Synopsis: With the recession hitting people hard in Dublin during the 80s, Conor is moved from his private school to a tough inner-city alternative. As he tries to adjust to a new way of life, he decides to start his own band.
Synopsis: New York actor Michael Dorsey is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie, complications develop that could wreck everything.
Synopsis: Hassan Kadam is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary novice. When he and his family are displaced from their native India and settle in a quaint French village, they decide to open an Indian eatery. However, Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an acclaimed restaurant just 100 feet away, strongly objects. War erupts between the two establishments, until Mallory recognizes Kadam’s impressive epicurean gifts and takes him under her wing.
Join us on for a discussion on the movie Some Like it Hot.
When: November 19th at 8:30 pm
Synopsis: After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band’s sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
Synopsis: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
Join us for December Book Club & Movie Club to discuss A Man Called Ove written by Fredrik Backman.
That’s right, we are combining forces for a crossover event. Read the book or watch the movie or do both. Then join us for a zoom discussion on Wednesday, December 16th at 8pm.
There are several copies of the book from the library kit available. If you would like a copy of the book, please reach out to Melissa Davis. The movie can be found on Amazon Prime. Check Facebook for the zoom meeting link closer to the event.
Where: virtual! Check back a few days before the event for the zoom link.
Synopsis: Ove (Rolf Lassgård) is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life. After a boisterous young family moves in next door and accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox, an unlikely friendship forms.
Join us for January Movie Club for a good discussion with good friends.
This month’s movie is “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
Watch the movie on your own time then join us Thursday, January 23rd at 7pm at V&V scratch kitchen (6108 Brownsville Rd Ext #203, Finleyville, PA 15332) for the discussion.
If you have any questions or are looking for a way to watch it, reach out to Lucy Woika either via Facebook or text (415-244-9755)
Even if you haven’t seen it, come by and we’ll talk about the movie (so be ready for spoilers) and other fun movies/tv shows that we love. Also, if there are movies you’d like to see, we love suggestions!
Join us for December Movie Club for a good discussion with good friends.
This month’s movie is “Cinema Paradiso”
Watch the movie on your own time then join us Thursday, December 19th at 7pm at Panera Bread at the Galleria for the discussion.
If you have any questions or are looking for a way to watch it, reach out to Lucy Woika either via Facebook or text (415-244-9755)
Even if you haven’t seen it, come by and we’ll talk about the movie (so be ready for spoilers) and other fun movies/tv shows that we love. Also, if there are movies you’d like to see, we love suggestions!
Join us for November Movie Club for a good discussion with good friends.
This month’s movie is “Crazy Rich Asians”
Watch the movie on your own time then join us Thursday, November 21st at 7pm at Panera Bread at the Galleria for the discussion.
If you have any questions or are looking for a way to watch it, reach out to Lucy Woika either via Facebook or text (415-244-9755)
Even if you haven’t seen it, come by and we’ll talk about the movie (so be ready for spoilers) and other fun movies/tv shows that we love. Also, if there are movies you’d like to see, we love suggestions!