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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June 19, 2025

HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ 11:30 a.m. – FREE community screening!

MULHOLLAND DRIVE 11:45 a.m.

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:45, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

THE WIZ (2:15 open-captioned show)

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:30

THE WATERMELON WOMAN 5:00

SINNERS in 70mm 5:15, 8:15

COOLEY HIGH 7:00

BORN IN FLAMES 9:15

June 20, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:40 a.m. Silver Babies and open-captioned show), 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, (2:20 open-captioned show), 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 12:45

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 3:00

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:15

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

THE CELL 9:15

June 21, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:15 a.m., 3:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1:30 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 1:45

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:00

PAVEMENTS 5:50

HAPPY TOGETHER 6:15

THE CELL 8:30

SINNERS in 70mm 8:45

June 22, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (11:15 a.m. open-captioned show), 3:30

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (1:15 open-captioned show), 3:30, 5:45, 8:00

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 1:30

FIRE (1996) 1:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 3:45

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 6:00

SINNERS in 70mm 6:15

HAPPY TOGETHER 8:15

PAVEMENTS 9:15

June 23, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, (6:15 open-captioned show)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, (4:40 open-captioned show), 6:50, 9:05

HAPPY TOGETHER 12:15

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND 2:00

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS (2:30 open-captioned show)

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 4:45

FIRE (1996) 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

THE CELL 9:10

June 24, 2025

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, (6:50 open-captioned show), 9:30

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 12:30

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 2:15

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (12:45 open-captioned show), 3:15

FIRE (1996) 4:30

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 7:00

PAVEMENTS 9:00

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 9:15

June 25, 2025

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 11:40 a.m., 4:00, 6:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (12:10 open-captioned show), 2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9:05

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS 12:30

AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (2:00 open-captioned show)

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 2:45

THE MOON IS A GREEN CHEESE 5:00

HAPPY TOGETHER 7:00

PAVEMENTS 8:45

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS 9:15


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