Hope Springs

August 10th

Genre: Comedy

Director: David Frankel

Writer: Vanessa Taylor

Starring: Meryl Streep

Tommy Lee Jones

Steve Carell

Synopsis:

Hope Springs takes you on an hilarious romp with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears that a renowned ‘couple’s specialist’ (Steve Carell) is in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough, the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place.  

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

August 15th

Genre: Fantasy

Director: Peter Hedges

Writer: Peter Hedges, Ahmet Zappa

Starring: Jennifer Garner

Joel Edgerton

Dianne Wiest

Ron Livingston

Synopsis:

Academy Award – nominated director/writer Peter Hedges (“Dan in Real Life,” What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”) brings enchantment to the screen with “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple. Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) can’t wait to start a family but being unable to conceive can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy, Jim and the small town community of Stanleyville learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts.