LINDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS NEW FILMS IN THE NEW YEAR

January 8  @  2:00, The Leisure Seeker, (2017; R; 112 minutes)
An elderly, runaway couple hits the road and takes an unforgettable journey. The film stars Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland and an RV called The Leisure Seeker.

January 11 @ 1:00, The Miracle Season, (2018; PG; 101 minutes)
This film is based on the real life events surrounding an Iowa high school volleyball team when its star player dies unexpectedly. The team rallies around its coach and the player’s father to challenge for the state championship. It stars Oscar winners Helen Hunt and John Hurt.

January 15 @ 2:00, The Big Chill, (1983; R; 105 minutes)
We celebrate noted film maker and four time Oscar nominee, Lawrence Kasdan, on his 70th birthday with one of his best movies about seven college friends who reunite at the funeral of one of classmates. Starring Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, John Hurt and Jeff Goldblum.

January 18 @ 1:00, When Harry Met Sally, (1989; R; 96 minutes)
It is hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since we first saw Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan become best friends, then hate one another and finally fall in love in Rob Reiner’s classic romantic comedy. Join us for this terrific film and make sure “I’ll have what she’s having!”

January 22 @ 2:00, Chappaquiddick, (2018; PG-13; 106 minutes)
This biopic details Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal car accident on Cape Cod during the summer of 1969. It stars Jason Clarke, Kate Mara and Bruce Dern.

January 25 @ 1:00, The Blues Brothers, (1980; R; 133 minutes)
We remember John Belushi on what would have been his 70th birthday with one of the greatest musical comedies of all time. It also stars Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, John Candy, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Carrie Fisher and a remarkable 1974 Dodge.

January 29 @ 2:00, La Bamba, (1987; PG-13; 107 minutes)
The life of Mexican-American singer/composer/musician, Ritchie Valens, is told in this film as we remember the 60th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died” in February 1959 near Clear Lake, Iowa. This film stars Lou Diamond Philips as the teenaged Rock-and-Roll legend.

January 31 @ 2:00, The Jackie Robinson Story, (1950; NR; 77 minutes)
We celebrate Jackie Robinson on the 100th anniversary of his birth with this film which starred the baseball legend playing himself and Ruby Dee as his wife, Rachel.