Bozeman Film Society continues its season with a screening of the critically acclaimed feature, Knox Goes Away. The event will be held at Downtown Bozeman’s Ellen Theatre on Friday, June 7th. Written by Gregory Poirier and directed by Michael Keaton, the film will screen at 7:30pm.
After 15 years, the multi-faceted (and Montana neighbor) Keaton returns for his second directorial turn (The Merry Gentleman, 2009) with Knox Goes Away. As hitman John Knox, Keaton attempts to make amends before his recently discovered dementia takes over. Aided by a trusted friend (Al Pacino) with his own shady past, Knox races against the police – and his own rapidly deteriorating mind – to save his estranged son (James Marsden) from a vengeance-fueled mistake and “cash out” before it’s too late. Keaton is supported by an A-List cast including James Marsden, Al Pacino, Marcia Gay Harden and Ray McKinnon. Rated R, the film runs 114 min.
Garnering positive reviews, Chicago Sun-Times critic, Richard Roeper, writes, “The supporting work is stellar, but this is Michael Keaton’s film to carry every step of the way, and he turns in a typically fine and layered performance as a man who might find relief in the loss of his memories, given all the dark acts he’s committed,” while Variety’s Owen Glieberman states the film is “…a noir that holds you exactly the way a noir should, it may be one of the best dramas about dementia I’ve ever seen.”
Following on Friday, June 14th, the Ellen hosts a screening of The Last Stop in Yuma County from director Francis Galluppi, who also wrote the film’s screenplay. The film will be shown at 7:30pm.
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty – or cold, hard steel – to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune.
Starring Francis Galluppi. Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Faizon Love and Michael Abbott Jr., the film is Rated R and runs 91 min.
“Last Stop in Yuma County is the kind of movie where you root for the worst to happen, because every escalation of misfortune makes things more entertaining,” writes Matt Zoller-Seitz of RogerEbert.com. Claudia Puig of Film Week calls Last Stop “A quirky, indie Neo-noir Western with a dash of Coen Brothers and a sprinkle of Tarantino. Darkly funny, well acted, and cleverly written.”
Knox Goes Away and The Last Stop in Yuma County screen on June 7th and 14th, 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! •
