Friday, October 7 - Thursday, October 13
Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:30. Sat, Sun & Wed matinees at 2:00 & 4:30.

"Makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art."
-- A.O.Scott, NY Times.

Henri Langlois,
The Phantom of the Cinémathèque

Jacques Richard’s portrait of the eccentric founder and guiding visionary of the Cinémathèque Française, HENRI LANGLOIS, is an absolute must-see for film lovers. Featuring a fascinating wealth of archival footage, including interviews with Godard, Truffaut, Chabrol and others, the film traces Langlois’ heroic efforts to save world film culture, from the Cinematheque’s founding in the 1930s, (he was responsible for the rescue of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and the discovery of original negative of THE BLUE ANGEL) to its tenacious survival during the WWII Nazi occupation (he hid thousands of films from the Nazis , some of which Simone Signoret recalls carrying around in baby carriages), to its enormous influence on the French New Wave of the 1950s, and to the titanic battles for control of the organization in the late 1960s, when Langlois’ removal prompted demonstrations and even rioting in the streets of Paris. This expansive documentary provides, in the words of the film’s director, a "warts and all" portrait of the father of the modern film archive. Check out the Cinémathèque Française at its brand new location! Directed by Jacque Richard. France. 2004. 128 min. In French with English subtitles. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:30. Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at 2:00 & 4:30.

"Makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art."
-- A.O.Scott, NY Times.
"The astonishing street footage...is where this exhaustive talking-heads portrait becomes beautifully, bafflingly surreal," -- Michael Atkinson, Village Voice.
"A moviegoer’s treat and a cinephile’s delight"
-- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune.
"Irresistible. A saga of an extraordinarily influential, controversial and eccentric life" -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times.
"A fascinating, breakneck compilation of interviews and archival footage."
-- Dennis Harvey, SF Bay Guardian
"It will probably ignite a whole new wave of movie fever."
-- Jeffrey Anderson, SF Examiner.
"A treat for anyone who's passionate about films..." --SF Chronicle.
"For anyone with a pre-existing interest the subject, absorption in the film is so total that the time passes in a flash; for younger viewers who find their way to it, pic represents the ultimate illustration of what devotion to the cinema means, and incidentally underlines the individual obsession that initiated the now-widespread effort to preserve the history of the cinema"
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety.

Friday, October 7 - Monday, October 10
Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (2:00) & 4:00.

The Goebbles Experiment

Joseph Goebbels is one of the primary symbols of Germany's Nazi regime and a 20th century icon of maniacal cruelty. His name is synonymous with cynical, unscrupulous, yet highly effective propaganda. The life of Goebbels is far more complicated and disturbing than labels like "genius of spin" or his characterization in DOWNFALL would suggest. In their documentary, Lutz Hachmeister and Michael Kloft show for the first time how Goebbels continually reinvented himself - from his early days as a radical "popular socialist" to the final hours in Hitler's bunker. Drawing from his extensive diaries, the film lets Goebbels speak for himself (through the voice of Academy Award-nominated actor Kenneth Branagh), as never before seen historical footage from German archives traces the life of the second most powerful man of the Third Reich, detailing his initial attraction to the Nazi party and his adoration of and dedication to Hitler. The result is a fascinating window into a man who careened extravagantly between self-pity, wild extermination fantasies, and political excesses - the man behind Hitler. Click here to view the trailer. Written & Directed by Lutz Hachmeister & Michael Kloft. 2004, 107 minutes, German, Narrated in English by Kenneth Branagh. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (2:00), 4:00. NO SHOW TUES, 10/11 & THURS 10/13

"A rare and chilling glimpse into a brilliant but toxic mind. Fascinating & engrossing!" -- New York Times.

"Seeing what Hitler's propaganda minister saw and hearing his diary entries, we effectively live inside this monster's head. As powerful as DOWNFALL...a visceral documentary." – New York Post.

"Lutz Hachmeister and Michael Kloft’s superbly crafted documentary, “The Goebbels Experiment,” matches previously unseen archival footage with passages from the shrewd propagandist’s diaries. Coolly and methodically, this fascinating historical document delineates the outer limits of megalomania... Kenneth Branagh reads Goebbels’ diaries in English, and the actor’s contribution is considerable." -- Michael Fox, Jewish News Weekly.

