Maui Film Festival winds up its 12th season at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater with full schedules of screenings today and Sunday.
On tap are many films and performances nominated for Golden Globes, included on many end-of-year 10-best lists and expected to be in contention for Academy Awards.
The following synopses have been provided by Maui Film Festival. Tickets are available at the MACC box office, 242-7469 or www.mauiarts.org.
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Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling have both been nominated for Golden Globes for their work in the romantic drama “Blue Valentine.
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THURSDAY, DEC. 30 (TODAY)
4 p.m. - "Welcome to the Rileys" R, 1:50.
James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart and Melissa Leo co-star in a powerfully uplifting Sundance drama about finding hope in the most unusual places.
6 p.m. - "Blue Valentine" R, 1:34
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this Sundance favorite-a story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time.
8 p.m. - "Casino Jack" R, 2:00.
Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey stars in this riotous dramedy that lays bare the wild excesses and escapades of super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
SUNDAY, JAN. 2
2 p.m. - "It's Kind of a Funny Story" PG-13, 1:41.
A brilliant dramedy-and five-day life lesson about love and the pressures of growing up. Co-Stars Zach Galifianakis, Keir Gilchrist and Emma Roberts.
4 p.m. - "The American" R, 1:45.
George Clooney stars, with some of the most beautiful women in any suspense, in this suspenseful stunner set in the Italian village of Abruzzo.
6 p.m. - "Jack Goes Boating" R, 1:30.
Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars, alongside Amy Ryan, John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega, in this touching New York City-set dramedy.
8 p.m. - "Frankie & Alice" NR, 1:40.
Halle Berry brilliantly juggles three personalities in the lead role of this powerful based-on-a-true-story drama set in 1970s L.A.
