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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.
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 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 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.
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