ALSO SHOWING
Wednesday, October 12 - Thursday, October 13
Showtimes: 7:00 & 8:45. Filmmaker in Person.

CRIES FROM THE BORDER

Officials, residents and immigrants reveal the environmental, economic and social impact of illegal immigration at ground zero: Cochise County, Arizona USA – a divided community. Illegal immigrants pour into the Cochise County desert vortex, some losing their lives, due to a US immigration policy that has virtually shut off mass access through urban areas into the United States along the border with Mexico. Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever opens and closes the film, sharing his experience and conclusions about the escalating effect of illegal immigration on Cochise County throughout the years. We watch the development of Chris Simcox - from his ownership of the Tombstone Tumbleweed newspaper and forming the Civil Homeland Defense in Tombstone, AZ to becoming the Minuteman Project Co-Founder. Border Action Network Director, Jennifer Allen, offers concerns about environmental damage to the fragile Sonoran desert, as well as the civil rights of border crossers. Resident Dee Force expresses her concerns about terrorists entering the USA and causing problems at Fort Huachuca. Professor Guadalupe Castillo passionately relates her knowledge about labor migration to the United States and her views about the current effects of the tightening of the border and the resulting deaths in the desert. And we witness the commitment of humanitarians working to raise awareness about immigration problems and deaths in the desert. Directed by Mercedes Maharis. Filmmaker in person after the 7:00 show. Running time: 77 Minutes. Showtimes: 7:00 & 8:45.

Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20
Nightly at 7:30. Additional Sat, Sun & Wed matinees at (1:00) & 4:15

Los Angeles Plays Itself

"A remarkable documentary about cinema, an endlessly fascinating visual lecture and an important social commentary, Cal Arts' Thom Andersen's love letter to Los Angeles explores the city's representation on film. With its relentless, mesmerising montage of clips and archive footage, the film explores how the Western centre of the film industry is actually portrayed on-screen. Divided into chapters that treat Los Angeles as - amongst other things - background, character and subject, the film revisits crucial landmarks (the steps up which Laurel & Hardy attempted to manoeuvre a piano in The Music Box, explores famous buildings (the Spanish Revival house in Double Indemnity, the cavernous Bradbury Building made famous by Blade Runner), and charts the city's 'secret' history through such films as Chinatown, L.A. Confidential and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. As comfortable with softcore exploitation as it is with the avant-garde, Los Angeles Plays Itself is a cinematic treasure trove that makes one think again about a city that - as a movie location - has never seemed quite as romantic or exciting as New York. Indeed, the world around you may seem more mysterious and compelling after almost three hours well spent in Andersen's company. And you'll definitely never refer to Los Angeles as 'L.A.' again." -- David Cox, London Film Festival. Produced, written and directed by Thom Andersen; director of photography, Deborah Stratman; edited by Yoo Seung-Hyun. USA. Running time: 169 minutes. Not rated. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:30. Additional Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday matinees at (1:00) & 4:15.

"Obsessively entertaining...A feast for film buffs." -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Brilliant".
-- John McMurtrie, SF Chronicle.
"Heady and provocative".
-- J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Sober and indignant... a thought-provoking if sometimes crabby indictment.
-- A.O.Scott, N.Y.Times.
"Smart, funny, stimulating."
-- David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor.
"Few other movies in recent years have been both so much fun and so challenging. Don’t miss it."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SF Examiner.

Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20
Nightly at 7:00. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (2:00). MUST END THURS!

