Bijou Film

Take Shelter

Friday, January 27
8:50 pm
Saturday, January 28
6:30 pm
Sunday, January 29
5:15 pm
Tuesday, January 31
9:00 pm
Wednesday, February 1
6:45 pm
Thursday, February 2
9:00 pm

Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channeling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns and confounds Samantha, his wife, and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn’t compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his dreams may truly signify.

Directed by Jeff Nichols
Starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and Shea Whigham
120 min, DCP

“A hallucinatory thriller anchored by a deeply resonant sense of unease.” -Justin Chang, Variety

Trailer: http://www.sonyclassics.com/takeshelter/

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Into the Abyss

Friday, January 27
6:30 pm
Saturday, January 28
4:15 pm
9:00 pm
Sunday, January 29
3:00 pm
Tuesday, January 31
6:45 pm
Wednesday, February 1
9:15 pm
Thursday, February 2
6:45 pm

In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog (CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, GRIZZLY MAN) probes the human psyche to explore why people kill—and why a state kills. In intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (scheduled to die within eight days of appearing on-screen), Herzog achieves what he describes as “a gaze into the abyss of the human soul.” Herzog’s inquiries also extend to the families of the victims and perpetrators as well as a state executioner and pastor who’ve been with death row prisoners as they’ve taken their final breaths. As he’s so often done before, Herzog’s investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory.

A film by Werner Herzog
106 min, 35 mm

“Extraordinary.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Trailer: http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/into-the-abyss