WATERVILLE — Every Tuesday and Thursday in February, the Maine Film Center plans to host its “Love Makers + Rule Breakers” series, featuring eight date-worthy films about passion, transgression and sex.

From high-brow to low-brow, arthouse to chick flick, the series features spicy stories and characters who challenge the status quo, according to a news release from Mary Ellms, communications coordinator with Waterville Creates.

The eight films include the Academy Award-winning “Moonlight” and the popular “Fifty Shades of Grey.” With proof of ticket purchase (e.g. an online receipt), filmgoers can redeem 10 percent off their meals at Silver Street Tavern in downtown Waterville.

In addition, filmgoers who buy one dozen roses at Robin’s Nest and bring in a coupon or receipt will receive the member price on their film tickets. Draft beer, wine and fresh popcorn are available for purchase at the cinema.

Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets and trailers are available at mainefilmcenter.org.

• “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet” | Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.

Baz Luhrmann’s highly-stylized take on Shakespeare’s tragic romance stars Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as the star-crossed lovers. The story is reimagined, 1990s punk style, in Verona Beach with the Montagues and Capulets as rival gangs that divide the city.

• “Magic Mike” | Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.

Channing Tatum plays Mike, an experienced erotic dancer who takes a talented youngster, Alex, under his wing. Matthew McConaughey is the dance group’s leader.

• “Girl 6” | Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.

Spike Lee’s film stars Theresa Randle as a struggling young actress dealing with the daily misogyny of the industry. Quentin Tarantino plays a version of himself as a chauvinistic male auteur.

• “Moonlight” | Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.

Little comes from a domestic life scarred by the crack epidemic of the 80s, and finds a father figure in Juan, a drug dealer (Mahershala Ali). As he grows up, he tries to find his identity as a closeted gay Black man.

• “Only Lovers Left Alive” | Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.

Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton) are centuries-old vampires who have fallen in love with each other. Their romance spans such a long period of time that it’s not unreasonable to think they may have been the originals.

• “Fifty Shades of Grey” | Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.

Dakota Johnson stars as college junior Anastasia Steele, who meets billionaire Christian Grey while interviewing him for a class. Mutual attraction quickly progresses into a spicy affair, where Anastasia realizes the depth of Christian’s desires.

• “Mississippi Masala” | Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.

Mina (Sarita Choudhury), the daughter of Indian immigrants who own a motel in rural Mississippi, and Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a Black American carpet cleaner, develop a star-crossed relationship against the conventions of their respective cultures and families.

• “Eyes Wide Shut” | Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.

Tom Cruise plays Dr. Bill Harford, who becomes plagued by jealousy and sexual frustration when his wife (played by his then-wife Nicole Kidman) confesses to her fantasies about another man.

 

 

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