The Goebbles Experiment

Joseph Goebbels is one of the primary symbols of Germany's Nazi regime and a 20th century icon of maniacal cruelty. His name is synonymous with cynical, unscrupulous, yet highly effective propaganda. The life of Goebbels is far more complicated and disturbing than labels like "genius of spin" or his characterization in DOWNFALL would suggest. In their documentary, Lutz Hachmeister and Michael Kloft show for the first time how Goebbels continually reinvented himself - from his early days as a radical "popular socialist" to the final hours in Hitler's bunker. Drawing from his extensive diaries, the film lets Goebbels speak for himself (through the voice of Academy Award-nominated actor Kenneth Branagh), as never before seen historical footage from German archives traces the life of the second most powerful man of the Third Reich, detailing his initial attraction to the Nazi party and his adoration of and dedication to Hitler. The result is a fascinating window into a man who careened extravagantly between self-pity, wild extermination fantasies, and political excesses - the man behind Hitler. Click here to view the trailer. Written & Directed by Lutz Hachmeister & Michael Kloft. 2004, 107 minutes, German, Narrated in English by Kenneth Branagh. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (2:00).

"A rare and chilling glimpse into a brilliant but toxic mind. Fascinating & engrossing!" -- New York Times.

"Seeing what Hitler's propaganda minister saw and hearing his diary entries, we effectively live inside this monster's head. As powerful as DOWNFALL...a visceral documentary." – New York Post.

"Lutz Hachmeister and Michael Kloft’s superbly crafted documentary, “The Goebbels Experiment,” matches previously unseen archival footage with passages from the shrewd propagandist’s diaries. Coolly and methodically, this fascinating historical document delineates the outer limits of megalomania... Kenneth Branagh reads Goebbels’ diaries in English, and the actor’s contribution is considerable." -- Michael Fox, Jewish News Weekly.

Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20
Nightly at 9:00. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (4:30). MUST END THURS!

"Makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art."
-- A.O.Scott, NY Times.

Henri Langlois,
The Phantom of the Cinémathèque

Jacques Richard’s portrait of the eccentric founder and guiding visionary of the Cinémathèque Française, HENRI LANGLOIS, is an absolute must-see for film lovers. Featuring a fascinating wealth of archival footage, including interviews with Godard, Truffaut, Chabrol and others, the film traces Langlois’ heroic efforts to save world film culture, from the Cinematheque’s founding in the 1930s, (he was responsible for the rescue of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and the discovery of original negative of THE BLUE ANGEL) to its tenacious survival during the WWII Nazi occupation (he hid thousands of films from the Nazis , some of which Simone Signoret recalls carrying around in baby carriages), to its enormous influence on the French New Wave of the 1950s, and to the titanic battles for control of the organization in the late 1960s, when Langlois’ removal prompted demonstrations and even rioting in the streets of Paris. This expansive documentary provides, in the words of the film’s director, a "warts and all" portrait of the father of the modern film archive. Check out the Cinémathèque Française at its brand new location! Directed by Jacque Richard. France. 2004. 128 min. In French with English subtitles. Showtimes: Nightly at 9:00. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (4:30).

"Makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art."
-- A.O.Scott, NY Times.
"The astonishing street footage...is where this exhaustive talking-heads portrait becomes beautifully, bafflingly surreal," -- Michael Atkinson, Village Voice.
"A moviegoer’s treat and a cinephile’s delight"
-- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune.
"Irresistible. A saga of an extraordinarily influential, controversial and eccentric life" -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times.
"A fascinating, breakneck compilation of interviews and archival footage."
-- Dennis Harvey, SF Bay Guardian
"It will probably ignite a whole new wave of movie fever."
-- Jeffrey Anderson, SF Examiner.
"A treat for anyone who's passionate about films..." --SF Chronicle.
"For anyone with a pre-existing interest the subject, absorption in the film is so total that the time passes in a flash; for younger viewers who find their way to it, pic represents the ultimate illustration of what devotion to the cinema means, and incidentally underlines the individual obsession that initiated the now-widespread effort to preserve the history of the cinema"
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety.

Friday, October 21 - Thursday, October 27
Nightly at 8:00. Additional Sat, Sun & Wed matinees at (3:00).
San Francisco Premier Friday, Oct 15 at
de Young Museum Grand Opening! 8:30 pm!

