Friday, September 10 FILM FORUM: ZODIAC
Director
David Fincher’s carefully researched, fact-based account of the manhunt for a
notorious serial killer is also impeccably cast—the ensemble includes Jake
Gyllenhal, Robert Downey, Jr., and Mark Ruffalo. Roger Ebert said of this sleeper, “The film is
a police procedural crossed with a newspaper movie, but free of most of the
cliches of either.” Available for
streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Amazon, Paramount, Vudu, Apple, and others.
Thursday, September 16 7 pm MUSIC: MAGIC MOMENTS WITH DOC POMUS.
This
legendary songwriter started as a blues singer, and then provided a string of
hits for a variety of recording artists, such as The Coasters, Dion and the
Belmonts, The Everly Brothers, Ray Charles, B.B. King, and Dr. John. Six of his songs were chart hits for Elvis
Presley. We’ll examine his colorful life
and career while listening to some blues, rock, and soul compositions he
created.
Thursday, September 23 7 pm FILM FORUM: RULES OF THE GAME.
Jean Renoir’s masterpiece, a comedy of manners that takes place over a weekend at a country chateau where the aristocrats and servants follow the intricate and often foolish rules of society, has appeared for seven decades in SIGHT AND SOUND magazine’s list of the top ten films of all time. Available to stream on Kanopy, Amazon, Criterion, Vudu, and others. To register, click here.
Monday, September 27 7 pm POETRY: LINES DRIVE: THE POETRY OF BASEBALL
Join us for a discussion of selected poems about verse inspired by America’s pastime. To register, click here.
Thursday, September 30 7 pm MUSIC: DREAMS TO REMEMBER: THE SOUL OF OTIS REDDING
In
his brief career, Otis transformed rhythm and blues with his aching voice and
funky rhythm, moving audiences from the chitlin circuit of the South to the
hippies at Monterey Pop. We’ll listen to
some of his greatest interpretations of his heroes’ music, and the hits he
composed himself.
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