The Magic of Belle Isle News

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"Flight," ''Django Unchained," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Red Tails" and "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" are up for the outstanding motion picture trophy at the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards .

Tickets are now on sale for the prestigious series, Reel Talk with Stephen Farber , offered for the very first time in the South Bay! The series will be held on four consecutive Wednesday evenings - January 30 through February 20 - beginning at 7 p.m. each evening.

Director Rob Reiner and film critic Stephen Farber at the "Reel Talk" screening earlier this year of "The Magic of Belle Isle." The acclaimed film series, "Reel Talk with Stephen Farber, is headed to the South Bay starting January 30, and will run for four consecutive Wednesdays through February 20 with screenings at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale, and ... (more)

In this warm-hearted romantic comedy, Morgan Freeman plays a wheelchair-bound author with writer's block who moves to a rural town in a bid to rekindle his muse.