Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Bloomfield Public Library presents
Thursday noon films

Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following schedule of Thursday noon films for this month. Program starts at 12:15 p.m. Admission is free.
Oct. 8 – “Suddenly Last Summer,” 114 minutes, (not rated) black and white (1959) – In this gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, the only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn) dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine (Elizabeth Taylor). What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth. Nominated for three Oscars. Also starring Montgomery Clift.
Oct. 14 – “Lullaby of Broadway,” 92 minutes, (not rated), color, (1950) – Pretty Melinda Howard (Doris Day) has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother (Gladys George) whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. Savor the Oscar winning title tune, Cole Porter’s Just One of Those Things, Somebody Loves Me and much more. Also Starring Gene Nelson, and S.K. Sakall.
Oct. 22 – “Grey Gardens,” 104 minutes , (TV-PG), color (2009) – This riches-to-rags story is based on the lives of the aunt (Jessica Lange) and first cousin (Drew Barrymore) of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, “Little Edie,” were raised as Park Avenue Debutantes, but withdrew to their Long Island summer home, “Grey Gardens.” As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. After the tabloids published news of a Health Department raid on their home, Cousin Jackie came to their rescue. Nominated for four Primetime Emmys.
Oct. 29 – “Meet the Mummy,” 90 minutes (not rated), black and white, (1955) – Pete (Bud Abbott) and Freddie (Lou Costello) find themselves pursued by an Egyptian cult for a special medallion linked to a walking mummy.
For more information or directions, call 973-566-6200.