Award-Winning Movies Now Showing at MGPL

Did you miss seeing some of the 2015 movie award winners and nominees in the theaters? Take a look at our Movies & More page at www.mgpl.org and see which movies and TV shows are available for checkout or available to place holds.

If you want to see movie award winners and nominees on a big screen, come to Morton Grove Public Library for these upcoming showings. Coming up first is Birdman, the Academy Award winner for Best Picture:

Thursday, March 19: 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

(2014, R, 2 hr)

A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone

Friday, March 27: 7:00 PM

The Theory Everything

(2014, PG-13, 2 hr)

The extraordinary story of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls in love with and marries fellow student, Jane. Once a healthy young man, Hawking receives an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21. Together with his wife, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones

Thursday, April 16: 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM

The Imitation Game

(2014, PG-13, 2 hr)

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley

Morton Grove Public Library / 6140 Lincoln Ave / 847-965-4220 / www.mgpl.org