Summer Movie Series
| July 13, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 PM | ||
| July 20, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 PM | ||
| July 27, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 PM | ||
| August 3, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 PM |
Tuesday Evenings at 6:30 p.m.
July 13, 20, and 27; August 3
Mezzanine Room, South Wing
Popcorn and refreshments
Discussion following movie
JULY 13 – UP (96 mins.) Discussion Leader: Rita Johnson
From Pixar Animation Studios and the director of MONSTERS, INC., this film tells the hilarious and uplifting story of Carl Fredicksen, a retired balloon salesman, who ties thousands of balloons to his house and lifts off in search of the lost world of his childhood dreams. Russell, an overeager 8-year old Wildnerness Explorer, finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time—Carl’s front porch! The world’s most unlikely duo reaches new heights and meets fantastic friends together in the wilds of the jungle and realize that sometimes life’s biggest adventures aren’t the ones you set out for.
JULY 20 – A SERIOUS MAN (106 mins.) Discussion Leader: Richard Marmet
A darkly humorous tale exploring questions of faith and familial responsibility, A Serious Man introduces us to physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) and his search for clarity in a universe of misfortune. It is 1967, and Larry’s wife is leaving him; his unemployed brother is sleeping on the couch; his son is a discipline problem at Hebrew school; his daughter Sarah is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job; and an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a mensch—a righteous person; a “serious man”?
JULY 27 – UP IN THE AIR (109 mins.) Discussion Leader: Thomas Cathcart
From Jason Reitman, the Oscar-nominated director of Juno, comes Up in the Air, the timely odyssey of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate downsizer and modern business traveler who, after years of staying happily airborne, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection. Ryan has long been content with his unencumbered lifestyle in America’s airports, hotels, and rental cars. When he falls for a fellow traveler, Ryan begins to contemplate what it might actually mean to have a home.
AUGUST 3 – THE SOLOIST (117 mins.) Discussion Leader: David Wilson
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. star in this poignant tale based on the true story of a Los Angeles journalist’s unlikely friendship with a street musician. Steve Lopez, a disenchanted L.A. Times columnist, is at a dead end in both his career and personal life. Walking through L.A.’s Skid Row, he meets the mysterious street performer Nathaniel Ayers playing a two-stringed violin. At first approaching Ayers as another story idea, Lopez makes it his mission to bring Ayers off the streets and back into the world of music. But even as he fights to save Ayers’ life, he becomes transformed by Ayers—with his unsinkable passion, his freedom-loving obstinacy, and his valiant attempts at connection and love.
