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GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (2026)
STORYLINE: Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster. (IMDb) The king of the monsters first reigned supreme, in the 1954 feature Godzilla. He has had to defend that title in such films as King Kong vs Gofzilla (1962) and Mothra vs…
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THE CAT IN THE HAT (2026)
STORYLINE: Meet the Cat in the Hat you don’t know in an all-new, epic adventure where mischief, magic and mayhem reign supreme. (IMDb) Mike Myers first brought the Cat in the Hat to the silver screen, in a 2003 live screen adaptation. The same was true for Jim Carrey and the Grinch in How the…
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HOLIDAY RETROSPECTIVE 2026: ROCKY (1976)
STORYLINE: A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. (IMDb) Rocky maybe an unusual film to include in a holiday retrospective. The legendary sports feature is set during the holiday season, with the…
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DRUMMER BOY (2026)
STORYLINE: As America’s fight for independence begins, a young drummer boy, an enslaved woman, and a divided family search for freedom. Through battle and loss, music carries hope in a deeply human story of faith and forgiveness. (IMDb) Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger fought in the American revolutionary war, in The Patriot (2000). Selma…
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JIMMY (2026)
STORYLINE: The story of the iconic role that saved America’s most-beloved actor. (IMDb) In 1992, the life of Chatlie Chaplin was told in the motion picuture Chaplin. Joan Crawford had her life story told in the biopic Mommie Dearest (1981). The Audrey Hepburn Story (2001) told the story of Audrey Hepburn. Now, it’s…
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WILD HORSE NINE (2026)
STORYLINE: CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 in Chile. (IMDb) Arnold Schwarzenegger saved the day as a CIA agent in True Lies (1994). Jessica Chastain was a real life spy in Zero Dark Thirty (2012). Robert Redford went undercover in Three Days of the…
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THE MONGOOSE (2026)
STORYLINE: A highly decorated combat vet, Ryan ”Fang” Flanagan, is fleeing a murder scene at 130 miles an hour in a Mustang Shelby Super Snake GT350. (IMDb) In 1977, the car chase was on in Smokey and the Bandit, In The Cannonball Run (1981), there was a race across the country. A cross country…
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THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK (2026)
STORYLINE: When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim it. (IMDb) There was love and heartbreak in the 2003, New York City set rom com How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The mob was on the streets of New York, in Goodfellas (1990). …
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CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES (2026 ~ Horror)
STORYLINE: The Severson family move to a suburban neighborhood where their neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round and harbor sinister intentions to hypnotize and indoctrinate them. (IMDb) Once upon a Christmas, Krampus frightened filmgoers in the terrifying motion picture Krampus (2015). Santa had his reign of terror in Santa’s Slay (2005). In 1974, the…
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FJORD (2026)
STORYLINE: An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system. (IMDb) The 2023 feature Freemont, told a fictionalized story of a translator in the Agfan/U.S. war who immigrated to the U.S. after the war. At the heart of the film, House of…
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