The monthly movie meeting is on Tuesday July 13, 2010 – Marcus Theatre 111 S. Randall Road Elgin IL.

Doors open at 9:15 AM – Meeting begins at 10:00 AM

Our featured guest speaker will be Jerry Turnquist: Teacher, Author & Historian.  He will be speaking on the Historic Elgin Road Races.

We will be collecting donation items for Two Rivers Head Start.  Canned goods and paper produces will be greatly appreciated in these times of need.

We will also be collecting school supplies (backpacks, notebooks – wide rule, solid colors only, loose leaf paper – wide rule, standard #2 yellow pencils, Crayola crayons for Project Backpack’s Back-To-School Fair.  The purpose of the fair is to provide families with the appropriate resources to start a successful school year.

The movie information is on the hotline 847-888-7976 and web site.  Please share this information with our customers.  Also please remind everyone that membership is NOT required to attend so please invite them to bring a friend along and enjoy a cup of coffee, donut and the chance to be one of our several door prize winners!  There will be a $2.00 per person charge.

Toy Story 3

• Release Date: Jun 18, 2010
• Rated:  G
• Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min.
• Genres: Animated, Animated, Family, Family
• Cast:  Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles

Synopsis

The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in TOY STORY 3. Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. Lee Unkrich (co-director of “Toy Story 2” and “Finding Nemo”) directs this highly anticipated film, and Michael Arndt, the Academy Award®-winning screenwriter of “Little Miss Sunshine,” brings his unique talents and comedic sensibilities to the proceedings. This will be shown in 2 D, Not 3 D

Grown Ups

·         Release Date: Jun 25, 2010

·         Rated:  PG-13 Crude material, some male rear nudity, suicide references and language

·         Runtime: 1 hr. 42 min.

·         Genres: Comedy

·         Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider

SYNOPSIS

Thirty years after graduating from high school, five former basketball teammates gather at the lake house where they celebrated their biggest victory to mourn the passing of their late coach. Over the course of the Fourth of July weekend, the five friends realize that just because they’ve all grown up and started families doesn’t mean that they’ve lost that old spark. Adulthood is what you make of it, and no one at the lake house is eager to be the grown-up of the gang.

Knight and Day

·         Release Date: Jun 23, 2010

·         Rated: PG-13 brief strong language and sequences of action violence

·         Runtime: 2 hr. 10 min.

·         Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy

·         Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard

Synopsis

A fugitive couple (Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz) wages a war between truth and trust while speeding across the globe in an attempt to avoid capture by a determined federal agent (Peter Sarsgaard).

Smokey and the Bandit  (Our Classic)

• Release Date: May 27, 1977
• Rated:  PG
• Runtime: 1 hr. 37 min.
• Genres: Comedy
• Cast:  Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Mike Henry

Synopsis

“Smokey,” aka Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), is the prospective father-in-law of unwilling bride Carrie (Sally Field). The Bandit (Burt Reynolds), a maverick racecar driver, makes an 80,000-dollar bet that he can transport a shipment of Coors beer from Texarkana, TX, to Atlanta within 28 hours. It’s important to note that in 1977, it was illegal to sell the Coors brand east of the Mississippi River without a permit; if we don’t note that, then the plot won’t make sense at times. Already in danger of arrest from redneck lawmen like Buford T. Justice, Bandit furthers his chances at a stiff jail term when he offers a ride to Carrie, who hopes to escape her unwanted wedding to Justice’s boy. The rest of the film is one long chase; not quite as subtle as a Road Runner/Coyote cartoon, not quite as restrained as a Three Stooges comedy. Universally panned by critics upon its first release, Smokey and the Bandit reportedly pulled in just under $126 million and led to two sequels.