Film Screenings
What Dreams May Come (1998, PG-13)
Central Cinema NightsCentral Cinema Nights is a weekly film series with a different theme each month. For November, we are exploring different speculations of life and afterlife. These movies range from romantic comedy to fantasy drama to historical epic and imagine a life after death, and how our time or beliefs on Earth can affect what happens after we die.
Join us in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault every Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:45 pm
Johnny Belinda
Starring Jane Wyman as Belinda, a deaf mute, this performance won her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Co-starring Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford and Agnes Morehead. Set in the farmlands of Nova Scotia, Belinda is mistaken as mentally challenged until the town's new doctor takes an interest. 1948 B&W
Friday, November 15, 2019
12:00 pm
Men in Black: International (2019)
Fresh Flicks Film SeriesThe Library this month gives the big-screen treatment to five notable films recently released to video. They range from two distinct treatments of musical legends – fantasy, biopic – to the latest installments of three revered action-adventure franchises.
SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th
| November 2 | Yesterday (2019; PG-13) |
| November 9 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019; PG-13) |
| November 16 | Men in Black: International (2019; PG-13) |
| November 23 | Rocketman (2019; R) |
| November 30 | Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019; PG-13) |
Holiday Film Series- The Polar Express
Join us every other Saturday in November and December for a fun, family-friendly film! This week, we'll be showing The Polar Express. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. There is a limit of 15 people who can attend. To sign up, call 816-701-3484 or stop by the front desk.
Circumstance
Girlhood and Cinema SeriesThe Library continues its film series showcasing the diverse roles of girls as cinematic storytellers with the Sundance Film Festival-winning drama Circumstance (2011; R; Persian with English subtitles). It follows a young, free-spirited Tehranian woman who falls in love with her best friend—in a repressive country that deems the relationship illicit.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Erin Hamer-Beck leads a subsequent discussion.
The Girlhood and Cinema series explores how adolescent girls use media to tell their stories and how social influences, technology, audience expectations, consumerism, and historical and cultural fluctuations help frame the girls’ perception and narrative.
Co-sponsored by the UMKC Department of Communications Studies.
Teen Movie Night
Teens are invited to our movie night provided by Choose Your Passion KC! Great movies, delicious food, and a safe place to hang out.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Kingdom of Heaven (2005, R)
Central Cinema NightsCentral Cinema Nights is a weekly film series with a different theme each month. For November, we are exploring different speculations of life and afterlife. These movies range from romantic comedy to fantasy drama to historical epic and imagine a life after death, and how our time or beliefs on Earth can affect what happens after we die.
Join us in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault every Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Song of the Thin Man
The final in the Thin Man series, Nick, along with Nora, investigate murder at a jazz charity event aboard the SS Fortune . Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. 1947 B&W
Friday, November 22, 2019
12:00 pm
Rocketman (2019)
Fresh Flicks Film SeriesThe Library this month gives the big-screen treatment to five notable films recently released to video. They range from two distinct treatments of musical legends – fantasy, biopic – to the latest installments of three revered action-adventure franchises.
SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th
| November 2 | Yesterday (2019; PG-13) |
| November 9 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019; PG-13) |
| November 16 | Men in Black: International (2019; PG-13) |
| November 23 | Rocketman (2019; R) |
| November 30 | Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019; PG-13) |
The Matrix (1999, R)
Monday MatineeThe Central Library's monthly series Monday Matinee is an ongoing showcase of hit movies old and new. Ranging from recent blockbusters to enduring classics and the cult favorites in between, each month is guaranteed to be a fun-filled excursion into the world of popular film!
Join us in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault every Monday at 2:00 p.m.
