Celebrate Tolkien week with a rare all-35mm screening
of Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
SEPTEMBER 2016 PROGRAMMING GUIDE
INTRODUCING
Four films from the cannon of one of the greatest directors in history,
returned to the big screen, one every weekend in September.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) in 35MM September/02
THE KILLING (1956) September/09
LOLITA (1962) September/16
BARRY LYNDON (1975) in 35mm September/23
SEPTEMBER FRI 02 - THUR 08
THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER SEPTEMBER /02
WORLD CINEMA
“A stunning origin story of a future fascist” (The Guardian). Debut director Brady Corbet’s chiller tells the tale of a privileged,
petulant 10-year-old who will become a post-World War I fascist dictator.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) IN 35MM
SEPTEMBER /02
FilMM
Kubrick’s classic counter-culture story of Droogs and ultraviolence. Originally rated X; nominated for
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Screenplay. Presented on 35mm as part of our
FilMM program.
LITTLE MEN
I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
SEPTEMBER /02
SEPTEMBER /02
GFC EXCLUSIVE
From the best-selling book: a lonely teen fighting to control
his own homicidal impulses has the tables turned when a
serial killer starts “operating” in his small town.
TRAIN TO BUSAN SEPTEMBER /02
GFC EXCLUSIVE
Starring Greg Kinnear. New best friends have their bond
tested by their parents’ battle over a dress shop lease.
NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREET
Think Snowpiercer with zombies. In this new South Korean (!!) horror feature, terrified passengers fight to survive on a
suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride through a violent zombie epidemic.
MORRIS FROM AMERICA SEPTEMBER /02
GFC EXCLUSIVE
“A sweet coming of age tale [that] brings hip-hop to Heidelberg.” (NPR) The
coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
TOWER
SEPTEMBER /01 at 7PM
Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation in a dynamic,
never-before-seen way, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories
of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school
shooting, August 1, 1966’s University of Texas clock tower massacre.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 11AM AND SEPT 7 AT 5PM
INDIAN POINT (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 9PM
More than 50 million people live near Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, which looms just 35 miles from Times Square.
Exploring the brewing fight for clean energy and the catastrophic possibilities of government complacency, director Ivy
Meeropol presents a balanced argument about the issues surrounding nuclear energy and offers a startling reality check for
our uncertain nuclear future. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 5PM AND SEPT 6 - 11AM
THE OTHER SIDE (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 11AM
In an invisible territory at the margins of society, abandoned veterans, lost adolescents and drug addicts trying to escape
addiction through love. Renowned documentarian Roberto Minervini opens a window into this hidden pocket of humanity in
today’s America. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 3 AT 9AM AND SEPT 5 AT 7PM
A SPACE PROGRAM (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 1PM
Internationally acclaimed artist Tom Sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the Mars, providing audiences with
an intimate, first-person look into his studio and methods. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording of
Sachs’ historic piece, Space Program 2.0: MARS, which opened at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in 2012.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 9PM AND SEPT 7 AT 9AM
RICHARD LINKLATER: DREAM IS DESTINY SEPTEMBER /02 at 3PM
A rare and unusual look at a fiercely independent style of filmmaking that arose from Austin, Texas in the ‘80s and how Richard
Linklater’s films -- Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life and Boyhood -- sparked a low-budget, in-your-own-backyard
movement in this country and around the world. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 7PM
DON’T BLINK - ROBERT FRANK (2015) SEPTEMBER /02 at 5PM
The sometimes harrowing story, told with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself, of how Robert Frank revolutionized
photography and independent film, documenting the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers,
and the Americans. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 4 AT 9AM AND SEPT 6 AT 5PM
ANTS ON A SHRIMP SEPTEMBER /02 at 7PM
Charismatic Copenhagen-based chef René Redzepi, whose NOMA has been hailed as one of the world’s best restaurants,
embarks on the thrilling, unprecedented challenge of relocating the restaurant and its entire staff from Denmark to Tokyo.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 1PM AND SEPT 8 AT 11AM
BREAKING A MONSTER (2015)
SEPTEMBER /02 at 9PM
Follow along in the break-out year of Unlocking the Truth, a
band composed of 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm
Brickhouse, and Jarad Dawkins, from playing weekends in Times
Square to their first encounters with stardom and the music
industry. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 5PM AND SEPT 8 AT 9AM
DYING TO KNOW: RAM DASS & TIMOTHY LEARY (2014) SEPTEMBER /03 at 11AM
A revelaing, intimate portrait of Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, who in the ‘60s began
probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics. With interviews spanning 50 years, the film
explores questions about life, drugs and the biggest mystery of all: death. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 9PM
AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES:
THE WORK OF ROSAMOND PURCELL (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 1PM
Finding beauty in sometimes disturbing visual studies of the natural world – from a mastodon tooth to a hydrocephalic skull –
photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, fruitful collaborations
with writers such as Stephen Jay Gould and admirers like Errol Morris. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7AT 3PM
AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES:
THE WORK OF ROSAMOND PURCELL (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 1PM
Finding beauty in sometimes disturbing visual studies of the natural world – from a mastodon tooth to a hydrocephalic skull –
photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, fruitful collaborations
with writers such as Stephen Jay Gould and admirers like Errol Morris. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 3PM
UNDER THE SUN SEPTEMBER /03 at 3PM
“[A] revealing act of subversion that is arresting however you take it.” (Variety) Russian filmmaker Mansky smuggled footage
from North Korea to create this documentary, which reveals for the first time at this depth the reality of day-to-day life in
Pyongyang, North Korea. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 3PM AND SEPT 7AT 1PM
THE SEVENTH FIRE SEPTEMBER /03 at 5PM
From executive producers Terrence Malick and Natalie Portman. When American Indian gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced
to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved community -- even as his
young protégé dreams of becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 1PM
KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE (2015) SEPTEMBER /03 at 7PM
A British sake brewer, an American journalist, and a young president of a century­-old sake brewery in Japan join together to
explore the fascinating orgin and mysterious world of sake, or Japanese rice wine. ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 3PM
JUST DESSERTS: THE MAKING OF CREEPSHOW (2007) AND
CREEPSHOW
(1982) SEPTEMBER /03 at 9MP
The ultimate behind-the-scenes look, warts and all, at the production of a horror anthology icon: Stephen King and George
Romero’s 1982 classic, Creepshow. Followed immediately by the feature itself, Creepshow -- five terrfying tales based on E.C.
horror comics.
WALL WRITERS SEPTEMBER /04 at 11AM
Narrated by John Waters, Wall Writers provides unprecedented access to TAKI183, CORNBREAD, and other legendary graffiti
artists, as well as footage and photos from the late 1960s and early 1970s where their art from was born.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 7 AT 9PM
GERMANS AND JEWS SEPTEMBER /04 at 1PM
Through personal stories, Germans and Jews explores the Germany’s profound transformation from silence about the
Holocaust to facing it head on -- and, unexpectedly, a nuanced story of reconciliation emerges.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 6 AT 9AM AND SEPT 8 AT 5PM
HOOLIGAN SPARROW SEPTEMBER /04 at 3PM
A harrowing, inside acount of Chinese state surveillance. Harassment.
Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew the risks
when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls
who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the
government’s reaction -- chasing her ruthlessly from town to town -- surprised
even the most seasoned activists across China.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 5 AT 9AM AND SEPT 7 AT 11AM
SOUND OF REDEMPTION: THE FRANK MORGAN STORY (2014)
SEPTEMBER /04 at 7PM
At the late night jam sessions in LA, Jazz musicians used to dedicate their shows to the greatest alto sax player in the
world, Frank Morgan, but if you wanted to hear him, you had to go to San Quentin. SOUND OF REDEMPTION is the late jazz
saxophonist’s tale of redemption, from drug addict, conman, and convict to beloved elder statesman of jazz.
ALSO SCREENING: SEPT 8 AT 3PM
MADE IN VENICE SEPTEMBER /05 at 9PM
ONE MADE IN VENICE the movie takes you on a rippin’, shreddin ride with the sport and art of skateboarding, from its
SHOW birthplace on the streets of Venice and Santa Monica – aka “Dogtown” – to the local skateboarders who’ve carried
ONLY!
on its “tradition” from the early ‘70s through today, in the form of the now-iconic Venice Skatepark.
SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY SEPTEMBER /06 at 7PM
ONE Executive produced by Phil Fairclough (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams). In the last century, 94% of our
SHOW seed varieties have disappeared. In a harrowing and heartening story, reluctant heroes Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane
ONLY! Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive
a culture connected to seeds.
CLOSING NIGHT FILMS
ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING SEPTEMBER /8 at 9PM ROCK DOC
ONE Screening for one night only, and #OnlyAtGFC: be the first to hear music from
SHOW the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree the night before
ONLY! its release in One More Time with Feeling, a documentary of its
production interwoven with live performance.
FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK
ONE SEPTEMBER /8 at 7:30PM
SHOW Presented on the 50th anniversary of
ONLY!
