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THEWEDDING PLANNER (2001) Saturday, March 5 | 10:00 am & 2:00 pm Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Justin Chambers, Bridgette Wilson While celebrating her newest and most lucrative account -- the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donelly -- Mary is res- cued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison. After spending the most enchanting evening of their lives together, Mary thinks she's finally found a reason to believe in love. What she doesn't know is that cupid and her career are about to collide head-on. FREEDOMWRITERS (2007) Sunday, March 6 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Hillary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Imelda Staunton, Scott Glenn A dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school has a class of at-risk teenagers deemed inca- pable of learning. Instead of giving up, she inspires her stu- dents to take an interest in their education and planning their future. She assigns reading material that relates to their lives and encourages them all to keep journals. GIGI (1958) Friday, March 4 | 1:30 pm Saturday, March 5 | 6:00 pm Sunday, March 6 | 6:30 pm Cast: Louis Jourdan, Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold Gaston is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi, a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society. The platonic relationship between Gaston and Gigi changes, however, when she matures, but the possibility of something lasting seems unlikely since he won't commit to one wom- an. Gigi refuses to be anyone's mistress, however, and Gaston must choose between her and his carefree lifestyle. KING RICHARD (2021) Saturday, March 12 | 10:00 am & 2:00 pm Cast: Will Smith, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Jon Bernthal Armed with a clear vision and a brazen, 78-page plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his two daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on tennis courts in Compton, Calif., Richard shapes the girls' unyielding commitment and keen intuition. Together, the Williams family defies seeming- ly insurmountable odds and the prevailing expectations laid before them. P.S. I LOVE YOU (2007) Sunday, March 13 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Gerard Butler, Hillary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lisa Kudrow When Gerry, the husband of Holly Kennedy, dies from an ill- ness, she loses the love of her life. Knowing how hard Holly will take his death, Gerry plans ahead. Beginning on her 30th birthday, she receives the first in a series of letters written by him, designed to ease her grief and encourage her to move forward to a new life. THE QUIET MAN (1952) Friday, March 11 | 1:30 pm Saturday, March 12 | 6:00 pm Sunday, March 13 | 6:30 pm Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) leaves America and returns to his native Ireland, hoping buy his family's homestead and live in peace. In doing so, he runs afoul of Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who long coveted the property. Spitefully, Will objects when his fiery sister, Mary Kate (Maureen O'Hara), begins a romance with Sean, and refuses to hand over her dowry. Mary Kate refuses to consummate the marriage until Sean retrieves the money. 12 the p i necone • 10 • The Pinecone | March 2022