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Ice Bar (Ice-keki) SOUTh KOReA 2006 95 MINS
Sunday, October 7 10:00 am ICEB07S Sequoia
Saturday, October 13 10:30 am ICEB13S Sequoia
Director Ingwang Yeo Screenwriter Mi-Jeong Ham Editor In-dae Mun Cinematographer Ki-Seok Hwang Cast Ji-bin Park, Shiu
Aera Print Source MK Pictures
In Korean with English subtitles • It’s summer, and all boys should be having fun. But ten-year-old Young-rae
wants to know where his long-lost father is, and he doesn’t believe his mother when she says she doesn’t know.
Overhearing a conversation, he suspects his dad probably lives in the capital, Seoul. The enterprising boy sets out
to sell ice cream in the town square all summer, to raise the money for the trip. But his quest is hindered by his
mom, who keeps getting arrested for selling black-market cosmetics, and by his best friend, who always needs to
be rescued from bullies. And Young-rae’s worst enemy is a money-hungry ice-bar maker who keeps changing the
rules about Young-rae’s profits. Set in a meticulously re-created 1960s South Korea, this delightful comedy stars
Ji-bin Park, who is as famous in Asia as Macauley Culkin is here. He will make your heart melt faster than a popsicle
in August. Ages 9+ US Premiere —John Morrison
The iGeneration Download TOTAL PROGRAM 86 MINS
Saturday, October 13 11:00 am IGEN13R Rafael
From around the world—including Marin—our annual Youth Reel is peer juried and curated by the Young Critics Jury
program. The excellent offerings in this year’s packed program include: Delirium (Max Sokoloff, US 4 mins); Dessert
(Max Strebel, US 4 mins); Catastrophe in the Hotel del Gallo (Enrique Vargas Celis, Mexico 5 mins); In Superheroes
We Trust (Ryan Gallagher, US 10 mins); The Rose (Marko Zerjav, Croatia 2 mins); The Jungle (Ramona Polk, US
3 mins); Rendezvous (Sarah Blake, US 6 mins); The Bottle Half Empty (Antonio Beroldo, US 1 min); Cheating the
Dream (David Crawford, US 7 mins); The Stop (Toby Narat, US 3 mins); Berkeley (Mollie Penberthy, Luisa Romeo, US
3 mins); Jabberwocky (Blaire Stapp, US 3 mins); The Life Effect (Katie Flynn, US 3 mins ); What Makes You Different from
Everybody Else? (Jean Karnow, US 3 mins); The Homecoming (Max Strebel, US 10 mins); The Pig (Alex Babakitis, US
2 mins); Learning to Curse (Bert Kervan, US 3 mins); My Adventure (Fernando Mís, US 3 mins); iGeneration (Emily
Buder, US 8 mins); The Quiet World (Noah Averbach-Katz, US 3 mins). —John Morrison
I’m Not There US 2007 135 MINS
Sunday, October 7 5:45 pm IMNO07S Sequoia
Tuesday, October 9 8:00 pm IMNO09R Rafael
Director Todd Haynes Producers Christine Vachon, James D. Stern, John Sloss, John Goldwin Screenwriters Todd Haynes, Oren
Moverman Cinematographer Edward Lachman Editor Jay Rabinowitz Cast Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin,
Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Winshaw Print Source The Weinstein Company
“You don’t have to write anything down to be a poet…. Me, I’m a trapeze artist.” Poet, prophet, outlaw, star—Bob
Dylan is an acrobat extraordinaire, able to re-create himself time and again. Writer-director Todd Haynes (Far From
Heaven, Velvet Goldmine) has crafted a singular pseudobiography, as unconventional as its inimitable subject—a
poem to a poet. Six characters embody the different personas and days of Dylan: Marcus Carl Franklin as Woody,
a rail-riding black boy with a beat-up guitar and a soul full of blues; Heath Ledger as Robbie, the actor lothario
and reluctant father; Richard Gere as Billy, the weather-beaten desperado; Christian Bale as Jack, the ’60s folk
icon and “troubadour of conscience”; Ben Winshaw as Arthur, the poet for all times; and a brilliantly androgynous
Cate Blanchett as Jude, the rebellious rock star. Watching the tales unfold is like inhabiting a classic Dylan album—
soundtrack included. —Joanne Parsont
• • •The October 7 screening will be followed by Dylan (Interpreted), a live music event. Separate ticket required. See page 25 for more information.
• • •Sponsored by Larry Goldfarb & LRG Capital Group, LLC
In Search of a Midnight Kiss US 97 MINS
Saturday, October 6 9:45 pm INSE06R Rafael
Monday, October 8 9:00 pm INSE08R Rafael
Director/Screenwriter Alex Holdridge Producers Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy Cinematographer Robert Murphy Editor
Frank Reynolds Cast Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian Matthew McGuire, Katie Luong Print Source Midnight Kiss Inc.
New Year’s Eve brings the promise of a fresh start and the pressure for a perfect ending. Having endured a year of
misfortune, the charming but jaded Wilson can’t wait to leave it behind. After a humiliating incident in which he is
caught fantasizing about his best friend’s girlfriend, lonely Wilson is persuaded to post a personal ad on craigslist:
“Misanthrope seeks Misanthrope.” Desperate to escape the past and start the New Year with the perfect guy, sassy,
attractive Vivian responds. In stunning black and white paired with a jazzy soundtrack, Wilson and Vivian traipse
through L.A., managing to pack all of the revelations, blow-ups, break-ups and make-ups of a relationship into a
single day. But what will happen at midnight? This delightfully classic touch to the very modern story of finding
romance in the digital age was touted by the Edinburgh International Film Festival as “the American indie discovery
of the year.” —Holly Roach
• • •Sponsored by Post Street Surgery Center
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