11 Great Films You May (Or May Not) Have Missed in 2011

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At the end of every year, I anxiously await the release of “Best of Year” lists from both film critics and from friends. Quite frequently, however, I’m a bit saddened to see the selections of many of my peers based largely on high-budget Hollywood blockbusters. This isn’t to say that all of these films aren’t deserving, however, but as a perennial supporter of “the little guys,” I hate to see the merit of so many of the films that we showcase throughout the year be dismissed. Sure, various critics do recognize these films, and my friends’ lists do sometimes feature a few of the “Indie Darlings” that we’ve played that year that go on to be award show “surprise” winners, but these cases are far too infrequent and far between.

With that said, words can’t explain how excited I was when The Huffington Post released its Best Films of 2011: 11 Great Films You May Have Missed. I, of course, had to share this with my friends, and of course the fact that of the 11 films on the list, Salt Lake Film Society has proudly played, is currently playing, or has booked to play 9 of the films.

I applaud the The Huffington Post and the list’s curator, Amy Lee, for recognizing the excellence of these films, and hope to see many more of the greats we’ve played in 2011 be recognized on the “Best of Year” lists of more critics, and more importantly, the “Best of Year” lists of my friends.

 

Vaughn
Salt Lake Film Society

 

Creature Comforts

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Creature Comforts Campaign

We’re getting a facelift and buying new seats at the Broadway!

Help us raise the $54,000 needed to make this happen!

At Salt Lake Film Society we pride ourselves on offering the best cinema experience, 365 days a year. And now that experience is going to get even better as we launch the CREATURE COMFORTS fundraising campaign to replace our old theater seats with brand new comfy ones.


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Message from our founder Kris Liacopoulos

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I am so pleased and even downright amazed to see the Salt Lake Film Society today, especially as I remember that night my brother Paul came to me over 10 years ago and said, “We’ve got to save the Tower!”  When we wrote those personal checks and got those loans, we did so with the hope that our community would believe in the importance of coming back to and supporting the Tower and art, independent and foreign film in Salt Lake.

Within a couple of years, we knew our community indeed felt it was important, and furthermore viewed our independence from Hollywood mainstream multiplexes and films as a valuable community asset.  That is when we explored adding more screens and creating the SLFS with a core mission of building community engagement and general appreciation for film exhibition and creation.

Now, several years later, through a lot of hard work from our board and our staff, great leadership from our Executive Director Tori Baker, and fantastic support from our members and community at large, we continue to ensure that our community has access to diverse voices through films that might not otherwise make it to Salt Lake.

Film is such an important communication medium — it captures our imaginations, provides inspiration, and informs us of important stories needing to be told.  Finally, it records our cultures and our histories in intensely personal ways and brings them to life when projected on screen.  When there are no longer living survivors of World War II or the holocaust, many individual stories will transcend time to be told again and again, in their own voices, because they are recorded on film.

At the Salt Lake Film Society, we are honored to be part of the foundational concept of freedom of speech that is so important to our democracy.  Thank you for being a part of our story through your engagement, support and patronage.

Sincerely, Kris