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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
7:30 10 12:30

This is a true story based on the memoirs of the late Jean-Dominique Bauby, a well-known French journalist and former editor of the fashion magazine Elle. The movie begins after Bauby suffers a stroke, which puts him in a 20-day coma. When he wakes up, he discovers his entire body is paralyzed except for his left eye. The events of the film surround Bauby as he attempts to write his memoirs by blinking whenever the letter he wants comes up while a woman recites the alphabet. Nominated for four Academy Awards, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a masterful look into the mind of a man who never stopped seeing the beauty in life.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
8 10 12

Walk Hard is a fantastic comedy where clichés come at you from every corner. The movie parodies several famous rock groups and musicians, including the Beatles and Bob Dylan, along with biopics centered around their lives. The film follows singer Dewey Cox (played by John C. Reilly) — whose music is a blend of Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, and seemingly everyone in between — as he struggles against all the stereotypical hardships of rock and roll, including drugs, public backlash, and a wife who just doesn’t believe in him. A surprising box-office bomb, the film made back only half of its budget in theaters. Still, Walk Hard is a smart comedy with some gut-busting laughs that will leave you ROFL-ing for hours.

August Rush
7:30 10 12:30

August Rush is a sentimental story that’s far from realistic, although the film makes up for it in its poignant message. The story follows the intertwining lives of multiple musicians, leading to a moving finale that is sure to bring on at least a few tears. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, the composer (Mark Mancina) spent almost two years completing the entire score for the film. Though the movie has been called “an inane musical melodrama” and “entirely ridiculous” by critics, don’t let that stop you from enjoying this beautiful and imaginary journey of unyielding faith and human spirit.

Soylent Green
8 10 12

Thirty-five years old and still a classic, Soylent Green, while just a tad bit dated, is a masterpiece of sci-fi cinema. Set in the year 2022 in a dystopian future, the movie depicts an overpopulated Earth that relies on rations to feed its people, the newest of which is the mysteriously tasty Soylent Green. Charlton Heston plays Robert Thorn, a detective investigating a murder within the Soylent manufacturing company. Eventually, the action builds to an epic climax, resulting in Heston uttering one of the most famous final lines in film history, voted the 77th best movie quote by the American Film Institute. What is it? See the movie to find out.