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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JUNE 2021 37 The club is finally resuming! We screen films you won't find at the big cineplexes: documentaries, indie films, foreign films, and other little gems that don't get wide release. Our first monthly screening, on Sunday, June 13 at 6 pm, is the film Harold & Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (USA 2015, 1 hr. 34 min., English). Here is a brief description from IMDb. com: "Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian Michelson, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips, and candid conversations with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola, and others, this documentary offers both a moving portrait of a marriage and a celebration of the unknown talents that help shape the films we love." Our second monthly screening, on Sunday, June 27 at 6 pm, is the film Cyrano, My Love (France 2018, 1 hr. 50 min., English subtitles). Here is a brief description from IMDb.com: "December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet 30 but already has two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play, a heroic comedy, in verse, for the holidays. Only concern: it is not written yet. Ignoring the whims of actresses, the demands of his Corsican producers, the jealousy of his wife, the stories of his best friend's heart and the lack of enthusiasm of all those around him, Edmond starts writing this piece which nobody believes. For now, he has only the title: Cyrano de Bergerac." All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about the film; we'd love to have you join us. The Lodge Theater has very limited seating, so if you're interested in our screenings, come early. Please note that all films announced are subject to availability. If you have any questions about the Counter Culture Cinema Club or want to recommend a film, please email Micki Rosen at michelesrosen@ gmail.com. ~ Micki Rosen Counter Culture Cinema Club Classic Film Group The Classic Film Group is meeting at The Lodge Theater on June 8 and 22 at 10 am, 3 pm, and 5:30 pm. We will be getting back together for our classic movie discussions about the directors who changed cinema and Hollywood today. This month we will be showing the film that aimed at changing the U.S. government, Director Stanley Kubrick's war comedy Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, starring Peter Sellers. In 1964, the Cuban Missile Crisis was fresh in the minds of Americans, the Cold War was at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb was relatively new and frightening. Kubrick dared to make a film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button — and he played the situation for laughs. Plot: An insane U.S. Air Force general (General Jack Ripper) triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. General Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his B-52 bomber to destroy the USSR without informing his superiors. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people. Unbeknownst to Ripper, his attack will trigger the Russian's ultimate weapon, the Doomsday Machine, a diabolical retaliatory device set to blow up the planet. Even though everyone hates to pass judgment before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like General Ripper has exceeded his authority. See you at the movies. ~ Paul Plamondon, 4seasonsmoviegroup@gmail.com Yaaaaaa—Hooooo… we are baaack!

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