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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) Most of our movies are shown with English sub-titles, so even if your hearing isn't as good as it once was you can still follow the movie. ** The starred movies are followed by a Movie Chat |
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| Free Wednesday Films - 1 p.m. |
Free Friday Films - 1 p.m. |
| The Da Vinci Detective - February 10 (7.0), 101 min. documentary about pioneering scientist who uses technology to solve mysteries about Leonardo |
**Gray Gardens - February 12 (8.1), 104 min.** Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, Daniel Baldwin - based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis |
| The Red Violin - February 17 (7.7), 131 min. a perfect red violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction |
Un Secret - February 19 (6.9), 105 min. WWII war drama in which a 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret |
| Degas and the Dancer - February 24 (8.7), 101 min. searching for inspiration, impressionist Edgar Degas hires a struggling young ballerina to pose for him |
The Window - February 26 (7.7) beautiful Spanish film about an elderly man preparing for his famous musician son's visit |
| **500 Days of Summer - March 3 (8.1), 95 min.** Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel - offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists |
Up - March 5 (8.5), 96 min. Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer (voices) - a 78-year-old sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America in this Pixar animation |
| Into the Storm - March 10 (7.0), 100 min. Brendan Gleeson, Len Cariou, Janet McTeer - a look at Churchill's life and career at the end of WWII |
Amelia - March 12 (5.8), 111 min. Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor - look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart who disappeared while flying in 1937 |
| Valentino: The Last Emperor - March 17 (7.3), 96 m. documentary about the life of legendary fashion designer Valentino at 1:30 p.m. |
Is Anybody There? - March 19 (6.9), 94 min. Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Rosemary Harris - set in 1980's seaside England, this is the story of a boy growing up in an old people's home |
| Moon - March 24 (8.0), 97 min. Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey - Sci-Fi movie about odd experiences man has after working three years alone on the moon |
The Boys Are Back - March 26 (7.5), 104 min. Clive Owen, Laura Fraser - based on the memoir by Simon Carr, this story of fatherhood is set in South Australia |
| The Invention of Lying - March 31 (6.7), 99 min. Ricky Gervais, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey - comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain |
**Capitalism: A Love Story - April 9 (7.0), 127 m.** Michael Moore's latest documentary |
| The Time Traveler's Wife - April 14 (7.2), 107 min. Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel |
The Golden Boys - April 16 (6.2), 97 min. David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Durn - three 70-year-old retired sea captains try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage |
| Pirate Radio - April 21 (7.6), 166 min. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy - period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s |
Men Who Stare at Goats - April 23 (6.9), 94 min. George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor - journalist in Iraq travels with an eccentric ex-secret agent who claims to have supernatural abilities |
| The Ugly Truth - April 28 (6.5), 96 min. Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler - romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests |
Mine - April 30 (6.9), 80 min. documentary about the bond between humans and animals during Hurricane Katrina |
| Like Stars on Earth - May 5 (8.1), 165 min. Indian boy prone to colorful flights of fancy finds his active imagination may serve a purpose after being sent to boarding school by his frustrated parents |
**Departures - May 7 (8.2), 130 min.** touching Japanese movie about an unemployed cellist who takes a job preparing the dead for funerals |
| Whatever Works - May 12 (7.3), 92 min. Larry David, Woody Allen's latest |
The Great Buck Howard - May 14 (6.7), 90 min. Tom Hanks, John Malkovich -young man, much to the chagrin of his father, becomes an assistant to an illusionist in decline |
| Everybody's Fine - May 19 (7.4), 99 min. Robert DeNiro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale - "He wanted the holidays to be picture perfect. What he got was family." |
Ancient Aliens - May 21, 94 minutes Documentary investigates the theory that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago |
| Coco Chanel - May 26 (6.8), 139 min. Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm MacDowell - life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel |
Easy Virtue - May 28 (6.6) 96 min. Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas - young Englishman marries a glamorous American who overwhelms his parents |
| Movie Chat If you really like movies, come to Movie Chat. Karen Korner will lead a discussion after the following movies: February 12: Gray Gardens March 3: 500 Days of Summer Friday, April 9: Capitalism: A Love Story Friday, May 7: Departures All film buffs are welcome - come when you can. |
Nearly all our films are shown with English sub-titles; if you have difficulty hearing, you can still follow our movies. |
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