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).

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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.

"If you're a member of the human race - you owe it to yourself to see this movie." -- Dana Stevens, Slate

"Four stars! Wonderful. See this film. It takes you to a place you won't soon forget." -- Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

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).

Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. - Main Street (2010) Starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, and Patricia Clarkson; Rated PG; 92 minutes.

Main Street is a contemporary drama about several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community -- from its Mayor to a local police officer to a once-wealthy tobacco heiress -- will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.

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

Friday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. - The Help (2011) Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer; 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.

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

There will be no Friday Night Film on Friday, December 16.

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.

Friday, December 30 at 7:30 p.m. - The Tree (2010) Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Morgana Davies; Not Rated; 100 minutes.

Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn -- along with her four young children -- struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then the tree’s enormous roots slowly begin to encroach on the abode and threaten their fragile existence.

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, December 21 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 21 at 1:30 p.m. - THE FAMILY STONE (2005) Starring Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Claire Danes; Rated PG-13; 103 minutes

An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

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

Please note that this month's Wednesday matinee will take place in the Conference Room on our Mezzanine Level.

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 30 at 7:30 p.m. -- THE TREE (2010) Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgana Davies and Marton Csokas; Not Rated; 100 minutes.

Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn -- along with her four young children -- struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then the tree’s enormous roots slowly begin to encroach on the abode and threaten their fragile existence.

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

Check out the rest of our Friday Films in December.

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

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. -- MAIN STREET (2010) Starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, and Patricia Clarkson; Rated R; 92 minutes.

Main Street is a contemporary drama about several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown.  In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community -- from its Mayor to a local police officer to a once-wealthy tobacco heiress -- will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.

"Quite the cast...[a] feel good [movie]..." - Huffington Post

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).

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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.

4 Golden Globe Award Nominations for Best Picture (Comedy), Best Actor - Owen Wilson (Musical/Comedy), Best Director, and Best 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.

Check out the rest of our Friday Films in January.

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

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 9 at 7:30 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.

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).

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (2010) Documentary; Not Rated; 84 minutes.

Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.

“[A] captivating and moving portrait of a singular man and a passing era…Mr. Cunningham finds something creative, life-affirming and free, and preserves it forever. An intimate portrait that feels more found or captured than it does constructed. (Cunningham) is an aesthete and an ascetic, a member of the establishment and a bohemian, and among the last of his kind.” -- Carina Chocano, The New York Times

“It’s a real privilege to watch this film!” - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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

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

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

Showing Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. -- EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010) Starring Will Farrell, Rebecca Hall, Laura Dern; Rated R; 100 minutes.

Nick Halsey is having the worst day anyone could possibly have. He loses his job, his sobriety and his wife, finding all of his possessions on the front lawn of his old house with the locks changed. As he starts to live on his lawn, Nick’s AA sponsor steps in and suggests a yard sale as a way to make some money, let go and move on with his life.

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

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

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