Please join us for these free screenings. (Popcorn included!)
Monday, December 9, 1:00 p.m.: Classic Christmas Matinee
Miracle on 34th Street
1947; 96 minutes; rated G
Directed by George Seaton; starring Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall
Edmund Gwenn won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a department-store Santa Claus who runs afoul of the store’s nasty in-house psychiatrist and is forced to go on trial to prove he’s the real Kris Kringle. A Best Picture nominee, the film’s director George Seaton won an Oscar for his script.
Saturday, December 14, 10:30 a.m.: HVL Kids Holiday Pajama Party Double Feature
Wear your PJs and come for one or stay for both! If you are attending both movies, feel free to pack a lunch to enjoy during the viewing.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992; 87 minutes; rated G
Directed by Brian Henson; starring Michael Caine, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson
The Muppets’ version of the Dickens holiday classic about a miser who’s visited by three ghosts features Kermit the Frog as the penny-pincher’s hardworking and loyal employee.
Barbie in A Christmas Carol
2008; 76 minutes; rated G
Directed by William Lau; starring Kelly Sheridan, Morwenna Banks, Pam Hyatt, Kandyse McClure, Bianca Karsten
On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is self-centered and loves only herself. She is frequently accompanied by her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit. She does not believe in Christmas and orders all her employees to work on Christmas.