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Roundabout

'Fried Green Tomatoes'

The Sunday night RAAC movie at The Theatre at Washington, Va. will be the Oscar-nominated “Fried Green Tomatoes," Rated PG-13, 7:30 p.m. April 5.

The movie stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Tandy in a supporting role; also starring Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson and Cicely Tyson.

In this comic, heartwarming tale of a family, friendship and murder in rural Alabama, Bates plays a depressed housewife who attends all manner of selfhelp workshops to avert her mid-life and marriage crises.

On a visit to a nursing home Bates meets a wry granny (Tandy), who spins a tale spanning 71 years. The story details the enduring friendship of two women as they struggle to build their lives amid continuing hardship. It's a movie you'll remember with pleasure for a long time.

"Fried Green Tomatoes" was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.

Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for children.

Coming to The Theatre RAAC movie series: "Winnie the Pooh," April 12; "Paradise," April 19; Tom Davenport's "Mutzmag," April 26; "Cape Fear," May 3; "Beauty and the Beast," May 10; "Prince of Tides," May 17; "JFK," May 24; "Bugsy," May 31; "Medicine Man," June 7; "Grand Canyon," June 14; "Addams Family," June 21; "Star Trek VI," June 28; "Father of the Bride," July 5; "The Great Mouse Detective," July 12; "Radio Flyer," July 19; and "My Own Private Idaho," July 26.

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