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Rosemary Ponnekanti is the arts reporter at The News Tribune, and has been a classical music nerd nearly all her life. Besides spending way too much time in galleries, museums and concert halls, she occasionally brings a whistle or double bass to Celtic jam sessions, and insists on singing "Happy Birthday" in four-part harmony.
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It's back: the series of kid-friendly films at The Grand Cinema. And this time, folks, it's totally free.
The Click! Family Flick series runs the third Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m., beginning this weekend. In the past, The Grand has made it cheap, or free to library card holders. This time, thanks to Click! Network, everyone gets in for free (though seating is limited to 100, so be there early.)
This Saturday kicks off the series with "The Princess Bride" (1987), one of my all-time favorites for its gentle poking-fun of adventure cliches (the left-handed sword fight is hilarious), great cameos (watch out for Billy Crystal) and Cary Elwes' brilliant Errol Flynn take-off. As the swashbuckling farmhand, Elwes rescues the lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) who's trying to escape marriage to the disgusting Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon.) The tongue-in-cheek fairy tale is told by Peter Falk as a grandfather reading a book to his sick, video game-less grandson.
"The Princess Bride" runs 102 minutes. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. The Grand is at 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma. The Click! Family Flicks will continue with "An American Tail" on April 18, "Babe" on May 16, "Back to the Future" on June 20, "Shrek" on July 18 and "Willy Wonka" on August 15. For info and trailers: www.grandcinema.com
