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July 8
The Incredibles (2004: PG: 121 min.)
From the wizards at Pixar comes this hilarious adventure of Bob Parr, formerly known as Mr. Incredible, who, along with his family had to be put into the witness protection program. Leaving his life of crime fighting behind Bob is now a clock punching insurance adjuster trying to make a life in the ‘burbs. When a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island the whole family must jump back into action for one last mission.
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July 15
Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005: G: 94 min.)
The beloved clay-animated characters from Aardman Animations hit the big screen when clumsy but creative Wallace invents a humane pest-control outfit called "Anti-Pesto" to protect the gardens in the neighborhood. With the annual Giant Vegetable Competition coming up, panic erupts when a “beast” begins feasting on the town’s vegetable plots. It is up to Wallace and his trusty dog Gromit to hunt down the veggie invader.
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July 22
The Iron Giant (1999: PG: 86 min.)
A giant metal robot falls to the earth, scaring the townsfolk of a small town in Maine in 1958. After befriending a boy named Hogarth, the unlikely duo ultimately saves the residents from their own fears and prejudices. Based on Ted Hughes 1968 novel The Iron Man.
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July 29
Finding Nemo (2003: G: 100 min.)
The wizards at Pixar take us under the sea to the world of clownfish Marlin and his son Nemo. When the defiant Nemo takes off from his dad and gets captured by a tropical fish seeker he finds himself stuck in a fishbowl in a dentist’s office. Marlin and his well meaning, but wacky, friend Dory embark on an epic journey to find his son.
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| August - Olympics |
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August 5
Chariots of Fire (1981: PG: 124 min.)
An intense, exhilarating true story about the 1924 Paris Olympics. Winning is everything to two British runners, but their psychological and emotional reasons compelling them to win are totally divergent in this inspiring drama.
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August 12
Miracle (2004: PG: 130 min.)
Walt Disney Pictures now brings to the screen the amazing story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, which stunned the heavily favored Soviet squad in the semifinals to advance to the championship game, inspiring the famous questions: “Do you believe in miracles?” Kurt Russell stars as Herb Brooks, the team’s coach.
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August 19
Cool Runnings (1993: PG: 97 min.)
COOL RUNNINGS goes for the gold with hilarious results. A tale of pride, determination, and dignity based on the true story of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as Olympic bobsled racers and somehow make their impossible dreams come true.
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August 26
Without Limits (1998: PG-13: 117 min.)
Billy Crudup plays the title character in this biographical drama based on the life and times of Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine. Pre was one of those rare individuals who had a profound effect on the lives of everyone around him. The gutsy long-distance runner had it all: charm, good looks, women and every American record between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. Tragically, Pre died in a car crash in 1975 at age 24. At his death, he was the most popular track athlete in the world. WITHOUT LIMITS is a vibrant, realistic account of the life of a remarkable young man.
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| September - Jane Austen |
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September 2
Becoming Jane (2007: PG: 120 min.)
This film is a partial biographical portrait of young Jane Austen. We follow her romance with a young Irish lawyer who many believe is the template for her famous novel character Mr. Darcy.
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September 9
Emma (1996: PG: 121 min.)
From legendary novelist Jane Austen comes the alluring tale of Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow) a curious young woman so devoted to meddling in the lives and romances of others that she just might miss her chance at true love in this exceptional adaptation of a classic story.
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September 16
Pride and Prejudice (2005: PG: 127 min.)
Based on Jane Austen's beloved novel about the five single Bennet sisters, a proper English family is turned upside down when the wealthy Mr. Bingley and his best friend Mr. Darcy arrive. Stubborn Elizabeth Bennett crosses paths with the impossibly snobbish Mr. Darcy and discovers that the only man she can't stand may be the only man she will ever love.
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September 23
Sense and Sensibility (1995: PG: 135 min.)
Emma Thompson stars in and received an Academy Award® for her screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s first novel about two sisters: pragmatic, ironic, Elinor (Emma Thompson) and passionate, willful Marianne (Kate Winslet). Their struggle to find romantic happiness in an early 19th century English society obsessed with financial and social stature is a warm-hearted drama.
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September 29
Mansfield Park (1999: PG-13: 112 min.)
At 12, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes especially close to Edmund, Thomas's younger son. Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen mind and comes to the attention of a neighbor, Henry Crawford. Thomas promotes this match, but to his displeasure, Fanny has a mind of her own, asking Henry to prove himself worthy. As Edmund courts Henry's sister and as light shines on the link between Thomas's fortunes and New World slavery, Fanny must assess Henry's character and assert her heart as well as her wit.
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