Albert Wisner Public Library presents: Monday Afternoon @ the Movies 1:00 pm (Please note movie length when scheduling Dial-a-Bus.) ** Movie is subject to change without notice.** MASKS ARE REQUIRED REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS SEATING LIMITED TO 30 ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS
August 23—Edie (2017) Starring Sheila Hancock. 83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late - packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland. NR; 1hour, 42 min.
August 30—Blinded by the Light (2019) Starring Billy Barratt and Viveik Kalra. In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen. Rated PG-13; 2 hours.
September 6—THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
September 13—Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys. Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America's most beloved neighbor. Rated PG; 1 hour, 49 min.
September 20—Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) Starring Emily Blunt, John Hamm and Jamie Dornan. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony's (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale. Rated PG-13; 102 min.
September 27—Land (2020) Starring Robin Wright and Demian Birchir. Following an unsettling experience in the wilderness, a grieving woman named Edee Mathis ventures deep into a remote region of Wyoming to pursue a fresh start, hoping to shift her perspective on the meaning of her life and reconcile her distress with her determination to continue living. Rated PG-13; 89 min.
October 4—Dream Horse (2020) Starring Toni Collette, Damian Lewis and Sian Phillips. This comedy film is about Jan Vokes, a Welsh bartender who comes up with the idea of breeding a horse intended for racing. Since she lives in a town that is down on its luck, her neighbors start pitching in and participate in financing for the horse. They see the horse as their chance of redeeming their town and lifting their spirits as it races up the ranks, hopefully to become a champion thoroughbred. Based on a true story. Rated PG; 113 min.
October 11—The Courier (2020) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch. This historical drama fictionalizes the story of Greville Wynne, a British electrical engineer and businessman turned M16 agent who relays crucial intelligence about the Soviet nuclear program to the CIA. With the help of his Russian informant, Oleg Penkovsky (a.k.a. Ironbark), he aids the Western Bloc in defusing the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Rated PG-13; 111 min. (THE LIBRARY IS OPEN ON COLUMBUS DAY BUT THE DIAL-A-BUS WILL NOT RUN THIS DAY)
October 18—News of the World (2020) Starring Tom Hanks. War veteran Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd embarks on a new mission five years after the conclusion of the Civil War: he goes from town to town to share news about presidents, queens, catastrophes, feuds, and other interesting affairs from all around the world. In one of Albert Wisner Public Library presents: Monday Afternoon @ the Movies 1:00 pm (Please note movie length when scheduling Dial-a-Bus.)
his stops, he meets Johanna, a 10-year-old girl who has been living with the Kiowa people for the last six years. When she is ordered to return to her biological aunt and uncle, Kidd decides to accompany her. Rated PG-13; 118 min.
October 25—Minari (2020) Starring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Yuh-Jung Youn. A Korean-American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they find the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. Rated PG-13; 116 min.
November 1—Where’d You Go Bernadette? (2019) Starring Cate Blanchett and Billy Crudup. A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 49 min.
November 8—Downtown Abbey (2019) Starring Maggie Smith and Matthew Goode. The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century. Rated PG; 2 hours.
November 15—Here Today (2021) Starring Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish. Veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge when she wins him in an auction. They later form a unique bond that starts when he brings her to the E.R. after a food allergy incident, and the doctors mistake them as a father-and-daughter tandem. As Emma gets to know Charlie's life, she takes it upon herself to help him fix things before it's too late for him to achieve his last life goals. Rated PG-13; 117 min.
November 22—1917 (2020) Starring Dean Charles Chapman, Daniel Mays and Colin Firth. It is April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap. Rated R; 2 hours.
November 29—Keep the Change (2017) Starring Jessica Walter and Sandra James. When aspiring filmmaker David is mandated by a judge to attend a social program at the Jewish Community Center, he is sure of one thing: he doesn't belong there. But when he's assigned to visit the Brooklyn Bridge with the vivacious Sarah, sparks fly and his convictions are tested. Their budding relationship must weather Sarah's romantic past, David's judgmental mother, and their own pre-conceptions of what love is supposed to look like. Not rated; 1 hour, 34 min.
December 6—Nomadland (2020) Starring Frances McDormand. In the wake of the Great Recession, Fern, an aging woman who lost her livelihood, begins a soul-searching solo expedition through the western United States. Converting a van into her living space, she styles herself a contemporary nomad and forges new, unexpected connections along her journey. Based on the book of the same name by Jessica Bruder. Rated R; 108 min.