The Triangle Indie Film Meetup Group

From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan comes The Life of Chuck, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. This unforgettable, genre-bending tale celebrates the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

I apologize if you have already bought a ticket to Saturday's show and would otherwise prefer this one, but I can't always plan things as far out as I'd like.

If you're interested, you can join us beforehand for dinner at Siam Zap Pho, at the same shopping center. Dinner is at 6:30, and the movie is at 8. Please say in the comments whether you are coming for dinner. (It is also acceptable to just come for dinner and skip the movie, as long as you're not somebody who's already seen it and can't resist spoiling it.)

Afterwards we can linger a bit and discuss.

Film Movement Classics presents Shall We Dance? in a new 4K restoration of the original 137-minute film, available uncut for the first time in North America. Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) seems to have it all – a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day while commuting on the train he spots a beautiful woman staring wistfully out a window and eventually decides to find her. His search leads him head-first into the world of competitive ballroom dancing.

In 1996 my then wife and I went to see this movie at a little arthouse theater in Jacksonville Florida. Five minutes before the end, the film got caught in the projector and partially melted, and they were unable to finish it. To this day I have not seen the ending. Hopefully you will have your reasons for RSVPing for this movie, but this is my reason.

The ticket-ordering button is now available, so I'm no longer calling this "Tentative". We'll gather at 2:45 for this 3:00 movie. Afterwards, we can walk over to a nearby restaurant for dinner and discussion.