A Face in the Crowd (1957) Elia Kazan

A few thoughts from our library showing of A Face in the Crowd (1957) from last week.

The Great Movies Series at the Severna Park Library: Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

So what did we talk about after watching Sullivan’s Travels at the library last night? Find out!

A Hard Day’s Night (1964) at the Great Movies Series

There’s something about watching the Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night that dispels anxiety, negativity, or just plain bad moods. In this the third year of our Great Movies series at the Severna Park Library, I don’t know when I’ve seen a more relaxed group, folks that were clearly enjoying themselves in this wonderful time capsule.

The Night of the Hunter (1955) at the Great Movies Library Series

Thanks to all who came out to our Great Movies event at the Severna Park Library last night as we watched and discussed Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter. Nearly half the audience had seen the film before, so when they noticed that I’d had a co-worker write LOVE and HATE on my fingers with a Sharpie, they understood the reference.

Come to the Library, Watch Some Great Films

If you live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (or anywhere, really), I’d like to invite you to tonight’s film in our Great Movies series, The Elephant Man (1980) directed by David Lynch. (This was a film we had to reschedule due to inclement weather back in January.) The movie starts at 6:15pm, but come early for the cartoon and a door prize. (We love to give stuff away!)

The Great Movies: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Michael Curtiz, William Keighley

Many thanks to everyone who came out on a rainy Thursday night to watch The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), the latest movie in our Great Movies series at the library.

Movies Watched in August 2017 Part I

August is off to a great start. In this month’s first week or so, I discovered two films by Jacques Tati, watched two new-to-me Robert Mitchum films, revisited a couple of old favorites, and just possibly found a new title for my All-Time Favorite 80s Movies category. Read on…

The Great Movies, Episode 20: Citizen Kane (1941)

One of my lifetime movie goals has always been to see Citizen Kane in a theater on a big screen. I was able to achieve that goal two years ago at the AFI Silver in Silver Spring, Maryland, an experience you can read about here. It was perhaps an even bigger thrill to program the film at the Severna Park Library last night, showing it to others.

Your Help Needed! An Urgent Audio Question

As much as I love movies and showing them at the library, I know very little about audio, but I hope someone reading this can be of assistance.

Movies Watched in July 2017 Part I

We took our vacation this month, so I won’t have as many films to list as usual plus I’m late getting them out. But rest assured, there’s much more to come. Here’s what I saw in the first half of July: