OXNARD FILM SOCIETY
The Oxnard Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) ARTS organization (#20-5734347).
presents
THE monday night foreign film series
VIRTUAL CINEMA
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles
This week we feature Tunisia's entry into the Academy Awards THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN.
In this Oscar-nominated film, a Syrian refugee agrees to become a piece of art in exchange for passage to Europe.
Our Virtual Cinema provides an opportunity for our patrons to stream films to your iphone, ipad or computer to your Big Screen at home. Your rental ticket supports the film society in continuing its mission of providing critically acclaimed foreign and independent films from around the world to our community.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
In this Oscar-nominated film, a Syrian refugee agrees to become a piece of art in exchange for passage to Europe.
Our Virtual Cinema provides an opportunity for our patrons to stream films to your iphone, ipad or computer to your Big Screen at home. Your rental ticket supports the film society in continuing its mission of providing critically acclaimed foreign and independent films from around the world to our community.
Thanks and Be Safe, George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
We'd like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming a 2021 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
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The Man Who Sold His Skin
2020 Tunisa 1hr 44min
Drama NR
In Arabic with English Subtitles
Tunisia's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.
Click on Link: https://samuelgoldwynfilms.vhx.tv/products/the-man-who-sold-his-skin-oxnard-film-society
The Man Who Sold His Skin
2020 Tunisa 1hr 44min
Drama NR
In Arabic with English Subtitles
Tunisia's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.
Click on Link: https://samuelgoldwynfilms.vhx.tv/products/the-man-who-sold-his-skin-oxnard-film-society
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"A real original, made by adventurous artists in a small North African industry that's never attracted much serious attention. But Ben Hania and her team have really come up with something fresh and dynamic here."
- Todd McCarthy, Deadline Hollywood Daily "On the whole, this is a stimulating work that highlights important issues and once again confirms Ben Hania as a rising talent." - Alissa Simon, Variety |
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2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Film Sponsor: Carmen Ramirez, County Supervisor
For over a decade, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films and for a limited time is available to watch on the big screen and virtual cinema.
Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nominations: Live Action, Animation or Documentary.
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/ons21-oxnardfilmsociety
2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Film Sponsor: Carmen Ramirez, County Supervisor
For over a decade, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films and for a limited time is available to watch on the big screen and virtual cinema.
Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nominations: Live Action, Animation or Documentary.
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/ons21-oxnardfilmsociety
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LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Running Time: 130 minutes)
ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 99 minutes) DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Running Time: 136 minutes) |
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Rose Plays Julie
2020 Ireland 1hr 40min
Drama/Thriller NR
In English
Film Sponsor: Paul and Lindy Miller
Rose (Ann Skelly) is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. After years trying to trace her birth mother, Rose now has a name and a number. All she has to do is pick up the phone and call. When she does it quickly becomes clear that her birth mother has no wish to have any contact. Rose is shattered. A renewed and deepened sense of rejection compels her to keep going. Rose travels from Dublin to London in an effort to confront her birth mother, Ellen (Orla Brady). Ellen is deeply disturbed when Rose turns up unannounced. The very existence of this young woman threatens the stability of the new life Ellen has painstakingly put together. But Rose proves very tenacious and Ellen is forced to reveal a secret she has kept hidden for over 20 years. This shocking revelation forces Rose to accept the violent nature of how she came into existence. Rose believes she has little to lose but much to gain when she sets out to confront her biological father, Peter (Aidan Gillen). What Rose cannot possibly foresee is that she is on a collision course that will prove both violent and unsettling – dark forces gather and threaten to destroy her already fragile sense of her own identity.
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/roseplaysjulie/play/60511ca8854c713650641787
Rose Plays Julie
2020 Ireland 1hr 40min
Drama/Thriller NR
In English
Film Sponsor: Paul and Lindy Miller
Rose (Ann Skelly) is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. After years trying to trace her birth mother, Rose now has a name and a number. All she has to do is pick up the phone and call. When she does it quickly becomes clear that her birth mother has no wish to have any contact. Rose is shattered. A renewed and deepened sense of rejection compels her to keep going. Rose travels from Dublin to London in an effort to confront her birth mother, Ellen (Orla Brady). Ellen is deeply disturbed when Rose turns up unannounced. The very existence of this young woman threatens the stability of the new life Ellen has painstakingly put together. But Rose proves very tenacious and Ellen is forced to reveal a secret she has kept hidden for over 20 years. This shocking revelation forces Rose to accept the violent nature of how she came into existence. Rose believes she has little to lose but much to gain when she sets out to confront her biological father, Peter (Aidan Gillen). What Rose cannot possibly foresee is that she is on a collision course that will prove both violent and unsettling – dark forces gather and threaten to destroy her already fragile sense of her own identity.
