DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT
Directed by Julia Loktev
USA/Germany/France, 2007, 94 min | In English

In Times Square, a 19 year-old girl of indeterminate ethnicity prepares to become a suicide bomber. Although her history and motives remain unknown, her resolve seems frighteningly certain as she weaves her way silently through the noise and turmoil of the city. Shot superbly on digital video, this taut thriller examines notions of faith and devotion, even while keeping its politics decidedly opaque.

"The Cannes Film Festival's single most riveting work. An unforeseen tour de force. A genuinely unnerving and unexpectedly moving experience." - Gavin Smith, Film Comment

SHOWTIMES
Friday, September 14: 7:00
Saturday, September 15: 7:00
Sunday, September 16: 5:00
Monday, September 17: 9:00
Tuesday, September 18: 7:00
Wednesday, September 19: 9:00
Thursday, September 20: 7:00


and...


MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal
Canada, 2007, 90 min | In English and Mandarin with English subtitles

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES features gorgeous images of amazing color and composition from the most unlikely of places: industrial landscapes. From factories and strip mines to eviscerated ships, the beauty in destruction is captured on film by renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky. In this film, he tours Asia in an exploration of humankind's relationship with nature as it extracts and destroys in the pursuit of progress.

"Awe inspiring! Stimulates the senses and the consciene simultaneously." - Hollywood Reporter

"Stunning! Like Burtynsky's work, the film is gorgeous and haunting." - Utne Reader

SHOWTIMES
Friday, September 14: 9:00
Saturday, September 15: 5:00 and 9:00
Sunday, September 16: 3:00
Monday, September 17: 7:00
Tuesday, September 18: 9:00
Wednesday, September 19: 7:00
Thursday, September 20: 9:00


COMING SOON TO THE BIJOU...

SEPTEMBER 21 - 27:
THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE
and LIGHTS IN THE DUSK

SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4:
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS and
Charles Burnett's KILLER OF SHEEP

OCTOBER 5 - 11:
CRAZY LOVE and
Max Ophuls' THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... *

OCTOBER 12 - 18:
LA VIE EN ROSE and
Jean Renoir's THE RULES OF THE GAME *

OCTOBER 19 - 25:
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! and
Francois Truffaut's JULES AND JIM *

Films marked with an * are part of a Classics of French Cinema series -- each screening on restored 35mm prints! Jean-Luc Godard's PIERROT LE FOU will also screen as part of this series during the first week of the Bijou's second fall calendar, Oct 26 - Nov 2.

Plus, these special events...

THIS IS SPINAL TAP

SATURDAY, SEPT 22 @ MIDNIGHT (11:59pm)

Come see the mockumentary that started it all, screening on a 35mm print as part of the Bijou's Midnight Movie Series! Starring Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean, THIS IS SPINAL TAP is funny, irreverent, insightful...and, oh yeah, this one goes up to eleven!

Dress as an 80s rocker and bring your best Guitar Hero skills for our pre-screening GH Tournament! Prizes awarded to whoever impresses us -- and the audience -- most!

Screening at Midnight (11:59 pm). Guitar Hero Tournament begins at 11:00 pm sharp. Anyone who wants to participate will receive a raffle ticket; we'll choose 10 patrons at random to compete. Sorry, but you must purchase a film ticket to play in the tourney. Tickets are $7.

Note: ANIMAL HOUSE, originally scheduled to screen on 9/22, had to be rescheduled for a later date. Stay tuned for details!

INTERNATIONAL WRITING PROGRAM
40th ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS

The University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP), the unique "United Nations of Writing," celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year! To help commemorate the event, IWP has partnered with the Bijou to show three free films in October. The screenings include THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK, accompanied by a Q & A with co-producer Jane Wells; and a double-feature of films directed by IWP alum on Sunday, October 7. To learn more about the IWP, visit them online at www.uiowa.edu/~iwp.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7: IWP DOUBLE FEATURE
Join us for a FREE double feature of films directed by IWP alum Etgar Keret and Martin Rejtman. Get an early look at Keret's debut feature JELLYFISH (not released theatrically until spring of '08), winner of the Camera d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Following JELLYFISH, we'll screen Rejtman's feature THE MAGIC GLOVES.

JELLYFISH @ 7:00 p.m. -- THE MAGIC GlOVES @ 9:00 p.m.
Both films are FREE, but seating is limited.

OCTOBER 10, 11 & 14: THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
The Bijou and IWP are proud to present three FREE screenings of the award-winning documentary THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK, about the continuing Darfur conflict in Sudan. Following the screening on Thursday, October 11, we will host a Q&A with the film's co-producer Jane Wells. All screenings are FREE, but seating is limited.

Screening Times:
Wednesday, Oct 10 at 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct 11 at 7:00 p.m. * Q&A w/ Jane Wells to follow
Sunday, Oct 14 at 8:00 p.m.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

OCTOBER 26 & 27

Dress up in your best RHPS-wear and come do the Time Warp again on Friday & Saturday, October 26 & 27. You buy the tickets; we'll provide the kits. Virgins welcome! Watch for more details in early October!