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January 2017 Friends & Lovers Zooey (Rashida Jones): Honestly, that has to be the most random collection of groomsmen in the history of weddings. --I Love You, Man (2009)
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Join your fellow movie lovers to watch a new release on DVD at Naperville Public Library. No registration is required. Titles subject to change. Saturday, January 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the 95th Street Library: "Deepwater Horizon" Rated PG-13 . Sunday, January 29 at 2:00 pm at the Nichols Library: "Sully" Rated PG-13. Foreign Film Series (Bi-weekly Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm at the 95th Street Library) January 10 "Jade Warrior" (Finland) January 24 "Kolya" (Czech Republic) Enjoy light refreshments while you sit back and watch these shows! Golden Globe Awards January 8, 2017
Sundance Film Festival January 19 - 29, 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards January 29, 2017
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Bridget Jones's Baby Everyone's favorite "singleton" Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is forty-something and alone - again - after breaking up with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). She decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and make new ones. Her love life takes an exciting turn when she meets a dashing American billionaire named Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey); in an unlikely twist, Bridget finds herself pregnant but she can only be fifty percent sure of the father's identity. Enjoy Emma Thompson's scene-stealing performance as Bridget's doctor. Rated R.
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Florence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) is a New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success. Based on a true story. Rated PG-13.
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Return of the Secaucus 7Join the weekend reunion of seven friends who were college activists in the 1960's but are now stumbling headlong toward the unwelcome age of thirty. The break-up of two friends starts a ripple effect, proving that desires and problems don't change, no matter how old you are. Rated R. Written and directed by noted independent filmmaker John Sayles (Eight Men Out).
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This sumptuous production paints an intimate portrait of the 18th-century upper-class life in England and Ireland through the eyes of the four famous, beautiful, high-born Lennox sisters (Serena Gordon, Geraldine Somerville, Anne-Marie Duff and Jodhi May), daughters of the Duke of Richmond and grand-daughters of King Charles II. Well-educated, strong-minded, and distinctly individual, these women take charge of their own lives, tempting scandal with their unconventional ideas about love, marriage, education, and fidelity during a period of tumultuous political and social change. Not rated.
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Career salesman and recovering alcoholic Nick Halsey (Will Farrell) loses his wife and his job on the worst day of his life. Faced with an imploding life, Nick puts it all on the line, or, rather, on the front lawn, as he stages a no-holds barred yard sale. As he begins the hard work of pulling himself together, Nick finds an unexpected ally in keenly observant neighborhood boy, Kenny (Christopher Wallace). Rated R.
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Camille ClaudelSet in late 19th century France, this intimate tale relates the real-life story of brilliantly talented female sculptor Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani), who sacrifices everything for her love of the famous sculptor Auguste Rodin (Gerard Depardieu). French language. Rated R. Adjani earned her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for this role and also served as the film's producer.
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Koko:Chronicles the amazing and moving 40-year partnership between Koko, a lowland gorilla and Penny Patterson, the graduate student who taught her sign language and, as some believe, opened a window to explore concepts of animal self-consciousness. Not rated.
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After Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) gets engaged to Zooey Rice (Rashida Jones), the woman of his dreams, he realizes he has not one male friend to serve as his best man. To rectify the situation, Pete goes on a series of hilarious, awkward man-dates before he meets Sydney Fife (Jason Segal), with whom he instantly bonds. While the two guys become closer, Pete's relationship with his fiancee begins to suffer, forcing him to choose between her or his new B.F.F. Rated R. Enjoy great supporting performances by Jon Favreau, Andy Samberg, Aziz Ansari and even Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno.
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Themes of mendacity and the search for love permeate this powerful adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams. The Pollitt family gathers for the birthday and imminent demise of Mississippi cotton planter and patriarch "Big Daddy" (Burl Ives). Favorite son Brick (Paul Newman) sullenly rejects both his inheritance and his sensual, neglected wife Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor), who is determined to continue the family tradition of deception no matter the cost. Not rated.
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BirdcageArmand & Albert (Robin Williams, Nathan Lane), a middle-aged gay couple who own a South Beach Miami drag club, reluctantly accept Armand's son's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator (Gene Hackman), but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down. The legendary comedic duo of Mike Nichols and Elaine May teamed up after a 30 year break to direct and write this witty comedy celebrating difference. Rated. R.
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