Movies & More Sept. 27 and 28

The last weekend of September is approaching, and the theatre folks are gearing up for a monstrous October full of frighteningly good times. They will be kicking off the month with a Monster Movie Weekend sponsored by Huck Salt, which will feature the lobby dressed to the nines in fun decorations and provide plenty of photo ops for attendees. They will be showing “Monsters, Inc.” for the 6 p.m. film and “The Monster Squad” at 7 p.m. Plan to join the fun and excitement on October 4 and 5.

Until then, September will wind down with two fun animated films. Kicking things off at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday will be the 2005 jungle adventure “Madagascar,” rated PG. In this movie, a group of animals who have spent all their lives in a New York zoo accidentally end up in the tropics and must adjust to living in the wild. This movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Playing at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, we have “Chicken Run,” a slapstick stop-motion animation adventure starring the voice talents of Mel Gibson, wherein a group of farm chickens try desperately to flee their evil owners by attempting to learn to fly. This movie is rated G with a 1 hour and 24 minutes runtime.

Do not miss the Fallon Theatre’s 2024 Show ‘N’ Shine this weekend on Saturday, September 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Several blocks of Maine Street will be open to pedestrian traffic only to showcase a fantastic display of great-looking vehicles. There will be plenty of impressive full-scale models to admire, and the NVRC Dustdevils will be on hand for a mini Show & Shine of their fantastic radio-controlled cars. This event is free to the public, so please plan on joining the fun family event in historic downtown Fallon.