Lakewood Public Library | Event Calendar

The Lakewood Public Cinema

and Five Star Films

The Friends of Lakewood Public Library are proud to present the two great film series that taste great together! Restore the lost art of watching movies with a friendly crowd on the first Saturday of the month with The Lakewood Public Cinema. These films were taken from your suggestions. Then on the third Saturday, Barabara Steffek-Hill will teach you something about the elements of film with a handpicked selection of some of her favorites. Yes, you can bring a light snack to our beautiful new auditorium. Bring a friend, too!

Tango (1988-Argentina/Spain)  <IMDb>  Directed by Carlos Saura -----> Rated PG-13
The soul of tango captured in all its elegance and beauty by renowned director Saura and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.  Against this lush and captivating backdrop is set a newly begun love affair between a film director and dancer, with the lurking danger of her mobster ex-boyfriend always close at hand.  How does it end?
(Spanish with English subtitles.)
Saturday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Stardust Memories (1980)  <IMDb>  Directed by Woody Allen -----> Rated PG
Woody Allen plays a serious film director, stuck at a retrospective of his past hits with fans who wonder why he doesn’t do comedy anymore. Charlotte Rampling co-stars as one of the most beautiful women ever put on film. It’s a comedy, but—is it his most serious and meaningful film as well?
Saturday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Night of the Hunter (1955)  <IMDb>  Directed by Charles Laughton -----> Not Rated
Based upon a true story that happened in 1935 West Virginia.  The incomparable Lillian Gish , Robert Mitchum and exquisite cinematography make this noir masterwork a moviegoing night to remember.  The film was deemed by the Library of Congress to be “socially significant.”  Nobody could play evil like Mitchum.
Saturday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

The Searchers (1956)  <IMDb>  Directed by John Ford -----> Rated PG
He had to find her... John Wayne gives the best performance of his career as Ethan Edwards, an angry, perhaps obsolete man who finds refuge in an obsessive search for his niece, captured by Comanche so many years ago. “Some day, this country's gonna be a fine, good place to be. Maybe it needs our bones in the ground before that time can come…” In Technicolor and Vistavision.
Saturday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Mostly Martha (2002-German)  <IMDb>  Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck -----> Rated PG
Dubbed "the second-best chef in the city" by her restaurant owner boss, Martha commands a formidable kitchen where she creates culinary artistry for a sometimes fussy clientele.  Yet her personal life remains a failed soufflé.  Overnight, her orderly world is transformed by having to adopt a suddenly orphaned, difficult young niece.  Then an engaging Italian sous chef, who embraces each moment as it comes, is hired to work in Martha's domain.  Mario's presence lights up the place.  At first, the sparks fly.  Served up smart, with splashes of wit and a pinch of pathos. (German with English subtitles.)
Saturday, May 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

King Kong (1933)  <IMDb>  Directed by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack -----> Rated PG
See what Peter Jackson got wrong in his ill-conceived remake by joining us for the glorious original. An adventurous film crew travels to Skull Island for the scenery and ends up finding the living eighth wonder of the world. Can Kong be tamed? Will New York City ever be the same? Is this the greatest special effects movie of all time?
Saturday, June 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Black Narcissus (1947-U.K.)  <IMDb>  Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger-----> Not Rated
The exquisitely filmed classic in which a group of Anglican nuns is sent on a mission high in the Himalayas to start a school hospital and convert the populace.  Over time, the two sisters in charge become drawn to the attractive British agent, and the rest stray from their appointed tasks as they fall under the spell of this hypnotic locale.  Based upon the novel by Rumer Godden
Saturday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

The Lighthorsemen (1987-Australia)  <IMDb>  Directed by Simon Wincer -----> Rated PG-13
The true story of a World War I British commander in the field who receives an order to charge the desert town of Beersheba and capture its precious well before sundown.   As the last, best hope, he deploys a detachment of Australian Light Horse to attempt the impossible by overrunning heavy enemy artillery.  What follows is one of the most breathtaking scenes in cinematic history.
Saturday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

The Brother From Another Planet (1984)  <IMDb>  Directed by John Sayles -----> Rated R
When a runaway slave from outer space crash lands on Earth, will the good people of Harlem help him stay one step ahead of the bounty hunters? Social commentary and science fiction come together with a wry sense of humor and a dash of neighborhood history in this one-of-a-kind American masterpiece.
Saturday, August 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

The Red Violin (1999-Canada/U.S.)  <IMDb>  Directed by Charles Laughton -----> Rated R
An intriguing tale about a unique instrument created in 1681 by an Italian violinmaker in an effort to keep his wife’s spirit alive.  It then begins a fascinating journey through three centuries, over five continents and into famous and infamous hands before coming to rest at a pinnacle auction house.  An expert spots the rare violin before the sale begins and becomes obsessed with its legend.
Saturday, August 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

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