Family Friendly Film Fare

Family Friendly Film Fare

For the grown-ups seeking family friendly film fare to take the kids in their lives to, and for the grown-ups who want to revisit their youth this summer without breaking the bank, Marcus Theatres, in collaboration with American Family Insurance, will again serve as host to “Kids Dream,” an eight-week summer film series. Now in its 7th year, the Kids Dream Summer Film Series, which runs June 19 through August 16 at select Marcus Theatres throughout the country, including here in Wisconsin, will showcase one kid-friendly film selection every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. The screenings take place at 10…

For the grown-ups seeking family friendly film fare to take the kids in their lives to, and for the grown-ups who want to revisit their youth this summer without breaking the bank, Marcus Theatres, in collaboration with American Family Insurance, will again serve as host to “Kids Dream,” an eight-week summer film series.

Now in its 7th year, the Kids Dream Summer Film Series, which runs June 19 through August 16 at select Marcus Theatres throughout the country, including here in Wisconsin, will showcase one kid-friendly film selection every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. The screenings take place at 10 a.m. each day.

Individual tickets for each showing are only $2, free admission passes are available at participating American Family Insurance agencies. The popular film series provides families the rare opportunity to enjoy an affordable weekly trip to the movies during the summer.

An acclaimed box office hit from earlier in the year, Dolphin Tale, which was inspired by the true story of a group of compassionate strangers that band together to rescue an injured young dolphin, kicks off the 2012 Kids Dream Summer Film Series.

The 2012 Kids Dream Summer Film Series
Dolphin Tale – June 19-21
The Adventures of Tintin – June 26-28
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – July 10-12
Miracle – July 17-19
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – July 24-26
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – July 31 – August 2
Mirror Mirror – August 7-9
TBD – August 14-16

Milwaukee-area Marcus Theatres participating include: The Majestic Cinema in Brookfield, Menomonee Falls Cinema in Menomonee Falls, North Shore Cinema in Mequon, Ridge Cinema in New Berlin and South Shore Cinema in Oak Creek.

At the ripe age of 12, award-winning writer and aspiring filmmaker Mack Bates announced that he wanted to be “the black Peter Jennings.” This followed his earlier desire to be an astronaut and a cowboy. He’s sat through SpaceCamp, more times than he cares to share, and thanks to his tenure as a boy scout, has lassoed a steer or two. Journalism indeed beckoned, and Mack has written for a variety of publications and outlets since high school, including JUMP, the Leader, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and ReelTalk Movie Reviews. Mack has won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club in both the collegiate and professional divisions dating back to 1999. In 2013, he became the first writer to win the press club’s “best critical review” award in both competitive divisions. Also in 2013, Mack was among a group of adult mentors and teens who took part in the 2012 Milwaukee Summer Entertainment Camp to be honored by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the group behind the Emmy Awards) with a Crystal Pillar Award for excellence in high school television production.