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.
May 2 – Every Little Thing (2024) In room 302, Author and wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear dedicates her life to saving injured hummingbirds in Los Angeles. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures. 1h:33m (https://youtu.be/zYgVXMc15kw) May 9 – Carol (2016) – In the Assembly Room- Two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. 1h:58m (https://youtu.be/679wr31SXWk) May 16 – Godzilla Minus One (2023) – In the Assembly Room: A disgraced kamikaze pilot returns to his obliterated house after witnessing an unbelievable attack on Odo Island. Rebuilding his home and life out of the detritus of the city, he takes in a displaced baby and the woman who found her, creating a family that gives him the courage to bring his neighbors together to fight when the monster returns to Japan while the citizens are already at their lowest point. 2h:05m (https://youtu.be/nAYKaslCXPc) May 23 – Emily the Criminal (2022) – In the Assembly Room: Emily is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a "dummy shopper," buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef. 1h:37m (https://youtu.be/Xzf1YCEkLDI) May 30 – Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) – In room 302 - Martin Scorsese first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen, Scorsese says, “You knew you were in for fantasy, wonder, magic - real film magic.” Now, in this documentary, he tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with their movies. 1h:31m (https://youtu.be/o-gzNAY6Y6E) Jun 6 – Everest (2015) – In room 302: Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. The climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. 2h:02m (https://youtu.be/79Q2rrQlPW4) Jun 13 – Judy (2019) – In the Assemble Room -Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans. 1h:58m (https://youtu.be/g4ynUq8TjYA) June 20 – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 (2023) – In the Assemble Room: than Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. 2h:43m (https://youtu.be/avz06PDqDbM) Jun 27 – Small Things Like These (2024) – In the Assemble Room- Over Christmas 1985, devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries – horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996. 1h:37m (https://youtu.be/Nqwn5Y_Y4xs)
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Membership Not Required
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AR at Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center
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