When reporter Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) -- an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend -- they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an existence playing in the shadow of Tommy (Colin Farrell), the upstart kid he once mentored? Robert Duvall produces and co-stars.

3 Academy Award Nominations
Jeff Bridges - Best Actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Best Supporting Actress
"A Weary Kind" - Best Song

This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with this luminous film, which is based on Christopher Isherwood's novel. Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lee Pace and Nicholas Hoult co-star.

Academy Award Nomination:
Colin Firth - Best Actor

Captured by renowned documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, the lives of the men and women that comprise world-famous Opéra national de Paris reveal an unending devotion to their craft and a passion for the dance that is unequaled. Wiseman provides an intimate behind-the-scenes view of rehearsals, performances and ephemeral moments of the dancers, choreographers and others that make up the creative troupe inside the Palais Garnier.

In honor of Lincoln's Birthday.

While travelling by train from NYC to Washington, DC, police detective John Kennedy (Dick Powell) tries to foil an attempt to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln.  In this claustrophobic setting,  Director Anthony Mann and his screenwriters create incredible suspense---from a plot that logically shouldn't have any.  The political sentiments expressed interestingly reflect the mindset of America in the early 1860's.

An after film discussion will include thoughts about the veracity of THE TALL TARGET and the careers of it's principals (Anthony Mann and Dick Powell).

Two New York City apartment dwellers, the "free-spirited" Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) and struggling author Paul Varjak (George Peppard),  meet,  become friends and,  eventually,  fall in love.  In the realm of memorable romantic comedies,  this one offers an abundance of simple pleasures---not the least of which is composer Henry Mancini's "Moon River." 

And this year, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S is our Valentine's Day treat for you.

Mixing interviews with dramatic re-enactments of the event, this gripping docudrama retells the mountaineering trek gone awry of Simon Yates (Nicholas Aaron) and Joe Simpson (Brendan Mackey), who falls and breaks his leg while climbing in the Andes. Yates, who's tethered to him, attempts to lower him to safety but fails, forcing him to make a pivotal decision that may or may not save both of their lives. The question is, was it the right one?

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Matinees all week long for school vacation.

When the young island-dwelling Nim (Abigail Breslin) loses contact with her scientist father (Gerard Butler) who's lost at sea, she reaches out to her favorite author (Jodie Foster) for help. Problem is, the writer -- of adventure stories, no less -- is a recluse who hasn't left her house in years. Can the agoraphobic author summon the same courage she's instilled in the hero of her novels in time to rescue her biggest fan?

The Devil Came on Horseback is a harrowing documentary about the Darfur genocide based on the photographs and testimony of U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle. Steidle, as a military observer, had access to areas that no ordinary journalist ever would. Steidle himself was at times fired upon, held hostage, and forced to stand helpless to save the lives of children.

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Discussion lead by Gretchen Wallace, film co-producer and founder of Global Grassroots.

Tag along for the endless charms and caucous laughs for children from eight to eighty. Children will love the small-town adventures of plastic toys Cowboy (voiced by Stéphane Aubier), Indian (Bruce Ellison) and Horse (Vincent Patar) when they buy 50 million bricks, setting into motion a crazy chain of events at their rambling rural home. Now trekking across distant lands, they end up in another world pludged under water in this film based on the Belgian television series of the same name. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar direct.

Green Living Series - Presented by Green Concord

Canada has spoken and toxic lawn and garden pesticides are now banned in most of the nation. A Chemical Reaction examines how Hudson, Quebec, became the first town in North America to ban these products and inspired hundreds of others to follow suit.

Discussion Speakers:
Paul Tukey, Film Producer and Founder of Safe Lawns
Ellen Fine
Lauren Chase-Rowell

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This documentary tells the story of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker deep in the swamps of
Arkansas. By New Hampshire filmmaker George Butler; in association with The Nature Conservancy, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and National Geographic Feature Films, with music by Paul Cantelon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly).

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Environmental activism really began with the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, and precipitated an unexpected and galvanizing effect on the national psyche. Told through the eyes of nine very divergent witnesses, Earth Days is avisually stunning, globe-spanning chronicle of watershed events and consciousness-changing realizations that prompted a new awareness in the world.

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When Raquel's (Catalina Saavedra) place in the Valdes family -- for whom she's provided 23 years of maid service -- is threatened after they hire more help, she decides to do something about it in this comedic drama from director Sebastián Silva. Rolling out anything but the red carpet for the new employees, Raquel's juvenile tricks just might work in this examination of loyalty, family dynamics and duty. Claudia Celedón co-stars.

Filmmakers Sarah and Emily Kunstler delve into the life of their father, William Kunstler, whose controversial career and high-profile clients solidified his place in history as one of the most famous -- and reviled -- 20th-century lawyers. The documentary captures a deeply personal journey as the sisters trace their father's shift from representing civil rights activists to defending accused rapists, Mafia bosses and terrorists.

After convincing Orson Welles (Christian McKay) to give him a key role in the first Shakespearian play to run on Broadway, 17-year-old Richard (Zac Efron) finds himself on shaky ground when he clashes with the manipulative director over pretty assistant Sonja (Claire Danes). Sonja's ambition, Richard's desires and Welles's controlling nature all add up to more drama off stage than on for the Mercury Theater's production of "Julius Caesar."