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November 2014 • 11 •
T HE F I GH T I NG SU L L I VANS
Saturday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.
(1944)
Cast: Anne Baxter,
Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle
The lives of a close-knit group of
brothers growing up in Iowa during the
days of the Great Depression and of
World War II and their eventual deaths
in action in the Pacific theater are
chronicled in this film based on a true
story.
CAPTA I N AMER I CA :
THE F I RST AVENGER
Saturday, November 22
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2011)
Cast: Chris Evans,
Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson
At the outset of World War II, Steve
Rogers wants nothing more than to
join the army. The only problem is that
he can’t pass the physical. He’s tried
several times under different names
without success. Dr. Abraham Erskine
notes his eagerness and recruits him
for an experimental project. Rogers is
soon transformed, both mentally and
physically, into a super soldier where
he eventually faces off against the Nazi
organization Hydra and its head, known
as Red Skull.
TEMP L E GRAND I N
Sunday, November 23
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2010)
Cast: Claire Danes,
Julia Ormond, David Strathairn
Biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic
woman who overcame the limitations
imposed on her by her condition to
become a Ph.D. and expert in the field
of animal husbandry. She developed
an interest in cattle early in life while
spending time at her Aunt and Uncle’s
ranch. She did not speak until age four
and had difficulty right through high
school, mostly in dealing with people.
Her mother was very supportive as
were some of her teachers. She is noted
for creating her ‘hug box’, widely
recognized today as a way of relieving
stress in autistic children, and her
humane design for the treatment of
cattle in processing plants.
F AT HE R GOOS E
Saturday, November 22 at 6:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m.
(1964)
Cast: Cary Grant,
Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard
During World War II South Sea
beachcomber Walter Eckland is
persuaded to spy on planes passing
over his island. He gets more than
he bargained for as schoolteacher
Catherine Frenau arrives on the run
from the Japanese with her pupils in
tow!
SARAH ’ S KEY
Saturday, November 29
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(2010)
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas,
Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup
In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds
her life becoming entwined with a
young girl whose family was torn
apart during the notorious Vel’ d’Hiv
Roundup in 1942.
MI L L ION DOL LAR ARM
Sunday, November 30
at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
(2014)
Cast: Jon Hamm,
Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin
In 2008, J. B. Bernstein is a sports agent
who finds his business being seriously
outplayed by his deep-pocketed
competitors. Inspired by reality shows
and Indian cricket games on TV,
Bernstein gets the bold idea of finding
cricket players in India and training
them to become pro baseball players in
America.
E L DORADO
Saturday, November 29 at 6:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m.
(1966)
Cast: John Wayne,
Robert Mitchum, James Caan
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire,
joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff
J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian
fighter and a gambler, they help a
rancher and his family fight a rival
rancher that is trying to steal their water.
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