Sunday, April 11 2 pm FILM FORUM: LOCAL HERO
An American executive (Peter Riegert) is
sent by a Texas oil tycoon (Burt Lancaster) to Scotland to buy an entire remote
fishing village to establish a refinery, and becomes infatuated with the
townspeople and the magical atmosphere of the location. Pauline Kael called it “a magical comedy”
with “original, feathery charm.”
Streaming on Hoopla, Amazon Prime, Apple +, Vudu, and iTunes.
Friday, April 16 7 pm EAST SIDE STORY: SOUL MUSIC FOR LOWRIDERS.
Join us as we explore the sounds beloved
by three generations of East L.A. culture—oldies that range from 50s doo-wop to
Chicano rock to Philly and Chicago soul.
We’ll talk about the tunes and groups and take a look at some cool art
and custom car designs!
Tuesday, April 20 7 pm FILM FORUM: MUSEUM HOURS
A unique film that places the story of a blossoming friendship between a guard in the Viennese Art Museum and Canadian stranger in the context of the paintings on the walls and the life outside those walls. J. Hoberman, artinfo.com: “enchanting.” Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: “enthralling.”
A. O. Scott, New York Times: “strange
and moving.” Streaming on Kanopy, Amazon
Prime, and Vudu.
Friday,
April 23 THE POETRY OF BILLY
COLLINS. Here’s what the Poetry
Foundation says: “Dubbed “the most popular poet in America” by Bruce Weber in
the New York Times, Billy Collins is famous for conversational, witty poems
that welcome readers with humor but often slip into quirky, tender, or profound
observation on the everyday, reading and writing, and poetry itself.” Join us for a discussion of a selection of
his poems.
Tuesday, April 27 7 pm FILM FORUM: THE WILD BUNCH
This unforgettable revisionist
Western—“a masterpiece that’s part bullet-driven ballet, part requiem for Old
West friendship, and part existential explosion” (Michael Sragow)—shook Old
Hollywood to the core. One of the
greatest action/adventure films with a memorable cast including William Holden,
Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, and Edmund O’Brien. Streaming on Hoopla, Amazon Prime, Apple +,
Vudu, and HBO Max.
