BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER MOVIES PREVIEW SHOW!

Wednesday, May 7th, 7:00 PM, at the Screenland Theatre, 17th and Washington, KCMO, plan to be there to get an advance look at 30 plus movies coming soon to a theater near you.

Shawn Edwards and Russ Simmons of WDAF (Fox) TV's top rated movie review show, "The Screening Room", will introduce the films and handle the discussions following the previews. Audience participation is requested.

Get there early for a couple of hours of movie lovers heaven. And have a glass of tasty wine or ice-cold beer while you wait.

See you there.

John Shipp
Chairman

April 9, 2008 - film discussion group “21”

21Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who needing to pay school tuition finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the schools most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, theyve cracked the code. (imdb)

March 12, 2008 - film discussion group “Vantage Point”

vantageThis is the first action that Agent Barnes has been in since he took a bullet for President Ashton six-month earlier. We really dont know if Agent Barnes is up to the challenge of protecting the President. Shortly after President Ashton is escorted to the stage in the plaza by the Secret Service, he is immediately shot twice by a rifle from a window and falls to the floor. The crowd is in shock and chaos breaks out all over, especially, when bombs begin to explode. (imdb)

February 13, 2008 - film discussion group “There Will Be Blood”

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bloodSet in the early 20th century, the film follows the rise to power of Daniel Plainview -- a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail. When he learns of oil-rich land in California that can be bought cheaply, he moves his operation there and begins manipulating and exploiting the local landowners into selling him their property.(imdb)

January 9, 2008 - film discussion group “No Country for Old Men”

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nocountryThe story begins when Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law - in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell can contain.(moviephone)

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December 12, 2007 - film discussion group - “I Am Not There”

IamnotthereDirector Todd Haynes's unconventional biopic of the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan features different actors playing the part of the Minnesota native at various stages of his remarkable career. Among the performers cast as Dylan are Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Christian Bale, and Cate Blanchett. (All Movie Guide)

November 14, 2007 - film discussion group - “Michael Clayton”

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michaelclaytonMichael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm.(imdb)

No October Meeting because of the “Kansas City Film Festival”

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September 12, 2007 - film discussion group - “Nanny Diaries”

nannydiaries_A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.(imdb)

August 8, 2007 - film discussion group - “Sicko”

sickoWriter/producer Michael Moore interviews Americans who have been denied treatment by our health care insurance companies -- companies who sacrifice essential health services in order to maximize profits. The consequences for the individual subscribers range from bankruptcy to the unnecessary deaths of loved ones.(imdb)

July 11, 2007 - film discussion group - “Waitress”

waitressJenna is a small-town waitress at Joe's Diner, who has a great knack at making delicious pies there. However, Jenna is in an unhappy marriage to her controlling and immature husband, Earl, who always takes the money she works hard for, but Jenna keeps some of it hidden from him. Jenna suddenly finds her life has taken an unexpected turn when she discovers she's pregnant with Earl's baby.(imdb)

June 13, 2007 - film discussion group - “Away From Her”

awayfromherFiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. (imdb)

May 9, 2007 - film discussion group - “Land of Women”

landofwomenHis world in complete disorder after his break-up with a famous actress, Carter, a young TV writer, goes to suburban Detroit to care for his sickly Grandmother and heal his broken heart. Along the way he forms a special bond with the family that lives across from his Grandma, and changes the live of each woman. In the course of this, as is required in every film--and thus the world, he changes his own life as well. (imdb)