Film Enthusiast – Upcoming Films on Tuesdays at 1 PM

Are you a Cineaste (an enthusiast for or devotee of movies or filmmaking)? If so, join us as we view award winning films, documentaries, foreign films and modern classics. Watch the feature film and then join the group in giving a ‘thumbs up’ review.  As always, Kleenex will be available for those ‘laugh until you cry’ movie moments.

THE UPCOMING FILMS:  *Please note the films are subject to change.

 

October 1st – The Old Oak

The last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in the once thriving mining village of Northeast England, has fallen on hard times and residents start to move away when jobs in the mines closed. When a group of Syrian refugees move into the village, a decisive rift develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. A compassionately and deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope.  Runtime:  1 hour 53 minutes Rated:  NR

October 8th – Girl with a Pearl Earring

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. Rated: PG-13 Runtime 1 hour and 40 minutes

October 15th – Greyhound

Based upon the novel “The Good Shepherd” by C S Forester, several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.  Starring Tom Hanks as Captain Krause.  Runtime:  1 hour 32 minutes Rated:  PG-13

October 29th – Thelma

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her. Runtime:  1 hour 38 minutes Rated:  PG-13

November 5th – Fly Me to the Moon

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing this romantic comedy, brings marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) and launch director Cole Davis’s (Channing Tatum) together.  Runtime:  2 hour 12 minutes Rated:  PG-13

November 19th – The Long Game

Set In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert. Based on the true story and book, Mustang Miracle by Humberto G. Garcia.  Runtime:  1 hour 52 minutes Rated:  PG

December 3rd – Twisters

Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years is lured back to the open plains by her friend, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens, the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate & Tyler find themselves in the fight of their lives.  Runtime:  2 hour 2 minutes Rated:  PG-13

December 17th – Linoleum

When the host of a failing children’s science show endeavors to achieve his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by constructing a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.  Runtime:  1 hour 38 minutes Rated:  PG-13