FREEDOM FILM SERIES PRESENTS: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN

Hope everyone out there had an enjoyable, safe, and suitably scary Halloween. For anyone that read my "what to watch" post, I hope my advice gave you helped choose some good movies for you, but let me know how things turned out either way.

This is going to have to be a short post because time is still a little tight today and I really should have written this post a couple of days ago.

For the first time, the Freedom Film Series is going through consecutive months. We just finished up the Halloween Movie Madness II series for October. Now, we are moving ahead in November with the third Freedom Film Series. The theme for this series is: From Stage to Screen. During November, the series will highlight major Broadway shows that have known huge success on the stage leading to their adaptation for the big screen. You could go on and on about all of the major movie musicals that there have been, like Singin' in the Rain or An American in Paris. I completely agree. Those are some classic musicals that are great films as well. But with this series, I want to concentrate on the ones that have the origins on the stage.

Another criteria that I used in my decision-making process for this series deals with the story that is being told and how it matches with the medium. First and foremost, I wanted stage musicals that everyone loves and that have compelling and wonderfully told stories. I also wanted musicals with stories that would have worked just as well if they had originated on the screen. Of the ones I have chosen, each has a story that you cannot help but get caught up in. Surprisingly, all four of the musicals that will be screened have been adapted for the screen in only the past 30 years, after the hay-day of the musical machine in Hollywood. In fact, three of the four have just now made it to the big screen in the current decade.

I hope you'll be able to join us for any or all of these fantastic musicals. The screenings will be held every Wednesday in November at 6:00pm here at the Freedom Regional Public Library. If you have any questions about the film series, such as information about upcoming series or any other general questions, please feel free to post a comment on any of the blogs. Feel free, also, to shoot me an email at jfurr@plcmc.org. I'll try to respond to any and all inquiries as soon as possible. I look forward to seeing everyone at the next screening!


Freedom Film Series Presents: From Stage to Screen

November 5: Grease, PG
November 12: Rent, PG-13
November 19: Chicago, PG-13
November 26: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, R (3:00pm)
**Anyone under 17 must have parental guidance or permission to attend the screening of R-rated films**

(Please note the altered time of the Sweeney Todd screening. Since that is the day before Thanksgiving, the library will be closing at 6:00pm that day, instead of 9:00pm. With that being the case, I had adjust the screening time to fit into the library's schedule. So to repeat, the screening of Sweeney Todd will be at 3:00pm on November 26, not at 6:00pm.)





















Until next time....