Wednesday afternoon films – 1:00 PM 12/17/08 Lawrence of Arabia (epic, PG) 12/24/08 Elf (comedy, PG) 12/31/08 About a Boy (drama, PG-13) 1/7/09 Contact (sci-fi, PG) 1/14/09 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (adventure, PG-13) 1/21/09 The Candidate (drama, PG) 1/28/09 Forrest Gump (comedy/drama, PG-13) 2/4/09 Groundhog Day (romantic comedy, PG) 2/11/09 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Movies'
Winter Film Schedule
December 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · City Library, Events, Main Branch, Movies, Newsletter, West Branch
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10 Ideas how the library can get you into the Holiday Spirit
December 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Books, City Library, Main Branch, Movies, News, Teens
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas season is upon us with a vengeance. If you’re like me and find the traffic jams, the holiday music in every store, the mammoth “Toys R Us” flyers a little annoying try a different take on the season. Here’s how the library can help…and you don’t need to [...]
Silent Film Tonight
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies, News
In honor of Veteran’s Day, Hippo Press and the New Hampshire Aviation Musuem are showing a silent film called Wings tonight in the library auditorium. From the press release: ‘Wings’ which won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture, is generally recognized as one of the greatest achievements of the silent film era. This [...]
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Twilight Release Party
October 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Grades 3-5, Grades 6-12, Main Branch, Movies, Teens
It’s Twilight at the Manchester City Library! Stephanie Meyer’s critically acclaimed novel, Twilight, is hitting the big screen on November 21st. To celebrate the movie, we are throwing a party for those in grades 4 and up who are as excited about the movie as we are. Come enjoy refreshments and activities as well as [...]
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Computer trouble
October 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies, News, Technology, West Branch
I am truly distressed to report that we are having severe problems with our public access computers in both library buildings. They are available for use but may reboot during your session. If they do, please see a staff member who will reset them and get you logged in again. We are working with the [...]
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Afternoon at the Movies – Dr. Strangelove
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies
General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) plummets into madness and sends a bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He suspects that communists are trying to rob Americans of their precious body fluids. The U.S. president meets with his advisors, where the Soviet ambassador tells him that if the U.S.S.R. is hit by nuclear weapons, it [...]
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Afternoon at the Movies – Under the Tuscan Sun
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies
Frances Mayes (Lane) is a 35 year-old writer from San Francisco has just gone through a divorce that has left her with terminal writer’s block. In a drastic step, she buys a house in the Tuscan countryside after a visit to Italy. A new life includes a new love that gives her the fresh start [...]
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Stix & Flix: Community Knitting
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies
Join us for some fiber and a film – crochet, knit, or anything else welcome as well as all skill levels and ages. For more information, please call Michele at 624-6550 ext. 343 or Lichen at 624-6550 ext. 324.
Afternoon at the Movies – Fried Green Tomatoes
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies
Ninny Threadgoode’s tales of friendship, family, murder, mystery, and barbecue in rural, Depression-era Alabama at the Whistle Stop Cafe inspires an unhappy housewife to take charge of her life in this clever drama based on the novel by Fannie Flagg. Rated PG-13; 130 minutes; 1991. For more information contact Steve Viggiano at 624-6550 x 323.
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Afternoon at the Movies – The Horse Whisperer
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, Movies
A frightful accident leaves a thirteen year-old girl maimed and her horse crazed from pain. To repair both her daughter and her beloved horse, a high-profile British magazine editor (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes the two to Montana to work with a wrangler (Robert Redford) who has an almost mystical gift for calming horses and healing [...]
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