Events & Programs

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Past Events & Programs

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Fri 9/2 & Sat 9/3/11, 11:30 pm @ Tower (95 min, R) $10 tix, available now @ Tower box office; live pre-show 11:30 pm, screening @ midnight. Seating 1st-come-1st-served, arrive early for good seats. See John Cameron Mitchell's critically acclaimed glam-rock transexual punk musical, adapted from an off-Broadway rock theatre hit. A German punk rocker tours the U.S. following the ex-BF / bandmate turned arena-star who stole her songs.

Salt Lake City Film Festival Fri 8/19 - Sun 8/21/11 @ Tower See various films in this locally managed and sponsored Summer film event, proudly exhibited by the SLFS @ Tower Theatre. See the Official Fest Site for film & shedule information.

The Cherry Orchard (Filmed Performance of Live Play - SLFS Tanner Lecture Series) Saturday 7/16/11, 1:00 pm, @ Broadway The U of U Tanner Humanities Center and the Salt Lake Film Society are proud to present the filmed version of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard performed by the UK's National Theater Company in London. See the Tanner Humanities Center site for additional info about this program & play. Also, reference the National Theater Company website for details of the performance. $12.00 general admission, $8.50 student.

Winter in Wartime - It's Great to be Young Free Youth Screening Tue 6/21/11, 7:20 pm @ Bway FREE screenings of selected cinema for the foot loose and fancy free ages 24 and younger. Presented by SLFS to bright eyed collegiates and slacker twentysomethings alike for enjoyment and expansion of cinematic horizons. Tue 6/21, Winter in Wartime. July screening TBA.

Damn These Heels: LGBT Film Festival Fri 6/17 - Sun 6/19/11 @ Tower Details and film schedule available at Damn! These Heels online. The 8th edition of the Damn! These Heels LGBT film festival Thu 6/16 - Sun 6/19 @ the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. $25.00 Passes available online and at the Tower Box Office until sold out. Individual tix available for some films, note that centerpiece films are pass-holder only. See Damn! These Heels online for details.

Repo! The Genetic Opera Tower Theatre
Fri 5/27: 11:30 pm only
Sat 5/28/11: 7:30 pm & 11:30 pm (98 min, R) SLFS's Summer of 35mm begins; Live-cast preshow @ 7:30 (Sat only) / 11:30 pm, film @ 8 pm (Sat only) / Midnight. $10 admission, tix available now @ Tower box office. The year is 2056 and late-payment corporate-financed organ transplants are revoked by thuggish Repo Men in this unusual glam-rock horror opera-musical.

Giant (1956; SLFS Member screening) Wed 5/18/11, 7:00 pm @ Broadway (201 min, NR) Free admission to SLFS Members. Reception @ 7:00, film begins @ 7:30 pm. Fine cinema exclusively for SLFS Members & their guests. Selected films are often only available to Utah audiences courtesy of this program. Tonight's film... GIANT; Hollywood legend George Stevens directs Liz Taylor, Rock Hudson, & James Dean (in his final role before an untimely death) in this sprawling epic of a Texas cattle rancher and his family across two generations of love and rivalry.

SLFS Utah Screenwriters Project Applications due Fri 5/6/11 Salt Lake Film Society is proud to accept applications for the fourth Utah Screenwriters Project (USP)...

SLFS Open Screen Short Film Night Wed 5/4/11, 9:00 pm @ Tower View short films submitted by local filmmakers; FREE to view films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 5/4 before the event. Email jim_faulkner@saltlakefilmsociety.org if any questions.

Whole Foods Do Something Reel Film Festival Mon 5/2 - Wed 5/4/11, 7:00 pm @ Tower Whole Foods Market presents the Do Something Reel Film Festival, six films focused on passionate people making a world of difference. Films & Schedule... Vanishing of the Bees Mon 4/18, 7:00 pm; Bag It Tue 4/19, 7:00 pm; Lunch Line Wed 4/20, 7:00 pm;On Coal River Mon 5/2, 7:00 pm; Planeat Tue 5/3, 7:00 pm; Urban Roots Wed 5/4/11, 7:00 pm.

