Movies @ Main: True Life Portraits

On January 6 the Woodbridge Main Library will begin a Winter Film Series scheduled each Friday at 2pm that will highlight true to life stories. The first movie is October Sky, a drama based Homer Hickman’s memoir Rocket Boys and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, and Laura Dern. On January 13, we will screen Becoming Jane, a romance focusing on young Jane Austin’s relationship with an Irish rogue. January 20 will feature Southside with You, a film that dramatizes President Obama’s first date with his wife, Michelle Obama. Black Mass, a crime drama with Johnny Depp as the notorious Whitey Bulger, will be shown on January 27, followed by Julie & Julia, a light comedy directed and written by Nora Ephron and starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams on February 3. On February 10 we will watch The 33, a drama based on the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile. Genius, a film depicting Scribner's famous editor Max Perkins’ relationship with various famous authors will be shown on February 17. The series concludes on February 24 with Sully, a biographical drama based on Chesley Sullenberger’s book Highest Duty and starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, and Laura Linney.

Come and enjoy these free film presentations enhanced by our large screen and superior sound system.