First Presbyterian Church of Batavia, N.Y.

SUMMER MOVIES AND DISCUSSION

Tuesdays in July and August
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Worship Planning Committee invites the congregation and friends to attend movie night at church on Tuesdays during July and August! We will view the movies in the chapel, followed by a time for discussion. The movies we will be watching are listed below, along with summaries below. Please note that these movies have adult themes.

If you need child care, please contact the office the Thursday before. If you would like to help, please speak to Pastor Roula or Beth Stich.

July 8th – Friday Night Lights
July 15th – Paradise Now
July 22nd – Thank You For Smoking
July 29th – Amazing Grace
August 5th – Fast Food Nation
August 12th – Crash
August 19th – Hurricane on the Bayou
August 26th – The Visitor

Friday Night Lights (PG-13, 2004)
Odessa is a small town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down," is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback.

Paradise Now (PG-13, 2005)
Best friends Said and Khaled work as auto mechanics in Nablus, in the disputed territory of the West Bank. Their lives involve little more than arguing with irate customers, smoking the hookah, listening to music and flirting with Suha, an attractive regular – until Said is approached by Jamal, an old friend to both men and their families. It is time for Said and Khaled to fulfill a pact they made long ago; the two men have been recruited to carry out a suicide bombing mission in Tel Aviv. But can Said hold fast to his convictions while growing closer to Suha, who was educated in Europe and holds more moderate views than he does?

Thank You For Smoking (R, 2005)
Nick Nayloris the chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, who makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today's neo-puritanical culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator who wants to put poison labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent to promote smoking in movies. Nick's newfound notoriety attracts the attention of both Tobacco's head honcho and an investigative reporter for an influential Washington daily. Nick says he is just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage, but he begins to think about how his work makes him look in the eyes of his young son Joey.

Amazing Grace (PG, 2006)
The story of William Wilberforce is the story of an extraordinarily ordinary man, some 200 years ago, who through faith, struggle and perseverance overcame a 17-year battle to abolish the slave trade throughout the British Empire.

Fast Food Nation (R, 2006)
A dramatic feature based on material from the incendiary book Fast Food Nation, a no-holds-barred exploration of the fast food industry that ultimately revealed the dark side of the "All American Meal."

Crash (R, 2004)
Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of interrelated characters, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist white veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more. People are born with good hearts, but they grow up and learn prejudices. "Crash" is a movie that brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes and how redemption can come to such situations.

Hurricane on the Bayou (not yet rated, 2006)
Greg MacGillivray's Hurricane on the Bayou offers images of the natural beauty of New Orleans, as well as footage of the devastation the city suffered after Hurricane Katrina. The soundtrack is full of some of the most famous names in the city's rich musical history, and the film is narrated by Meryl Streep.

The Visitor (PG-13, 2008)
A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.


Home Sermons Online Newsletter Events Calendar Summer Movies and Discussion Church Boards Standing Committees Church Mission Related Links	SUMMER MOVIES AND DISCUSSION Tuesdays in July and August 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm The Worship Planning Committee invites the congregation and friends to attend movie night at church on Tuesdays during July and August! We will view the movies in the chapel, followed by a time for discussion. The movies we will be watching are listed below, along with summaries below. Please note that these movies have adult themes. If you need child care, please contact the office the Thursday before. If you would like to help, please speak to Pastor Roula or Beth Stich. July 8th – Friday Night Lights July 15th – Paradise Now July 22nd – Thank You For Smoking July 29th – Amazing Grace August 5th – Fast Food Nation August 12th – Crash August 19th – Hurricane on the Bayou August 26th – The Visitor Friday Night Lights (PG-13, 2004) Odessa is a small town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down," is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Paradise Now (PG-13, 2005) Best friends Said and Khaled work as auto mechanics in Nablus, in the disputed territory of the West Bank. Their lives involve little more than arguing with irate customers, smoking the hookah, listening to music and flirting with Suha, an attractive regular – until Said is approached by Jamal, an old friend to both men and their families. It is time for Said and Khaled to fulfill a pact they made long ago; the two men have been recruited to carry out a suicide bombing mission in Tel Aviv. But can Said hold fast to his convictions while growing closer to Suha, who was educated in Europe and holds more moderate views than he does? Thank You For Smoking (R, 2005) Nick Nayloris the chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, who makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today's neo-puritanical culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator who wants to put poison labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent to promote smoking in movies. Nick's newfound notoriety attracts the attention of both Tobacco's head honcho and an investigative reporter for an influential Washington daily. Nick says he is just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage, but he begins to think about how his work makes him look in the eyes of his young son Joey. Amazing Grace (PG, 2006) The story of William Wilberforce is the story of an extraordinarily ordinary man, some 200 years ago, who through faith, struggle and perseverance overcame a 17-year battle to abolish the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Fast Food Nation (R, 2006) A dramatic feature based on material from the incendiary book Fast Food Nation, a no-holds-barred exploration of the fast food industry that ultimately revealed the dark side of the "All American Meal." Crash (R, 2004) Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of interrelated characters, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist white veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more. People are born with good hearts, but they grow up and learn prejudices. "Crash" is a movie that brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes and how redemption can come to such situations. Hurricane on the Bayou (not yet rated, 2006) Greg MacGillivray's Hurricane on the Bayou offers images of the natural beauty of New Orleans, as well as footage of the devastation the city suffered after Hurricane Katrina. The soundtrack is full of some of the most famous names in the city's rich musical history, and the film is narrated by Meryl Streep. The Visitor (PG-13, 2008) A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.
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