FRIDAY, November 2, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.       
2 DAYS IN PARIS
Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise) stars, alongside Adam Goldberg, and directs this tale of a photographer and fashion designer who travel to Paris to rekindle their relationship. "Fearlessly Original and Laugh-Out-Loud Funny!" raved Elle Magazine. "Audacious! A Biting Romantic Comedy that reveals more about emotional and sexual chemistry than any film I can recall." gushed Stephen Holden of the NY Times. 90%+ in English avec un petite Francais. Not Rated. 96 min.

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Yet another Encore Appearance by French Chantuesse Lydia Paynik as the CandleLight Cafe again turns into the most appealing French Bistro this side of Paris.  So....come and enjoy some ROMANCE at the Cafe and a few special guests in the Castle Theater as well. Ooo-La-La!

Wednesday, November 7, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.  
WORLD PREMIERE    
BHUTAN: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness
This feature documentary from a Maui film crew, one of the first Western crews permitted inside Bhutan, is a rare insightful look into the Himalayan Kingdom where the people's happiness is the goal of its government, and who follow the Buddhist philosophy that all life is sacred and happiness lies in following the middle path.  

Q&A following with filmmakers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Bob Stone, and cultural advisor Thinley Choden from Bhutan.

Thinley Choden was born and raised in Bhutan. She was a consultant for the film as well as appearing in the film and has presented papers on "Gross National Happiness" and Bhutan around the world.

All Tickets $10. Maui Film Festival Passports not valid for this Special World Premiere.

Special CandleLight Cafe Performance by RAGA ROCK featuring Davino & Steaven

Bhutan Photos Courtesy and © John Wehrheim

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Wednesday, November 14, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.     
KING OF CALIFORNIA
Academy Award winner Michael Douglas stars alongside Evan Rachel Wood, in this dramedy, about a recently released from a mental institution jazz musician's quest to discover what he believes to be long lost treasure buried under a local Costco. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers called the film a gift that "focuses on the magic worth finding between a father and daughter" and the SF Chronicle loved how it "reminds me of those '70s-era pictures beloved of the counterculture about appealing rebels who go down in flames of moral victory". Rated PG-13. 93 min.

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Tuesday, November 20, at 5 p.m. ONLY   
AWAY FROM HER

A beautiful yet unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss stars Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent and Olympia Dukakis, is directed by Sarah Polley, and is adapted from celebrated author Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain." Rated PG-13. 110 minutes.

Show is at 5 p.m. ONLY
FirstLight Films: All tix $10.

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Tuesday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. ONLY    
3:10 TO YUMA

Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol, and Peter Fonda star in this brilliantly conceived and produced western, from director James Mangold (Walk the Line) about the intersecting impossisble journeys and conflicting destiny of two men at the crossroads of frontier justice. Rated R. 117 min.

Show is at 7:30 p.m. ONLY
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Wednesday, November 21, at 5 p.m. ONLY    
GRACE IS GONE

John Cusack stars as a man whose wife is serving in Iraq while he faces the challenges or raising two young daughters alone. His stumble through parenting faces the ultimate challenge when tragic news from the front sends him on a spontaneous road trip to figure out how to break the news to his girls. The farther they drive the closer they become. Yet Stanley (Cusack) knows he must face the inevitable task of delivering the news that will change their lives forever. Directed by James Strouse. Rated PG-13. 92 min.

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Wednesday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m. ONLY    
I'M NOT THERE

Wall to wall Bob Dylan songs provide the musical backbone for this unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan directed by Todd Haynes. Six actors, including Christian Bales, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw, portray Dylan as a series of shifting personae - from the public to the private to the fantastical - weaving together a rich and colorful portrait of this ever-elusive American icon. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Rated R. 135 min.

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Wednesday, November 28, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.     
THE DECEMBER BOYS
A charming tale, starring Daniel Radcliffe, of Harry Potter blockbuster fame, andTeresa Palmer, about four orphan teenagers growing up in exotic, outback Australia during the 1960s, who share a life-altering holiday at the seaside. It's been called a "Tasteful and gorgeously photographed coming-of-age story" by the NY Post) and a "Crowd Pleaser" according to the LA TImes, for its refreshingly gentle treatment of familiar themes such as the inevitability of change, the dashing of youthful illusions and mutability of family. Rated PG-13. 105 min.

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Wednesday, December 5, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.     
GYPSY CARAVAN
This Buena Vista Social Club of Gypsy Music has been called "A Joyous Celebration" by Variety. It was shot in Spain, India, Macedonia and Romania, by legendary cinematographer Albert Maysles and is a dynamic musical documentary that follows five Gypsy bands, with musical styles ranging from flamenco to brass band and Romanian violin to Indian folk, who celebrate the best in Gypsy culture in an "irresistibly vibrant concert-tour documentary" according to Entertainment Weekly. Unrated. 111 min.

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