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Friday Afternoon Movies A Movie is held every Friday afternoon at 1:00pm
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Green Book
Friday, April 5, 1:00pm
(PG-13; 120 Minutes Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
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On the Basis of Sex
Friday, April 12, 1:00pm
(PG-13); 120 Minutes Starring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux.
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg's 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Friday, April 19, 1:00pm
(R); 107 Minutes Starring: Melissa Mccarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells.
Lee Israel who made her living in the '70s and '80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. An adaptation of the memoir, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats).
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A Star is Born
Friday, April 26, 1:00pm
(R); 135 Minutes Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Dave Chappelle.
During the downward spiral of his own music career due to alcoholism and his age, Jackson Maine helps a young singer and actress find fame.
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