Tumbleweeds Kid's Film Fest Tower:
Sat 4/2: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00, 2:30
Sun 4/3: 11:00 am, 1:00 Broadway:
Fri 4/1: 7:30 pm only
Sat 4/2: 8:30 am, 10:45 am, 1:15, 3:30, 6:00
Sun 4/3: 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 A locally curated film festival with quality international & U.S. cinema for young film afficionadoes. See the Tumbleweeds web site for additional information.

Sons of Perdition - Director Q/A Fri 2/18 & Sat 2/19, post-7pm Screening, @ Tower Director Q/A with local filmmaker Tyler Measom. The SLFS is proud to present this award-winning, locally-made documentary following three teenaged boys banished from their southern Utah polygamous community by self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs. The teens become part of a growing exodus struggling to survive as religious refugees in mainstream America, a country as strange to them as any foreign land. See the Perdition filmsite for more film info.

Sundance Screenings for SLFS Members Salvation Boulevard: Sat 1/29 5:30 pm @ Broadway
(Member Appreciation Reception at 5:30, film at 6:00) Kaboom: Mon 1/24, 3:00 pm @Tower Free private Sundance screenings for SLFS Members and a guest (membership levels Panaflex & above). RSVP via telephone or email, 801-746-0038, jim_faulkner@saltlakefilmsociety.org. This years screenings...
Salvation: Sundance alum George Ratliff directs this cultish comedy about a charismatic preacher and his megachurch. A recovering hippie / loyal church member is called into unconventional service to the flock after Pastor Dan finds himself in a compromising situation, casting the church into a threatening existential storm as good intentions go hysterically wrong.
Kaboom: The 10th feature film from Sundance fave director Greg Araki. A film student lusts after his dumb, hunky roommate (aptly named Thor), but hooks up with a hot chick after eating a drug-laced cookie. Meanwhile, bizarre mystery abounds involving weird masked guys and a recurring dream about a dead girl.

Boxing Gym - Director Q/A Sat 1/8/11, 7:00 pm @ Tower SLFS is proud to host this Q/A with award-winning director Frederick Wiseman, one of the most acclaimed and influential documentarians in the world. Mr. Weisman has produced & directed many highly regarded films, and is recipient of both the prestigious Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships. His latest film explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, where a melting pot of ethnicity, age, & social classes train and spar with other boxers both amatueur and professional.

SLC Eve - Charlie Chaplin Short Films Wed 12/29 - Fri 12/31 @ Broadway A collection of short films from the visionary Charlie Chaplin, presented in conjuction with SLC Eve. Free admission with SLC Eve pass. Program schedule below, See short-film titles by program...

It's a Wonderful Life Fri 12/24, 3:00 pm   &   Sat 12/25 7:30 pm @ Broadway (130 min, NR) FREE holiday screening. See Jimmy Stuart in legendary director Frank Capra's touching 1946 masterpiece, projected on the big-screen in wonderful 35mm glory. Join us on Xmas eve or day, come early for best seating. I think something's in my eye...

Sing with Maria: The Sound of Music Sat 12/11, 2:00 & 6:30 pm @ Tower (174 min, NR) Tix on sale now @ Tower: The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to present special holiday Sing with Maria screenings of The Sound of Music. $15 admission includes gift bag, emcee performers, tea and cookies intermission and this classic film! Come sing-along & bring the entire family, arrive early as seating is 1st-come-1st-served. Two screenings only, all ticket proceeds benefit SLFS family programs.

The Muppet Christmas Carol - Wassail & Waffles Holiday Film Series Sat 12/11, 10:00 am @ Broadway (85 min, G) FREE holiday event! A morning of film and festivities with waffles, wassail, & a surprise visit from Santa, followed by a 35mm big-screen presentation of this classic children's Christmas tale. Fun begins at 10:00, film at 11:00. Seating is 1st-come-1st-served at this extremely popular event so arrive early!

