In Honor of Juneteenth: Till (2022) Chinonye Chukwu’s powerful drama stars Danielle Deadwyler: the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
AWPL Classic Monday - Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder’s brilliant black comedy stars William Holden, Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim.
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) – Martin McDonagh’s black tragicomedy set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; lifelong friends Padraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friends
The Starling (2021) Stars Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd and Kevin Kline. Lilly and Jack Maynard, a married couple, suffers a tragic hardship, leading Jack (O’Dowd) to head off to deal with his grief while Lilly (McCathy) remains in the "real" world, dealing with her own guilt.
In Honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: The Joy Luck Club (1993) Wayne Wang’s adaptation of Amy Tan's 1989 bestselling novel: in San Francisco, a group of aging Chinese women (“The Joy Luck Club”) meet regularly to trade familial stories while playing Mahjong.
AWPL Classic Monday - North by Northwest (1959) Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures" – and it certainly delivers!
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Historical comedy-drama based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Mrs.
In Honor of Earth Day: My Octopus Teacher (2020) Oscar-winning documentary stars South African naturalist and co-founder of the Sea Change Project, Craig Foster. After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the ti
The Mortal Storm (1940) Stars Frank Morgan, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Robert. Young Professor Victor Roth (Morgan) enjoys a tranquil life with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya (Sullavan) is courted both by Martin (Stewart) and Fritz (Young). However, when the Nazis take control of the country, all their lives are shaken.
AWPL AWPL Classic Monday - Sudden Fear (1952) A rediscovered masterpiece of film noir stars Joan Crawford, Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame. Myra Hudson (
