Movie Night @Claremont
January: Children's Classics Reimagined
Wednesday, January 2nd, 5:30pm Wrinkle in Time /2018 / PG /109 minutes
Meg must battle an evil enemy to rescue her physicist father and save the universe.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 5:30pm House with a Clock in Its Walls /2018 /PG /104 min.
Lewis discovers a knack for magic and uses it to help his warlock uncle battle a terrible foe.
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Sirs Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen star as an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted servant. This 2015 film was rated 100% by the critics on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer- and provides a fascinating contrast to the Albert Finney/Tom Courtenay 1983 production.
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Kenneth Branagh directed and stars in this lively and accessible slapstick interpretation, with then-wife Emma Thompson as Beatrice. Also starring Denzel Washigton, Keanu Reeves and Michael Keaton. Next up: Sirs Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in the 2015 film of Ronald Harwood's play about an aging Shakespearean actor: "The Dresser" on Saturday, February 23.
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This 1948 film was directed by and stars Orson Welles, with striking cinematography from John Russell of Psycho fame. A haunting, eccentric production with Welles' frequent radio costar Jeanette Nolan as Lady Macbeth. Next up: Kenneth Branagh's 1993 lively romp, "Much Ado About Nothing", on Sunday, February 17.
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Ballerina Moira Shearer stars in the 1948 drama of a young dancer caught between love for her composer husband and her passion for dance. Glorious Technicolor, incredible cinematography, an Oscar-winning score, outstanding performances- and loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen story.
Join us for Movie Night at the Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch. Tonight, we're watching Lady Bird.
Join us for Movie Night at the Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch.
December 4th: Blackkklansman
December 11th: Crazy Rich Asians
December 18th: Blindspotting
For over sixty-five years, Weston Woods Studios has produced hundreds of film adaptations of popular children’s picture books. In celebration of the season, we will be screening a selection of their winter-themed productions at our Claremont Branch Library. Recommended for ages 3-8.
Wednesday November 28, 5:30pm Smoke Signals/ 88 minutes/ PG-13.
Two young Coeur d'Alene Native Americans make a journey from their reservation to retrieve the remains of Victor's long-lost father. Based on a novel by Sherman Alexie.
Read the book and join us at the Claremont Branch for a screening of the movie it inspired! Space is limited, so make your reservation on Eventbrite soon. Ages 9 and 11.
What to read:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret written by Brian Selznick
What we will watch:
Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese