Movies Screenings To Continue At Danbury Library

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Jan 02, 2009 12:00 AM

DANBURY â Danbury Library will continue its movie series in January with the âReel Justice: Great Courtroom Dramasâ series on Sunday, January 4, from 2 to 4:30 pm, with a screening of Stanley Kramerâs 1960 film Inherit the Wind about the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial. This series is coordinated by the libraryâs director and film buff Mark Hasskarl. The program includes lecture notes, discussion and refreshments.

The next film in the Independent Film Series will be shown on Sunday, January 11, from 2 to 4 pm, and will feature the Norwegian film Hawaii, Oslo. Five stories about love are interwoven in Oslo, during the hottest day of the year.

The film was honored with four Amanda Awards (Norwegian Oscars), including Best Film. Refreshments and a discussion, led by Andrea Wright Barrett, will follow the film.

Both movies are free of charge. For more information call 797-4512.

The Danbury Library is at 170 Main Street, at the corner of West Street.

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