I’m feeling a little listless these days. We need more lists in our lives.
THE TOP THREE REASONS TO SEE:
PERSEPOLIS
2007. France. Dir: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud. Animated. 96 minutes. Tomorrow, Feb. 16, 8 p.m., $5.
3) Topical Middle Eastern revolution stuff.
2) Sweet animation.
1) Last French Series movie.
Presented as part of The Tournées Festival, made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture.
EYES WIDE OPEN
2009. Israel/France/Germany. Dir: Haim Tabakman. With Ran Danker. 91 minutes. Thursday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., FREE.
3) The epic battle between religion and homosexuality.
2) Director will be speaking in person.
1) Obligatory “Eyes Wide Shut” sequel joke.
BURIED
2010. USA/Spain. Dir: Rodrigo Cortés. With Ryan Reynolds. 95 minutes. Friday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $5.
3) Reynolds is pretty.
2) He has been hiding some serious acting chops.
1) He’s single again.
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
1988. USA. Dir: Martin Scorsese. With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel. 164 minutes. Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m., $5.
3) Painstaking attention to historically accurate detail.
2) David Bowie as Pontius Pilate…because Sting was unavailable.
1) Seriously guys: It’s Martin Scorsese doing Jesus Christ.
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