Moves for April 2017: The Whistleblower and A United Kingdom

Dean is hosting in April and the movies to see are:

The Whistleblower (2010)

A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex scandal.

Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writers: Larysa Kondracki, Eilis Kirwan
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave

A United Kingdom (2016)

 The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.

Director: Amma Asante
Writers: Guy Hibbert (screenplay), Susan Williams (book)
Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton

Films of Merit

20th Century Women (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Lion (2016)
Papillon (1973)
The Eagle Huntress (2016)
The King's Choice (2016)
The Saboteurs (The Heavy Water War) mini-series
Victoria (mini-series)

The History and Culture of Africa (PBS)

Movies for March 2017: Fences and Hidden Figures

Bill G is hosting in March and the movies to see are:

Fences (2016)

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Director: Denzel Washington
Writers: August Wilson (screenplay), August Wilson (based upon his play "Fences")
Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson

Hidden Figures (2016)

The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.

Director: Theodore Melfi

Writers: Allison Schroeder (screenplay), Theodore Melfi (screenplay), Margot Lee Shetterly (book)

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe

Films of Merit from our February 2017 meeting

• Arrival (2016)
• Chef’s Table (TV series)
• Command and Control (2016)
• Genius (2016)
• Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
• Remembrance (2011)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• The Crown (TV series)
• The Good Girls Revolt (TV series)
• The Young Pope (TV series)
• You Can Count on Me (2000)

Mock's Crest Productions Theater Company produces excellent Gilbert & Sullivan operettas at the University of Portland. Cheap tickets:  https://college.up.edu/pfa/mocks-crest.html

CHANGE!! Movies for February 2017: Manchester By The Sea and Lion

Nic hosting for February. There is a change to what was previously announced.

The movies to see are:

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

Director: Kenneth Lonergan

Writer: Kenneth Lonergan

Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler

Lion (2016)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Director: Garth Davis
Writers: Saroo Brierley (adapted from the book "A Long Way Home" by), Luke Davies (screenplay)
Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara

Movies for January 2017: La La Land and Loving

Please note that we will start at 7PM (instead of 7:30PM) starting in January 2017.

Steve is hosting in January and the movies to see are:

La La Land (2016)

A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.

Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer: Damien Chazelle
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt

Loving (2016)

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.

Director: Jeff Nichols

Writer: Jeff Nichols

Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton 

Movies for December 2016: Moonlight and Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Carl is hosting in December and the movies to see are:

Moonlight (2016)

A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

Director: Barry Jenkins

Writers: Barry Jenkins (screenplay), Tarell McCraney (story by) (as Tarell Alvin McCraney)

Stars: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

Director: Taika Waititi

Writers: Taika Waititi (screenplay), Barry Crump (based on the book by)

Stars: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata

Movies for November 2016: The Accountant and The Infiltrator

Don is hosting for November and the movies to see are:

The Infiltrator (2016)

A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. 

Director: Brad Furman 

Writers: Ellen Sue Brown (screenplay) (as Ellen Brown Furman), Robert Mazur 

Stars: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger 

The Accountant (2016)

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

 

Director: Gavin O'Connor 

Writer: Bill Dubuque 

Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons 

Movies for October 2016: Young Frankenstein and Sully

Jon is hosting for October and the movies to see are:

Young Frankenstein (1974)

An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. 

Director: Mel Brooks  

Writers: Gene Wilder (screen story and screenplay),  Mel Brooks (screen story and screenplay), Mary Shelley (minor assistance) 

Stars: Gene Wilder,  Madeline Kahn,  Marty Feldman, Terri Garr, Kenneth Mars 

Important: Fathom Events is promoting a special showing of Yong Frankenstein on Wednesday, October 5th at the Cedar Hills Crossing 16 cinema at 5PM. Jon is suggesting that those who wish to meet there to see the movie on the big screen before the meeting. Click here for details and to buy tickets.

Sully (2016)

The story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers. If this movie had been made in the 50's it would have been called "Terror in the Skies". In the 60's it would have been "The Goose is Cooked." In the 70's, Charlton Heston would have played the lead. 

Director: Clint Eastwood  

Writers: Todd Komarnicki (screenplay),  Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow (based on their book "Highest Duty")