March 2013 Movies
Afternoon at the Movies (All Films
Start at 2 p.m.)
03/04/2013: Abel’s Field, Rated PG, 104
minutes:
Left motherless by tragedy and abandoned by his father, high school senior Seth
McArdle (Samuel Davis) has been put under enormous pressure to support his
little sisters. At school, he endures the daily bullying of the football team.
When he fights back, he's singled out for punishment, assigned to an
after-school work detail under the supervision of a reserved groundskeeper, Abel
(Kevin Sorbo). Much to his surprise, Seth discovers that Abel may be the only
one who truly understands his struggles. As dark times lure Seth towards
desperate measures, the reluctant Abel may be the one person who can point him
back towards the light.
03/11/2013: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Rated PG-13, 94 minutes: Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a 'busted' universe that reverses weather patterns and brings about long-extinct animals. Can Hushpuppy save the day? 10 year old Quvenzhané Wallis received a Best Actress Academy Award Nomination for her performance in this film.
03/18/2013: To Rome With Love, Rated R, 112 minutes: A Woody Allen film set in the romantic city of Rome. The intertwining stories of a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a frustrated opera director who has a talent for discovering talented singers. Stars include Alec Baldwin and Penelope Cruz. Rated R for some sexual references.
03/25/2013: Anna Karenina, Rated R, 129 minutes: Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Jude Law and Keira Knightly star. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including cinematography, costume design, original score, and production design. Rated R for some sexuality and violence.
Sunday Cinema (All
Films Start at 2 p.m. in Auditorium 1)
03/03/2013: Searching for Sugar Man, Rated PG-13, 87
minutes: In
the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived
recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa
where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans,
record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom,
decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
