Wednesday, May 22, 2013

James Bond Summer Film Festival

Select Thursdays in June and July at 4pm

Dig into a James Bond Film Festival this summer at the library!  2013 is the 50th anniversary of James Bond and we're celebrating with six of the great actors who've portrayed the super spy over the past five decades.

June 13th:  Goldfinger, rated PG, 110 minutes:  Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, Sean Connery's James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.

June 20:  On Her Majesty's Secret Service, rated PG, 142 minutes:  George Lazenby's James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes under cover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.

June 27:  The Spy Who Love Me, rated PG, 125 minutes:  Roger Moore's James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.

SPECIAL DAY & TIME:  Monday, July 8th, 2pm:  Skyfall, rated PG-13, 125 minutes:  Daniel Craig's Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her.  Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

July 11:  The World is not Enough, rated PG-13, 128 minutes:  Pierce Brosnan's James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.

July 25th:  The Living Daylights, rated PG-13, 130 minutes: Timothy Dalton's James Bond is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war.