Theme for February 25, 2012

From the City to the Sticks
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8:02 pm

Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

Philippe Abrams (Kad Merad) goes to great lengths trying to get a job transfer to the French Riviera in hopes of making his beautiful wife happy. But after an attempt to scam an inspector fails, he is sent to work in Bergues in northern France - the equivalent of Siberia in his mind. Philippe travels there alone, saving his family the burden of moving to the sticks - a sacrifice for which his wife is grateful. Once Philippe settles in the new town, he realizes it has more charm than he ever thought, but he doesn’t let his wife in on this little secret. The comedic film was written and directed by Danny Boon.

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9:49 pm

A Different Shade of Noir: The Interviews

In The Interviews, filmmakers Carl Franklin, Michael Beach, Tom Epperson,  Jim Metzler and James L. Carter discuss the making of One False Move (1992).

10:10 pm

One False Move (1992)

Three criminals head to small-town Arkansas after a messy drug rip-off in LA. The police are on their tale and enlist eager local Chief of Police Dale “Hurricane” Dixon to help with the investigation. Dixon is more than willing to help his LA counterparts, but as information comes out possibly connecting him to one of the criminals, his dedication is tested as he tries to prevent past secrets from surfacing.  Beautifully-directed by Carl Franklin, the film stars Bill Paxton, Michael Beach, Cynda Williams and Billy Bob Thornton, who also co-wrote the script.

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12:00 am

A Different Shade of Noir: The Interviews (Repeat)

In The Interviews, filmmakers Carl Franklin, Michael Beach, Tom Epperson,  Jim Metzler and James L. Carter discuss the making of One False Move (1992).

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12:30 am

The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Diane Keaton plays an actress recruited by an Israeli general to infiltrate a Palestinian terrorist group and help trap an assassin. With Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski and Sami Frey. Directed by George Roy Hill. Based on a novel by John le Carré.
2:45 am

Heaven (2002)
Widowed Philippa Pacard, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy has lost her husband to a drug overdose. After police repeatedly ignore her information about the drug lord, she decides to take matters into her own hands with disastrous results. Starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi, the gripping film was directed by Tom Tykwer.