PLEASE NOTE: Midweek Movies will be on hiatus for most of May, returning May 28 to regular Wednesdays, excepting June 4 as the theatre is rented for that evening. Thanks for your patience and patronage.
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IN CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY THEATRE AT YOUR OSPREY IN JUNE AND PROFESSIONAL THEATRE IN JULY, YOUR MIDWEEK MOVIE THEME FOR MAY/JUNE IS ... MOVIES ADAPTED FROM PLAYS!
In 1964 the winds of change are sweeping through Sister Aloysius' (Meryl Streep) St. Nicholas school. Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a charismatic priest, is advocating reform of the school's strict customs, and the first black student has just been accepted. When a fellow nun (Amy Adams) tells Sister Aloysius that Father Flynn may be paying too much personal attention to the student, Sister Aloysius begins a personal crusade against the priest -- despite her lack of evidence. From acclaimed playwright, John Patrick Shanley, "Don't miss it." - Reel Talk Online. 79% Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes
Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter. "Fences" is the sixth in multi award-winning playwright, August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle. "'Fences' is a film about how our environment shapes us, and how, no matter how noble their intentions, our parents can't help but mess us up in some fashion." - Roger Ebert.com 92% Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes
When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene (Jack Lemmon), who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson (Kevin Spacey), but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss (Ed Harris) comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen. David Mamet wrote the screenplay, adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. "Exceptional." - Variety. 95% Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes
From Tennessee Williams comes another Pulitzer Prize-winning play made even more famous by Marlon Brando's iconic performance. "A Streetcar Named Desire" follows troubled former schoolteacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi and moves in with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), in New Orleans. Blanche's flirtatious Southern-belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who already have a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household. "Elia Kazan's claustrophobic close-ups do a fine job of recreating the intensity of the stage." - Times (UK). "Perfect" - Time Magazine. 97% Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes