SPECIAL EVENT: THE COLOR PURPLE
With Special Guest MARGARET AVERY
Sunday, July 6, 4:00 PM
All tickets $25.00, no free passes accepted
Presented in partnership with River City Repertory Theatre
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 2
Join us Sunday, July 6 at 4:00 PM for a special presentation of the celebrated film The Color Purple, featuring special guest Margaret Avery (whose acclaimed portrayal of “Shug” earned her an Oscar nomination). Avery will participate in a Q&A following the film. The Q&A is part of the Scene Screened series, a monthly movie dialogue program co-sponsored by The Times and the Robinson Film Center.
Tickets to this special screening go on sale by phone Wednesday, July 2 at 9:00 AM for Robinson Film Center Supporting Cast members and at 1:00 PM for the general public. To order tickets, call Kim Sizemore at (318) 459-4124. No tickets will be sold prior to Wednesday.
Margaret Avery is currently in Shreveport to perform in the upcoming River City Repertory Theatre presentation of “The Member of the Wedding,” July 16-July 20.
Learn more about Margaret Avery at IMDB.com.
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Learn more about membership benefits at The Robinson Film Center.
THIS WEEK For show times call (318) 424-9090 or click here.
MOVIES AND MOONBEAMS presents
APOLLO 13
Thursday, July 3
Riverview Park in Downtown Shreveport
Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris
Movies & Moonbeams Outdoor Cinema – a presentation of Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation and The Robinson Film Center – will screen the Academy Award-winning film APOLLO 13 in downtown Shreveport’s Riverview Park on Thursday, July 3 at 8:30 PM. As always, this outdoor film event is free and open to the public.
Get directions and more information at www.moviesandmoonbeams.org.
THE VISITOR
One of the most critically-acclaimed films of 2008
Rated PG-13 for language
In English
Extended through July 10!
A widowed college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and discovers a young couple, who turn out to be illegal immigrants, living in his apartment. Through these virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new world and a new way of life.
“One of the best movies of the year.” -Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
View the trailer here.
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SON OF RAMBOW
Rated PG-13 for violence and some reckless behavior
In English
June 20-July 3
An audience smash at the Sundance Film Festival, SON OF RAMBOW is the hilarious tale of two young boys who, after seeing FIRST BLOOD, set out to make their own action epic. When popularity descends upon the film in the form of a super-cool French exchange student, their friendship is pushed to the breaking point.
“A joyous, touching story of friendship, mischief, and imagination.”
-Minneapolis Star-Tribune
View the trailer here.
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THEN SHE FOUND ME
Starring Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler
Rated R for language and some sexuality
In English
June 20-July 3
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host played hilariously by Bette Midler, materializes and turns her life upside down.
“Helen Hunt stars in, directed and co-wrote Then She Found Me, and she handles each chore beautifully.”
-The Washington Times
View the trailer here.
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MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS
One Week Only
Starring Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz
In English
June 27-July 3
A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way. Directed by celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, the film is a visually-stunning meditation on love and longing, featuring music by Otis Redding, Ry Cooder, and more.
View the trailer here
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COMING FRIDAY, JULY 4
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (July 4)
From Oscar®-Winning Director Errol Morris
A documentary examining the untold story of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
PRICELESS (July 4)
Starring Audrey Tautou
A charming French comedy starring Audrey Tautou (of “Amelie”)
SHOWTIMES UPDATED DAILY at the all-new www.robinsonfilmcenter.org
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