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Be the first to see the Hippodrome’s new comedy THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
It’s an uplifting story of a typical American family - that’s anything but ordinary.
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Now Playing in the Hippodrome Cinema
PersepolisMay 9th - May 15thBest Animated Feature Film, Oscar Nomination Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival Audience Award, MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival Best Animated Film, New York Film Critics Circle Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA Best Animation, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Special Jury Prize, Cinemanila International Film Festival Sutherland Trophy, British Film Institute Best First Work, Best Writing, César Awards Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival Best Foreign Film, Golden Globe Nomination Most Popular Film, Vancouver International Film Festival "It's not to be missed in any language. In a year that has given us such marvelous animated movies as "Ratatouille" and "Paprika," this vibrant, sly and moving personal odyssey takes pride of place." — Newsweek "While so many films about coming of age involve manufactured dilemmas, here is one about a woman who indeed does come of age, and magnificently." — Roger Ebert "Persepolis, the superb film based on Satrapi's graphic memoirs of the same name, is a riveting odyssey in pictures and words. It's unlike any journal you've read or any animated movie you've seen." — Philadelphia Inquirer Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the
Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of the precocious and
outspoken 9-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as
fundamentalists take power--forcing the veil on women and imprisoning
thousands. Clever and fearless, Marjane outsmarts the "social guardians"
and discovers punk, ABBA, and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is
senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq
war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. 95 min/
2007-France-USA/ in English/ PG-13
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Now Playing More Info | Review Showtimes
Fri (5/9): 4:00 & 9:30pm Sat (5/10): 2:00, 4:00 & 9:30pm Sun (5/11): 12:00, 2:00 & 4:00pm Tue (5/13): 7:00 & 9:00pm Wed (5/14): 4:30, 7:00 & 9:00pm Thu (5/15): 7:00 & 9:00pm |
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Senior Playwright FestivalMay 9th - May 11th |
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| From left, Eddie Gomez, Alex Gomez, Alex Hernandez, Samantha Walsh and Marcus Thomas rehearse Allan Marcil's "The Specialist," one of three plays featured in this year's Senior Playwright Festival at the Hipp.
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Yard Sale by Jo Starker Inverness, FL directed by Kate McConnell What Floridian can't relate to the ups and downs of a good ole' fashioned yard sale in the sweltering heat? Audiences are sure to enjoy this delightful insightful comedy. |
The Specialist by Allan J. Marcil St. Augustine, FL directed by David Young Intense and thoughtful. Spc. Tiffany French is a young recruit who forms an unlikely bond with Husaf, an Iraqi POW. |
A Dinner Party by Stan Weintraub St. Augustine, FL directed by Jennie Stringfellow Conversational chaos ensues when Bob's wife Betty decides to improve the social life of a mismatched couple by having them over for dinner. |
The Festival will take place May 9, 10 & 11 at 7:00pm.
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT
ALL TICKET HOLDERS ARE URGED TO ARRIVE BEFORE SHOWTIME,
LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE SEATED
THE BOX OFFICE WILL START A STAND-BY LIST BEFORE EACH SHOW FOR CANCELLATIONS
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A word, an image, a phrase, a family photograph draws my attention by its beauty, its humor, its absurdity (usually political), and occasionally by its proximity to the sublime. I can't really sleep until I can make art about it. I use acrylic paints for their immediacy and versatility on a variety of surfaces from smooth clayboard to found wood. My paintings are set in odd size boxes, antique or new. I've realized my use of the box is an unconscious metaphor for the boxes of our own making most of us find ourselves caught in.
In recent work, the paintings are combined with text, a word, or a paragraph that may lead the viewer down another path. The remainder of the box I fill with my clay sculpture, found objects, the flotsam and jetsam of pop culture. I also work out of the box. Making art is a vehicle for expressing both a personal interior landscape and a commentary on our society from my viewpoint.
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| Wednesday & Saturday | 4:00-9:00 |
| Sunday |
1:30-3:30 &
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| Monday |
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Friday, May 9