Team up with up to three friends and compete in the 2018 Teen Battle of the Books! Answer trivia questions based on the eight titles below to compete for the chance to represent Warwick at the regional Battle of the Books in September.
Music for Munchkins! Members from the WVMS 8th grade orchestra and band, under the direction of Christy Brown, will perform fun music from famous movies. Ages 2 and up with adult. Register beginning Sept. 8 online andin person at the Children's Desk.
(1992) Starring Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams. Rated PG-13; 1 hour and 55 min. Based on the book by John Steinbeck.
(2018) Starring Dennis Quaid and J. Michael Finley. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Rated PG; 1 hour 50 min.
(2017) The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. Rated R; 2 hours 12 min. Discussion and refreshments to follow.
(2015) Starring Emily Watson and Jakob Salvati. In a heartwarming tale of faith, hope, and love, a little boy tries with all his might to achieve the impossible: bring his father home from war. PG-13; 1 hour 46 min.
(2017) Starring Annette Benning and Jamie Bell. Real life proves just as dramatic off-screen as it does on it for these two actors, the aging Hollywood superstar Gloria Grahame and her younger lover, Peter Turner. As their mismatched romance waxes and wanes over time, events conspire to keep them in each other's lives even when it proves difficult and demanding. Ultimately, they find that they must each come to terms with whatever fate they face in the future whether they are together or apart. Rated R; 1 hour 45 min.
2016) Starring Rooney Mara, Eric Bana and Vanessa Redgrave. Rose McNulty, once a vibrant and lively beauty, has spent the majority of her adult life confined to a mental hospital in Ireland. Institutionalized during the war and kept there for so long, no one seems to remember why Rose was hospitalized in the first place. When new chief psychiatrist Dr. Grene arrives, he takes a keen interest in Rose. He finds a hidden memoir, written over the course of decades by Rose, that unravels the mystery of her wartime love, incarceration, and the tale of her passionate, yet tortured, life.
(2017) Starring Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Rated PG; 1 hour, 45 min.
2017) Starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf. Christine ''Lady Bird'' McPherson fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird's father loses his job. LADY BIRD is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home. Rated R; 1 hour, 34 min. Discussion and refreshments to follow.
