SILVER SCREEN MATINEES
UPCOMING FILMS AT THE MILLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

FEBRUARY 14: WHAT MEN WANT (R); 117 MIN; 2019

A female sports agent gains the ability to read men’s inner thoughts after meeting a psychic but in her competitive line of work will it be a blessing or a curse?

FEBRUARY 21: THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR (PG-13); 100 MIN; 2019 (TBD)

College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet—and fall for each other—over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family’s deportation as fiercely as she’s fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together. A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, “The Sun Is Also a Star” explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.

FEBRUARY 28: THE WEDDING DATE (PG-13); 90 MIN; 2005

A single woman hires a male escort to pose as her new lover at her sister’s wedding.

MARCH 6: ANGEL HAS FALLEN (R); 121 MIN; 2019

A Secret Service agent is accused of being complicit in an assassination attempt on the President. He struggles to evade his colleagues and the FBI while attempting to uncover the identity of the real perpetrators.

MARCH 13: THE MIGHTY QUINN (R); 98 MIN; 1989

A police chief probes a murder in which his childhood pal is the prime suspect.

MARCH 20: THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS (PG); 111 MIN; 1966

Two mischievous students make a nuisance of themselves at a convent boarding school run by a head nun who has a devil of a time dealing with the unholy duo’s pranks and practical jokes.

MARCH 27: WHERE ANGELS GO… TROUBLE FOLLOWS (G); 95 MIN; 1968

This sequel to ‘The Trouble With Angels’ finds Mother Superior (Rosalind Russell reprising her role) clashing with two teen hellions and a progressive young nun during a cross-country trek to attend a peace rally.

APRIL 3: NO MOVIE – Booksale

APRIL 10: EASTER PARADE (NR); 107 MIN; 1948

An Oscar-winning score drives a romp about a hoofer trying to mold a singer into a Broadway star. Fred Astaire came out of retirement after MGM’s original choice, Gene Kelly, broke an ankle.

APRIL 17: LITTLE (PG-13); 109 MIN; 2019

A ruthless and bullying executive gets magically transformed back into her 13-year old self and must now reclaim her old life.

APRIL 24: THE LION KING (PG); 118 MIN; 2019

A young lion returns to reclaim the throne that was stolen from him and his father by his treacherous and fratricidal uncle after spending his childhood in exile under the care of a friendly warthog and meerkat.

MAY 1: NIGHT SCHOOL (PG-13); 111 MIN; 2018

A group of adult misfits attend night school to finally complete their high school education and obtain their GED diploma. Comedic tension builds between a particularly hapless former salesman and a no-nonsense teacher.

MAY 8: A DOG’S PURPOSE (PG); 120 MIN; 2017

This dramedy follows a dog as he is reincarnated as different breeds belonging to various owners. Over the course of multiple lifetimes, the canine’s existence intersects with that of a young boy who rescued him in 1962.

MAY 15: DOWNTON ABBEY (PG) 122 MIN; 2019

The Crawley family prepares for an official royal visit to their family house in Yorkshire in 1927. They experience physical, social, and psychological upheavals as King George V, Queen Mary, and their royal entourage descend on the eponymous mansion.

MAY 22: HITCH (PG-13); 118 MIN; 2005

A dating guru romances a columnist who doesn’t fall for his smooth style.

Films will be shown in the  Roche Bros Community Room at 1PM. Program is free. No registration required.