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“Red Tails” – Jan 29th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 29th at 4:00 pm for Red Tails at the Regal Gallery Place. . Look for Brian F. wearing a “What the Duck” t-shirt in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion. During World War II, the Civil Aeronautics Authority selects 13 black cadets to become part of an experimental program at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The program aims at training ‘colored personnel’ to become fighter pilots for the Army. However, discrimination, lack of institutional support and the racist belief that these men lacked the intelligence and aptitude for the job dog their every step. Despite this, the Tuskegee Airmen, as they become known, more than prove their worth.

“A Separation” – Jan 22nd

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 22nd at 4pm for A Separation at the Landmark Bethesda Row . Look for Laine wearing a green coat in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Winner of four awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Golden Bear for Best Film, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage in contemporary Iran. Simin (Leila Hatami) wants to leave Iran to provide better opportunities for her daughter. When her husband Nader (Peyman Moadi) refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father, Simin sues for divorce. But her request fails, so she returns to her parents’ home with her daughter. Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife’s absence, hoping that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.

Advance tickets may be purchased at https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Ticketing.aspx?TheatreID=261&MovieID=12675&ShowDate=1/22/2012&ScheduleID=101936

“The Artist” – Jan 15th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 15th at 4:30pm for The Artist at the Landmark E Street Cinema . Look for Eric wearing A dark gray coat and blue jeans in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Hollywood 1927. Silent movie matinee idol George Valentin (Jean Dujardin, the charismatic star of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies) is enjoying the good life, although he seems fonder of his faithful dog than of his trophy wife (Penelope Ann Miller). He meets funny, sexy young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), a dancer set for a big break, and sparks fly. With the advent of the talkies George’s career nosedives, while Peppy’s takes off. The Artist is the charming and poignant story of their interlinked destinies-a delightful valentine to the love of cinema, with a tip of the hat to Singin’ in the Rain and A Star Is Born. Writer/director Michel Hazanavicius (who also directed the OSS 117 films) daringly shot the film completely in the style of a silent feature, in black and white and without sound (with a few striking exceptions), filmed on location in Hollywood, set to a wonderful original score by Ludovic Bource. Winner of the Best Actor Award (Dujardin) at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Co-starring John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell, and James Cromwell.

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” – Jan 8th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 8th at 3:10 for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo at the Regal Gallery Place . Look for Brian A. wearing a blue striped sweater in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch’s niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

“Young Adult” – Jan 1st

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Jan 1st at 5:30 for Young Adult at the Regal Gallery Place . Look for Laine wearing a green coat and jeans in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is a successful writer of teen literature who returns to her hometown with a dual mission: to relive her glory days and steal away her now-married high-school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). However, her mission does not go exactly to plan, and she finds her homecoming more problematic than she expected. Instead, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt), who has also found it difficult to move past high school.

Directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Up In the Air) and written by Diablo Cody (Juno, United States of Tara).

Advance tickets may be purchased here: https://www.fandango.com/transaction/ticketing/redvines/ticketboxoffice.aspx?row_count=1591287060&mid=146953&tid=AATAR

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” – Dec 18th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 18th at 3:30 pm for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy at the Landmark E Street Cinema . Look for Laine wearing a hoodie with cats wearing neckties in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6’s echelons.

Given that this is opening weekend for the film, we recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance at https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Ticketing.aspx?TheatreID=264&MovieID=12584&ShowDate=12/18/2011&ScheduleID=95042

“Le Havre” – Dec 11th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 11th at 5:20 for Le Havre at the Landmark E Street Cinema . Look for Eric wearing A dark gray coat and blue jeans. in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (newcomer Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering solidarity of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. Made in French by acclaimed Finnish writer/director Aki Kaurismaki (Lights in the Dusk, The Man Without a Past, The Match Factory Girl, Leningrad Cowboys Go America), who was inspired by the continuing financial, political and moral crisis that has resulted from the irregular, often substandard treatment of refugees trying to find their way into the European Union from abroad. Finland’s official entry to the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film consideration. Winner of the International Film Critics Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best International Film Award at the Munich Film Festival. (Fully subtitled)

One week only – consider pre-purchasing tickets.

“Hugo” – Dec 4th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Dec 4th at 3:30 for Hugo at the Regal Gallery Place . Look for Craig wearing a black baseball cap with an orange aPa in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

Twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.

(Note: we are going to see the 2D version of the film.)

“The Muppets” – Nov 27th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 27th at 4:50pm for The Muppets at the Regal Gallery Place . Look for Eric wearing A black/green jacket and jeans in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

“The Descendants” – Nov 20th

Join the Washington DC Sunday Night Film Club this Sunday, Nov 20th at 5:30 pm for The Descendants at the Landmark E Street Cinema . Look for Brian F. wearing a blue & white checked shirt in the theatre lobby about 15 minutes before the film. As always, after the film we will descend on a local establishment for dinner/drinks/discussion.

From Alexander Payne, creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, comes The Descendants, a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney), a distracted husband and back-up parent to two girls who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a life-threatening boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land, which was handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. Co-starring Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Judy Greer and Beau Bridges.