Movie Nights return Friday, Aug. 28, to Northland Pioneer College’s Performing Arts Center with a free showing of Avengers: Age of Ultron. All movies start at 7 p.m. Concessions will be available.
“This year we will be offering our students and the community free admission to see classic films and some of the season’s hottest movies before they are released to the public on DVD,” explained Dr. Michael Solomonson, chair of NPC’s Performing Arts Department. Screenings are licensed through Swank Motion Pictures.
“We launch our Movie Nights on Friday, Aug. 28, with the Avengers trying to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans in this action-packed global adventure from earlier this year,” continued Solomonson. This film is rated PG-13.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, the featured film will be Pixar’s Inside Out, also from earlier this year, rated PG. Young Riley’s emotions–Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness–conflict on how to best navigate a new city, house and school, making a deeply touching animated feature.
In recognition of National Disabilities Awareness Month, the Friday, Oct. 2, showing will feature Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who overcomes her physical challenges to become an expert in animal husbandry. While not rated, the content suggests a PG designation.
On Saturday, Dec. 12, the comedy Elf will be shown. Will Ferrell stars as a man raised as an elf at the North Pole, who is sent to the United States to find his true identity. This film is rated PG. “We had to cancel last year’s showings of this film due to inclement weather,” noted Solomonson.
Looking ahead to the spring, on Saturday, March 5 will be And the Winner Is…, a recent film not yet released on home DVD that is a contender for this year’s Academy Award.
The classic Western spoof Cat Ballou concludes this year’s scheduled showings on Friday, April 1. Lee Marvin earned a Best Actor Oscar for his performance next to Jane Fonda in the title role.
NPC is also debuting a Valentine’s Dinner and a Movie event on Saturday, Feb. 13, starting at 6 p.m. Limited to just 52 couples, dinner will feature a delicious three-course meal, followed by a screening of Frank Capra’s 1934 screwball romantic comedy It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Reservations are required. The price is $20 per person, with no discounts or refunds. Call the Performing Arts Center Box Office to reserve your table for two.
NPC’s Performing Arts Center is located on the Snowflake/Taylor-Silver Creek Campus at 1611 S. Main in Snowflake.
