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Three Rivers Film Festival schedule
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Procrastinators, your time has come. This is the final weekend of the 28th annual Three Rivers Film Festival.

Movies are being shown at three locations: Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Edgewood; Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown; and Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland.

For tickets, call 412-394-3353 or go to www.proartstickets.org. They also will be sold at theaters 30 minutes before showtime. For more information, go to www.3RFF.com.

TODAY

REGENT SQUARE

7 p.m.: "Still Walking" -- Comedy-drama, set in a Japanese suburb as three generations convene to mark the 15th anniversary of a favored son's death.

9:30 p.m.: "Dogtooth" -- Greek-born director Yorgos Lanthimos satirizes middle-class ethics with this film about the sexual and rebellious undercurrents in a home where three teens have been confined for life.

HARRIS

7 p.m.: "Lake Tahoe" -- Escape is the theme of this Mexican film about a teen who crashes his family's car and whose search for help leads him to an eclectic cast of characters.

9 p.m.: "Beeswax" -- Mumblecore master Andrew Bujalski turns his sights to twin sisters, one who uses a wheelchair and the other who is considering going overseas.

MELWOOD

7:30 p.m.: Shorts program

FRIDAY

REGENT SQUARE

7 p.m.: "Still Walking"

9:30 p.m.: "Dogtooth"

HARRIS

7:15 p.m.: "Beeswax"

9:30 p.m.: "The Vanished Empire" -- Winner of two Golden Eagles, Russia's version of Oscars, this is a coming-of-age tale and love letter to 1970s Soviet life about a teen love triangle.

MELWOOD

7 p.m.: "Scratch" -- A political drama about accusations that threaten a 40-year marriage and illuminate the ongoing effects of state intervention in private lives.

9:15 p.m.: Shorts program

SATURDAY

REGENT SQUARE

4 p.m.: "The Black Pirate" -- This 1926 silent swashbuckler starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. features a famous stunt in which he uses a knife to ride down a ship's sail. With live score by the Alloy Orchestra.

8 p.m.: "Man With a Movie Camera" -- New print of 1929 film, with live accompaniment by Alloy Orchestra.

HARRIS

2 p.m.: "The Vanished Empire"

MELWOOD

3 p.m.: "Scratch"

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First published on November 19, 2009 at 12:00 am
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