Star Trek’s broadcast premiere. Adam
Nimoy explores and honors the enduring
legacy of his father Leonard Nimoy’s portrayal
of Spock. Beginning with the original television
series, Leonard Nimoy has appeared in Star Trek
series and films over the course of six decades,
including the 2009 reboot by J.J. Abrams.
GFC EXCLUSIVE
SEPTEMBER FRI 09 - THUR 15
MISS SHARON JONES! SEPTEMBER /09
In the most challenging year of her life, Sharon Jones -- the talented and gregarious
soul singer of the Grammy nominated R&B band “Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings”
-- confronts pancreatic cancer. As she struggles to find her health and voice again,
the film intimately uncovers the mind and spirit of a powerful woman determined to
regain the explosive singing career that eluded her for 50 years.
COMPLETE
UNKNOWN SEPTEMBER /09
A tense mystery/thriller starring Rachel Weisz. As a man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife for her graduate
program, an old flame - a woman who often changes identities - reenters his life at a birthday dinner party.
DISORDER
SEPTEMBER /09
“Tense and scary.” (RogerEbert.com) In this highly innovative genre take, a troubled ex-solider is hired to protect the wife and
child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman, and shortly begins seeing threats that may or may not be there.
THE
KILLING (1956) SEPTEMBER /09
Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery
is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a
radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from
pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of
character actors, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a
cold-blooded punch to the gut.
“GROSS AS HELL”
– BLOODY DISGUSTING
ANTIBIRTH SEPTEMBER /09
NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREET
Indie body-horror feature starring Chole Sevigny. In a small Michigan town, a hard-partying woman
wakes up with strange symptoms and may be pregnant -- though she hasn’t had sex in a year.
SULLY
SEPTEMBER /09
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks. The true story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his
plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all 155 crew and passengers.
THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015) SEPTEMBER /10
SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS
Our Sensory Friendly Film series, offered in support of families and individuals
managing spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities, provide an inclusive
lights up, sound down, no-sushing experience. Tickets to Sensory Friendly Screenings
are always free and are presented in conjunction with OSU’s Nisonger Center.
SEPTEMBER 10 at 10 A.M.
Come flip through the channels with us as we watch the best, funniest, most
beloved and occasionally totally weird morning toons, along with era-authentic
commercials and retro breakfast options that will pair perfectly with your
footed flannel pajamas.
KENSHIN PART 2: KYOTO INFERNO
SEPTEMBER /12
The classic samurai manga hits the big screen in a
riveting live-action film trilogy. In Part 2, the fate of the
country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes
up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.
EDEN
LAKE SEPTEMBER /14 FRIGHT CLUB
Join the Fright Club with the best in underseen horror films. Meet up in the Torpedo Room at 6:30 p.m. for happy hour, join the
live podcast audience at 7:30 and watch Eden Lake at 8.
SEPTEMBER FRI 16- THUR 22
THE
BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK SEPTEMBER /16
Directed by Ron Howard. A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews and stories of The Beatles’s 250 concerts
from 1963 to 1966.
BLAIR
WITCH SEPTEMBER /16
After discovering a video of his sister under attack by the Blair Witch, Blane and a group of friends head to the forest in search
of his lost sibling.
LOLITA
(1962) SEPTEMBER /16
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental
aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem - but not
all goes according to plan.
SNOWDEN
SEPTEMBER /16
Directed by Oliver Stone (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July). NSA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified
documents to the press, changing the landscape of the information age., changing the landscape of the information age.
DEVIL DOLLS SEPTEMBER /16
NIGHTMARES ON HIGH STREET
In the aftermath of the hunt for a serial killer, an ancient curse consumes a city, causing a series of brutal murders and pitting
a detective against the clock to save his daughter’s life.
WHITE GIRL SEPTEMBER /16
WOMEN IN FILM
A festival circuit phenomenon. Summer, New York
City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met.
After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to
wild extremes to get him back.
MISS STEVENS SEPTEMBER /16 WOMEN IN FILM
From writer and director Julia Hart (The Keeping Room) comes this comedy about a
teacher who chaperones a group of high schoolers to a state drama competition.
OPENING NEW YORK, LA ...
AND COLUMBUS. #ONLYATGFC
SCI-FI
SLEEPOVER SEPTEMBER /17 MIDNIGHT TO MORNING
Come settle in for an overnight celebration of genre at GFC. Sci-fi Sleepover takes place in a casual, comfy
atmosphere that hearkens back to a simpler time, when you could stay up all night with friends watching sci-fi
movies.
SET PHASERS TO FUN !
