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QUART E T
Saturday, July 6
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2012)
Cast: Maggie Smith,
Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly
Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a
home for retired musicians. Every year,
on October 10, there is a concert to
celebrate Verdi’s birthday and they take
part. Jean, who used to be married to
Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts
their equilibrium. She still acts like a
diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the
show must go on... and it does.
S I X DAYS SEVEN N I GHT S
Sunday, July 7
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(1998)
Cast: Harrison Ford,
Anne Heche, David Schwimmer
Taking a romantic tropical island week
off with her boyfriend, an ambitious,
decisive New York girl agrees to help
her magazine out by covering a story
on a neighboring island. The only plane
available is piloted by a laid-back heavy
drinker with whom she shares a mutual
dislike. But she has no choice and he
can’t refuse the money. When the plane
crash-lands on an uninhabited island
with little chance of rescue they both
wish they had made other arrangements
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at least to start with.
THE GL ENN M I L L ER S TORY
Saturday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. &
Sunday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m.
(1954)
Cast: James Stewart,
June Allyson, Harry Morgan
The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller’s
rise from pit-orchestra trombone player
to leader of the most successful big
band of his era. June Allyson is on hand
as Miller’s wife, Helen, who learns the
value of patience when Glenn spends
his wedding night jamming with Gene
Krupa and Louis Armstrong. Given an
officer’s commission during World War
II, Miller helms the swingin’est military
band ever heard. In December of 1944,
a plane carrying Miller disappears
while flying over the English Channel.
In memoriam, radio stations all over the
world suspend their regular broadcasts
to play such Miller standards as
“
Moonlight Serenade,” “Chattanooga
Choo Choo,” and “Little Brown Jug.”
Many of Miller’s contemporaries,
including his first big-time boss, Ben
Pollack, appear as themselves. The
success of The Glenn Miller Story
inspired Universal to give the go-ahead
for another musical biopic, 1956’s The
Benny Goodman Story, with Steve
Allen in the title role.
THE PERKS OF BE I NG A
WAL L F LOWER
Saturday, July 13
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2012)
Cast: Logan Lerman,
Emma Watson, Ezra Miller
Based on the novel written by Stephen
Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old
Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing
and naive outsider, coping with first
love (Emma Watson), the suicide of
his best friend, and his own mental
illness while struggling to find a group
of people with whom he belongs. The
introvert freshman is taken under the
wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick,
who welcome him to the real world.
CHA S I NG MAVER I CKS
Sunday, July 14
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2012)
Cast: Gerard Butler,
Jonny Weston, Elizabeth Shue
The inspirational true story of real life
surfing phenomenon Jay Moriarity.
When 15 year old Jay discovers that the
mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the
biggest waves on Earth, is not only real,
but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz
home, he enlists the help of local legend
Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest
to accomplish the impossible, they form
a unique friendship that transforms
both their lives, and their quest to tame
Mavericks becomes about far more
than surfing.
THE P I RAT E
Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 p.m. &
Sunday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m.
(1948)
Cast: Judy Garland,
Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
On a Caribbean isle in the early 19th
century, sheltered young Garland comes
to believe that travelling troubadour
Kelly is in reality “Mack the Black,” a
notorious pirate. Kelly realizes that the
surest way to win Garland’s heart is to
impersonate the romantic buccaneer,
and this is what he does--nearly getting
himself hanged in the process. Cole
Porter’s marvelous score yielded only
one bona-fide hit: “Be a Clown”, which
has practically nothing to do with the
storyline, but do you care? Highlights
include the magnificently staged “Mack
the Black,” a heady combination of
Broadway glitz and Caligariesque
nightmare.
M I L L ION DOL LAR BABY
Saturday, July 20
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2004)
Cast: Clint Eastwood,
Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman
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