In the movies, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of the car chase. The best ones create the same adrenaline rush in their audiences as they do in their characters. Generating that heightened, you-are-there energy is a feat that involves meticulous preparation, including dozens of decisions about camera placement, vehicle speed and so much more.…
Film
Film, Nature, Plants
Film: The Life of Flowers
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, January 12th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The King of Staten Island
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, January12th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The King of Staten Island @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: Comedy/Drama Rated R (Language, Sex, Drugs) 2 hours, 16 minutes (2020) A semi-biographical film of Pete Davidson, a member of the ensemble of “Saturday Night Live.” At age…
Documentary, Film
Film: A Year of Ping Pong
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, December 29th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Knives Out
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, December 29th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Knives Out @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Crime/Drama/Mystery) Rated PG-13 2 hours, 10 minutes (2019) An unconventional detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, dysfunctional, combative family. A real whodunnit with many plot twists,…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, December 22nd, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Love Actually
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, December 22nd at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Love Actually @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Romance/Comedy/Holiday) Rated R (Sex/Language) 2 hours, 15 minutes (2003) Back by Popular Demand, our favorite holiday “rom/com”! Romance and relationships in an all-star ensemble comedy that tells 10 separate but intertwining…
Adventure, Documentary, Environment, Film, Nature, Weather
Film: Glacier Exit
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, December 8th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Good Liar
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, December 8th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Good Liar @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Crime/Drama/Mystery) Rated R (Language, Violence) 1 hour, 49 minutes (2019) A career con man (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark: a recently widowed woman (Helen Mirren),…
Animation, Film
Short Film: Maestro
by JOHN ADAMS •
2020 Presidential Election, America, Courts, Documentary, Economy, Film, Law, Trump
Frontline: Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Supreme Court
by JOHN ADAMS •
With the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett days before the 2020 presidential election, conservatives solidified a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court — and the chance to shape American life and policy for a generation. Behind it all was a powerful Republican from Kentucky: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for whom Barrett’s confirmation was…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, November 24th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, Give Me Liberty
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, November 24th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of Give Me Liberty @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Comedy/Drama) Rated PG 1 hour, 50 minutes (2019) An Independent film to be thankful for! Vic, a young Russian American, drives a handicapped van in Milwaukee, where he shares an…
2020 Presidential Election, America, Coronavirus, Culture, Documentary, Economy, Elections, Film, Trump, Voting Rights
Frontline: A Nation in Turmoil (Full Film)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Filmed across the country this past year by a production team headed by Mike Shum and Blair Woodbury, “American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil” captures the diverse perspectives of a number of people — a pastor, a barber, a doctor, an activist and more — as they deal with COVID-19 in their communities, respond to…
City, Film
Film: Tuesday, November 10th, 1 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Way Back
by JOHN ADAMS •
? This Tuesday, November 10th at 1 PM, there will be a showing of The Way Back @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin Community Building: (Drama/Sports) Rated R (Language) 1 hour, 48 minutes (2020) Ben Affleck portrays an alcoholic, former Catholic high school basketball star, who returns to his alma mater to coach its…
Coronavirus, Documentary, Film, Public Health
Totally Under Control
by JOHN ADAMS •
Update, 10.31.20 — ‘Totally Under Control’ Documentary Streams for Free Through Election Day: “Neon is making “Totally Under Control,” its documentary about the White House’s response to COVID-19, available to stream on its website for free through Election Day on Nov. 3.” Original post from 10.27.20 follows — Noted documentarian Alex Gibney’s Totally Under Control recounts…