Hope you had a great summer! We're looking forward to our Fall screenings and upcoming Rockland Filmmaker Series! See you at the movies!
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This fall, Rivertown Film returns to the Nyack Center for two Wednesday evening screenings each month. The Nyack Center is in downtown Nyack at the corner of Broadway and Depew Avenue.
The Lafayette Theatre is temporarily closed for renovations, but Rivertown at the Lafayette Theatre will return to the Lafayette on selected Sundays when it reopens in October . The Lafayette Theatre is located in downtown Suffern, at 97 Lafayette Avenue.
Please make note of the venues for each screening.
Information: 845-353-2568
Tickets prices for the Lafayette Theatre and Nyack Center:
$10 general admission
$8 for students, seniors and general members
$7 for student and senior members
Rockland Filmmaker Screenings are Free.
At the Nyack Center Wednesday, September 15 – 8:00 PM HOLY ROLLERS
Directed by Kevin Asch
With Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Bern Cohen
USA, 2010, 89 minutes, rated R for drugs and language
Inspired by the incredible-but-true late-1990’s story of a drug ring involving Hasidic Jews from Rockland County and Brooklyn, Holy Rollers is a quirky, poignant, coming-of-age tale. Sam, a 20-year-old rabbinical student, is seduced by a flashy neighbor to join life in the fast lane smuggling ecstasy from Amsterdam to New York. Features great performances by Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale; Adventureland) and Justin Bartha (The Hangover; National Treasure).
Join us for a post-film discussion with Rockland County actor Bern Cohen, featured in the film.
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee, 2010
“A portrait of a subculture few non-Hasidim ever get to glimpse. . . . Funny, deft, and sharp.” – Dana Stevens, Slate.com
“An often evocative dip into unique territory fleshed out by a highly convincing cast.” – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
At the Nyack Center
Wednesday, September 22 – 8:00 PM MY NAME IS KHAN
Directed by Karan Johar
With Bollywood mega-stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol Devgan
India, 2009, 160 minutes, in Hindi, Urdu and English, rated PG-13
Internationally the highest-grossing Bollywood film ever, My Name Is Khan portrays post-9/11 life for Muslim-Americans through the eyes of Rizwan Khan, a sweet, gentle genius with Asperger’s syndrome. Rizwan romances and marries Mandira, a Hindu, in San Francisco. But an attack on Mandira’s 6-year-old son after 9/11 leads Rizwan on a cross-country quest to meet the U.S. President and tell him “My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist.”
“There’s something fascinating about looking at this country through a Bollywood lens, even when the story is a kind of fairy tale. Skillfully directed ‘Khan’ jerks tears with ease, while teaching lessons about Islam and tolerance.” – Rachel Saltz, The New York Times
“A potent, energetic heart-tugger.” – Kevin Thompson, Los Angeles Times
At the Nyack Center
Wednesday, October 6 – 8:00 PM THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS
Directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
USA, 2009, 92 minutes
The gripping story of Daniel Ellsberg, a top Pentagon analyst who in 1971 risked life in prison when he leaked classified documents about Vietnam to The New York Times, revealing the secret history (and government lies) behind a war he initially supported, and documenting how his courageous whistleblowing shook the nation.
“Pulses with the suspense and momentum of a sleek thriller. . . . Engrossing history and astonishingly germane to present-day debates.” – Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
“Riveting! A straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage. This story changed the world. The movie offers one revelatory interview after another. Critics' pick.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine
“Detailed, clearly told, persuasive. . .” – Mike Hale, The New York Times
“The most exciting thriller I’ve seen in a while – as powerful as anything Hollywood can throw at us.” – V.A. Musetto, New York Post
RIVERTOWN FILM BENEFIT EVENT
Rivertown Film Benefit Event
Saturday, October 16 – 7:30 PM An Evening With Ellen Burstyn, Toby Carr Rafelson, Jonathan Demme and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Directed by Martin Scorsese
With Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel
USA, 1974, 112 minutes
Films like The Last Picture Show and The Exorcist made Ellen Burstyn one of the hottest names in Hollywood and gave her the opportunity to make a film of her choosing. What she wanted was a story about real lives, directed by one of the young Hollywood filmmakers of the 1970's. The result was a portrait of America, and life as a woman, that was much different from the America of the Hollywood dream factory. It earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
After the screening Ellen Burstyn will discuss her groundbreaking film, along with Alice Production Designer Toby Carr Rafelson; and director Jonathan Demme will provide insight into the New Hollywood of the 70's and the unusual impact made by this film.
After the discussion, join us for hor' d'oeuvres and dessert from Mimi’s Plateand wine from The Village Vintner
At the Nyack Library. Very limited seating.
$60 or $50 for members of Rivertown Film.
Buy your tickets now by calling 800.838.3006
At the Nyack Center
Wednesday, October 27 – 8:00 PM OFF AND RUNNING
Directed by Nicole Opper
USA, 2009, 76 minutes
Meet Avery Klein-Cloud, an African-American teenager at the center of this powerful, intimate documentary about family and identity. Raised in a household with white Jewish lesbian parents and two adopted non-white brothers, Avery’s curiosity about her biological mother and her search for racial identity spark a life crisis. But gradually she puts her life back together and re-connects with her close-knit adoptive family.
Join Avery for a post-film discussion about the journey both she and the film traveled.
Tribeca Film Festival Audience Favorite (finalist)
“One of the most poignant films in this year’s Festival.” – TribecaFilm.com
RIVERTOWN FILM at THE LAFAYETTE THEATRE
Sundays at 11:30 AM
All films presented in 35mm At the Lafayette Theatre, 97 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY
Information: 845.353.2568
Tickets at the door: $10 general admission
$8 for students, seniors and general members $7 for student and senior members
Town of Ramapo senior citizens receive FREE admission with valid ID
Sunday, October 24 – 11:30 AM
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES Directed by Juan José Campanella With Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil
Argentina, 2010, 127 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles, rated R for violence
A retired Argentine court investigator begins looking into an old crime and finds himself in the center of a judicial nightmare. Set in the present and the 1970's, the film combines a legal thriller/mystery with a love story, and a touch of politics.
2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
“A legal thriller, but it’s powerfully and richly imagined: a genre-busting movie that successfully combines the utmost in romanticism with the utmost in realism.” – David Denby, The New Yorker
“What are the odds that the year's most compelling mystery would end up hanging its hat on the year's richest love story?” – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
“Argentine writer-director Juan José Campanella has given audiences a beautifully calibrated movie in the most traditional sense of the word – the ideal marriage of topic, talent and tone.” – Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
RIVERTOWN FILM SPONSORS THE ROCKLAND PREMIER OF A HOME-GROWN FILM. Rivertown discounts do not apply to this special screening.
Sunday, October 31 – 11:30 AM
ALL SCREWED UP
Directed by Neil Stephens
With Allison Carter Thomas, Chyna Layne, Jake Waldman, Chris Bashinelli, Lewis Thompson USA, 2010, 98 minutes
A family-friendly comedy about two teenagers – an African-American girl with Attention Deficit Disorder and a Caucasian boy who is a star of the high school basketball team – who take on each other's personalities after an encounter with an unusual "pet" ordered on the Internet. The results will remind you of those awkward teen years.
All Screwed Up was shot in Rockland County, and was written and produced by Rockland resident Bruce Weinfeld, who will be present to discuss the film after the screening.
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Rivertown
Film 58
Depew Avenue Nyack, NY 10960 (845) 353-2568
Rockland Filmmaker Screenings 
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Sunday, October 24 – 11:30 AM 