Proteus:
A Nineteeth Century Vision

For the nineteenth century, the world beneath the sea played much the same role that "outer space" has played for the twentieth and twenty-first. The ocean depths were at once the ultimate scientific frontier and what Coleridge called "the reservoir of the soul," Hailed as “Majestic!” (Variety), PROTEUS uses the undersea world as the locus for a meditation on the troubled intersection of scientific and artistic vision. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919). As a young man, Haeckel found himself torn between seeming irreconcilables: science and art, materialism and religion, rationality and passion, outer and inner worlds. Through his discoveries beneath the sea, Haeckel would eventually reconcile these dualities, bringing science and art together in a unitary, almost mystical vision. His work would profoundly influence movements, thinkers and authors as disparate as Art Nouveau and Surrealism, Sigmund Freud and D.H. Lawrence, Vladimir Lenin and Thomas Edison. The key to Haeckel's vision was a tiny undersea organism called the radiolarian. Haeckel discovered, described, classified and painted four thousand species of these one-celled creatures. They are among the earliest forms of life. In their intricate geometric skeletons, Haeckel saw all the future possibilities of organic and created form. PROTEUS explores their metamorphoses and celebrates their stunning beauty and seemingly infinite variety in animation sequences based on Haeckel's graphic work. Around Haeckel's story, PROTEUS weaves a tapestry of poetry and myth, scientific history and spiritual biography. The legend of Faust and the alchemical journey of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner are part of the story, together with the laying of the transatlantic telegraphic cable and the epic voyage of HMS Challenger. All these threads lead us back to Haeckel and the radiolaria. Showing with David Lebrun short film: TANKA TANKA means, literally, "a thing rolled up". TANKA, photographed from Tibetan scroll paintings of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, is a cyclical vision of ancient gods and demons, an animated journey through the image world of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. (1976, 9 minutes, 16mm). PROTUES is written, produced & directed by David Lebrun. 2004, Running time for entire progrom: 70 minutes, 35mm, Color. Not Rated.
Find out more about the de Young Museum Grand Opening.
Roxie Showtimes: Nightly at 8:00. Additional Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at (3:00).

Thrilling. -- SF Bay Guardian.

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, October 21 - Thursday, October 27
Nightly at 7:30. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (1:00) & 4:15

Los Angeles Plays Itself

"A remarkable documentary about cinema, an endlessly fascinating visual lecture and an important social commentary, Cal Arts' Thom Andersen's love letter to Los Angeles explores the city's representation on film. With its relentless, mesmerising montage of clips and archive footage, the film explores how the Western centre of the film industry is actually portrayed on-screen. Divided into chapters that treat Los Angeles as - amongst other things - background, character and subject, the film revisits crucial landmarks (the steps up which Laurel & Hardy attempted to manoeuvre a piano in The Music Box, explores famous buildings (the Spanish Revival house in Double Indemnity, the cavernous Bradbury Building made famous by Blade Runner), and charts the city's 'secret' history through such films as Chinatown, L.A. Confidential and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. As comfortable with softcore exploitation as it is with the avant-garde, Los Angeles Plays Itself is a cinematic treasure trove that makes one think again about a city that - as a movie location - has never seemed quite as romantic or exciting as New York. Indeed, the world around you may seem more mysterious and compelling after almost three hours well spent in Andersen's company. And you'll definitely never refer to Los Angeles as 'L.A.' again." -- David Cox, London Film Festival. Produced, written and directed by Thom Andersen; director of photography, Deborah Stratman; edited by Yoo Seung-Hyun. USA. Running time: 169 minutes. Not rated. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:30. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (1:00) & 4:15.

"Obsessively entertaining...A feast for film buffs." -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Brilliant".
-- John McMurtrie, SF Chronicle.
"Heady and provocative".
-- J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Sober and indignant... a thought-provoking if sometimes crabby indictment.
-- A.O.Scott, N.Y.Times.
"Smart, funny, stimulating."
-- David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor.
"Few other movies in recent years have been both so much fun and so challenging. Don’t miss it."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SF Examiner.

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, October 21 - Sunday, October 27
Nightly at 6:00. Additional Sat, Sun and Wed matinees at (1:00).

