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SELECT FILMS
at the Parrsboro Band Hall
44 King Street
Maritime Film Ratings
G: “General” (Suitable for all ages)
PG: “Parental Guidance” (May be appropriate for those 12 years of age and over)
14A: “14 Accompaniment” (those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult)
18: (Must be 18 years or older)
For more information on the Film Ratings click here
Now you don’t have to drive all the way to Amherst or Truro for that real movie theatre experience. That’s right, we’ve got a real 16 foot wide movie screen, a superior quality projector, great sound and comfy theatre seats. Come join us for a night out!
Have a look below for the January – August 2010 schedule.
We’re going to stick to Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. as this seems to be a good time for most of you.
Our films represent a wide range of themes and are suitable for a wide range of audiences. Check the synopses below for more information on each film.
We are now offering delicious hot air popcorn with real butter! Mmmmmm.
Time
1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month at 8 pm
Admission Options
Film pass 8/$48 – Save $16 on single admission cost. Use your pass to bring friends. It’s also transferable! Of course the passes from last spring are still valid too.
$8 – Adults
$6 – 12 and under
Jan. 6 My Favorite Year – 1982
Starring Peter O’Toole
It’s 1950s New York and the age of live television. Benjy Stone is a young writer on a major comedy-variety show. He is assigned to chaperon that week’s guest Alan Swann, a faded movie-star and renowned womanizer and drinker. Benjy’s job is to try and keep Swann sober and above all else, make sure he shows up for the live broadcast on Saturday evening.
Jan. 20 Bullets over Broadway – 1994
Starring John Cusack, Dianne Wiest
In Woody Allen’s killer comedy, it’s 1920s New York and a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster’s talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.
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Feb. 3 Shakespeare in Love - 1998
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes
Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work “Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter”. A great fan of Shakespeare’s plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.
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Feb. 17 Sliding Doors – 1998
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow
There are two sides to every story. Helen is about to live both of them … at the same time. Romance was never this much fun. A London woman’s love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel.
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Mar. 3 Memento - 2001
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line moves forward in time while the other tells the story backwards, revealing more each time.
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Mar. 17 The Talented Mr. Ripley – 1999
Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
In late 1950’s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
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April 7 Blood Coltan – 2007 –Documentary
The West’s demand for Coltan, used in mobile phones and computers, is funding the killings in Congo. Under the close watch of rebel militias, children as young as ten work the mines hunting for this black gold. ‘Blood Coltan’ exposes the web of powerful interests protecting this blood trade. Meet the powerful warlords who enslave local population and the European businessmen who continue importing Coltan, in defiance of the UN.
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April 21 The Cove – 2009 – Documentary
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrates a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
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May 5 Hard Candy - 2005
Starring Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson, Sandra Oh
A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.
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May 19 Whip it – 2009
Starring Ellen Page
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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June 2 The Music Man - 1962
Starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones
A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boys’ marching band program, but things don’t go according to plan.
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June 16 Amadeus - 1984
Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
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July 7 Waiting for Guffman - 1996
Starring Christopher Guest, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey
An aspiring director and the marginally-talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
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July 21 Fame – 1981
Starring Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. This movie follows four students from the time when they audition to get into the school, through graduation. They are the brazen Coco Hernandez, shy Doris Finsecker, sensitive Montgomery MacNeil, and brash, abrasive Raul Garcia.
Aug.4 Rio Bravo - 1959
Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
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Aug. 18 The Assassination of Jesse James – 2007
Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck
Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
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