Friday Classic Film Series
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/montauk-library-52388952453
September 5: 5-7pm
TWENTIETH CENTURY: 1934 – PG – 1h 31m
Directed by Howard Hawks
John Barrymore, Carole Lombard
Aboard the luxurious 20th Century Limited, a vainglorious but down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario tries to persuade his former lover – now a celebrity – to take the lead in his comeback stage production.
September 12: 5-7pm
THE TRAIN: 1964 – PG – 2h 13m
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau, Paul Scofield, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon
Near the end of WWII, as Allied forces are about to take control of France, a French railway inspector tries to stop a train filled with Nazi-looted art treasures before it reaches the border.
Friday, September 19: 5-7pm
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: 1974 – PG – 2h 8m
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Martin Balsam
Aboard a train from Istanbul, a passenger is murdered and detective Hercule Poirot steps up to find who is responsible.
Friday, September 26: 5-7pm
SILVER STREAK: 1976 – PG – 1h 53m
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty
George, a mild-mannered book editor, becomes embroiled in a dangerous situation when he falls in love with a woman who is about to expose art forgers. To survive, he teams up with a fast-talking crook.
OTHER PROGRAMS COMING UP
Saturday, August 30: 12-5pm
Making the Connection: Amistad Film Screening & Panel Discussion
In partnership with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Eastville Community Historical Society
A special screening of the film Amistad with an intermission and refreshments. Followed by a compelling panel discussion to connect the past with the present. Panelists include The Plain Sight Project’s Donnamarie Barnes and David Rattray, and Paula Mann-Agnew, Executive Director of Discovery Amistad.
Part of Amistad Week 2025: A Week of Commemoration and Celebration
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-the-connection-amistad-film-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-1587820175889?aff=oddtdtcreator
Piano Concert: Solomon Eichner, concert pianist
Sunday September 21: 3-4pm
Solomon pairs Romantic keyboard repertoire by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff with Broadway selections and famous film scores.