The Dryden will screen The Son of Kong (Ernest B. Schoedsack, U.S. 1933, 70 min., 35mm). Bogged down with lawsuits and money troubles following King Kong's charge through Manhattan, conscience-heavy producer Carl Denham boards the Venture, a ship captained by … Continue reading
Marian Henry will discuss Finding Your Female Ancestors in the Gates Town Hall Annex. Difficulty in finding female ancestors has many causes. They are mentioned in fewer sources and the sources treat them differently. Census, naturalization, military records, land records—give … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the fascinating (if only to this uninformed viewer's eyes) documentary Amy (Asif Kapadia, U.S. 2015, 128 min.) "The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."
The Cinema will screen the too-impossible-to-be-real documentary The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, U.S. 2015, 90 min.) Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films … Continue reading