Lakewood Public Cinema
See a film at Lakewood Public Library every Saturday evening. These free events take place in the cozy confines of the Main Library Basement Auditorium on a digitally-projected big screen. Be sure to pick up a Film Calendar on your next visit. As always, the programs at Lakewood Public Library are free and open to the public.
Film- The Maltese Falcon
A mysterious woman walks into the low-rent office of a hard-boiled detective. We have seen it before; but here, in the office of Sam Spade, is where it all began. With a pace that quickens as tension mounts, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre are after one thing: The Maltese Falcon, a […] Read More
Film- Apache
Following the surrender of the great leader Geronimo, Massai (Burt Lancaster), the last Apache warrior, is captured. He manages to escape from a prison train destined for a Florida reservation and heads back to his homeland to settle down with his woman. His pursuers have other ideas. Read More
Film- The Luzhin Defence
In the 1920’s, a socially awkward Grand Master (John Turturro) breaks out of his chess-obsessed mind when he falls in love with a young woman (Emily Watson) he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The film is based on the novel The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov. Read More
Film- Double Indemnity
A cynical insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) wants to sell a policy to a seductive femme fatale (Barbara Stanwyck). She buys a double indemnity policy on her husband and tries to entice MacMurray to make an “accident” happen sooner rather than later. While they weave a web of deceit, a wily claims agent (Edward G. Robinson) […] Read More
Film- The Enormity of Life (2021)
After a failed suicide attempt, an emotionally despondent man (Breckin Meyer, Clueless) receives a substantial inheritance from a long lost relative and meets a struggling single mom (Emily Kinney, The Walking Dead) with a troubled young daughter (Giselle Eisenberg, The Wolf of Wall Street). Together they embark on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Writer, […] Read More
Film- The Natural
Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs, a young baseball player with natural talent whose career ends by a bullet before it even begins. Given another chance years later, a middle-aged Hobbs makes up for lost time and leads the hopeless New York Knights to the playoffs with his mighty—and mystical—home run abilities. Read More
Film- A Christmas Story & Meet the Author- A Christmas Story Story
Filmed in Cleveland, the hilarious adventures of nine-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) and his Christmas dream of a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun have become a local holiday favorite, along with the House from A Christmas Story Museum on West 11th Street. Presenter Sue Stewart was growing up on the street while the […] Read More