Arthouse Cinema: My Neighbor Totoro One of the most endearing and internationally renowned films, My Neighbor Totoro is a deceptively simple tale of two girls, Satsuki and Mei, who move with their father to a new house in the countryside. Beneath the film's playfulness and narrative simplicity, based on director Hayao Miyazaki's childhood imaginings, lie depths of wisdom and a spiritual reverence for the power of nature. This screening is part of the Studio Ghibli series, celebrating remarkable animated films, and will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
Arthouse Cinema: The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years, is centered around a young boy named Mahito. Yearning for his late mother, Mahito ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end and life finds a new beginning. Written and directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker, this hand-drawn, semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation could only come from the mind of Miyazaki.
Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah, a documentary film festival from Telluride, Colo., is back for its 15th year in Savannah! Join us for feature film, Full Circle on Friday, January 19th at 7:00 PM and a Q & A with director and film subject after the film. Our Family Matinee, a family-friendly playlist for the entire family- is Saturday at 2:00 PM. And our documentary shorts program is Saturday night at 7:00 PM. All programs are at SCAD's Trustees Theater.
SCAD Cinema Circle: Days of Heaven Witness the stunning 4K restoration of one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, Days of Heaven. Filmmaker-philosopher-enigma Terrence Malick and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Néstor Almendros capture some of film's most indelible sounds and sights in this timeless American idyll set in Texas but shot on the plains of southern Canada. This moving and visually haunting story follows two men who love the same woman — Bill (Richard Gere), a fugitive from the slums of Chicago who finds himself pitted against a shy, wealthy wheat farmer (Sam Shepard) for the heart of Abby (Brooke Adams).
Holiday Happenings: 'The Polar Express' Pajama Party Don your most festive pajamas for a wondrous morning watching the animated adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's 'The Polar Express.' In Robert Zemeckis' groundbreaking CGI film, Tom Hanks stars as the conductor of a magical train that whisks children off to the North Pole. All attendees, young and old, are encouraged to wear pajamas and will receive a special sleigh bell to ring. Includes free cookies and concessions!