BY KAREN BOSSICK

Does the unseasonably cool weather make you want to curl up with a box of hot buttered popcorn?

You’re in luck, as the second week of the Magic Lantern Cinema’s 28th Fall Film Festival begins today, Sept. 22.

Theater Owner Rick Kessler has lined up a number of independent films that have been seen throughout the world at celebrated festivals to jazz up the fall film lineup. He started the festival in 1989 to offer moviegoers who were not interested in baseball playoffs an opportunity to see films they might not have otherwise seen in Sun Valley.

“All the movies have their own level of importance, from being simply entertaining or dramatically intriguing. Movies open one up to the world, other cultures and even sub-cultures in our own country. They are literally time machines that transport you to the other places in the past, present and future,” he said.

“I am very fortunate that this valley has a broad and sophisticated group of filmgoers. They are passionate movie fans and realize the significance and importance of seeing their movies in a movie theater experience.”

The lineup:

• “Kedi”—This documentary film focuses on hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats that roam the metropolis of Istanbul. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, the cats of Istanbul live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could
• “My Cousin Rachel,” based upon the 1951 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, is a dark romance, which tells the story of a young Englishman (Sam Claflin) who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin (Rachel Weisz), believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
• “After the Storm” presents a struggling novelist, now working as a private detective under the pretense of doing research, who attempts to reconcile with his aging mother, ex-wife and 11-year-old son. Things are not going particularly well when the fractured family gathers at his mother's apartment in Tokyo one day. And, as a typhoon passes, they must spend the night together.
• “Wakefield,” Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston), a New York City lawyer, hides out in the attic of his home for weeks, coming out in the daytime when his family is gone to shower and eat. His withdrawal leads him to examine his life, and he rationalizes that he has not abandoned his family because he is still in the house. When a former boyfriend re-enters his wife's (Jennifer Garner) life, he realizes that he may not be able to return to life he has abandoned.
• “Ingrid Goes West,” Ingrid Thorburn is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing “likes” for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane is an Instagram-famous “influencer” whose perfectly curated, boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid’s latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself into the social media star’s life, their relationship quickly goes from #BFF to #WTF. The film stars Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen.
  
• “Alive and Kicking” is a documentary film, which gives the audience an intimate, insider's view into the culture of the current swing dance world while shedding light on issues facing modern society. No matter what troubles they are facing in their lives, swing dancers are filled with joy, exhilaration and even giddiness while they dance. Boiled down to its core, swing dancing is about the pursuit of happiness.
• Brisgby Bear” is a curious film about the show “Brigsby Bear Adventures,” which is a children's television program produced for an audience of one: James Pope. When the series abruptly ends, Pope's life changes forever as he sets out to finish the storyline himself. To do that, he must learn how to cope with the realities of a new world that he knows nothing about.
• “Terminator 2 in 3D” is the re-mastered science fiction classic landmark film.

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For show times and schedules, visit www.mlcinemas.com.