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Movies for Kids: Robots in February

Latchis Arts’ popular Movies for Kids series on Sunday mornings continues in February with a new time and a theme of Robots.
Kids – and their big people and everyone who is a kid-at-heart – are invited to showings of movies at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St., on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Admission is by donation.
Movies for Kids series have a monthly theme and offer both contemporary and older films that fit into that theme. The theme for February is Robots. The series features “The Iron Giant” on Feb. 11, followed by “Batteries Not Included” on Feb. 18, and “Big Hero 6” on Feb. 25.
“The idea for February’s theme of Robots came from an expert – one of the kids who’s a regular at these movies. He suggested it to me while he was waiting to get popcorn, and it sounded just right,” said Jon Potter, executive director of the Latchis.
“The Iron Giant” is a 1999 animated gem that has a 96 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Rated PG, it features the voices of Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Cloris Leachman and Eli Marienthal. Associated Press reviewer Ted Anthony said “It is in the best tradition of animation: an ideal tale for children that offers a lot to adults as well.”
On Feb. 18, the series continues with “Batteries Not Included,” the 1987 G-rated feature starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. Common Sense Media called it “a good film the whole family can enjoy.”
February’s series concludes on Feb. 25 with “Big Hero 6,” a 2004 animated comedy-adventure that has a 91 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
For more information, visit latchisarts.org.