{"id":13215,"date":"2013-01-09T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=13215"},"modified":"2013-01-09T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T19:25:00","slug":"warm-up-winter-with-hot-film-slate-at-the-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=13215","title":{"rendered":"Warm up winter with hot film slate at the Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/argo-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13217\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"argo poster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/argo-poster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 The Kennett Independent Film Series has another series for four films planned for the winter, all available for screening in the cozy confines of the Kennett Flash:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Intouchables on Thursday, January 17<\/strong><br \/>\nThe skinny:\u00a0 A feel-good French buddy film that broke box-office records around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The plot:\u00a0 After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.<br \/>\nThe critics: &#8220;Oscar-nominated, lauded at festivals overseas and now, one of the most successful French pictures of all time, The Intouchables is simply irresistible.&#8221; -Ed Gibbs<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleepwalk with Me on Friday, January 25<\/strong><br \/>\nThe skinny:\u00a0 An endearing, autobiographical comedy written, directed, and acted by stand-up comic Mike Birbiglia.<br \/>\nThe plot:\u00a0 A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.<br \/>\nThe critics:\u00a0 &#8220;Puts a laudably offbeat new spin on the familiar story of the slacker guy with the commitment problem.&#8221; -Gary Thompson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robot &amp; Frank on Thursday, February 21<\/strong><br \/>\nThe skinny:\u00a0 A witty, understated dramedy and Sundance darling.<br \/>\nThe plot:\u00a0 Set in the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.<br \/>\nThe critics:\u00a0 &#8220;Led by a brilliant performance from star Frank Langella, Robot &amp; Frank works as both a quirky indie drama and as a smart, thoughtful meditation on aging.&#8221;\u00a0 -Rotten Tomatoes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argo on Thursday, February 28<\/strong><br \/>\nThe skinny:\u00a0 A true-story political thriller that&#8217;s got big Oscar buzz.<br \/>\nThe plot:\u00a0 A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.<br \/>\nThe critics:\u00a0 &#8220;Ben Affleck leaps on to the A-list of directors with this relentlessly entertaining thriller, combining comedy and nerve-jangling suspense to maximum effect.&#8221;\u00a0 -Rich Kline<\/p>\n<p>For all four events, doors open at 7 pm and the show begins at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 The Kennett Independent Film Series has another series for four films planned for the winter, all available for screening in the cozy confines of the Kennett Flash: The Intouchables on Thursday, January 17 The skinny:\u00a0 A feel-good French buddy film that broke box-office records around the world. 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