12
the
p i necone
• 10 •
The Pinecone
|
January 2015
AUS T RA L I A
Saturday, January 3
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2008)
Cast: Nicole Kidman,
Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams
Set in northern Australia before
World War II, an English aristocrat
who inherits a sprawling ranch
reluctantly pacts with a stock-man
in order to protect her new property
from a takeover plot. As the pair drive
2,000
head of cattle over unforgiving
landscape, they experience the
bombing of Darwin, Australia, by
Japanese forces firsthand.
T HE B L I ND S I DE
Sunday, January 4
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2009)
Cast: Quinton Aaron,
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
The story of Michael Oher, an
African-American youngster from a
broken home, taken in by the Touhys,
a well-to-do white family who help
him fulfill his potential. At the same
time, Oher’s presence in the Touhys’
lives leads them to some insightful
self-discoveries of their own. As a
football player and student, Oher
works hard and, with the help of
his coaches and adopted family,
becomes an All-American offensive
left tackle.
T HE T ROUB L E
WI T H ANGE L S
Saturday, January 3 at 6:00 p.m. &
Sunday, January 4 at 6:30 p.m.
(1966)
Cast: Rosalind Russell,
Haley Mills, Binnie Barnes
Two high-spirited young students at
St. Francis Academy For Girls keep
things hopping for the challenged
Mother Superior and her staff of
bewildered Sisters.
S I MON B I RCH
Saturday, January 10
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(1998)
Cast: Ian Michael Smith,
Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd
Simon Birchwas bornwith a condition
that makes him much smaller than
all the other kids in town. Now, due
to his condition, Simon thinks God
made him this way for a reason and
highly believes in God. Together, Joe
and Simon go on a journey of trust
and friendship to find the answers to
many things. Their friendship is put
to the test when some unfortunate
events happen.
T HE MAG I C OF BE L L E I S L E
Sunday, January 11
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2012)
Cast: Morgan Freeman,
Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll
Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic
novelist of Westerns, has lost his
drive. His nephew pushes him to
summer in quiet Belle Isle. He
begrudgingly befriends a newly
single mom and her 3 girls who help
him find the inspiration to write
again.
HUMOR E SQUE
Saturday, January 10 at 6:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m.
(1946)
Cast: Joan Crawford,
John Garfield, Oscar Levant
Helen Wright, a neurotic society
woman, sets her sights on ambitious
young violinist Paul Boray, who
returns her love, but is undeterred
from his music. She becomes his
patroness, helping him to great
success, but cannot abide being
of secondary importance (“second
fiddle?”) in his life. Tragedy ensues.
T HE DR EAM T EAM
Saturday, January 17
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(1989)
Cast: Michael Keaton,
Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle
Dr. Weitzman works with patients
in a sanitarium. Convinced that
all that his “group” needs is some
fresh air and some time away from
the sanitarium, he pursuades the
administration to allow him to take
them to a ballgame. Unfortunately,
he accidentally stumbles across a
crime in progress and ends up in the
hospital. The group is stranded in
New York City, forced to cope with
a place which is often more bizarre
than their sanitarium.
L E T T E R S TO J U L I E T
Sunday, January 18
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2010)
Cast: Amanda Seyfried,
Gael Garcia Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave
An American girl on vacation in Italy
finds an unanswered “letter to Juliet”
--
one of thousands of missives left at
the fictional lover’s Verona courtyard,
which are typically answered by the
“
secretaries of Juliet” -- and she
goes on a quest to find the lovers
referenced in the letter.
meet me at
