In town to encourage people to volunteer on election day, Mitchell will stand at the front of the theater and talk about his 2006 film, “Shortbus” as it plays. The film explores the lives of several characters living in present-day New York as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex. Due to graphic sexual content, audience members must be at least 18 years old to attend the screening. Tickets are now on sale for $3 at The Neon box office.
Among Mitchell’s other well-known films are “Rabbit Hole,” which earned Nicole Kidman an Oscar nomination.
In other news, here’s what’s opening this week at The Neon:
CERTAIN WOMEN, the new, star-studded, quietly poetic film by Kelly Reichardt.
About the film: “One of America’s foremost filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff) directs a remarkable ensemble cast led by Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern in this stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer (Dern) who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother (Williams) whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student (Stewart) who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand (radiant newcomer Lily Gladstone). As their stories intersect in subtle but powerful ways, a portrait emerges of flawed, but strong-willed individuals in the process of defining themselves.”
KING COBRA, the ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about the gay adult film world starring James Franco, Christian Slater, Alicia Silverstone and Molly Ringwald. This film was one of the much-talked-about, sold-out screenings at this year's Dayton LGBT Film Fest.
About the film: “Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, King Cobra is a deliciously dark, twisted plunge into the behind-the-scenes world of the pornography industry. It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer (Garrett Clayton) is molded into a star by Stephen (Christian Slater), a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home. But as Brent’s rise and demands for more money put him at odds with his boss, he also attracts the attention of a rival producer (James Franco) and his unstable lover (Keegan Allen) who will stop at nothing to squash Cobra Video and steal its number one star. Co-starring Alicia Silverstone and Molly Ringwald, King Cobra is part delirious, tabloid-shocker satire, part American tragedy.”
CHRISTINE, the story of 1970s TV reporter Christine Chubbuck, starring Rebecca Hall and Michael C. Hall.
About the film: “In Sarasota, Fla., circa 1974, an ambitious, 29-year-old reporter is relentlessly motivated to succeed. She knows she has talent, but being a driven career woman in the ’70s comes with its own challenges, especially when competition for a promotion and a tumultuous home life lead to a dissolution of self. With ratings in the cellar, the station manager issues a mandate to deliver juicier and more exploitative stories, a story firmly at odds with her serious brand of issue-based journalism.”
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