by Susan | Jul 15, 2016 | Friday's Film
Opening July 15 @ the Bijou: Nia and Silas, work together in a futuristic society known as “The Collective.” A seemingly utopian world, “The Collective” has ended crime and violence by genetically eliminating all human emotions. Despite this, Nia and...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2016 | Friday's Film
Opens July 1: The Big Friendly Giant is nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl...
by Susan | Jun 24, 2016 | Friday's Film
Opens June 23: Free State of Jones chronicles the true story of Newt Knight, a white Mississippi native who deserted from the Confederate army and, with the help of both poor white farmers and African-Americans, took over Jones County, declaring it an independent...
by Susan | Feb 19, 2016 | Friday's Film
Jesse Owens, the son of an Alabama sharecropper, shattered Adolf Hitler’s assertion of Aryan supremacy by winning a record four gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the 400-meter relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics....
by Susan | Feb 12, 2016 | Friday's Film
Where to Invade Now: This is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Michael Moore, playing the role of “invader,” visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2015 | Friday's Film, Good to Know!
Opens today at the Bijou: This dramatic thriller is based on the true David vs. Goliath story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a sports-related brain trauma that mimics Alzheimer’s disease, in a pro football...
