The Matrix (1999, R)

The Central Library's monthly series Monday Matinee is an ongoing showcase of hit movies old and new. Ranging from recent blockbusters to enduring classics and the cult favorites in between, each month is guaranteed to be a fun-filled excursion into the world of popular film!

Join us in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault every Monday at 2:00 p.m.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

The Library this month gives the big-screen treatment to five notable films recently released to video. They range from two distinct treatments of musical legends – fantasy, biopic – to the latest installments of three revered action-adventure franchises.
 

SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th 

Listopad: Power in Peaceful Protest

Thirty years ago, a peaceful demonstration by university students in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague set off a chain of events that effectively brought communist rule in the country to an end. Based on actual events, the 2014 film Listopad: A Memory of the Velvet Revolution tells the story of three teenage boys who were swept up in the 10-day bloodless overthrow.

The Library screens the 90-minute, Czech-language film (with English subtitles). Producer Jeffrey Brown then leads a discussion of the impact of nonviolent action by ordinary, engaged citizens, which in 1989 was instrumental in transforming authoritarian rule into democracy.

A reception preceding the event features a 20-panel exhibit on the events leading up to and during the Velvet Revolution.

Co-presented by the Czech and Slovak Club of Greater Kansas City in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Movies and Memories

Movies and Memories are a special movie series for people living with dementia and their care partners. We have a musical performance before we show short films. As always, snacks and popcorn is provided.