Mrs. Hobbes' House
Sometimes you need to be lost in order to find the way
When Chicago socialite Ester Hobbes’ husband suffers a fatal coronary she finds herself with only one possession to her name: a ramshackle house in rural Georgia occupied by Ramona and Tony, who rent there with five foster children. Though Ester secretly despairs of befriending them, she presses on. Meanwhile her lawyer—hoping to get some money for her—sells the property. Now Tony and Ramona face losing their home, and their foster children as well. As crises ensue, Ester hatches a plan to save the house which involves the children she’s so painstakingly befriended. In the end, a group of people in desperate need of family become one through the hardships they face and the unbreakable bonds of spirit they form .
Last Stop For Paul
The most award winning
independent film of 2007
Wed, Oct 3, 2007 3pm @ THIRSTY EAR
“I loved it... a charming travel film the likes of which you've never seen.”
- Stephan Wilkinson, Condé Nast Traveler
www.laststopforpaul.com
Dalai Lama Renaissance
Friday, Oct 5, 2007 3pm @ Emerson Cultural Center
At the edge of the Millennium, The Dalai Lama of Tibet invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative thinkers in their respective fields to his residence tucked away in the Himalayan mountains of Northern India to discuss the world’s problems and how we can solve them.
http://www.dalailamafilm.com/
FILM LAB: Class C, A Work in Progress
A Documentary Feature Film / Work In progress
Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:00 PM @ Thirsty Ear, Main Street
“The only difference between a Class C mom and a pit-bull is lipstick”
-basketball fan, Scobey, Montana
In a forgotten America, one hope will not fade. Each winter, 91 girls' basketball teams from Montana's most remote places compete for a chance to go to the state tournament. Only eight will make it. One will win it all. From the first practice to the last buzzer, Class C follows five teams on their journey. Coaching icon Phil Jackson brings humor and insight to the landscapes of his youth in a film tells the story of a disappearing way of life and the girls who carry the dreams and heartbreaks of their fading rural communities onto the hardwood.
Premiere Screening of Warner Brother's
August Rush
Sat, Oct 6, 2007 7pm@ ELLEN THEATRE!
This year, HATCH is proud to announce a Warner Bros. special Premiere screening of "August Rush." The film tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. The film is "PG" for some thematic elements, mild violence and language, and will be In theatres November 21, 2007. See the trailer here:
(http://augustrushmovie.warnerbros.com)