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JOHANNA SHORES MOVIES

OCTOBER 2018

Wednesday, 10/3, 6:30 p.m.: Lean on Pete 2018 R 1h 59m Passing his teen years largely neglected, Charley Thompson finds a part-time job with a slightly shady horse trainer and develops a strong bond with worn-out racehorse Lean on Pete -- whom Charley resolves to save from the slaughterhouse. Starring Charlie Plummer and Steve Buscemi.

Saturday, 10/6, 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.: Gifted 2017 PG-13 1h 41m When his sister dies, 30-something bachelor Frank Adler assumes the care of her 7- year-old daughter. But his plans to raise her are threatened when the child reveals herself to be a math prodigy, and his mom suddenly gets involved. Starring Chris Evans and Mckenna Grace.

Monday, 10/6, 3:30 p.m.: 1934 NR 1h 45m Runaway socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is en route to the Big Apple to elope and along the way she meets a crusty newspaperman (). But a string of zany misadventures leads them to realize they're madly if reluctantly in love.

Wednesday, 10/10, 6:30 p.m.: A League of Their Own 1992 PG 2h 8m Two small-town sisters join an all-female baseball league formed when World War II brings professional baseball to a standstill. As their team hits the road with its drunken coach, the siblings find troubles and triumphs on and off the field. Starring and Geena Davis.

Saturday, 10/13, 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.: A Wrinkle In Time 2018 PG 1h 50m Based on the timeless classic and filled with spectacle, warmth and heart, this celebrated film follows an ordinary girl's epic adventure and brave journey home, with the ultimate triumph of love. Starring Oprah Winfrey and .

Monday, 10/15, 3:00 p.m.: The Out-of-Towners 1970 G 1h 37m Ohioans George and Gwen head to New York for George's job interview, but anything that can go wrong, does: Their flight is messed up, their luggage is waylaid, they can't find a hotel room, they get mugged in Central Park and George loses a tooth. Starring and Sandy Dennis.

**Tuesday, 10/16, 1:15 p.m.: Oklahoma! 1994 NR 3h This Royal National Theater of London production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein groundbreaking musical play stars and Josefina Gabriella. This is a stage production and runs longer than a movie. There will be a brief pause to change discs. (These discs do not have subtitles, but you will certainly enjoy the show without them.) Wednesday, 10/17, 6:30 p.m.: The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 PG-13 2h 7m Middle-aged professor Rose Morgan (Barbra ) is tired of being single and living with her mother (). Thus, when a colleague (), proposes, Morgan accepts. But Morgan's colleague is in love with her mind, and the marriage he proposed is a platonic one. Not surprisingly, more discontentment follows.

Saturday, 10/20, 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.: Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017 PG 1h 47m The world of Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne comes to life in this illuminating biopic that focuses on his relationship with his son (and inspiration), Christopher Robin, and how the books' phenomenal success affected the family. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie.

Monday, 10/22, 3:00 p.m.: Mildred Pierce 1945 NR 1h 42m When police interrogate restaurateur Mildred Pierce () after finding her second husband dead, will her obsession with her selfish oldest daughter Veda (), cause Mildred to sacrifice herself to protect her child?

Wednesday, 10/24, 6:30 p.m.: The Sound of Music 1965 G 2h 10 Rodgers and Hammerstein's greatest collaboration, a feisty postulant named Maria () is sent to care for the unruly, motherless Von Trapp children. She soon tames them -- and finds herself falling for their stern father (Christopher Plummer). Oscar-winning director Robert Wise used stunning Austrian locations to transform the popular stage musical into a cinema classic in which the hills truly seemed to come alive.

Saturday, 10/27, 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.: The Leisure Seeker 2017 PG-13 1h 52m and are a runaway couple going on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, travelling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Wednesday, 10/31, 6:30 p.m.: Young Frankenstein 1974 PG 1h 46m A laugh riot from beginning to end, this classic parody from director Mel Brooks stars Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein, who detests his family history but ultimately can't resist the temptation to follow in his infamous grandfather's footsteps. Adding to the fun is a brilliant supporting cast that includes Marty Feldman as bug-eyed assistant Igor, Madeline Kahn as Frankenstein's frosty fiancée and Peter Boyle as the zipper-necked monster.

***Movies Subject to Change