July is for Jules (Verne) Movie Marathon

Saturday, July 6All DayRoadrunner RoomThomas Branigan Memorial Library200 E. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM, 88001

It's July and his name is Jules, how could we not?  Join us for a trio of movies based on Jules Verne's classic tales of adventure.  All movies are rated PG.

11am Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) 93 minutes - A scientist ventures deep below the Earth's crust to find his missing brother. His nephew and a pretty Icelandic mountaineer tag along in this adaptation of the Jules Verne classic.

12:45pm Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) 94 minutes - Sean Anderson and his stepfather Hank (Dwayne Johnson) travel to a lost island with strange creatures and untold treasures after receiving a cryptic distress signal in this sequel to 2008's "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Along with a helicopter pilot and his daughter, they race to rescue the sole inhabitant as a massive tidal wave threatens to destroy the island.

2:30pm Around the World in 80 Days (2004) 120 minutes - Slapdash take on Jules Verne's fantasy puts Jackie Chan in the spotlight as a martial artist who's a manservant to eccentric, globe-trotting inventor Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan).

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