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/roseplaysjulie/play/60511ca8854c713650641787
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"It is a really powerful film and Brady's final dialogue scene exerts a lethal grip." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
"Beneath the eerily calm surfaces of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor's terrific "Rose Plays Julie," a transgressive story bides its time." - Jessica Kiang, Variety "A deeply aware film, "Rose Plays Julie" allows for the fantastic as a means and space of catharsis." - Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times |
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Mayor
2020 UK/USA 1hr 29min
Documentary NR
In Arabic and English with English Subtitles
MAYOR is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city's Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, MAYOR offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don't have a country?
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/mayor/play/604a8dfe088bab00378278f4
Mayor
2020 UK/USA 1hr 29min
Documentary NR
In Arabic and English with English Subtitles
MAYOR is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city's Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, MAYOR offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don't have a country?
Click on link: https://watch.eventive.org/mayor/play/604a8dfe088bab00378278f4
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"The best new film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a dark comedy about Ramallah’s Mayor... offers a striking new perspective on that struggle, with a personal on-the-ground quality matched by grand tonal ambitions that makes it the best of its subgenre." - IndieWire
"Impressive. Engrossing. MAYOR is a study in politics both micro and macro, showing what happens when the two come fatefully crashing together." - The Hollywood Reporter "Subtly electrifying... deeply affecting. A movie full of vitalising, delicate observations." - Sight & Sound |
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Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
2020 Hungary 1hr 35min
Drama NR
In Hungarian with English Subtitles
Hungary's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
After 20 years in the United States, a Hungarian neurosurgeon returns to Budapest for a romantic rendezvous with a fellow doctor she met at a conference. When the love of her life is nowhere to be seen, she tracks him down only to have the bewildered man claim the two have never met. As the brilliant brain surgeon desperately searches for the truth, she fears her own brain may be tricking her into a romantic delusion.
Click on Link:https://watch.eventive.org/preparations/play/60183528f356cd0071e0d07f
Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
2020 Hungary 1hr 35min
Drama NR
In Hungarian with English Subtitles
Hungary's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
After 20 years in the United States, a Hungarian neurosurgeon returns to Budapest for a romantic rendezvous with a fellow doctor she met at a conference. When the love of her life is nowhere to be seen, she tracks him down only to have the bewildered man claim the two have never met. As the brilliant brain surgeon desperately searches for the truth, she fears her own brain may be tricking her into a romantic delusion.
Click on Link:https://watch.eventive.org/preparations/play/60183528f356cd0071e0d07f
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"As its delightfully loquacious title suggests, "Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time" is both methodical and enigmatic. It's a movie that sees no real contradiction between the rational and irrational, only degrees of difference. "
- Justin Chang,, Los Angeles Times "A delightful, mysterious, romantic tease of a movie with Hitchcockian undertones." - Harvey S. Karten, Big Apple Reviews |
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Two of Us
2020 France 1hr 35min
Drama NR
In French with English Subtitles
France's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
- On Oscar Short List
Two retired women, Nina and Madeleine, have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together, until an unforeseen event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine’s daughter to gradually unravel the truth about them.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/twoofus/play/6019c217e32e2500b5030ffe
Two of Us
2020 France 1hr 35min
Drama NR
In French with English Subtitles
France's Official Submission to the Academy Awards
- On Oscar Short List
Two retired women, Nina and Madeleine, have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together, until an unforeseen event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine’s daughter to gradually unravel the truth about them.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/twoofus/play/6019c217e32e2500b5030ffe
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"A beautiful and powerful love story, so wonderfully written. There are no wasted words here, just meaningful dialogue punctuated by sublime acting from Sukowa and Chevallier."" - Jeanne Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan
"Two of Us" succeeds as a stealthy depiction of lesbian erotics, one that mirrors the inhibitions of a generation." - Beatrice Loayza, New York Times |
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Frida Kahlo
2020 United Kingdom 1hr 30min
Art NR
In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns?
Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works throughout her career.
Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art. Exhibition on Screen’s trademark combination of interviews, commentary and a detailed exploration of her art delivers a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy. This personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works, and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience, and her unmatched lust for life, politics, men and women. Delving deeper than any film has done before, engaging with world-renowned Kahlo experts, exploring how great an artist she was, discover the real Frida Kahlo.
Click on Link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oxnardfridakahlo
Frida Kahlo
2020 United Kingdom 1hr 30min
Art NR
In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns?
Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works throughout her career.
Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art. Exhibition on Screen’s trademark combination of interviews, commentary and a detailed exploration of her art delivers a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy. This personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works, and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience, and her unmatched lust for life, politics, men and women. Delving deeper than any film has done before, engaging with world-renowned Kahlo experts, exploring how great an artist she was, discover the real Frida Kahlo.
Click on Link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oxnardfridakahlo
Watch Now! ($11.99 - 2 day rental)
A Weasel's Tale
(El Cuento de las Comadrejas)
2020 Argentina 1hr 34min
Comedy/Drama NR
In Spanish with English Subtitles
From Juan José Campanella, the director of the Oscar Award-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, comes The Weasels’ Tale (El cuento de las comadrejas), a comedic thriller that stars a bumper crop of well-known older Argentine actors. The film is the story of a group of four long-time friends, including a used-to-be-famous actress, her now disabled husband and an actor as well, who she eclipsed, and the sharp-tongued screenwriter and director of her greatest hits. Their coexistence is menaced by a young couple who, feigning to be lost, slowly insinuate themselves into their lives. It’s Sunset Boulevard meets The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, with a Latin twist. Financial gain, seduction, betrayal, and memories run amok are the elements that create the recipe for this delightful game of cat…and weasel.
Click on Link:
https://row8.com/movie-details/98264656_oxfs
A Weasel's Tale
(El Cuento de las Comadrejas)
2020 Argentina 1hr 34min
Comedy/Drama NR
In Spanish with English Subtitles
From Juan José Campanella, the director of the Oscar Award-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, comes The Weasels’ Tale (El cuento de las comadrejas), a comedic thriller that stars a bumper crop of well-known older Argentine actors. The film is the story of a group of four long-time friends, including a used-to-be-famous actress, her now disabled husband and an actor as well, who she eclipsed, and the sharp-tongued screenwriter and director of her greatest hits. Their coexistence is menaced by a young couple who, feigning to be lost, slowly insinuate themselves into their lives. It’s Sunset Boulevard meets The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, with a Latin twist. Financial gain, seduction, betrayal, and memories run amok are the elements that create the recipe for this delightful game of cat…and weasel.
Click on Link:
https://row8.com/movie-details/98264656_oxfs
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“Old-fashioned fare with an up-to-date edge…enjoyably over-the-top.”
-The Hollywood Reporter “A delicious metacinematic black comedy.” -El Mundo “An homage to the golden age of Argentine cinema…with the irony, snappy retorts and humor of Campanella’s filmmaking.”-Clarín |
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Collective (Colectiv)
2020 Romania 1hr 49min
Documentary NR
In Romanian with English Subtitles
NY Times Top 10 film 2020
Nominated for Oscar for Best Feature Length Documentary
After an explosive fire claims the lives of 27 people at Bucharest nightclub, Colectiv, officials reassure the public that surviving victims will receive care in facilities that are “better than in Germany.” Weeks later, a rising causality count leads intrepid reporters at the Sports Gazette to investigate. Just as a crucial tip exposes Hexi Pharma, a local firm’s culpability, the firm’s owner dies under mysterious circumstances and the health minister quietly resigns amid the uproar -but this is only the first chapter in a thrilling, ever- twisting exposé.
Closely tracking the efforts of the Gazette team as they methodically discover layer upon layer of fraud and criminal malfeasance, Alexander Nanau’s COLLECTIVE is a fast- paced, real-time detective story about truth, accountability, and the value of an independent press in partisan times.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/collective/play/5fd253f9fb860300376de85a
Collective (Colectiv)
2020 Romania 1hr 49min
Documentary NR
In Romanian with English Subtitles
NY Times Top 10 film 2020
Nominated for Oscar for Best Feature Length Documentary
After an explosive fire claims the lives of 27 people at Bucharest nightclub, Colectiv, officials reassure the public that surviving victims will receive care in facilities that are “better than in Germany.” Weeks later, a rising causality count leads intrepid reporters at the Sports Gazette to investigate. Just as a crucial tip exposes Hexi Pharma, a local firm’s culpability, the firm’s owner dies under mysterious circumstances and the health minister quietly resigns amid the uproar -but this is only the first chapter in a thrilling, ever- twisting exposé.
