AWPL Classic Monday - Imitation of Life (1959) Douglas Sirk’s melodrama stars Lana Turner and Juanita Moore - as Lora Meredith, an aspiring actress, who befriends Annie Johnson, a homeless African American widow, in Coney Island.
Black History Month presents - Passing (2021) written, produced, and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut; based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, and its title refers to African-Americans who had skin co
Elvis (2022) The Man. The Legend. The King of Rock & Roll. Baz Luhrmann’s epic biopic stars Tom Hanks and Austin Butler. The life of American music icon Elvis Presley (Butler), from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 39 minutes.
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AWPL Classic Monday - Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Anatole Litvak’s thriller noir, based on Lucille Fletcher’s 1943 radio play, stars Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster.
Effie Gray (2014) based on the real-life scandal that shocked Victorian-era England: the story of Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning).
Warwick-based writer and arts producer Melissa Shaw-Smith tells her personal story of growing up with filmmaker parents - David and Sally Shaw-Smith - and traveling with them around Ireland in the 70s and 80s as they documented the island’s rich cultural heritage through the rapidly disappearing way of life and skills of its traditional craftspeople.
Join Ensemble Aubade - Peter H.
Join author Debra Scacciaferro for a discussion of her new historical romance, American Nightingale.
