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Arts & Entertainment

Friday Film Series at Darien Library

Friday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones; Rated PG-13; 120 minutes

This film tells the story of the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook. Adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal.” You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies!

 

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Friday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m. - SECRETARIAT (2010) Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Scott Glenn; Rated PG; 116 minutes

Based on the remarkable true story, this film chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penney Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery – with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin – manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.

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Friday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. - WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (2010) Documentary Feature; Rated PG; 102 minutes

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of “Waiting for Superman.” As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

Friday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. - GET LOW (2009) Starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek; Rated PG-13; 103 minutes

Felix Bush, a Tennessee hermit, is either feared or hated by most of the people that live in the town. One day, he gets the idea to throw one big bash before he kicks the bucket. While he is still alive and kickin' he plans his very own rollicking funeral party.

All films are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s)

(Attached image: Film poster for “The Social Network”)

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