The State Theatre » Films http://www.statetheatretc.org Downtown in Traverse City, Michigan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:38:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/02/05/extremely-loud-incredibly-close/ http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/02/05/extremely-loud-incredibly-close/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:43:45 +0000 The State Theatre http://www.statetheatretc.org/?p=2346 HELD OVER! Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” tells the story of one young boy’s journey from heartbreaking loss to the healing power of self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the tragicevents of September 11. Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey–an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who are all survivors in their own ways. Ultimately, Oskar’s journey ends where it began, but with the solace of that most human experience: love.Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Young Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay.

View Trailer

Read the Pete Hammond Boxoffice Magazine Review

2011/US/PG-13/129 min
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright

“An exceptionally heart-wrenching film. A life-affirming sensory experience.”
- Jake Coyle, AP

“The best movie of the year. Four stars. Extraordinary.”
- Alynda Wheat, People Magazine

“Exquisite. One of the best films of the year. … Director Stephen Daldry has taken great care in looking at it through the eyes of a precocious New York City boy in a film filled with both sentiment and substance.”
- Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

“Emotionally potent. A crescendo of feeling. Thomas Horn gives an exceptional natural performance, entirely convincing and exhilarating to experience. Best of all, Max von Sydow is absolutely wonderful, with the great veteran actor clearly relishing this very unusual role.”
- Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

“It’s an emotional powerhouse of a film, an unforgettable and rewarding motion picture experience.”
- Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

“Director Stephen Daldry has fashioned an emotionally powerful cinematic testimony about that horrific late summer day.”
- James Berardinelli, ReelViews

]]> http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/02/05/extremely-loud-incredibly-close/feed/ 0 OSCAR AT THE STATE http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/01/25/oscar-at-the-state/ http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/01/25/oscar-at-the-state/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:32:12 +0000 The State Theatre http://www.statetheatretc.org/?p=2397 Michael Moore gave his Oscar a year off last year but, due to popular demand, he will be returning to our lobby this weekend. Stop by and have your picture taken with Oscar. Fill out a ballot to enter our Oscar contest (details on the State’s annual Oscar party are coming soon). And keep your acceptance speech to 45 seconds!

Congrats to Traverse City Film Festival board member Terry George for being nominated this morning for an Academy Award! Terry’s short film, “The Shore,” played at the 2011 fest, and now he’ll be going to the Oscars at the end of February.

WAIT FOR THE STATE!
Do you know we’ve already shown 16 of the Oscar nominated films here at either the festival or the State? And coming soon to our theater are the rest of the cream of the crop: “The Artist” (10 Oscar nominations), “Hugo” (11 Oscar nominations – the most!), “My Week with Marilyn,” “Moneyball” and “The Ides of March.” All coming to the State!

]]> http://www.statetheatretc.org/2012/01/25/oscar-at-the-state/feed/ 0