Category Archives: Film Fest

Dreamgirls on July 24. Starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, and Eddie Murphy. Directed by Bill Condon, 2006.  Rated PG-13.

Memorable Songs: When I First Saw You, Dreamgirls, I Am Changing, and Love You I Do

“Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers goes from just a group with talent to being a crossover hit on the pop charts in the early ’60s. The friendship of the three girls from Chicago is put to the test when they are faced with the pressures of money, fame, and adulation. Features the Grammy winning song “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” movlic.com

Registration for each film is required. Please call the library (781-769-0200 x 222) or visit the Reference or Information desk. Each film will begin at 6:30 pm sharp and will end around 9:00 pm. Popcorn will be served courtesy of the Bellingham Regal Cinemas. The Film Fests are made possible by a movie license funded by the Friends of the Library.

Les Misérables on July 10.  Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway.  Directed by Tom Hooper, 2012.

Memorable Songs: Suddenly, I Dreamed a Dream, One Day More, and Bring Him Home.

“Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. The world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale.” movlic.com

Registration for each film is required. Please call the library (781-769-0200, x110 or 222) or visit the Reference or Information desk. Each film will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Simoni Room. Popcorn will be served courtesy of the Bellingham Regal Cinemas. The Film Fests are made possible by a movie license funded by the Friends of the Library.

Join us each Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. from July 10 – August 21 for the Summer 2013 Film Fest: Musicals on the Big Screen!
July 10 – Les Miserables (2012) starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried.

July17 – South Pacific (2001) starring Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., Robert Pastorelli, Jack Thompson, and Rade Serbedzija

July 24 – Dreamgirls (2006) starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, and Eddie Murphy.

July 31 – Rent (2005) starring Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Jesse L. Martin.

August 7 – Chicago (2002) starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, and Queen Latifah.

August 14 – Evita (1996) starring Madona, Antonio Banderas, and Jonathan Price.

August 21 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Registration for each film is required.  Please call the library (781-769-0200, x110 or 222) or visit the Reference or Information desk. Each film will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Simoni Room. Popcorn will be served courtesy of the Bellingham Regal Cinemas. The Film Fests are made possible by a movie license funded by the Friends of the Library.