Lake Placid Center for the Arts

LPCA Award Winning
Film Series

All Tickets: $6 (No Reservations Accepted)

Friday, June 20
Juno

Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her best friend, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs. (US, 2007, 91mins., PG-13, Dir. Jason Reitman)

Thursday, July 10
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

Bauby, the high-flying editor of French Elle and father of two, was renowned for his sense of humor and style, his joie de vivre and amorous energy, when, in an instant, his world was plunged into the depths of catastrophe. At 43, paralyzed by a massive stroke, he re-learns how to communicate, and begins writing his memoir using enormous courage and determination but, most of all, his soaring imagination to escape from his trap and to explore the very essence of what it is to be human. (France, 2007, subtitles, 112mins., PG-13, Dir. Julian Schnabel)

Thursday, July 24
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

The most thoroughly handcrafted instruments in the world, Steinway pianos, are as unique and full of personality as the world-class musicians who play them. However, their makers are a dying breed: skilled cabinetmakers, gifted tuners, thorough hand-crafters. This documentary follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037--from forest floor to concert hall and explores how each Steinway is unique in this age of mass production. Interviews with both workers and world-class musicians are interspersed throughout the film. (US, 2007, 80mins., UnRated, Dir. Ben Niles)

Thursday, August 7
Becoming Jane

The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. When sparks fly with the decidedly non-aristocratic Tom, the couple is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (UK, 2007, 112mins., PG, Dir. Julian Jarrold)

Thursday, August 28
The Savages

An irreverent look at family, love and mortality as seen through the lens of one of modern life's most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent. This Academy Award Nominee stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco as a family forced together under one roof, rediscovering the eccentricities that drove them crazy years before. (US, 2007, 113mins., R, Dir. Tamara Jenkins)

Friday, September 12
There Will Be Blood

Set on the incendiary frontier of California's turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. With a tip-off that will change their lives, and a lucky strike that raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value--love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son--is imperiled by corruption, deception and the flow of oil. (US, 2007, 158mins., R, Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

LPCA Award Winning Film Series made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts,
a state agency.




Screenings - 7:30PM Tickets $6 (unless noted) General Admission Award Winning Film Series made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency		LPCA Curated Film Series: Behind the Scenes: Exploring the Creative Process of Making a Film The Player Friday, June 27 • 7:30pm Directed by the late Robert Altman, The Player is a combination murder mystery and send up of Hollywood manners. Allan Nicholls, assistant director and long-time friend of Altman will be on hand to discuss this screening which will be hosted by Kathleen Carroll. Tickets: $8 Box Office LPCA Award Winning Film Series All Tickets: $6 (No Reservations Accepted) Friday, June 20 Juno Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her best friend, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs. (US, 2007, 91mins., PG-13, Dir. Jason Reitman) Thursday, July 10 The Diving Bell & The Butterfly Bauby, the high-flying editor of French Elle and father of two, was renowned for his sense of humor and style, his joie de vivre and amorous energy, when, in an instant, his world was plunged into the depths of catastrophe. At 43, paralyzed by a massive stroke, he re-learns how to communicate, and begins writing his memoir using enormous courage and determination but, most of all, his soaring imagination to escape from his trap and to explore the very essence of what it is to be human. (France, 2007, subtitles, 112mins., PG-13, Dir. Julian Schnabel) Thursday, July 24 Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 The most thoroughly handcrafted instruments in the world, Steinway pianos, are as unique and full of personality as the world-class musicians who play them. However, their makers are a dying breed: skilled cabinetmakers, gifted tuners, thorough hand-crafters. This documentary follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037--from forest floor to concert hall and explores how each Steinway is unique in this age of mass production. Interviews with both workers and world-class musicians are interspersed throughout the film. (US, 2007, 80mins., UnRated, Dir. Ben Niles) Thursday, August 7 Becoming Jane The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. When sparks fly with the decidedly non-aristocratic Tom, the couple is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (UK, 2007, 112mins., PG, Dir. Julian Jarrold) Thursday, August 28 The Savages An irreverent look at family, love and mortality as seen through the lens of one of modern life's most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent. This Academy Award Nominee stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco as a family forced together under one roof, rediscovering the eccentricities that drove them crazy years before. (US, 2007, 113mins., R, Dir. Tamara Jenkins) Friday, September 12 There Will Be Blood Set on the incendiary frontier of California's turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. With a tip-off that will change their lives, and a lucky strike that raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value--love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son--is imperiled by corruption, deception and the flow of oil. (US, 2007, 158mins., R, Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) LPCA Award Winning Film Series made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.