Catskill Mountain Region GUIDE September 2013

LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEYOF ONE AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS(UNRATED, 72 minutes)Directed by MARK KENDALLEvery day dozens of decommissionedschool buses leave the United Stateson a southward migration that carriesthem to Guatemala, where theyare repaired, repainted, and resurrected as the brightlycolored camionetas that bring the vast majority ofGuatemalans to work each day. La Camioneta followsone such bus on its transformative journey: a journeybetween North and South, between life and death, andthrough an unfolding collection of moments, people,and places that serve to quietly remind us of the interconnectedworlds in which we live. In Spanish withEnglish subtitles. 9/13-9/15. Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 &7:15; Sunday 7:15NYTimes Critics’ Pick “Quietly moving … An upbeat storyof resilience, regeneration and artistic imagination.”—Stephen Holden, The New York TimesI’m so excited!(RATED R, 95 minutes)Directed by pedro almodovarA technical failure has endangeredthe lives of the people on board PeninsulaFlight 2549. The pilots, alongwith their colleagues in the ControlCenter, are struggling to find a solution.The flight attendants and thechief steward are atypical characters who, in the face ofdanger, try to forget their own personal problems anddevote themselves to the task of making the flight as enjoyableas possible for the passengers, while they waitfor a solution. But everyone finds that life in the cloudsis as complicated as it is at ground level. In Spanish withEnglish subtitles. 9/20-9/22. Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 &7:15; Sunday 7:15“First-class hilarity, and all of the acting is superb.”—Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street JournalPRINCE AVALANCHE(RATED R, 94 minutes)Directed by DAVID GORDON GREENDriven by striking performancesfrom Rudd and Hirsch, Prince Avalancheis an offbeat comedy abouttwo men painting traffic lines ona desolate country highway that’sbeen ravaged by wildfire. Againstthis dramatic setting, beautifully shot by frequent Greencollaborator Tim Orr, the men bicker and joke with eachother, eventually developing an unlikely friendship. Funny,meditative and at times surreal, Prince Avalanchefeatures a moving score by Explosions in the Sky andDavid Wingo, and was loosely adapted from an Icelandicfilm called Either Way. 9/27-9/29. Friday 7:15; Saturday4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 7:15“Warmly enjoyable, it has room for both very funnyphysical comedy and rapturous, stand-alone, near-experimentalmontages given superb support by Explosionsin the Sky and David Wingo’s diverse original rocktracks.”—Dennis Harvey, VarietyTicket Prices:$9 / $7 seniors & children under 11Film schedule subject to change, please callahead to confirm:518 263 4702 (recorded messages)or visit www.catskillmtn.org.September 2013 • guide 27