At today's Books Sandwiched In discussion, Ryan Acuff will review Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond in the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building.
The Cinema will screen The Hollars (John Krasinski, U.S. 2016, 88 min.) "A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery."
The Dryden will screen Show Girl (Alfred Santell, U.S. 1928, 61 min., DCP). This very rare film, starring famous silent screen actress Alice White, was considered lost until last year. White plays a young showgirl named Dixie Dugan (a famous … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Florence Foster Jenkins (Stephen Frears, U.K. 2016, 111 min.) "The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice."