Event NotebookOctober 2008 Discovery We’ve got another of...

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 10:29am -- JDavanza



Event Notebook
October 2008

Discovery

We’ve got another of Barrington Library’s very popular Film Lecture Series running through the month of October, this time featuring Screwball Comedies. Doug Swiszcz, who loves to apply his library skills to movies, will be showing five films—three Screwball Comedy classics, one modern revival of the form, and one seldom seen but nonetheless worthy Screwball film.

Film series are at their best when they include not only the standards and best-known movies of an actor, director or genre but also go beyond the obvious to present less familiar gems. Many of us have heard of Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and John Barrymore, but how many are familiar with their 1939 film Midnight? If you don’t know it, this is your chance to see what you’ve been missing.

The Screwball Comedy: A Film Lecture Series will present It Happened One Night, Bringing Up Baby, Midnight, The Lady Eve and What’s Up Doc? on October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 6:30 PM. The films are free and open to all.

I hope to see you there.

Wil Gregersen
Community Services Librarian

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