Bozeman Film Society continues its latest season with a screening of the critically acclaimed family dramedy, Goodrich. The event will be held at Downtown Bozeman’s Ellen Theatre on Friday, December 27th. Directed by Haley Meyers-Shyler, the film will screen at 7pm.
Andy Goodrich’s (Michael Keaton) life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Thrust into the world of modern parenthood, Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace (Mila Kunis), as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace always wanted. The film is Rated R with a run time of 111 minutes.
“Keaton’s nuanced performance in this smart, tender comedy proves that Hollywood still has room for complex, emotionally rich leading men.” – Rex Reed, Observer
Following on Wednesday, January 8th is the Montana premiere of documentary Mollie’s Pack, nearly 30 years to the day of the wolves’ return to Yellowstone. The film screens at 7pm at the Ellen and will include a special panel with wolf biologists Doug Smith and Mike Phillips, editor Avela Grenier, plus Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Grizzly Creek Films founder, director/producer Thomas Winston.
On January 12, 1995, wolves returned to Yellowstone, 50 years after their extirpation. Mollie Beattie, director of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, carried the first Canadian-born wolf into the Park’s experimental acclimation enclosure, Alpha Female Wolf No. 5. From that day forward, their lives would be forever connected. This is the true story of Mollie’s Pack.
Mollie’s Pack is a gripping feature documentary told with primary 16mm film footage that was thought to be forever lost, alongside in-depth interviews with the key players at the center of the historic Yellowstone Wolf reintroduction. The narrative follows the interconnected stories of Mollie Beattie and Wolf No.5 – the alpha female of the Mollie’s Pack. It’s a modern American epic that has never been told – and Grizzly Creek Films has exclusive access to the people and the footage to bring it to life on screen. Not Rated, the film runs 90 minutes.
Goodrich and Mollie’s Pack screen on Dec. 27th and Jan. 8th, respectively, at the Ellen. Wine, beer and concessions will be available prior to the screenings. Find ticketing access and learn more about the current season at www.bozemanfilmsociety.org – and Keep ‘Em Flickering! •
