Owens Unveils New ‘Sunday Afternoon at the Movies’ Series
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Three nationally-known films will make a return to the “big screen” at Owens Community College as the Center for Fine and Performing Arts unveils a new “Sunday Afternoon at the Movies” film series for the 2011-12 academic year.
Each film will be shown at 3 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ Mainstage Theatre on the Toledo-area Campus. The College is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.
“Owens Community College is proud to expand its Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ offerings and unveil a new ‘Sunday Afternoon at the Movies’ series,” said Barbara Barkan, Owens Director of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. “The three films being presented during the 2011-12 season are intended to appeal to individuals of all ages and tastes and will certainly bring forward of variety of emotions during their screenings.”
The series opens with the showing of the award-winning film, “The Guys” (2002), on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. Directed by Jim Simpson, “The Guys” tells the story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver.
The drama is adapted from a stage play by Anne Nelson and focuses on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Nick, a fire captain, who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, enlists help from an editor, Joan, to prepare their eulogies. Nick builds a relationship with Joan, who helps him put together the speeches that he must deliver with honor, humor and poise, all while navigating his way through his own personal emotions. First responders and a guest are admitted for free to “The Guys” film presentation.
The second film in the series is titled “The Witches” (1990) and will be shown on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. “The Witches” was directed by Nicolas Roeg and tells the story of a young boy and his grandmother and how they turn the tables on the Grand High Witch’s plan to turn all of Britain’s children into mice. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Roald Dahl.
Owens’ final film in the “Sunday Afternoon at the Movies” series is “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (1968) and the screening at Owens will take place on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. Directed by Ken Hughes, the Oscar-nominated film is focused on an eccentric professor named Caractacus Potts and his mechanical flying car. Caractacus whisks his family to Vulgaria, a strange land ruled by child-hating Baron Bomburst, to rescue the children of Vulgaria from its sinister leader.
Tickets for each film are $4 and all seats are general admission. To purchase tickets, visit www.owens.edu or contact the College’s Box Office. For more information about the film series, contact the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at (567) 661-2787 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. ARTS (2787).
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