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[Steve Cook]

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Friday, May 2, 2025 (Our event was rescheduled) 

Conclave (2024) Audio described movies starts at 8:00 PM Eastern 

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

Siege Audio described movies starts at 8:00 PM Eastern 

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix [US] (2007) Audio described movies
starts at 8:00 PM Eastern 

 

Friday, May 30, 2025

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Conclave


 

After the pope dies of a heart attack, the College of Cardinals, under the
leadership of its dean, Thomas Lawrence of the United Kingdom, convenes to
elect his successor. The four leading candidates are Aldo Bellini of the
United States, a progressive; Joshua Adeyemi of Nigeria, a social
conservative; Joseph Tremblay of Canada, a mainstream conservative; and
Goffredo Tedesco of Italy, a staunch traditionalist.

 

Archbishop Janusz Woźniak, the prefect of the papal household, tells
Lawrence that the pope demanded Tremblay's resignation before dying, which
Tremblay denies, while Bellini tells supporters that his goal is to prevent
Tedesco from winning the papacy. Meanwhile, Lawrence is surprised by the
last-minute arrival of Archbishop Vincent Benitez of Kabul, whom the pope
named cardinal in pectore the previous year.[a]

 

Lawrence opens the deliberations with a homily encouraging the college to
embrace uncertainty, which some misinterpret as a declaration of his papal
ambitions. No one obtains the two-thirds majority needed to win, though
Adeyemi commands a lead over Tedesco while Bellini and Lawrence split the
progressive vote. Monsignor Raymond O'Malley, Lawrence's assistant and
opposition researcher, discovers the pope paid for Benitez to be flown to
Geneva for a canceled medical appointment.

 

On the second day, while breaking for lunch, the college witnesses a
confrontation between Adeyemi and Sister Shanumi, a nun recently transferred
from Nigeria to Rome. Lawrence speaks with Shanumi, who confesses to an
illicit relationship that led to the birth of a son. Adeyemi further
confirms the story when pressed. Though Lawrence is bound to secrecy, a
whisper campaign derails Adeyemi's candidacy. Bellini reluctantly decides to
back Tremblay in order to stop Tedesco winning the Papacy.

 

Working with Sister Agnes, the nun acting as head caterer and housekeeper,
Lawrence discovers that Tremblay arranged for Shanumi's transfer. When
confronted, Tremblay claims he did so at the pope's request. Lawrence then
breaks into the pope's sealed apartment and finds documents indicating
Tremblay paid cardinals for votes. He shows the documents to Bellini, whose
plea not to reveal their existence sparks an argument.

 

On the third day, after revealing Tremblay's actions, Lawrence reconciles
with Bellini and agrees to stand against Tedesco. He votes for himself
during the ballot, which is interrupted by an explosion that knocks him to
the floor and damages the Sistine Chapel. The college learns the explosion
was one of a series of suicide bombings currently taking place throughout
Europe. While Tedesco calls for a religious war against Islam, Benitez
argues against meeting violence with violence and chastises everyone for
choosing political agendas over their religious mission. During the seventh
ballot, as light shines through a broken window, the college overwhelmingly
elects Benitez, who chooses the papal name of "Innocent".

 

Lawrence is initially enthused until O'Malley pulls him aside to discuss
Benitez's canceled medical appointment. Benitez, when confronted by
Lawrence, reveals he was born with a uterus and ovaries but remained unaware
of their existence until an appendectomy revealed them. The appointment was
for a laparoscopic hysterectomy that he decided against because he believed
he should remain as God made him. Lawrence wanders the grounds, listening to
the crowd cheer Pope Innocent's election, before going to his room, opening
the window, and observing a trio of young nuns chattering in the courtyard
below.