FORTY SHADES OF BLUE tells the story of Laura, a young Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock n’ roll legend, and the personal awakening she experiences in the wake of her unfortunate affair with his estranged son. Alan James is a legend in Memphis, a white man who produced black music back in the 60’s and 70’s, the heyday of Memphis Soul.  Now in his later years, he’s still living the high life in a comfortable house in the right part of town. Alan lives with his girlfriend, Laura, a Russian beauty he met on tour in Moscow. Laura spends most of her time alone or raising their three-year-old son, Sam.  A stranger in Memphis, she lives an easy, alienated life, Alan also has a grown son, Michael, with whom he has a complicated relationship fueled by jealousy, disappointment and anger.  When Michael returns home for the first time in many years, the initial hostility he radiates towards his father's "girl" develops into something much more, and a messy, dangerous affair ensues. In the bars and bedrooms of this very contemporary city, a love triangle forms, illuminating the hearts and souls of these three tangled lives. Official Website. Written & Directed by Ira Sachs. With Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, and Darren Burrows. 2004. 35mm. Running time: 109 mins. Not Rated. Showtimes: Nightly at 6:00. Additional Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday matinees at (1:00).

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, October 21 - Sunday, October 27
Nightly at 9:20. Additional Sat, Sun & Wed matinees at (4:15).

Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends—who happen to be some of the biggest names in show business (George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser, Sarah Silverman, etc.)—to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public. One of the smash hits of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, this star-studded comedy extravaganza is sure to stretch the limits of its audience—particularly how loud and long they can laugh! A film by Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza. With Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, David Brenner, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Tim Conway, Andy Dick, Phyllis Diller, Carrie Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Richard Jeni, Penn Jillette, Paul Krassner, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Howie Mandel, Martin Mull, Trey Parker, Kevin Pollak, Paul Reiser, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Harry Shearer, Sarah Silverman, Bobby Slayton, Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart, Matt Stone, Bruce Vilanch, Jonathan Wee, Fred Willard, Robin Williams, Steven Wright & more. Official Site. Not Rated (No one under 18 admitted). 2005. 35mm Run Time: 87 mins. Showtimes. Nightly at 9:20. Additional Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at (4:15).

Sunday, October 23
4:00 pm ONLY

Flamenco Festival 2005 presents:
Tao Ruspoli's
Flamenco a Personal Journey

Tao Ruspoli, in his film Flamenco: A Personal Journey, takes his audience into the heart of the gypsy culture, in Andalucia, Spain. This film provides an unprecedented look at the intimate gatherings in which authentic flamenco is performed. Over a two year period, Ruspoli documented his arrival in Spain, his gradual befriending of some of Spain’s greatest flamenco singers, dancers and guitar players, and his immersion into this extraordinary culture. Voice-overs by Ruspoli explain his understanding of the art itself and the feelings that it evokes in him as he begins to see that flamenco is much more than theatrical performance, it is the outward expression of a unique philosophy and way of life. Through interviews as well as discussions and arguments amongst the gypsies themselves, Ruspoli explores the future of flamenco in the 21st century. For more info logo onto flamencofestivalsf.com or ruspoli.com. Runningtime: 60 mins. Showtime: 4:00pm ONLY.

Friday, October 28 - Thursday, November 3
Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15. Additional Sat, Sun & Wed matinees at 2:00 & 4:30.

All proceeds to benefit
Louisiana Rebirth
MAKE IT FUNKY !

