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Last updated on January 31, 2012.

Rampart

Wed, February 1 - 7:30pm
Landmark E Street Cinema
E Street NW betw 10th & 11th

We have admission for 100 members. We have an e-pass for admission. If you would like to attend, please follow the instructions in your e-mail to get a pass.



Los Angeles, 1999. Officer Dave Brown is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways in light of a department-wide corruption scandal seal his fate. Brown internalizes his fear, anguish and paranoia as his world, complete with two ex-wives who are sisters, two daughters, an aging mentor dispensing bad advice, investigators galore, and a series of seemingly random women, starts making less and less sense. In the end, what is left is a human being stripped of all his pretense, machismo, chauvinism, arrogance, sexism, homophobia, racism, aggression, misanthropy; but is it enough to redeem him as a man? Millenium Entertainment (1hr 45min). Opens February 10.

CAST: Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Ice Cube, Ben Foster, Ned Beatty, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Steve Buscemi

DIR: Oren Moverman (dir/writer-The Messenger, writer-Jesus Son)


Act of Valor

Thurs, February 2 - 7pm - NOTE START TIME
US Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (Navy Memorial plaza)

We have open admission for members & any guests they'd like to bring. We have an e-pass for admission. If you would like to attend, please follow instructions in your e-mail to get a pass. As always, seating is first come, first-served so arrive early.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH DIRECTORS MIKE "MOUSE" MCCOY & VICE ADMIRAL JOHN TOTUSHEK



An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Relativity Media (1hr 41min).


Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Tues, February 14 - 7:30pm
Landmark Bethesda Row
7235 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda MD

NOTE: this is the first of a number of screenings for which we'll get passes (via Gofobo). We have admission for 40 members & guests via Gofobo for this first event. Go to Gofobo.com with code given in your e-mail to get up to 2 admit-1 passes. Please only request what you can definitely use so you don't prevent another member from attending. If you cannot attend after getting a pass, please return it to the system by cancelling it.

Passes are unique and coded, scanned at theatre for admittance, and cannot be copied. You must bring the printed pass for admission. As always, seating is first come, first-served so arrive early.



A visionary sheik has a big dream -- to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn his dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on for its potential as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. CBS Films. Opens February 9.

CAST: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt

DIR: Lasse Hallstrom (Cider House Rules, Chocolate, My Life as a Dog, Gilbert Grape)

Next screenings:
2/28 - AMC Tysons
March - Bethesda Row, AMC Shirlington, E Street Cinema

General Screening Information

WHAT IS A PREVIEW? Before movies open, local ad agencies generate publicity with advance screenings. Washington, DC Film Society members are a popular target audience for previews, since we create good "word of mouth" for a film. Sometimes we have an entire theater to ourselves, but most of the time we share a theater with an audience holding passes that the ad agencies have distributed through radio stations, newspapers, and local establishments. In the past, the Film Society has hosted numerous special events as well.

AM I GUARANTEED A SEAT? No! Seating for previews is always on a first-come, first-served basis. Why? First of all, sometimes more members than we have passes to give out will show up at a particular screening. Also, the ad agencies always give out more passes than there are seats in the theater. The theater is always overbooked because at least 20% of pass holders don't show up. If everyone shows up, the theater could be full before you get in. Even if we have an RSVP screening (see below), arrive early to ensure a seat.

WHAT ABOUT RSVP SCREENINGS? When we have very few passes, we still want to offer the screening to as many members as possible, yet want to avoid turning many people away. When this happens (30 passes for two or less), we will sometimes have an RSVP system set up. Please follow instructions in the e-mail for RSVP screenings.

WHEN YOU GET TO THE THEATER: Each member must bring a valid membership card to the screening and show it to the Film Society staff person at the theater to receive a free pass.

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