Murdock Theatre

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  Jiro Dreams of Sushi

  May 17 & May 19 & May 19

  “This film is definitive. It runs only 81 minutes, but the subject is finite.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

  “Beautifully photographed. A hungry trance.” - Mary Pols, Time Magazine

  “as elegant and tasty as the splendid sushi prepared by the man in the title” – Keneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

  “a breathtaking portrait of a great artist, a chef unique in the world.”
  - Anthony Bourdain

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  In the Family

  May 24 & May 25

  In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody’s will reveals that he named his sister as Chip’s guardian.

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  A Trip to the Moon (1902)

  May 31

  A TRIP TO THE MOON (16 mins)

  Sourced from a hand-painted color version of Méliès masterpiece that had been considered lost for several decades, A Trip To The Moon has been fully restored and is presented with an original score by the French band, Air (Virgin Suicides).

  THE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE (63 mins, directed by Serge Bromberg & Eric Lange; English & French w/ English subtitles)

  The Extraordinary Voyage chronicles the journey of A Trip to the Moon from the fantastical Méliès’ production in 1902 to the astonishing rediscovery of a nitrate print in color in 1993, to the premiere of the new restoration on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.

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