Film Night In The Park

SKYFALL • Saturday Sept 21, Dolores Park, San Francisco, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 06:00:06 +0000

When James Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong, and several undercover agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked, forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent, Eve – following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal, hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

Daniel Craig
Javier Bardem
Judi Dench
Naomie Harris
Ralph Fiennes

2012 • 2 hours 24 min • PG-13

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THE BIRDS • Saturday September 14, China Camp, San Rafael, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 06:00:24 +0000

The story begins as an innocuous romantic triangle involving wealthy, spoiled Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), handsome Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), and schoolteacher Annie Hayworth (Suzanne Pleshette). The human story begins in a San Francisco pet shop and culminates at the home of Mitch’s mother (Jessica Tandy) at Bodega Bay, where the characters’ sense of security is slowly eroded by the curious behavior of the birds in the area. At first, it’s no more than a sea gull swooping down and pecking at Melanie’s head. Things take a truly ugly turn when hundreds of birds converge on a children’s party. There is never an explanation as to why the birds have run amok, but once the onslaught begins, there’s virtually no letup.

Rod Taylor
Jessica Tandy
Suzanne Pleshette
Tippi Hedren

1962 • 119 min. • PG

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MOONRISE KINGDOM • Saturday September 7, Washington Square, San Francisco, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 06:00:26 +0000

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

Bruce Willis
Edward Norton
Bill Murray
Frances McDormand
Tilda Swinton
Jason Schwartzman
Jared Gilman
Kara Hayward

2012 • 94 min • PG-13

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THE LORAX • Friday September 6, Old Mill Park, Mill Valley, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 06:00:13 +0000

A boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affections of the girl of his dreams. To find it, he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Voices of:

Zac Efron
Danny DeVito
Ed Helms
Taylor Swift
Rob Riggle
Betty White
Jenny Slate

2012 • 86 min. • PG

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SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN • Saturday August 17, Union Square, San Francisco, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:00:41 +0000

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor combine their talents in one of the greatest big-screen musicals ever made, a two-time Oscar nominee that includes the songs “Good Morning,” “Make ‘Em Laugh” and the iconic title tune. When Hollywood attempts the transition from silent films to talkies, a matinee idol (Kelly) hopes to make the cut. But he’s hampered by a silent-movie queen (Jean Hagen) with a voice like fingernails on a blackboard.

1952 • 103 min. • G

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THE AVENGERS • Saturday August 17, Creek Park, San Anselmo, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:00:11 +0000

Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow answer the call to action when Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a daring, globe-spanning recruitment effort to assemble The Avengers team to defeat an unexpected enemy threatening global safety and security. Despite pulling together the ultimate dream team, Nick Fury and longtime confidant Agent Coulson must find a way to convince the superheroes to work with, not against each other, when the powerful and dangerous Loki gains access to the Cosmic Cube and its unlimited power.

Robert Downey, Jr.
Chris Evans
Mark Ruffalo
Chris Hemsworth
Scarlett Johansson
Jeremy Renner
Tom Hiddleston
Clark Gregg
Cobie Smulders
Stellan Skarsgård
Samuel L. Jackson

2012 • 143 min. • PG-13

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SINGLETRACK HIGH • Friday August 16, Creek Park, San Anselmo, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:00:29 +0000

At the age of 16, many American kids trade in two wheels for four. Trusty steeds that once gave them freedom to explore on weekends now collect dust in the garage. For a growing number of high school students in Northern California, however, two wheels don’t get dusty, they get dirty. Their lives continue to revolve around weekend rides, but now those rides have a finish line. These are the student athletes of the NorCal High School Cycling League. This is Singletrack High.

2012 • Not Rated

LINCOLN • Saturday August 10, Creek Park, San Anselmo, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 06:00:14 +0000

In the final four months of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency, the full measure of the man came to bear on his defining battle: to plot a forward path for a shattered nation, against overwhelming odds and extreme public and personal pressure. In an act of true national daring, Lincoln exerts enormous political will to end the Civil War, not merely by ending the battle but by fighting to pass the 13th Amendment to permanently abolish slavery. He will have to call upon all the skill, courage and moral fortitude for which he’ll become legend. He will grapple with the impact of his actions on the world and on those he loves. But what lies in the balance is what always mattered most to Lincoln: to compel the American people, and those in his government of opposite persuasions, to alter course and aim higher, toward a greater good for all mankind.

Daniel Day-Lewis
Sally Field
David Strathairn
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
James Spader
Hal Holbrook
Tommy Lee Jones

2012 • 150 min • PG-13

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BEING THERE • Friday August 9, Creek Park, San Anselmo, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 06:00:07 +0000

Having lived his life as the gardener on a millionaire’s estate, Chance (Peter Sellers) knows of the real world only what he has seen on TV. When his benefactor dies, Chance walks aimlessly into the streets of Washington D.C., where he is struck by a car owned by wealthy Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine). Identifying himself, the confused man mutters “Chance…gardener,” which Eve takes to be “Chauncey Gardiner.” Eve takes him to her home to convalesce, and because Chance is so well-dressed and well-groomed, and because he speaks in such a cultured tone, everyone in her orbit assumes that “Chauncey Gardiner” must be a man of profound intelligence. No matter what he says, it is interpreted as a pearl of wisdom and insight. He rises to the top of Washington society, where his simplistic responses to the most difficult questions (responses usually related to his gardening experience) are highly prized by the town’s movers and shakers. In fact, there is serious consideration given to running Chance as a presidential candidate. Both a modern fable and a political satire, Being There was based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski and costars Melvyn Douglas, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Eve’s aging power-broker husband.

Peter Sellers
Shirley MacLaine
Melvyn Douglas
Jack Warden
Richard A. Dysart
Richard Basehart

1979 • 130 min • PG

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THE PRINCESS BRIDE • Saturday August 3, Dolores Park, San Francisco, 8 pm

m@dmin — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:00:03 +0000

Blending comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy, this cult classic follows peasant farmhand Westley as he battles three bumbling outlaws and a nefarious prince to win the hand of his one true love, a young woman named Buttercup.

1987 • 98 min • PG

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