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filM SCreeningS 8/18: Family Movies at the Central Library: cinderella c This 2015 American live-action romantic fantasy stars Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother Lady Tremaine and Lily James as Cinderella, who, with the help of some mice and a kind beggar woman, gets to the ball, meets the prince, and lives happily ever after. 1pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated PG. Call 564-5608. sbplibrary.org
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8/19: Free Friday Matinee at Central Library: concussion c This sportsthemed drama is based on Jeanne Marie Laskas’s GQ article “Game Brain,” about the potentially horrific cost of playing football. Will Smith plays Pittsburgh-based neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovers a degenerative brain disease caused by concussions. 2pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated PG-13. Call 564-5641. sbplibrary.org
Considered one of the most visually evocative noir films, this is the story of a war veteran (Humphrey Bogart) who travels to Key Largo to meet Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall), the wife of his deceased war buddy, only to run into conflict with mobsters. 8:30pm. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Not rated. Call 893-3535. artsandlectures
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8/20: a League of their t own This 1992 American dramedy tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, with Tom Hanks playing the washed-up manager and Geena Davis as one of the top players. 7:30pm. Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd., Ojai. $10. Rated PG. Call 646-8946.
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8/20: Free Movies in the Park: tangled tangled This Rapunzel happens to be a spirited teen with the unlikely superpower of 70 feet of magical golden hair! Watch her set off on a fantastic journey with the kingdom’s most wanted and most charming bandit in this animated romp filled with laughter and suspense. 8:30pm. Anisq’Oyo’ Park, Embarcadero del Mar and Madrid Rd., Isla Vista. Free. Rated PG. tinyurl.com/tangled tangledi angledislaVista islaVista Call 966-3652. tinyurl.com/t
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8/23: Comedy Tonight: The Films of Mel Brooks Series: Dracula: Dead and Loving it it After the dapper Count Dracula (Leslie Nielsen) relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his assistant, Renfield, he searches for new blood and finds Mina, only to have her straitlaced fiancé call the vampire hunter Van Helsing to save the day. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Rated PG-13. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org
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8/24: Free Summer Cinema: How to Marry a Millionaire Three New York models, played by Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable, rent an apartment with a plan to trap and marry for money and end up finding love along the way. Sure, the premise is outdated in this 1953 film, but the costumes by William Travilla are vintage heaven! 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Not rated. Call 893-3535. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu
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