Our Mission: The Salt Lake Film Society is the premiere film establishment of our community. We promote diversity of film exhibition and creation. We educate, advocate, and inform about and through cinema. We foster film talent and cultivate film appreciation and participation. Our programs and venues ensure that the potent ideas and voices of film are accessible to our community.
Week Ending Thursday September 9
Ticket Prices & Parking Info
Coming Soon
Cyrus
(2:00), 4:30, 7:00 *, 9:15
(2:00 Fri-Sun only; *No 7:00 Tue 9/7 or Wed 9/8)
(91 min, R)
Mumblecore auteurs Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass (Duplass Brothers) latest comedy about a divorced disillusioned schmuck who meets the woman of his dreams, leading to a battle of wits with the other man in her life; her 21 year old son.
Cairo Time
New This Week 1:00, 4:00, 7:25, 9:40
(90 min, PG)
A woman awaiting her husband in Cairo becomes embroiled in an unexpected, surprising whirlwind love affair with a retired-cop friend of her spouse, set against the exotic and romantic backdrop of the ancient Egyptian city.
Restrepo
New This Week 1:25, 4:25, 7:05, 9:30
(93 min, R)
Fri 9/3 Q&A after 7:05 pm, Intro to the 9:30 pm screening with Jakob Melton, Former SGT, Brigade Medic, 173d Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger codirect this documentary of one year with a U.S. Army platoon in Afghanistan's strategic but dangerous Korengal Valley. The cameras never leave the valley, no interviews with policy-makers, just on-the-spot footage of one platoon.
Get Low
1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:20
(103 min, PG-13)
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
4:10 only
(86 min, PG)
Documents the fascinating story, told by key players, of the modern transformation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios in the mid-80's. As Disney reels from box-office flops, young innovators clash with the entrenched old guard leading to new classic films emerging in the 90's.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 9:50
(129 min, R)
A journalist tries to clear the name of a computer hacker accused of three murders in this Swedish thriller based on the late Stieg Larsson's second book in the Millennium Trilogy novels.
The Kids Are All Right
1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:35
(104 min, R)
Two teenaged children get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them, changing the fathers household forever in this highly acclaimed comedy.
Winter's Bone
1:10, 7:10, 9:25
(100 min, R)
An Ozark Mountain girl navigates the local criminal underworld in search of her drug-dealing father in this tense thriller.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts - SLFS Member Screenings
Tue 8/31 (Pt1), Tue 9/7/10 (Pt2), 7pm @ Tower
(255 min (2 parts), NR)
Free screenings for SLFS Members and guests. Spike Lee's critically acclaimed, groundbreaking documentary of the plight of Americans stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, including an examination of the gross incompetence of government response from the local to the federal level. Pt. 1 Tue 8/31, 7pm; Pt. 2 Tue 9/7/10, 7pm. Q/A & discussion with community leaders will follow screenings. Presented by Tanner Lecture Series & the UofU Film & Media Dept, in conjunction with Lee's 9/14/10 Kingsbury Hall lecture.
Restrepo - Discussion and Q/A
Friday 9/3/10 @ Broadway
(93 min, R)
Fri 9/3 Q&A after 7:05 pm, Intro to the 9:30 pm screening with Jakob Melton, Former SGT, Brigade Medic, 173d Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger codirect this documentary of one year with a U.S. Army platoon in Afghanistan's strategic but dangerous Korengal Valley. The cameras never leave the valley, no interviews with policy-makers, just on-the-spot footage of one platoon.
Global Film Initiative: Global Lens 2010
Fri 9/10 - Fri 9/17 (Schedule)
(100 min, NR)
A showcase of acclaimed international cinema. Tix on sale Fri 8/27 @ Broadway, $10 package price for multiple films, regular admission price for single films. See additional details & schedule below.
SLFS Film Class
Saturdays, 11:00 am @ Tower - Begins Sat Sept 11
Ths SLFS presents a comprehensive film education class for cinema-interested individuals who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the wonderful art form of film. Class fee is $20 for four Saturday sessions. Additional details & enroll online...
See Events page for previous events / screenings.
| GFI Global Lens 2010 Screening Schedule by Film & Date | Fri 9/10 | Sat 9/11 | Sun 9/12 | Mon 9/13 | Tue 9/14 | Wed 9/15 | Thu 9/16 | Fri 9/17 | Fri 9/24 |
| Adrift (Choi Voi) - Vietnam | 7:OO BW | 7:OO BW | 1:OO BW | ||||||
| Becloud (Vaho) - Mexico | 9:30 BW | 9:30 BW | 4:OO BW | ||||||
| Gods (Dioses) - Peru | 4:OO BW | 7:OO BW | 7:OO BW | ||||||
| Leo's Room (El Cuarto De Leo) - Uruguay | 1:OO BW | 7:OO BW | 9:30 BW | ||||||
| Masquerades - Algeria | 1:OO BW | 1:OO BW | 7:OO BW | 7:OO BW | |||||
| My Tehran For Sale - Iran | 7:OO BW | 4:OO BW | 1:OO BW | ||||||
| Ocean Of An Old Man - India | 4:OO BW | 9:30 BW | |||||||
| Ordinary People - Serbia | 4:OO BW | 9:30 BW | 7:OO BW | ||||||
| Shirley Adams - South Africa | 1:OO BW | 9:30 BW | 4:OO BW | ||||||
| Shaft, The (Dixia De Tiankong) - China | 9:30 BW | 1:OO BW | 4:OO BW | ||||||
| (BW) screenings at Broadway Centre. Times are PM | |||||||||
