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= AVERAGE = GOOD = GREAT = PERFECT SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954) Friday, October 18 | 1:30 pm Saturday, October 19 | 6:30 pm Sunday, October 20 | 6:30 pm Cast: Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn, Jeff Richards During the 1850s, Milly, a pretty young cook, marries Adam, a grizzled woodsman, after a brief courtship. When the two return to Adam’s farm, Milly is shocked to meet his six ill-mannered brothers, all of whom live in his cabin. She promptly begins teaching the brothers proper behavior, and most importantly, how to court a woman. But after the brothers kidnap six local girls during a town barn-raising, a group of indignant villagers tries to track them down. WHATWOMENWANT (2000) Saturday, October 19 | 1:30 pm Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Judy Greer A chauvinistic advertising executive acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking. He attempts to use this power to bring about the fall of his female boss, but as he uses this inside knowl- edge to outwit his superior, the bachelor begins to fall in love with her, and so finds himself feeling more than a little guilty when his plan to have her sacked looks like it may come to fru- ition. FIREPROOF (2008) Sunday, October 20 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Alex Kendrick, Jason McLeod In the wake of his daring rescue of a complete stranger, decorat- ed firefighter Caleb Holt realizes the extent to which he has failed as a husband. In a desperate attempt to save his relationship with his wife, Catherine, Holt turns to “The Love Dare,” a Christian self-help book. At the prompting of his devout father, John -- and guided by the book itself -- Holt embarks on a 40-day mission to rescue his marriage from the looming specter of divorce. THE MISFITS (1961) Friday, October 25 | 1:30 pm Saturday, October 26 | 6:30 pm Sunday, October 27 | 6:30 pm Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido’s half-finished desert home to- gether. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses. NARROWMARGIN (1990) Saturday, October 26 | 1:30 pm Cast: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, J.T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh When Carol Hunnicut witnesses a brutal murder by mobsters, she decides to hide in a remote cabin in the Canadian tundra. Clued to her whereabouts, Los Angeles District Attorney Robert Caulfield journeys into the wilderness to convince Hunnicut to testify in court. Reluctant at first, Hunnicut agrees when the cab- in is shot at by mob hit men in a helicopter. From there, it’s a mad dash through the wilderness to escape the mob. PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) Sunday, October 27 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Evan Rachel Wood, Aidan Quinn Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have most- ly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line. The Pinecone | October 2024 • 11 • KIRBY PINES MOVIE RATING SYSTEM