I, DANIEL BLAKE
Ken Loach
- 100 minutes
- 2017
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Friday June 23 - Saturday June 24
- 4pm and 7pm Sunday June 25
- 1pm and 4pm Monday June 26 - Thursday June 29
- 4pm and 7pm
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the latest from legendary director Ken Loach is a gripping, human tale about the impact one man can make. Gruff but goodhearted, Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a man out of time: a widowed woodworker who's never owned a computer, he lives according to his own common sense moral code. But after a heart attack leaves him unable to work and the state welfare system fails him, the stubbornly self-reliant Daniel must stand up and fight for his dignity, leading a one-man crusade for compassion that will transform the lives of a struggling single mother (Hayley Squires) and her two children. Graced with humor and heart, I, DANIEL BLAKE is a moving, much-needed reminder of the power of empathy from one of the world's greatest living filmmakers.
I, DANIEL BLAKE marks yet another well-told chapter in director Ken Loach's powerfully populist filmography. A film imbued with dignity, grace and great sadness -- as well as a bit of humor and a lot of anger. Brims with spirit, sympathy and candor as it tackles the catastrophic displacement brought on by economic and technological change. It's not to be missed.
THE HERO
Brett Haley
- 93 minutes
- 2017
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Friday June 30 - Saturday July 1
- 4pm and 7pm Sunday July 2
- 1pm and 4pm Monday July 3 - Thursday July 6
- 4pm and 7pm
THE HERO stars the legendary Sam Elliott as an aging actor confronting mortality in the moving new film from writer/director Brett Haley (I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS). Lee Hayden (Elliott) is a Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former-co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic Charlotte (Laura Prepon), and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy (Krysten Ritter), all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy. THE HERO is a beautiful and poignant celebration of life and the legacies we all leave behind.
