Film Fridays and Free Popcorn
Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center • 28 S Linn St Iowa City, IA 52240 Organized by Iowa City Senior CenterAbout this event
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Registration for this activity is either not needed or not allowed online. Please see text below for additional information or call the Senior Center at 319-356-5220.
Sep 6 – Anatomy of a Fall (2023) – For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their 11-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. 2h:32m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUXawkH-ONM) Sep 13 – The Race to Alaska (2020) – 750 miles. No motors. No support. It's the Iditarod on a boat with a chance of drowning or being eaten by a Grizzly bear. Adventurous sailors compete in a boat race across Alaskan waters for a $10,000 prize. 1h:38m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1WEM2AlYHc) Sep 20 – The Post (2017) – This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham (Meryl Streep), the first female newspaper publisher in the country (Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks). 1h:56m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXlY6gzTTM) Sep 27 – The Nest (2020) – Rory persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the '80s. He leases a centuries-old country manor, with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon things start to unravel, and the couple faces unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. 1h:47m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svq5OzzT7s4)Oct 4 – The Hidden Life of Trees (2020) – Presenting ecological, biological, and academic expertise with matter-of-fact candor, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben inspires us to see the forest for the trees. Traveling through Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Vancouver, he explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration in the woodland. 1h:24m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_xKhHwqeW8) Oct 11 – Greyhound (2020) – Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) is assigned to lead an Allied convoy across the Atlantic during World War II. His convoy, however, is pursued by German U-boats. 1h:31m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyzxu26-Wqk) Oct 18 – The Boys in the Boat (2023) – The film is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. It follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world. 1h:30m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfEA-udzjjQ) Oct 25 – Luzzu (2021) – A man risks everything to provide for his wife and newborn son by entering Malta's black-market fishing industry. He faces the temptation to sell his wooden fishing boat and join a black-market operation that's decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of local families. 1h:35m (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kPHPM8kYQE)
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Membership Not Required
Location
302 at Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center
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