The Bear (L'ours) Wed 11/10/10, 7pm @ Tower (96 min, PG) SLFS Family Film Series, FREE to the public. An orphaned bear cub is adopted by an adult male bear and dodges human bear-hunters in this picturesque tale from director Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Some Like it Hot Tue 11/9/10, 7:30 pm @ Tower (120 min, NR) Free admission to SLFS Members, fine cinema exclusively for SLFS Members & their guests. Hijinks ensue when two male musicians go on the run in an all-girl band after witnessing the 1929 Chicago St. Valentines's Day Massacre in great American director Billy Wilder's hilarious classic mob / drag comedy. Screening in honor of the recently deceases Tony Curtis.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sun 10/31/10 9:30 pm;
Fri 10/29 & Sat 10/30:   7:30, 11:30;
Thu 10/28 9:30 (100 min, R) SLFS presents the annual RHPS Halloween special. Tix on sale now @ Tower, come dressed in full Rocky Regalia; plenty o' cross-dressing Halloween fun for your whole perv family! Pre-show begins half-hour before screening, arrive early for best seats (1st-come-1st-seated). The RHPS & pre-show contains themes and language that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Use your judgement, people!

X96 1st Annual Dusk-Till-Dawn Horr-or-thon! Friday 10/22/10, 11pm - 7am, ALL NIGHT @ Broadway! NOTE: MOVED TO BROADWAY due to power outage. Tix on sale now @ Broadway Towor Tower, $10.00 for 4 films. See 4 classic horror films in one spooooky marathon: Exorcist, Evil Dead II, Dead Alive, & Halloween (original version). Stay tuned for more details...

SLFS Open Screen Short Film Night Wed 9/22/10, 9:00 pm @ Tower Final Open Screen of 2010. View short films submitted by local filmmakers; FREE to view films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 9/22 before the event. Email jim_faulkner@saltlakefilmsociety.org if any questions.

Global Film Initiative: Global Lens 2010 Fri 9/10/10 - Fri 9/17   (Schedule) (100 min, NR) 10 films, 10 countries, 10 bucks; A showcase of acclaimed international cinema. Tix on sale Fri 8/27 @ Broadway, $10 package price for multiple films, regular admission price for single films. See additional details & schedule below.

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts - SLFS Member Screenings Tue 8/31/10 (Pt1), Tue 9/7/10 (Pt2), 7pm @ Tower (255 min (2 parts), NR) Free screenings for SLFS Members and guests. Spike Lee's critically acclaimed, groundbreaking documentary of the plight of Americans stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, including an examination of the gross incompetence of government response from the local to the federal level. Pt. 1 Tue 8/31, 7pm; Pt. 2 Tue 9/7/10, 7pm. Q/A & discussion with community leaders will follow screenings. Presented by Tanner Lecture Series & the UofU Film & Media Dept, in conjunction with Lee's 9/14/10 Kingsbury Hall lecture.

Restrepo - Discussion and Q/A Friday 9/3/10 @ Broadway (93 min, R) Fri 9/3 Q&A after 7:05 pm, Intro to the 9:30 pm screening with Jakob Melton, Former SGT, Brigade Medic, 173d Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger codirect this documentary of one year with a U.S. Army platoon in Afghanistan's strategic but dangerous Korengal Valley. The cameras never leave the valley, no interviews with policy-makers, just on-the-spot footage of one platoon.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - SLFS Free Family Film Series Wed 7/14/10, 7:00 pm @ Tower The SLFS Family Film Series presents Wallace & Gromit; FREE admission. Bring the fam' for this fun summer movie on the big screen in all it's 35mm glory.

Damn These Heels: LGBT Film Festival Thu 6/10 - Sun 6/13 @ Tower Details and film schedule at Damn! These Heels online. The 7th annual Damn! These Heels LGBT film festival Thu 6/10 - Sun 6/13 @ the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. $50.00 Passes available at Tower Box Office until sold out. Individual tix available for some films, note that centerpiece films are pass-holder only. See Damn! These Heels online for details.

