Get TIO in your Inbox!

Film

Summerhours_smallposter The movies at the Nugget Theatre in beautiful downtown Telluride for the week of July 24-30 are "UP", the Disney/Pixar animation, and "The Hangover".

"Summer Hours" will play next Thursday as the second movie. Set in a French country house, directed by  Olivier Assayas, "Summer Hours" is the story of three adult siblings wrestling with the disposition of their recently deceased mother's high end art works and furnishings. Reviewers have raved about this film, calling it a real jewel.

Reviews and trailers can be found on the Nugget website. See movie times below.

23 July, 2009 /

Mannyshow208 Telluride Film Festival, September 4-7, 2009, presented by National Film Preserve LTD., and The Library of America, are pleased to announce a special program in honor of artist and film critic Manny Farber.  "The Celebration of Manny Farber," will be presented at this year's 36th annual celebration of the art of filmmaking.

The three-part program includes an intimate bookstore signing of The Library of America's September 2009 release "Farber On Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber," with editor Robert Polito and Farber's wife and collaborator, Patricia Patterson. An interactive panel discussion on Farber's life and contribution to film criticism is planned between the audience and special panel guests Jean-Pierre Gorin, Kent Jones, Greil Marcus, Patricia Patterson, Robert Polito, David Thomson and Robert Walsh. There is also to be a screening of one of Farber's favorite films with special guests in attendance, all of which will be announced with the rest of the program on Opening Day, September 4, 2009.

20 July, 2009 /

Imaginethat_smallposter Thehangover_smallposter2 "Imagine That" and "The Hangover" are the movies at Telluride's Nugget Theatre for the week of July 17-23.

In "Imagine That', Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) finds it difficult to balance being a father with being an up-and-comer in business in Denver. Fortunately, he is saved by the advice from his 7-year-old daughter's imaginary friends. (Rated an easy going PG)

"Hangover" (Rated R for language, sexual situations, nudity) takes place in Las Vegas, where the bridegroom's three friends wake up after the blowout bachelor party to find a tiger in the bathroom, a six-month-old baby in the closet, and no groom. Can they unravel the mystery in time to find Doug, and get him to the church on time? Stay tuned.

16 July, 2009 /

Up_smallposter2 Yearone_smallteaser The Nugget Theatre in Telluride for the week of July 10-16, is showing "UP", an animation from Disney/Pixar (rated PG for some peril and action), and "Year One",  (rated PG-13, for language, crude sexual situations).

"UP" is the story of an old man (even older than I am) who has never had any adventure in his life, and now is coerced into adventure by a young boy.

"Year One" has two hunter-gatherers off to see the world. Much of the movie is set in ancient Sodom. Perhaps you can guess some of the rest.

For reviews and trailers, see the Nugget website. Also, note the addition of a Saturday matinee for "UP".

09 July, 2009 /

Pellham Telluride's Nugget Theatre has one more showing of Disney's "Earth" on Friday, July 3 at 6:00 pm. The movie is rated G and is the story of one year on Earth, with an emphasis on its wild creatures.

The rest of week the movie is "The Taking of Pelham 123", rated R, with Denzel Washington as a New York subway dispatcher with an intimate knowledge of New York underground against criminal genius, John Travolta, in a race against time to save the hostages aboard the subway train.

For trailers and reviews, see the Nugget website. Please note revised showtimes.


02 July, 2009 /
Terminatorsalvation_smallteaser The Nugget Theatre in Telluride will show "Night at the Museum" through Wednesday, June 24. On Saturday and Sunday, June 20, 21, Bela Fleck presents "Throw Down Your Heart."

On Monday, June 22, the featured attraction becomes "Terminator: Salvation." Humankind is once again threatened; it's continued existence in the face of the Terminators is in the hands of two unlikely allies.

See below for movie times, and go to the Nugget website for previews and trailers.

18 June, 2009 /

The Nugget Theatre in Telluride will show one movie, twice nightly Friday, June 12-Thursday, June 18. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" plays at 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm each night. The movie is rated PG.The original "Night at the Museum" was...

11 June, 2009 /

Angelsanddemons_teaser The Nugget Theatre in Telluride continues showing "Star Trek" this week and adds "Angels and Demons" nightly. Both programs are rated PG-13.

In "Angels and Demons" Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) must follow an arcane set of clues to prevent the destruction of the Vatican. This Dan Brown follow-on to "The Da Vinci Code" finds Langdon between religion and science, a dangerous place to be, it turns out.

See the Nugget website for trailers and reviews of both movies.

04 June, 2009 /

At the Nugget Theatre in Telluride, the movie for the week of May 29-June 4 is "Star Trek." The movie is showing twice each night at 6:00 and 8:30 pm., and is rated PG-13.This prequel takes us back to a time before Kirk was...

28 May, 2009 /