This Tuesday, April 11th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Moonlight @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Moonlight (2016) is a coming-of-age drama about a young, African-American man growing up and coming to terms with his identity and sexuality while living in a troubled Miami community. Barry Jenkins directs the one hour, fifty-one-minute film,…
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Film: Tuesday, March 28th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Jackie
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, March 28th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Jackie @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Jackie recounts the life of Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as she fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s legacy.…
Film, Nature, Photography
Helvetia by Night (360°)
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Film: Tuesday, March 14th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Manchester by the Sea
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Friday Catblogging: Kedi
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China, Documentary, Film, Planning
The Legacy of China’s Family-Planning Rules
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Party does more than blunder – what it touches, it injures & ruins: In the late 1970s and early ’80s, China implemented rigid family-planning measures to slow population growth—the most controversial of which was the one-child policy. In 2015, China announced that it would drop this rule. However, millions of second and third children…
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Film: Tuesday, February 28th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Queen of Katwe
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, February 28th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Queen of Katwe @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Queen of Katwe is a 2016 biographical drama about Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. The film is directed by…
Documentary, Film
Film: Last Train
by JOHN ADAMS •
Last Train from Matt Knarr on Vimeo. A documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway train of the night, and the stories of the people riding it. Best Canadian Film – Take 21 Film Festival, 2016 Finalist – LA Cinefest, 2016 Official Selection – BFI Future Film Festival, 2017, Milton Film Festival,…
Film, Weird Tales
The Loch Ness Watchman: Hunting Nessie for a Quarter Century
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Film, Nature
Film: Hawaii – The Pace of Formation
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Film: Glacier Exit
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Film: Tuesday, January 31st, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Sully
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, January 31st at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Sully @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Sully is a 2016 historical drama based on the story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save…
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Film: Tuesday, January 24th, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park: Florence Foster Jenkins
by JOHN ADAMS •
This Tuesday, January 24th at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Florence Foster Jenkins @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Florence Foster Jenkins is a 2016 historical comedy-drama about a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer despite having a terrible singing voice. The film is directed…