QC Film Blog

"Jaws" to Devour an Afternoon at Teen/Young Adult Screening Event in Bettendorf, Iowa

I saw Jaws five times at the Showcase Cinemas in Milan when it opened during the summer of 1975.  An exciting ocean-going story, colorful charcters, and a mechanical shark combine to make monster movie magic.  Many teens/young adults I talk to now have never watched the film.  Horrors.

(Spoiler Alert!)

I swallowed my gum during the chumming sequence.

Yup, there's some violence and a little "salty" language.

Recommendations: skip the sequels and compare scars on a boat at night instead.

More info here, but don't read the plot details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)

Sail on over to:

Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, Iowa

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

3:00 pm

Contact: 563.344.4188

Website: http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/

"Babies" Documentary Present Unique Opportunity to View a Documentary in a Quad Cities Multiplex

 

Re-defining the nonfiction art form (a.k.a. "documentary film"), Babies joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all. The film simultaneously follows four babies around the world -- from birth to first steps. The children are, in order of on-screen introduction: Ponijao, who lives with her family near Opuwo, Namibia; Bayarjargal, who resides with his family in Mongolia, near Bayanchandmani; Mari, who lives with her family in Tokyo, Japan; and Hattie, who resides with her in San Francisco, Calif. (Source: Google Movies)

Babies Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db3Fifi8JiY

Take advantage of this unusual opportunity to see a documentary feature film on the big screen in a multiplex in the Quad Cities.

Rave Theatres-Davenport
3601 East 53rd Street, Davenport, Iowa
12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:35, 9:40 PM

Phone: 563.441.0242

Website: http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/

Movie website: http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/babies/

Iron Man 2 Lights Up Local Drive-In Screen

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances -- and confront powerful enemies. (IMDb.com)

Iron Man 2 article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2

Head out to the Highway 61 drive-in to see this new installment of the entertaining Iron Man franchise.

Friday & Saturday, May 14 & 15, 2010

Box offices opens at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 8:30 pm.

Phone: 562.674.4367

Website: http://www.maquoketa.com/61drivein/

 

 
  
The Third Man
Director: Carol Reed
1949, 104 minutes, 35mm

The quintessential film noir, The Third Man follows pulp-novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) as he navigates post-WWII Vienna to uncover details about the death of an old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). After hearing numerous, often contradictory accounts of Lime’s death and past exploits, Holly encounters the one person who can help him straighten out the details, whether he likes them or not… One of the most decorated British films of all time, and a mainstay on many “Greatest Films” lists, The Third Man is “an iconic film noir that's still fresh despite being familiar” (BBC).

Sunday, May 2: 3:00 pm
Monday, May 3: 9:20 pm
Tuesday, May 4: 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 5: 9:20 pm
Thursday, May 6: 7:00 pm

Source: Bijou Website

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1FNYf8p1Js&feature=related

Theater website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~bijou/