The Linden Public Library, located at 31 East Henry Street in Linden, will present several films to beat the heat this summer. Join us for these films during those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.
July 3 at 2:00 p.m.: A League of Their Own (PG; 128 mins)
Directed by Penny Marshall, this 1992 film tells the story of The All-American Professional Girls Baseball League. Beginning in 1943, this league was based in midwestern cities like Racine, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois whose cities’ minor league men’s ball teams had sent most of their players off to the military during the war. Owners tried girls’ baseball in its place and the league lasted until 1954. The movie features comedy stars Geena Davis and Tom Hanks as well as Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn and Garry Marshall.
July 16 at 6:00 p.m.: Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13; 114 mins)
This 2017 remake of the Oscar-winning film features a virtual Who’s Who of international film stars in this Agatha Christie mystery. Directed by five-time Oscar nominee Kenneth Branagh, this movie takes us onto the classic train to Istanbul as a murder occurs onboard. The suspects include Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Willem Defoe and Michelle Pfeiffer. So who dunnit? Branagh also stars as Hercule Poirot, Christie’s world famous detective who must solve the crime.
July 26 at 6:00 p.m.: Battle of the Sexes (PG-13; 121 mins)
This 2017 hit film tells the story of the famous 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. This nationally televised event from the Houston Astrodome was promoted as a sporting spectacle unlike any other. It not only bolstered support for the women’s movement in America but also popularized tennis to its largest audience up to that time. It stars 2016 Oscar winner Emma Stone as King and Oscar nominee Steve Carell as Riggs.
August 3 at 1:00 p.m.: PT-109 (NR; 140 mins)
This 1963 film stars Cliff Robertson as Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy. The future president gained fame and notoriety for saving several members of his crew after his patrol boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer and sank in August 1943. This incident transformed Kennedy into a war hero, setting him on a path to greatness. Throughout the month of August, we pay tribute to the heroic story of PT 109 as well as the gallantry and bravery of the men of Kennedy’s boat on the diamond anniversary of its sinking off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
