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.
Tags: Classic Movies, Making Music, Marcus Fox Theatre, The Elgin Experience
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The Elgin Experience Monthly Movie Meeting for March 9, 2010
Elgin State Bank | 1001 S. Randall
Road | Elgin, IL 60123 USA | Phone: 1-847-888-7950