Mar 032025
Let’s talk movies! The Movie Talkers is a film discussion club that will cover a wide variety of genres and time periods. It’s like a book club, but for movies!
June 3, 2025: The Birdcage (1996) dir. Mike Nichols
Synopsis:
Robin Williams and Nathan Lane play long-time companions forced to play it straight in this remake of the farce “La Cage aux Folles.”
Copies of the DVD are available at circulation. The Birdcage is also available for streaming on Hulu. If you have any questions, need help accessing the movie, or want a Zoom link for the meeting, please email modete@mclinc.org
Registration is encouraged but not required
| Meeting Date | Movie | Director, Year | Additional Viewing (Optional) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | N/A | N/A | |
| February 5, 2025 | N/A | N/A | |
| March 5, 2025 | N/A | N/A | |
| April 2, 2025 | Singin' in the Rain | Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 | Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) Babylon (Damien Chazelle, 2022) The Jazz Singer (Alan Crosland, 1927) |
| May 7, 2025 | Whiplash | Damien Chazelle, 2014 | Sound of Metal (Darius Marder, 2019) Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, 2010) Tar (Todd Field, 2022) |
| June 4, 2025 | The Birdcage | Mike Nichols, 1996 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Beeban Kidron, 1995) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Alan Metter, 1985) The Gay Deceivers (Bruce Kessler, 1969) |
| July 2, 2025 | Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 | The Voyeurs (Michael Mohan, 2021) The Window (Ted Tetzlaff, 1949) Night Watch (Brian G. Hutton, 1973) Rear Window (D.J. Caruso, 2007)* *sorry there are four, but had to include because it's an adaptation of Rear Window |
| August 6, 2025 | |||
| September 3, 2025 | |||
| October 1, 2025 | |||
| November 5, 2025 | |||
| December 3, 2025 |