Cinema Sundays 1/17, "The Private Lives of Pippa   Cinema Sundays Winter 2010 Series 47! Sunday January 17th, 2010 Cinema Sundays at the Charles continues its 47th series on January 17th, with the Baltimore Premier of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Written and Directed by Rebecca Miller. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Mike Binder, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore. Gewalt! Such a cast! 2009 USA Rated R. Running time 98 minutes. Synopsis From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance, Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self. By turns wry, humorous, and moving, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee presents the complex portrait of the many lives behind a single name. --© Screen Media Click on the following for trailer and official site. http://www.pippalee.com/ Happy New Year Indeed! Cinema Sundays continues it’s 47th series on January 17th with the Baltimore Premiere of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Robin Wright Penn gives an amazing performance as a woman trying to adjust to her new life in a retirement community with her husband…I think it’s a safe assumption that the thirty year difference in their ages probably isn’t helping. An all star cast, official selections at the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals…Wus ist nisht git. So come on down and give it a shot…Besides, the football game is Saturday night. I am delighted to announce that our speaker this week is none other than Psychiatrist Dr. Sharon Bisco whose keen insight into film and life has always been appreciated by the Cinema Sundays audience. It’s a pleasure to welcome her back to the Charles.. Looking forward to seeing you on the 17th. Jonathan Palevsky Jpalevsky@aol.com If you’ve never been to Cinema Sundays before, see below for our stimulating, updated, yet official description. Precisely at 9:45 on a given Sunday morning, while birds chirp in the most musical manner, the doors at the Charles Theatre swing open to reveal a lobby replete with tasty bagels, hot coffee and friendly volunteers ready to serve them to you. All of our volunteers have been pre-tested for a complete lack of morning grouchiness and provide the nicest service…within reason! Guarded carefully by the enormous lobby penguin bagels, coffee and scintillating yet improvised conversation continues until 10:30. At precisely 10:30:07 some brief opening remarks by yours truly will be followed by a few remarks from our guest speaker who will never do either of two things. First he or she will never ever give away the plot of the film and second the speaker will not go on too long…especially if the film is one of those 2.5 h our Soviet era documentaries on the Romance of the Seven Tractor Drivers. Following a brief admonition not to talk during the film and a recommendation to sublet your cell phone to a starving student from the third world the screening will take place. Upon completion of the screening a robust question and answer session featuring our guest speaker will include your fascinating observations upon the recently screened movie. This flowery description barely describes the sublime joy and excitement which is Cinema Sundays. If there is a better way to spend Sunday mornings it simply hasn’t occurred to me….yet! Jonathan Palevsky Host of Cinema Sundays and completely reachable at JPalevsky@aol.com Please feel free to visit us at… Http://www.cinemasundays.com Tickets: $15 at the door. Or buy a mini-membership. 1711 N. Charles St. 410-727-3464 info: karenskicsc@comcast.net To unsubscribe from The Charles Theatre Mailing List visit: http://www.thecharles.com/mailinglist/