The Ossining Public Library invites bookworms and cinephiles alike to enjoy a free night out (or four) at the movies as it presents Books on Screen, a series of four film adaptations of fiction and non-fiction stories. Books on Screen opens on July 6 with “True Grit” starring Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin. The Oscar-nominated Coen Brothers drama is a reimagining of Charles Portis’ novel about a young woman who sets out to bring her father’s murderer to justice.
The series continues on July 27 with “127 Hours,” James Franco’s harrowing interpretation of Aron Ralston’s Between a Rock and Hard Place, a memoir chronicling Ralston’s struggle to survive after becoming trapped under a boulder while canyoneering in Utah.
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Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave and Isabella Rossellini lend their voices to “My Dog Tulip,” an animated drama based on J.R. Ackerley’s memoir chronicling his bond with a rescued German Shepherd, which will be shown on August 10.
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The series closes on August 31 with “The Adjustment Bureau,” a romantic thriller inspired by a Philip K. Dick short story starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt as lovers who literally test their fate against a team of mysterious forces keeping them apart.
Wednesday, July 6 – True Grit
Wednesday, July 27 – 127 Hours
Wednesday, August 10 – My Dog Tulip
Wednesday, August 31 – The Adjustment Bureau
The Books on Screen series was curated by Bonnie Katz.
