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Tuesday, April 24th: The Last King of Scotland

On Tuesday, April 24th we present the Oscar award winning film, The Last King of Scotland.

In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promise a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. As the years pass, however, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin.

Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. - Kenneth Chisholm

The show starts at 7pm, $5 at the door. Hope to see you there!

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Tuesday, April 10th: Who Killed the Electric Car?

Ever ask yourself what happened to the Electric Car? Or maybe like so many others, you didn't even know it was an option? This Tuesday The Pearl Theater is proud to present another fantastic film aimed at raising awareness if not stirring up your inner activist... Sony Pictures Classics' Who Killed the Electric Car?

"With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important.

The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car, embracing instead the SUV.

Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right. " - Richard D. Titus, IMDB

The show starts at 7pm, tickets are $5 each. We hope you'll come out!

Links of Interest:

Japanese "Mileage Maniacs" Hack Prius To Get 116 MPG

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