Calendar for the Kimball Theatre

January 09, 2009

Jan 9

Jan 10

Jan 11

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

January 09, 2009 4:00 PM

Thursday, January 8–Wednesday, January 14

Shows at 4 and 7 p.m.

Not rated

"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Thousands of women - ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and daughters, both Christian and Muslim—came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside the Presidential Palace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about an agreement during the stalled peace talks.

A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

Jan. 9, 11, 13 screening room. 72 mins.

What Just Happened?

January 09, 2009 4:15 PM

Sunday, January 4 - Saturday, January 10

Shows at 4:15 and 6:45 p.m.

Rated: R

What Just Happened? is a winningly sharp comedy about two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. Academy Award–winning director Barry Levinson reunites with Academy Award–winning actor Robert De Niro and leading producer Art Linson, who wrote the screenplay based on his bestselling memoir.

They join with an all-star cast (including Robin Wright Penn, Sean Penn, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis, and John Turturro) in this rollicking, shrewd tale of a man besieged by people who want him to be all sorts of things, a moneymaker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in—everything except the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.

January 4, 6, 8 10 screening room. 102 mins.