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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Tickets Now Available for LCCC’s Stocker Arts
Center Winter/Spring 2011 Film Series<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>From exciting thrillers to inspiring dramas, film lovers
will enjoy the excitement and variety of the Stocker Arts Center Winter/Spring
2011 Film Series at Lorain County Community College.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The winter/spring series, sponsored by the LCCC Film
Society, begins on January 7 with “Mao’s Last Dancer,” the
true story of Chinese ballet dancer, Li Cunxin.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Patrons, except LCCC students/faculty/staff with valid ID,
must purchase an annual membership in the LCCC Film Society for $3 each, which
is good through April, 2011. The admission price for each film is $5 with
membership card. In addition to tickets to individual shows, anytime tickets
are available for $5 each and may be used at any film from now through the end
of the 2011 winter/spring film series.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Stocker Arts Center box office is open Mondays through
Fridays from 12-6 p.m. and one-and-one-half-hours before ticketed events,
including films. For more information, call the box office at (440) 366-4040 or
(800) 995-5222 (ext. 4040) or go to <a href="http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker">www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Stocker Arts Center Film Series is truly an alternative
cinema, as most of these films have not played in Lorain County and are often
not readily available on video. Audiences have the opportunity to sample
the gourmet flavor of prize-winning foreign films, and the exciting energy and
originality of contemporary independent American and international cinema.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Stocker Arts Center’s Film Series focuses on human
relationships, moral and social issues, cultural and religious diversity, and
universal human emotions and aspirations, including humor, disappointment and
tragedy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'>Below is a
listing of films in the LCCC Stocker Arts Center Film Society’s
Winter/Spring 2011 Film Series.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>MAO’S LAST DANCER</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, January 7, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>2009 (PG) 117 min. Australia</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Bruce Beresford</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Bruce Greenwood,
Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>“Moa’s Last
Dancer” is the inspiring true story of Li Cunxin and his extraordinary
journey from a poor upbringing in rural China to international stardom as a
world-class ballet dancer. Based on the best-selling autobiography, “Mao’s
Last Dancer” weaves a moving tale about the quest for freedom and the
courage it takes to live your own life. The film compellingly captures the
struggles, sacrifices and triumphs, as well as the intoxicating effects of
first love and celebrity amid the pain of exile. The film stars Chi Cao, a
gifted dancer and principal at the Birmingham Royal Ballet.</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>HEARTBREAKER</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, January 14, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>2010 (Not Rated) 104 min. France/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Pascal Chaumeil</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Romain Duris,
Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, François Damiens</span></strong></span></b><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Charming, funny and effortlessly
cool, Alex is a professional heartbreaker, who for a fee, can turn any husband,
fiancé or boyfriend into an ex. Alex has one ironclad rule: He only breaks up
couples where the woman is unhappy. His latest job will put that rule to
the test. The target is Juliette, a beautiful heiress who is set to marry
the man of her dreams. With ten days until the wedding, Alex has been
hired by her father to carry out his most daring seduction, yet that risks him
being caught by his ruthless personal creditors, angry exes, and the beautiful
and independent Juliette herself. But worst of all, will he discover that
the perfect plan doesn’t exist? A smash hit in France,
“Heartbreaker” is an action-packed romantic comedy that pairs two
of France’s biggest young stars: Romain Duris and actress/singer Vanessa
Paradis. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>FAIRWELL</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, January 21, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>2010 (Not Rated) 113 min. France/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Christian Carion</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Emir Kusturica,
Guillaume Canet, Dina Korzun, Willem Dafoe</span></strong><br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span><span style='color:black'>Loosely based on an incredible true story,
“Farewell” is an espionage film about events that changed
history. In 1981, Colonel Grigoriev of the KGB, disenchanted with the
Communist ideal, decides he is going to change the world. Discreetly, he makes
contact with Pierre, a French engineer working in Moscow, and passes on
documents to him – mainly concerning the United States and France –
containing information which would uncover the most important Soviet Cold War
espionage operation known to date. During a period of two years, French
President Francois Mitterrand and U.S. President Ronald Reagan personally
vetted the documents supplied by this source in Moscow, to whom the French
Secret Service gave the code name Farewell. Farewell smuggled out information
that would cause actions which sounded the death knell of the Soviet Union
before the end of the decade. In this dramatization, which does not
include the fact that the real Grigoriev attacked his mistress and murdered a
policeman, Fairwell avoids traditional espionage methods well known to the KGB
and does not ask for financial compensation. He simply follows his destiny
so that a new world might dawn for his fellow Russians, but especially for his
son.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>VISION</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, January 28, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>2009 (Not Rated) 110 min. Germany/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Margarethe von Trotta</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Barbara Sukowa,
Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung</span></strong><br>
<br>
</span></b><span style='color:black'>Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman
ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century
Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright,
poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist and ecological
activist. In “Vision,” German director Margarethe von Trotta
reunites with recurrent star Barbara Sukowa to bring the story of this
extraordinary woman to life. In a staggering performance, Sukowa portrays
von Bingen’s fierce determination to expand the responsibilities of women
within the order, even as she fends off outrage from some in the church over
the visions she claims to receive from God. Lushly shot in the original
medieval cloisters of the fairytale-like German countryside,
“Vision” is a profoundly inspirational portrait of a woman who has
emerged from the shadows of history as a forward-thinking and iconoclastic
pioneer of faith, change and enlightenment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Saturday, February 12, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2010
(Not Rated) 101 min. France/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Stéphane Brizé</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Sandrine
Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, Aure Atika</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span
style='color:black'>Jean is a construction worker who is happily married to
Anne-Marie. But when he meets his son’s teacher, Mademoiselle Veronique
Chambon, Jean’s life is turned upside down. The two attempt to resist
their attraction in this unpredictable film. With expert camera work and
