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“Pride” is a powerful film

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Inspired by an extraordinary true story, Pride is a hilarious and heartwarming comedy about finding hope and friendship where you least expect it.

It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all. Starring Bill Nighy (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Dominic West (300) and Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz). (Dir. by Matthew Warchus, 2014, UK, 120 mins., Rated R)

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Loft Film Fest 2014

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Thursday, October 16 – Sunday, October 19, at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson Presented by Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment and Cox Communications Experience hand-selected festival favorites from the wrold’s best film festivals and meet internationally-renowned artists from the world of independent cinema. This year’s guests include Larry McMurtry, Bruce Dern, Stacy … Read more

Monty Python films at the Loft on every Wednesday in October

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And now for something completely Python…

Always look on the bright side of life and prepare for a massive month of Monty Python on the big screen as The Loft Cinema presents a moving tribute to killer rabbits, silly walks and dead parrots – it’s guaranteed to be more fun than the Spanish Inquisition! Monty Python’s Flying Circus started as a television show in 1969, growing exponentially in popularity with each passing year until finally, in 1971, the first Monty Python movie appeared,And Now For Something Completely Different. British comedy would never be the same again. Drawing on the crackpot genius of its members (including Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, to name only the proverbial few), the Python troupe combined brainy satire with utterly ridiculous nonsense to create a new brand of surreal comedy that inspired generations of performers. Following the success of their first film, more (and increasingly hilarious) Monty Python movies arrived at intervals of every few years, even after the original, legendary television series went off the air in 1973. From the outrageous satire of The Life of Brian to the quotable insanity of The Holy Grail to the warped fantasy of Gilliam’sTime Bandits and beyond, the films of Monty Python prove that comedy may be nice, but a shrubbery is ever nicer.

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“Peacemakers” free showing at the Loft

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“Peacemakers: Jeremy Gilley in Conversation with Prem Rawat” Celebrate United Nations International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 21 at 3:00pm (one time showing only) Free Admission! at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson Presented by local volunteers with Words of Peace Global as a community rental. This free screening will be held … Read more

“To be (George) Takei”

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“Beam me up Scotty” to  the Loft Theatre on September 19, and beyond… The Loft  movie theatre is located on Earth, at 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. in the city of Tucson in the 48th state of Arizona, in the southwest region of the United States of America.   To Be Takei is a hilarious and moving … Read more