June comes to an end but some see some great films before we close out this month!
Silent Film Double Feature (with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson) ● Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The Flying Ace (1926) A former World War I pilot resumes his old job as a railroad detective to search for a missing payroll agent. Part of an ongoing series highlighting the most popular titles from NAVCC’s Film Loans program. Black & white, 65 min. (Film) This film was added to the National Film Registry in 2021.
Devil’s Dice (1926) A young mining engineer seeks revenge against the unfair judge who sentences him to hard labor. The last film by director Tom Forman before his tragic death at the age of 33. Black & white, 60 min. (Digital)
Minority Report (2002) ● Saturday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m.
A police detective (Tom Cruise) must race against his own special unit and time itself to prove his innocence of a crime he has yet to commit. Color, 145 min. (Film)
The Social Network (2010) ● Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Nerdy, awkward Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) becomes a billionaire by creating the website, Facebook. But he ends up embroiled in legal disputes as the friends who helped him during his rise to the top are now eager to see him fall. Color, 120 min. (Film)
Newly added to the National Film Registry.
To learn more about this film, read this interview with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.
Titles and formats subject to change.