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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. 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) .
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. 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.
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. 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.
“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.
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