Showing Thursday, February 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 16 at 1:30 p.m. - The Brain Fitness Program (2008) Not Rated; 60 minutes

Can you exercise your brain to get it into better shape? Dr. Michael Merzenich and more than 50 neuroscientists around the world say, "Absolutely!" They have developed a scientifically-based system of exercises to help retain mental acuity throughout a lifespan of 80+ years. Designed to drive beneficial chemical, physical, and functional changes in the brain, The Brain Fitness Program will strengthen your brain and make it perform with greater agility, speed, and comprehension. Studies have shown an average improvement of more than 10 years in auditory, memory, and cognitive function.

This program is part of the Library’s Health & Wellness Series, “Winter Wellness,” an extensive series of lectures, expert panels, workshops, film screenings, and fitness activities designed to help you achieve an even better version of you.

Showing Monday, January 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Monday, January 16 at 1:30 p.m. - FAT: What No One is Telling You (2006) Not Rated; 90 minutes

Open abuse of fat people is our last accepted prejudice. As the number of obese Americans climbs to frightening levels, the quest for answers is becoming even more urgent. Obesity experts have a sobering awareness of the complex human puzzle that is driving this epidemic and creating so much personal pain. This program gives viewers a window into the intense human dramas of those labeled obese and the difficulty of solving weight problems.

For more information, please view the film's trailer.

This program is part of the Library’s Health & Wellness Series, “Winter Wellness,” an extensive series of lectures, expert panels, workshops, film screenings, and fitness activities designed to help you achieve an even better version of you.

Showing Wednesday, January 25 at 1:30 p.m.

Woody Allen fans rejoice! Because our Friday Film screening of Midnight in Paris was so popular, we would like to welcome you to a special encore matinee performance. Prepare to be whisked away to another time and another place in this whimsical comedy. We're purposely being vague about the plot because we think you'll enjoy it more that way. C'est magnifique!

Wednesday, January 25 at 1:30 p.m. -- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Kurt Fuller; Rated PG-13; 94 minutes.

This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better.

3 Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

"Smart, funny, whimsical--one of the best romantic comedies in recent years." - Richard Roeper

"Midnight in Paris is a loving embrace of the city, of art and of life itself." - Tom Long, Detroit News

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Showing Wednesday, February 15 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 15 at 1:30 p.m. - THE DEBT (2010) Starring Ciaran Hinds, Helen Mirren, and Sam Worthington; Rated R; 113 minutes

In 1965, three young Israeli Mossad agents on a secret mission capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal. Now, thirty years later, a man claiming to be the Nazi has surfaced in Ukraine and one of the former agents must go back undercover to seek out the truth.

"A superbly crafted espionage thriller." - Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

"An intelligient thriller with moments of unnerving suspense!" - Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

For more information, please view the film's trailer.

Friday, January 6 at 7:30 p.m. - Midnight in Paris (2011) Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Kurt Fuller; Rated PG-13; 94 minutes.

This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. - Beginners (2011) Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent; Rated R; 105 minutes.

This film imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who – following 44 years of marriage – came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal’s new honesty brought father and son closer than they’d ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

 For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. - Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Documentary feature directed by Werner Herzog; Not Rated; 90 minutes.

This film is a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog which follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. This unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago -- almost twice as old as any previous discovery.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. - The Ides of March (2011) Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Rated R; 101 minutes.

This film takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

All films are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).

Showing Wednesday, January 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 18 at 1:30 p.m. - ANOTHER YEAR (2010) Starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, and Peter Wight; Rated PG-13; 129 minutes

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay (Mike Leigh)

"The best picture of the year!" -- Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

"A miracle of a movie!" -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

For more information, please view the film's trailer.

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. - BEGINNERS (2011) Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent; Rated R; 105 minutes.

This film imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who – following 44 years of marriage – came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal’s new honesty brought father and son closer than they’d ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

"Funny, touching and altogether extraordinary" -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

""Endlessly original! Christopher Plummer is pitch-perfect. Ewan McGregor's best performance." -- Claudia Puig, USA Today

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Check out the rest of our Friday Films in January.

...and a special encore performance of Midnight in Paris in our Conference Room at the same time...

Woody Allen's latest film was such a big hit that we're offering a special encore screening of it. Join us in our Conference Room on the Mezzanine Level on Friday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. More information on the film can be found here.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).

Showing this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. -- THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Rated R; 101 minutes.

This film takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

4 Golden Globe Award Nominations for Best PIcture (Drama), Best Actor - Ryan Gosling (Drama), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

"The Ides of March soars." -- Rex Reed, The New York Observer

"A pulse racing thriller." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Click here for a complete list of Friday Films in January.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).

Showing Wednesday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Did you miss it on Friday evening? We're showing a special encore matinee performance of THE HELP this Wednesday.

Wednesday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. -- THE HELP (2011) Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Rated PG-13; 146 minutes.

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say.

"An instant classic." - Chris Parente, FOX Denver

"One of the best movies of the year!" - Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m. -- SUBMARINE (2011) Starring Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine; Rated R; 97 minutes.

Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate has two big ambitions: to save his parents' marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mom is having an affair with New Age weirdo Graham, Oliver monitors his parents' bedroom. Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his classmate, Jordana, a self-professed pyromaniac who supervises his journal writing - especially the bits about her. When necessary, she orders him to cross things out.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Click here for a complete list of Friday Films in December.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).