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Tonight at Ron Robinson Theater – THE ROAD WARRIOR

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RRT road warriorTime magazine called this film “Apocolypse…POW.”  The Road Warrior (sometimes called: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) will screen tonight at 10pm at the Ron Robinson Theater.

Mel Gibson returns for this film (after having created the role in 1979’s Mad Max).  In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits.  George Miller directed it based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Terry Hayes.

It was released in Australia in late 1981 and hit US screens in time for Memorial Day 1982.  Budgeted for $2 million, it grossed over $23 million in the US alone in 1982.

Admission to tonight’s screening, which is part of the “Re:Wind Series,” is $5 with concessions available for purchase.

Tonight at Ron Robinson Theater – Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS

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rrt 39 stepsOne of Alfred Hitchcock’s early films, while he was still in Great Britain, was 1935’s The 39 Steps. With themes that he would return to time and time again, it tells the story of a man in London who tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.

The film stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Others in the cast are Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie, Frank Cellier and Wylie Watson.  It also features a cameo by Hitchcock himself.

The film was written by Ian Hay and Charles Bennett, adapted from the novel by John Buchan.  The 39 Steps was adapted for the stage in the early 2000s and won two Tony Awards.

The mystery starts tonight at 7pm at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater.  Admission is $5 with concessions available for purchase.

 

THE GOONIES this afternoon at the Ron Robinson Theater

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rrt The_GooniesThe Goonies is one of those quintessential 1980s movies. So many in the cast went on to bigger projects after it.

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of Mama Fratelli and her outlaw brood. The kids befriend Fratelli’s hideously deformed (but soft-hearted) son, who comes to their rescue.

The movie was directed by Richard Donner from a story by Steven Spielberg and screenplay by Christopher Columbus.  Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Martha Plimpton (all offspring of Hollywood royalty) starred in the movie.  They were joined by Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Jonathan Ke Quan, John Matuszak and Robert Davi.  Joe Pantoliano and Anne Ramsey also turn in memorable performances.

The Goonies starts at 2pm at the Ron Robinson Theater.  Admission is $5. Concessions are available for sale.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail tonight at the Ron Robinson Theater

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rrt monty_python_and_the_holy_grailThe Knights who say “Ni” will ride their fake horses onto the screen at the Ron Robinson Theater tonight.  At 7:30, the theatre will show Monty Python and the Holy Grail in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary.

Among the cast of characters are King Arthur, various Knights of the Roundtable, the Lady of the Lake, the Black Knight, killer rabbits and people who are not-yet-dead.  Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, it was written by and stars John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin as well as Gilliam and Jones. Others in the cast include Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth and John Young.

Using the Arthurian legend as a framework, it manages to satirize and skewer many other social conventions with a very anachronistic tone.  The film was adapted for the musical theatre stage in 2005 as Spamalot which won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

The screening starts tonight at 10:00pm.  Cost for admission is $5.  Concessions are available for purchase.

Monty Python, Rocky Horror and a Harry Potter Marathon highlight summer films at Ron Robinson Theater

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cals ronrob intThe Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Ron Robinson Theater is making use of it’s state-of-the-art technology in a space that produces the feeling of an old-time grand movie theater. The movies and special events scheduled in the upcoming months celebrate everything from kid flicks, great directors, and classic movies to independent and documentary films. We’ll celebrate holidays with paranormal theater and seasonal films and rewind back to special anniversaries.

Special events include the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Rocky Horror Picture Show. A Harry Potter marathon will celebrate Harry Potter’s July 31 birthday by showing all eight movies in seven days, and special Harry Potter-themed concessions.

Tickets are $5 each, with the exception of the Harry Potter marathon.  Potter marathon tickets are $7 each or a pass for all eight movies for $40. Concessions will be available for purchase at every showing. Beer and wine are available at screenings scheduled after 5 p.m.

 

Summer 2015

  • Friday, June 26, 10 p.m.:  Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG) (40th Anniversary)
  • Saturday, June 27, 2 p.m.:  The Goonies (PG)
  • Saturday, June 27, 7 p.m.:  Psycho (R)
  • Friday, July 10, 10 p.m.:  Mad Max the Road Warrior (R)
  • Saturday, July 11, 2 p.m.:  Song of the Sea (PG)
  • Harry Potter Marathon
    • Sunday, July 26, 6PM – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PG)
    • Monday, July 27, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
    • Tuesday, July 28, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azcaban (PG)
    • Wednesday, July 29, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
    • Thursday, July 30, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13)
    • Friday, July 31, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (PG)
    • Saturday, August 1, 2PM – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 1 (PG-13)
    • Saturday, August 1, 7PM – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 2 (PG13)
  • Friday, Aug 14, 10 p.m.:  Beetlejuice (PG)
  • Saturday, Aug 15, 7 p.m.:  Dr. Strangelove (PG)
  • Saturday, Aug 15, 10 p.m.:  Good Will Hunting (R)

Three times the films at Ron Robinson Theatre today

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Today at 2pm, 7pm and 10pm – the Ron Robinson Theater will be showing films from three film series.

10293551_442168355955975_3022379310636653597_oFirst up: Honey I Shrunk the Kids.  It is part of the KidFlix series continues with this classic summertime film.

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

Rated PG
94mins
$5

11411691_442455602593917_2545526596582798755_oNext (at 7pm) is the Oscar winning Annie Hall.  Woody Allen’s signature film of wit and intellect stars Diane Keaton, Allen and Tony Roberts. It is part of the new Great Directors Series at the Ron Robinson Theater.

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Rated PG
93mins
$5

11357394_442496422589835_8505962773701526998_oThe day is capped off with “You talking to me?” in Martin Scorsese’s chilling and riveting Taxi Driver.  It kicks off the ReWind Series.

A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.

Rated R
113mins
$5

Arkansas Author Round Up at Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center

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READThe Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center, 4800 W. 10th Street, will hold an Arkansas Author Round Up on today, beginning at 10 a.m.
Five Arkansas children’s book authors will give attendees an opportunity to listen and interact with them about their children’s books.  The Arkansas Author Round Up is free and open to the public.

Authors participating in the Arkansas Author Round Up include: Carol Dabney, Bows and Butterflies; Sharrol Frederick, Pickles Play Baseball; Misti Kenison, The Tiny Travelers Series: Egypt and France; Erica Taylor, Figler, My Imaginary Friend; and Ebony White, Mr. Colors Saves the Day.

CALS’ Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center is one of fourteen CALS branches serving Pulaski and Perry counties.  The Children’s Library is open Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.  For more information, call 978-3870 or visit www.cals.org.