stunning performances by the cast – especially by Arthur Le Houerou as
Jean’s curious son – “Mademoiselle Chambon” leaves
audiences feeling at once drained and deeply satisfied. There will a discussion
following the film.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, February 18, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2009
(R) 129 min. Sweden, Denmark/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Daniel Alfredson</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Noomi Rapace,
Michael Nyqvist, Annika Hallin, Per Oscarsson</span></strong><br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span><span style='color:black'>Based on the international best-selling novel,
“The Girl Who Played with Fire” is the explosive follow-up to the
literary and cinematic hit “The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo.” In this second installment of Stieg Larsson’s
phenomenal “Millennium” trilogy, Lisbeth Salander is a wanted
woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth
about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered and Salander’s prints
are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes
her an official danger to society. Mikael Blomkvist, Salander’s
friend and Millennium’s publisher, is alone in his belief of
Salander’s innocence. Digging deeper, Blomkvist unearths evidence
implicating highly placed members of Swedish society – as well as
shocking details about Salander’s past. He is desperate to get to
her before she is cornered – but no one can find her anywhere.</span><b><span
style='color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>HOW I ENDED THE SUMMER</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, March 11, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2010
(R) 124 min. Russia/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Alexei Popogrebsky</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Grigory
Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis</span></strong><br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span><span style='color:black'>At a polar station on a desolate island in the
Arctic Ocean, Sergei, a seasoned meteorologist, and Pavel, a recent
college graduate, are spending months in isolation on the once strategic
research base. Pavel receives an important radio message and is still
trying to find the right moment to tell Sergei, when fear, lies and suspicions
start poisoning the atmosphere. With elemental themes of isolation,
alienation and the power of misunderstanding, “How I Ended the
Summer” is a visceral psychological drama set in the immersive landscape of
the windswept Arctic. Director Alexei Popogrebsky has combined stunning
cinematography with painterly attention to production detail, and he has drawn
intense and subtle performances from actors Grigory Dobrygin and Sergei
Puskepalis. The film turns the hunter-versus-hunted narrative on its head
to provoke powerful questions about life and death, resilience and human
compassion.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’
NEST</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, April 1, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2009
(R) 148 min. Sweden, Denmark/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Daniel Alfredson</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Noomi Rapce,
Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, Anders Ahlborn</span></strong><br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span><span style='color:black'>“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’
Nest” is the third and final film adaptation of the best-selling
“Millenium” trilogy written by the late Swedish author, Stieg
Larsson (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Girl Who
Played with Fire.”). In this last installment, Lisbeth Salander lies
in critical condition in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital, a
bullet wound in her head. She’s fighting for her life in more ways
than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to
Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend,
journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but
also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable,
like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot
revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt
government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. “The
Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest” brings back Noomi Rapace in the
starring role of the pierced and tattooed genius computer hacker Lisbeth
Salander; Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist, the crusading journalist and
publisher of the magazine “Millenium”; and Lena Endre, the editor
of the magazine and Blomkvist’s occasional lover.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
</span></b><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'>KAWASAKI’S
ROSE</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><br>
<strong>Friday, April 15, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2009
(Not Rated) 100 min. Czech Republic/subtitles</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Jan Hrebejk</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Lenka Vlasáková,
Milan Mikulcík, Martin Huba, Daniela Kolárová</span></strong></span></b><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span
style='color:black'>Pavel is a distinguished psychiatrist is about to receive
an award for his life’s work and his role as a dissident. His handsome
wife and adoring grown daughter are pleased with the honor is coming his
way. But Ludek, his son-in-law who is employed on a documentary crew
filming Pavel, resents that his own family, rooted in Czechoslovakia’s
Communist past. When Ludek discovers that Pavel may have corroborated with the
secret police in order to silence a romantic rival, the plot thickens
immeasurably. “Kawaski’s Rose” considers the ways in
which the past never stops informing the present—especially in societies
where secrets were the way of life, and professional or personal success could
depend upon a single well-placed piece of information, be it true or false.
There will be a discussion following the film.</span><span style='font-size:
9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>BLACK SWAN</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
color:#333333'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Friday, April 22, 2011
– 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>2010 (R) 108 min. USA</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Director: Darren Aronofsky</span></strong>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cast: Natalie Portman,
Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel</span></strong><br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
</span><span style='color:black'>A psychological thriller set in the world of
New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured
dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new
rival at the company. ”Black Swan” takes a thrilling and at times
terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role
as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes
frighteningly perfect. The film follows the story of Nina, a ballerina in a New
York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is
completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother
Erica who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When
artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth
MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, “Swan
Lake,” Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer,
Lily, who impresses Leroy as well. “Swan Lake” requires a dancer
who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the black swan,
who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly,
but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers
expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in
touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kim Carrasquillo<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Marketing and Outreach<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lorain County Community College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(440) 366-4822<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>kcarrasq@lorainccc.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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