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Worth Another Look February 2019 Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling): You’re down here and you look up and you don’t think about it too much, but space exploration changes your perception. It allows us to see things that we should have seen a long time ago. --- First Man (2018) Critics' annual "best" lists often skew in favor of Hollywood's prestigious late-Fall releases strategically calculated to snare coveted award nominations. Voters have notoriously short memories, so many notable films released earlier in the year usually end up overlooked or under-seen. This month, we offer a list of 2018 films that have flown under the box office radar and that we suggest are worth another look.
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Free Movie Screening Watch a new release on DVD! Sat, Feb 23 at 2:00 pm 95th Street "First Man" (PG-13) Hidden Gems of the 21st Century Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at the 95th Street Library Feb 5 "Predestination" (R) Feb 19 "Moonrise Kingdom" (PG-13) Directors Guild of America Awards February 1 Writers Guild of America Awards February 17 Academy Awards February 24
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Old Man & The GunBased on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70. Tucker pulls an unprecedented string of heists that confound authorities and enchant the public. Reputed to be Redford's swan song acting performance. Rated PG-13.
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First man /Travel back to 1961, when the first manned mission to the moon captured the public's imagination. This thrilling drama from the director of La La Land focuses on the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) in the decade leading up to the historic flight. Rated PG-13.
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Tully /When her brother gives her a night nanny, Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, struggles to accept the gift, but soon forms a bond with the unusual woman. A humorous, honest look at modern parenthood. Rated R.
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Lean On Pete /With his life full of uncertainty, fifteen-year-old Charley (Charlie Plummer) finds comfort working with horses at the local racetrack, becoming attached to a losing racehorse named Lean On Pete. Rated R.
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First ReformedA former military chaplain (Ethan Hawke) is wracked by grief over the death of his son. Mary (Amanda Seyfried) is a member of his church whose husband, a radical environmentalist, commits suicide, setting the plot in motion. Featuring standout performances, this movie earned acclaimed director Paul Schrader his first Oscar nod in a 40+ year career. Rated R.
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Ciambra /A coming-of-age tale of a Romani boy (Pio Amato) living in a rough neighborhood of a southern Italian town. This film is an intriguing look inside the social fabric of the Calabria region, where Italians, Romani and African migrants co-exist in uneasy tension. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Italian language. Not rated.
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This extraordinary documentary tells the story of three men who make the chance discovery, at the age of nineteen, that they are identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents. The trio's joyous reunion in 1980 catapults them to fame but it also sets in motion a chain of events that unearths a disturbing secret going far beyond their own lives, a secret that leads to the very heart of all human behavior. Rated PG-13. A great film to watch and discuss as a group.
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A closely observed portrait of Agnes (Kelly MacDonald), who has reached her early 40's without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it. Rated R.
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Alarm dispatcher and former police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought. Danish language. Rated R.
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Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a writer who made her living in the '70s and '80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant). An adaptation of Israel's memoir, which netted both actors Oscar nominations for their performances. Rated R.
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