Press release: 'Tampopo'

Date: Nov. 17, 2016

To: All media for immediate release

Re: The screening of “Tampopo”

From: The Bijou Film Center

In its screening room at 304 E. Broad St., Nov.25-27, for Thanksgiving weekend the Bijou Film Center will present an art house classic film about food, “Tampopo.”

Admission: $9. No advance tickets.

Friday show times: 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

Saturday show times: 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.

Sunday show times: 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

“Tampopo” (1985): Color. 114 minutes. Directed by Juzo Itami. Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto. 

Note: Juzo Itami’s rapturous “ramen western” returns to U.S. screens for the first time in decades, in a new 4K restoration. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, Tampopo serves up a savory broth of culinary adventure seasoned with offbeat comedy sketches and the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster. Sweet, sexy, surreal, and mouthwatering, Tampopo remains one of the most delectable examples of food on film.

More background on “Tampopo” is here.

The trailer is here

Beer, wine and soft drinks will be for sale.

Press Release: 'Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World'

Date: Nov. 10, 2016

To: All media for immediate release

Re: The screening of Werner Herzog's “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World”

From: The Bijou Film Center

In its screening room at 304 E. Broad St., Nov.17-20, the Bijou Film Center will present a documentary that's been getting a lot of notice since it's recent release – “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.” 

Special thanks to Authentic, a Richmond-based digital agency, for sponsoring this week's presentation of "Lo and Behold." (For more info about Authentic: https://beauthentic.digital/)

Admission: $9. No advance tickets.

Thursday, Nov. 17: 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18: 7 p.m., 9:10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19: 4:50 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Special Q&A screening -- details below)

Sunday, Nov. 20: 2:40 p.m., 4:50 p.m.
   

"Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” (2016): Color. 98 minutes. Directed by Werner Herzog. Cast: Werner Herzog, Lawrence Krauss, Kevin Metnik, Elon Musk.

Note: Filmmaker Werner Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works – from business to education, space travel to health care, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of "Lo and Behold" on Sat., Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. At that show only four members of the Richmond film production community who worked on "Lo and Behold" -- Kevin Gallagher, Matt Flowers, Rachel Hilton and Joe McCorkle -- will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A to talk about what it was like working on the film and with legendary filmmaker and provocateur, Werner Herzog.

The trailer is here.

Beer, wine and soft drinks will be for sale.