The Friends of the Hillsdale Library present the
Our
8th
Year!
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This Summer at the Hillsdale Free Public Library
Five Weeks / Five Great Films...Mondays @ 7PM…June 29-July 27, 2015
Classic movies and newer releases on the big screen with an audience and our updated sound
system …..the way movies were meant to be seen!
Introduction and Q&A sessions provided by Literature Professor Edward Shannon from
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Admission Free
Refreshments Available
Please arrive early for best seating!
June 29 – “The Princess Bride” (1987) – Family Fun Night
Come see the big-screen version of the romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced
by Rob Reiner. Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel, The Princess Bride tells the story of
Westley and Buttercup and all the obstacles that prevent them from getting together, including an evil
Prince, a six-fingered man, Fire Swamps and Rats of an Unusual Size. A cult-film favorite. Rated PG
(Running Time: 96 minutes)
July 6 - “12 Years a Slave” (2013) - History Night
An adaptation of the 1853 slave narrative memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New
York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. and sold into
slavery. Northup worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before his release.
Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture. Rated R. (Running time: 134 minutes)
July 13 – “His Girl Friday” (1940) – Classic Film Night
The 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, adapted from the play The
Front Page. The film tells the story of a hard-boiled editor who learns his ex-wife and former star
reporter is about to remarry and his attempts to sabotage these plans by enticing her to cover one last
story. Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy. Unrated. (Running Time: 92
minutes)
July 20 – “Ugetsu” (1953) – Foreign Film Night
A 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on Ueda Akinari's
book. It is a ghost story and an example of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre. The film stars
Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō and is one of Mizoguchi's most celebrated films. It is regarded by
critics as a masterwork of Japanese cinema and a definitive piece during Japan's Golden Age of
Film. In Japanese with English subtitles. Unrated. (Running Time: 94 minutes)
July 27 – “American Splendor” (2003) – Docudrama Night
A biographical comedy-drama film about the life and art of Harvey Pekar, the author of the American
Splendor comic book series. Written and directed by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and
Robert Pulcini, who share writing credit with Pekar and his wife. The film stars Paul Giamatti and
Hope Davis. Rated R. (Running Time: 101 minutes)