IN 35MM
THE SEEDS: PUSHIN’ TOO HARD
SEPTEMBER /22 at 7:30PM
ONE SHOW ONLY!
GFC EXCLUSIVE ROCK DOC
Using vintage footage, rare photos, memorabilia and audio, and fresh interviews with band members and associates as well as
notable fans and observers, The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard relates the bizarre rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of the rock quartet who
took Los Angeles by storm in the mid-’60s.
SEPTEMBER FRI 23- THUR 29
THE
HOLLARS SEPTEMBER /23
Directed by and starring John Krazinski (The Office). In this dramadey that is leaving audiences “laughing and crying
throughout,” an aspiring NYC artist must return to and navigate the craziness of his small hometown after learning that his
mother has a brain tumor.
THE
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN SEPTEMBER /23
A remake befitting the original: seven gunmen in the Old West gradually
come together to help a poor village against impossible odds in the
form of an amry of savage thieves. Starring Denzel Washington and
Chris Pratt, and directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).
MY
BLIND BROTHER SEPTEMBER /23
From writer and director Sophie Goodhart. The rivalry
between two brothers reaches a fever pitch during a
charity swim competition. Made in Ohio and the closing
night film at the 2016 Film Festival of Columbus.
BARRY LYNDON (1975) IN 35MM
SEPTEMBER /23
FilMM
How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of
18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal)
the answer is: any way he can. His climb to wealth and privilege is
the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of
William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel.
8-BIT
GENERATION: COMMODORE WARS SEPTEMBER /23
The invention of the Commodore in the ‘70s changed the face of home computing and gaming forever. Trace its origins, learn
about its creator and the 8 bit era in this documentary through interviews with those who knew it best.
DANCER
SEPTEMBER /23
Directed by and starring John Krazinski (The Office). In this dramadey that is leaving audiences “laughing and crying
throughout,” an aspiring NYC artist must return to and navigate the craziness of his small hometown after learning that his
mother has a brain tumor.
HOOT 67: HOBBITS SEPTEMBER /24
A Columbus family tradition! On the last Saturday morning of every month,
we present Hoot: kid-friendly short films from around the world, live music
by the Shazzbots, lots of dancing and lobby activities. Always free with a
canned good donation to The Open Shelter.
Always free with a canned good
donation to the Open Shelter.
LOR D OF THE R INGS
TR ILOGY IN 35MM
Visit in the lounge 6 to 7PM. Screenings start at 7PM
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE
RING (2001) IN 35MM
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
IN 35MM
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE RETURN OF THE KING
(2003) IN 35MM
SEPTEMBER /22
SEPTEMBER /23
SEPTEMBER /24
15th Anniversary Screening
A meek Hobbit and eight
companions set out on a journey
to destroy the One Ring and the
Dark Lord Sauron.
While Frodo and Sam edge
closer to Mordor with the help
of the shifty Gollum, the divided
fellowship makes a stand against
Sauron’s new ally, Saruman, and
his hordes of Isengard.
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the
World of Men against Sauron’s
army to draw his gaze from Frodo
and Sam as they approach Mount
Doom with the One Ring.
Gateway Film Center Celebrates
Art House Theater Day is National Day that celebrates the art house theater and the cultural
role it plays in a community. It is a day to recognize the year-round contributions of film and
filmmakers, patrons, projectionists, and staff, and the brick and mortar theaters that are
passionately dedicated to providing access to the best cinematic experience.
Gateway Film Center is proud to participate in this National
celebration and will be screening the following films to celebrate:
A TOWN CALLED PANIC (2009) AT 2PM
DANNY SAYS (2015) AT 4:30 PM
TIME BANDITS(1981) AT 7PM
PHANTASM (1979) AT 9:30 PM
Plus: Sneak Peek of Phantasm Ravager and Angus Scrimm Tribute Video
SEPTEMBER FRI 30
DEEPWATER
HORIZON SEPTEMBER /30
From Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights). A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon,
which exploded in April, 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Starring Mark Wahlberg
DEMON
SEPTEMBER /30
From the late director Marcin Wrona comes this modern take on one of the most famous
figures of Jewish folklore, the dybbuk, a spirit of a person not properly laid to rest that
seeks to inhabit the body of a living person.
MISS
PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN SEPTEMBER /30
From Director Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride). Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different
worlds and times, and lead him to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But soon there is danger at every turn as he
gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
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15 movies, 10 on 35mm, and Dial M for Murder in 3D
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suspense. Hitchcock’s best, his rarest and
the ones you missed: all October long.
Every Day at 7PM
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
at 2PM Fridays and Saturdays at Midnight
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