Events for the Week of January 10-17
Events for the Week of January 10-17
Thursday, January 11
Crazy People
Dudley Moore stars as a burned-out advertisement writer who ends up creating some of the best ads of his - once he checks into a mental hospital and teams up with the people in group therapy with him. A good laugh for those who have ever wished for truth in advertising or have thought Volvos were "Boxy, but good."
92m, R, 7 & 10 in 10-250
Friday, January 12
Sleepless in Seattle
From the screenwriter of When Harry Met Sally comes the love affair which isn't: the couple of interest have never met. Only destiny (and the classic An Affair to Remember) draws Annie (Meg Ryan) and Sam (Tom Hanks) together with the help of Sam's son and a phone in radio talk show. Also starring Rosie O'Donnell and Rob Reiner.
104m, PG, 7 & 10 in 10-250
Saturday, January 13
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets are promised an opening for their show on Broadway, so Kermit takes his troupe to Manhattan. But when Kermit gets amnesia and the rest of the Muppets cannot find him, will the show still go on? Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf, and the rest of the lovable characters from The Muppet Show are brought to life on the big screen by the talent of Frank Oz and the late Jim Henson.
93m, G, 7 & 10 in 10-250
Sunday, January 14
Amazon Women on the Moon
This second film produced by John Landis (Kentucky Fried Movie) is a series of comedy skits that poke fun at everything from household appliances and _Penthouse_ magazine to the science fiction movies of the 1950s. Watch for appearances by Carrie Fisher, Robert Picardo, Andrew Dice Clay, Steve Guttenberg, Phil Hartman, Michelle Pfeiffer.
85m, G, 7 & 10 in 10-250
Wednesday, January 17
Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
It is the early 1960's and a United States Air Force general is plotting a nuclear war with Russia which may destroy the world. Directed by Stanley Kubrick (2001:A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange), this black comedy was nominated for four Academy Awards in 1963: Best picture, Best script, Best Director and Best Actor (Peter Sellers as the U.S. President, a Royal Air Force captain, and a mad German-American scientist).
93m, PG, 7 & 10 in 26-100
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