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Thursday, May 15, 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday, May 16 - 17, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, May 18, 2pm
Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary
Welcome to the world of competitive wiener dogs, a world that boasts healthy dachshunds and rabid owners. Unleash the truth as we track America's sexiest and fastest weenies on the professional dachshund circuit. Crisscross the continent and get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful owners tick as we visit dachshund races, hilarious “earthdog” competitions, and the Westminster dog show. Candid interviews with the world’s top show dog personalities give us a crash course in wiener dog politics, and a glimpse into the divisive controversies that have long dogged the dachshund community. Director: Shane MacDougall 2007 Canada 97min. NR HDdigital

 

Meet the racing dogs at Cocktail Wieners on the Skyline, Thursday, May 15 at the Museum, 5:30-7:30pm.

In collaboration with the fouth annual Oklahoma Gazette Dachshund Dash on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at State Fair Park’s Cox Pavilion. Visit www.doxieraces.com

 


Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday, May 23 - 24, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, May 25, 2pm
Paranoid Park
An unsolved murder at Portland’s infamous Paranoid Park brings detectives to a local high school, propelling a young skater into a moral odyssey where he must not only deal with the pain and disconnect of adolescence but also the consequences of his own actions. As director of My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Elephant, Gus Van Sant has created some of the most memorable films about youth ever committed to film. At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the 60th Anniversary Prize. Based on the novel by Blake Nelson. Director: Gus Van Sant 2007 USA 80min. R HDdigital

 

 

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 29 - 31, 7:30pm ONLY; Sunday, June 1, 2pm
The Saragossa Manuscript
Based on the book by the Polish Count Jan Potocki, the film version is a respectful adaptation of this literary cat’s cradle set in the weird fantasy landscapes of arid seventeenth-century Spain. The film creates a magical, sometimes disturbing, world of the supernatural. The intriguing stylistic flourishes are complemented by the wonderful sound track, composed by Krzysztof Penderecki, famous for the scores of The Shining and Wild at Heart. The film became a counterculture classic, and this full length restoration was financed in part by the late Jerry Garcia, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola.
Director: Wojciech Has 1965 Poland 182min. NR 35mm

 

Thursday, June 5, 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday, June 6 - 7, 5:30pm & 8pm
Priceless
Jean, a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful seductress named Irene (Audrey Tautou). When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean’s comical attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent suitor. Against the atmospheric backdrop of the south of France, this romantic comedy is a fresh re-imagining of the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In French with English subtitles. Director: Pierre Salvadori 2006 France 104min. PG-13 HDdigital

 

 

Opera in HD from Teatro La Fenice, Venice

 

 

Sunday, June 8, 2pm
La Rondine
La Rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini set in France during the Second Napoleonic Empire (1852-70). The courtesan Magda de Civry, provided for by the banker Rambaldo, meets the young Ruggero Lastouc at a party at her home. She later meets him in disguise in a Parisian café where she falls in love with him. Just like a swallow flying away towards the sun, Magda abandons the banker and goes to live with Ruggero on the French Riviera. This performance was the 2008 season premiere of the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Director: Graham Vick. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi 		 

SPECIAL PRICE: $20 Adults/ $18 Members, Students, Seniors.
Advance tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Call 405-278-8237, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm.

 

deadCENTER Film Festival

Oklahoma’s top film festival returns to downtown OKC with a stellar lineup of new independent films. The Museum will again be the festival headquarters, as well as host the opening night rooftop reception, filmmaker lounge, panel discussions, screenplay table read, and numerous screenings.

Thursday, June 12, 8pm
American Teen
American Teen is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit that follows the lives of five teenagers–a jock, a popular girl, a heartthrob, an artsy girl, and a geek–in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. With extraordinary intimacy and a great deal of humor, American Teen captures the pressures of growing up – pressures that come from one’s peers, one’s parents, and not least, oneself. 95 minutes USA Director: Nanette Burstein.

 

For more information on films, showtimes, venues, outdoor screenings, and of course, parties, visit www.deadcenterfilm.org or call 405-246-9233.

 


 

 

Thursday, June 19, 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday, June 20 - 21, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, June 22, 2pm
My Brother Is an Only Child
Set in a small Italian town in the 1960s and 70s, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico, is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing politics of those turbulent times. The rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother’s girlfriend, Francesca who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico’s increasingly dangerous ideas. Italian with English subtitles.
Director: Daniele Luchetti 2007 Italy/France 108min. NR 35mm

 

Thursday, June 26, 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday, June 27 - 28, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, June 29, 2pm
Jellyfish
Jellyfish tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a bride who breaks her leg escaping a locked toilet stall, ruining her chance at a dream Caribbean honeymoon. And attending the event with an employer is Joy, a non Hebrew-speaking domestic worker who has guiltily left her son behind in her native Philippines. As this trio separately wends their way through Israel’s most cosmopolitan city, they struggle with issues of communication, affection, and destiny—but at times find uneasy refuge in its tranquil seas. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
Directors: Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen 2007 Israel/France 78min. NR 35mm



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