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The Blue Butterfly
"A dramatic adventure of courage, redemption and love
filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica."

Sunday, April 9, 12:30 p.m. Barrel Room Theater 

 

 

 

Her Minor Thing

She's got a secret they can't keep.   

 

Friday, April 7, 9:30 p.m.
Mia’s Playground

 

Sunday, April 9, 3:30 p.m. 
Mia’s Playground

 

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Canada, 2004, 97 min. 
directed by Lea Pool, 
produced by FrancineAllaire, Claude Bonin, Arnie Gelbert, Michael Haggiag
written by Pete McCormack, Starring William Hurt, Marc Donato.

Inspired by a true story, The Blue Butterfly is about ten year-old Pete Carlton (Marc Donato) who is diagnosed as terminally ill. Given only months to live, Pete has one wish; to catch the most beautiful butterfly on earth, the legendary Blue Morpho…the Mariposa Azul.

http://bluebutterflythemovie.com

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U.S., 2005 91 min., 
directed by Charlie Matthau, produced by Vikki Wagner, Heather Simpson, Debra Meyers, and Jim Me
yers, story by Debra Meyers & Jim Meyers, screenplay by Jim Meyers.

 

Starring Estella Warren, Christian Kane, Michael Weatherly, Rachel Dratch, Kathy Griffin, Victoria Jackson.

 

The life of a successful 25-year-old professional woman turns chaotic when her boyfriend accidentally reveals on TV that she's a virgin. Suddenly every guy in the city is after her, women urge revenge over the boyfriend's blunder, and males and females square off in a comic Battle of the Sexes that goes way too far. It all forces her to reevaluate her romantic ideals about love and men. Our heroine is a true romantic. But will she still believe in love after all this?

 

 http://www.herminorthing.com

 

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Charlie Matthau, as the son of legendary actor Walter Matthau,  Charlie spent a lot of time on film sets while growing up. Charlie has directed five films, including "The Grass Harp," which won awards at several film festivals and was praised as one of the best films of the year by critics nationwide. For his work on "The Grass Harp," Charlie won Director of the Year from the Academy of Family Films and Television.

 

Charlie also directed the TV movie "Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love," which earned numerous awards, including a Golden Angel Award for Best Television Special, and the Gold Medal Award for Best Drama Production, from the Houston International Film Festival. Charlie also directed Walther Matthau and Carol Burnett in "The Marriage Fool," a TV movie that was the highest-rated show on television the week it aired. Charlie's first film, the sci-fi comedy "Doin' Time On Planet Earth," was selected as one of the 10 Best Films of the Year by the Council of Film Organizations.

 

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