We’re going
to try something new in 2013—Movies for
a Thursday Afternoon. We’ll be showing a relatively new film on Thursday
afternoon January 3rd beginning at 1:30 p.m.: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson,
Maggie Smith and other familiar British actors. It is the story of a group of
seniors who decide to “outsource” their retirement to a luxury hotel in India. What
they find there has a profound effect on each of them and provides us with a
charming and entertaining movie-going experience. 
On January
10th we will show the wonderful Frank Capra film from 1934 It Happened One Night starring Clark
Gable and Claudette Colbert. The winner
of 5 academy awards including best picture, this romantic comedy is equal parts
screwball comedy and a picture of depression-era America. This was one of the
most popular films of its time and it’s still fun today. (Interesting bit of trivia found on imdb.com: While
shooting the scene where he undresses, Clark Gable had trouble removing his undershirt while keeping his
humorous flow going and took too long. As a result the undershirt was abandoned
altogether. It then became cool to not wear an undershirt which resulted in a
large drop in undershirt sales around the country. Legend has it that in
response, some underwear manufacturers tried to sue Columbia.)
January
17th we can fall in love again with the magnificent Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid
Bergman and Claude Rains star in this most memorable film. The story takes
place during WWII in Morocco where refugees wait hoping to obtain exit visas to
Lisbon and on to freedom. When nightclub owner Rick is asked to help Ilsa, with
whom he is in love, and Laszlo, a resistance leader, to escape from the Nazis,
he must choose between his country and his former love. Full of familiar lines,
romantic music, Bogart and Bergman, this old favorite never fails to please.
January
24th brings us to the classic western High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Marshall Will Kane is ready to leave on his
honeymoon with his new Quaker wife when the Miller gang comes to town looking
for revenge. Kane must take them on alone in one of the greatest cinematic
showdowns of all time. Sometimes described as "a
western for people who don't like westerns" this film is a brilliant
portrait of one man’s courage in a world of bullies and cowards.
January 31st will find us singing
and dancing in the rain (weather permitting of course.) Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald
O’Connor celebrates sound in a picture about the move from silent film to
talkies. This movie is guaranteed to make you smile with its joyous song and
dance numbers and is the best musical film according to many critics. All I
know is it’s a heckuva lot of fun!
All
films are on Thursday afternoon’s beginning at 1:30 so please come, have some
popcorn on us, and enjoy these wonderful films with your fellow movie
lovers. And stay tuned for more great
movies coming in February!
See you at the movies!
Julie Stump
See you at the movies!
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