Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

= AVERAGE = GOOD = GREAT = PERFECT HOME ALONE (1990) Sunday, December 17 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O’Hara When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the air- port without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and as- sumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his ex- citement sours when he realizes that two con men plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home. THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004) Friday, December 22 | 1:30 pm Saturday, NDecember 23 | 6:30 pm Sunday, December 24 | 6:30 pm Cast: Tom Hanks, Josh Hutcherson, Eddie Deezan, Michael Jeter When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. ELF (2003) Saturday, December 23 | 10:00 am & 1:30 pm Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a tod- dler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results. HOWTHE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000) Sunday, December 24 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch decides to ruin Christ- mas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) Friday, December 29 | 1:30 pm Saturday, December 30 | 6:30 pm Sunday, December 31 | 6:30 pm Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Michelle Williams Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of visionary, P.T. Barnum, who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. RIDE LIKE A GIRL (2019) Saturday, December 30 | 1 0:00 am & 1:30 pm Cast: Teresa Palmer, Stephen Payne, Sophia Forrest, Sam Neill The inspirational story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup despite facing odds of a 100 to 1. NEWYEAR’S EVE (2011) Sunday, December 31 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert DeNiro, Hilary Swank Intertwining stories promise love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and more for a number of New Yorkers on the cele- brated night. A rock star and his ex-lover clash at an exclusive party; a singer becomes stranded with a killjoy on the way to a NewYear’s gig; a nurse stays with a dying patient as he tries to hang on long enough to see the ball drop in Times Square one last time. The Pinecone | December 2023 • 11 • KIRBY PINES MOVIE RATING SYSTEM