Repo! The Genetic Opera Fri 5/28 & Sat 5/29, 11:30 pm, Tower Theatre (98 min, R) Live-cast preshow @ 11:30 pm, film @ midnight. $10 admission, tix available now @ Tower box office. The year is 2056 and late-payment corporate-financed organ transplants are revoked by thuggish Repo Men in this unusual glam-rock horror musical.

Best Worst Movie - Cast / Filmmaker Q/A Fri 5/28 & Sat 5/29, after 7pm & 9pm screenings (93 min, NR) Advance tix onsale now @ Tower box office. See the film that the New Yorker News touts as "Hilarious and sad... priceless.", documenting creation of the cult-awful Troll 2. Join the BWM / T2 cast and crew following the 7pm & 9pm screenings on Fri 5/28 & Sat 5/29 of Best Worst Movie. Meet Michael Paul Stephenson - BWM Producer/Director; George Hardy, T2 - Michael Waits; Jason Steadman, T2 - Drew; Darren Ewing: T2 - Arnold.

Singin' in the Rain - SLFS Member Screening Tue 5/25, 7:00 pm @ Broadway Screening for SLFS Members & guests. Reception begins @ 7pm, film @ 7:30. Contact Jim @ 801-746-0038, email jim_faulkner@saltlakefilmsociety.org if any questions.

I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas) Tue 4/13, 7pm @ Tower (105 min, R) 17th century Mexican nun / poetess Sor Juana de la Cruz faces a misogynistic Archbishop after her protective Viceroy & his wife depart for Spain, based on "The Traps of Faith" by novelist Octavio Paz. Presented by Plan-B Theatre Company, ACLU of Utah, and SLFS in conjunction with Plan-B's world premier of AMERIGO (4/8 - 4/18/10).

Ghosted (LGBT Movie Night) Mon 4/12/10, 7pm @ Tower (89 min, NR) FREE admission. A German artist enters an unseemly relationship with a reporter investigating the unsolved murder of the artist's Taiwanese lover in director Monika Treut's return to narrative cinema after a documentary-decade.

Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora) - Ivory Tower / Westminster Film Series Mon 4/5, 7:00 pm @ Tower (109 min, NR) SLFS & the Westminster College Film Program present the Ivory Tower film series. April's film... Pandora's Box, the classic silent saga of the rise and fall of a hedonistic dancer / prostitute directed by great German filmmaker G. W. Pabst, with live musical accompaniment from local organist Blaine Gale.

The Apartment Tue 3/30, 7pm @ Broadway (125 min, NR) Free admission to SLFS Members. Fine cinema exclusively for SLFS Members & their guests. See Billy Wilder's classic comedy-romance about a low-level executive whose residence is co-opted by his bosses for romantic Tete-a-tetes.

Under Great White Northern Lights - The White Stripes Sat 3/13, 7:00 pm @ Tower (93 min, NR) X96 radio and The Truth present The White Stripes "Under the Great White Northern Lights" one night only. $5.00 admission, tix available now @ Tower.

Headless Woman, The (La mujer sin cabeza) Tue 3/9, 7:30 PM @ Broadway (87 min, NR) Free admission, courtesy of the SLFS and UofU Film Front. In this Argentine suspense-thriller, a woman hits something or someone with her car, falling into mental confusion trying to remember exactly what happened as her protective husband tries to erase any traces of the incident.

Plan B Wallace: Brother to Brother & Wallace Stegner (PBS) Mon 3/8 7pm (Brother); Tue 3/9 7pm (Wallace) @ Broadway (94 min, NR) Plan B Theatre Company and the SLFS present two FREE screenings of films related to the upcoming Plan B production "Wallace". "Brother" examines the Harlem Renaissance, the milleiu of young gay black Wallace Thurman. "Wallace" documents the life of western writer Wallace Stegner. Both influential figures called Salt Lake City home.

Three Monkeys (Üç maymun) Tue 2/16, 7:30 PM @ Broadway (109 min, NR) Free admission, courtesy of the SLFS and UofU Film Front. Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan directs and writes this tale of a disfunctional family torn apart by small lies fighting to stay together by playing 3 monkeys (see no evil, etc...). Winner, Best Director, Canne FF.