Lyric Cinema Café, located at 300 East Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado, is starting a book club. The club will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The evening will include a chat about the book, followed by a viewing of the movie based on the book at 7 p.m.

January’s book is “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk, and Old Firehouse Books at 232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, has copies of the book.

Join other book/movie fans this January 26, 2010, at Lyric Cinema Café. To see a list of upcoming books visit www.LyricCinemaCafe.com. Remember, Lyric Cinema Cafe offers a variety of food and drinks, including wine and locally brewed beer.

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Peter Skarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in "An Education," a film from Sony Pictures Classics.

Rated PG13

Directed by Lone Scherfig

Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike

Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5/5

Word of Warning: None – I simply love this movie.

Finally, a really good film is in theaters. How refreshing! Fabulous directing, outstanding acting and a clever narrative make this film a HeidiTown favorite (and I would nominate “An Education” for Best Picture come Oscar season).

“An Education” is based on a memoir written by Lynn Barber, a celebrated British journalist, who is known for her controversial interviews and who has won five British Press Awards. As with any memoir there is no way to know how truthful the story really is, but I can tell you, regardless of accuracy, it is a great story.

Jenny is a precocious sixteen-year-old growing up in the middleclass suburbs of London in the early 1960s. Jenny is the only daughter of parents who have worked tirelessly to support her aspiration to attend Oxford. She is enrolled in a private all-girls school where she is head of the class. 

A chance encounter on a rainy day changes Jenny’s life forever. She meets David, an older man who is familiar with all the finer things life has to offer – the very things Jenny longs to know and experience. The two begin a rather harmless friendship, but as the audience suspects from the beginning, it soon develops into more.

The dialogue in “An Education” is, as the Brits would say, “just brill.” And even though the overall pace of this film is leisurely, the witty dialogue, terrific costumes, striking sets, and good use of tension building, make this movie as visually stimulating as it is emotionally engaging.  

Carey Mulligan is the up-and-coming British actress who plays Jenny, and despite outstanding performances by the entire cast, the 24-year-old steals each and every scene in which she appears. With a dazzling smile and undeniable talent, Mulligan is definitely one to watch in the future. 

“An Education” isn’t a Lolita story. Jenny is a good English girl, from a good English family, and David has all outward appearances of a good English gentlemen. In fact, the PG13 rating is almost excessive. The film is a coming of age story with the more scandalous parts of the narrative left entirely to the imagination.

The fact is “An Education” doesn’t need to be salacious in order to get the story across. It explores the loss of innocence with a delightful subtly, and I highly recommend this movie.

Note: “An Education” is currently playing at Lyric Cinema Café in Fort Collins. 

Lyric Cinema Cafe is hosting the first Annual Local Food Festival, by featuring three food-related documentaries and presenting a farmers market featuring delicious, healthy, locally grown foods.

The Farmer’s Market runs Wednesday, August 26, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

“Food Inc.” is the main feature. This American-made documentary sheds light on large-scale agricultural food production in the United States. You will never look at food the same way again.

“Pressure Cooker” is a documentary about a culinary contest at an inner city school. It highlights the process the students go through in order to win scholarships and confidence.

“End of the Line” asks the audience to imagine a world without fish. This documentary takes a long, hard look at the fishing industry and who profits the most from overfishing.

Lyric Cinema Cafe is located at 300 E. Mountain Ave., in Fort Collins, Colorado.  For showtimes, visit www.LyricCinemaCafe.com.

One of the only movies to receive a 5/5 here at HeidiTown is now playing at Lyric Cinema Cafe in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Read HeidiTown’s review of this movie.

For movie times, visit Lyric Cinema Cafe’s Website.

Northern Colorado’s only independent theater, Lyric Cinema Cafe is now serving LaMar’s Donuts.

Lyric Cinema Cafe is located at 300 E. Mountain in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Cafe is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. 

In addition to delicious donuts the cafe serves up coffee, beer, wine and tapas-style snacks including an artisan cheese plate, empanadas, humus plate and more.

Lyric Cinema Cafe is currently playing five movies on their two screens, including Moon.

Lyric has a great line up this week, that includes the Academy Award winner for Best Picture ”Slumdog Millionaire.” They are also featuring “Milk,” the film that scored Sean Penn a Best Actor Oscar, and all the Oscar nominated short films.

For more information and show times visit their website at www.lyriccinemacafe.com. 

New documentary wows the critics.

Find out if I agree – read my review HERE.

Read why here: Young@Heart