Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "About Schmidt"

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Mon, 12/15/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
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Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates and Hope Davis. Upon retirement, a man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and about life than he ever expected.
Discussion and refreshments to follow film; all are invited.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Gallipoli"

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Mon, 11/10/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Flags of Our Fathers"

Date: 
Mon, 10/27/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Starring Ryan Phillipe, Jamie Bell and Paul Walker. The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
Part of the OrangeREADS 2014 celebration of "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Lost Boundaries"

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Mon, 10/20/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Lost Boundaries (1949) is an American film starring Mel Ferrer and Susan Douglas Rubes. The film is based on a book by William Lindsay White. It relates the true story of Dr. Albert Chandler Johnston, a graduate of Rush Medical College whose family passed for white while living in New Hampshire. The movie won the 1949 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. Unrated; 99min.
Discussion with Carleton Carpenter and Mary Krauze and refreshments to follow film; all are welcome.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Rabbit Proof Fence"

Date: 
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Starring Kenneth Branagh, Everlyn Sampi and Tianna Sansbury. In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Australian Outback. Rated PG; 94 min.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "The Fault in Our Stars"

Date: 
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Rated PG; 113 min.

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