Posted by: Julie Chautin on: June 4, 2012
This Thursday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. the Murphy Library is showing Hugo, Martin Scorcese’s masterpiece. We had previously scheduled it for May 31 but the Scholastic Book Fair took over our favorite movie spot with their wonderful books. This is a film for book lovers and movie lovers and for those of us [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 15, 2012
The Murphy Library is showing, 84 Charing Cross Road, a movie for book lovers and letter writers this Thursday. It is rated PG with screenings at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and stars Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench. Running time is 100 minutes. Helene Hanff (Bancroft) is a struggling writer in New York [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: April 12, 2012
A North London primary-school teacher never has a bad day, never meets a stranger, and always cares about her students. She is not afraid to learn something about herself, like driving a car or flamenco dancing, or maybe, falling in love. This is rated R. It’s not for children, but it’s definitely for teachers. Directed [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: March 26, 2012
Do you miss the 60’s and 70’s? Then come by the Murphy Library as we take a ride through Bob Dylan’s life in I’m Not There, this Thursday’s movie, March 29 at 4 and 6 p.m. Director Todd Haynes has created a memorable trip. The film runs 135 minutes and it is rated R. Six [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 20, 2012
The place is a small hotel in a South American country. The guests are six American women waiting for the paperwork to adopt a baby. They all have stories to tell, as do the local women who give up the children. Human feelings and hope of the soon-to-be mothers fill the screen and a few [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 29, 2011
In honor of Heritage Day and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War the Murphy Library is showing the moving and unforgettable Shenandoah, made fifty years ago on the 100th anniversary of the end of the war. It is one of the great Civil War films. Screenings are at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Running time [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: April 10, 2011
Sammy Prescott is a single mom raising her eight-year-old son and dealing with a new nitpicking manager at the bank where she works. Then after months with no word she gets a letter from her much-loved and wayward brother. He wants to come for a visit. The Murphy Library is showing You Can Count on [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: March 1, 2011
The little girl I saw at the symphony concert looked about five years old. Her mother told me the girl’s violin teacher was playing in the orchestra and had invited them to see the performance. Tchaikovsky was on the menu and the crowd roared their approval. Here’s another way to give a kid a dose [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 8, 2011
Two hit men are sent to a quaint town in Belgium while waiting for things to cool down back at home in England. They are an odd couple. One likes to sightsee. The other likes a pretty blond in his sights. The Murphy Library is showing “In Bruges,” a thriller full of drama and dark [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 13, 2010
If words like saxophone, trumpet, trombone, congas and bongos get your attention, try the next Murphy Library Thursday night movie. “Calle 54” is full of jazz, Latin jazz from Tito Puente to Gato Barbieri. The library movie starts at 6 p.m. and runs 105 musical minutes. In 2000 Spanish director Fernando Trueba filmed his favorite [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: June 15, 2010
Road warriors take heed. The next movie at the Murphy Library is for you.
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 15, 2009
Grrrrr. Grrrrrrr. Walt Kowalski is not happy with his sons, his neighbors or his life. And he certainly doesn’t want to talk to any priest about his sins. Not even if his beloved wife had made that her dying wish. In fact, the only thing that gives him pleasure is his 1972 mint-condition Gran Torino. [...]
