[Reel Pizza] update Feb 13 - 20

Good morning! 

Regardless of the weather forecast we will have our Senior Matinee today at 1pm of PHILOMENA.  Next week it will be SAVING MR BANKS.   Tickets for Oscah'Night on Sun Mar 2 are available at the Jesup Library now!  Hope you all enjoy the holiday weekend and vacation week if you are so lucky!  -Lisa

Starting tomorrow 2/14 we have:

Fri - Thurs    SAVING MR BANKS (PG-13) at 5:30 and 8:15
Fri - Mon    NEBRASKA (R) {but PG in Canada!?}  at 6:00 and 8:30
Tues - Thurs    MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM  (PG-13) at 5:00 and 8:00

Fri Feb 14 - Thurs Feb 20
SAVING MR BANKS  (PG-13)   125min
In 1965, Disney’s now classic film Mary Poppins won 5 Oscars and was nominated for 8 others.  But in 1961, Walt still didn’t have the rights to the P.L. Travers book, although he had been trying for two decades to fulfill a promise made to his daughters.  This involving and delightful film follows the true story of the two weeks the persistent mogul (Tom Hanks) had to convince a curmudgeonly, uncompromising and reluctant, but also financially strapped writer (Emma Thompson) to allow him adapt her beloved story, when she had absolutely no intention of letting her magical nanny get abused by the Hollywood system.  Director John Lee Hancock (The Blindside) has taken a fascinating bit of Hollywood history and created a charming and heartfelt story of family.  trailer


Fri Feb 14 - Mon Feb 17
NEBRASKA  (R)  {but PG in Canada!?}  115min
Bruce Dern give the performance of his lifetime with his portrayal of crotchety, taciturn and alcoholic Montana senior Woody Grant who, in the early stages of senility, believes that he has actually won what the magazine sweepstakes letter says might be.  And, without a driver’s license, he is prepared to walk all the way to Lincoln NE to claim his winnings.  His estranged son (Will Forte, SNL) grudgingly decides it would be better to just drive him there, with the thought that some father-son bonding might be informative. Director Alexander Payne adds another excellent film about his home state to his résumé, after The Descendents, About Schmidt, Sideways, Election, and Citizen Ruth earning Oscar-nominations for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, and Cinematography.  trailer

 
Tues Feb 18 - Thurs Feb 20
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM  (PG-13)  141min The phenomenal life of the late South African president, based on his autobiography, is brought to the silver screen by filmmaker Justin Chadwick (The First Grader, The Other Boleyn Girl).  This stirring and celebratory film traces Mandela’s growth as a political figure and the parallel emergence of the African National Congress working to overthrow apartheid, as well as his complicated relationship with his second wife Winnie.  Idris Elba (TVs Luther, The Wire) gives a commanding performance as the revered leader and peace activist, and Naomie Harris is fierce and heartfelt as his wife and partner.  trailer