Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 104 min. R 2019

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and Sara Driver

Indie legend Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive) new “zombie comedy” just opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and features “the greatest cast ever disassembled,” including Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Danny Glover, Chloë Sevigny, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, and recent MIFF guest Sara Driver. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. What more do you need to know?

It’s a minor, but most edible, bloody bonbon.— The Hollywood Reporter

The obvious thing to call this film is a social satire. The humour is dry, pointed and often very, very funny. But Jarmusch is too clever and too careful a filmmaker to simply toss off a genre film for a few laughs.—Original-Cin

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning.— The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jarmusch, in his droll way, both celebrates and subverts the familiar elements of the genre.—Philadelphia Daily News

THE RUBI GIRLS!

SAT (6/29/19)  at 6:30

Free Admission. Donations for Yellow Springs Pride appreciated.

Documentary.  30 min.  2003

Meet Jonathan McNeal (right), who, by day, is the manager at the Neon Movies, but on special occasions he and other gay men turn into The Rubi Girls. They appear in drag to sold-out crowds and have helped raise over a million dollars for HIV/AIDS and other causes.

In celebration of Gay Pride Week writer, producer and director Jonathan McNeal and some of the key performers from the Rubi Girls will be present to introduce the film, and to answer Q&A after the screening. This is a movie you will not want to miss nor The Rubi Girls live performance at 10 PM this same evening at PEACHES GRILL here in Yellow Springs!

Who would believe that in the conservative Midwest, a group of gay men in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s attract sold-out crowds to their charity-driven, comedic drag performances? Known throughout Ohio as The Rubi Girls, this dynamic, close-knit troupe of professional men has been performing since the late 1980’s. Comprised of elementary school teachers, a clinical counselor, a filmmaker and business owners, the group began performing for one another in an attic during college. What started on Rubicon Street has grown into a frenzy for seating arrangements upon the announcement of a show.

City Officials have even recognized the Rubis. In 1999, the group was recently honored by the City of Dayton with its honorable Community Service Award. The local press in Dayton has been incredibly supportive, and in November 2012, The Rubi Girls were proud to announce that they have now helped to raise over $1,000,000 for HIV/AIDS and Gay-related causes.

Combining live performance, interview, and archival footage from “the early days”, this documentary not only traces the history of the “Girls” and their madcap antics, but also attempts to redefine the term “family values”.

“After shooting miscellaneous footage while in film school, Jonathan McNeal (the filmmaker) became a member of the Rubi Girls’ extended family and a regular performer. Due in part to his presence, the cameras were able to catch many of the girls in raw form without inhibitions. The piece captures both the charisma of the men and the excitement of their adoring fans. The performance footage has a fresh, vigorous energy with a smart edge, and the film picked up several awards on the  festival circuit. 28 minutes, 2003 ’m guessing, haunt me for years.”—Bob Mondela, NPR

Comedy | Drama. 120 min. R 1989

Director: Spike Lee • Writer: Spike Lee •Starring: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

  A remarkable piece of work.—Vincent Canby, New York Times

It comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time.­—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Has more originality, nitty-gritty humor, spirit and spunk than all the summer blockbuster retreads combined. Underneath the jousting and jiving, there’s a sharp, uncompromising look at the anatomy of a race riot in the movie.—Judy Stone, San Franciso Chronicle

This is a sumptuous work, from its unconventional title sequence of a woman dancing hard in the streets to its provocative ending with conflicting quotes from Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.—Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

There’s no doubt about the film’s sheer power and taut originality. —Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A movie made by filmmaker working in sync with his times — an exciting, disturbing, provocative film. Hal Hinson, Washington Post as well.

Lee has forged a work of art in the classic sense — art that delights and instructs. —Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Combines a forceful statement on race relations with solid entertainment values— Variety Staff (Not credited)