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Now in theaters! Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Based on the popular American Girl book series, Abigail Breslin stars as Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl who'll use her wit and bravery to help her family through the Great Depression. GET TICKETS

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Making her feature debut with Award winner Under the Same Moon, Patricia Riggen opted not to take studio financing so she could make the movie of her dreams.
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
In Select Theaters June 20! The American Girl book series comes to the big screen in this adaptation set during the Great Depression. Kit is a resourceful young girl who'll do anything to help save her family from the uncertain future...MORE
Wall*E Wall*E
In Theaters June 27! After 700 years doing the job he was programmed to do, Wall*E has developed a glitch--he's got a personality. When a sleek new robot lands on Earth, Wall*E's world is suddenly turned...MORE

Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth
When his brother goes missing on the search for the center of the earth, one scientist, his nephew and a brave tour guide go on an adventure of a lifetime to a world...MORE
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) Under the Same Moon
A young boy puts his own life in danger in order to find the mother he hasn't seen in years. This moving portrait of the bond between a mother and her child is...MORE
The Bucket List The Bucket List
Two of Hollywood's most impressive actors unite in this touching comedy about two unlikely friends who go on an adventure of a lifetime...MORE
The Kite Runner The Kite Runner
Based on the best-selling novel, this harrowing tale of a boy who grows up and seeks to set right the wrongs he's witnessed is a film that lingers long after...MORE
Remember the Titans
The true story of Herman Boone, hired to coach a high school football team in a racially-charged Virginia school in 1970...MORE
Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah and the Bee
A young girl with a knack for words trains to compete in the Scripp's National Spelling Bee, bringing hope to a community and a school that...MORE
The Green Mile
Based on the book by Stephen King, the lives of prison guards and their inmates are irreversibly intertwined when one of the death row prisoners...MORE

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proud to present F.I.L.M. This literacy and film program, Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies, is...MORE

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie children return to the magical world of Narnia, a year after they last visited. But centeries have gone by in the mystical world, and they'll have to unite with Prince Caspian to save a civilization on the brink...MORE
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Curriculum Coming Soon! Witty, resourceful and kind-hearted, Kit is bound and determined to save her family's home when they land on hard times during the heart of the Depression...MORE