 

Cast

Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, a British liberal and dean of the
College of Cardinals

Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Aldo Bellini, an American liberal. Bellini's
previous failure to gain election despite being the early favorite is based
on Carlo Maria Martini's experiences during the 2005 papal conclave.[6]

John Lithgow as Cardinal Joseph Tremblay, a Canadian moderate

Lucian Msamati as Cardinal Joshua Adeyemi, a popular Nigerian candidate with
conservative social views

Brían F. O'Byrne as Monsignor Raymond O'Malley, Lawrence's assistant and
opposition researcher

Carlos Diehz as Cardinal Vincent Benitez, a little-known Mexican archbishop
working in Afghanistan

Merab Ninidze as Cardinal Sabbadin

Thomas Loibl [de] as Archbishop Mandorff

Sergio Castellitto as Cardinal Goffredo Tedesco, an Italian traditionalist

Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes, the cardinals' head caterer and
housekeeper

Jacek Koman as Archbishop Janusz Woźniak, the Prefect of the Papal Household
and the late pope's confidant

Loris Loddi [it; de] as Cardinal Villanueva

Roberto Citran as Cardinal Lombardi

Balkissa Maiga as Sister Shanumi

 


Siege


 

FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard and his Lebanese American partner Frank
Haddad intervene at the hijacking of a bus fully loaded with passengers,
which contains an explosive device. The bomb turns out to be a paint bomb
and the terrorists escape. The FBI receives demands to release Sheikh Ahmed
Bin Talal, a suspect in an earlier bombing. Hubbard eventually comes into
conflict with Central Intelligence Agency operative Elise Kraft as he takes
a terrorist suspect into custody and arrests Kraft. Later, another terrorist
threat is made and a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus is suicide
bombed, killing 25 people. The FBI captures a man named Samir Nazhde, who
admits to signing the visa application of one of the suicide bombers in the
course of signing many applications for student visas in his job as a
lecturer. Fortunately, Kraft insists that Samir is not a terrorist and that
his continued freedom is vital to the investigation. Hubbard and his team
track down and eliminate the remaining elements of the terrorist cell, and
initially believe the threat is over.

 

However, the terrorist incidents escalate with the bombing of a crowded
theater and hostage-situation at an elementary school, and culminate in the
destruction of One Federal Plaza, the location of the FBI's New York City
field office, with over 600 casualties. In spite of objections, the
President of the United States declares martial law and the United States
Army's 101st Airborne Division, under Major General William Devereaux,
occupies and seals off Brooklyn in an effort to locate the remaining
terrorist cells. Subsequently, all young men of Arab descent, including
Haddad's son Frank Jr., are rounded up and detained in Downing Stadium.
Haddad resigns in outrage. New Yorkers stage violent demonstrations against
the Army and the profiling of the Arabs; the Army fights to maintain
control. There are reports of Army killings.

 

Hubbard and Kraft, now revealed to be an intelligence operative named Sharon
Bridger, continue their investigation and capture a suspect, Tariq Husseini.
Devereaux's men torture and kill Husseini in the course of the
interrogation. Afterward, Bridger tells Hubbard that Husseini revealed
nothing of value because of the principle of compartmentalized information.
Sickened, she finally admits that she herself provided training and support
to militants opposed to Saddam Hussein's regime, working with Samir to
recruit and train the followers of the Sheikh. After the U.S. cut their
funding and left the group exposed, she took pity on the few of the victims
who had not yet been slaughtered by Hussein's forces, and arranged for them
to escape to the United States, ultimately leading to the present situation
as they turn their bomb making and covert skills on the country that now
holds their leader. It was also revealed that the Sheikh was apprehended by
Devereaux without the government's approval. She and Hubbard compel Samir to
arrange a meeting with the final terrorist cell. Hubbard convinces Haddad to
return to the FBI.

 

A multi-ethnic peace march demonstrates against the occupation of Brooklyn.
As the march is getting under way Hubbard and Haddad arrive at the meeting
place, but Bridger and Samir have already left. Samir reveals to Bridger
that he constitutes the final cell while in another sense he says, "there
will never be a last cell." He straps a bomb to his body which he intends to
detonate among the marchers. Hubbard and Haddad arrive in time to prevent
him from leaving a bath house, but Samir shoots Bridger in the stomach as
she struggles to stop him. Hubbard and Haddad kill Samir but despite their
best efforts the pair can only watch as Bridger succumbs to her wound after
managing to recite certain lines of the second half of the Lord's Prayer and
concluding with "Inshallah" - the Arabic phrase "God Willing".

