Opening around town: Mother Teresa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is considered one of the greatest humanitarians of modern times. Her selfless commitment changed hearts, lives and inspired millions throughout the world. The Letters, as told through personal letters she wrote over the last 40 years of her life, reveal a troubled and vulnerable women who grew to feel an isolation and an abandonment by God. The story is told from the point of view of a Vatican priest charged with the task of investigating acts and events following her death. He recounts her life’s work, her political oppression, her religious zeal and her unbreakable spirit. With Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer, Max von Sydow, Priya Darshini, Kranti Redkar, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Tillotama Shome, Vijay Maurya, Vivek Gomber. Rated PG for thematic material including some images of human suffering.
Opening @ the Santikos Rialto: Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world. Directed by Spike Lee, with Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Anya Engel-Adams, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Michelle Mitchenor, Ebony Joy, Felicia Pearson, Samuel L. Jackson, La La Anthony. Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use
