Sunday, February 21, 2016

March movies

Afternoon at the Movies
All films start at 2 p.m.  Doors open at 1:30 p.m.


Monkey Kingdom
March 6, 2016
Rated G, 81 minutes
A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop.  Tina Fey narrates.

Bridge of Spies
March 7, 2016
Rated PG-13, 142 minutes
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers.  Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, and Alan Alda star.  Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor.

A Walk in the Woods
March 14, 2016
Rated R, 104 minutes
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S. where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.  Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, and Emma Thompson star.  Rated R for language and some sexual references. 

Love and Mercy
March 21, 2016
Rated PG-13, 121 minutes
In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece.  In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.  John Cusack, Paul Dano, and Elizabeth Banks star.

Steve Jobs
March 28, 2016
Rated R, 122 minutes
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter.  The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.  Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet received Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominations for their roles.  Rated R for language.