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Newspaper Page Textmovies The ubiquitous use of plastics in Bag It streets, to their many ﬂ amboyant characters, to their political activism and ﬁ nally to Jools’ battle with breast cancer. Director Leanne Pooley weaves together live performances and interviews with the Topp Twins and their alter egos, as well as talks with numerous satirists, comedians and friends, to give a full picture of these effervescent Kiwis turned gay icons. Viewers watch the duo overcome several hardships with a laugh and a yodel. Between Two Worlds In 2009, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival was caught in a whirlwind of controversy: Organizers decided to screen Rachel, a documentary about American activist and, in some circles, political martyr Rachel Corrie. Twenty-three-year-old Corrie was run over by a bulldozer in 2003 while protesting the demolition of homes in Gaza. What followed the controversial screening was an intense debate about the very meaning of being Jewish. feature candid interviews from rabbis, students, political activists and other members of the Jewish community as they struggle to talk about these issues. Filmmakers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman come from different backgrounds. Kaufman’s father, a veteran of WWII, helped liberate a concentration camp in Buchenwald. An ardent Zionist, he believed a Jewish state was necessary for the preservation of his people. Snitow’s mother was a former communist who viewed the Soviet Union as a social utopia before becoming an important Jewish political ﬁ gure in the United States. Two different political upbringings, yet both explicitly Jewish. This documentary creates an open dialogue about Israel and American Jewish identity. Is airing a ﬁ lm about a woman protesting Israeli policy inherently anti- Semitic? Is unquestioning support of Israel a requisite for being truly Jewish? Is building a Holocaust museum on the site of an 800-year-old Muslim cemetery acceptable behavior? Although Between Two Worlds may not deﬁ nitively answer these questions, it does EUGENE McDONALD THEATRE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 6:00 & 9:00 PM ALL TICKET @GD<=JKJ=;=I V E Bag it Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every ﬁ ve minutes. This is the problem Jeb Berrier initially confronts in Bag It, a documentary that later turns into an exploration of the ubiquitous use of plastic and its effects on both our society and the environment. Plastic is a nice, cheap polymer popularized in the 1960s. We think of it as packaging material, bags or toys, but as Berrier shows, it’s also used in tin cans, the lining of soap containers and much, much more. Plastic doesn’t naturally break down. It’s ﬁ lling our oceans. It’s ﬁ lling our landﬁ lls. And most people don’t even know what it is made of. Bag It follows Berrier as he seeks out ways to deal with the problem: First, by not using plastic bags; next by analyzing the different varieties of plastic and the ambiguous way they are listed on products; then ending with a plea to simply cut back on consumption. Berrier talks with many like-minded experts, continuously complains about his inability to get an interview with anyone inside the plastic industry and American Chemical Council, and includes footage of him attempting to get a drive-thru fast food joint to let him eat their food on his own plate. Berrier also goes into a lengthy investigation of the safety of plastic in baby products as he gets ready to become a father. Bag It isn’t so much about plastic 50/50 (DIGITAL) R 12:30,2:55,5:20,7:45,10:10 ABDUCTION (DIGITAL) PG-13 12:00,2:35,5:10,7:45,10:20 CONTAGION (DIGITAL) PG-13 11:55,2:35,5:15,7:55,10:30 COURAGEOUS (DIGITAL) PG-13 1:20,4:15,7:10,10:05 COWBOYS & ALIENS (DIGITAL) PG-13 1:45,4:35,7:25,10:15 DOLPHIN TALE (3D) PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 1:20,7:00 DOLPHIN TALE (DIGITAL) PG 4:10,9:50 DRE, HOUSE (DIGITAL) PG-13 12:15,2:50,5:25,8:00,10:35 DRIVE (DIGITAL) R 4:40,10:05 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (DIGITAL) PG-13 1:45,7:10 THE HELP (DIGITAL) PG-13 12:35,3:50,7:00,10:20 THE IDES OF MARCH (DIGITAL) R 11:45,2:15,4:45,7:15,9:45 KILLER ELITE (DIGITAL) R 12:25,1:50,3:15,4:40,6:05,7:30,8: 55,10:20 THE LION KING (2011) (3D) G SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 11:50,2:20,4:50,7:20,9:50 MONEYBALL (DIGITAL) PG-13 1:25,4:25,7:25,10:25 REAL STEEL (DIGITAL) PG-13 11:35,1:05,2:35,4:05,5:35,7:05,8: 35,10:05 WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (DIGITAL) R 11:50,2:25,5:00,7:35,10:10 as it is about a man’s quest for answers as he discovers just how much of his life is centered around this synthetic material. And the Rest Director Carl Fechner follows the work of individuals across ten different countries as they try to attain the common goal of energy autonomy in The 4th Revolution: Energy Autonomy. There are few, if any, more pressing global issues facing the future of humankind, and this documentary provides valuable insight into the efforts to achieve this dream. There aren’t many reputations that have been more damaged by the passage of time, the changing of mindsets and the increase of information than that of Christopher Columbus. Even the Rain starts with a director attempting to make a ﬁ lm about Columbus as a conquering imperialist. The producer moves it to Bolivia in order to cut costs, and instead they discover a country in upheaval as the government tries to privatize the water supply. The exploitation of indigenous people hardly ended with Columbus. The centerpiece ﬁ lm and discussion of the Great Works Film Festival will be Light in the Darkness, the third ﬁ lm in the Not In Our Town series. This ﬁ lm follows the mayor and residents of Patchogue, NY, as they try to address the underlying causes of the violent attacks on the members of the town’s Latino community. ew The Good Works Film Festival plays Oct. 7-10 at several locations; for information, visit goodworks.festivalgenius.com Adv. Tix on Sale FOOTLOOSE IMAX: REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.1230 400 700 1000 REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(100) 430 730 1030 THE IDES OF MARCH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1215 245) 515 745 1015 THE IDES OF MARCH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1145 215) 445 715 945 COURAGEOUS (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1205 300) 630 930 Sun.(1205 PM) 630 PM 930 PM WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? 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POPPER’S PENGUINS PG 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 7:55 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES PG-13 12:45, 3:15, 7:20, 9:55 THE SMURFS PG 12:50, 3:20, 7:00, 9:40 THE SMURFS (3D) PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40,10:10 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON PG-13 12:30, 3:50, 7:05,10:25 Adv. Tix on Sale FOOTLOOSE REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 700 1000 DREAM HOUSE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(130) 430 730 1030 WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(120 PM) 420 PM 720 PM DOLPHIN TALE IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(340 PM) 940 PM DOLPHIN TALE (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1240 PM) 640 PM KILLER ELITE (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.1010 PM MONEYBALL (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1230 330) 630 930 ABDUCTION (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1250 350) 650 1020 THE LION KING IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (G) ★ Fri. - Sun.(110) 410 710 950 50/50 (R) - ID REQ'D MONEYBALL (PG-13) DRIVE (R) - ID REQ'D CONTAGION (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(120) 420 720 1020 Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 700 1000 Fri. - Sun.(130) 430 730 1030 Fri. - Sun.(110) 410 710 1010 Times For 10/07 - 10/09 © 2011 WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY OCTOBER 6, 2011 35