We're enjoying a bit of R&R in this stunningly beautiful city that we proudly called home for a few years before heading to Maui in the pre-fax, pre-pager, pre-email, pre-cell phone, pre-Blackberry Golden Years of the latter part of the last Century!
Suffice to say, if you haven't enjoyed a day in Golden Gate Park during the refreshingly rejuvenating mid-60's clear blue sky days that we've been experiencing this last week, that among other things featured an amazing performance by the San Francisco Mime Troupe of the brilliantly insightful and funny as hell "Godfellas" (their new play about the encroachment of theocracy into the daily life), then you need to jump a jet ASAP and see what you're missing! We're having a terrific time.
That said, we wanted to send this quick note to say that the CandleLight Cafe & Cinema will return to the Castle Theater for several weeks of great films (as noted immediately below with links to their official web sites and trailers).
As we return to entertain and enlighten all of us, who have come to rely on the Maui Film Festival's ongoing weekly film series to remain one of Maui's most consistently meaningful cultural/social activities, it is worth remembering that the CandleLight Cafe & Cinema can continue only if you and your friends make the effort to attend several times each month or so.
Because at the end of the day/night, while the Maui Film Festival may be our company, all of you are its virtual stockholders. And, the extent to which each of you, and the members of your 'ohana, continue to support it is directly proportional to our willingness and ability to continue to keep the faith-and keep on truckin'!
In closing, we want to thank you all again for your continuing support throughout the year as well as during the recently completed June Festival.
We also hope to see you all over the next few weeks and beyond, and want to ask you, and thank you in advance, for sharing the gist of this e-mail with others who may not receive our e-mails. Together, we can all keep our weekly immersion in intelligent storytelling alive and thriving...even during these challenging times.
Take Care,
Barry & Stella Rivers
CandleLight Café & Cinema™ Schedule (July & August 2006)
Wednesday, JULY 12th, 5 and 7:30 p.m. ON A CLEAR DAY
"Enchanting. IF you loved THE FULL MONTY, you'll adore ON A CLEAR DAY" raved NBC about this inspirational tale of a shipworker who challenges himself to swim the English Channel and along the way causes ripples inspire everyone around him. Starring Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn and Billy Boyd, this dramedy will lift your spirits and make you remember why you fell in love with going to the movies in the first place. Rated PG-13. 99 min.
Wednesday, JULY 19th, 5 and 7:30 p.m. THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes (Ms. Tom Cruise), William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, and Rob Lowe star in this fiercely satirical look at today's culture of spin that Rolling Stone (Stoned?)" called "Easily the best and wickedest comedy of the new year", USA Today raved was a "razor-sharp satire...that is also the wittiest dark comedy of the year. It has appeal to all sides of the political spectrum." Rated R. 92 min.
Wednesday, JULY 26th, 5 and 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 28th, 5 and 7:30 p.m. PEACEFUL WARRIOR
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the recently completed Maui Film Festival, this adaptation of Dan Millman's beloved word-of-mouth best-selling spiritual odyssey book, "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" has inspired millions of men and women of all ages in 33 languages worldwide. Starring relative newcomer Scott Mechlowicz, in a stunning performance and Nick Nolte in a triumphant return to the screen as the magical mentor "Socrates". Rated PG-13. 110 min.
Wednesday, AUGUST 2nd, 5 and 7:30 p.m. AKEELA AND THE BEE
Oprah Winfrey's favorite film of the year to date, this inspirational drama, starring Academy Award winners Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne alongside newcomer Keke Palmer, about a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words and the courage to inspire her often undervalued community, is a must-see for the whole family. "Splendiferous" raved Newsweek. Entertainment Weekly agreed noting that "this feel-gooder revels in its hip-to-be-square hyperliteracy... a kind of preteen "Good Will Hunting." Rated. PG. 110 min.
