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at 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm (2020) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Félix Moati Before he becomes a world-famous mime, aspiring Jewish actor Marcel Mangel joins the French Resistance to save thousands of orphaned children from the reign of the Nazis. THE MAN F ROM SNOWY R I VER Friday, August 28 at 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 29 at 6:00 pm & Sunday, August 30 at 6:30 pm (1982) Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan After the death of his father, proud young Jim Craig sets out to become his own man. Taking a job with horse rancher Harrison, Craig is treated poorly by the more experienced cowboys, but wins the heart of the rancher’s daugh- ter, Jessica, when he helps her break a high-strung colt and later saves her life. When he’s unfairly blamed for the loss of an expensive horse, Craig fights to restore his honor and prove that he’s worthy of Jessica’s hand. ABSENCE OF MAL I CE Friday, August 14 at 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 15 at 6:00 pm & Sunday, August 16 at 6:30 pm (1981) Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his supposed crime was committed but it involves an in- nocent party. When she tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher. WORDS AND P I CTURES Saturday, August 22 at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (2013) Cast: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison An art instructor and an English teacher create a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important. WATER FOR E L EPHANTS Sunday, August 23 at 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm (2011) Cast: Robert Pattison, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz Jacob Jankowski, a veterinary student, is close to graduating when a terrible tragedy forces him to leave school. With nowhere else to go, he hops on a passing train and finds it belongs to a traveling circus. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker and meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant named Rosie leads to love, but August, Marlena’s cruel husband, stands in their way. OKLAHOMA Friday, August 21 at 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 pm & Sunday, August 23 at 6:30 pm (1955) Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson There’s a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she’ll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he’s waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish Jud instead. Meanwhile, Laurey’s friend Ado Annie is also torn between two men: a cowboy named Will and a foreign peddler, Ali Hakim. Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it’s too late. HOW TO LOSE A GUY I N 10 DAYS Saturday, August 29 at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (2003) Cast: Kate Hudson, MatthewMcConaughey, AdamGoldberg An advice columnist, Andie Anderson, tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana, loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry, who is so confident in his roman- tic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire. RES I STANCE Sunday, August 30 the movies The Pinecone | August 2020 • 11 • KIRBY PINES MOVIE RATING SYSTEM = AVERAGE = GOOD = EXCELLENT = OUTSTANDING