2019 Movie Nights
Second Friday of the Month* - Only $2 Per person
6:30pm - Doors open
6:45pm - Aviation Historian provides introduction
7:00pm - Movie Begins!
Discussion following movie
Snacks and drinks for purchase - Feel Free to Bring a chair, blanket
Jan 11 - Living in the age of Airplanes, Documentary with Harrison Ford. Reminds us how the airplane has profoundly changed the world and our lives. Beautifully filmed in 18 countries, across all 7 continents, the film renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe-inspiring inventions in the modern world.
Feb 8 - High Road to China, A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord. Starring Tom Selleck
March 8 - Heroes on Deck, Documentary on Naval aviation on Lake Michigan. During World War II, just off Chicago’s shoreline, the US Navy trained over 15,000 carrier pilots on two makeshift “flattops,” both former, coal-fired, side wheel passenger steamers. Not every pilot landed successfully on the pitching decks of the USS Wolverine and USS Sable and many aircraft went to the Lake bottom.
April 12 - Task Force-Navy war movie. As he is retiring, Jonathon Scott reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.
May 10 - Above and Beyond, the story of the Israeli air force. In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence.
June 14 - The War Lover, In 1943, Captain Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) is an arrogant pilot in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber nicknamed The Body. While stationed in Britain during the Second World War, one of the bombing missions is aborted because clouds obscure all potential targets, but Rickson ignores the order to turn around and dives under the clouds.
July 12 - Breaking Through the Clouds, The Award Winning Documentary that shares the Inspiring True Story of Twenty Women Who Raced Across America in the Summer of 1929.
August 9 - Legend of Pacho Barnes, The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a 2009 documentary film that chronicles the life of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes.
Sept 13 - God is My Co-Pilot, World War II story about Flying Tiger ace Rober L. Scott. At age 34, Army Air Force pilot Major Robert Lee Scott Jr. (Dennis Morgan) is considered too old to fly in combat, but he is recruited and volunteers to fly in a secret bombing mission from the Philippines against Tokyo, the Japanese capital.
Oct 11 - One Six Right An independent documentary film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport. Within a short period of time, it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation.
Nov 8 - To Fly!, Imax film on the wonder of flight. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions.
Dec 13 - Air Force, a Rousing World War II story about a B-17 and her crew. The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
Second Friday of the Month* - Only $2 Per person
6:30pm - Doors open
6:45pm - Aviation Historian provides introduction
7:00pm - Movie Begins!
Discussion following movie
Snacks and drinks for purchase - Feel Free to Bring a chair, blanket
Jan 11 - Living in the age of Airplanes, Documentary with Harrison Ford. Reminds us how the airplane has profoundly changed the world and our lives. Beautifully filmed in 18 countries, across all 7 continents, the film renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe-inspiring inventions in the modern world.
Feb 8 - High Road to China, A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord. Starring Tom Selleck
March 8 - Heroes on Deck, Documentary on Naval aviation on Lake Michigan. During World War II, just off Chicago’s shoreline, the US Navy trained over 15,000 carrier pilots on two makeshift “flattops,” both former, coal-fired, side wheel passenger steamers. Not every pilot landed successfully on the pitching decks of the USS Wolverine and USS Sable and many aircraft went to the Lake bottom.
April 12 - Task Force-Navy war movie. As he is retiring, Jonathon Scott reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.
May 10 - Above and Beyond, the story of the Israeli air force. In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence.
June 14 - The War Lover, In 1943, Captain Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) is an arrogant pilot in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber nicknamed The Body. While stationed in Britain during the Second World War, one of the bombing missions is aborted because clouds obscure all potential targets, but Rickson ignores the order to turn around and dives under the clouds.
July 12 - Breaking Through the Clouds, The Award Winning Documentary that shares the Inspiring True Story of Twenty Women Who Raced Across America in the Summer of 1929.
August 9 - Legend of Pacho Barnes, The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a 2009 documentary film that chronicles the life of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes.
Sept 13 - God is My Co-Pilot, World War II story about Flying Tiger ace Rober L. Scott. At age 34, Army Air Force pilot Major Robert Lee Scott Jr. (Dennis Morgan) is considered too old to fly in combat, but he is recruited and volunteers to fly in a secret bombing mission from the Philippines against Tokyo, the Japanese capital.
Oct 11 - One Six Right An independent documentary film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport. Within a short period of time, it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation.
Nov 8 - To Fly!, Imax film on the wonder of flight. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions.
Dec 13 - Air Force, a Rousing World War II story about a B-17 and her crew. The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.