Modern Cinema 2009: Precious
October 2
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in partnership with DFW.com and the Star-Telegram, is pleased to present Modern Cinema 2009: Great Movies You Haven’t Heard of...Yet.
Celebrating its fifth year, this special weekend festival highlights some of the finest in world cinema. Christopher Kelly, film critic for DFW.com and the Star-Telegram, travels the festival circuit and selects films scoring rave reviews.
Tickets are $8.50; $6.50 for Modern members. Full festival passes are available now for $60; $50 for Modern members; $45 for Reel People at the Modern. Individual ticket sales begin two hours prior to each show. Members of Reel People may purchase individual tickets in advance by calling the Modern at 817-738-9215.
Precious: After bringing audiences to tears at the Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto Film Festivals, Lee Daniels’ vibrant, honest, and resoundingly hopeful film arrives in Fort Worth a month before its national release. Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl pregnant for the second time by her absent father. The film features Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton, and a barely recognizable Mariah Carey, but it’s the revelatory performance by Mo’Nique that will leave you reeling. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. 109 minutes
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- Eddie V's Prime Seafood: 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 off cocktails / $3 off appetizers
- M Lounge: 4 pm - 8 pm: $2 domestics, $2.50 imports, $1.50 dom drafts, $2.25 import drafts, $2.25 wells, $3.25 calls, $5.50 premiums, $5 select martinis
- Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen: 3 pm - 6 pm: $3 Shiner, $2.50 Bud Light, $4.95 margaritas, $4.95 hurricanes / 1/2 off boiled shrimp, 1/2 price off crawfish and chicken tenderloins
- Ye Olde Bull & Bush: 4 pm - 8 pm: $1 off pints, $1 off bottled beers
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