Lakewood Public Library | Event Calendar

All films are digitally projected and accompanied by our fairly awesome sound system. Light snacking is encouraged!

The Man who Wasn’t There (2001) 
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Rated R <imdb>
Billy Bob Thornton stars as a taciturn barber who hatches a revenge blackmail scheme on his cheating wife and her lover boss that will bankroll his new life as a dry cleaning mogul. (It's a new invention.) But someone gets murdered and someone else gets blamed.Thornton’s deadpan voiceover and the film’s slick black-and-white cinematography hark back to the early days. But with the Coen Brothers, there might be more than meets the eye.
Saturday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Directed by John Patrick Shanley
Rated PG<imdb>
This wry fairy tale is a Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan romantic comedy for people who don't particularly like their other movies. A miserable office drudge discovers the simple fact that life is worth living when he prepares to sacrifice himself to the angry volcano that threatens a South Sea island paradise. Abe Vigoda, Ossie Davis and Lloyd Bridges bring the laughter with one gem performance after another while a clever selection of songs conspires with the moon to move you to tears of joy.
Saturday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Woman of the Year (1942) 
Directed by George Stevens 
Not Rated <imdb>
Star political journalist Katherine Hepburn and sportswriter Spencer Tracy like to fight it out in the pages of the newspaper. The fur flies, but we know that opposites attract. And yet... While Hepburn remains committed to being a career woman, Tracy begins to feel neglected. Then things get even worse.
Saturday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Auditorium

Heartbeats (2010)
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Not Rated <imdb>
Nicolas and Marie are best friends and bitter rivals. These trendy Montrealers are über cool and painfully so, but when both become infatuated with an Adonis-headed young man, their carefully-constructed facades begin to fray. This beautiful boy only returns gestures of friendship halfheartedly. Their obsessive needs are driven to new levels…
Saturday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Peruse the full schedule of each film series by clicking on the pictures below.

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Lakewood Public Library
15425 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
(216) 226-8275

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