Tortellini at Noon

I guess December is technically Lord of the Rings month because we watched the whole trilogy and up first is 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film is the first instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. Come join us!!!

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The final entry in this year’s Animation Month is the 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the film tells the story of a family's move to the suburbs where, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, a world where humans are changed into beasts. The film features the voices of Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Takehiko Ono, and Bunta Sugawara. Come join us!!!

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Up next in Animation Month we watched the 2009 DreamWorks animated film Monsters vs Aliens. Directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman, the film involves a group of misfit monsters hired by the United States Armed Forces to stop the invasion of an extraterrestrial villain and save the world in exchange for freedom. It features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert. Come join us!!!!!

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Next up in Animation Month we watched the 1997 Disney classic based on the greek myth, Hercules. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements the film follows the titular Hercules, a demigod with super-strength raised among mortals, who must learn to become a true hero in order to earn back his godhood and place in Mount Olympus, while his evil uncle Hades plots his downfall. It features the voices of Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, and Susan Egan. Come join us!!!

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Welcome to our annual Animation Month, to start things we watched the 2000 Dreamworks film The Road to El Dorado. Directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Don Paul the film follows two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado in Spain, wash ashore in the New World and its inhabitants mistake them for gods. The film features the voices of Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, and Edward James Olmos with original music by Elton John. Come join us!!!

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Happy Halloween!! To wrap up our Spooky Month we watched the 1973 classic in time right before its 50th anniversary, The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name the story follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. Come join us!!!

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Up next in Spooky Month we watched the 2021 Norwegian supernatural horror film The Innocents. Directed by Eskil Vogt the film is set during the bright Nordic summer, where a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking but soon playtime takes a dangerous turn. The film stars Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Yasmin Bremseth Asheim and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Come join us!!!

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Up next in Spooky month we watched the 1988 revenge flick Pumpkinhead. Directed by Stan Winston in his directorial debut the film tells the story of  an man who, after a tragic accident, conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers. The film stars Lance Henriksen, John D’Aquino, Jeff East and Kerry Remsen. Come join us!!!

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Spooky Month is now upon us, to kick off this month of horror we watched the 2014 found footage film The Taking of Deborah Logan. Directed by Adam Robitel, it tells the story of a documentary crew making a film about Alzheimer's patients who uncover something sinister while documenting a woman who has the disease. The film stars Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay and Michelle Ang. Come join us!!!!

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Up next in Spooky Adjacent month we watched the 1996 supernatural comedy The Frighteners. Directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister a legit psychic with ghost friends who con people into thinking their house is haunted however, the spirit of a mass murderer appears able to attack the living and the dead, prompting Frank to investigate the supernatural presence. Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey and Jake Busey all co star in the film. Come join us!!!

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