Ralph Breaks the Internet Sat, Jul 27 | 11am | TMT
Avery), who make her life miserable throughout high school. As an outlet, Sam engages in an online relationship with pen pal “Nomad,” equally disillusioned with his circumstances. Little does Sam know her cyber–Prince Charming is none other than the popular quarterback of her high school, Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray). DIRECTED BY: Mark Rosman. WRITTEN BY: Leigh Dunlap. WITH: Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray, Dan Byrd. 2004. 95 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; recommended for ages 7+. 35mm.
In this witty follow-up to Wreck-It Ralph (2012), the lovable arcade game “villain” and his best friend Vanellope von Schweetz journey into the Internet in an attempt to save Vanellope’s home, the racing game Sugar Rush, but she finds herself tempted by the more grown-up game world of Slaughter Race. John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman reprise their vocal roles from the original film, joined by Gal Gadot as the charismatic racer Shank and Taraji P. Henson as the algorithm Yesss. Among the film’s highlights are guest appearances by decades’ worth of Disney princesses. DIRECTED BY: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston. WRITTEN BY: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon. STORY BY: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, Jim Reardon, Pamela Ribon, Josie Trinidad. WITH: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson. 2018. 112 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; recommended for ages 8+. DCP.
Akeelah and the Bee in 35mm Sat, Aug 24 | 11am | TMT
Keke Palmer plays Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl who reluctantly signs up to compete in the Crenshaw Schoolwide Spelling Bee and—to her own surprise— ends up winning, in this 2006 feature written and directed by Doug Atchison . Centered around the stories of Akeelah and her community in South Central Los Angeles, Akeelah and the Bee reiterates the precious value in believing in oneself and transforming it into resilience despite seemingly undefeatable challenges and disappointments of reality. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Doug Atchison. WITH: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. 2006. 112 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; recommended for ages 8+. 35mm. Print courtesy of the DGA Motion Picture Industry Conservation Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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Monsters, Inc. Sat, Aug 31 | 11am | TMT
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Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) and Mike (Billy Crystal) are co-workers, best friends, and monsters, whose daily job is to venture into the human world to scare young children. When a young girl follows them back into the monster world, an unexpected friendship is formed. Directed by three-time Oscar winner Pete Docter ( Up, Inside Out ), and co-directed by Lee Unkrich ( Toy Story 3 ) and David Silverman ( The Simpsons Movie), this fourth feature from Pixar was nominated for Animated Feature Film as well as for its sound editing and Randy Newman’s original score; it won for Newman’s original song “If I Didn’t Have You.” DIRECTED BY: Pete Docter. WRITTEN BY: Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson. STORY BY: Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston. WITH: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi. 2001. 92 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G; recommended for ages 5+. DCP.
Director Dan Scanlon ( Monsters University ) was inspired by the loss of his own father to write (with Jason Headley and Keith Bunin) this original animated story about two elf brothers (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) whose attempt to use magic to bring their father back to life leads to unexpected results and a dangerous journey. Set in a world populated by mythic creatures, this imaginative and heartwarming fantasy was nominated for an Animated Feature Film Oscar. DIRECTED BY: Dan Scanlon. WRITTEN BY: Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley. STORY BY: Dan Scanlon, Keith Bunin, Jason Headley. WITH: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer. 2020. 102 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; recommended for ages 7+. DCP.
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