Clarence Dillon Public Library Events

The luncheon will feature the drama  MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA, based on the novella by William Trevor.  We find a very glamorous Maggie on a train traveling through the Italian countryside.  That idyllic picture is shattered by what happens next and the life-affirming story that follows.

Cost for the event is $15.

SPIDERMAN: NO WAY HOME (2021) (150 min.) Rated PG-13

Spiderman is now unmasked and is known to the world so he asks Dr. Strange to help him perform a time-altering ritual.  There is plenty of action and things don’t always go as planned.  Starring Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch. 

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (2003) (99 min.) Rated R

Roger Ebert hailed this film as a masterpiece.  A narrow-minded professor tries to reconcile with his estranged son, ex-wife, and old friends in his final days.  Winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN (2021) (113 min.) Rated PG-13

Michael B. Jordan stars as a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son.  Based on a true story, this film was directed by Denzel Washington and also features Chante Adams.

MINARI (2020) (115 min.) Rated PG-13

This film is a story of the American Dream.  A Korean-American family moves to a farm in Arkansas to be able to own their own land.  There are hopes, triumphs, disasters, and all about the resilience of family and what it means to make a home. IN KOREAN AND ENGLISH

THE CONTRACTOR (2021) (111 min.) Rated R

Chris Pine stars as an ex-marine who takes up arms in a paramilitary unit as he scrambles to make ends meet for his family.  On a covert mission abroad, he soon finds himself caught up in a violent feud.  Also featuring Gillian Jacobs, Kiefer Sutherland, and Ben Foster.

ANOTHER ROUND (2020) (117 min.) Not Rated

This film is an excellent drama about a group of friends who are teachers who try an experiment to see if constant levels of alcohol in their bloodstream helps them reach greater levels of happiness.  IN DANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Documentary on the life of CS Lewis

Cost for the event is $10.