Tag: film

Roaring ’20s Day

Join us at the Main Library on Thursday, February 20th for a day to celebrate the Roaring 1920s. There will be ’20s era music, documentaries on the 1920s, and a special showing of The Great Gatsby at 5:30 p.m.

Come in your best 1920s outfit and relive the Roaring Twenties.

Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Synopsis:

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

About the Film:
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 2 hrs. 23 mins.
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

February Film Series – Harriet

Wednesday, February 19th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 2 hr. 5 mins.
  • Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

February Film Series – Loving

Wednesday, February 12th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court’s historic 1967 decision.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2016
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 2 hr. 3 mins.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

February Film Series – Invictus

Wednesday, February 5th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2009
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 2 hr. 14 mins.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, History
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

January Film Series – Jexi

Wednesday, January 29th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

A comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: R
  • Duration: 1 hr. 24 mins.
  • Genre: Comedy
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

January Film Series – Gemini Man

Wednesday, January 22nd at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

An over-the-hill hitman faces off against a younger clone of himself.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 1 hr. 57 mins.
  • Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

January Film Series – Downton Abbey

Wednesday, January 15th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: PG
  • Duration: 2 hrs. 2 mins.
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

January Film Series – Abominable

Wednesday, January 8th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want it for their own needs.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: PG
  • Duration: 1 hr. 37 mins.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Young Adult Book Trailer Competition.

Would you like to pursue a career in the film industry? Work behind the scenes directing, producing, lighting, and more.

Here is your chance to showcase your talents with a Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. We will be hosting workshops in scripting, videography, editing, and more!

Book trailers will be showcased at the end of the competition & Prizes awarded.

Registration deadline is January 31st, 2020 and is available below.

Competition is for anyone ages 13-18 and begins February 1st through April 4th, 2020.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

Holiday Movie Marathon

Join us for a light-hearted and magical movie marathon at the OFPL Main Library on Monday, December 23rd from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Snacks will be provided.

Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

Ernest saves Christmas (1988)

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011)

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

Starting at 12:00 p.m.

Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.

  • Rating: PG
  • Duration: 1 hr. 35 mins.
  • Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Starting at 1:45 p.m.

With their daughter away, the Kranks decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holiday at the last minute.

  • Rating: PG
  • Duration: 1 hr. 39 mins.
  • Genre: Comedy, Family
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011)

Starting at 3:30 p.m.

Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree.

  • Rating: R
  • Duration: 1 hr. 30 mins.
  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.