Double Feature: THE DESCENDANTS, 2011, ELECTION, 1999, December 14, 2011

Wednesday, December 14 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: THE DESCENDANTS, 2011, Fox Searchlight, 115 min. With his wife Elizabeth on life support following a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King (George Clooney) and his two daughters (Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller) travel from Oahu to Kauai to confront Brian (Matthew Lillard), the real estate broker with whom Elizabeth was having an affair. Director Alexander Payne’s first feature since SIDEWAYS has garnered much critical acclaim at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. [35mm]
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ELECTION, 1999, Paramount, 103 min. Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon face off in Alexander Payne’s devilish satire of high school politics. Overachieving control freak Tracy Flick (Witherspoon) runs unopposed for student body president, while civics teacher Jim McAllister (Broderick) looks on queasily at her monopoly, and ultimately convinces unassuming jock Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to give the chirpy blonde a democratic run for the title. Payne received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the caustically funny dialogue. Discussion between films with director Alexander Payne. [35mm]
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