Closely tracking the efforts of the Gazette team as they methodically discover layer upon layer of fraud and criminal malfeasance, Alexander Nanau’s COLLECTIVE is a fast- paced, real-time detective story about truth, accountability, and the value of an independent press in partisan times.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/collective/play/5fd253f9fb860300376de85a
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"A Full On Masterpiece." - Rolling Stone
"One of the greatest films about journalism every made." - Indiewire "This is a documentary about a few things: journalism, what we should expect from our government, and how to figure out the truth when people don't want you to know... It's incredible to watch." - Amy Nicholson, FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) |
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Another Round (Druk)
2020 Denmark 1hr 55min
Comedy/Drama NR
In Danish with English Subtitles
Nominated for Oscar for Best International Film
Thomas Vinterberg - Nominated for Oscar for Best Director
Four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut. Unable to share their passions either at school or at home, they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness. At first they each find a new-found zest, but as the gang pushes their experiment further, issues that have been simmering for years come to a head and the men are faced with a choice: reckon with their behavior or continue on the same course.
Underscored by delicate and affecting camerawork, director Thomas Vinterberg's spry script, co-written with regular collaborator Tobias Lindholm, uses this bold premise to explore the euphoria and pain of an unbridled life. Playing a once brilliant but now world- weary shell of a man, the ever surprising Mads Mikkelsen delivers a fierce and touching performance.
Click on Link: https://samuelgoldwynfilms.vhx.tv/products/another-round-oxnard-film-society
Another Round (Druk)
2020 Denmark 1hr 55min
Comedy/Drama NR
In Danish with English Subtitles
Nominated for Oscar for Best International Film
Thomas Vinterberg - Nominated for Oscar for Best Director
Four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut. Unable to share their passions either at school or at home, they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness. At first they each find a new-found zest, but as the gang pushes their experiment further, issues that have been simmering for years come to a head and the men are faced with a choice: reckon with their behavior or continue on the same course.
Underscored by delicate and affecting camerawork, director Thomas Vinterberg's spry script, co-written with regular collaborator Tobias Lindholm, uses this bold premise to explore the euphoria and pain of an unbridled life. Playing a once brilliant but now world- weary shell of a man, the ever surprising Mads Mikkelsen delivers a fierce and touching performance.
Click on Link: https://samuelgoldwynfilms.vhx.tv/products/another-round-oxnard-film-society
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"A stinging, gorgeously filmed tragicomedy about male insecurity and the power of positive drinking, it's the latest from the Danish provocateur Thomas Vinterberg..." - Ty Burr, Boston Globe
"Drink, drinking or binge-drinking -- there's some of that too -- can't begin to convey the wild beauty and emotional depth of this film. "- Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal "The filmmaking, for all its tipsiness, retains a striking lucidity..." - Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times |
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Zappa
2020 USA 2hr 9min
Documentary NR
In English
THE FIRST ALL-ACCESS DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
FRANK ZAPPA
With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault, and the archival footage contained within,explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the ZAPPA political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/zappa/play/5fd25452fb860300376de8ae
Zappa
2020 USA 2hr 9min
Documentary NR
In English
THE FIRST ALL-ACCESS DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
FRANK ZAPPA
With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault, and the archival footage contained within,explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the ZAPPA political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.
Click on Link: https://watch.eventive.org/zappa/play/5fd25452fb860300376de8ae
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"Zappa" foregrounds the laudable and often astonishing aspects of the man's work and personality."
- Glenn Kenny, New York Times "A complex and surprisingly satisfying portrait of an artist who defiantly marched to the beat of a different drummer (or two)." - Peter Sobczynski, RogerEbert.com "This compelling, entertaining and no-B.S. documentary, directed by Alex Winter and produced by Frank's son Ahmet, gives a full picture of the Italian American musical iconoclast." - Thelma Adams, AARP Movies for Grownups |
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LOCATION
Plaza Cinemas 14 255 West 5th Street Oxnard, CA 93030 |
ADMISSION
Seniors $7.50 Matinee $8.25 Evening $10.75 |
Executive Director: George J. Sandoval Info at: geosand47@gmail.com - 805.798.0830
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