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Events The Jazz Age All film discussions begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W Church St. To register call (847) 362-2330 or visit webres.cooklib.org. April 7 Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly are two women with looks that could kill… and so they did. Roxie Hart is an uneducated but street-smart chorus girl who kills her lover. She ends up in prison with fellow convict Velma Kelly who doesn’t want her spotlight stolen. Both are desperate to be center stage in the public eye and to attain the attention of super-lawyer Billy Flynn. Based on the smash hit Broadway musical this film oozes sex appeal, gin and smoke - and murder! Register April 14 Gangbuster Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner), a young, determined Federal Treasury agent, risks everything to stop Al Capone's (Robert De Niro) reign of terror in Prohibition Chicago, 1931. A bold action thriller that tells the classic American story of good versus evil during one of the most thrilling eras in American history. Register April 21 F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece is a story that could only have taken place in the Jazz Age: an era in which recklessness with money, liquor, women, and fast cars pervaded the American consciousness. Dashing, enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby (Robert Redford) is obsessed with the elusive and spoiled Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow). This elegant story was brought to the screen with a meticulous concern for language, time, and place. Register Discussion led by film critic Bruce Ingram! February 17 It's that time of the year again for the movie industry to give out awards and celebrate the best it has to offer. Join us for a fun and insightful evening as filmmaker and critic Reid Schultz returns to Cook Memorial Library to lead a lively discussion about the best and worst films of the year and the nominations for the 2007 Academy Awards. In a year filled with great hits, huge misses and grand controversies, the awards promise to be full of snubs and surprises. Come and share your opinions and learn more about the movie business from an insider's perspective. Register Oscar Talk will be held at the Libertyville Civic Center Room A at 2 p.m. |
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