From gender-bending Mormon punk-rockers to stories about lost dreams in Los
Angeles, there are plenty of off-beat, limited release movies to sink your
teeth into this weekend.
- Christmas in the Clouds - Romantic comedy starring Tim Cahle and Mari Ana Tosca, directed by Kate Montgomery. Ray "Clouds on Fire"
(Vahle) is the head of his tribes' struggling ski resort. When the chief's
old pen pal "Tina" (Tosca) arrives from New York, she's mistaken
for an anonymous critic by Ray. To add to the comedy of errors, she thinks
Ray is her pen pal. [trailer | local
showtimes]
- I Love Your Work -
Drama starring Giovanni Ribisi, directed by Adam Goldberg.
This movie chronicles the life of Gray Evans (Ribisi), a movie star coming
to terms with his own celebrity as he simultaneously loses his grip on
reality. This is not a love letter to Hollywood by any means. [trailer | local
showtimes]
- New York Doll - Documentary/Musical starring Arthur Kane, directed by Greg Whiteley. In
1970s New York, the Dolls were the gender-bending kings of NY City punk.
After the band split, bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane
succumbed to alcoholism before finding God and becoming a Mormon. Despite
the spotty past, he longed to reunite with the band. The movie chronicles
that 1989 Morrissey-sanctioned reunion in London. [trailer | local
showtimes]
- The Dying Gaul - Drama starring Peter Sarsgaard, directed by Craig Lucas. Haunted
by the death of his deceased lover, an aspiring Hollywood screenwriter
(Sarsgaard) finds himself entangled in a love triangle with a married
couple that subsequently compromises his professional integrity. [trailer | local
showtimes]
- The Squid and the Whale -
Drama starring Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels, directed by Noah Baumbach. The Berkman family is falling apart at the seams as Bernard
(Daniels) and his wife (Linney) part ways. Threatened by his wife's newfound
writing talent, his jealousy divides and changes the family dynamics. In the meantime, his sons come to grips with their parents' divorce. [trailer | local
showtimes]
What are you watching this weekend?
