Monday Afternoon at the Movies - "Waking Ned Devine"
A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village. Starring Ian Bannen and James Nesbitt. Rated PG; 91 min.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 FOR APPLEFEST.
A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village. Starring Ian Bannen and James Nesbitt. Rated PG; 91 min.
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. Starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Joseph Fiennes. Rated R; 124 min.
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. Rated R; 122 min.
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high-school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Rated PG; 113 min.
Heartwarming comedy of a divorced mom who may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorcee - but he may be the ex-husband of her new friend who paints a completely different picture. James Gandolfini's last movie. Rated PG-13; 93 min.
Apollo 11's astronauts will walk on the moon - and the 1,000 ton satellite dish in tiny, sheep-farming Parkes, Australia, will beam that historic first step around the globe. But as giddy citizens prepare for the moment when the entire world will depend on them, the dish flat lines. Its uncoventional Aussie crew and its by-the-book NASA supervisor from the U.S. have very different ideas about how to fix it. A culture clash of cosmic proportions erupts in this fact-based tale of how the biggest event in history was almost not televised. Rated PG-13; 101 min.
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to break the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. Rated R; 128 min.
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Rated G; 175 min.
A Cinderella story set in a mysterious and exotic world, this stunning romantic epic shows how a house servant blossoms, against all odds, to become the most captivating geisha of her day. Rated PG-13; 145 min.
Allison Petrus-Wilkins will lead a discussion of "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt.