Quartet (2012)

The Carnegie-Stout Public Library will show the film Quartet a92012) this upcoming Wednesday July 24th @ 6PM. Directed by Dustin Hoffman and starring Maggie Smith, this film is about some retired opera singers who stage a fundraiser to save their home. Running time is 98 minutes and rated PG. WHAT: The film Quartet WHERE: Carnegie-Stout Public Library Auditorium WHEN: Wednesday July 24th @ 6PM ADMISSION: FREE See you at the movies!

NYC Film Scene 7/05/2013

I frequently have access to the Sunday New York Times and will occasionally be posting what is playing in the movie theaters there in the "Big Apple" Most of the suggestions will be foreign/independent films that most likely will never play here in the Dubuque theaters. Film enthusiasts can watch the trailers online and add them to their stream/Netflix lists to watch at a future date when the films come out on DVD. Here's what's playing the week of July 5th. 2013: The Attack Big Star Laurence Anyways 20 Feet From Stardom Before Midnight Stories We Tell I'm So Excited Museum Hours A Hijacking Fill the Void Frances Ha Byzantium How to Make Money Selling Drugs Dirty Wars Maniac Just Like a Woman Much Ado About Nothing Petunia Some Girls 100 Bloody Acres A Band Called Death Also, the NY Asian Film Festival is going on (June 28-July 15). Check out that web site for listing of films you may also want to add. Happy viewing! Mary

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Recently, I read about a Chicago Tribune article about Mosieur Verdoux, the last film that Charlie Chaplin made that is now out on DVD. This film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine. The film ends as Verdoux is being led to the guillotine in the prison courtyard after dismissing his killing of a few as no worse than the highly-praised killing of large numbers in war. Directed and starring Charlie Chaplin, this 1947 black comedy film's supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and Marilyn Nash.