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This Wednesday, April 11th, James MacAvoy ("The King of Scotland") shows off his comedic side in the wonderful romantic comedy STARTER FOR 10, and DJ Ged spins in the CandleLight Cafe.
Next week, Wednesday, April 18th, along with 'Aloha Friends of Compassion' (AFC), which is the 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization putting together the Dalai Lama's Visit to Maui on April 24th and 25th, the Maui Film Festival is co-hosting two complimentary screenings (at 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm) of the Academy Award nominated Martin Scorsese epic KUNDUN, the story of the early years of the H.H. The Dalai Lama and his subsequent exile from Tibet. Divino and Steaven of Raga Rock will also be weaving an increbible aural tapestry of sitar and eastern sounds that evening in the CandleLight Cafe. Donations will be accepted by AFC to help cover the expenses of H.H. The Dalai Lama's visit to Maui. Details about both films immediately below. |
Wednesday, APRIL 11, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
STARTER FOR TEN
A romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarefied world of an upper-class British university. James McAvoy ("The Last King of Scotland") and the stunning Rebecca Hal star in this bittersweet tale about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom. "A winning coming-of-age tale told with grace and charm" raved USA Today. Rated PG-13. 96 min.
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Wednesday, APRIL 18, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
KUNDUN
TWO FREE SCREENINGS. Recent Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese's four-time Academy Award nominated, dazzling beautifully photographed historical pageant/drama on the early life of the 14th Dalai Lama. The NY Times raved that this "stunning, gorgeous film's ethereal electronic score by Philip Glass suggests a Himalayan music of the spheres and gathers sufficient force and energy so that the film's music and pictures achieves a sublime synergy." Voluntary Donations Accepted to help support the complimentary public speech of H.H. the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, April 24th, presented by the 501(c)3 not-for-profit group "Aloha Friends for Compassion". Rated PG-13. 128 min.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 5:00pm and 7:30pm
DREAMING LHASA
Following the visit of H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama to Maui, there's probably no better narrative film to screen about the current situation in Tibet than this journey into Tibet's past and voyage of self-discovery in which a Tibetan filmmaker from New York goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet and has her life changed after running into an enigmatic ex-monk who has just escaped from Tibet. In English and Tibetan with English subtitles. Unrated. 90 min.
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Wednesday, MAY 9, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS
Gretchen Mol ("The Notorious Bettie Paige"), Elizabeth Reaser ("Sweet Land") and Justin Kirk star in this sophisticated, humorous screwball sex comedy, nominated for a Grand Jury prize at Sundance, which takes its title from its heroine's passion for opera. It isn't just another trendy toe-dip in sexual experimentation. It is, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "a Brainy and Balmy" romp through the 20/30-something world of sensual exploration that runs through millions of love lives like a jolt of thunder and a bolt of lightning." Unrated. 92 min.
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