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The Elgin Experience Monthly Movie Meeting for December 8, 2009

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.

The Elgin Experience Monthly Movie Meeting for November 10, 2009

The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday November 10, 2009 - 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 George B. Haupt - Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. “Special Tribute To Our Veterans”

We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for Bethesda Church of God.

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:

 

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Opens: November 6, 2009 Runtime: 1 hr. 33 min. Rated: R Cast: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor Genre: Comedy
Synopsis:
Struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) gets the scoop of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who claims to be from a unit of psychic soldiers who have been reactivated for duty. Intrigued by Cassady’s assertions that they can walk through walls and kill goats by fixed gazes, Wilton follows him on a dangerous, top-secret mission across Iraq to find the brigade’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) .
 
The Box
Opens: November 6, 2009 Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min. Rated: PG-13 Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller
Synopsis:
A suburban couple, Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur (James Marsden), face a moral dilemma when they receive a gift that bears irrevocable consequences. With the press of a button, their simple wooden box will bestow $1 million; however, a stranger somewhere else will die, at the same time. The box will be theirs for only 24 hours, and as time ticks away, Norma and Arthur confront the depth of their humanity as they consider their choices.
 
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Opens: November 6, 2009 Runtime: 1 hr. 36 min. Rated: PG Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes Genre: Action/Adventure, Family
Synopsis:
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.
 
If you would prefer to view a film more aligned with Veteran’s Day, we will also be showing the 1950 Sands of Iwo Jima with John Wayne.  Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min. Not rated. This classic is a war, drama, action, romance film.
 

Posted by dschramm on November 4th, 2009 in Elgin Experience.

The Elgin Experience Monthly Movie Meeting for October 13, 2009

The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday October 13, 2009 - 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 Dan Cantu of Blue Cross/Blue Shield IL who will be giving us an update on Medicare Part D.

The movies we will be offering this month are:

1.  Couples Retreat - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min. - Genre: Comedy
     Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau
 
2.  Whip It - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 51 min. - Genre: Comedy/Drama
     Cast: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig
 
3.  The Invention of Lying - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min. - Genre: Comedy
     Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill
 
4.  Special Presentation of the 1982 film:
                          Tootsie
     Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Geena Davis
      Genre:  Romantic Comedy
     Runtime: 1 hr. 56 min.
     Rated PG

We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for The Westside Church of Christ.

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.

 

Posted by dschramm on October 7th, 2009 in Elgin Experience.

The Elgin Experience Monthly Movie Meeting for September 8, 2009

The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday September 8, 2009 - Marcus Theater 111 S. Randall Road Elgin, IL.

Doors open at 9:15 am - Meeting begins at 10:00 am.

Our presentation will be: “Where Are My Keys?” by Oak Crest Hope Cottage Memory Center.

The movies we will be offering this month are:

  • Inglourious Basterds - Rated R, 2 hrs. 32 min. - Genre: Drama

          Cast:  Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz

  • The Time Traveler’s Wife - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min. - Genre: Drama/Romance

          Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard

  • All About Steve - Rated PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min. - Genre: Comedy/Romance

          Cast: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper

Our Classic Film this month is the 2004:

          The Notebook - a Drama/Romance with Ryan Gosling, Tim Ivey, Rachel McAdams, Starletta DuPois, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard. Runtime: 2 hrs. 1 min. Rated PG-13.

We will be collecting donation items of canned goods and paper products for The Lighthouse Food Pantry.

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.

 

Posted by dschramm on September 1st, 2009 in Elgin Experience.

Customer Appreciation Day!

Come join the Tailgate Party and help us celebrate YOU!

Elgin State Bank is holding its annual Customer Appreciation Day on

Friday, September 18, 2009.

For more details, and your chance to enter our Raffle, click here.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!!

Posted by Deborah Szmurlo on August 17th, 2009 in Customer Care, Elgin Experience.

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