Peaceful Warrior(PG-13 / 121 min) Scott is a cocky and talented member of the UC Berkeley gymnastics team who has nightly encounters with a Socratic vision who teaches him that every moment counts. He must put those thoughts into practice when he has a leg shattering motorcycle accident. July 25 at 1:30 pm / AR
Roman Holiday(NR / 119 min) A princess (Audrey Hepburn) travels incognito in Rome to experience a "normal life." A reporter (Gregory Peck) discovers her ruse, but falls in love with her before his exclusive story about the princess’ double life goes to press. Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award® for her role in this exquisite romantic drama. August 1 at 1:30 pm / AR
Gran Torino(R / 116 min) A disgruntled Korean War vet, Walt Kowalski (Eastwood), sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino. August 3 at 1:30 pm / CC
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers(PG / 83 min) Mr. Shi travels from Beijing to America to visit his estranged daughter, Yilan, after her recent divorce. Though his intention is to stay with her until he helps her recover, he finds himself attracted to an Iranian woman who, despite their language barrier, captures his heart. In Mandarin and Farsi with English subtitles. August 11 at 1:30 pm / MU
Last Chance Harvey(PG-13 / 92 min) Harvey Shine is on the verge of losing his job as a jingle writer and only has one more chance to deliver a hit. He goes to London to attend his daughter's wedding and promises to be back in the office on Monday but when he misses his plane, he is fired on the spot. He then strikes up a conversation with a woman in a bar and the unexpected connection transforms both of their lives. August 17 at 1:30 pm / CC
New In Town(PG / 97 min) Lucy is a high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle. She takes a temporary assignment in a middle of nowhere town in Minnesota to advance her career. After an initial icy reception from the locals, Lucy finds herself warming up to the small town's charm and may have even found the man of her dreams. August 18 at 1:30 pm / MU
Independent Films
Lake Tahoe(Mexico / subtitled / 85 min) Teenage Juan crashes his family's car into a telegraph pole on the outskirts of town, and then scours the streets searching for someone to help him fix it. His quest will bring him to Don Heber, an old paranoid mechanic whose only companion is Sica, his almost human boxer dog; to Lucía, a young mother who is convinced that her real place in life is as a lead singer in a punk band, and to "The One who Knows", a teenage mechanic obsessed with martial arts and Kung Fu philosophy. The absurd and bewildering worlds of these characters drag Juan into a one day journey in which he will come to accept what he was escaping from in the first place--an event both as natural and inexplicable as a loved one's death. July 28 at 6 pm / CC
The Window(Argentina, Spain / Subtitled / 85 min) It is a significant day for 80 year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. All must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne; an embrace; warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them… But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the present, while sensing the future. He decides to secretly leave the house, unseen by his faithful caretakers, to take what might be a last walk in his fields, breathing the air, treading the earth, inhaling the scent of the land that had been his life. What could otherwise seem like insignificant memories or moments in one's life, take a special, beautiful meaning and weight in this poetic, humanistic film. August 14 at 6 pm / PA August 25 at 6 pm / CC
Lake Tahoe
The Window