In Darien Library’s Friday Night Feature film, Paris Can Wait, Anne (Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Married to a successful but inattentive movie producer (Alec Baldwin), she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with her husband’s business associate (Arnaud Viard). What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne’s senses and giving her a new lust for life. ________
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(2017) Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard, Elise Tielrooy; Rated PG for thematic elements, smoking and some language; 92 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. There are two showings of the film, which is presented free of charge:
From 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
From 8:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
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Darien Library’s Friday Night Feature on Aug. 25 is “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer” (2016) starring Richard Gere. The two showings of the movie play at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman’s life dramatically changes for better and worse. Also in the movie: Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen and Steve Buscemi; Rated R; 118 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired.
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to end retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty. Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
You can watch this Friday Night Feature at 6:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.
The 2017 film features Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Joey King; Rated PG-13; 96 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. _____________
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Join us at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, in the Teen Lounge at the Darien Library for “Classic Teen Movie Festival” Feature “Clueless” . A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil’s popularity, but reckons with affairs of the heart getting in the way. This 1995 film features Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy; Rated PG-13; 110 minutes. __________
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Come watch Darien Library’s “Friday Night Feature” film “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 23, in the library’s Community Room
Tina Fey steps into the well-worn shoes of journalist Kim Barker in Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Barker’s memoir The Taliban Shuffle. This 2016 film features Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton ; Rated R; 111 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. __________
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Editor’s note: This article originally was published June 23. The time stamp was changed to move the link off the home page after the movie was shown.
An elderly man recalls a teenage love triangle involving his first crush and a school chum. (2017) Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle; Rated PG-13; 108 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. The film will be shown at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 16, in the Community Room at Darien Library. — an announcement from Darien Library
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Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship. You can watch this Friday Night Feature at 6:30 or 8:45 p.m., Friday, June 9 in the Community Room. This 2017 film features Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon, Thomas Sadoski, Philip Baker Hall, Gedde Watanabe, Tom Everett Scott; Rated R; 108 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. __________
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Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship. You can watch this Friday Night Feature at 6:30 or 8:45 p.m., Friday, June 9 in the Community Room. This 2017 film features Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon, Thomas Sadoski, Philip Baker Hall, Gedde Watanabe, Tom Everett Scott; Rated R; 108 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. __________
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A struggling actress and an aspiring pianist fall in love as they both pursue their dreams in L.A. However, their blossoming relationship is challenged when their careers pull them in different directions. This 2016 movie features Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Finn Wittrock, John Legend, J.K. Simmons; Rated PG; 128 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. 6:30 and 8:45 p.m., Friday, May 12
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La La Land, Jazz and Music
Does La La Land Get Jazz or Exploit It? (New York Times)
La La Land Is Clueless About What’s Actually Happening in Jazz (Vulture)
‘La La Land’ seriously misunderstands music. So why are its songs pretty great?
Allied, tonight’s Darien Library Friday Night Feature, will be shown at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. In this WWII spy thriller, Canadian airman Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) and French Resistance operative Marianne Beauséjour (Marion Cotillard) pose as a married couple for a dangerous mission in Casablanca. Their cover story soon leads to an actual love affair and their starting a family together, but Max’s happiness is shattered when he’s told that he must take part in an investigation to determine whether Marianne is really a double agent working for the Nazis. (2016) Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Daniel Betts; Rated R; 124 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. — an announcement from Darien Library
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“How Accurate Is the Movie ‘Allied’?” (Smithsonian Magazine, Nov.
Here’s everything you need to know about Darien Library’s “Friday Night Feature” film, Hacksaw Ridge, playing at 6:30 and 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24. Mel Gibson directed this biopic about World War II Army medic Desmond Doss (played here by Andrew Garfield). A conscientious objector who refused to take a life or even carry a weapon, Doss was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 75 soldiers on the battlefields of Okinawa. (2016) Starring Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Luke Bracey, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn; Rated R; 138 minutes. Presented with captions for the hearing impaired.
