Our Wednesday Matinees films are a great form of entertainment! Wednesdays at 2 p.m., we close the shades, turn down the lights, and provide simple, old-fashioned entertainment - movies. Please join us in May as we present an array of films from different genres for your viewing pleasure.
Wednesday, May 5 at 2 p.m. – THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT (1974) Starring Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Rated G; 132 minutes
Hosted by some of MGM’S greatest stars, THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT is a nostalgic collection of scenes from nearly 100 musical films. Mixed in with the more famous highlights are unexpected, but equally delightful sequences including a "challenge" dance between Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire, and a clip featuring a singing and dancing Clark Gable.
Wednesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. – WHAT THE DEAF MAN HEARD (2002) Starring Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Bernadette Peters; Not rated; 110 minutes
Sammy Ayers and his mother board a bus bound for Georgia and a better life. But the next day, his mother vanishes. Sammy responds by shutting himself off from the world, pretending not to hear or speak. The bus station manager and a waitress take in Sammy. For the next 20 years, he fools the townspeople and remains silent. Then he overhears a scheme that could hurt the people he loves. Join the fun as Sammy cleverly turns the table on
an entire town!
Wednesday, May 19 at 2 p.m. – THE YOUNG VICTORIA (2009) Starring Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent; Rated PG; 105 minutes
This dramatization covers the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. At the age of 17, Victoria was already the object of a royal power struggle as she was in line for the throne and everyone is vying to win her favor
Wednesday, May 26 at 2 p.m. – IN LOVE WE TRUST (2009) In Mandarin with English subtitles; Not rated; 115 minutes
In order to save their daughter, who is suffering from cancer of the blood, a divorced couple must have another child. As both have remarried, they must put their current relationships in jeopardy to test their love and commitment to one another..
Admission is free