MOVIES GALORE...SUMMER'S GREAT FOR FAMILY FILMS!
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AURORA PICTURE SHOW: This Saturday, July 11 from 7-8pm, there is a special event at the Children’s Museum hosted by the Aurora Picture Show featuring the Striking Viking Story Pirates. The Striking Viking Story Pirates was founded in 2003 by a group of Northwestern graduates who were saddened by the discrepancy between the arts-rich environments of their childhoods and the situations they saw in many under-resourced New York City public schools. Their solution was to show kids across New York City that their ideas, their words, and their stories were important. Since then, the Story Pirates have collected words and ideas from children across the country and brought their stories to life on stage and on film. In fact, the inspiration for every Story Pirates song, sketch or movie is an original story penned by a kid. Saturday night will be a presentation of videos of kids’ stories that they have produced recently and the Pirates will be available afterwards to discuss their process and interactions with kids. Please RSVP for this event with the Aurora Picture Show. Some other Aurora Picture Show screenings to catch this month are the film premiere of their first annual kids’ “Aurora Boot Camp” at the Aurora Office, 1524 Sul Ross on Friday, July 24 at 7pm and Star Trek/Sci Fi films in their “Not So Final Frontier” program on Saturday, July 25 at 7pm.
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: Over at the Museum of Fine Arts, you can catch their "Thursday Movie Matinee" on the second Thursday of the month in the summer. This Thursday, July 9 they are screening “The Sound of Music” at 2pm and on Thursday, August 13, they'll screen the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup" at 2pm. Each matinee is preceded by a 42-minute Looney Tunes cartoon program at 11am.
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ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE: And if it's British accents and Harry Potter you're craving, the much-touted and latest film in the Harry Potter love-fest, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", is at the center of a feast planned by the Alamo Drafthouse staff on Wednesday July 22 at 7:30pm. The event will feature a multi-course gourmet meal inspired by the Harry Potter Universe and, of course, a screening of the new film.
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AND HERE’S A FILM FOR PARENTS: “NURSERY UNIVERSITY”. There’s no need to worry about preschool success for your children, thanks to Docurama Film’s recently released acclaimed feature documentary “Nursery University,” which is available for purchase online. This unique film examines preschool mania through the eyes of five Manhattan families, revealing with humor and humanity the surprisingly elaborate process of applications, anxious parent-toddler interviews, placement lotteries and pricey consultants. Packed with bonus features including unseen footage and film festival Q&As with the parents and admission experts, the DVD offers both an instructive and highly amusing look at the madness of it all, and also includes bonus footage with advice for those who may find themselves faced with this challenging process for their own little darlings soon.
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