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Welcoming Trina Back To Frontier & New Guest, Natalia Zukerman


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Friday, August 1 | 8pm | $10 | Call In Advance For Tickets

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Trina offers an intelligent and refreshing musical experience. Her unique combination of ballads, folk-rock and blues has earned her a steady national following. Trina tours full-time throughout the US and Europe. Additionally, she is a much sought after harmonica player and percussionist, accompanying numerous nationally recognized singer/songwriters in the studio and live on stage.

FILM |Flight Of The Red Balloon |NR | 115min
Directed By Hou Hsiao Hsien
In French With English Subtitles

"A MASTERPIECE. Makes you look at the sky and hope."– David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Inspired by Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 Academy Award Winning classic, THE RED BALLOON, Hou expands on its key elements-a young boy, a red balloon and Paris- to weave an achingly beautiful tale on the mysteries of familial bonds and the lingering effects the past has on us all. A precious young boy, Simon must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne (Academy Award Winner Juliette Binoche of THE ENGLISH PATIENT, CACHE). Completely immersed in her own tribulations, Suzanne hires Song, a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. Together with Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent yet lost in separate thoughts and dreams mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon.

CHINA...GO BEYOND / ......................................................................................................................................

The month of August leads us into China to experience FILM, FOOD & PHOTOGRAPHY. The Beijing 2008 OLYMPICS will start us out with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 8th and carry us through the 23rd with daily competitions on the big screen. Whether you come in for a taste of Chinese cuisine, stand in awe in front of the phenomenal "Photovoice" Photography Exhibit or spend an evening in our cinema watching a Chinese documentary film, the culture of China will certainly be present in your Frontier experience this month!
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SPECIAL EVENT |2008 Olympics - Beijing, China | On The Big Screen
Free Admission

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FILM |Up The Yangtze | NR | 93min
A Film By Yung Chang
In English, Mandarin and Sichuan With English Subtitles

"An astonishing documentary of culture clash and the erasure of history amid China's economic miracle."– The New York Times

In China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the gargantuan waterway. With Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit, Chang’s approach beautifully captures the microcosmic society of the luxury liner. Singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking, Up The Yangtze gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.

A Film By Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman
In English, Japanese and Mandarin With English Subtitles
Winner Of Documentary Film Editing & Humanitarian Award

"Sheds light on particular wartime atrocities largely neglected in the collective memory."– Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune

Nanking is told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, chilling archival footage and photos of the events, and testimonies of former Japanese soldiers. At the heart of Nanking is a filmed stage reading of the Westerners’ letters and diaries, featuring Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway and Jurgen Prochnow. Through its interweave of archival images, testimonies of survivors, and readings of first hand accounts, the film puts the viewer on the streets of Nanking and brings the forgotten past to startling life. Nanking is a testament to the courage and conviction of individuals who were determined to act in the face of evil and a powerful tribute to the resilience of the Chinese people – a gripping account of light in the darkest of times.

Showtimes: Soon To Be Announced

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