 

Hubbard, Haddad, and their team raid Devereaux's headquarters to make an
arrest for the torture and murder of Husseini. Devereaux insists that under
the War Powers Resolution the authority vested in himself by the President
supersedes that of the court which issued the arrest warrant. He then
commands his soldiers to aim their assault rifles at the agents, resulting
in a Mexican standoff. Hubbard reminds Devereaux that the civil liberties
and human rights which he took from Husseini are what all of his
predecessors have fought and died for. Devereaux finally submits and is
arrested. Martial law ends and the detainees, including Haddad's son, are
given their freedom.

 

Cast

Denzel Washington as FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anthony 'Hub'
Hubbard

Annette Bening as CIA Operative Sharon Bridger / Elise Kraft

Bruce Willis as U.S. Army General William Devereaux

Tony Shalhoub as FBI Special Agent Frank Haddad[1]

Aasif Mandvi as Khalil Saleh

Amro Salama as Tariq Husseini

Sami Bouajila as Samir Nazhde

Ahmed Ben Larby as Sheik Akhmed Bin Talal

Lianna Pai as FBI Agent Tina Osu

Mark Valley as FBI Agent Mike Johanssen

David Proval as FBI Agent Danny Sussman

Lance Reddick as FBI Agent Floyd Rose

Lisa Lynn Masters as Reporter

 


Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix


 

While staying at the Dursleys', Harry Potter and Dudley are attacked by
Dementors. Harry repels them using a Patronus spell. The Ministry of Magic
detects Harry using magic and expels him from Hogwarts, though he is later
exonerated.

 

The Order of the Phoenix, a secret organisation founded by Albus Dumbledore,
informs Harry that the Ministry of Magic is attempting to stonewall rumors
about Lord Voldemort's return. At the Order's headquarters, Harry's
godfather, Sirius Black, mentions that Voldemort seeks an object he
previously lacked; Harry believes it to be a weapon.

 

Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge has appointed Dolores Umbridge as
Hogwarts new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Umbridge's refusal to
teach defensive spells causes her and Harry to clash. Harry is forced to
write lines for "lying" about Voldemort; a magic quill etches the words into
his hand as he writes. Ron and Hermione are outraged, but Harry refuses to
tell Dumbledore, who has distanced himself from Harry. As Umbridge gains
more control over the school, Ron and Hermione help Harry form "Dumbledore's
Army", a secret group to teach students defensive spells. Umbridge recruits
Slytherins for an Inquisitorial Squad to spy on the other students.
Meanwhile, Harry and Cho Chang develop romantic feelings for each other.

 

One night, Harry envisions Arthur Weasley being attacked at the Ministry,
seeing it from the attacker's perspective. Concerned that Voldemort will
exploit this connection to Harry, Dumbledore has Severus Snape teach Harry
Occlumency to defend his mind from Voldemort's influence. During a lesson,
Harry sees Snape's memories of how his father, James, bullied and tormented
Snape in school. The connection between Harry and Voldemort further isolates
Harry from his friends. Meanwhile, Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius's deranged
Death Eater cousin, escapes Azkaban prison along with nine other Death
Eaters. At Hogwarts, Umbridge and her Inquisitorial Squad expose
Dumbledore's Army. Dumbledore, falsely accused of forming it, escapes as
Fudge orders his arrest. Harry believes Cho betrayed Dumbledore's Army to
Umbridge, ending their budding relationship. Umbridge becomes the new
Headmistress.

