Monday, July 16, 2012

August Films and Book Discussions

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Jul 16th 2012, 18:28

August  1, 2012 at 6 PM

(500) Days of Summer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in director Marc Webb's wry, nonlinear romantic comedy about a man who falls head over heels for a woman who doesn't believe in love.

Directed by  Marc Webb

Narrated by Richard McGonagle

Starring  

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Zooey Deschanel

Rob Simonsen

Running time 95 min.


August 8, 2012 at 6 PM

Adventureland

Inspired by writer/director Greg  Mottola's own true-life job-from-hell experience, Adventureland stars The Education of Charlie Banks' Jesse Eisenberg as an uptight recent college graduate who discovers that he'll have to get a degrading minimum-wage job at a local amusement park instead of spending his summer drinking German beer, visiting world-class museums, and flirting with cute French girls.

Directored by Greg Mottola

Starring

Jesse Eisenberg  James Brennan

Kristen Stewart  Em Lewin

Martin Starr  Joel Schiffman

Bill Hader  Bobby

Kristen Wiig  Paulette

Ryan Reynolds  Mike Connell

Paige Howard  Sue O Malley

Run Time 1 hour 46 minutes

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August  15, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Book Discussion

"Ship Fever: Stories,"  by Andrea Barrett.

From Publishers Weekly

The quantifiable truths of science intersect with the less easily measured precincts of

 the heart in these eight seductively stylish tales.

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August 22, 2012 at 6 PM

Jack Goes Boating

Plot

'Jack Goes Boating' is a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Starring

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Amy Ryan Connie

John Ortiz  Clyde

Run Time: 89 minutes

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August 29, 2012 at 6 PM

Smiles of a Summer Night

Director  Ingmar Bergman

Starring

Ulla Jacobsson

Eva Dahlbeck

Harriet Andersson

Margit Carlqvist

Gunnar Björnstrand

Ingmar Bergman achieved international stardom with this classic melancholy comedy about the romantic entanglements of three 19th-century couples during a weekend at a country estate.

Run Time: 108 minutes

 

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