April 2—Milk (2008) 2 hours 9 min., Rated R

Rated R Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man voted in to public office in America who forged coalitions across the political spectrum and became an American Hero. The film charts the last 8 years of Milk’s life before his untimely death in 1978.

April 30—Frost/Nixon (2008) 2 hours 2 min., Rated R, 111 minutes.

Frank Langella plays Nixon, the disgraced former president, opposite Michael Sheen who plays the role of television host David Frost. Covering the on-air interview between the two, Frost/Nixon also covers the negotiations that led up to this historic event.

SPECIAL SATURDAY MATINEE  May 2 @ 1PM  Australia (2008)  2 hours 45 min., Rated PG-13
    Baz Luhrman directs this epic story filled with adventure and romance.  Prim and proper Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), finding her husband dead, decides to drive his herd of cattle to sell at a military base.  Her only aid in this journey is a cowboy played by Hugh Jackman.

May 7 - Persepolis (2007)  2 hours, Rated PG-13
 Persepolis is the animated coming-of-age story adapted from Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel of the same name.  Marjane is a 9 year-old Iranian girl who is sent to school in Austria after her father dies in the Iraq/Iran war. Even in a climate of prejudice and uncertainty, Marjane’s spirit remains unscathed as she grows and gains perspective on life.
Book Discussion of Persepolis on Monday, May 11 at 7PM

May 28 - Slumdog Millionaire  (2008)   2 hours, Rated R
After success on India’s version of  “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,”  street kid Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is arrested under suspicion of cheating.  During police interrogation, the viewer witnesses flashbacks of Jamal’s impoverished upbringing in Mumbai, his hopes, dreams, and loves, all of which are woven to explain his life and how he was able to answer the questions correctly.

June 4 - WILDCARD
    Come in and take a seat for a mystery film!   HINT!  It’s a comedy!