Repo! The Genetic Opera @ The Hipp Cinema Jan 2 - Jan 10

Repo! The Genetic Opera

January 2nd - January 10th

"As it has evolved from a 10-minute cabaret piece, through a short film Bousman made in Toronto, to the big screen, Repo! The Genetic Opera has gained in both guts and gusto." — Toronto Star

"It's not often you come across a film as unique as this, and while my taste for liver, lights, and sweetbreads isn't what it once was, this is still a fine post-Halloween aperitif, with guts to spare." — Austin Chronicle

Late Night Special!

From November 10th thru November 17th REPO toured 7 cities, some of which were Chicago, Atlanta, and Orlando. At each location with the exception of Chicago, the single showing of the film was sold out 2-3 weeks in advance, and on the day of the showing, standby lines to get in to see the film were wrapped around several city blocks. And that was waiting for just a CHANCE to see the film. In fact, people flew in from Paris to see the Atlanta showing, and someone flew in from Puerto Rico to see the Orlando showing of Repo!. We are showing this film as a LATE NIGHT SPECIAL for several weekends. This is one of those films that fans love and critics don't. See it and decide for yourself!

A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however. 2008/ 98mins/ USA/ R
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Showtimes

Fri (1/2):
10:45pm

Sat (1/3):
10:45pm

Fri (1/9):
10:45pm

Sat (1/10):
10:45pm

How About You @ The Hipp Cinema Jan 2 - 8

How About You

January 2nd - January 8th

"... by-the-numbers audience-pleaser." — Hollywood Reporter

"Based on a short story by the great Irish writer Maeve Binchy, the film has structure, resonance and a welcome respect for well-delineated characters, beautifully observed by a distinguished cast." — Rex Reed

Starring Academy Award Winners Vanessa Redgrave and Brenda Fricker, and Academy Award Nominee Imelda Staunton. Based on a short story by Maeve Binchy. Ellie (Hayley Atwell), a free-spirited and headstrong young woman, is left in charge of a residential home, owned and operated by her older sister Kate (Orla Brady), over the Christmas holidays.

‘Hope I die before I get old’, The Who sang in 1965. Paul McCartney wondered if he’d still be loved, ‘when I’m 64’. But today, ageing rock stars and contemporary society are reconsidering their perceptions of Old. A belief that we have choices and potential not just in our early years, but right though life, is at the centre of HOW ABOUT YOU. Adapted from a short story by Maeve Binchy, it has all the hallmarks of Ireland’s most widely read and internationally successful writer of popular fiction. HOW About You is an often funny and deeply human story of growing self-acceptance, where an unlikely group of characters develop relationships which are not only surprising, but transformative. In a film filled with compelling performances and vivid individuals, we discover a story about the rejuvenating power of other people. 2008/ 100mins/ Ireland/ NR
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Showtimes

Fri (1/2):
6:30 & 8:30pm

Sat (1/3):
4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm

Sun (1/4):
2:30, 4:30 & 7:00pm

Wed (1/7):
4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm

Thu (1/8):
6:30 & 8:30pm

Brick Lane @ The Hipp Cinema Dec 13 - 21

Brick Lane

December 13th - December 21st

Best Screenplay, Silver Hitchcock, Dinard British Film Festival

"Small, intimate and achingly modern, Brick Lane is a lovely study involving both one woman's awakening and the inevitability of cross-cultural pollination." — Detroit News

"Monica Ali’s expansive, epic best seller about decades in the life of a sheltered wife from Bangladesh in the titular London neighborhood is transformed into a compact, delicate tale of adultery, extremism, and awakening." — New York Magazine

Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London’s East End. In this new world, pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence – and to do her duty to her husband. A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. Told from birth that she must not fight her fate, Nazneen submits, devoting her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until the day that Karim, a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life. Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life. Set in multicultural Britain, Brick Lane is a truly contemporary story of love, cultural difference, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit. 2008/ 102 min/ UK/ PG-13
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Kenny @ the Hipp Cinema: September 26 - October 2

