arttheatre FEATURED SHOWS AT THE ART FOR DECEMBER

[Published as a courtesy by GreaterLongBeach.com]

• THURS 12/1 9:15pm: THE SWELL SEASON – new rock documentary
The world fell in love with Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová when their songwriting collaboration in the film Once culminated in a jubilant Oscar win. But behind the scenes, where Glen and Mar’s on-screen romance became reality, a grueling two-year world tour threatens to fracture their fated bond. Gorgeously filmed in black and white, this music-filled documentary is an intimate look at the exhilaration and turmoil created by both love and fame. Starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

NEW! • Starts FRIDAY –12/2: MELANCHOLIA – Cannes Winner Kirsten Dunst stars in Lars Von Triers’ Latest Film.
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth… Melancholia is a psychological disaster movie from director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves,Dancer in the Dark). See website for showtimes.

• SAT 12/3 9:30am: RODELINDA – Handel’s Classic LIVE FROM THE MET OPERA IN HD – Complimentary Mimosas + Pre-Lecture from LB Opera’s Andreas Mitisek!
Renée Fleming, sensational in the original 2004 run of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded Met premiere production, reprises her portrayal of the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/42619

• SAT 12/3 MIDNITE: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – Now Every Saturday Night
Dammit Janet! It’s time to get out the corset and garters because it’s back and so is our original Shadowcast w/Goody bags for your audience-participation pleasure!

NEW! • SUN 12/4 TIME NOON: REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR – New green documentary w/filmmaker Q&A!
Behind the closed doors of Nissan, General Motors, and Tesla Motors, the race is on to develop the world’s first, and most economically accessible, electric car. Director Chris Paine’s energetic and beautifully shot follow-up to Who Killed the Electric Car? follows the innovative business models engineered by CEOs and independent entrepreneurs looking to jump-start the global resurgence of electric cars and win over a skeptical public.

• SAT 12/10 9:55am: FAUST – Gounods’ Masterwork LIVE FROM THE MET OPERA IN HD – Complimentary Mimosas + Pre-Lecture from LB Opera’s Andreas Mitisek! With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/42619

• SAT 12/10 MIDNITE: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – Now Every Saturday Night

REPRISE SCREENING! • SUN 12/11 2PM: EL BULLI – New Cooking Documentary
For six months, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli—repeatedly voted the world’s best-and works with his culinary team to prepare the menu for the next season. An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, a rare inside look at the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking!

About The Art Theatre:
Voted THE NUMBER ONE INDEPENDENT THEATRE in Long Beach by OC Weekly and District Weekly, the Art opened as a silent movie theatre and included a pipe organ and orchestra pit. It is the oldest operating single screen house in Long Beach in 1924. Our art deco, streamline moderne-style historical landmark is famous for its screening of the most imaginative and stimulating independent, documentary, animated, alternative lifestyle, and foreign language films. After one million dollars of loving restoration, and the addition of a wine bar and coffee bar to round out a full evening experience, we are proud to continue this long-running tradition. Art Theatre, 2025 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814-1001; 562-438-5435. www.arttheatrelongbeach.com