Movie Club

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. When free-spirited petty crook Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. He's on one side of a brewing war, soft-spoken, cooly monstrous Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) on the other. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. This electrifying adaptation of Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller swept all five major 1975 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director and Adapted Screenplay. Raucous, searing and with a superb cast that includes Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd in his film debut, it soars.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. Joining us for this screening will be Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, Executive Director of the Edward Hopper House. Edward Hopper’s work is the most recognizable art in America. But who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This film takes a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships. From his early career as an illustrator; his wife giving up her own promising art career to be his manager; his critical and commercial acclaim; and in his own words – this film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. The first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston. A chance meeting with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and she realizes she must make an impossible choice for her future.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. Joining us for this screening will be Howard Godel, President of Godel & Co. Fine Art. Emmy-winning journalist Bill Moyers tells the story of the mighty Hudson River, whose 315-mile course travels from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to its outlet at New York harbor—and runs through so much of the nation’s history, literature, and art. In a journey that alternates between the wonders of nature and the handiwork of man, Moyers examines both the beauty that attracted the Hudson River school painters and the potential that lured America’s early industrialists. Along the way, he draws on the insights and experiences of those whose lives have been inextricably linked with this American Eden and who have fought to make it a second-chance wilderness, a paradise lost and then regained.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. Inspired by A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway.