GlenVIEWINGS Film Series

Welcome to the Library’s monthly film series for adults. Doors open 30 minutes before screening • Audience led discussions follow matinees. Just drop in.

The Wife (100mins/R/2018)

Sunday, February 24, 1:30 PM

After nearly forty years of marriage, a wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Colette (111 mins/R/2018)

Sunday, March 3, 1:30 PM

Pushed by her husband to write novels under his name, Colette finds success and fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Love, Gilda (88 mins/NR/2018)

TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 PM

A glimpse into the life and career of comedienne Gilda Radner through recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with friends, rare home movies, and diaries read by modern day comediennes.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (106 mins/R/2018)

Friday, March 15, 2 & 6:30 PM

Best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel turns her art form to deception after falling out of step with the marketplace.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (108mins/PG/2002)

TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 PM

A documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.

The Old Man and the Gun (93 mins/PG-13/2018)

Sunday, April 14, 1:30 PM

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 leading to an unprecedented string of heists that  confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

First Man (141 mins/PG-13/2018)

Friday, April 19, 2 & 6:30 PM

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

MEET THE FILMMAKER
Minding the Gap (93 mins/NR/2018)

Sunday, May 5, 1:30 PM

In this award winning documentary from Kartemquin Films, three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship. Enjoy the film and stay for a special post-screening discussion with Chicago-based Director, Bing Liu.

On the Basis of Sex (120 mins/PG-13/2018)

Friday, May 17, 2 & 6:30 PM

The inspiring true story of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.

Shoplifters (121 mins/R/2018)

TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 PM

A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.