Here's the schedule for the films in the Bentonville Film Festival Showcase and Special Events categories, along with the second annual softball tribute to "A League of Their Own."
TUESDAY
'Emma's Choice'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: While doing her community service at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him
WHEN -- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Greer Grammer, Joey Lawrence & Missi Pyle
COST -- Free
'Equity'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: The first female-driven Wall Street film follows a senior investment banker who is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption
WHEN -- 8 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Anna Gunn, James Purefoy & Sarah Megan Thomas
COST -- Free
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WEDNESDAY
'Hello, My Name Is Doris'
RELEASE DATE -- 2015
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field stars in this film about a self-help seminar that inspires a 60-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker
WHEN -- 10 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Sally Field, Max Greenfield & Tyne Daly
COST -- Free
'Only Yesterday'
RELEASE DATE -- 1991 (Japan)
WHAT -- Showcase Film: It's 1982, and Taeko (Daisy Ridley) is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her relatives in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years
WHEN -- 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Razorback
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Daisy Ridley & Dev Patel
COST -- Free
'Electra Woman and Dyna Girl'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A reboot of the 1976 TV series with two of the most popular YouTube stars of today
WHEN -- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Grace Helbig & Hannah Hart
COST -- Free
'God's Compass'
RELEASE DATE -- 2015
WHAT -- Showcase Film: On the night Suzanne Waters celebrates her retirement she is faced with a series of crises she could not have imagined. Trusting God's direction, her "north" becomes clear as she takes in a delinquent teenager, Eli
WHEN -- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10
'Puerto Ricans in Paris'
RELEASE DATE -- 2015
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Two Puerto Rican NYPD detectives head to Paris to track down a stolen handbag
WHEN -- 8 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, Luis Guzman & Ravi Patel
COST -- Free
'The Great Gilly Hopkins'
RELEASE DATE -- 2015
WHAT -- Showcase Film: 12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter
WHEN -- 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Sophie Nelisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs & Billy Magnusson
COST -- Free
'Priceless'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realizes that he's become inadvertently involved in a dangerous human trafficking ring
WHEN -- 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- 21c Museum Hotel
COST -- $10
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THURSDAY
'Captain America:
Civil War'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Special Event: Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity
WHEN -- 5 p.m. Thursday & 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Chris Evens, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen
COST -- Free
'The Five Heartbeats'
RELEASE DATE -- 1991
WHAT -- Showcase Film: The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group
WHEN -- 6 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- 21c Museum Hotel
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Robert Townsend, Michael Wright & Leon
COST -- Free
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MAY 6
'April & The Extraordinary World'
WHAT -- Showcase: From the producers of the Academy Award-nominated Persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi comes a sci-fi adventure set in an alternate steampunk universe
WHEN -- 10:30 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Marion Cotillard
COST -- Free
'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A Portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding
WHEN -- 5 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Nia Vardalos, John Corbett & Michael Constantine
COST -- Free
'Stuart Little'
RELEASE DATE -- 1999
WHAT -- Special Event: The Little family adopts a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him
WHEN -- 5:30 p.m. May 6
'Ghostbusters'
RELEASE DATE -- 1984
WHEN -- Immediately following
WHERE -- Outdoors at the 21c Museum Hotel
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The casts include Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis & Hugh Laurie ("Stuart Little") and Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver ("Ghostbusters")
COST -- Free
'Maggie's Plan'
RELEASE DATE -- 2015
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man
WHEN -- 8 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Old High auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Travis Fimmel, Julianne Moore & Ethan Hawke
COST -- Free
'American Wrestler'
WHAT -- Showcase Film: In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's foundering wrestling team
WHEN -- 8:30 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- 21c Museum Hotel
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Jon Voight
COST -- $10
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MAY 7
'Roots'
RELEASE DATE -- 1977
WHAT -- Showcase Film: An historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship
WHEN -- 11:30 a.m. May 7
WHERE -- 21c Museum Hotel
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes LeVar Burton
COST -- Free
'Race'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics
WHEN -- 2 p.m. May 7
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Stephen James, Jason Sudeikis & Jeremy Irons
COST -- Free
'God's Not Dead 2'
RELEASE DATE -- 2016
WHAT -- Showcase Film: When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble
WHEN -- 3:30 p.m. May 7
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Melissa Joan Hart, Robin Givens, Ernie Hudson & Pat Boone
COST -- Free
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MAY 8
'A League of Their Own'
Reunion Ballgame
WHAT -- A reunion game inspired by the 1992 hit movie "A League of Their Own" starring BFF co-founder Geena Davis, about an all women's professional baseball league that springs up in the Midwest during World War II.
WHEN -- 2 p.m. May 8; gates open at noon for food and "family fun"
WHERE -- Arvest Ballpark in Springdale
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- Expected to appear are Davis' castmates Megan Cavanaugh (who played Marla Hooch); Ann Cusack (who played Shirley Baker); Tracy Reiner (who played Betty "Spaghetti" Horn); Anne Ramsay (who played Helen Haley); Patti Pelton (who played Marbleann Wilkenson); and Freddie Simpson (who played Ellen Sue Gotlander)
COST -- $5
INFO -- Tickets available online at NWA Naturals ticketing and at the ballpark ticket off during regular business hours
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 04/29/2016