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Screenings July 18 (Fri) - July 24 (Thu)

Opening Fri 7/18 - Savage Grace & Up the Yangtze @ Broadway; Operation Filmmaker @ Tower
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Tower Theatre

Broadway Centre

Special Screenings & Events

Now Playing: July 18 (Fri) - July 24 (Thu)

TOWER THEATRE
876 East 900 South Salt Lake City, UT (801) 321-0310

Operation Filmmaker
(95 min, NR)
New This Week (2:30), 4:30, 7:00 *
(2:30) Fri & Sun Only
* No 7:00 Wed 7/23
Documents the story of a young Iraqi film student whose chance MTV appearance in his ruined film school is noticed by Hollywood folks who bring him to Prague to work on an American film. Interesting and unintentionally comical situations abound as good intentions pave their usual road in this cross-cultural experiment gone awry.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
(105 min, NR) 9:00
Director Chris Bell examines the ethos of steroid-subculture in athletics, documenting his two brothers who 'roid up to realize their own version of the American dream. Includes narratives as diverse as U.S. Congressmen, pro athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.

Jaws
(124 min, PG) Midnight, Fri 7/18 & Sat 7/19 Only
A toothy monster terrorizes a resort town in a film that changed the business of big Hollywood. Remember when Spielberg could make films that didn't convey a childs sense of wonder?

BROADWAY CENTRE CINEMAS
111 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT (801) 321-0310

Savage Grace
(97 min, NR)
New This Week 1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 9:30
A dramatic telling of the famous & peculiar Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case. A beautiful globe-trotting socialite -- married into the Bakelite Plastics fortune -- becomes uncomfortably close to her lonely troubled son, leading to decadence and bloody tragedy.

Up the Yangtze
(93 min, NR)
New This Week 1:25, 4:15, 7:25, 9:25
This critically aclaimed documentary of modern China takes a cruise boat trip up "The River" with working-class locals and wealthy tourists, highlighting flooded towns, budding megacities, and the looming Three Gorges project of an increasingly globalized nation.

The Promotion
(85 min, R) 1:20, 4:20, 9:15
Two corporate grocery store assistant managers go head-to-head in a comedically ruthless battle of wits for a coveted promotion to store manager.

When Did You Last See Your Father?
(92 min, PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:05
Anand Tucker directs this serious dramatic narrative of a son coming to terms with the imminent death of his father. Scenes of the present are interleaved with flashbacks of earlier life-experiences, exploring the complicated relationships between parents and adult children.

Mongol
(120 min, R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40
Award-winning director Sergei Bodrov's stunning historical epic illuminates the early life and legend of Genghis Khan, from his childhood as Temudgin to the battle that would lead to conquest of half of the then-known world. Guided by scholarly accounts, Khan is revealed as a fearless & visionary leader, supported by his loving wife and advisor Borte.

Priceless (Hors de prix)
(104 min, PG-13) 7:10, 9:20
A loose romantic-comedy reinterpretation of the classic Breakfast at Tiffany's, directed by Pierre Salvadori. An opportunistic young woman dates a poor bartender, mistakenly thinking him wealthy. She attempts to disengage, but gradually warms to the persistent persuasions of her love-struck suitor.

The Visitor
(103 min, PG-13) 1:15, 4:25, 7:20, 9:35
Thomas McCarthy directs & writes this dramatic comedy. A jaded economics professor's life is transformed by strangers when he travels to New York for a conference.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS

Now Playing: July 18 (Fri) - July 24 (Thu)
TOWER THEATRE 876 East 900 South Salt Lake City, UT (801) 321-0310
	Operation Filmmaker (95 min, NR) New This Week	(2:30), 4:30, 7:00 * (2:30) Fri & Sun Only * No 7:00 Wed 7/23 Documents the story of a young Iraqi film student whose chance MTV appearance in his ruined film school is noticed by Hollywood folks who bring him to Prague to work on an American film. Interesting and unintentionally comical situations abound as good intentions pave their usual road in this cross-cultural experiment gone awry.
	Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (105 min, NR)	9:00 Director Chris Bell examines the ethos of steroid-subculture in athletics, documenting his two brothers who 'roid up to realize their own version of the American dream. Includes narratives as diverse as U.S. Congressmen, pro athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.
	Jaws (124 min, PG)	Midnight, Fri 7/18 & Sat 7/19 Only A toothy monster terrorizes a resort town in a film that changed the business of big Hollywood. Remember when Spielberg could make films that didn't convey a childs sense of wonder?

BROADWAY CENTRE CINEMAS 111 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT (801) 321-0310
	Savage Grace (97 min, NR) New This Week	1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 9:30 A dramatic telling of the famous & peculiar Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case. A beautiful globe-trotting socialite -- married into the Bakelite Plastics fortune -- becomes uncomfortably close to her lonely troubled son, leading to decadence and bloody tragedy.
	Up the Yangtze (93 min, NR) New This Week	1:25, 4:15, 7:25, 9:25 This critically aclaimed documentary of modern China takes a cruise boat trip up "The River" with working-class locals and wealthy tourists, highlighting flooded towns, budding megacities, and the looming Three Gorges project of an increasingly globalized nation.
	The Promotion (85 min, R)	1:20, 4:20, 9:15 Two corporate grocery store assistant managers go head-to-head in a comedically ruthless battle of wits for a coveted promotion to store manager.
	When Did You Last See Your Father? (92 min, PG-13)	1:10, 4:10, 7:05 Anand Tucker directs this serious dramatic narrative of a son coming to terms with the imminent death of his father. Scenes of the present are interleaved with flashbacks of earlier life-experiences, exploring the complicated relationships between parents and adult children.
	Mongol (120 min, R)	1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Award-winning director Sergei Bodrov's stunning historical epic illuminates the early life and legend of Genghis Khan, from his childhood as Temudgin to the battle that would lead to conquest of half of the then-known world. Guided by scholarly accounts, Khan is revealed as a fearless & visionary leader, supported by his loving wife and advisor Borte.
	Priceless (Hors de prix) (104 min, PG-13)	7:10, 9:20 A loose romantic-comedy reinterpretation of the classic Breakfast at Tiffany's, directed by Pierre Salvadori. An opportunistic young woman dates a poor bartender, mistakenly thinking him wealthy. She attempts to disengage, but gradually warms to the persistent persuasions of her love-struck suitor.
	The Visitor (103 min, PG-13)	1:15, 4:25, 7:20, 9:35 Thomas McCarthy directs & writes this dramatic comedy. A jaded economics professor's life is transformed by strangers when he travels to New York for a conference.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS