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HARTFORD
PREMIERES OF THE PAST WEEK!
(Week
of May 12 thru May 18, 2008)
Premiered this past week in Hartford and still playing
Redbelt
A fateful event serves as the first chapter in a new story for
top Jiu-Jitsu instructor Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Though he has
shied away from the professional side of the medium -- opting instead
to run his own struggling self-defense studio – butcircumstances
conspire to force him to step into the ring for money for the first
time. David Mamet (!!) wrote and directed this martial arts drama (??),
with a cast that also includes Tim Allen and Emily Mortimer.
Based on material from the Internet Movie Database
Speed
Racer Sam and Kevin recommend!
Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch), a skilled young car driver who belongs
to a family of gearheads, is blackmailed by the head of the nefarious
corporation Royalton Industries to participate in The Crucible -- the
annual cross-country rally that claimed his brother's life years ago.
Behind the wheel of the Mach 5, his father's greatest invention, Speed
goes head-to-head with his chief rival, the mysterious-yet-familiar
Racer X (Matthew Fox). The Wachowkski brothers (at some point to be
determined, Wachowski siblings) got the basic casting right it seems
(Christina Ricci as Trixie, John Goodman as Pops Racer, Susan Sarandon
as Mom Racer, Matthew Fox as Racer X, Paulie Litt (Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind, Jersey Girl) as Spritle and an actual chimp as
Chim-Chim) and rounded out the cast with Benno Fürmann, Richard
Roundtree and Roger Allam (V for Vendetta, The Wind that Shakes the
Barley). How day-glo/ green screen can you get though…?
Based on material from the Internet Movie Database
What
Happens in Vegas...
Joy (Cameron Diaz) and Jack (Ashton Kutcher) meet while on a Las
Vegas bender, where their drunken nuptials are only part of a larger
problem: What to do when Jack wins $3 million with Joy's quarter, and
they are forced to spend six months as wife and husband if they are
to see a penny of their winnings. The cast of Tom Vaughan’s epic
romantic drama based on the advertising slogan also includes Queen Latifah,
Zach Galifianakis, Dennis Farina, Rob Corddry, Jason Sudeikis and Dennis
Miller. Now I don’t wanna get off on a rant here, but, what’s
next? A sitcom about modern-day cavemen? Or how about a once well regarded
wit and raconteur overseeing the Ragnarok of a Monday night broadcast
sporting institution…?
Based on material from the Internet Movie Database
Adult
Entertainment premieres of the week include
Briana Loves Rocco
McKenzie Made
Melissa (Pornochic 15)
Naughty Nurses 2
A Night With Melanie
Premiered
last week at Real Art Ways in Hartford and still playing thru at least
Thursday May 15 (3.43m)
Blindsight (England, 2006) Kevin recommends!
This documentary follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers
who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of
Mount Everest. A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible
challenge, all the more remarkable because the teenagers are blind.
From director Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground).
Based on material from the Internet Movie Database
Premiered
last week at Trinity Cinestudio in Hartford and still playing (3.78m)
Monday May 12 and Tuesday May 13
Blind Mountain (Mang shan) (China, 2007)
In the latest drama from writer/ director Yang Li (Blind Shaft), a college
student (Huang Lu) is sold as a bride to a farmer in a remote Shanxi
village. Held as a virtual prisoner with only the breathtaking rural
landscape and the hope of escape to bring light to her days, the young
woman is forced into an existence of brutal, unending servitude. While
it was denounced as anti-government propaganda, an eerily similar news
story broke just after the film fired up audiences at the Cannes Film
Festival: in the same Shanxi countryside, hundreds of migrant workers
and children had been kidnapped to provide forced labor in the local
brickworks.
Based on material from the Internet Movie Database
Premiering
this week in Hartford
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (England/
U.S., 2008)
The Pevensie children (returning stars William Moseley, Anna Popplewell,
Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley) return to Narnia one year after their
first adventure there. Soon after entering the kingdom, however, they
learn that over 1,000 years have passed in Narnia, and all is not well
since an evil king ascended to the throne. The children and allies both
old and new band together to help restore the kingdom to its rightful
heir, Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes). Also returning for the second adaptation
in this series based on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia are director Andrew
Adamson with Liam Neeson (as the voice of Aslan) and Tilda Swinton (as
the White Witch), and Adamson’s co-screenwriters, Christopher
Markus & Stephen McFeely (who wrote last year’s You Kill Me
between Narnias). Also featured are Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage and
the voice of Eddie Izzard.
Premiering
at the United Technologies Building on the campus of University of Hartford
in West Hartford
Tuesday May 13
Ticking Clock (short)
A short film about a bad personnel problem. Directed by Jason Lewis
and starring Mark Helpern and Mike DeRosa with Pete LeBlanc (UH Staffers).
This screening will be held in Room 320 of the UNITED TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING
between lots H and J on the campus of the UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD at
200 Bloomfield Avenue in West Hartford. For general information, visit
hartford.edu
Premiering
this week at Real Art Ways in Hartford (3.43m)
Opening Friday May 16 and playing thru at least Thursday May 22
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Brazil, 2007)
In 1970, Brazil seems to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old
Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls
the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner
of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to
live in a "strange" and fun-filled community - Bom Retiro,
a district in Sao Paulo which is home to a large Jewish and Italian
community, among others cultures. A moving story about overcoming your
limits and solidarity.
The
Witnesses (France, 2007)
The time is 1984. The place is Paris. A young, handsome man (Johan Libéreau)
arrives and strikes up a platonic relationship with a wealthy doctor,
Adrien (Michel Blanc), who exposes him to Sarah (Emmanuelle Beart) and
Mehdi (Sami Bouajila), a young couple who have just had their first
child. An unplanned love affair at the onset of a new, unnamed epidemic
upsets the tranquility of their lives. The four friends are confronted
with the end of the sexual revolution; each facing new possibilities.
Saturday
May 17 and Sunday May 18
Loony and Lunar
An international sampling of kid-friendly short films, featuring:
Carrot (Porgand!) (Estonia, 2003 short)
A snowman and rabbit compete for the same carrot. Directed by Partell
Tall
We've All Fallen from Mars (Croatia, 2006 short)
Fantasies from a kid's view, created by the SAF Cakovech workshop.
Flutterby (2007 short)
About dancing like butterflies. Directed by Cynthia Pepper.
Puss and the Moon (Netherlands, 2005 short)
About a lunar cat. Directed by Suzanne Tuyman.
Jungle Beat: Born to Be Wild (South Africa, 2005 short)
About a nervous mother giraffe. Directed by Brent Dawes.
Hard-Boiled Chicken (Netherlands, 2006 short)
About mean people. Directed by Arjan Wilschut.
Meany (2006 short)
Also about mean people. Directed by Arjan Wilschut.
Moonman (Germany, 2007 short)
A fairy tale by Tomi Ungerer and Fritz Böhm.
Based on material from Real Art Ways’ website and Internet Movie
Database
Opening in Real Art Ways Gallery
Thursday May 15 thru Sunday June 15
Gautam Kansara: A 2007 Selectee of Real Art Ways' GO! Open Call
Gautam Kansara's videos focus on his own family dynamic. Using candid
footage of his family, and centering on their conversations, he offers
an intimate look at their private lives, especially as their hierarchies
change and roles reverse because of aging and caretaking needs.
Based on material from Real Art Ways’ website
Friday
Free Film Series at the Alchemy Juice Bar in Hartford (4.9m)
Friday May 16
King Corn (2007)
A journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one
ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates
the food pyramid from top to bottom - corn. Fueled by curiosity and
a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis
return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest
kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles
of fertilizer and government aid, and some genetically modified seeds,
the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock
the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America's
modern food system. This film shows how and why whenever you eat a hamburger
or drink a soda, you're really consuming corn.
THE ALCHEMY JUICE BAR CAFE at 203 New Britain Avenue in Hartford. For
general information, call (860) 246-5700 or visit alchemyjuicebar.com
Premiere
at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts (45.8m)
Friday May 16
Touchstone: Dancing with Angels
Located in Easthampton, MA, members of the spiritual community
at Touchstone Farm are known for their music, recorded in an on-site
studio; for their world-renowned Sacred Circle Dancing; and for herb,
flower, and meditation gardens. Without a specific philosophy to limit
them, founders and residents live with "a different bottom line,"
-- one that is rooted in honoring each individual's worth in the world;
one where the heart and the human condition is the bottom line. The
documentary film captures the essence of the people of Touchstone: a
group of adventurous spirits and wondering souls who examine the boundaries
of our society through their art, music, conversation, and actions.
For more information on this screening call (413) 527-8723 or visit
touchstonemovie.org
This premiere will be held at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC THEATRE at 274 Main
Street in Northampton, Massachusetts. For general information, call
(413) 584-9032 or visit academyofmusictheatre.com
Global
Warming Film at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library in Newtown (48.7m)
Tuesday May 13
Dimming the Sun (England, 2006)
This screening will be held at the CYRENIUS H. BOOTH LIBRARY at 25 Main
Street in Newtown. For general information, call (203) 426-4533 or visit
chboothlibrary.org
Foreign
Film Series in Memorial Hall at the New Milford Public Library (55.5m)
Monday May 12
Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado) (Brazil/
France/ Switzerland, 2001)
This screening will be held at NEW MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY at 24 Main
Street in New Milford. For general information, call (860) 355-1191
or visit biblio.org/newmilford
ALSO
AT LOCAL NON PROFITS THIS WEEK
Also this week at Real Art Ways in Hartford (3.43m)
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
The latest documentary from now two-time Oscar-winner Alex Gibney (Enron:
The Smartest Guys in the Room) is an inquiry into the suspicious death
of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002; an examination
of how an innocent civilian was apprehended, imprisoned, tortured, and
ultimately murdered, the victim of policies made at the very highest
level of the United States government.
Based on material from Real Art Ways’ website and Internet Movie
Database
REAL ART WAYS is a local non-profit cinema house, performance and art
space. Also this week: solo shows from Sam Gibbons and WonJung Choi
also open in their gallery during their Creative Cocktail Hour on Thursday.
For more information, phone (860) 232-1006 or visit realartways.org
for directions and showtimes. It’s at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford.
Screening
at the Downtown Branch Library of the Hartford Public Library (3.5m)
Wednesday May 14
The Farmer's Voice
This documentary chronicles the disappearance of farms and agricultural
land in Connecticut.
This screening will be held in the Third Floor Program Room at the DOWNTOWN
BRANCH LIBRARY of the HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY at 500 Main Street in
Hartford. For general information, call (860) 695-6300 or visit hartfordpl.lib.ct.us
Now
playing on the Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium in
the Children’s Museum in West Hartford (3.70m)
Tuesdays thru Sundays
Zula Patrol: Under the Weather (2007 Short)
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Oasis in Space: A Solar System Adventure (Short)
Saturdays and Sundays
Astronaut (Short)
Molecularium: Riding Snowflakes (2006 Short)
Also playing
The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (2000
short)
THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM is open Tuesdays thru Sunys and is located at
950 Trout Brook Drive in West Hartford. For more information, call (860)
231-2824 or visit thechildrensmuseumct.org
Also
this week at Trinity Cinestudio in Hartford (3.78m)
Wednesday May 14 thru Saturday May 17
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (England)
Amy Adams (Enchantment) plays an amoral American actress clawing her
way to the top in 1930s London, a woman whose endearing charms still
manage to steal the hearts of everyone around her. Except, perhaps,
her dour and disapproving assistant, played with supreme amusement by
the most excellent Frances McDormand (Fargo, Laurel Canyon). Directed
by Bharat Nalluri. Screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy, based
on the novel by Winifred Watson. The cast also includes Lee Pace, Ciaran
Hinds and Shirley Henderson.
Friday May 16 thru Saturday May 17
Caramel (France/ Lebanon, 2007)
Sisters in Beirut are doin’ it for themselves - with ordinary
women discovering the bonds of friendship in a beauty shop, located
in a city defined for many by its ethnic discord and war. New writer/director
Nadine Labaki - who also stars as the salon’s gorgeous owner -
finds the humor, secrets, sensuality and quiet rebellion of her diverse
customers: a young Muslim girl wondering how she’ll convince her
fiancé of her (non-existent) virginity, a Christian shampooer
with an unsanctioned crush on one of her (female) clients, and an aging
seamstress looking for one last chance for spine-tingling...romance.
Sunday
May 18 thru Tuesday May 20
The Counterfeiters (Austria/ Germany, 2007)
The winner of this year’s Academy Award® for Best Foreign
Language Picture is based on an actual operation at Germany’s
Mauthausen concentration camp, where Jewish criminals, printers, and
graphic designers were rescued from the general camp population to counterfeit
British and American money. Master forger Sally Sorowitsch (played by
Karl Markovics) must play the dangerous game of appeasing both the cynical
S.S. officer who offers survival (and cigarettes) as a reward for aiding
the Nazi war effort, as well as the idealistic printer who would risk
their lives for the greater good. Markovics brilliantly portrays the
forger’s provocative quandary, of finding a moral compass in a
world gone mad.
TRINITY
CINESTUDIO is a local non-profit cinema house. Phone (860) 297-2463
or visit cinestudio.org for directions and showtimes. TRINITY CINESTUDIO
is located off the quad in the center of the Trinity campus, at 300
Summit Street in Hartford.
Senior
Movie at the East Granby Public Library (11.4m)
Wednesday May 14
Juno (2007)
A pregnant teenage girl wants to give her baby up for adoption. Social
misfit Juno (Ellen Page) protects herself with a caustic wit, but when
she gets pregnant by her friend Paulie (Michael Cera), Juno finds herself
unwilling to terminate the pregnancy. When she chooses a couple who
place a classified ad looking to adopt, Juno gets drawn further into
their lives than she anticipated.
All adults welcome.
This screening will be held at the EAST GRANBY PUBLIC LIBRARY at 24
Center Street in East Granby. For general information, call (860) 653-3002
or visit egpl.org
Movie
at the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield (17.37m)
Friday May 16
Juno (2007)
Based on material from Kent Memorial Library’s website.
This screening will be held in the Library Auditorium at the KENT MEMORIAL
LIBRARY at 50 North Main Street in Suffield. Phone (860) 668-3896 or
visit suffield-library.org for more information.
Wednesday
Travel Videos at the Cromwell Belden Public Library (17.50m)
Wednesday May 14
New Jersey
THE CROMWELL BELDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY is at 39 West Street in Cromwell.
For more information, call (860) 632-3460 or visit cromwellct.com/library.htm
Anime
Club at the Bristol Public Library (18.95m)
Wednesday May 14
This screening will be held in the Computer Lab at the BRISTOL
PUBLIC LIBRARY at 5 High Street in downtown Bristol. Phone (860) 584-7787
or visit the City of Bristol website at ci.bristol.ct.us and click on
“Library.”
Fun
Flicks at the Enfield Public Library (21.0m)
Friday May 16
Annie Get your Gun (1950)
Frank Butler, handsome star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, bags clay
pigeons and ladies' hearts. He's the best marksman in the world--until
a backwoods hoyden challenges him. Her name? Annie Oakley. Betty Hutton
and Howard Keel star.
For more information about this screening, call (860) 763-7512.
This screening will be held at the ENFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY at 104 Middle
Road in Enfield. For general information, call (860) 763-7510 or visit
enfieldpubliclibrary.org
Screening
at the Cheshire Public Library (27.4m)
Movie
Wednesday May 14
Sabrina (1954)
Cheshire Anime Club
Friday May 16
Meeting monthly to read and talk about what's hot in the world
of Manga, and watch some of the latest Anime releases on the big screen.
This screening will be held in the Mary Baldwin Room at THE CHESHIRE
PUBLIC LIBRARY at 104 Main Street in Cheshire. For general information,
call (203) 272-2245 or visit cheshirelib.org
Events
at branches of the Springfield City Libraries
Anime/ Manga Club for kids ages 12 and up at the Pine Point Branch in
Springfield, Massachusetts (30.7m)
Monday May 12
Join us at the Pine Point Branch for an anime and manga club
for kids ages 12 and up. Discuss your favorite books and videos, create
your own manga graphic novel and join in contests and games with staff
librarian Gary Pysznik. Call or stop by the branch for details!
This event will be held at the PINE POINT BRANCH LIBRARY of the SPRINGFIELD
CITY LIBRARIES at 204 Boston Road in Springfield, Massachusetts. For
general information, call (413) 263-6855.
Teen Anime Club for Anime fans from 11 to 19 years of age at
the Central Library in Springfield, Massachusetts (27.5m)
Monday May 12
Members will view anime episodes, discuss favorite books and
videos, and more.
This event will be held in the Community Room of the CENTRAL LIBRARY
BRANCH of the SPRINGFIELD CITY LIBRARIES at 220 State Street in Springfield,
Massachusetts. For general information, call (413) 263-6828.
Teen Movie Night at the Indian Orchard Branch in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts
(34.7m)
Wednesday May 14
PG & PG-13 movies are shown.
This screening will be held at the INDIAN ORCHARD BRANCH of the SPRINGFIELD
CITY LIBRARIES at 44 Oak Street in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. For
general information, call (413) 263-6846.
Anime/ Manga Club for kids ages 12 and up at the Sixteen Acres
Branch in Springfield, Massachusetts (31.7m)
Thursday May 15
Join us at the Sixteen Acres branch in an anime and manga club
for kids ages 12 and up. Discuss your favorite books and videos, create
your own manga graphic novel and join in contests and games with staff
librarian Gary Pysznik. Call or stop by the branch for details.
Based on information from the Springfield City Libraries website
This event will be held at the SIXTEEN ACRES BRANCH LIBRARY of the SPRINGFIELD
CITY LIBRARIES at 1187 Parker Street in Springfield, Massachusetts.
For general information, call (413) 263-6858.
Screenings at the Forest Park Branch in Springfield, Massachusetts (27.5m)
Teen Movie Time
Tuesday May 13
Twister (1996)
Storm chasers get more than they bargained for when they go after some
record-setting twisters.
Funding for this program is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
a state agency.
Movie
Wednesday May 14 and Saturday May 17
The Golden Compass (England/ U.S., 2007)
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears
rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate
of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper
of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond
are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of
Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side,
Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and
courage against all odds. Based on a novel by Philip Pullman.
These screenings will be held at the FOREST PARK BRANCH of the SPRINGFIELD
CITY LIBRARIES at 380 Belmont Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.
For general information, call (413) 263-6843.
You may also visit the SPRINGFIELD CITY LIBRARIES online at springfieldlibrary.org
Saturday
Night Film Series at Cheshire United Methodist Church (29.7m)
Saturday May 17
(Portions of) Sicko (2007)
Michael Moore's documentary about the failures of the American health-care
system. The entire film will not be shown; the film series coordinators
want to focus on the American health-care system, so segments in other
countries will be skipped. The film will be followed by an open discussion
about the presidential candidates' stands on health care.
Admission is free, and child care is available.
This screening will be held in Fellowship Hall at CHESHIRE UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH at 205 Academy Road in Cheshire. For more information, call (203)
271-3733 or visit gbgm-umc.org/cheshireumc/index.htm
3rd
Friday Film at the Wrench in the Works Collective in Willimantic (30.1m)
Friday May 16
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear
(Part 2 of 3)
(England, 2004)
The second of three 1 hour parts to the BBC documentary goes further
into the story of the parallel historyand development of the U.S. neo-con
movement and their middle east cousins, the Islamic fundamentalist movement,
and how they both depend on fear and intimidation to maintain their
political power.
This event will be held at THE WRENCH IN THE WORKS COLLECTIVE at 861
Main Street in Willimantic. For general information, visit their website
at wrenchintheworks.org
Anime/
Manga Club at the Wilbraham Public Library in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
(35.2 m)
Monday May 12
This event will be held at the WILBRAHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY at
25 Crane Park Drive in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. For general information,
call (413) 596-6141 or visit wilbrahamlibrary.org
Screening
in the Greater New Haven Big Read at Hamden Public Library (35.8m)
Wednesday May 14
Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
Director Francois Truffaut takes Bradbury's fascinating premise and
makes it his own. Starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
This screening will be held at HAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY at 2901 Dixwell
Avenue in Hamden. For general information, call (203) 287-2682 or visit
hamdenlibrary.org
Films
at the New Milford Public Library (38.8m)
Foreign Film Series in Memorial Hall
Monday May 12
Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado) (Brazil/ France/
Switzerland, 2001)
Preschool Films
Wednesday May 14 and Thursday May 15
Parents (or caretakers) are to attend with their children.
Thursday Funtime for children in grades 1 – 3
Thursday May 15
Books, movies, songs, crafts and fun.
These events will be held at the NEW MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY at 24 Main
Street in New Milford. For general information, call (860) 355-1191
or visit biblio.org/newmilford
Movies
at Woodbury Public Library (40.7m)
Thursday May 15
Movie
An Affair to Remember (1957)
The world's most eligible bachelor (Cary Grant) is set to marry an heiress.
But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on
a luxury liner he meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) and realizes he's
engaged to the wrong woman--and she's engaged to the wrong man. They
finally agree to spend six months apart; if they still love each other
at the end of that time, they will reunite at the top of the Empire
State Building. But the path of true love does not always run smooth,
and tragedy threatens to tear the couple apart.
Teen Movie Night for kids grades 6 & up
The Golden Compass (U.S./ England, 2007)
This screening will be held at WOODBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY at 269 Main Street
South in Woodbury. For general information, call (203) 263-3502 or visit
biblio.org/woodbury
Teen
Movie Night at the Otis Library in Norwich (43m)
Monday May 12
The Golden Compass (U.S./ England, 2007)
This event will be held at the OTIS LIBRARY at 261 Main Street in Norwich.
For general information, call (860) 889-2365 or visit otislibrarynorwich.org
Anime/
Manga Club at the Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts (46.1m)
Wednesday May 14
This event will be held in the Children's Department at the
FORBES LIBRARY at 20 West Street in Northampton, Massachusetts. For
general information, call (413) 587-1011 or visit forbeslibrary.org
Anime
Club at the James Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford (47.5m)
Saturday May 17
For more information on this program, check out their website
at:
freewebs.com/branford-anime-club
These events will be held at the JAMES BLACKSTONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY at
758 Main Street in Branford. For general information, call (203) 488-1441
or visit blackstonelibrary.org
Other
events at the New Milford Public Library (55.5m)
Preschool Films
Wednesday May 14 and Thursday May 15
Parents (or caretakers) are to attend with their children.
Thursday Funtime for children in grades 1 - 3
Thursday May 15
Books, movies, songs, crafts and fun.
These events will be held at NEW MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY at 24 Main Street
in New Milford. For general information, call (860) 355-1191 or visit
biblio.org/newmilford
The
Movies of the Month Club at Norwalk Community College (76.1 m)
Thursday May 15
Why We Fight (U.S./ France/ England/ Canada/ Denmark,
2005)
Forum hosted by Steve Tran Creque
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE at 188 Richards Avenue in Norwalk. For general
information, call (203) 857-7000 or visit nctc.commnet.edu
Movies
playing in special shows this week (check your local commercial theatre)
Wednesday, Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Puccini’s La Boheme
(HD Rebroadcast of 04/04/2008)
Thursday, First Blood (Special edition) (1982)
Friday and Saturday, Spaceballs (1987)
Saturday and Sunday, Sesame Street: Dinosaurs (short) with Kidtoons
Storytime (short)
Saturday, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sunday, Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Other
events at a commercial theatre near you
Thursday, Stand up comedy with Tony V
Saturday, Live music with The Mayocks
Local
drive-ins are open this week, particularly on the weekends (check your
local listings)
Playing
at Ridgefield Playhouse
Saturday,King Lines (U.S./ Canada, 2007) & Oh Brother! My Brother
(1979 short)
Find out more at ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Playing
at the IMAX Theater at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Now Playing
Shine a Light
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
Tropical Rainforest (1992 Short)
Also there:
The SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D adventure ride
THE IMAX THEATER AT THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK shows IMAX features
daily. Call (203) 852-0700 or visit maritimeaquarium.org for directions
and showtimes for all their features. They are at 10 North Water Street
in Norwalk.
THE
LIST of things to see still in our listening area and otherwise not
mentioned
First in Hartford
Sam and I recommend:
Iron Man
Forgetting
Sarah Marshall
I recommend:
Leatherheads
Outside of Hartford
Sam and I recommend:
The Bank Job
We hear good things… recommendations from others
In
Hartford:
The
Visitor
Outside of Hartford
Under the Same Moon
Coming
soon
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation at Real Art Ways
The 2007-2008 CT Film Festival
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The 21st Annual Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Irina Palm at Real Art Ways
The Incredible Hulk
M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The International Black and Latino Film Festival
The Dark Knight
The 6th Annual Connecticon in Downtown Hartford
Pineapple Express
Tropic Thunder
My Winnipeg coming to Real Art Ways
The New Haven Underground Film Festival at the University of
Hartford
Valkyrie
James Bond returns in Quantum of Solace
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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