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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | FEBRUARY 2022 41 The club has screenings on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. 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. In honor of February being Black History Month, we are screening documentaries about two prominent African Americans. Our first monthly screening, on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6 pm, is the film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (USA 2019, 1 hr. 55 min., English). Here is a brief description from Amazon.com: "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of the legendary trumpeter, bandleader, innovator, and trend-setter who crossed musical genres and whose life was notable on and off stage. Directed by award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson, the film features Miles' music from live performances, studio recordings and outtakes, as well as interviews with those who knew Miles best (Quincy Jones, Santana, Wayne Shorter, etc.)." Our second monthly screening, on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 6 pm, is the film The Black Godfather (USA 2019, 1 hr. 58 min., English). Here is a brief description from IMDb. com: "The Black Godfather follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV, and politics." 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; we hope to see you there. 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 For all of you who love a good suspense film, come out to The Lodge Theater on Feb. 22, at 6 pm for the showing of Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film The Lodger, "A Story of the London Fog" (1927). A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Bunting's daughter is a blonde model and is seeing one of the detectives assigned to the case. The detective becomes jealous of The Lodger and begins to suspect he may be the avenger. This movie is fantastic because of Hitchcock's direction, but it would be fun either way. I'd believe that it's better than many films of the same period and an important step for Hitchcock establishing him in the thriller genre. Hitchcock knows a suspenseful movie does not need gore, sharp turns, or loud noises. The Lodger has a distinctly Hitchcock feel to it — fun and scary — and it's interesting to see how he gets around the lack of sound, considering the fact that the majority of his films are talkies. Trivia: For the opening of this movie, Alfred Hitchcock wanted to show the Avenger's murder victim being dragged out of the Thames River at night with the Charing Cross Bridge in the background, but Scotland Yard refused his request to film at the bridge. Hitchcock repeated his request several times, until Scotland Yard notified him that they would "look the other way" if he could do the filming in one night. Hitchcock quickly sent his cameras and actors out to Charing Cross Bridge to film the scene, but when the rushes came back from the developers, the scene at the bridge was nowhere to be found. Hitchcock and his assistants searched through the prints, but could not find it. Finally, Hitchcock discovered that his cameraman had forgotten to put the lens on the camera before filming the night scene. ~ Paul Plamondon, 4seasonsmoviegroup@gmail.com

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