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Gay Pride Films at the Figge in June

In recognition of Gay Pride Month, the Figge Art Museum will present a series of three award-winning, independent films on each Sunday in the month of June. Free to the public. The Figge is located at 225 West Second Street, Davenport, Iowa.

 

Sunday June 5th 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

The Oscar-nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague (2013) will be presented.

The Oscar-nominated documentary "How to Survive a Plague" (2013) will be presented.

Synopsis: In the late 1980s, members of Act-Up and other AIDS activists battle hostility and indifference to bring attention to the disease and try to reduce the number of victims while hoping to lead the drive to find a cure.

On Sunday June 12th 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Rafiki (2018) will be presented

 

 

Synopsis: Kena and Ziki live very different lives in Nairobi. Kena works in her father's shop and awaits the start of nursing school, while Ziki passes the days hanging out with her friends and making up dance routines. Their paths cross when their fathers run against each other for seats in the County Assembly, and they find themselves drawn to each other. Soon their interest grows to affection and the girls find ways to love each other despite the ever-watching gaze of the neighborhood.

 

On Sunday June 19th 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

God's Own Country (2017) will be presented.

Synopsis: In Yorkshire a young unhappy farmer is living with his grandmother and sickly father. He numbs his frustrations with drinking and casual sex until a Romanian migrant worker sets him on a new path.

 

When you want to see great documentaries, independent, foreign, classic and other noteworthy films in the Quad-Cities area, visit QCFilmBlog.com for the latest screenings and special film events.

"San Jose Iturbide" Documentary & Workshop with Visiting Artists

A special event for all ages! It will begin with a 40-minute Spanish language viewing of the documentary "San Jose Iturbide", followed by a Q & A with two visiting artists featured in the film. 

Attendees have the option to stay for either a painting or cartoneria workshop, in which they will paint a reflection of the documentary or create a paper mache toy. The same documentary and workshop offerings will be offered from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. on both Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, Iowa.

Visit the Figge REGISTRATION HERE to attend!

 

 

When you want to see great documentaries, independent, foreign, classic and other noteworthy films in the Quad-Cities area, visit QCFilmBlog.com for the latest screenings and special film events.

TCM at Cinemark Showcases Classics May-December

Smokey and the Bandit 45th Anniversary

Sunday, May 29; Wednesday, June 1; Thursday, June 2

Starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed, Smokey and the Bandit delivers outrageous laughs in one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. Bandit (Reynolds), a fun-loving, fast-talking trucker, takes on his craziest haul yet—delivering 400 cases of beer from Texarkana to Atlanta in just 28 hours.

 

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane 60th Anniversary

Sunday, June 12; Wednesday, June 15

 

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford star as two aging sisters--both former celebrities--bound together in a psychopathic relationship by their mutual dependency, jealousy and hatred in this classic, shocking thriller.

 

Cabaret 50th Anniversary

Sunday, July 17, Wednesday, July 20

 

Berlin, 1931. As Nazism rises in Germany, flamboyant American Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) sings in a decadent nightclub and falls in love with a British language teacher (Michael York) -- whom she shares with a homosexual German baron.

 

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 40th Anniversary

Sunday, September 4; Monday, September 5; Thursday, September 8

 

One of the most celebrated and essential adventures from the STAR TREK universe, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN celebrates 40 years with the director’s cut on the big screen!

 

Poltergeist 40th Anniversary

Sunday, September 25; Monday, September 26; Wednesday, September 28

 

A typical family in a quiet suburb of a normal California faces a frightening ordeal when its home is invaded by a Poltergeist. Late one night, 10-year-old Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) hears a voice coming from inside the television set.

 

In the Heat of the Night 55th Anniversary

Sunday, October 16; Wednesday, October 19

 

While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a black Philadelphian homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman.

 

To Kill A Mockingbird 60th Anniversary

Sunday, November 13; Wednesday, November 6

 

Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch – the Academy Award®-winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Movie Hero of All Time.

 

It's a Wonderful Life

Sunday, December 18; Wednesday, December 21

 

Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra’s heart-warming masterpiece now celebrates 75 years with this big-screen event! 

 

 

When you want to see great documentaries, independent, foreign, classic and other noteworthy films in the Quad-Cities area, visit QCFilmBlog.com for the latest screenings and special film events.

 

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