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The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday March 9, 2010 - Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL
Doors open at 9:15 AM - Meeting begins at 10:00 AM
Our presentation will be by Linda Tischler (Concert Artist) and Eric Abernethy (Wellness Expert) of the Music Education Centers of America, Inc. They will be speaking on “The Joy of Music Making”.
We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for Centro de Informacion.
Membership is NOT required to attend, so please bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners. The cost is $2.00 per person.
The movies we will be offering this month are:
1. Cop Out
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, and Paul is his “partner-against-crime” whose preoccupation with his wife’s alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.
Rated: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violence and brief sexuality
Cast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan
2. Crazy Heart
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart.
Genre: Drama, Musical/Performing Arts
Runtime: 1 hr. 51 min.
Rated: R for language a brief sexuality
Cast:Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, James Keane II, Anna Felix
3. Valentine’s Day
A diverse group of Los Angelenos navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine’s Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hr. 57 min.
Rated: PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity
Cast: Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift
4. Our Classic 1959 Film: Some Like It Hot
When a pair of bumbling, out-of-work musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine’s Day gangster murders, they disguise themselves as women and join up with a travelling all-womens’ band to escape the mobsters who are after them.
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 2 hrs.
Rated: Not Rated
Cast:Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Goerge Raft, Pat O’Brien
Posted by dschramm on March 2nd, 2010 in Elgin Experience.
The monthly movie meeting will be on Tuesday March 9, 2010 - Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL
Doors open at 9:15 am - Meeting begins at 10:00 am.
Stay tuned for our presentation topic and movie selections. This information will also be available on our Elgin Experience Hotline: 847-888-7976.
Membership is NOT required to attend, so please bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners. The cost is $2.00 per person.
Our newly announced trips are filling up fast!! Don’t mist the fun and excitement of traveling with The Elgin Experience!! Reserve your slot T O D A Y !! Limited Availability.
Posted by dschramm on February 10th, 2010 in Elgin Experience.
The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday February 9, 2010 - Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL
Doors open at 9:15 AM - Meeting begins at 10:00 AM
Our presentation will be by Dr. Sundararaj Cherala - a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Management Specialist on staff at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin. He will be speaking on LOW BACK PAIN.
We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for the Salvation Army.
Membership is NOT required to attend, so please bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners. The cost is $2.00 per person.
Our choices for the February 9th Movie Meeting are:
1. Extraordinary Measures
Rated: PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment
Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min
Genre: Drama
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney Vance,
Meredith Droeger
2. An Education
Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper
3. Edge of Darkness
Rated: R for strong bloody violence and language
Runtime: 1 hr. 48 min.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts
4. 1957 Classic – An Affair to Remember
Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr. 59 min.
Genre: Romance
Cast: CaryGrant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, NevaPatterson, Cathleen Nesbitt
Posted by dschramm on February 4th, 2010 in Elgin Experience.
The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday January 12, 2010 - Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL
Doors open at 9:15 AM - Meeting begins at 10:00 AM
Our presentation will focus on starting the New Year with The Elgin Experience - Featuring our FIRST extended 8 day trip to Myrtle Beach on March 13th.
We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for Community Crisis Center.
Membership is NOT required to attend, so please bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners. The cost is $2.00 per person.
The movies we will be offering this month are:
1. It’s Complicated
- Rated: R for some drug content and sexuality
- Runtime: 1 hr 58 min
- Genre: Comedy & Romance
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell
Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has - after a decade of divorce - an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable - an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam, an architect hired to remodel Jane’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he’s become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It’s –complicated.
2. Up In The Air
- Rated: R for language and some sexual content
- Runtime: 1 hr 49 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation
- Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
Ryan Bingham, is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
3. Sherlock Holmes
- Rated: PG-13 for thematic material including violence, disturbing images and a scene of suggestive material
- Runtime:2 hr 9 min
- Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation & Mystery
- Cast: Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective to life as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes’ trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes, Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood.
4. Viva Las Vegas - Our Classic 1964 Film this month in honor of Elvis’ birthday
- Not rated
- Runtime 1 hr 25 min
- Genre: Musical Romance, Rock Musical, Musical, Romance
- Cast: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair
A swimming instructor (Ann-Margret) detours a singing auto racer (Elvis Presley) in town for the Grand Prix.
Posted by dschramm on January 5th, 2010 in Elgin Experience.
The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday December 8, 2009 - Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL
Doors open at 9:15 am - Meeting begins at 10:00 am.
We have a special holiday presentation by the Chamber Choral of Larkin High School. They will be performing several of our Holiday Favorites.
We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for the South Elgin Food Pantry.
Also, the Community Crisis Center will be the recipient of this year’s Care-To-Share Program by Elgin State Bank. They would appreciate Children’s Books, $20 Meijer Gift Cards and Bath & Body products.
Membership is NOT required to attend, so please bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners. The cost is $2.00 per person.
The movies we will be offering this month are:
1. The Blind Side - Rated PG-13, 2 hr. 6 min. - Drama
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Ray McKinnon, Quinton Aaron
2. Everybody’s Fine - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min. - Comedy
Cast: Robert DeNiro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
3. Old Dogs - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min. - Comedy, Parenthood
Cast: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta
If you would prefer to view a classic holiday film we will also be showing the 1954
White Christmas - Not rated - 2 hrs. Family/Musical
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen, Dean Jagger
Posted by dschramm on December 2nd, 2009 in Elgin Experience.
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