This Tuesday, September 13th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Concussion @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Concussion is about the research of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu concerning brain damage in football players who experience repeated concussions during play. The film stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, with a…
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Film: Tuesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Driftless Area
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This Tuesday, August 30th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of The Driftless Area @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building: A bartender comes back to his hometown after his parents die, and finds himself in a dangerous situation involving a mysterious woman and a violent criminal.. The film (starring…
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The Blue Time
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Trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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How Chinese Refugees Saved the Sweet Potato
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Film: Tuesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The 33
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This Tuesday, August 23rd at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of The 33 @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building: The film, based on actual events, describes the ordeal of thirty-three Chileans trapped in a gold and copper mine for sixty-nine days. The film runs two hours, seven minutes, with…
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Stranger Things References
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Trailer: Arrival
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Film: Wednesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Youth
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This Wednesday, August 17th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Youth @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building: In 2015’s Youth, a retired orchestra conductor (Michael Caine) and his daughter are on holiday in the Alps with his best friend, a film director (Harvey Keitel), to celebrate their 80th…
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Film: Tuesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Trumbo
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This Tuesday, August 9th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Trumbo @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Trumbo is a 2015 motion picture telling the story of Dalton Trumbo, who in 1947 was one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters, until he and other writers and actors came under investigation…
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Film: The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere
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The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere from The All-Nighter Room on Vimeo. In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak. ESPN 30 for 30 short. Screenings at Sundance…
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Film: Running in the Kenyan Rift Valley
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Film: Make Inishturk Great Again
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Inishturk, Ireland, has a population of 58 and its people—according to a widely circulated Internet rumor—have offered refuge to any Americans who want to flee from a Donald Trump presidency. This charming documentary by MEL Films, Make Inishturk Great Again, takes us to the sparsely inhabited island to get the locals’ perspectives on America, the…
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Film: Wednesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Mustang
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This Wednesday, July 20th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Mustang @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Mustang is a 2015 foreign film telling the story of five orhan girls and the challenges they face while growing up in a tradtional Turkish culture. The film was nominated for…