Footcandle is pleased to be screening the Academy Award-nominated film "My Week With Marilyn" on Thursday, February 9th, at the Carolina Theater in Downtown Hickory.

Film Summary:  Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress.

This film has two Oscar nominations: Best Actress (Michelle Williams) and Best Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh).

Footcandle is pleased to announce that we'll be screening the academy award nominated documentary 'Gasland' on January 26th in the upstairs auditorium of the Carolina Theater.

About the film:

Director Josh Fox journeys across America to examine the negative effects of natural-gas drilling, from poisoned water sources to kitchen sinks that burst into flames to unhealthy animals and people.

When tightly wound FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) invades an Irish village in pursuit of international drug dealers, wisecracking local copper Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) does his best to annoy the American and get on with his circumscribed life. But soon there's a murder, and Boyle finds himself swept up in detective work way beyond his pay grade. John Michael McDonagh directs this action-filled comedy.

Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) stars in this Sundance-selected thriller as Curtis LaForche, a small-town family man who's determined to protect his wife (Jessica Chastain) and deaf daughter (Tova Stewart) from impending disaster. Fueled by disturbing visions of a terrible storm, Curtis sets out to prepare for the future by building an impenetrable storm shelter in the safety of his own backyard.  

Footcandle invites you to join us on December 8th at 7pm at the Carolina Theater in downtown Hickory for the screening of this film and a discussion immediately following.  Members are free, guests are $5.

Footcandle Film Society is pleased to announce that we will be screening the documentary "Project Nim" November 10th at 7pm.  This film from Oscar-winning filmmaker James Marsh ('Man On Wire') tells the story of the landmark 1970's experiment involving Nim, a chimp whom scientists raised as human and taught sign language.