April 18, 2008
If it Bleeds, it Leads
And lead it did.
There Will Be Blood is the winner of our Friday Film Vote and will shown on April 25th as our final film of the series.
Here's the tally:
Charlie Wilson's War = 8
Show time is at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7 and admission is free.
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April 11, 2008
The Final Three for the Final One
It's time for the second film vote of our Friday Film Series. We are pleased to present the choices for you to consider for our final film, which will be shown on April 25th. To vote, click on "Comments," below, and type in your selection.
Deadline for voting is Thursday, April 17th at midnight. We'll announce the winner on Friday April 18th.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano; Rated R; 158 minutes; 2007
Daniel Plainview is a turn-of-the-century prospector in Texas who has success in oil. He gets a tip about an abundance of oil in a rural area and picks it up for a steal by misleading the owning family. Daniel is a true sociopath who attempts to crush anyone who will stand in his way in this extreme character study.
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer; Rated PG-13; 106 minutes; 2007
Lars is a sweet but quirky guy who thinks he’s found the girl of his dreams in a life-sized doll named Bianca. He is content with his artificial girlfriend until he develops feelings for Margo, an attractive co-worker, and becomes lost in a love triangle.
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Rated R; 102 minutes; 2007
This film is based on the true story of Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman who persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. This effort was a success but the unintended result was an emboldened and empowered Taliban that still impacts the world to this day.
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March 27, 2008
Ding. Ding. Ding. We have a winner!
The votes are in for our first Friday Film Vote of the series. Michael Clayton is the clear winner and will be our feature this Friday, the 28th.
Here's the way the voting played out:
Michael Clayton = 13 votes
The Kite Runner = 5 votes
Atonement = 4 votes
Thanks, as always, for your interest in our films and all of our programs and services!
See you Friday!
(Pssst. This means that next Friday (April 4th) we'll be showing The Kite Runner.)
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March 13, 2008
More voting chatter...
It's time for our first Friday Film Vote of the 2008 Friday Film Series! The selections below are the choices for the film to be show on March 28th. Click on the image of the movie poster to visit the studio website and watch the trailers for these films. Then register your vote below.
ATONEMENT
Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Kristin Scott Thomas; Rated R; 130 minutes; 2007
Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. She observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she childishly misconstrues and her accusations lead to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II. Based on the book by Ian McEwan.
THE KITE RUNNER
Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni ; Rated PG-13; 122 minutes; 2007
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble in this epic tale of fathers and sons. This powerful tale of friendship and betrayal takes us from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign. Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini. In Dari and English with English subtitles.
MICHAEL CLAYTON
George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton; Rated R; 119 minutes; 2007
Michael Clayton is the in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. Clayton is burned out and getting divorced, but his mounting debt ties him to the firm. Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career when a firm attorney sabotages his multi-million dollar class action suit.
To vote, click on "comments," below and type in the title of your choice. The deadline for voting is Wednesday, March 26th. The winning film will be announced right here on the website on Thursday, the 27th. Show time will be at 7:30 p.m. on March 28th.
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