Month: June 2013

Movies at the Lighthouse rescheduled!
Madagascar III waits on the rain! As we have some much needed rain moving into the area over the next couple of hours, MADAGASCAR III is rescheduled for SUNDAY 6/9 @ 9pm! Join us at the lighthouse Sunday night for Lighthouse Establishment Cinema!

Thanks to everybody who participated in the Lighthouse Establishment Cinema Movie survey! Join us this summer for FREE FAMILY FUN!

Season 9 STARTS on Sunday, June 9, 2013! EIGHT showings are scheduled for the summer. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics and friends and family for a memorable evening on the grounds of the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse. All summer movies start EVERY Friday in JUNE & JULY at 9:30 p.m. just after South Padre Island’s Fireworks display over the Laguna Madre Bay. COST: FREE! For more information call 956/943-7602. museumdirector@copitx.com. Schedule is subject to change.

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JUNE 7

MADAGASCAR 3

Animated Feature
Voices by: Ben Stiller, Frances McDormand, David Schwimmer
DreamWorks Animation; Directed by Eric Darnell
Rated PG; 93 minutes; 2012

Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style.

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JUNE 14

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

Animated Feature
Voices by: Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Chris Pine
Dreamworks Animation
Directed by Peter Ramsey
Rated PG; 97 minutes; 2012

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
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JUNE 21

AMAZING SPIDER MAN

Director: Marc Webb
Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans
Rated PG-13; 136 minutes; 2012

Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.
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JUNE 28

PARANORMAN

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mitz-Plasse
Focus Features; Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell
Rated PG; 92 minutes; 2012

When a small town comes under siege by zombies, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
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JULY 5

LORAX

Animated Feature
Voices by: Zac Efron, Danny Devito, Taylor Swift
Universal Pictures
Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda
Rated PG; 86 minutes; 2012

This animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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JULY 12

AN AMERICAN TAIL

Animated Feature
Voices of Dom DeLuise,Christopher Plummer, Madeline Kahn
Universal Pictures; Directed by Don Bluth
Rated G; 80 minutes; 1986

Featuring the hit song Somewhere Out There, AN AMERICAN TAIL is the story of the Mousekewitz family’s journey to America and their young son, Fievel, who gets lost along the way. Landing in a bottle, he washes ashore in New York harbor where, determined to find his family, he comes face to face with the perils and opportunities of the New World.

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JULY 19

SCOOBY DOO

Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Rowan Atkinson, Linda Cardellini, Scott Innes (voice of Scooby-Doo), Isla Fisher
Warner Bros.; Directed by Raja Gosnell
Rated PG; 2002

Scooby Dooby Doo… Where are you? Find out in this hilarious live-action update of the still popular television animated series, which started in 1969. Scooby is up to his usual wacky adventures with the rest of the gang, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma… and of course they are all toolin’ around town in everyone’s favorite ride – the Mystery Machine. Scooby and the gang find themselves on Spooky Island, a giant amusement park where they have to all pull together and solve a mystery.

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JULY 26

SURF’S UP

Animated Feature
Voices by: Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, Jeff Bridges
Columbia Pictures; Directed by Ash Brannon
Rated PG; 85 minutes; 2007

This stylish CGI animated comedy is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. A documentary crew takes the audiences behind the scenes at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship and talks to the newest star Cody Maverick. He starts off as a cocky rookie but soon discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first.

Sponsored By: Quik Stop, City of Port Isabel, Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation, Museums of Port Isabel & South Padre Bank, N.A.