Utah Movie Lovers Unite

As the year 2017 slowly comes to an end, students get ready to wind down for the relaxing break. However, the excitement continues as many new movies are due to release in the last few months of the year. Trailers have come out, gathering mass excitement within fans for action packed movies such as the Justice League, horror movies leaving you with chills like the Stephen King movie It, and futuristic movies like Bladerunner are all due to come out. No matter how high or low ratings the critics may give a movie, people will continue to flood the theater on premiere night. Some people are also looking forward to the new drama film Victoria and Abdul directed by Stephen Frears. Haven’t heard of it have you? Or what about the foreign French film, Lost in Paris, released in March of 2017 being rereleased in Salt Lake? That is because most of these films are neither released in Cinemark theaters nor are they box office top sellers.

However, thanks to the Salt Lake Film Society (SLFS), avid movie enthusiasts who are looking for a different kind movie, movie-lovers will be flooding their Salt Lake City locations. The SLFS presents countless opportunities for residents to enjoy extraordinary films, ranging from drama to foreign film, independent films to documentaries. Some of my favorite films have been shown here: captivating films such as Lion to more serious foreign films such as the Oscar Winning Persian movie, The Salesman are a few examples. Founded in 2001 to save the “crumbling” Tower Theater, the Salt Lake Film Society became a non-profit member in 2003. Upcoming movies to put on your calendar include the movie Victoria and Abdul, a drama which is due to release September 22. A man by the name of Abdul Karim arrives from India to  participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and he is surprised to

find favor in the Queen herself. A remarkable true story about an unexpected friendship between the two makes the movie so special, and of course, Lost in Paris, a French foreign film. Keep a look out for the many others either having been already released or due to release before 2017. Letting yourself experience a different side of the art of film is engaging and may leave you wanted to watch more movies. For further details on showtimes and unanswered questions visit  www.saltlakefilmsociety.org.