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Feb 9 CROSSING IN ST. AUGUSTINE Flagler College will host civil rights supporter and former Atlanta Mayor and United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young for a special presentation and screening of Young’s documentary “Crossing in St. Augustine” . “Crossing in St. Augustine” focuses on the impact of the civil rights movement in St. Augustine that culminated in a visit by Young at the request of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964. Young was a personal friend and fellow advocate of King’s during that time. He helped galvanize a movement that transformed the nation through King’s famed non-violence approach. Tuesday, Feb 9 at 7pm in the Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St, St. Augustine. Info: 819-6400.
Feb 12 CASABLANCA Not Just for Baby Boomers Film Series Enjoy free showings of Boomers’ favorite films each month at 5:45 pm in the Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium. http://jpl.coj.net/progs/main/notjustforboomers.html, 630-1741.
Feb 13 Monthly meeting of the Leave ‘em Laughing Tent Meetings are now on Saturday afternoons. Films screened will include a Popeye cartoon, Wimmen Is a Myskery (1940), four marriage-themed Laurel & Hardy shorts: Our Wife (1931), Twice Two (1933; pictured in the attached photo), Me and My Pal (1933), and Oliver the Eighth (1934). Pablo Creek Branch Library, 13295 Beach Blvd. (between Kernan and Hodges Blvds.), 4 to 5:30 pm. Info: Steve Bailey, 246-0312 leaveemlaughing.moviefever.com
Feb 13 VISUAL ACOUSTICS Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics explores the monumental career of 97-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. Populating his photos with human models and striking landscapes, Shulman combined the organic with the synthetic, melding nature with revolutionary urban design. The resulting images helped to shape the careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century. Tickets: $7 adult, $5 student. Q & A with director after film. 7pm. UNF Fine Arts Center, 620-2878.
5 POINTS THEATRE
Feb 5-11 ME AND ORSON WELLES All’s fair in love and theatre. A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937. Starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes. Feb 5 at midnight BACK TO THE FUTURE II. Feb 7 at 6:25pm Super Bowl XLIV.
Feb 12-18 BROKEN EMBRACES Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie. Starring Penelope Cruz. Feb 12 at 11pm HEATHERS. Feb 19 at 11pm HAUSU (or House) This is a 1977 Japanese horror movie that has been described as a live action Scoobie-Doo on acid. Feb 26 at 11pm WEIRD SCIENCE. 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St, 359-0047, www.5pointstheatre.com
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