Film
The Federated Church of Edgartown will hold a free movie night on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Parish House on South Summer street. The film being shown is The Road to Galveston, based on a true story and starring Cicely Tyson. The movie is the story of a woman who loses her husband and is forced to make a living for herself. She chooses to provide care for Alzheimers patients, and the story is both heartwarming and inspiring.
When most people think of animation, they think of Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Shrek, but the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival’s Saturday evening Animation Lollapalooza aimed to dispel that misconception, showing a surprisingly adult selection including a meth-fueled teen sexuality, the systematic massacre of bubble-wrap bubbles, and a funny, amusing series about a girl trying to lose her virginity.
The standout project in Saturday’s Think Globally, Shot Locally — a mixed bag of a forum at the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival — was Sara Nesson’s work-in-progress Iraq Paper Scissors, a documentary about Iraq War veterans participating in the Combat Paper Project.
Richard Paradise stood in the corner of the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday afternoon, silent but smiling.
It was a rare moment. Mr. Paradise, co-director of the annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, is a natural talker and schmoozer. From the time this year’s festival kicked off Thursday afternoon to the time it closed Sunday at sunset, Mr. Paradise gabbed nonstop. He introduced films, talked shop with reporters and greeted audiences and filmmakers alike.
If you had to pick the worst example of marketing defeating morality, it would be hard to go past the bottled water industry.
People spend some $7 billion buying the product each year. According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, Americans consumed some 31.2 billion liters of it in 2006, mostly packaged in plastic.
All tickets available at the box office from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at the Mansion House on Main street. All seats that are not claimed 10 minutes before show time will be sold on a first come, first served basis. For details, call 774-392-2972 or check at the box office. Unless otherwise noted, films cost $10; $7 for film society members and children age 14 and under.
Friday
2 p.m. Tuya’s Marriage, Capawock Theatre. Director: Quanan Wang. Drama/Romance, China, 86 min.