Thursday, September 19, 2019

October Movies

Healthy Living Month

The Gene Doctors
Sunday, October 6 - 2:00 p.m.
Unrated, 54 minutes
Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease—most are serious, and many are fatal.  For much of history, doctors could only treat symptoms.  Now an elite cadre of pioneers, gene doctors, is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, The Gene Doctors takes viewers to the genesis of a medical revolution.

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
Thursday, October 17 - 5:30 p.m. 
Unrated,  60 minutes
Examines the toll of opioid addiction in the U.S. on individuals, families, and communities through personal stories, including a couple who lost their son to prescription painkillers, and expert commentary.


Sunday Cinema 

Tea with the Dames
Sunday, October 13 - 2:00 p.m.
Unrated, 86 minutes
Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.


Classic Film Sunday

Steel Magnolias
Sunday, October 27 - 2:00 p.m.
Rated PG, 117 minutes
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.


Afternoon at the Movies

All is True
Monday, October 7 - 2:00 p.m. 
Rated PG-13, 101 minutes 
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. 

Poms
Monday, October 14 - 2:00 p.m.
Rated PG-13, 90 minutes 
POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheer leading squad at their retirement community. 

Wild Faith
Monday, October 21 - 2:00 p.m. 
Unrated, 101 minutes 
The film  portrays life in 1800's Michigan, focusing on a Civil War vet trying to make peace with his losses and start a new life despite the world resisting change around him.

Yesterday
Monday, October 28 - 2:00 p.m.
Rated PG-13, 116 minutes.  A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.