Date: April 4 & 11, 2020 Time: Evening (or any time of day, really.) Location: Your House! Captain Laser: YOU! Food: What's in the fridge? Costume: Houseware
~~~~~ Please don't forget we have awesome technology that can keep us together and help with isolation. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! TITLE
(Any year, ∞ minutes) Directed by: A. Director
Starring: People!
Anyone who's reading this is invited to participate. Here's an opportunity for all those who have wanted to come to a LR meeting but have been unable to do so.
They say on the news that Netflix viewership is up quite a bit, with everyone staying home and having nothing else to do. But don't just watch; report! Let us know what you're watching, and whether or not you'd recommend it to others, and why. Of course it doesn't have to be Netflix; let us know what you're watching on any streaming service, or even network TV for that matter.-David S. (Fearless Leader)
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: April 13, 2019 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: David S. Food: Bananas Costume: Scientist
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
Planet of the Apes
(1968, 112 minutes) Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.-IMDB
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
(2014, 130 minutes) Directed by: Matt Reeves
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.-IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: March 9, 2019 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Tall and Dark Food: Italian Costume: Mysterious Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/305769000132245/
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
A Simple Favor
(2018, 117 minutes) Directed by: Paul Feig
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells
SYNOPSIS-Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Gone Girl
(2014, 149 minutes) Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
SYNOPSIS-With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: November 03, 2018 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: We're All Captains here Food: Space Food Costume: Space Suit
Short features will be shown before the main feature. Don't miss them!
Feature Presentation! The Martian
(2015, 142 minutes) Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. -IMDB
~~~~~ Please join us for a potluck dinner after the feature. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. Afterwards we'll discuss and choose movies for the upcoming year. ~~~~~ The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: April 14, 2018 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: TBA Food: Lembas (Elven) Bread Costume: Fantastical!
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Stardust
(2007, 127 minutes) Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong, Rupert Everett, Ricky Gervais, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O'Toole
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. -IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: September 12, 2017 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Ken Keller Food: Space Food Costume: Space Cadet
~~~~~ Between features, we will have our traditional potluck. Please bring something that matches our food theme above or bring something for yourself. ~~~~~
Forbidden Planet
MAIN FEATURE! (1956, 98 minutes); Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, & Robby the Robot
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret one of them has.
A truly fantastic space epic. Rewind and watch thisclassic trailer!
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
Thanks to Ken Keller for finding our movie trailers.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Graphic design for the modified Forbidden Planet poster done by Jan Gephardt. Art direction by Ty Gephardt.
Date: March 11, 2017 Time: 4:15pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: The Keltners Food: Mardi Gras Costume: Superhero
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
Justice League Dark
(2017, 75 minutes) Directed by: Jay Oliva
Starring: Matt Ryan, Jason O'Mara, Camilla Luddington, Nicholas Turturro, Ray Chase
Batman forms Justice League Dark, a new team of dark arts specialists that is led by John Constantine. The team must unravel the mystery of a supernatural plague and contend with the rising, powerful villainous forces behind the siege.-IMDB
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Suicide Squad
(2016, 123 minutes) Directed by: David Ayer
Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.-IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Jewels in the Crown of '50s Science Fiction: Redux edition - Cancelled Movies will be decided at the event.
Date: January 25, 2017 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Ken Keller Food: 50s TV Dinners Costume: Casual
~~~~~ Between features, we will have our traditional potluck. Please bring something that matches our food theme above or bring something for yourself. ~~~~~
Forbidden Planet
MAIN FEATURE! (1956, 98 minutes); Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, & Robby the Robot
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret one of them has.
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
Thanks to Ken Keller for finding our movie trailers.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Graphic design for the modified Forbidden Planet poster done by Jan Gephardt. Art direction by Ty Gephardt.
Date: December 10, 2016January 14, 2017POSTPONED till January 28, 2017 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Who Cares Food: Regular Costume: Casual
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
Captain America: Civil War
(2016, 147 minutes) Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl
Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.-IMDB
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Deadpool
(2016, 108 minutes) Directed by: Tim Miller
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand
A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.-IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: December 10, 2016 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Who Cares Food: Regular Costume: Casual
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
Captain America: Civil War
(2016, 147 minutes) Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl
Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.-IMDB
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Deadpool
(2016, 108 minutes) Directed by: Tim Miller
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand
A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.-IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: November 5, 2016 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: David Sooby Food: Thanksgiving (see list) Costume: Puritan
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
~~~~~ Please join us for a Thanksgiving dinner! Bring something to share. We are coordinating on the Facebook group. After dinner, we will be discussing the movies we want to watch during the upcoming year. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Life of Pi
(2012, 127 minutes) Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu
"The storyline revolves around an Indian man named "Pi" Patel, telling a novelist about his life story, and how at 16 he survives a shipwreck in which his family dies, and is stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger."-Wikipedia
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Date: October 8, 2016 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Jessica G. Food: Horror Costume: Scary
~~~~~ After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer. ~~~~~
Feature Presentation! Crimson Peak
(2015, 119 minutes) Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
"In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers."-IMDB
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the
Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
DELAYED: September 10, 2016 September 24, 2016 Time: 4:50pm Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding. Captain Laser: Huddled In A Corner Food: Comfort Food Costume: Bright
Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!
Home (2015, 94 minutes) Directed by: Tim Johnson
Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Matt Jones
"The story takes place on planet Earth, where an alien race called the Boov invade the planet. However, a girl named Gratuity "Tip" Tucci manages to avoid capture, and goes on the run with Oh, a fugitive Boov."-Wikipedia
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Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key
"In the film, a disillusioned genius inventor and a teenage science enthusiast, embark to an ambiguous alternate dimension known as "Tomorrowland", where their actions directly affect the world and themselves."-Wikipedia
The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.
IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors.
The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
