Dominican Republic

CHECK MATE [Jaque mate]
2012 Oscar Submission for Best Foreign Language Film, Dominican Republic

David Hernandez seemingly has it all: a loving family, a nice home and car, and he's the host of the most popular game show in the Caribbean. But then, a deranged caller hacks into the studio's control booth and informs the host and television audience that he is holding David's family hostage. As he proceeds to reveal some uncomfortable secrets about the popular figure on live television, David and his family become the stars in a demented reality show, before a nation glued to their sets.

DIR/SCR José María Cabral; SCR César León López; PROD Kendy Yanoreth. Dominican Republic, 2012, color, 80 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED V L

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July 02, 2025

FAMILIAR TOUCH (11:50 a.m. open-captioned show), 2:00, 8:30

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 12:00

THE BURMESE HARP 12:30

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (2:20 open-captioned show), 4:40, 8:45

SCRUBBERS 3:00

TATAMI 4:00, 6:15

DUTCHMAN (1966) 5:00

ARMY OF SHADOWS 6:30

PEACHES GOES BANANAS 7:00

THE PEOPLE'S JOKER - tix $8! 9:30

July 03, 2025

DUTCHMAN (1966) 11:45 a.m.

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (12:00 open-captioned show)

FAMILIAR TOUCH 12:10, (2:15 open-captioned show), 6:40

AMOROSA (1986) 1:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 2:20, 4:40, 6:50

ARMY OF SHADOWS 3:45

TATAMI 4:20, 8:40

FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES 6:45

PINK NARCISSUS 9:00

SCRUBBERS 9:15

July 04, 2025

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:40 a.m., 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

THE GOONIES 11:45 a.m.

FAMILIAR TOUCH (12:10 Silver Babies and open-captioned show), 4:40, 6:40

INLAND EMPIRE 2:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 2:20

THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 5:45

TATAMI 8:40

SORCERER 8:45

July 05, 2025

THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 11:30 a.m.

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:40 a.m., 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20

THE GOONIES 2:30

FAMILIAR TOUCH 4:40, 6:40

INLAND EMPIRE 5:00

HEAT (1995) 8:30

TATAMI 8:40

July 07, 2025

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:40 a.m., 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 11:45 a.m.

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 11:50 a.m., (2:05 open-captioned show)

FAMILIAR TOUCH (4:25 open-captioned show), 8:40

HEAT (1995) 2:45

THE GOONIES (6:00 open-captioned show)

TATAMI 6:25

INLAND EMPIRE 8:30

July 08, 2025

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:40 a.m., 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953) 11:45 a.m.

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20

INLAND EMPIRE 2:45

FAMILIAR TOUCH 4:40, (6:40 open-captioned show)

THE SACRIFICE 6:15

TATAMI 8:40

SORCERER 9:15


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