It’s that time of year to talk about movies! Academy Awards are on TV this 
Sunday and so the nominations are out for all to see. How many have you seen?
Best Picture:
1. Arrival
2. Fences
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Hell or High Water
5. Hidden Figures
6. La La Land
7. Lion
8. Manchester by the Sea
9. Moonlight
Click HERE to read more about each of these movies, from the AARP.ORG website.
Very often I get to this time of year and maybe have seen one of the nominated movies. I think I use the Academy Awards to pique my interest in what new movies I want to go see. That means I run about a year behind in seeing movies!
This year though I have seen three (how did that happen?) and I will be interested to see how they are viewed by the Academy voters.
Currently, you can see “LION” locally at the Midway Cinema or if you travel to Olympia this weekend you can see at least six of the nine listed. Looking for show times just type “Movie Theatre Olympia WA” into your browser and this will bring up the full list to scan through.
Another thing to note is that if you present your AARP card at any Regal Cinema you get a $3.00 discount on your popcorn/drink purchase. Given the price of popcorn this is a good deal.
Take in a movie this weekend and let me know what you think.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Every great film should seem new every time you see it. – Roger Ebert
Saturday, February 25th: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is at the Fox Theatre in Centralia. Two showings, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. This is the first in the series of Harry Potter movies. Fred Beeks, organist, will be on hand to play the Fox Theatre Organ before each showing. $10 per person or $25 per family or buy a season pass for $80 (11 movies). For more information call the Fox Theatre at 360-623-1103.
Thursday, March 2nd: The Association of University Women’s (AAUW) monthly meeting at The Gathering Place will feature local historian and longtime Centralia resident, Dan Duffy. His topic is Centralia’s Colorful and Checkered Past. The presentation starts at 6:45 and this is open to the public.
WEATHER: Tomorrow is supposed to be a sunny day and then possibly snow on Sunday. Wow! Quite the shift in weather this week. Then back to rainy weather all next week. Anyone else looking forward to spring weather?
