Arts & Entertainment
Classic Animated Films To Screen At Ridgefield Playhouse
This summer at the Ridgefield Playhouse, the Bruce Bennett Nissan Family Series continues on the big screen.
Press release from the Ridgefield Playhouse:
June 28, 2020
Everyone has a favorite movie they have seen hundreds of times. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and countless other digital platforms may offer ways to stream any movie, at any time - but there is a certain type of magic when you see movies on the big screen with other people. Laughing together at a hilarious scene, crying along with other theatergoers at particularly poignant moment or cheering aloud when the hero of the film prevails – you are all sharing a moment together.
This summer at The Ridgefield Playhouse, the Bruce Bennett Nissan Family Series continues on the big screen. We invite you to bring the kids to see animated classics the way they were meant to be seen - on the big screen – and share a community experiences. Tickets are free for children 12 and under. Don’t miss the award-winning film How To Train Your Dragon on Wednesday, July 8 at 2pm & 7pm. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a Norse teenager from the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. His progressive views and weird sense of humor make him a misfit, despite the fact that his father (Gerard Butler) is chief of the clan. Tossed into dragon-fighting school, he endeavors to prove himself as a true Viking, but when he befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, he has the chance to plot a new course for his people’s future.
The family films continue with All Dogs Go to Heaven on Wednesday, July 15 at 2pm and 7pm. In this animated feature, canine casino owner Charlie (Burt Reynolds) is killed by gambler Carface (Vic Tayback), but returns to Earth from heaven thanks to the powers of a magical, rewindable watch. Charlie sets out to take his revenge on Carface by means of an elaborate plan that involves an orphan girl, Anne-Marie. But as the plan progresses, Charlie discovers that Anne-Marie is being exploited by Carface. Charlie must decide whether to change his mission from one of revenge to one of rescue.
With a star-studded cast, The Prince of Egypt, tells the Exodus story entertainingly — and in a way kids will never forget Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer), upon discovering his roots as a Jewish slave, embarks on a quest to free his people from bondage. When his plea is denied by his brother Rameses (Ralph Fiennes), the new pharaoh, a series of horrific plagues strike Egypt. Moses finally leads the Israelites to freedom by parting the Red Sea and drowning the Egyptian army. God then gives Moses the Ten Commandments, a list of rules for his people to live by. See the film on Wednesday, July 22 at 2pm.
E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web," the loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte will be screened on Wednesday, July 29 at 2pm & 7pm. A young girl named Fern (Dakota Fanning) rescues a runty piglet, raises it as her own and names him Wilbur. However, after Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay) grows into a pig, she is compelled to sell him to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman down the street. At Zuckerman’s barn, Wilbur meets a host of animals and later learns from them that come winter, he will be slaughtered for food. Fearing for his life, Charlotte (Julia Roberts), a gentle and wise spider whom befriended the lonely Wilbur, vows to save his life.
For tickets ($10 in advance, online or $12 at the door) call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.
This press release was produced by the Ridgefield Playhouse. The views expressed here are the author's own.
