668-TIME. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $9 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $7; MTF members, $6.50; Wed., $6). Michigan Theater, times TBA unless otherwise noted.
Opens July 1: “Buck” (Cindy Meehl, 2011). Documentary about Buck Brannaman, a leading horse trainer who was the inspiration for the main character in The Horse Whisperer.
July 3 & 5: “Goldfinger” (Guy Hamilton, 1964). Classic James Bond flick. Sean Connery. 1:30 p.m. (July 3) & 7 p.m. (July 5).
July 4: “Marwencol” (Jeff Maimberg, 2010). Award-winning documentary about a man unable to remember his previous life after a violent attack who creates a scale-model WW II-era town in his yard as therapy. When a prestigious gallery becomes interested in his project, he has to make a choice between his fictional world and the real world. 7 p.m.
July 10 & 12: “West Side Story” (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961). Classic film adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein musical about a late-1950s Romeo and Juliet caught between rival New York gangs. 1:30 p.m. (July 10) & 7 p.m. (July 12).
July 11: “Nenette” (Nicholas Philibert, 2010). Documentary about a 40-year-old female orangutan living in the Paris zoo. 7 p.m.
July 14: “The Life of Chris Roberts-Antieu: A Love Letter to Tom Waits” (Angela Kline, 2011). Documentary about this nationally known Manchester fabric artist. A benefit for the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original, and local charities. $18 7 p.m.
Opens July 15: “Page One: Inside the New York Times” (Andrew Rossi, 2011). Documentary that follows the happenings in the Times newsroom for a year.
July 17 & 19: “La Dolce Vita” (Federico Fellini, 1960). Allegorical satire of decadent upper-crust Roman society. Italian, subtitles. 1:30 p.m. (July 17) & 7 p.m. (July 19).
July 18: “Waste Land” (Lucy Walker, Joao Jardim, & Karen Harley, 2010). Documentary about the lives of garbage pickers at a landfill in Rio de Janeiro and an artist who creates his art out of recycled material. 7 p.m.
Opens July 22: “The Trip” (Michael Winterbottom, 2010). British comedy about an actor who gets a gig touring the country’s top restaurants, but instead of getting to take his girlfriend, he’s forced to take his aggravating best friend.
July 24 & 26: “Beauty and the Beast” (Jean Cocteau, 1946). Beautiful, atmospheric film version of the fable about the triumph of love over appearances. French, subtitles. 1:30 p.m. (July 24) & 7 p.m. (July 26).
July 25: “Blood into Wine” (Ryan Page & Christopher Pomerenke, 2010). Documentary about the northern Arizona wine industry, with a focus on the vineyards of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan. 7 p.m.
Opens July 29: “Meek’s Cutoff” (Kelly Reichardt, 2010). Drama set in 1845 about pioneers who get stranded in harsh conditions in the Oregon desert. Michelle Williams.
“The First Grader” (Justin Chadwick). Biopic about an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and former Mau Mau freedom fighter who faces fierce resistance when he tries to get an education.
July 31 & Aug. 2: “Alien” (Ridley Scott, 1979). First in the trilogy of sci-fi thrillers in which Sigourney Weaver battles an extraterrestial killer. 1:30 p.m. (July 31) & 7 p.m. (Aug. 2).
U-M Center for Japanese Studies/Japan Foundation. This year’s summer film series features films directed by Takeshi Kitano. Japanese, subtitles. FREE. 764-6307. Angell Hall Auditorium A (enter through the doors facing the Diag), 7 p.m.
July 29: “Kikujiro” (Takeshi Kitano, 1999). A determined young boy and a brash, loudmouthed man form an unlikely pair as the boy searches for the mother he’s never met.
U-M Japanese Animation Film Society. U-M campus admission policy: No one under 18 admitted without an adult. FREE. umichanime.com. Michigan Union Pond Room, 4 p.m.-midnight.
July 16: “Animania.” Monthly anime-a-thon of feature films and episodes from Japanese TV series.
WCBN-FM. FREE admission. 763-3500. Arbor Brewing Company (114 E. Washington), 8:30 p.m.
July 13: “Paris Is Burning” (Jennie Livingston, 1990). Acclaimed documentary about New York City drag balls at which gay and Latino men don flamboyant “vogue-ing” disguises.
