Join Sue Gardner and other local historians for an informal discussion of Warwick historical topics on the Zoom platform.
The link to join is posted weekly in the "You Know You're From Warwick When" and "We Are Warwick" Facebook groups; if you are not on Facebook, email a request to sgardner@rcls.org and you will receive the link via email.
Warwick Valley Plant Native Alliance will host a Plant Nati
Cocoon (1985) Beyond the innocence of youth, and the wisdom of age, lies the wonder of...
September 23: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Frida (2002) Julie Taymor’s biopic adapted from Hayden Herrera’s 1983 book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist and her tempestuous marria
The Constant Gardener (2005) Fernando Meirelles’ political thriller, based on John le Carré's 2001 novel, stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz; Justin Quayle, a British diplomat in Kenya and widower, is determ
AWPL Classic Monday: The Lost Weekend (1945) Winner of 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Director and Screenplay), Billy Wilder's grim, realistic depiction of alcoholism stars Ray Milland as Don Birnam, a booze-dependent novelist suffering from writer's block; it follows Dan's devastatingly pathetic four-day drinking binge.
Impromptu (1991) James Lapine’s period drama stars Judy Davis and Hugh Grant.
Queen Bees (2021) Romantic comedy features an ensemble cast, including Ellen Burstyn, James Caan (in his final film during his lifetime), Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine and Elizabeth Mitchell. After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower. Rated PG-13: 1 hour 40 minutes.
AWPL Classic Monday: Heaven Can Wait (1978) Sports fantasy comedy stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia and Jack Warden. Joe Pendelton (Beatty), a Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
Stronger (2017) Loss changes us. Tragedy tests us. Strength defines us. The inspiring real-life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany and Miranda Richardson. Rated R: 1 hour 59 minutes.
