This weekend at Theatre N:

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Hosted and directed by actor Michael Rappaport.  Expect a lot of gushing about ATCQ by current hip hop industry players and some re-opening of old wounds.  I'm not dissing it, but either you're a fan of hip hop and will enjoy this, or you're not.  For me to try to sell anyone on the merits of this film would be superfluous.

Friday at 2pm, Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6pm.  $5-$7

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The Tree

A film based in the Australian outback that looks like a real heart-wrencher. 

"After the sudden death of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn. She’s convinced her father speaks to her through the leaves of her favourite tree and he’s come back to protect them.  But the new bond between mother and daughter is threatened when Dawn starts a relationship with George, the plumber, called in to remove the tree’s troublesome roots.  As the branches of the tree start to infiltrate the house, the family is forced to make an agonizing decision. But have they left it too late?"

Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2 & 5pm, Sunday at noon.  $5-$7

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Azur & Asmar

Animated film from a French animation master.  In English with some Arabic.

Said to be visually stunning, Azur & Asmar is a tale reminiscent of the beginning of The Kite Runner - two boys raised as brothers, though one boy is the young master of the house and the other is the nanny's son.  The dark-colored boy and his mother are cast out of the house.  As the boys grow up, now in separate lands, fortunes change and the blue-eyed boy becomes penniless while the dark-eyed boy becomes wealthy.  Eventually reunited, they set off on a dangerous mission together to find resolution to a story they had been told as young boys living in the same household.

Saturday at 11am. $5

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Theatre N is northern Delaware's best (and only) option for indie, foreign, and art house films.  Beer, wine, popcorn and candy are available very cheaply in the theater before showings.  The theater is located in the Nemours Building, between 10th & 11th on Orange St. (enter via the revolving doors on the courtyard side of the building).  Parking is free and plentiful on the weekends, or you can park in the Community garage across the street and get $1 validated parking.  Ask about the frequent viewer card.  For more info about the films or the theater:
http://www.theatern.org/Films