Loving Vincent, Aug. 17-20

An Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature in 2018, Loving Vincent tells the story of a young man sent to deliver Vincent Van Gogh’s final letter a year after the artist’s suicide. Visiting the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, the man meets many townsfolk who interacted with the eccentric painter in his final days. The film was shot in a distinctive oil-painted animation that faithfully evokes Van Gogh’s signature Post-Impressionist style. Aug. 10-13.

Coming to Theatre N in August: Boundaries, a family road comedy with Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer, Aug. 3-6; The Beatles: Yellow Submarine, remastered re-release of classic ‘60s pop art cartoon, Aug. 3-5 and 10-12; a moving documentary about triplet boys separated at birth and yet oddly alike, Three Identical Strangers, Aug. 17-20; and the ongoing countdown of AFI’s Top 100 films of all time. theatren.com.

Mark Fields
Mark Fields has reviewed movies for Out & About since October 2008. In addition, he has written O&A profiles of documentarian Harry Shearer and actress Aubrey Plaza. Over the years, Mark also has written on film for several publications in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and his home state of Indiana, where he also served as on-air movie critic for Indianapolis’s public radio station. Mark spent the fastest 22 minutes of his life as an unsuccessful contestant on Jeopardy…sadly, there were no movie questions.