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June 11 Zoolander, Rated PG-13; 88 minutes; 2001 Sponsored by Plato’s Closet Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell Derek Zoolander is an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularity by an equally vacuous rival, Hansel. Upon his reluctant retirement, Derek is invited to a day spa by previously standoffish fashion designer Jacobim Mugatu where the befuddled model is brainwashed by the mysterious Katinka into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.
June 18 RENT, Rated PG-13; 135 minutes; 2005 Sponsored by Pride Week Starring: Rosario Dawson, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. The group deals with AIDS, poverty, drugs, illness and just trying to pay the rent in the 525,600 minutes that make up a year.
June 25 The Wedding Singer, Rated PG-13; 93 minutes; 1998 Sponsored by Garage Mahaul Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor In 1985, Robbie Hart is a vocalist whose rock band stubbornly refuses to get off the ground. In the meantime, he makes a living playing wedding receptions, where he meets Julia Sullivan when she's working as a waitress. He immediately takes a shine to her, but since she is engaged, he keeps his distance. In time, Robbie realizes that he needs to step in and stop Julia from marrying her obnoxious, unfaithful fiancée before the woman he's come to love ruins her life.
July 9 Rocky, Rated PG; 119 minutes; 1976 Sponsored by Title Boxing Club Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith Rocky Balboa, a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey, has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed. With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a "Cinderella" opponent for the big July 4th bout -- some unknown whom Creed can "glorify" for a few minutes before knocking him cold.
July 16 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Rated PG; 103 minutes; 1986 Co-Sponsored by The Kirkwood Room and Faithful Companions Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act.
July 23 Stomp the Yard, Rated PG-13; 116 minutes; 2007 Sponsored by Caring Hands & More Starring: Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo A young man finds that the moves he learned on the street may help him make a better life for himself in this youth- oriented musical drama. DJ Williams is a 19-year-old growing up in Los Angeles; while DJ is at heart a good kid and a gifted street dancer, he runs with a dangerous crowd, and one night an underground dance competition turns into a brawl and DJ ends up in jail. DJ's younger brother has already died a violent death, and his mother, hoping to put him back on the straight and narrow, sends DJ off to Truth University, a historically African-American college in 2016 Free Movie Series
Atlanta. At first, DJ feels like a misfit at Truth, but when he gets a chance to show off his dancing skills, he attracts the attention of two campus fraternities. DJ also has more on his mind than dancing and studying when he meets April, a beautiful coed.
July 30 Aladdin, Rated G; 90 minutes, 1992 Sponsored by IMON Business Services Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Johnathan Freeman After a sultan gives his daughter, Jasmine, three days to find a husband, she escapes the palace and encounters the street-savvy urchin Aladdin, who charms his way into her heart. While the sultan's Vizier, Jafar, weaves a spell so that he may marry Jasmine and become sultan himself, Aladdin discovers the Genie's lamp in a cave, rubs it, and sets the mystical entity free, leading the Genie to pledge his undying loyalty to the dazzled youth. With the Genie's help, Aladdin begins his quest to defeat Jafar and win the hand of the princess.
August 6 The Martian, Rated PG-13; 144 minutes; 2015 Sponsored by Neumann Monson Starring: Matt Damon During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home. Based on a best-selling novel by Andy Weir.
August 13 Inside Out, Rated PG, 102 minutes; 2015 Co-Sponsored by Willis Law Firm and Security Abstract Featuring the Voices of: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith Emotions run wild in the mind of a little girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco in this Pixar adventure. Young Riley was perfectly content with her life when her father landed a new job in San Francisco, and the family moved across the country. Now, as Riley prepares to navigate a new city and attend a new school, her emotional headquarters becomes a hot bed of activity. As Joy attempts to keep Riley feeling happy and positive about the move, other emotions like Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness make the transition a bit more complicated.
August 20 Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rated PG-13; 136 minutes, 2015 Sponsored by McDonald’s Starring: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill In this thrilling continuation of the epic space opera, ex-stormtrooper Finn, scrappy desert dweller Rey, and droid companion BB-8 get caught up in a galactic war when they come across a map containing the whereabouts of the vanished Luke Skywalker. They soon embark on an epic adventure that brings them face-to-face with heroes from the past, as well as new villains such as Kylo Ren and the First Order, a fascist regime that has emerged from the ashes of the old Empire.