May 18, 2007
6:45 PM - Roger & Me
Film introduction and post show dicussion on the rise and decline of the textile industry in Willimantic with historian, Bev York.
In this blistering, satirical documentary, ex-journalist Michael Moore gives a personal account of the tough times in his hometown of Flint, Mich., after the General Motors plant was closed in the mid-1980s. The film revolves around Moore's dogged attempts to gain an interview with Roger Smith, the elusive and well-insulated head of GM and the man responsible for massive layoffs that eliminated more than 30,000 jobs and left the town destitute.  





9:00 PM - Motorcycle Diaries
(Subtitled in English)
This film tells the incredible true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina, Che Guevara (yes, that Che, played here by Gael Garcia Bernal), who motorcycled across South America with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) in 1951-52. The trek became a personal odyssey that ultimately crystallized the young man's budding revolutionary beliefs. Walter Salles's film is based on Che's own diaries of the trip.

Friday, April 20, 2007
6:45 PM - Labyrinth
1986 106 Minutes
A classic fantasy film for the children of the 80s to rediscover and children of today to discover for the very first time. Teenage Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) -- fed up with baby-sitting -- wishes that goblins would whisk away her baby brother. Much to her surprise, she gets her wish. The perfidious Goblin King (David Bowie), who lives in a castle surrounded by a giant labyrinth, gives Sarah one chance to save her sibling: Get to the castle -- through the maze -- in 13 hours. But to navigate the perilous labyrinth, Sarah will have to muster all her mettle and might.  





9:00 PM - Baraka
NR 1992 96 Minutes
Baraka is an incredible journey through 6 continents, 24 countries. Painstakingly shot on 70mm film.  Baraka has no plot, contains no actors and has no script.  Baraka is a collection of high quality images, presented in a moving and compelling manner.  Shots flip from solitary Monks to crowded streets from great temples to images of war firing a hundred and one thoughts in your mind that you never complete.  

Friday, March 30, 2007
6:45 PM - An Inconvenient Truth
2006 PG 96 Minutes
Introduction and post show dicussions with ECSU meteorology professor
Former Vice President Al Gore in the midst of waging a passionate campaign -- not for the White House, but for the environment. Laying out the facts of global warming without getting political, Gore makes a sobering impression in this Oscar-nominated doc on the audiences who hear his message, urging them to act "boldly, quickly and wisely" ... before it's too late to act at all.

Post Show Dicussions to Include two Climate & Metorology Experts from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Season 1: August- January, 2006-2007 

Friday, September 22 @ 7PM

Mad Hot Ballroom (PG) 2005
Ballroom dancing goes from lame to cool for a group of New York City public school kids in this insightful documentary. The film follows a group of 11-year-olds as they learn to dance old-school styles including the meringue, rumba, tango, foxtrot and swing. Candid interviews capture the kids' initial reluctance at learning ballroom dance and their transformation into serious competitors determined to win a citywide competition.

Friday, September 22 @ 9PM

Wattstax (R) 1973
Seven years after the Watts section of Los Angeles ignited in a violent burst of racial tension in August 1965, director Mel Stuart took the pulse of the city by revisiting the issues that led to the devastation. His main stop: The Watts Summer Festival held in 1972 at the L.A. Coliseum, where comedian Richard Pryor joined an illustrious list of entertainers such as Isaac Hayes, the Dramatics and Luther Ingram, who gathered to remember the riots.

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Friday, October 13  @ 9PM ONLY!:

Pink Floyd: The Wall  (R) 1982
Pink (Bob Geldof), is a depressed rock star at the end of his rope. With the wall as a metaphor for isolation, Pink is lost in despair, feeling trapped. Inspired by the album of the same name, The Wall's stylized blend of drama, music and Gerald Scarfe's brilliant animation revolutionized the rock-opera genre and earned director Alan Parker's film instant cult status.

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November 3 @ 7PM

Annie Hall (PG) 1977
Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen's real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. And don't miss cameos of not-yet-stars Jeff Goldblum, Shelley Duvall and Sigourney Weaver.

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Friday, November 3  @ 9PM

Pieces of April (PG-13) 2004
A young woman (Katie Holmes) tries to make Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged suburban parents (Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson) at her apartment on New York's Lower East Side, while also introducing them to her new boyfriend, Bobby (Derek Luke). Unfortunately, the meal doesn't go exactly the way she hoped it would … beginning with that temperamental oven!

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Friday, January 26 @ 7PM

Meet Me in St. Louis (G)
Director Vincente Minnelli's masterpiece of Americana about the trials and tribulations of the St. Louis-dwelling Smith clan is one of the greatest American film musicals ever lensed. Judy Garland stars as Esther Smith, who just can't ignore the "boy next door" (Tom Drake). Leon Ames is papa Smith, and young Margaret O'Brien is unforgettable as the rambunctious Tootie. Songs include "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song."

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Friday, January 26 @ 9PM

 Casablanca (PG) 1942
As time goes by, this classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (as Rick and Ilsa, star-crossed lovers who just aren't meant to be) only gets better. Of all the "gin joints" in Morocco, Ilsa, with husband Victor (Paul Henreid) in tow, had to walk into the one owned by Rick, a former beau she abandoned in Paris. War looms over them all, and in a much-discussed ending, Rick and Ilsa make heroic but heartbreaking choices. You haven’t seen Casablanca until you’ve seen in on the big screen 

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Friday, February 9 @ 7PM

Being There (PG) 1979
In director Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning satire, illiterate gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) is run over by wealthy Eve (Shirley MacLaine) and suddenly becomes Chauncey Gardiner, thanks to Eve's misunderstanding of his mumbled introduction. Taken into the fold of her affluent family, Chance simply regurgitates what he's heard on TV -- from gardening instructions to economic predictions -- and Washington's political elite hail him as their next star.

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Friday, February 9 @ 9PM

  Like Water for Chocolate (R) 1992
A feast for the senses, this magical romance from director Alfonso Arau was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Globe. The passionate Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is in love with Pedro (Marco Leonardi), but her controlling mother (Regina Torne) forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro instead marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking -- and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares.

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