Zathura (2005/PG) part of The Read It, Watch It Summer Series July 2, 2008

Wed, July 2 at 12:00pm

FREE! 4 ticket limit per adult
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

“The Read It, Watch It Summer Series” is sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District, Growing Tree Toys, State College Magazine, Jersey Shore State Bank, Backyard Burger, Subway and media sponsor 105.9 JoeFM.

It’s back! The State Theatre is excited to announce the return of “The Read It, Watch It Summer Series,” presented in cooperation with The Schlow Library Summer Reading Program. This year’s series will run for nine weeks and feature a variety of classic and new children’s films that the young, and young at heart, will surely enjoy. Local charities will be featured each week and donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items will be collected every week for the State College Food Bank.

Zathura: A Space Adventure
Actor-turned-director Jon Favreau delivers another work of intelligent, charming family fare with this space adventure, based on the illustrated book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. Although released ten years later, Zathura is a prequel to the 1995 film Jumanji.

Older brother Walter and the younger Danny are constantly at war with one another, bickering over the mediating voice of their long-suffering father. When he has to go to the office to replace some papers the boys destroyed in their crossfire, he leaves them in the dubious care of older sister Lisa, who is sleeping upstairs. When Danny discovers an old board game called Zathura stored in the basement, his excitement is lost on Walter, who has no time for such old, boring toys. Soon, however, the game becomes impossible to ignore, as the boys are transported into space, and one of them must win in order to make it home again. Each turn brings a new, often dangerous, surprise, and the boys are faced with a murderous robot, an explosive meteor shower, and lizard-like aliens, while poor Lisa is cryogenically frozen early in the game. The adventure yields some heartwarming, family-friendly life lessons.

Read It, Watch It Summer Series Schedule:
July 2 - Zathura (2005/PG)
July 9 - Curious George (2006/G)
July 16 - Because of Winn Dixie (2005/G)
July 23 - We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993/G)
July 30 - The Secret Garden (1993/G)
August 6 – The Ant Bully (2006/PG)
August 13 - Nanny McPhee (2005/PG)

Official Website: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/Events/viewevent.php?id=293