Norwich Community Cinema

Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’ Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey

Directed by Lee Daniels

Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Clareece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old African–American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father. Precious may sometimes be down but she is never out. She finds her answer when she is asked to join a special school that will lead her from darkness to light.

Rated R

Please note the change of time:  7:30pm

Donald Oat Theater, 60 Broadway,  Norwich, Connecticut.

$7

Join us for a Valentine evening with chocolate and a beautiful love story.

Roger Ebert says, “Emily Blunt makes Victoria irresistible,” and “The Young Victoria is a charmer.”

The film is a dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. 1837,

At 17, Victoria (Emily Blunt) is the object of a royal power struggle. Her uncle, King William (Jim Broadbent), is dying and Victoria is in line for the throne.

Norwich Community Cinema is proud to present two early Hitchcock  films produced before the British filmmaker came to Hollywood.

The 39 Steps is a 1935 British thriller based on the adventure novel The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan.The film stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll and made film history and established Hitchcock’s reputation as a master of suspense. The style is considered quintessential Hitchcock and has been imitated by many other directors.

Summary: A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.

The Lady Vanishes (19380)  The comedy-thriller stars Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas and Dame May Whitty.

When The Lady Vanishes opened in the U.K. it was an immediate hit, becoming the most successful British film to that date. It was also very successful when it opened in New York.

Awards and honors The film was named “Best Picture of 1938″ by the New York Times, and Alfred Hitchcock received the 1939 New York Film Critics Circle Award for “Best Director”.

Summary: While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train