These films are tentatively scheduled to start at the Bijou during the coming months. Dates are provided where possible, but EVERYTHING is subject to change (in case you haven't noticed!). Please click back often for an updated list, or call (541)686-2458 for current titles and showtimes.
| THE SQUID AND THE WHALE |
| DECEMBER |
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| In 1986 Brooklyn, Walt Berkman (Jesse Eisenberg, Roger Dodger) is coming of age in his chaotic home. Both his father (Jeff Daniels), a once-successful novelist, and his mother (Laura Linney) have taken lovers and are rapidly heading for divorce. So it's up to Walt and his younger brother (Owen Kline) to grapple with what has become of their family. Written and directed by Noah Baumbach (co-writer, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), based on his own childhood experiences. Winner of the Director's Award (Drama) and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Co-starring Anna Paquin and William Baldwin. |
| BREAKFAST ON PLUTO |
| JANUARY |
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| Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy, 28 Days Later) is an endearing, deceptively tough young man. When he travels to swinging London in the 1970s and takes to the stage as a transvestite cabaret singer, he uses his wit and charm—and sometimes his fists—to make sure nothing gets him down, and nobody tries to change who he is. Co-starring Liam Neeson, Gavin Friday, Stephen Rea and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Neil Jordan (The Good Thief, The Crying Game), based on the novel by Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy). |
| THE PASSENGER |
| JANUARY |
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| At the height of his international fame, Michelangelo Antonioni (La Notte, Blow-Up) made this suspenseful and haunting classic, which has been unavailable for years. Jack Nicholson stars as a burnt out journalist who, on impulse, switches identities with an Englishman who dies in the North African hotel where they are both staying. With an enigmatic young French woman (Maria Schneider, Last Tango in Paris) at his side, he embarks on a physical and spiritual journey through Africa, England, Spain and Germany. Screenplay by Peter Wollen, Mark Peploe (The Last Emperor) and director Antonioni. Uncut European version with seven minutes of footage previously unseen in the U.S. |
| SARA SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC |
| JANUARY |
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| Sarah Silverman (The Aristocrats, The School of Rock) is one of the funniest and most fearless comics in America. Despite the current political climate, Silverman takes on such pitch-black topics as September 11th, AIDS, race, sexuality, unwanted body hair, and the Holocaust, and spins them into politically incorrect comedic gold. The film comprises Silverman's performance before a live audience interwoven with stylish musical numbers and backstage intrigue. Features appearances by Bob Odenkirk and Brian Posehn (both of Mr. Show) and Silverman's comedian/actor sister Laura Silverman. |
| THE WHITE COUNTESS |
| FEBRUARY |
| Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) is a burnt-out American diplomat who has become Shanghai's connoisseur of decadence. Blinded and widowed in the political turmoil of the 1930s, Jackson—along with his mysterious friend Matsuda (Hiroyuki Sanada)—plans to open the perfect bar. Then he meets Sofia (Natasha Richardson), a refugee White Russian countess reduced to a sordid life as an illicit dancer. With the world on the brink of World War II, his love for Sofia and her daughter Katya (Madeleine Cooper) brings back his desire for a peaceful world. Directed by James Ivory (The Remains of the Day, Howards End). |
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| THE EARLY WORKS OF PETER JACKSON |
| 120205 |
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| Four dim-witted men from the New Zealand National Air and Space Defense League arrive in a small New Zealand fishing town to investigate a report of landing UFO's and take on a batallion-sized army of aliens who have massacred the town's population as part of their plans to use humans as part of their main ingredient for their intergalactic fast-food chain. |
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| X-MAS WITH TOXIE |
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| This is the story of Melvin, the resident geek at the local health club. One day, Slug and Bozo (some resident jocks) chase Melvin around the club and Melin ends up plunging out of the window into a tub of toxic waste. Melvin is transformed into The Toxic Avenger and he is a geek no more! Toxie fights crime and gets revenge on his enemies like a true hero. |