Rosendale Theatre Collective

Thrive

Laurie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:54:56 +0000

7:15 PM | 2 hours, 12 minutes | NR | Documentary | $7/$5 members

An unconventional documentary that “lifts the veil on what’s really going on in our world by following the money upstream – uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

“Investigate any major sector of human activity and you will discover the same people are in control, benefitting financially, literally making out like bandits. Check it out for yourself. By getting a clearer picture of the hidden economic incentives that are driving this unseen robbery, we can create more effective solutions to the problems f acing humanity.”

http://www.thrivemovement.com/home

Views From the Edge: Retro Space Night

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:12:53 +0000

10:00 pm | $7, $5 members

The films presented will be George Melies A Trip to the Moon ,which was recently highlighted in the film Hugo, Max Fleischer’s animated Dancing on the Moon and Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Probably the best known of all Melies’ films, A Trip to the Moon has the simple plot of six volunteer astronomers who go to the Moon to explore. Their landing, literally in the “eye” of the Man in the Moon is one the most iconic images in all films, and the army of “little green men” certainly give them more than they bargained for. Within this plot, many Film Historians have seen this film as an example of pataphysical films: showing the illogicality of logical thinking, while others believe Melies was mocking French hierarhal values. In any case A Trip to the Moon, although dated in it’s presentation, can still delight even the most modern of viewer and is still influential.

Dancing on the Moon (1935) showcases Max Fleischers’ continued innovations in animation. The film is a clever mix of traditional animation and 3-D sets. The story, is that of just married couples of the animal kingdom going for the ultimate honeymoon of dancing on the moon. The result is sheer fantasy and a techinical triumph for Fleischer. The ending, while sedate by today’s standards, would have been considered a bit riske for audiences of 1935.

“Can your heart stand the shocking facts about Grave Robbers from Outer Space?” asks the narrator of what would be known as Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959). Funded by Baptist Ministers, who probably had a different idea what the film would be, Plan9 deals with aliens stopping the launching of a doomsday weapon by making the dead come back to life and basically distracting everyone from the business at hand. Framed in this uproarious pretense are dialogue and production values that even for Wood were a bit slipshod: actors interact with obvious flimsy props and sets, redundant dialogue, an obvious string “flies” the spaceship and continuity is just plain non-existent. One of the most famous examples is the presence and loss of Bela Lugosi, who died before the films was finished. Completely nonplussed, Wood just had his Chiropractor, do Lugosi’s left over scenes with his cape over his face. For these, and dozens of other examples, Plan 9 has been given the dubious honor as “the worse film ever made”; whether that is true or not, one thing is sure, it is a fun, absurd, sometimes surreal film that entertains in spite of itself.

Dance Film Sunday: NEVER STAND STILL

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:50:04 +0000

2:00 PM | $10 | 78 minutes | Documentary | Biography

A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL, NARRATED BY BILL T. JONES

Never Stand Still immerses the viewer in the world of dance through entertaining interviews with dancers and choreographers, backstage access, rare archival footage from the 1930s and 40s, and thrilling HD performances by internationally renowned dance companies including: Mark Morris Dance Group, Chunky Move (Australia), Stockholm 59° North (Sweden), Shantala Shivalingappa (India), Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark), Mimulus Dance Company (Brazil), Zaccho Dance Theatre, and Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Suzanne Farrell, Frederic Franklin, Paul Taylor, Judith Jamison, Joanna Haigood, Marge Champion, Anna-Marie Holmes, Shantala Shivalingappa, Jomar Mesquita, Bill Irwin and Nikolaj Hübbe share personal stories and views on their art form; and in one of his last filmed interviews, the late legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham reveals why dance “is not for the timid.”

Theatre Closed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:05 +0000

The theatre is closed today, Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Theatre Closed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:15:14 +0000

The theatre is closed today, Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Theatre Closed

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:29:23 +0000

The theatre is closed today, Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Carnage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:26 +0000

7:15 PM | 1 hour, 20 minutes | R | Comedy, Drama

Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. CARNAGE is a razor sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the “victim” invite the parents of the “bully” over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage.

Carnage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:39 +0000

8:00 PM | 1 hour, 20 minutes | R | Comedy, Drama

Carnage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:59:58 +0000

5:30 PM | 1 hour, 20 minutes | R | Comedy, Drama

Two shows on Saturday 5:30 and 8:00 PM

Carnage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:59:26 +0000

7:15 PM | 1 hour, 20 minutes | R | Comedy, Drama