Event NotebookOctober 2008 Movie Man I hope Doug won’t mind that...

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 8:54am -- JDavanza



Event Notebook
October 2008

Movie Man

I hope Doug won’t mind that I’m writing this, but I’ve heard that, when he started the Film Lecture Series almost a decade ago, he seemed kind of nervous when he delivered his talks. Not that you’d suspect such a thing now. Sitting comfortably in his director’s chair, he genially commands the room with well-crafted speeches that are as scholarly as anything put across in a classroom. And he has a nice rapport with his audiences, too, many of whom have been coming to see Doug and his films for years.

Barrington Public Library’s Film Lecture Series is known throughout the State of Rhode Island for its excellence and its success. And rightly so, because Doug works hard to select notable movies on a topic or theme and to craft lectures that explain their historical and present-day significance. The Film Lecture Series has grown in stature over the years, and Doug has grown with it, ably becoming a film expert who puts on a really good show that I don’t want to miss.

Wil Gregersen
Community Services Librarian

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