Afternoon at the Movies
All Films Start at 2pm, Doors Open at 1:30
Sunday, May 5, 2013: Age of Champions, Unrated, 71 minutes: Athletes prepare for the 2009 Nation Senior Games: a 100-year old tennis player from Cape Cod, brothers from Washington, D.C., in their 80s who swim, a Texas widower who finds solace in training, and his rival, an 86-year old champion in field events intent on the world's record in the pole vault for persons over 80. A women's basketball team from Louisiana is hair-dos and drawls off the court but tigers on. We watch the athletes train, they talk about why they compete, family members and friends comment.
Monday, May 6, 2013: Lincoln, PG-13, 150 minutes: As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. This film chronicles the President's time in office between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War. Daniel Day-Lewis received the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of President Lincoln.
Monday, May 13, 2013: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Rated PG-13, 169 minutes: A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins sets out on an "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarfs to reclaim their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.
Monday, May 20, 2013: Jack Reacher, PG-13, 130 minutes: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who sot five random victims. Tom Cruise stars. Based on the character created by novelist Lee Child.
Monday, May 27, 2013: Library Closed--no movie showing today.
