COMING ATTRACTIONS
DECEMBER 7th - 7:30 PM
DECEMBER 8th - 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM
DECEMBER 15th - 7:30 PM
Walnut Creek Public Library
[1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek]
Free for society members. $12 General Admission tickets available on a first-come basis, starting 30 minutes before show times.
Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric (Rob Brydon) joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan slowly learn to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their lives and routines in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship? From Great Britain • Comedy / Drama • 96 min. Trailer
This show includes the award winning short film by nicholas arioli, “coin operated”
Film Review & Commentary
Adorableness is a given when it comes to puppy movies. It’s also the “Ahhhhh-factor” when people so much as walk past the movie poster of Dana Bachman and Don Hardy’s documentary, “Pick of the Litter.” But it’s serious business when highly bred litters begin their training at facilities like Guide Dogs of the Blind (San Rafael), or Guide Dogs of the Desert (Palm Desert, California). To read a review of Mountain Shadow’s selection for November, 2018, click on the image above.
Bookshops come and go. But the larger theme behind “The Bookshop” is an allegorical tale familiar to us all in all its many guises; where the resilience and gumption of any underdog is pitted against entrenched and formidable powers. To read a Mountain Shadow review of our selection for October, 2018, click on the image above.
