FILM CLUB

Hello everyone, this is your film club update. What could be better than watching a movie, for free, at the library? Now, I know you're thinking the answer couldn't be anything other than "nothing", but that would be wrong. The answer is TWO movies for free at the library, in the same night! Yes, that's right, we will be watching two films for film club this month. I said that we would be watching Duck Soup by the Marx Brothers, and we will be, but that's only half right because due to bad planning on my part (after rewatching Duck Soup) I realized that it's only like 68 minutes long...which would just be too short. Sooo, I've decided to also show Horse Feathers by the Marx Brothers. While not as good as Duck Soup, it's probably my second favorite. Soooo, Film Club will be on Thursday, July 21st at 6:00 PM (I've moved the time up 15 minutes to somewhat accomodate the fact that we will be watching two films instead of just one.)

Horse Feathers (1932)

Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod

The film revolves around college football and a game between the fictional Darwin and Huxley Colleges. (Thomas Henry Huxley was a defender of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.) Many of the jokes about the amateur status of collegiate football players and how eligibility rules are stretched by collegiate athletic departments remain remarkably current. Groucho plays Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley College, and Zeppo is his son Frank, who convinces his father to recruit professional football players to help Huxley's team.

Duck Soup (1933)

Directed By: Leo McCarey

The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) insists that Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) be appointed leader of the small, bankrupt country of Freedonia before she will continue to provide much-needed financial assistance. Meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania is attempting to take over the country. Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) tries to foment a revolution, woos Mrs. Teasdale, and attempts to dig up dirt on Firefly by sending in spies Chicolini (Chico Mar) and Pinky (Harpo Marx).

Come on out for a night of ridiculousness, nonsense and outright hilarity. You will not want to miss this Marx Brothers double feature event.

Check out the trailers:

Horse Feathers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FULBocWy2cE

Duck Soup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonpelSt2ME

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Hey friends, for all you fans of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, check out this trailer for the American remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo film (if you haven't seen the Swedish version I recommend you check it out immediately). Normally I don't go for remakes and what have you but this trailer is just so well made I can't help but get a little excited. This version is going to be directed by David Fincher who's most recent film was The Social Network (also worth watching). If the music from the trailer is any indication of what we can expect I'm totally psyched. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame is teaming up with Fincher again to do this soundtrack (he was also responsible for the wonderful soundtrack to The Social Network).

Have you read the books? Seen the Swedish films? Have a favorite? Let me know!

Check out the trailer here:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/thegirlwiththedragontattoo/

FILM CLUB

Hey everyone, film club is on it's way again, so for once I'm going to put this up well in advance, so you all have plenty of time to decide if you'd like to see it or not! (isn't that nice?) This next film will be Thursday, June 16th at 6:15 PM in the large meeting room located on the second floor of the library.

This next film is:

Pan's Labyrinth (Rated R)

(Directed by Guillermo Del Toro)

The film takes place in Spain, five years after the Spanish civil war, during the early Francoist period. The narative of the film interweaves this real world with a fantasy world centered around an abandoned overgrown labyrinth, and a mysterious faun creature, with which the main character, Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, hunts the Spanish Maquis who fight against the Fascist reign in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film employs make-up, animatronics and CGI effects to life it's creatures. (From Wikipedia)

As always, Del Toro delivers a tale that is full of wonder and imagination yet grounded in a reality that is, at times, grim. Don't miss this fantastic film!

Check out the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYiSlkvRuw

Film Club Summer Line Up

Alright, I think I'm going to go with with these films for the summer...

JUNE: Pan's Labyrinth (Directed by Guillermo Del Toro)

JULY: Duck Soup (Directed by Leo McCarey)

AUGUST: Days of Heaven (Directed by Terrence Malick)

(Duck Soup will be a nice, light, buffer between the two other, heavier, films.)

Hope to see some new faces! For those unfamiliar, I will be posting a little information about Film Club)

Here are the trailers for the films in case you wanted to check them out:

Pan's Labyrinth-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYiSlkvRuw

Duck Soup-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonpelSt2ME

Days of Heaven-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlZDsMCW0U4

What is this "Film Club"?

The Crete Public Library Film Club is a group that meets every 3rd Thursday of the month to watch a film. We usually meet at 6:15 PM in the Large meeting room located on the second floor so we have plenty of room and access to the projector. We also have FREE coffee and tea courtesy of the library; anyone is welcome to bring snacks if they like, for themselves or to share (one of our regulars always brings cookies for the group!). At Film Club, the goal is to show films that you may not have seen. Most of the films that are chosen are films that showcase astounding visuals, thought provoking themes and ideas as well as pure cinematic entertainment. You don't need to be a film buff to have a good time at Film Club! Depending on the film, sometimes we have a little discussion afterwards, share what we got form the film, our own interpretations or what have you, it's not mandatory but it can be fun! Film Club is coming up on it's 3rd year of existence here at the library and over the course of those 3 years we've watched a wide variety of films such as:

-Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

-Food, Inc.

-Pursuit of Happyness

-The Shop Around the Corner

-Breach

-Osama

-Little Miss Sunshine

-Julie and Julia

-The Lives of Others

-Murderball

-Into the Wild

-An Education

-Vicki Christina Barcelona

-Crazy Heart

-Man on Wire

-The Cove

-Slumdog Millionaire

-The White Ribbon

-The Wrestler

-Away We Go

-Hard Day's Night

-The Road

-Volver

-The Fall
-Doubt

-The Seventh Seal

-Rear Window

-My Left Foot

-Love Aaj Kal

-Baraka

-The Messenger

-Best Worst Movie

-The Fountain

So, if you're looking for something to do on the 3rd Thursday of the month, come on out for a FREE movie and refreshments. If you'd like to be notified what the film will be in advance, give us your name and email and we'll add you to the emailing list. For information head to the circulation desk and ask for Dan.

Hope to see you there!

Film Club for the Summer

I am working on compiling a list of the films I will be showing for the summer months and I will release them all at once...this way everyone knows what is coming up in advance and hopefully it will draw in some more folks. I've also been toying with the idea of a separate club that meets in the summer that shows more "movies" than "films". Movies being a bit more light-hearted in nature, leaning more towards pure entertainment value rather than films which can be a little heavier and more thought provoking in nature. The Film Club would still meet, this would just be a separate special thing for the summer (or for longer depending on it's popularity), but I'll have to check with the powers that be...more on that to come.

FILM CLUB

FILM CLUB

Hello everyone, film club is coming quick. This month we will be meeting Thursday, May 19th at 6:15 in the large meeting room. We will be watching Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain.

The Fountain is a 2006 American romantic drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. The film comprises three storylines where Jackman and Weisz play different sets of characters: a modern-day scientist and his cancer-stricken wife, a conquistador and his queen, and a space traveler in the future who hallucinates his lost love. The storylines—interwoven with use of match cuts and recurring visual motifs—reflect the themes of love and mortality.

Aronofsky originally planned to direct The Fountain on a $70 million budget with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the lead roles, but Pitt's withdrawal and cost overruns led Warner Bros. to shut down production. The director rewrote the script to be sparser, and was able to resurrect the film with a $35 million budget with Jackman and Weisz in the lead roles. Production mainly took place on a sound stage in Montreal, Quebec, and the director used Macro Photography to create key visual effects for The Fountain at a low cost. (From Wikipedia)

This film is a visual masterpiece that overwhelms the senses. As I mentioned, it was done with very minimal amounts of CGI, opting for the use of Macro Photography. The story is a simple idea that is displayed in a beautiful, sometimes enigmatic way. You won't want to miss this wonderful film. See you there.

Check out the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHaJY6SL7GE