Gorton Center

All The President's Men
2024-02-08 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, United States
“The Washington Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden

The Little Mermaid
2024-02-17 13:00 - 15:30
A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Director: Rob Marshall

Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy

Selma
2024-02-17 19:00 - 21:00
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey

Barbie
2024-02-22 19:00 - 21:00
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Director: Greta Gerwig
Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae
BARBIE movie night is part of Gorton Center’s series of special events in celebration of our 50th Anniversary! Bring your friends and join us starting at 6 pm for specialty drinks, photo ops, pink giveaways, and a FUNdraising raffle in support of Gorton Center — the hub for arts & culture in the heart of our community. You can find more information on the pre-party here.

42
2024-02-24 19:00 - 21:00
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
Director: Brian Helgeland
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford

2024 OSCAR SHORTS
2024-03-02 13:00 - 2024-03-03 21:30
This is your annual chance to view Oscar-Nominated Short Films and then predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. This is the 19th year of Oscar Shorts presented by ShortsTV. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 10th
ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 80 min.)
Not for children under 13, verging on R. This isn’t a family-friendly program – topics include the Holocaust, inferred child sexual abuse, and violent battle scenes.
Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
Pachyderm– Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA
ADDITIONAL FILMS TO BE INCLUDED:
I’m Hip – John Musker, 4 min., USA
Wild Summons – Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, 14 min., UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull)

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 134 minutes)
Rated R. Topics include murder, abortion, sexual abuse, and suicide.
The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English)
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English)
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish)
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French)
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 37 min., US/UK (in English)

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (to be offered as one program of 140 minutes)
Rated PG/PG-13. Topics include aging, friendship, economic inequality, Taiwanese independence, and book bans.
Island In Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin)
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó– Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin)
The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English)
The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English)
The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English)
View the Oscar Shorts trailer here
Live Action Shorts
Saturday, March 2nd & Sunday, March 3rd at 1 pm

Animated Shorts
Saturday, March 2nd & Sunday, March 3rd at 4 pm

Documentary Shorts
Saturday, March 2nd & Sunday, March 3rd at 7 pm

Where Eagles Dare
2024-03-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:00
A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They’ll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there’s a traitor in their midst.
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Stars: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure
The First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation

E.T.
2024-03-22 19:00 - 21:00
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote

Frozen II
2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:00
Elsa the Snow Queen has an extraordinary gift — the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom — an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad

Frances Ha
2024-03-23 19:00 - 20:30
A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
Director: Noah Baumbach
Writers: Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Stars: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver

River
2024-04-04 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:30
A cinematic musical odyssey across six continents, showcasing rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. This film is a stunning exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth’s rivers, in all their majesty and fragility.
Directors: Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti
Narrated by Willem Dafoe
The First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation

Fly Fishing Film Tour 2024
2024-04-07 13:00 - 19:00
The 18th annual (and 7th year at Gorton) FLY FISHING FILM TOUR (F3T) is back on the road with a top notch selection of short films that are sure to get you fired up for the season ahead!
This year there will be films that take you into the science of the Costa Marlin Project, to the deep depths of the jungle for the massive Peacock Bass, and will have a Steelhead story with characters as rare as the fish itself + many, many more.
The local chapter of Trout Unlimited will be on hand – try your hand at casting and learn how to perfect your knot tying skills – and learn about their work and their summer camp!
The F3T is the original and largest fly fishing film event of its kind and we are proud to be an annual community event for all anglers. Come for the action and stay for the giveaways and camaraderie that will feed your fishing addiction.
For more updates go to flyfilmtour.com or follow on social at @flyfishingfilmtour.
The F3T is proudly presented by Costa & Skawla. The tour is also supported by the following national tour partners:
NRS – Drift Boats
Sawyers – Oars
Orvis – Official Rod Partner
Greys – Reels
Scientific Anglers – Fly Line
Daichii – Hooks
YETI – Flasks & Cools
Monster – Energy Drinks
RAM – Vehicle
Riversmith – Rod Rack
Dale’s by Oskar Blues Brewery – Beer
All Hands – RTD
Turtlebox – Speakers
Hareline – Fly Material
Captains for Cleanwater – Conservation

Screening both at 1 PM & 4 PM.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Gorton’s Director of Film Programs, Josh Wolff (Josh@nullgortoncenter.org) with any questions. We’ll see you at the movies!
Fly Fishing Film Tour is co-presented by Gorton and Lake Forest Open Lands and sponsored by Maddie Dugan

Lady Bird
2024-04-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30
An intrepid high schooler in Sacramento undergoes the trials of love, family and self-discovery as she dreams of escaping to college on the East Coast.
Director/Writer: Greta Gerwig
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts

The Big Chill
2024-04-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-24 19:00 - 21:00
A once close-knit gang of friends — including an actor (JoBeth Williams), a doctor (Glenn Close) and her husband (Kevin Kline), a Vietnam veteran (William Hurt), and a journalist (Tom Berenger) — meets for a weekend after the funeral of their much-envied friend Alex, who committed suicide. The friends spend the weekend confronting the personal truths, sacrifices and betrayals that have left them disenchanted. Each must contend with unresolved issues they have with Alex, and with one another.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Stars: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, William Hurt

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
2024-05-02 19:00 - 21:00
After the Rebels are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Director: Irvin Kershner
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
First Thursdays Film Series is sponsored by a grant from the Sheffield Foundation.
Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the purchase button
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Forrest Gump
2024-05-18 19:00 - 21:00
Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His ‘mama’ teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank!
Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Cool Hand Luke
2024-05-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-23 19:00 - 21:00
When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn’t play by the rules of either the sadistic warden (Strother Martin) or the yard’s resident heavy, Dragline (George Kennedy), who ends up admiring the new guy’s unbreakable will. Luke’s bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison’s dreaded solitary confinement cell, “the box,” make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Stars: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank!
Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

The Italian Job
2024-06-06 19:00 - 21:00
Inspired by the 1969 British film, but with an original story, the plot follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them.
Led by John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) and Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) a team is assembled for one last heist to steal $35 million in gold bars from a heavily guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, Steve (Edward Norton), driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the group. Thinking the team dead, he returns to Los Angeles with the gold. Charlie and the survivors of this betrayal follow Steve to L.A. to exact revenge against the traitor. Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger’s daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron) – a professional safe cracker – to get revenge. With Stella and the hacking skills of Lyle (Seth Green), the explosives skills of “Left Ear” (Yasiin Bey), and the driving skills of “Handsome” Rob (Jason Statham) this new team plans and executes a daring heist that weaves through the freeways and subways of L.A.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank!
Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Jurassic Park
2024-06-08 19:00 - 21:00
In this Steven Spielberg blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank!
Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2024-06-30 15:00 - 17:00
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.
Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc
Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank! Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Yesterday
2024-06-30 19:00 - 21:00
A struggling musician realizes he’s the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.
Director: Danny Boyle
Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank! Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Are You There God? It's me Margaret!
2024-07-07 15:00 - 17:00
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank! Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Dirty Dancing
2024-07-11 19:00 - 21:00
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank! Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

Gravity
2024-07-27 19:00 - 21:00
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
It’s 50 cent movies all summer at Gorton, thanks to Northern Trust Bank! Options to purchase:
– buy two tickets for $1 online using the link on this page
– pay cash at the door
We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!
