Frisco Film Night Tuesdays in the Summer
June 10, 17, and 24. July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
Free movies Tuesday evenings at Frisco Stage starting at 8pm. Bring the
whole family and enjoy a Picture Show in Historic Downtown Rogers. Don’t
forget chairs &/or blankets. First 25 attendees will receive a free gift
from Blockbuster & Schlotsky’s (1 per family). If you would like to
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June 10, 2008
Shrek
Animated Feature
Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
DreamWorks; Directed by Andrew Adamson and Victoria Jenson
Rated PG ; 89 minutes; 2000
Beautiful princesses, handsome princes, witches, ogres, and
fire-breathing dragons turn up in almost every fairy tale. They're all
in this computer-animated adventure, but their roles, and the surprising
plot twists, are anything but expected in this fun adaptation of the
children's book by William Steig.
Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern,
Jack Palance, Helen Slater
Columbia Pictures; Directed by Ron Underwood
Rated PG-13; 112 minutes; 1991
Three city slickers (Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern) exchange
business meetings for cattle roundups and ties for lassoes in this
contemporary Western comedy. When gravely voiced, leather-skinned cowboy
Curly (Jack Palance) dies in the middle of their cattle drive, it is up
to the trio to lead the herd out of the Colorado plains and back to the
ranch.
June 24, 2008
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Animated Feature
Voices of Debbie Reynolds, Agnes Moorehead
Paramount Pictures; Directed by Charles Nichols and Iwao Takamoto
Rated G; 94 minutes; 1972
E. B. White's best-selling novel is translated to the screen in
animated, musical splendor. This classic story is described by White as
a tale of "friendship and salvation, a story of miracles—the miracles of
birth, the miracle of friendship, the miracle of death." It features the
voices of Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte, Paul Lynde as Templeton the Rat,
Agnes Moorehead as the Stuttering Goose, and Henry Gibson as Wilbur the
Pig.
July 1, 2008
Field Of Dreams
Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan,
Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta
Universal Pictures;
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Rated PG; 106 minutes; 1989
"FIELD OF DREAMS is a magical movie. It's so perfect, it's like a
miracle, a completely original and visionary movie."
-- Roger Ebert, SISKEL & EBERT
"So smartly written, so beautifully filmed, so perfectly acted . . . It
seems much easier to fall into FIELD OF DREAMS than to resist its warm,
intelligent, timely appeal to our most idealistic selves."
--Caryn James, NEW YORK TIMES
Against all odds, Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), a simple Iowa farmer
finds the courage to believe in his dreams. When Ray hears voices
telling him to build a baseball diamond, his magical journey begins as
he meets baseball greats who need his help to fulfill their dreams of
days gone by in this magical fantasy.
July 8, 2008
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson
Warner Bros.; Directed by Mel Stuart
Rated G; 100 minutes; 1971
Pure of heart Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) along with four grossly
gluttonous girls and boys win the opportunity to tour eccentric recluse
Willy Wonka's (Gene Wilder) magical candy factory and the chance to win
a lifetime supply of chocolate in this adaptation of Roald Dahl's
classic. One-by-one, the children are undone by their own greed as the
group sails down chocolate rivers and becomes part of Wonkavision until
only Charlie is left to claim a prize even more grand than a lifetime of
chocolate.
Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen
Universal Pictures; Directed by Doug Liman
Rated PG-13; 2002
Jason Bourne (Damon) washes up on an island in the Mediterranean Sea
with a gunshot wound and amnesia. He has no idea of his own identity but
he soon learns that he is being hunted down by mysterious men. Jason
begins to discover incredible skills such as fighting linguistic and
self-defense. He must set out on a desperate search to discover who he
is before he is killed by the assassins.
Animated Feature
Voices by: Jerry Seinfeld,
Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock
DreamWorks Animation;
Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner
Rated PG; 90 minutes; 2007
Barry B. Benson, a bee who just graduated from college, is disillusioned
with his only job prospect, honey. When he ventures outside of the hive
he breaks a cardinal rule and talks to a human, a florist named Vanessa,
and is shocked to find out that humans have been stealing bees honey for
centuries and decides to sue them in this animated comedy.
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
Columbia Pictures; Directed by Sam Raimi
Rated PG-13; 121 minutes; 2002
Break out the body suit – Spidey’s back! Peter Parker is just an average
high school student until he is bitten by a genetically altered spider.
He soon beings to discover that he has super-human strength, agility and
an ESP-like spider sense. Peter decides to use his power for good and
begins to fight crime. Let your group get tangled up in the biggest hit
of the summer!
“Pure spun gold!”
- George Pennacchio, KABC (Los Angeles)
“…Exhilarating…”
- Jack Mathews, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
