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Amelie The eponymous heroine of this sweetly whimsical 2001 comedy by Jean-Pierre Jeunet won’t take no for an answer. Discovering a cookie tin treasure trove in her Paris apartment, Amelie (the Audrey Hepburn-like Audrey Tautou, in her career-defining role) first sets out to reunite the precious boyhood tokens with their (now) aged owner, then stumbles upon an entire secret city of hidden connections and amorous links. From there, impulsively deciding to act as an agent of destiny, she sets about solving mysteries, setting up lovers, and transforming Paris with spontaneous acts of kindness. If Amelie is about anything, it’s about the overlooked, invisible bonds between us distracted, harried urban dwellers. Amelie reminds us that we’re neighbors. (R) BRIAN MILLER Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$8 Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 9:30 – 10:30pm
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Monday, December 8, 2014
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Thursday, December 11, 2014
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Friday, December 12, 2014
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NEXT Dance Cinema It started out as serendipity that Velocity Dance Center is just down the road from Northwest Film Forum, but the two organizations are making a virtue of proximity with their ongoing collaborations for NEXT Dance Cinema. This time they’ve got four separate programs, opening with a cinematic sampler featuring several local choreographers, including Dinosaurs and Sea Hawks, a poignant addition to Ezra Dickinson’s 2013 examination of mental illness and homelessness, Mother for you I made this. Later programs include work by local artists KT Niehoff and Dayna Hanson, along with a sweet lip-sync directed by Sara Jinks to “Lonesome Polecat” (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). Other programs include a rigorous solo by Dutch performer Roxane Huilmand and an evening of film examining contemporary African dance. (See nwfilmforum.org for exact schedule through Sat., Dec. 13.) SANDRA KURTZ Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $6-$11 Saturday, December 13, 2014
