Strand Theatre Film: The Thin Red Line

This World War II drama is an elegiac rumination on man's destruction of nature and himself, based on James Jones' semi-autobiographical novel, his follow-up to From Here to Eternity. The film tells a fictional story of United States forces during the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War, and includes a large ensemble cast of famous actors including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson, James Caviezel, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, John Savage, John C. Reily, John Travolta, George Clooney, and many more. 1998/USA/170mins/Rated R

FOCUS ON: THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK
In January & February, the Strand Theatre will present a retrospective of the early work of American filmmaker Terrence Malick. Malick is one of the great enigmas of contemporary filmmaking. A visual stylist beyond compare, Malick emerged during the golden era of 1970s American movie-making, bringing to the screen a dreamlike, ethereal beauty countered by elliptical, ironic storytelling.