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Lapham Community Center and Senior Center of New Canaan, Inc. |
Waveny Park New Canaan, CT Tel: 203-594-3620 Fax: 203-594-3628 |
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| Movies at Lapham Center
(with Internet Movie Rating on a 10 scale) If you haven't seen a film at Lapham, you should try one. Our movies are shown on a ten foot screen using Blu-Ray technology whenever possible. Nearly all our films are shown with English sub-titles for those who have difficulty hearing. And we're free and have A/C! |
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| Free Wednesday Films at 1 p.m. The first seven films are from the Wall Street Journal's "Best Retirement Films of all time" |
Free Friday Films at 1 p.m. |
| **Movie Chat** Summer Hours, 9/10 . . . Coco Before Chanel, 10/8. . . City Island, 11/5 Join movie buff Karen Korner and other film fans to talk about what's at the movies and what's new on DVD. Find out what to see and what not to see! Participants also recommend films to show at Lapham. |
September Issue September 3 (6.8) 90 minutes documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintou's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue |
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About Schmidt September 8 (7.3), 125 minutes Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates new retiree and widower sets out on a journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots in a motor home. |
**Summer Hours** September 10 (7.1) 103 minutes Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling uplifting French film in which a family reunites to pass on the family treasures and memories |
| No Film on September 15th |
The Last Station Septerber 17 (7.3) 112 minutes Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer historical drama that illustrates Russian Author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth |
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Cocoon September 22 (6.5), 117 minutes Don Ameche, Hume Cronym, Gwin Verdon when seniors swim in a pool with alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor |
The Burning Plain September 24 (6.8) 111 minutes Kim Basinger, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence past and the present curiously affect one another as people separated by time and space discover |
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Harry and Tonto September 29 (7.4) 115 minutes Art Carney retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto. |
Nine October 1 (6.2) 118 minutes ,Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren film director searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. |
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Lost in America October 6 (6.9), 92 minutes Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty husband and wife in their 30's quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago. |
**Coco Before Chanel** October 8 (6.5) 105 minutes Audrey Tatou, Alessandro Nivola the story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world |
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On Golden Pond October 13 (7.5), 109 minutes Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda story explores family relationships in the later years of a long marriage |
Herb and Dorothy October 15 (7.5) 89 minutes documentry about the Vogels, who with modest means, build an important modern art collection |
| No Film on October 20th |
Bright Star October 22 (7.2) 119 minutes Abby Cornish, Ben Wishaw, Paul Schneider drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne |
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The Straight Story October 27 (8.0), 112 min. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother |
A Single Man October 29 (8.0) 101 minutes Colin Firth, Julianne Moore English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in LA |
| No film on November 3rd |
**City Island** November 5 (7.6) 104 minutes Andy Garcia, Juliana Margulies, Alan Arkin comedy about a family who might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth |
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Unforgiven November 10 (8.3), 131 minutes Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman retired Old West gunslinger reluctantly takes on one last job, with his old partner and a young man |
The Beaches of Agnes November 12 (8.0) 110 minutes at 80, French filmmaker Agnes Varda explores her memories on the beaches where she grew up |
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Discovering Ardi November 17 at 1:30, (7.6) 120 minutes discovery of a 4.4 million-year old Ardipithecus skeleton rewrites the story of human evolution |
Babies November 19 (6.4) 79 minutes documentry look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world in Mongolia, Namibia, San Francisco and Tokyo |
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Oceans November 24 (7.6), 84 minutes "ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe about fanishing wonders" |
No Film on November 26th |
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