Community Movie Night TOMORROW

The summer long movie series known as Oregon Hill Community Movie Night will begin TOMORROW, May 8, at Dusk in Pleasants Park. The first movie of the season will not be Scarface. Instead it will be Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
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The series operates every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, May thru October (though rainy weather can mess with that). Free refreshments served: hot dogs, chip, and beverage.

Community Movie Night Season Opens With Gangster Film ‘Scarface’

For years, there have been Friday night community movies at Pleasants Park, next to Pine Street Baptist Church.

But this year, the chief organizer behind these movie nights is about to realize a longtime dream of showing in the park the 1983 film Scarface, starring Al Pacino. It is scheduled for just a few weeks as the season opener. Yes, he knows that he will be relying on parents to keep their children from being influenced or frightened by the film’s excessive violence, frequent strong language and graphic hard drug usage. But after decades of showing more family-friendly fare, he is ready to take more chances with his screenings, and hopes nearby neighbors will indulge him.

“I am a big DePalma fan”, he says, “And who can forget Pacino?
‘You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!'” (with accent).

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Free grilled hot dogs and beverages will be served as long as supplies last. The full schedule for the series has not yet been announced.

Promises Documentary At Main Street Library Wednesday

From announcement:

This Wednesday, December 10th, at 6pm, at Main Library (101 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA), Richmonders for Peace in Israel and Palestine, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Richmond Friends Meeting, and the Richmond Peace Education Center are screening the award-winning documentary Promises. The film is a portrait of seven Palestinian and Israeli children.
A discussion will follow and refreshments will be served. Free, open to the public. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
For questions on the film series, which is ongoing, contact Jim Metz at jdjmetz@yahoo.com or 804-232-1002.

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