The classic film story, in its fourth retelling (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) : An aging musician (Bradley Cooper) helps a younger singer (Lady Gaga) find fame and fortune, even as his age, alcoholism, and drug abuse sends his own career into a downward spiral. 5 Golden Globe nominations: Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress, Song. Oscars nominations coming…
When: Tuesday, February 26 at 12:30 PM
Where:Seniors in the Park
Movie Information: Rated R (language, some sexuality, nudity; substance abuse); 2 hours, 16 minutes (2018)
The Wife is a 2017 drama film directed by Björn Runge and written by Jane Anderson, based on the novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. It stars Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, and Christian Slater, and follows a wife who questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her narcissistic husband, who is set to receive the Nobel prize in Literature.
The Wife premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2017,[3] and was theatrically released in the United States on 17 August 2018 by Sony Pictures Classics. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise drawn towards Close’s performance. Close was nominated for several accolades including Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
When: Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 PM
Where:Seniors in the Park
Movie Information: Rated R (Language; sexual content); 1 hour, 40 min. (2018)
Alpha is a 2018 American historical adventure film directed by Albert Hughes and written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, from a story by Hughes. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last ice age, with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as his father. The wolf is played by Chuck, a five-year-old Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.
Principal photography began in February 2016 in Canada and lasted through that April. The film was delayed several times, before being released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It has grossed over $99 million worldwide and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances and cinematography.
Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Nico Santos, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. It follows a Chinese American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family and is surprised to discover they are among the richest in Singapore.
It’s five years later, and daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is preparing for the Grand Re-Opening of the Hotel Bella Donna. About to have a child of her own, Sophie begins to worry that her life will repeat her mom’s (Meryl Streep) and that she’ll have to raise her child alone. She enlists the help of mom’s old friends (Christine Baranski, Julie Walters), as well as her three “dads” (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard), to learn more about her mother’s story…told in flashback! Along for the ride is Sophie’s estranged grandmother—-played by Cher… We will be showing the Sing-along version, ABBA fans!
At a remote Catholic mission in 1947 China, arrives a man in priestly robes: the long-awaited “Father O’Shea” (Humphrey Bogart).
Though seemingly uncomfortable with his priestly duties, Father O’Shea’s tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them post-World War 2 China disintegrates into civil war and revolution. But Father O’Shea has a personal secret, and his friendship with the mission nurse (Gene Tierney) also seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone. Also stars Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, and Agnes Moorehead. This beautiful, under-spoken film is rarely seen on TV.
The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) at the time when he wrote A Christmas Carol, and how Dickens’ fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge (Plummer) was influenced by his real-life father, John Dickens (Pryce).
Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) gathers an all-female crew to pull off an impossible heist at New York’s star-studded annual Met Gala. Including Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Dakota Fanning, and Marlo Thomas.
30 years after they served together in Vietnam, former Navy Corpsman “Doc” Shepherd (Steve Carell) reunites with his old Marine buddies, Sal Nealon (Bryan Cranston) and Reverend Richard Mueller (Laurence Fishburne) to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc decides to forgo burial at Arlington, and with the help and support of his old pals, takes the casket on a bittersweet trip up the East Coast to his home in New Hampshire.
In addition to a really spooky story, we will witness a “Skeleton Dance” (cartoon), a dreadful short (“The Masks”) and then our Main Creature Feature, “A Quiet Place.”
Mark will have Halloween treats for all!
From Wikipedia:
A Quiet Place is a 2018 American science fiction horror film directed by John Krasinski, who wrote the screenplay with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck. The film features a family facing struggles in a post-apocalyptic world. The family faces monsters which are blind and have an acute sense of hearing. Krasinski also stars alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe.
A Quiet Place premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2018, and was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, by Paramount Pictures. It became a major box office hit, grossing over $338 million worldwide, and received acclaim from critics, who praised its originality and atmosphere, as well as the acting, direction, and sound design, calling it a “smart, wickedly frightening good time.” A sequel is scheduled to be released on May 15, 2020.
