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Family Films on Tap for Weekend and Beyond

Grease

110 Minutes | 1978 | Musical

June 10, 2011 - 2:00 pm - FREE

Davenport Library, 3000 N. Fairmount Street

Info: 563.326.7832

 

 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part I

146 Minutes | Fantasy | 2010

June 10, 2011 - 8:30 pm - FREE

River Valley Library, 215 S. Main Street, Port Bryon, Illinois

Info: 309.523.3440

 

 Despicable Me

95 Minutes | Animated Feature | 2010

June 11, 2011 - 9:00 pm - FREE

Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf, Iowa

Info: 563.344.4113

 

Madagascar

86 Minutes | Animated Feature | 2005

June 13, 2011 - 1:00 pm - FREE

Davenport Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa

Info: 563.326.7832

 

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)

178 Minutes | Fantasy | 2001

June 14, 2011 - 7:00 pm - $12.50

Rave Motion Pictures 53, 3601 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, Iowa

Info: 563.441.0242 

"Alamar" Featured in Rock Island Public Library Indie Film Series

Alamar

73 Minutes | Drama | 2009

Directed by Pedro González-Rubio

Before their inevitable farewell, a young man of Mayan roots and Natan, his half Italian son, embark on an epic journey into the open sea. (IMDb.com)

Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:00 pm - FREE

Rock Island Public Library
401 19th Street
Rock Island, Illinois

More info: www.RockIslandLibrary.org

Phone: 309.732.7323

"Sunday Dinner for a Soldier" Screens at Marycrest on Saturday

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

85 minutes - 1944

Starring Anne Baxter (All About Eve) and Chill Wills (Meet Me in St. Louis)

A poor family in Florida saves all the money they can in order to plan something special for the soldier they've invited to Sunday dinner. They don't realize that their request to invite the soldier never got mailed. On the day of the scheduled dinner, another soldier is brought to their home and love soon blossoms between him and Tessa, the young woman who runs the home. (IMDb.com)

The feature will be preceded by a screening of a war bond rally film shot in downtown Davenport during World War II.

7:00 pm - $3.00

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Upham Hall Auditorium
Marycrest Senior Campus
1607 West 12th Street
Davenport

Sponsored by The Classic Film Society.

Info: 563.391.3502

"Hook" is Cast to Nighswander Theater

Hook

I was working in the mailroom at Columbia Pictures in Culver City, California while this film was in production on the lot.  I was able to see it come together from the drawing board to completion.  The sets were amazing!  A full scale pirate ship was constructed and floated in a man made pond on the same sound stage where, in the late 1930s, Dorothy was greeted by the inhabitants of the Land of Oz.  Other highlights included my interupting a sword fight rehersal between Hook stars Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams (they parted as I drove my mail cart through) and walking into the "Producers Building" with my mail basket flanked by Hook director Steven Spielberg, Hoffman, and Williams.  They were on their way to see "dailies."  A real "Hollywood" moment.  Oh, and I almost ran over Williams young daughter when she ran out in front of my electric cart.

Trivia: our friend, actor Mark Winn, plays a pirate in the film.  He will soon play Frederick Douglass in our Sons & Daughters of Thunder film.

More trivia: Every star in Los Angeles made a pilgrimage to tour the sets.  When shooting wrapped, they used a bulldozer to smash the pirate ship into bits.

Still more trivia: The giant crocodile reappeared as a decorative item at the Sony Pictures holiday party...a party hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White.  Snore.

The film is worth a look because...it's so wierd.  : )

When Capt. Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy. (IMDB.com)

Color | 144 minutes | RATED PG | 1991

March 4, 2011 - 7:00 PM

$3.00 per person - Children age 2 & under FREE

Nighswander Theater (Junior Theatre)
2822 Eastern Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
563.326.7862

Spiders Have Never Been More Appealing...And Pigs, Too.

Charlotte's Web

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. (IMDb.com)

Who doesn't love this story?

Color | 97 minutes | RATED G | 2006

February 25, 2011 - 7:00 PM

$3.00 per person - Children age 2 & under FREE

Nighswander Theater (Junior Theatre)
2822 Eastern Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
563.326.7862

"Eight Below" is a Cut Above

Family films are no different that any other kind of film.  Some are good and some are bad.  Eight Below is one of the good ones.

Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. (IMDB.com)

Color | 120 minutes | RATED PG | 2006

February 18, 2011 - 1:30 PM

FREE!

Rock Island Public Library
401 19th Street
Rock Island, IL
309.732.7323

"Matilda" & Her Telekinetic Powers will Draw you to the Nighswander Theatre

Matilda

Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable. (IMDb.com)

Color | 98 minutes | RATED PG | 1996

February 11, 2011 - 7:00 PM

$3.00 per person - Children age 2 & under FREE

Nighswander Theater (Junior Theatre)
2822 Eastern Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
563.326.7862

"Land Before Time" Roars onto the Screen at Nighswander Theater

Land Before Time

Five orphan dinosaurs travel the ruins of their world, while grieving the loss of their families and banding together to face the odds of survival. (IMDb)

Color | 69 minutes | RATED G | 1988

January 28, 2011 - 7:00 PM

$3.00 per person - Children age 2 & under FREE

Nighswander Theater (Junior Theatre)
2822 Eastern Avenue
Davenport, Iowa
563.326.7862

Jimmy Buffet & Live Owls Featured Onscreen in LeClaire Library's "Hoot" Showing

"Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media.

The film is about a group of children trying to save a burrowing owl habitat from destruction. The habitat is located on the intended construction site of a pancake house. The greedy and corrupt developer of the project intends to proceed regardless of the environmental damage it would cause; and the workers he employs are, for the most part, simply attempting to do their jobs, unaware of the larger issues at stake.

Hoot features live burrowing owls and music by Jimmy Buffett. Buffett is also listed as a co-producer, and he played the role of Mr. Ryan, the science teacher, in the movie." --Source: Wikipedia

Read the entire Wikipedia article (beware the plot spoilers!) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoot_(film)

1:30 PM, July 19, 2010

LeClaire Library, 323 Wisconsin Street

FREE!

563.289.4242

http://leclairelibrary.org/