? Growing up in a Quaker household, Jocelyn Bell Burnell was raised to believe that she had as much right to an education as anyone else. But as a girl in the 1940s in Northern Ireland, her enthusiasm for the sciences was met with hostility from teachers and male students. Undeterred, she went on to…
Film
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, July 27th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Little Things
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, July 27th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Little Things @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Crime/Drama/Thriller) Rated R (Violence, profanity, intense scenes) 2 hours, 8 minutes (2021) A burnt-out California deputy sheriff (Denzel Washington) teams up with a crack LAPD detective (Rami Malek) in the search…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, July 13th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Judas and the Black Messiah
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, July 13th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Judas and the Black Messiah @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Biography/Drama/History Rated R (Violence, profanity) 2 hours, 6 minutes (2021) In 1966, William O’Neal (the Judas) is offered a plea deal by J. Edgar Hoover to infiltrate the Illinois chapter of…
Film, Nature
Film: Treeline
by JOHN ADAMS •
Birds, Documentary, Film
Film: Bob of the Park Knows New York City Birds. But He’s Ruffled a Few Feathers
by JOHN ADAMS •
If you grab binoculars and head to Central Park in New York, you may see a warbler, a robin and Robert DeCandido, also known as “Birding Bob.” If you can’t spot him, you’ll definitely hear him. Among dedicated birders, some consider his use of recorded bird calls a disturbance to birds and bird-watchers alike, while…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, June 29th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Minari
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, June 29th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Minari @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama/Family Rated PG-13 1 hour, 55 minutes (2020) A Korean American family attempts to start a farm in 1980’s Arkansas, in search of its own American Dream. Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-Jung…
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Film: Tuesday, June 22nd, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Father
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, June 22nd at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Father @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama Rated PG-13 1 hour, 37 minutes (2020) A man (Anthony Hopkins) refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and succumbs to dementia. Also stars Olivia Colman. Sir Anthony Hopkins won…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, June 8th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Nomadland
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, June 8th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Nomadland @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama Rated R (Nudity, profanity) 1 hour, 47 minutes (2021) A woman in her sixties, losing everything financially, embarks on a journey through the West, living as a van-dwelling, modern-day nomad. Oscar winner: Best…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, May 25th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Mauritanian
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, May 25th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Mauritanian @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama/Thriller Rated R (Violence, sex, language) 2 hours, 9 minutes (2021) Based on his NY Times bestselling memoir, “Guantanamo Diary,” this is the true story of Mohamed Slahi’s fight for freedom…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, May 11th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Land
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, May 11th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Land @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Drama Rated PG-13 1 hour, 29 minutes (2021) An urban, middle-aged woman has fled city life to live off the grid in a tiny cabin on the side of a mountain in Wyoming, knowing nothing…
Documentary, Film, Insurrection
Frontline: American Insurrection
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, April 20th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Wonder Woman 1984
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, April 20th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Wonder Woman 1984 @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Superhero action) Rated PG-13 2 hours, 31 minutes (2020) Diana Prince (Gail Gadot) lives quietly among mortals in the vibrant, sleek 1980s, but soon she will have to muster all of…