Week of August 27th - September 2nd

Greetings from Rialto Cinemas Elmwood!

We are delighted to bring international thrillers to Berkeley this week!

Eat Pray Love the travelogue of finding oneself continues and is joined by Farewell, a thriller based on the true story underlying the end of the cold war, and the amazing take-no-prisoners The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Engaging, emotional and riveting, Farewell is an intricate and highly intelligent thriller pulled from the pages of history- about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Ronald Reagan called this piece of history -- largely unknown until now, "one of the most important espionage cases of the 20th century." Glenn Whipp of the Los Angeles Times says, "Christian Caron's twisty thriller sports a smart sophistication along with an amazing story that's all the more remarkable for its relative anonymity in history books." Read the complete review here.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is one of the decade's major literary success stories, selling over 8,000,000 copies worldwide in multiple translations. The film adaptation joins our lineup this week! Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed and troubled but resourceful computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. The Observer of London raves about this film adaptation, read the complete review here.

Eat Pray Love continues this week. In Eat Pray Love Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having-a husband, a house, a successful career-yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. Based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert Eat Pray Love proves that there really is more than one way to let yourself go and see the world. Christy Lemire of the Associated Press can't say enough good things about Julia Roberts' performance here, read her complete review here.

The Extra Man starring Kevin Kline and Paul Dano continues this week. A sophisticated and moving comedy, The Extra Man follows Louis Ives (Dano), a lonely dreamer in New York City. He has a nine-to-five job at an environmental magazine, but it's Louis' home life that really sparks his imagination. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric but brilliant playwright. When Henry's not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he's performing - with great panache - the duties of an "extra man", a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. These two men, separated in age by more than forty years, develop a volatile mentor/apprentice relationship. Through a series of urban adventures Louis and Henry form a memorable bond that bridges their differences. The Village Voice loves The Extra Man, read the complete review here.

Look for the Toronto International Film Festival hit Soul Kitchen from director Fatih Akin, whose film Edge of Heaven was a big hit here at the Elmwood, to join our line-up beginning Friday, September 3rd!

Joining the email list this week is Erica Oceguera. Ericais the winner of a pair of movie passes. Encourage your friends and associates to sign up for this email newsletter at the theatre and be entered in our weekly movie pass drawing!

Over at our very BART-able El Cerrito location (10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, two blocks from the El Cerrito Plaza station) we have Eat Pray Love as well and The Kids Are All Right starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Enjoy fine films and the full menu serving Pizza, Appetizers, Sandwiches, Salads, Beer & Wine!

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