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December 2013 • 11 •
T HE HOL I DAY
Saturday, December 21
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2006) Cast: Kate Winslett,
Cameron Diaz, Jude Law
Iris is in love with a man who is about
to marry another woman. Across the
globe, Amanda realizes the man she
lives with has been unfaithful. Two
women who have never met and live
6000 miles apart, find themselves
in the exact same place. They meet
online at a home exchange website
and impulsively switch homes for the
holiday. Iris moves into Amanda’s L.A.
house in sunny California as Amanda
arrives in the snow covered English
countryside. Shortly after arriving at
their destinations, both women find the
last thing either wants or expects: a new
romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris’
handsome brother Graham and Iris,
with inspiration provided by legendary
screenwriter Arthur, mends her heart
when she meets film composer Miles.
MAN OF S T E E L
Sunday, December 22
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2013) Cast: Henry Cavill,
Amy Adams, Michael Shannon
A young boy learns that he has
extraordinary powers and is not of this
Earth. As a young man, he journeys to
discover where he came from and what
he was sent here to do. But the hero in
him must emerge if he is to save the
world from annihilation and become
the symbol of hope for all mankind.
WH I T E CHR I S TMAS
Saturday, December 21 at 6:00 p.m.
& Sunday, December 22 at 6:30 p.m.
(1954) Cast: Bing Crosby,
Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney
Having left the Army following
W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis
team up to become a top song-and-
dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and
introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful
sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have
a song-and-dance act. When Betty
and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to
perform a Christmas show, Wallace and
Davis follow, only to find their former
commander, General Waverly, as the
lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-
ups ensue as the performers try to help
the General.
T HE LONE RANGE R
Saturday, December 28
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2013) Cast: Johnny Depp,
Armie Hammer, William Fichtner
In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a
young boy the tale of John Reid, the
Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he
rides with his brother and fellow Texas
Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch
Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw
and left for dead, John Reid is rescued
by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the
insistence of a mysterious white horse
and offers to help him to bring Cavendish
to justice. Becoming a reluctant masked
rider with a seemingly incomprehensible
partner, Reid pursues the criminal against
all obstacles. However, John and Tonto
learn that Cavendish is only part of a far
greater injustice and the pair must fight
it in an adventure that would make them
a legend.
NEW YEAR ’ S EVE
Sunday, December 29
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2011) Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker,
Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher
New Year’s Eve celebrates love, hope,
forgiveness, second chances and fresh
starts, in intertwining stories told amidst
the pulse and promise of NewYork City
on the most dazzling night of the year.
HOL I DAY I NN
Saturday, December 28 at 6:00 p.m.
& Sunday, December 29 at 6:30 p.m.
(1942) Cast: Bing Crosby,
Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover have been
vaudeville partners for many years but
when Ted announces that he and Jim’s
girlfriend, dancer Lila Dixon, are going
to set off on their own, Jim decides
the time has come to retire. He buys
himself a farmhouse in New England
and settles into the country life but soon
realizes that he has an opportunity to do
something special. He decides to open
his inn to the public, but only on major
holidays. Things are going well for
him until his old partner Ted shows up
and sets his sights on Jim’s new friend,
Linda Mason.
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