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The Wizard of Oz
May 8 and 9 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film, courtesy of the Branigin Film Library. - On sale for members 4/1; for the general public, on 4/8 at 1 p.m. - A young Kansas girl is transported to the magical land of Oz. She befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and more on her way to find the wizard who can send her back home, all while avoiding The Wicked Witch of the West.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
May 15 and 16 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 4/8; for the general public, on 4/15 at 1 p.m. - An irreverent senior in high school decides to take a day off school, enlisting his girlfriend and terminally anxious best friend to go on a series of misadvantures throughout Chicago.
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Back to the Future
May 22 and 23 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 4/22; for the general public, on 4/29 at 1 p.m. - An American teen is accidentally sent from 1985 to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean invented by his mad scientist mentor. Once in the past, he has to set up his parents to ensure he's born while working to get back to the future and his normal life.
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Glory - JCPL America 250 in Film
May 26 - Wednesday at 6 p.m. - Part of the JCPL America 250 Series. This is a free event. Tickets are available first-come, first-serve at the door starting one hour prior to showtime.
What it is: The true story of Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units to fight in the US Army during the Civil War. Starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Private Trips.
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Sorcerer - Staff Picks Series
May 27 - Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. - On sale for members 4/22; on sale for the general public on 4/29 at 1 p.m. - Four desparate men on the run find themselves in a remote, Latin American mining town. Looking for a way out, they accept a dangerous job transporting volatile dynamite on two trucks through rough terrain. The slightest misstep, and the unstable dynamite could explode.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
May 29 and 30 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 4/22; for the general public, on 4/29 at 1 p.m. - A child-like alien is discovered by a ten-year-old boy, who befriends him and seeks to reunite him with his family while hiding him from the government.
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The Lego Batman Movie
June 6 - Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. - On sale for members 5/14 at 1 p.m.; on sale for the general public on 5/21 at 1 p.m. Tuesday morning Summer Break Series tickets are six dollars and include a small popcorn/soda combo. - In the world of Lego, Batman is cool, moody and a one-man act. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts an orphan, Gotham City gets a new commissioner, and the Joker bands together with all-new villains, he finds himself learning how to partner up.
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Panic in the Streets - Bleak Week
June 2 - Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. - scheduled to show on 35mm - On sale for members 4/29; on sale for the general public on 5/6 at 1 p.m.
What it is: In New Orleans, a drifter shows up dead with evidence of infection from bubonic plague. Dr. Clinton Reed of the Public Health Service has to plumb the depths of the criminal underworld to catch the murderer - and prevent an outbreak of deadly disease.
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In a Lonely Place - Bleak Week
June 3 - Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. - scheduled to show on 35mm - On sale for members 4/29; on sale for the general public on 5/6 at 1 p.m.
What it is: A Hollywood screenwriter whose career is in tatters finds himself accused of murder. With the aid of his aspiring actress neighbor, he seeks to clear his name - but she begins to doubt his innocence when his violent temper surfaces.
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The Asphalt Jungle - Bleak Week
June 4 - Thursday at 7:30 p.m. - scheduled to show on 35mm - On sale for members 4/29; on sale for the general public on 5/6 at 1 p.m. - A recently paroled criminal mastermind assembles a team of crooks to score a massive jewel heist.But can any of the criminals really trust each other - especially when the police get wind of the scheme?
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Spaceballs
June 5 and 6 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both days. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 4/29; for the general public, on 5/6 at 1 p.m. - Mel Brooks' classic send-up of Star Wars, Spaceballs is the story of Lone Star and his half-dog/half man co-pilot Barf as they seek to rescue Princess Vespa from the clutches of the dastardly Dark Helmet.
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Sing 2
June 9 - Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and 7 p.m. - On sale for members 5/14 at 1 p.m.; on sale for the general public on 5/21 at 1 p.m. Tuesday morning Summer Break Series tickets are six dollars and include a small popcorn/soda combo. The Tuesday evening screening is regular ticket and concession prices. - Venue owner and musical revue impresario Buster Moon looks to score a big show for his theater - but when he promises the appearance of a reclusive rockstar who hasn't been seen in 15 years, he has to pull out all the stops to make it happen.
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My Neighbor Totoro - Miyazaki Weekend
June 12 and 13 - Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 5/6; for the general public, on 5/13 at 1 p.m. - In rural Japan, two young girls move with their father to an old house while their mother convalesces. As the girls explore the home and the surrounding forest, they encounter the friendly spirits that make these places home.
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Princess Mononoke - Miyazaki Weekend
June 12 and 13 - Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. - Scheduled to show on 35mm film. - On sale for members 5/6; for the general public, on 5/13 at 1 p.m. - A young warrior journeys from his remote village, looking for a cure to a curse inflicted upon him after a fight with a demon. He becomes embroiled in a conflict between Lady Eboshi of Irontown and the forest spirits fighting against her mining efforts.
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