Film Events Coming to Frankfort Community Public Library

The Frankfort Community Public Library announces May Film Events. Audiences may enjoy classic films, 80’s favorites, new releases, and a film festival.

RetroRewind will be held Sat., May 5, in Harry’s Coffee Bar.  The original Star Wars Trilogy will be shown. Drink and meal specials will be available for purchase. This event is free and open for all ages. The movie line-up will be;

  • Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Rated PG10:00 am
  • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Rated PG12:15 pm
  • Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi (1983) Rated PG2:30 pm

The Star Wars Trilogy is directed by George Lucas and stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford. Several books and comics based on the Lucas’s Star Wars Trilogy are available for check out with a library card.

The Frankenstein Film Festival will be held on Saturday, May 19, from 10:00 am-3:00 pm in Frankfort Community Public Library’s Skanta Theatre. This is a free event and all ages are welcome. Free popcorn and water will be served. Several films and videos from a wide range of genres will be screened including;

  • Frankenstein (1931) this film is not rated. It is directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, and Mae Clarke.
  • Young Frankenstein (1974) rated PG, directed by Mel Brooks and Starring Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, and Marty Feldman.
  • Pet Sementary (1989) rated R, directed by Mary Lambert and starring Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, and Fred Gwynne.

Free copies of Frankenstein are available in the Circulation Department at the library. Stephen King’s Pet Sematary is available for check out with a library card as a book, e-book, or audiobook.

The Monday Matinee, which is free, will be held on Mon., May 21, 1:00–3:00 in Harry’s Coffee Bar.  Lunch specials will be available for purchase and this event is open to all ages. The classic film All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) directed by Delbert Mann and starring Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, and Donald Pleasence will be screened. This film, which is based on a book of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, shares the startling events of World War 1 from the perspective of Paul Baumer, a young German solider. Baumer’s account illustrates how The Great War caused terrible disillusionment and displacement to those suddenly confronted with industrialized war. Remarque’s novel is available for check-out with a library card from FCPL as a book, e-book, or digital audiobook.

Family Movie Night, which is also free, will be held on Tues., May 22, 5:30 pm in Frankfort Community Public Library’s Skanta Theatre. Popcorn and water will be served and this event is open to all ages. The new release Black Panther, rated PG-13, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong’o will be screened. This film has met with critical acclaim and received 14 film award nominations. Several comics featuring the Black Panther are available for check with a library card in physical and digital format.

The Frankenstein Film Festival is part of FCPL’s One State / One Story: Frankenstein programming.  One State / One Story: Frankenstein is an initiative designed by Indiana Humanities, in partnership with the Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book, to encourage Hoosiers to read the classic novel as it turns 200 in 2018. More than a dozen programs—including a digital gaming workshop, a sci-fi and horror writing festival for teens, community reads and read-a-thons, and college and university partnerships—will bring Frankenstein to life all over the state. One State / One Story: Frankenstein has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.IndianaHumanities.org/ Frankenstein.

To register for any of these events, please visit myfcpl.org/calendar or call (765)654-8746.