2/8/08

Kids Movies on Saturday Mornings

Meet in the Kula Samba Theater, 10am-NOON for movies--everyone welcome! The Theater is on the ground floor of the Library, next to the Cyber Cafe.

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (2005) Rated PG February 9th
A ten-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. While there, she adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where he was found. With her goofy pooch by her side, she meets an eclectic group of townspeople and rekindles an almost lost relationship with her father.

HAPPY FEET (2006) Rated PG February 23rd
This is the animated story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble's mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it "just ain't penguin." Using courage and bravery, Mumble begins to teach everyone that uniqueness is not a burden, but is a gift to be treasured.

THE MIRACLE WORKER (2000) Rated PG April 5th
A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw blind and deaf Helen Keller from her world of darkness and silence.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) Rated PG April 12th
Heroes. Giants. Villains. Wizards. True Love. This is not just your basic, average, everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale. A wonderful love story with an all-star cast.

FREAKY FRIDAY (2003) Rated PG April 26th
The wide generation gap between Tess Coleman and her teenage daughter Anna is more than evident. They simply cannot understand each other's preferences. On a Thursday night they have a big argument in a Chinese restaurant. Both receive a fortune cookie from the restaurant owner's mother which causes them to switch bodies next day. As they adjust with their new personalities, they begin to understand each other more and eventually it is mutual self-respect that sorts things out.

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) Rated G May 3rd
Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who is barely able to support his family, is fortunate to be chosen as one of the five people to go inside the most popular and powerful chocolate factory in the world: The Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory.

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