Lakewood Public Cinema
See a film at Lakewood Public Library every Saturday evening. These free events take place in the cozy confines of the Main Library Basement Auditorium on a digitally-projected big screen. Be sure to pick up a Film Calendar on your next visit. As always, the programs at Lakewood Public Library are free and open to the public.
Lakewood Public Cinema- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (106 minutes) The adventures of three escaped convicts (George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson) are loosely based on Homer’s The Odyssey. Clooney, as Ulysses McGill, encounters many of Homer’s original characters, such as Cyclops, the Sirens and eventually his wife Penelope (Holly Hunter). The Coen Brothers and […] Read More
Film- The Tango Lesson
Suffering from writer’s block, a dissatisfied filmmaker (Sally Potter) travels to Paris and meets an Argentinian tango dancer (Pablo Veron). She quickly becomes obsessed with the passionate dance and offers Pablo a movie role in exchange for dance lessons. Teacher and student become deeply involved with the tango and then- each other. Read More
Film- The Maltese Falcon
A mysterious woman walks into the low-rent office of a hard-boiled detective. We have seen it before; but here, in the office of Sam Spade, is where it all began. With a pace that quickens as tension mounts, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre are after one thing: The Maltese Falcon, a […] Read More
Film- Apache
Following the surrender of the great leader Geronimo, Massai (Burt Lancaster), the last Apache warrior, is captured. He manages to escape from a prison train destined for a Florida reservation and heads back to his homeland to settle down with his woman. His pursuers have other ideas. Read More
Film- The Luzhin Defence
In the 1920’s, a socially awkward Grand Master (John Turturro) breaks out of his chess-obsessed mind when he falls in love with a young woman (Emily Watson) he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The film is based on the novel The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov. Read More
Film- Double Indemnity
A cynical insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) wants to sell a policy to a seductive femme fatale (Barbara Stanwyck). She buys a double indemnity policy on her husband and tries to entice MacMurray to make an “accident” happen sooner rather than later. While they weave a web of deceit, a wily claims agent (Edward G. Robinson) […] Read More