2007 was one of the best years in recent memory for American filmmaking, with mavericks like Paul Thomas Anderson and the Coen Brothers doing some of their best and most celebrated work. Yet not all of 2007's masterpieces found the audiences that they deserved, so the Aero will give viewers one more chance to see the best of the year's overlooked movies on the big screen. From audacious movies by an up-and-coming generation of directors like Richard Kelly and Mike Cahill (KING OF CALIFORNIA) to new works by old masters Sidney Lumet (BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD) and Francis Ford Coppola (YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH), this series presents the best of 2007 in all its range and depth. And for all you ZODIAC fans, we’ll be running it in a David Fincher retrospective soon!

Sunday, March 2 – 7:30 PM

Masterpieces From Master Filmmakers! Double Feature:

YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, 2007, Sony Picture Classics, 124 min. Director Francis Ford Coppola's gorgeous return to form stars Tim Roth as Dominic Matei, an aging professor of linguistics who survives a cataclysmic event to find his youth miraculously restored. Dominic's physical rejuvenation is matched by a highly evolved intellect, which attracts the attention of Nazi scientists. While on the run, he reunites with his lost love Laura and works to complete his research into the origins of human language. When his research threatens Laura's well-being, Dominic is forced to choose between his life's work and the great love of his life. A 2008 Independent Spirit Award Nominee for Best Cinematography. View Trailer

Sunday, March 9 – 7:30 PM

Overlooked Authors Double Feature:

DELIRIOUS, 2006, Peace Arch Releasing, 102 min. Dir. Tom DiCillo (LIVING IN OBLIVION). Les Galantine (Steve Buscemi), a paparazzi photographer who yearns to be a "real" photographer, slinks through a daily routine of watching as the rich, famous and beautiful walk past the velvet ropes and into the exclusive VIP areas of New York's best clubs. This routine is upset when a young homeless man named Toby (Michael Pitt), stumbles upon Les and his fellow paparazzi staking out a trendy Manhattan hot spot in the hope of getting a shot of K’harma, a pop diva (Alison Lohman). Seeking shelter, Toby follows Les and becomes his unpaid "assistant," eagerly lapping up Les’ life lessons, amusing sayings and laissez-faire perspective on life. A comic drama with a witty, timely and hilarious screenplay by one of independent cinema’s strongest voices. View Trailer

THE INTERVIEW, 2007, Sony Picture Classics, 84 min. Steve Buscemi directs and stars in this remake of a 2003 feature by the assassinated Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Buscemi plays a veteran political reporter who feels humiliated when an editor assigns him to write a profile of a soap opera star (Sienna Miller), but over the course of an evening together the two opposites find as much mutual attraction as repulsion. "Steve Buscemi's adaptation preserves the original's biting basic scenario while adding a few Americanizing tweaks to this tale." -- Dennis Harvey, Variety Director Tom DiCillo will introduce the screening. View Trailer

Sunday, March 16 – 7:30 PM

The King of the Overlooked Double Feature:

KING OF CALIFORNIA, 2007, First Look International, 96 min. Dir. Mike Cahill. Evan Rachel Wood plays a 16-year-old whose life takes an interesting turn when her father (Michael Douglas) is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has spent many years and enlists her in his attempt to unearth a lost Spanish treasure, which he believes to be buried beneath the local Costco. "The wrenching tale has something for anyone who likes their melodrama spiked with palpable tension and genuine suspense." -- Lisa Nesselson, Variety    View Trailer