Magnolia at the Modern Film Schedule
May 29—July 5, 2009

The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Regular show times are Friday at 6 & 8 pm, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 2 & 4 pm (exceptions are noted). Tickets are $8.50; $6.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.

Film Schedule
CHERRY BLOSSOMS
May 29-31

Friday 6 and 8:15 pm, Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 2 and 4:15 pm
“The movie is an ideal blend of character study, deceptively simple plot twists, inspired acting, and travelogue,” Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle. A dying man embarks on his last journey—to Tokyo—in the midst of the cherry blossom festival in this celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings.
127 minutes; German/Japanese with English subtitles

ADORATION
June 5-7

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history into a news story involving terrorism in this latest nominee for Cannes’ Palme D’Or from Canadian director, Atom Egoyan.
100 minutes; R for language

EVERY LITTLE STEP
June 12-14

The charming documentary follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line and investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.
96 minutes; PG-13 for some strong language including sexual references

AMARCORD
June 19-21

Friday 6 and 8:15 pm, Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 2 and 4:15 pm
“Fellini leaves us with the hope that the human comedy just may be able to survive everything.” Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times. Fellini examines life in a small Adriatic village just before Mussolini’s reign in this acclaimed semi-autobiographical episodic drama.
127 minutes; Italian with English subtitles

EASY VIRTURE
June 26-28

Set in the 1920s, a young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future—blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window. Jessica Biel, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Colin Firth star. 97 minutes; PG-13 for sexual content, brief partial nudity, and smoking throughout

LEMON TREE
July 3 and 5; No Saturday show

A Palestinian widow must defend her lemon tree field when the new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
106 minutes; German/Israeli with English subtitles

LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org

Museum Gallery Hours
Tue—Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm

General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$8 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month

CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue–Fri 11 am–2:30 pm
Sat 11 am–3 pm
Sunday Brunch 11 am–3 pm
Coffee bar
Serving Starbucks coffee, snacks, sandwiches, beer, wine, and dessert
Tue–Sat 10 am–4:30 pm
Sunday 11 am–4:30 pm
For reservations, call 817.840.2157
Menus are available online at www.themodern.org/cafemodern.html

The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.

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