Summer Film Series

Fellow Film Buffs – First a couple of important announcements:

1. Because of a delay in release dates, we are revising our schedule. We will now be showing “Limbo” on August 29th and “The Wedding Plan” on September 19th.
2. There will be no films on August 8th and 15th. We resume the series with “Neruda” on August 22nd.

Here is a bit of information on our movie for next Tuesday:

I Am Not Your Negro
Tuesday August 1 at 7:30
Rated PG-13, running time 93 minutes

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends-Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript. In his new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material.

By confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary.

“Make a night of it” specials:

1. Vinny’s Ristorante. 10% off your entire food bill when you show your punch card or ticket. This offer is available every Tuesday during the Film Series.
2. Coho. Make a reservation between 5:00 and 5:45 and get dinner for two for $70 including a bottle of wine! Each person receives soup, salad, choice between two entrees, and homemade ice cream or sorbet. (Other entrees available at slightly higher price.) Remember, orders must be placed prior to 5:45.

See you at the movies.

Larry Soll
Film Series Coordinator
San Juan Community Theatre

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