This program is offered to all members and guests of the Presbyterian Church of Madison interested in an evening of film and discussion.
Films and topics are varied and the discussions stimulating. A diverse group of people of varied backgrounds, affiliations, and beliefs join us for fellowship and refreshments. No reservations are necessary and everyone is welcome.
The films are shown the first Friday of the month starting October through May at 7:00 p.m. in Webb Chapel.
Many of the films are family friendly - youth and adults are welcome.
October 7 Partition 2007 (R)
In 1947, the same tumultuous year that India and Pakistan were divided into two separate states, a Sikh and former soldier (Jimi Mistry) puts his life on the line to save the life of a beautiful Muslim woman (Kristin Kreuk). In the wake of the heroic rescue, the two strangers find themselves falling in love. But are they destined to stay confined by the strict boundaries of their respective faiths?
November 4, 2011 Flight of the Phoenix 2004 (PG-13)
When a C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers crashes in Mongolia's Gobi Desert du
ring a sandstorm, the survivors attempt to build a new plane from the parts they find in the wreckage, led by downed pilot Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid). The rag-tag group must work together in a desperate effort to stay alive and return to civilization. Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto and Hugh Laurie co-star in this
remake of the 1965 film that starred James Stewart.
December 2, 2011 Sweet Land 2005 (PG)
Norwegian-American farmer Olaf Torvik (Tim Guinee) and his rural Minnesotan community must struggle to overcome years of anti-German propaganda and prejudice when he discovers that his mail-order bride, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser), is not only a German but also an accidental Socialist. Writer Ali Selim also directs this Independent Spirit Award-winning tale of love's ability to triumph over ignorance.
January 6, 2012 Win Win 2010 (R) 
Paul Giamatti stars as bush-league lawyer Mike Flaherty, who agrees
to become an aging client's legal guardian as a way to pay the bills. But his visions of an easy stipend begin to fade when the man's teenage grandson suddenly appears on the scene. Just when the attorney thinks he's found a way to make this new development work for him, the boy's mother shows up and puts Flaherty's dreams of a big score in jeopardy.
February 3, 2012 The Snow Walker (PG)
Barry Pepper stars in this survivalist adventure as cocky, hotheaded bush pilot Charlie Halliday, who agrees to transport a critically ill Inuit woman (Annabella Piugattuk) to a Yellowknife hospital during a routine stop on a supply run. The pair face dire consequences when their plane goes down in the Arctic tundra, leaving them marooned—and facing the brutality of the looming northern winter.
March 2, 2012 Mao's Last Dancer 2009
A delegation from Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy choose 11 year old peasant villager Li Cunxin to study ballet in far-off Beijing, where he trains for seven grueling years to become one of China's greatest dancers. His efforts win him the opportunity to dance in America, opening his eyes to a new love and the possibility of a dramatic defection from China in this remarkable true story based on Cunxin's autobiography.
April 13, 2012 Midnight in Paris 2011 (PG-13)
In this bittersweet dramatic comedy, legendary director Woody Allen focuses his lens on a young engaged couple whose experiences traveling together in Paris make them begin to question the kind of life they want to live as a couple.
May 4, 2012 Princess Ka'iulani 2009 (PG)
Lush scenery and gorgeous photography highlight this bio of Princess Kaiulani (Q'Orianka Kilcher), a 19th-century Hawaiian princess raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Kaiulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.
The schedule is tentative and we reserve the right to change or cancel a film offering.
Past films include:
Bliss
Charlotte Gray
Tender Mercies
Men of Honor
A Christmas Carol
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Chronicles of Narnia
The Devil's Arithmetic
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