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Greetings, Cinemapolitans,


It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Rich Szanyi's passing. Nearly 35 years after launching a basement screening room in downtown Ithaca, our cinema's co-founder leaves behind an indelible legacy of passion for film that will live on in the Ithaca community for decades to come. Our sympathies and love go out to his partner in business and in life, Lynne Cohen.


We encourage Cinemapolitans to share your favorite memories of Rich on the tribute page on our website.


Plans for a post-COVID memorial service at the cinema are in the works.

RICH SZANYI: 1945 - 2020

 

NEW ON VIRTUAL CINEMA
I BLAME SOCIETY

ā€œOne of the most AWKWARD, QUIRKY and ORIGINAL horror films (ā€¦), and definitely one of the BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR. An EXQUISITE example of how quickly the thin line between reality and art can blur.ā€

Gillian (Gillian Wallace Horvat) is one of those many struggling filmmakers in L.A. who just canā€™t seem to get the money for their first feature. Feeling like her friends and her partner (Keith Poulson) are losing faith in her abilities, she decides to resurrect her abandoned documentary based on a pseudo-compliment she once received that she would make a good murderer. But while she documents what makes ā€œthe perfect murderā€ a hitherto unseen dark side of Gillian emerges and grows. Furthermore the problem with being a successful serial killer, she discovers, is keeping the whole thing stealth, denying her the recognition that she cravesā€¦ and that unhinges her even more. After accidentally-ish killing her best friend (Chase Williamson), Gillian goes on a killing spree culminating with a final bloody act that nobody would dare deny her credit for.


Written, directed, and starring Wallace Horvat as a warped version of herself, I BLAME SOCIETY is razor-sharp satire of the pitfalls of post-#MeToo culture in Los Angeles. At once hilarious and genuinely disturbing, Horvatā€™s film delves into the psyche of a young woman trying to believe in her dreams and herselfā€¦ and facing the darkness that lurks inside in this macabre Cinderella story.


DIRECTOR: Gillian Wallace Horvat
SCREENWRITERS: Gillian Wallace Horvat, Chase Williamson
CAST: Gillian Wallace Horvat, Olivia Kuan, Macon Blair, Keith Poulson

CONTINUING ON VIRTUAL CINEMA

Many thanks to all who made a year-end contribution to the Cinemapolis Annual Fund. We've exceeded our 2020 fundraising goal, and your support will help us make it through the winter. With COVID numbers in our region again on the rise, we will continue to stay closed until it is safe for you and our staff to once again enjoy cinematic experiences together in the heart of downtown Ithaca.

Hope to see you at the movies again soon!

Brett Bossard,
Executive Director

COMING SOON TO VIRTUAL CINEMA


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