Marion Palace Theatre management has announced the return of movies to the big screen. The family action adventure film “Max,” will be the first movie to use digital cinema projection at the theatre and will be shown on July 24, 25 and 26, 2015.
The Palace lost the ability to show 35mm film in late 2014 due to the film industry shift toward digital cinema. Together with the Evelyn E. Walter Foundation, Wm. Kay Davis Foundation and Merle & Peg Hamilton Charitable Foundation, through Trustee Ron Cramer, the community rallied together and helped fund the purchase of the new digital equipment needed to restore movies to Palace programming.
Movie-goers are invited to see “Max” which is a coming-of-age story about a young teen from a family dealing with loss, who finds friendship, comfort and adventure with the heroic military dog of his fallen brother, a United States Marine who served his country on the frontlines of the war in Afghanistan.
Warner Bros. Pictures provides the following synopsis of the film from writer/director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Fresh):
A precision-trained military dog, Max serves on the frontlines in Afghanistan alongside his handler, U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott. But when things go terribly wrong on maneuvers, Kyle is mortally wounded and Max, traumatized by the loss of his best friend, is unable to remain in service.
Sent stateside, the only human he seems willing to connect with is Kyle’s teenage brother, Justin, so Max is saved when he is adopted by Kyle’s family. But Justin has issues of his own, including living up to his father’s expectations, and he isn’t interested in taking responsibility for his brother’s troubled dog. However, Max may be Justin’s only chance to discover what really happened to his brother that day on the front, and with the help of Carmen, a tough-talking young teen who has a way with dogs, Justin begins to appreciate his canine companion.
Justin’s growing trust in Max helps the four-legged veteran revert back to his heroic self, and as the pair race to unravel the mystery, they find more excitement—and danger—than they bargained for. But they each might also find an unlikely new best friend…in each other.
“Max” stars Josh Wiggins (Hellion) as Justin Wincott, Lauren Graham (TV’s Parenthood) as his mom, Pamela, and Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church (Sideways) as his dad, Ray.
Patrons will have five opportunities to see “Max” – Friday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. This film is rated PG and runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.
Concessions will be available and are reasonably priced. Items available for purchase include candy bars for $1 each and 20 oz. Pepsi products, popcorn and boxed theatre candy for $2 each.
Admission prices are $4 for all ages and $2 for current PCAA members presenting a valid membership card. For more information call the Marion Palace Theatre Box Office at 740-383-2101 or visit www.marionpalace.org.
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