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In honor of our fresh and bold adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, we're screening the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen.
In honor of our fresh and bold adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, we're screening the 2013 romantic comedy film Austenland. Based on Shannon Hale's 2007 novel of the same name, it stars Keri Russell as Jane, a single thirty-something obsessed with Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, who travels to a British resort called Austenland, a British theme resort where guests immerse themselves in a romantic fantasy worthy of Austen herself. However, because Jane's limited funds do not allow as many privileges as other guests, her chance at a fling with her very own Mr. Darcy may be limited as well.
In honor of our fresh and bold adaptation of Sense & Sensibility, we're screening the 2016 historical-action-comedy-horror film based on Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The film parodies the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and follows the general plot of Austen's original novel, with elements of zombie, horror, and post-apocalyptic fiction incorporated. Like one does.
April is National Poetry Month! Come enjoy a free movie and stay for the open mic! Tonight's film will highlight the groundbreakers and trailblazers of what is today's hip-hop and spoken word--The Last Poets! A little about The Last Poets: The Last Poets are several groups of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African-American civil rights movement's black nationalism. The name is taken from a poem by the South African revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, who believed he was in the last era of poetry before guns would take over. The original users of that name were the trio of Abiodun Oyewole, Gylan Kain, and David Nelson. The versions of the group led by Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin and Umar Bin Hassan had the…
April is National Poetry Month! Come enjoy a free movie and stay for the open mic! Tonight's film will be Slam (1998) featuring poet Saul Williams. A little about Slam and Saul Williams: Slam is a 1998 American independent drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Marc Levin and starring and co-written by Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn. It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background. Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam and the 2013 jukebox musical Holler If…