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rience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her fa- ther, while he still lives and breathes before her? THE FATHER warmly em- braces real life, through loving reflec- tion upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives. BLUE HAWA I I Friday, August 26 at 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 27 at 6:00 pm & Sunday, August 28 at 6:30 pm (1961) Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury After being discharged from the U.S. Army, cool guy Chadwick Gates re- turns home to Hawaii. Following sev- eral years of strict military life, Gates wants nothing more than to hang loose and surf all day. His family pressures him to work for the family pineapple business. Much to the chagrin of his snobby mother, Gates lands a job as a tour guide at the same company where his girlfriend, Maile, also works. PARENTAL GU I DANCE Saturday, August 21 at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (2012) Cast: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei Minor-league baseball announcer Artie Decker and his wife, Diane, get to see their only child, Alice, very seldom. To their surprise, Alice and her husband ask them to watch their children so they can embark on a trip for work. It promises to be a fun time for all, until the three young ones turn out to be quite a hand- ful for this old-fashioned couple. Artie and Diane may need to bend the rules to make everyone happy in the end. MY B I G FAT GREEK WEDD I NG Sunday, August 22 at 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm (2002) Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan Everyone in the Portokalos family wor- ries about Toula. Still unmarried at 30 years old, she works at Dancing Zor- ba’s, the Greek restaurant owned by her parents, Gus and Maria. After taking a job at her aunt’s travel agency, she falls in love with Ian Miller, a teacher who is tall, handsome and definitely not Greek. Toula isn’t sure which will be more up- setting to her father, that Ian is a for- eigner or that he’s a vegetarian. F R I ED GREEN TOMATOES Friday, August 20 at 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 21 at 6:00 pm & Sunday, August 22 at 6:30 pm (1991) Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker On one of trapped housewife Evelyn Couch’s Wednesday nursing home vis- its, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode, a colorful old woman who brightens Evelyn’s outlook by sharing tales from her past. As Ninny recounts the exploits of her free-spirited sister-in-law Idgie, owner of a small Alabama café in the 1920s, and the bond Idgie shared with her friend Ruth, Evelyn gains the con- fidence to change her own life for the better. CHE F Saturday, August 27 at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (2014) Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara After a controlling owner pushes him too far, chef Carl Casper quits his posi- tion at a prestigious Los Angeles restau- rant. As he tries to figure out what his next step should be, he finds himself in Miami. Carl joins forces with his ex-wife, best friend and son to launch a food-truck business, and the venture provides a chance to reignite his pas- sion for cooking -- as well as his zest for life and love. THE FATHER Sunday, August 28 at 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm (2020) Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss Anthony is 80, mischievous, living de- fiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make dai- ly visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unravelling. As we expe- the movies The Pinecone | August 2021 • 11 • KIRBY PINES MOVIE RATING SYSTEM = AVERAGE = GOOD = EXCELLENT = OUTSTANDING