Hurricane Katrina has put a broader perspective on Michael Murphy's infectious "Make It Funky!," which salutes New Orleans as the cradle of popular music the world over. It's anchored to an April 2004 concert in Canal Street's landmark Saenger Theater that features such legends as Allen Toussaint, the Neville Brothers, Lloyd Price and on and on, plus guest artists Bonnie Raitt and Keith Richards, who, in performing "I'm Ready" in tribute to Fats Domino, says of New Orleans musicians: "These guys made it possible for me to be talking to you." The Richards interview is one of many interspersed between performances that call attention to the rich sources of the Crescent City sounds — Africa, the Caribbean, Louisiana's Spanish and French colonial eras, Native Americans — that yielded jazz, the blues, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll. Indeed, Richards says he believes it was New Orleans that put "the roll in rock." Art Neville, the film's narrator and musical consultant, observes that for African Americans the history of music and the history of survival are really one, and Murphy, a New Orleans native, documents the city itself as he moves from Congo Square, the one place where slaves could keep their music and dances alive, to the neighborhood where Louis Armstrong was born and into the streets, witnessing a traditional New Orleans parade. He visits two major movers, Cosimo Matassa, co-founder in 1945 of J&M Studios, where Domino and Dave Bartholomew would change popular music forever, and Jim Russell, a radio promoter crucial in breaking down racial barriers and the proprietor of a store with the city's largest selection of original 45s and LPs of every New Orleans R&B artist — one can only wonder at the fate of such treasures. There's not a second in this film that isn't a reminder that New Orleans in its architecture, cuisine and multicultural diversity as well as in its music is a unique and major American center of culture. Murphy has made a film more valuable than he surely ever could have imagined. For much more info, log onto the Official Site. All proceeds to benefit Louisiana Rebirth. Directed by Michael Murphy. Not Rated. Running Time: 110 minutes. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15. Additional Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at 2:00 & 4:30.

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, October 28 - Thursday, November 3 MUST END THURS!!
Nightly at 6:30. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (1:30).

Los Angeles Plays Itself

"A remarkable documentary about cinema, an endlessly fascinating visual lecture and an important social commentary, Cal Arts' Thom Andersen's love letter to Los Angeles explores the city's representation on film. With its relentless, mesmerising montage of clips and archive footage, the film explores how the Western centre of the film industry is actually portrayed on-screen. Divided into chapters that treat Los Angeles as - amongst other things - background, character and subject, the film revisits crucial landmarks (the steps up which Laurel & Hardy attempted to manoeuvre a piano in The Music Box, explores famous buildings (the Spanish Revival house in Double Indemnity, the cavernous Bradbury Building made famous by Blade Runner), and charts the city's 'secret' history through such films as Chinatown, L.A. Confidential and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. As comfortable with softcore exploitation as it is with the avant-garde, Los Angeles Plays Itself is a cinematic treasure trove that makes one think again about a city that - as a movie location - has never seemed quite as romantic or exciting as New York. Indeed, the world around you may seem more mysterious and compelling after almost three hours well spent in Andersen's company. And you'll definitely never refer to Los Angeles as 'L.A.' again." -- David Cox, London Film Festival. Produced, written and directed by Thom Andersen; director of photography, Deborah Stratman; edited by Yoo Seung-Hyun. USA. Running time: 169 minutes. Not rated. Showtimes: Nightly at 6:30. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (1:30).

"Obsessively entertaining...A feast for film buffs." -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Brilliant".
-- John McMurtrie, SF Chronicle.
"Heady and provocative".
-- J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Sober and indignant... a thought-provoking if sometimes crabby indictment.
-- A.O.Scott, N.Y.Times.
"Smart, funny, stimulating."
-- David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor.
"Few other movies in recent years have been both so much fun and so challenging. Don’t miss it."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SF Examiner.

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, October 28 - Thursday, November 3
Nightly at 9:30. Additional Sat & Sun matinees at (4:45).

Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends—who happen to be some of the biggest names in show business (George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser, Sarah Silverman, etc.)—to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public. One of the smash hits of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, this star-studded comedy extravaganza is sure to stretch the limits of its audience—particularly how loud and long they can laugh! A film by Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza. With Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, David Brenner, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Tim Conway, Andy Dick, Phyllis Diller, Carrie Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Richard Jeni, Penn Jillette, Paul Krassner, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Howie Mandel, Martin Mull, Trey Parker, Kevin Pollak, Paul Reiser, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Harry Shearer, Sarah Silverman, Bobby Slayton, Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart, Matt Stone, Bruce Vilanch, Jonathan Wee, Fred Willard, Robin Williams, Steven Wright & more. Official Site. Not Rated (No one under 18 admitted). 2005. 35mm Run Time: 87 mins. Showtimes. Nightly at 9:30. Additional Saturday & Sunday matinees at (4:45).