Film Screenings
Paths of Glory
Encore FridayStarring Kirk Douglas, this WWI film explores a disastrous suicide mission ordered by French generals. Colonel Dax (Douglas), a lawyer in civilian life, must defend three innocent soldiers whom the generals are using as scapegoats. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 1957 B&W
Friday, November 16, 2018
12:00 pm
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Real Life, Reel Heroes Film SeriesCommemorating Veterans Day, the Library this month screens four acclaimed war/military films taken from real-life events. This week: Christian Bale immerses himself in the role of indomitable Navy aviator Dieter Dengler, who escaped a Laotian POW camp and survived weeks in the jungle during the Vietnam War.
SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
| November 3 | Hacksaw Ridge (2016; R) |
| November 10 | Dunkirk (2017; PG-13) |
| November 17 | Rescue Dawn (2006; PG-13) |
| November 24 | American Sniper (2015; R) |
Monday Matinee
Wild WesternsMONDAYS at 1:00 PM
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
11/5 3:10 to Yuma (2007;R)
11/12 True Grit (2010; PG-13)
11/19 The Magnificent Seven (2016; PG-13)
11/26 Desperado (1995; R)
Young Lakota (2012, NR)
Native NovemberCentral Cinema Nights is a movie screening in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault taking place either Tuesday or Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Join us as we watch and discuss documentaries and feature films in a socially conscious setting, chosen to fit a monthly theme. This month's theme: Native November.
As we ease our way towards the end of autumn, Central Cinema Nights focuses on the representation of indigenous peoples in movies. Splitting the bill between feature films and documentaries, we examine work created by and concerning indigenous peoples both here in the United States as well as abroad.
Young Lakota (2012, NR)
Coming home to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Sunny Clifford, her twin sister Serena, and their neighbor, Brandon Ferguson, dream of changing the harsh world around them. When South Dakota passes a law criminalizing abortion, they are drawn into a political storm that tests their principles, and forces each of them to make choices that will define who they are and what kind of adults they will become.
Everyone is welcome! Movie screenings at the Central Library are always FREE and open to the public.
Upcoming Films:
| November 7 (WED) | Reel Injun (2009, NR) |
| November 13 (TUE) | Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013, R) |
| November 20 (TUE) | Young Lakota (2012, NR) |
| November 28 (WED) | Boy (2010, NR) |
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Moby Dick
Potpourri Friday"Call me, Ishmael." The opening line of Herman Melville's classic novel is the opening line to the major motion picture starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, a man obsessed with killing the great white whale that disfigured him, at any cost, even risking ship and crew. Co-starring Richard Basehart and directed by John Huston. 1956 B&W
Friday, November 23, 2018
12:00 pm
The Polar Express
Friday Night Family FunKick off the holiday season with a great movie on the big screen: 2004’s magical The Polar Express starring Tom Hanks (rated G).
All ages.
American Sniper (2015)
Real Life, Reel Heroes Film SeriesCommemorating Veterans Day, the Library this month screens four acclaimed war/military films taken from real-life events. Wrapping up: Clint Eastwood directs and Bradley Cooper stars in the story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who endures the mental and physical burdens of heroism as one of the most lethal snipers in U.S. history.
SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
| November 3 | Hacksaw Ridge (2016; R) |
| November 10 | Dunkirk (2017; PG-13) |
| November 17 | Rescue Dawn (2006; PG-13) |
| November 24 | American Sniper (2015; R) |
Monday, November 26, 2018
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm