Blurring the line between performance, art, activism and terror, a group of "black metal" musicians recorded albums, burned churches and even killed each other. This film examines the movement's birth and explosive growth, asking, “Is violence a viable artistic response to our destructive, consumption-mad culture?”
Thursday, November 6th 3:45pm
ArcLight Hollywood 9
$7.00
The latest from the acclaimed director of NADJA and HAMLET was distilled from a video diary kept over many years, spanning over two dozen cities around the world. Unsupervised children make frequent appearances, as do their excitable adult counterparts. The resulting chronicle is a celebration of everyday reality.
(Argentina/Netherlands/Spain/Germany/France, 2008, 84 mins) Showcase on Argentina
Sunday, November 2nd 9:45pm
ArcLight Hollywood 14
$11.00
Thursday, November 6th 3:45pm
ArcLight Hollywood 13
$7.00
A 50-something merchant marine returns home to Argentina after years away in this film by the award-winning director of LOS MUERTOS. Shot in long, languorous takes, LIVERPOOL unfolds in its own time frame, immersing us in an alternative temporal universe and seeping into our skin.
Thursday, November 6th 9:50pm
ArcLight Hollywood 10
$11.00
Friday, November 7th 12:30pm
ArcLight Hollywood 10
$7.00
A two-minute creative documentary made of two still photos: one taken by a cellphone, the other by a professional Hollywood paparazzo.The filmmaker's first-person travelogue from the outskirts of anxiety to the center of the known universe.
With this crowd-pleasing tale of washed-up wrestler Ram (Rourke), the iconoclastic Aronofsky (THE FOUNTAIN, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) reminds us of his substantial prowess as a storyteller. Unable to quite let go of his dying career, Ram struggles to find meaning in life outside of the ring.
Saturday, November 1st 3:00pm
ArcLight Hollywood 14
$11.00
Wednesday, November 5th 7:00pm
ArcLight Hollywood 13
$11.00
The latest from one of Europe's most provocative, innovative directors follows a family over the course of one year, as it deals with the death of its matriarch, the emotionally charged dispersal of her belongings, rivalries and reconciliations, and the birth of new love.
Blurring the line between performance, art, activism and terror, a group of "black metal" musicians recorded albums, burned churches and even killed each other. This film examines the movement's birth and explosive growth, asking, “Is violence a viable artistic response to our destructive, consumption-mad culture?”