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Herzog's Grizzly Man to screen on 2/26

The Hoffman Center’s Manzanita Film Series will present the award-winning 2005 documentary feature “Grizzly Man” Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Admission will be $7. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Directed by Werner Herzog, “Grizzly Man” tells the story of amateur bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell who lived among grizzlies in Alaska off and on over five years before he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed by one of them in 2003. Treadwell’s footage of his interactions with the bears was later recovered and used to make the film. Herzog also interviewed friends of Treadwell and Huguenard for the documentary.

Film Series leader Jonathan Feder will offer commentary on the feature before and after the presentation.

The Hoffman Center is located at 594 Laneda Ave.

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True Grit Screening at the Hoffman Center

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present True Grit on Saturday November 27th at 7pm. Admission is $6.

 John Wayne was given an Oscar for his performance as the drunken, uncouth, one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn, in this extraordinary Western. Cogburn is hired by a young girl (Kim Darby) to kill the man who murdered her father and to steal the family nest egg, and she insists on accompanying Cogburn on his quest. Cogburn isn’t happy about this, nor with the Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who also tags along and wants the reward. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action as this odd threesome form a reluctant bond.

 The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films are screened on the 4th weekend of the month through out the year. Admission is $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, are available for purchase. Please contact Franz Hasslacher, at franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” on September 25th at 7p.m. at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita. This fast moving documentary looks at the uncanny life of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Fueled by Wild Turkey and superhuman doses of drugs, we are shown Thompson’s major touchstone moments such as his ill-fated relationship with the Hell’s Angels, his involvement in George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign and much more through clips of never-before-seen home movies, audiotapes and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films will be screened on the 4th weekend of the month throughout the year. Admission is $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, will be available for purchase.

Please contact Franz Hasslacher, franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present DIVE! Living Off America’s Waste on Saturday August 28th at 7pm. In lieu of our regular admission fee, we are asking for donations to the North County Food bank of 2 cans or packages of non-perishable food, or a $5 donation.

Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food.

That’s 263 million pounds a day.

11 million pounds an hour.

3,000 pounds a second.

Inspired by a curiosity about our country’s careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food – resulting in an eye-opening documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and call to action.

DIVE! has garnered critical praise while raising important questions about hunger and waste in our society. This is Seifert’s first film and has been warmly received by audiences across the country, winning thirteen festivals thus far, including the Boulder International, Sedona International, DC Independent, and Oxford Film Festivals.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films are screened on the 4th weekend of the month through out the year. Admission is typically $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, are available for purchase. Please contact Franz Hasslacher, at franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present “Source to Sea: The Columbia River Swim” on July 24th at 7pm and on July 25th at 2pm. Admission will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 13 and under.

This film takes a broad, sobering look at the history and destiny of what the indigenous people call Che Wana, the Columbia River. It also tells the story of why Christopher Swain subjected himself to a 13-month swim down its 1243-mile length. Using the swim as a thread, the present condition of the Great River of the West is revealed. Full of rare archival footage of the sacred Celilo Falls and Kettle Falls, now inundated by dams, the film also deals with the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, pollution from mining, the river in Canada, petroglyphs, salmon issues and the struggles Christopher encountered.

There will be a question and answer session with the filmmakers and a crew member after all screenings.

Ekahni Books will be on hand selling topical books as well as books on film at a 20% discount.

 Admission is $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, will be available for purchase.

Please contact Franz Hasslacher, franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present “The People Speak” on June 26th at 7p.m. at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita. Admission will be $6.

Using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of everyday Americans, “The People Speak” gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history, forging a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on equality and justice. Narrated by Howard Zinn and based on his best-selling book, A People’s History of the United States, “The People Speak” illustrates the relevance of these passionate historical moments to our society today and reminds us never to take our liberty for granted.

Ekahni Books will be on hand selling books about film history, and books related to people quoted in the film (including A People’s History of the United States) at a 20% discount.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films will be screened on the 4th weekend of the month throughout the year. Admission is $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, will be available for purchase.

Please contact Franz Hasslacher, franzhass@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities

The Manzanita Film Series is proud to present “Food, Inc.” on April 24th at 7p.m. at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita. This Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary explores and exposes factory farming and genetically modified food and how Americans are suffering the consequences of these practices.

We are fortunate to have representatives at the screening of this film from R-evolution Gardens, Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s Alder Creek Farm, and Mother Nature’s Natural Grocery to provide some good information on how we can find, grow and purchase local and organic food and help us answer any questions that this film raises.

Ekahni Books will be on hand selling books about film and farming at a 20% discount.

The Manzanita Film Series is a program of the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, Oregon. Films will be screened on the 4th weekend of the month throughout the year. Admission is $6 and theater concessions, as well as beer and wine, will be available for purchase.