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March 2013 • 11 •
MRS. PALFREY
AT THE CLAREMONT
Sunday, March 17
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2005)
Cast: Joan Plowright, Rupert
Friend
Mrs. Palfrey, recently widowed after a
long happy marriage, moves into a London
residential hotel more lively and elegant
online than in fact. She determines to make
the best of it among an odd assortment
of people, and she particularly hopes her
grandson, a London resident, will visit.
When she slips on a walk and is aided by
a penniless young writer, she invites him
to dine at the Claremont and plays along
when her dining mates assume he’s her
grandson. A friendship develops giving her
a companion with whom she can talk about
memories and poetry and giving him ideas
and support for his writing.
FRIENDLY PERSUASION
Saturday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m.
(1956)
Cast: Gary Cooper,
Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins
In 1862, in Southern Indiana, the Quakers
Jess Birdwell, his wife Eliza and their
children live a peaceful life on their farm.
Eliza opposes to the war and they follow the
stringent principles of their religious sect.
But when the rebel Southern troops threaten
the Birdwell family and their friends and
neighbors, Josh decides to go to the front
to defend their lands and Jess has to take
a position against the principles of the
Quakers.
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
Saturday, March 23
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(1995)
Cast: Emma Thompson,
Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant
After the death of the patriarch, the
Dashwood family takes a step down in
society and faces hardship as they are
four women virtually penniless. Elinor
and Marianne, two sisters with different
perspectives on life and interests, keep one
another in line and support one another
through death, hardship and a love and
friendship.
A BEAUTIFULMIND
Sunday, March 24
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2001)
Cast: Russell Crowe,
Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of
depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. experienced
it all. A mathematical genius, he made an
astonishing discovery early in his career and
stood on the brink of international acclaim.
But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon
found himself on a painful and harrowing
journey of self-discovery. After many years
of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his
tragedy, and finally - late in life - received
the Nobel Prize.
THE ROBE
Saturday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m.
(1953)
Cast: Richard Burton,
Jean Simmons, Victor Mature
Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ.
He is in charge of the group that is assigned
to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus’
homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is
tormented by nightmares and delusions after
the event. Hoping to find a way to live with
what he has done, and still not believing in
Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn
what he can of the man he killed.
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Movies
HOP
Saturday, March 30
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2011)
Cast: Russell Brand,
James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins
Blending state-of-the-art animation with
live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred,
an out-of-work slacker who accidentally
injures the Easter Bunny and must take him
in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the
world’s worst house guest, both will learn
what it takes to finally grow up.
SKYFALL
Sunday, March 31
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2012)
Cast: Daniel Craig,
Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench
When Bond’s latest assignment goes
gravely wrong and agents around the world
are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to
relocate the agency. These events cause her
authority and position to be challenged by
Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the
Intelligence and Security Committee. With
MI6 now compromised from both inside
and out, M is left with one ally she can trust:
Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only
by field agent, Eve - following a trail to the
mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden
motives have yet to reveal themselves.
EASTER PARADE
Saturday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
(1948)
Cast: Judy Garland,
Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford
On the day before Easter in 1911, Don
Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner
(
and object of affection) Nadine Hale
refuses to start a new contract with him. To
prove Nadine’s not important to him, Don
acquires innocent new protegee Hannah
Brown, vowing to make her a star in time
for next year’s Easter parade.