 

Harry experiences a vision that Voldemort is torturing Sirius. Harry, Ron,
and Hermione rush to Umbridge's office to alert the Order via the Floo
Network. Umbridge catches them and, as she is about to severely punish
Harry, Hermione claims Dumbledore has hidden a "secret weapon" in the
Forbidden Forest. She and Harry lead Umbridge to where Hagrid's giant
half-brother, Grawp is kept. The centaurs confront them and kidnap Umbridge
after she insults and attacks them. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Neville and
Ginny fly to the Ministry of Magic on Thestrals to save Sirius.

 

The six enter the Department of Mysteries and recover the object that
Voldemort is after, a bottled prophecy labelled with Harry's name. Death
Eaters ambush them, including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange. Lucius
reveals that Harry's vision of Sirius being tortured was a ruse to lure him
there. Harry refuses to give Lucius the prophecy, and a fight ensues. The
Death Eaters overpower the students and force Harry to surrender the
prophecy. When Harry hands it to Lucius, Sirius and Remus Lupin arrive with
Order members, including Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Mad-Eye
Moody. Lucius accidentally drops the prophecy during the chaos, destroying
it. Just as Sirius overpowers Lucius, Bellatrix kills Sirius.

 

Voldemort appears, but moments before he can kill Harry, Dumbledore arrives.
A violent duel erupts, destroying much of the Atrium, while Bellatrix
escapes. The two wizards are evenly matched, so Voldemort possesses Harry's
body, wanting Dumbledore to sacrifice him. The love Harry feels for his
friends and family quickly drives out Voldemort. Ministry officials arrive
before Voldemort disapparates; Fudge admits that Voldemort has returned and
resigns in disgrace. Umbridge is dismissed and Dumbledore returns as
Hogwarts headmaster. Dumbledore explains he had distanced himself from Harry
to prevent Voldemort exploiting their connection. He also reveals the
prophecy. As he grieves Sirius's death, Harry tries to accept the prophecy:
"Neither can live while the other survives."

 

Cast

Further information: List of Harry Potter cast members

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter: A 15-year-old British wizard famous for
surviving his parents' murder at the hands of Voldemort as an infant, who
now enters his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley: Harry's best friend at Hogwarts.

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger: Harry's Muggle-born best friend and the
brains of the trio.

Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange: one of Voldemort's most loyal
Death Eaters and the cousin of Sirius Black.

Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid: the half-giant Gamekeeper and Care of
Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts and a member of the Order of the
Phoenix.

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort: leader of the Death Eaters, a Dark wizard
intent on conquering the wizarding world

Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore: the legendary Hogwarts headmaster and
leader of the Order of the Phoenix.

Brendan Gleeson as Mad-Eye Moody: Ex-Auror and a member of the Order of the
Phoenix.

Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley: Harry's Muggle uncle.

Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: a falsely pardoned senior Death Eater.

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black: Harry's godfather and a member of the Order of
the Phoenix.

Alan Rickman as Severus Snape: the Potions teacher at Hogwarts and the Head
of Slytherin

Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley: Harry's Muggle aunt.

Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall: the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts
and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge: the new Defence Against the Dark Arts
teacher and a plant from the corrupt Ministry of Magic.[9]

David Thewlis as Remus Lupin: Harry's ex-Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney: the Divination teacher at Hogwarts.

Julie Walters as Molly Weasley: the Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to
Harry, also a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Mark Williams appears as Molly Weasley's husband, Arthur, a member of the
Order of the Phoenix. Warwick Davis plays Filius Flitwick, the school's
charms teacher, maestro and Head of Ravenclaw House while David Bradley
plays Hogwarts caretaker, Argus Filch. Tom Felton, Jamie Waylett and Joshua
Herdman play Slytherin students Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory
Goyle. James and Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright and Chris Rankin play Ron's
siblings, Fred, George, Ginny and Percy while Devon Murray, Alfred Enoch and
Matthew Lewis play Gryffindor students, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas and
Neville Longbottom. Katie Leung plays Harry's love interest, Cho Chang.
Robert Hardy plays the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge. Harry Melling
plays Harry's cousin, Dudley Dursley.

 

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