Kenny September 26th - October 2nd Best Lead Actor, Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Lead Role, Best Screenplay - Original, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Feature Film, Best Script, Best Sound, IF Awards "A triumph both as comedy and character study, KENNY is charming, disarming and funny as hell; the perfect antidote to any disappointing summer blockbuster." — William Thomas, Empire Magazine “All the ingredients of the perfect sleeper.....quirky, very original, something you can’t wait to tell your friends to see." — The London Times This hilariously charming mockumentary, a smash hit in its native Australia (it's popularity spawning a forthcoming Australian TV series), and a crowd-pleasing favorite on the U.S. film festival circuit, finally hits American theaters with the force of a high-powered potty flush. From the biggest music festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth (Shane Jacobson) delivers porta-loos to them all. Ignored and underappreciated, he is one of the cogs in society's machinery; a knight in shining overalls taking care of business with his faithful "Splashdown" crew. Follow Kenny as he tackles every septic challenge that comes his way, culminating in a pilgrimage to that Mecca of waste management, The International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tennessee - or, as Kenny affectionately calls it, "Poo HQ." With fly-on-the-wall honesty and hilarious wit, KENNY lifts the lid on one of Australia's roughest diamonds as he juggles family tensions, fatherhood and raw sewage with charm, humor and unflinching dignity. Part philosopher, part comedian and all heart, KENNY is living proof that in sewage, like life, the best will always rise to the top. 93 mins/ 2006/ Australia/ subt/ PG-13 [Watch the trailer]

Opening Friday More Info | Review Showtimes Fri (9/26): 6:30 & 8:30pm Sat (9/27): 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm Sun (9/28): 2:30, 4:30 & 7:00pm Tue (9/30): 6:30 & 8:30pm Wed (10/1): 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm Thu (10/2): 6:30 & 8:30pm

Outsourced @ Hipp Cinema Sep 19th - 25th

Outsourced September 19th - September 25th Audience Award, Best Film, BendFilm Festival Audience Award, Best Feature, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Audience Award, HardAcre Film Festival John Schlesinger Award, Outstanding First Feature Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award, Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival "It is a film bursting with affection for its characters and for India. It never pushes things too far, never stoops to cheap plotting, is about people learning to really see one another. It has a fundamental sweetness and innocence." — Roger Ebert "A wonderful surprise." — NY Times "This unaffected charmer treats a hot-button contempo issue with old-fashioned grace and benevolent wit, rendering it a sure-fire word-of-mouth crowd-pleaser." — Variety Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance. Todd Anderson spends his days managing customer call center in Seattle until his job, along with those of the entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to train his new replacement. As he navigates through the chaos of Bombay and an office paralyzed by constant cultural misunderstandings, Todd yearns to return to the comforts of home. But it is through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha, that Todd realizes that he too has a lot to learn--not only about India and America, but about himself. 103mins/ 2006/ English & Hindi/ subt/ PG13 [Watch the trailer] Did you see "Outsourced" at The Hipp? Have you seen it already? Click on "Comments" to add your own fan review!

Opening Friday More Info | Review Showtimes Fri (9/19): 6:30 & 8:30pm Sat (9/20): 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm Sun (9/21): 2:30, 4:30 & 7:00pm Tue (9/23): 6:30 & 8:30pm Wed (9/24): 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30pm Thu (9/25): 6:30 & 8:30pm

Encounters at the End of the World @ the Hipp Cinema 2 Weeks

2 Weeks, Sept 5-18th

Paranoid Park @ the Hipp Cinema August 29th- Sept 4

Watch for the skateboard parade. This film sponsored by Leonardo's 706

The Fall @ the Hipp Cinema August 22-28

Mongol @ the Hipp Cinema august 15-21

Tell No One @ the Hipp Cinema August 8-14

Reprise @ the Hipp Cinema Aug 1-7