Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Reel Women for Real Women: In the Time of Butterflies

In the Time of Butterflies
Tuesday, September 29, 2010 at 6pm

A true story based on the novel by Julia Alvarez about three sisters who were in fierce opposition to the dictatorship of General Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Starring Salma Hayek.

Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Enjoy a film and discussion regarding movies focused on women and women’s issues.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Quick Flicks for the week of September 21, 2010

Amish Grace



Amish Grace
By Champion, Gregg
2010-09 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Based on a true story and the book Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy by Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, Amish Grace chronicles the community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, forever changed when a gunman senselessly takes the lives of five girls in a schoolhouse shooting before taking his own life in October of 2006. What transpires takes the town by storm, as the media descend on the city and criticize its Amish leaders for their notion of unconditional forgiveness and their outreach of support to the gunmans widow. Through the eyes of a grieving mother, Ida Graber (Kimberly Williams-Paisley; Father of the Bride films, According to Jim), and other devastated families, the film explores the Amish communitys astonishing reaction of compassion to the horrific events that shook their town and tested their faith. …More


Ondine



Ondine
By Jordan, Neil
2010-09 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent
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ONDINE is the story of Syracuse, a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuses eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing, yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be a myth come true. Ondine and Syracuse fall passionately in love, but just as we think the fairytale might go on forever, the real world intercedes. Then, after a terrible car crash and the return of a dark and violent figure from Ondines past, hope eventually prevails and a new beginning is presented to Syracuse, Ondine and Annie. …More


Robin Hood



Robin Hood
By Scott, Ridley
2010-09 - Universal Home Video
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Russell Crowe stars as Robin Longstride in director Ridley Scott's big-budget twist on the celebrated legend. When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey. …More


The Square



The Square
By Edgerton, Nash
2010-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Stomp the Yard: Homecoming



Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
By Hardy, Rob
2010-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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In the countdown to a national step-off, rivalries at Truth University run red hot. The Theta Nus are counting on new pledge Chance Harris (Collins Pennie) to lead the team to victory. But hes too caught up in his own problems to focus. At odds with his father, caught up in romantic troubles and targeted by a street gang for an unpaid debt, Chance must decide what is truly important and make the choices that will shape his life. Stomp the Yard: Homecoming unites a powerful cast featuring Terrence J and Pooch Hall with a soundtrack packed with pulse-pounding tracks. …More


Untitled



Untitled
By Parker, Jonathan
2010-09 - Gaiam Americas
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After falling in with an unfamiliar social circle peopled with critics of every persuasion, avant-garde composer Adrian Jacobs becomes smitten with art gallery dealer Madeleine Gray -- the same woman his brother, Josh, is trying to impress. Jonathan Parker directs this comic meditation on love, creative expression and the pitfalls of sibling rivalry when it comes to romance. …More


The Experiment
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.